For other types of accounts, it isn't only the inquiry that hurts: Some new accounts hit a borrower's score more than once. (creditcards.com)
From there, you can try to increase your savings in other types of accounts such as brokerage accounts or high - yield savings accounts. (gobankingrates.com)
Everyone is familiar with checking and saving accounts which are used to build pay bills and build emergency funds but there are other types of accounts as well. (stockmonkeys.com)