How do married couples buy a house with two credit scores?

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Kevin W asked:

I have a near perfect credit score. My girlfriend has a dismal credit score. If we were to get married and buy a house, do they combine our scores and created an “average” score to calculate our rate? I would like to use just my score for the best rate but be able to combine our incomes to buy a better hoiuse. Is this possible or common?

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