Not exact matches
That being said, you should only do a «soft pull» of your
credit score during pre-qualification, which won't
impact your
credit report — something your bank may not offer upfront.
Fair Isaac has said that student loan inquiries made
during a focused time period (for example 30 days) will have little to no
impact on your
credit score.
Outside of the
impact of bankruptcy felt
during proceedings, bankruptcy and debt solutions can
impact your
credit score, but not as largely as you might think.
Making sure that revolving
credit accounts are paid in full
during the creditors «data dump» may or may not have a positive
impact on ones FICO
score.
If, however, you spread out your rate shopping over a number of weeks and your
credit report is pulled multiple times
during this period, then this will have a greater negative
impact on your
credit score.
Some of the steps you might have taken
during debt settlement, such as defaulting on a loan, can continue to negatively
impact your
credit score for seven years.
And any hard inquiries lenders make into your
credit report
during the application process can also affect your
score, but the
impact is typically small and for a limited duration.
If you can't simply limit your spending to that 35 percent utilization target, or monitoring your spending that closely is way too much trouble, you can raise and lower your
credit utilization — the amount of
credit being used from the total
credit available to you —
during a billing month without
impacting your
credit score.