Home Purchase
Learn what to expect when buying a home, from down payments and preapproval to comparing lenders and closing on your new place.
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Can You Buy a House if Your Wife or Husband Has Bad Credit?
7 min readOct 22, 2026
How does my husband's our wife's credit score affect buying a house together? Here's how lenders actually evaluate joint mortgage applications, and your options.
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