Most models stop counting hard
inquiries against your score after a year, even if they still appear on your report.
Then, all of the inquiries made by that category of lender during the rate - shopping window count as just one
inquiry against your score.
Not exact matches
However, credit
inquiries, such as those that are performed when you apply for a loan or credit card, have a negative impact
against your credit
score.
Following are the things that can effect changes on your
scores: • Consistent and constant late payments • Increased or reduced credit limits • Higher credit card balances • Higher HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) balance • Closing revolving accounts • Recent credit
inquiries made In the same way, any new practice you start in managing your credit takes effect and influence your credit
scores within 30 to 60 days; due to the lag time between the action you take
against the period it takes the creditor to report the action to the agencies who handle credit reports.
See who's looking at your credit report to protect
against unauthorized hard
inquiries that can damage your
score.
Inquiries made by yourself or for unsolicited offers do not count
against your
score, but are shown on your report.
Although multiple hard
inquiries can lower your credit
score, FICO considers multiple hard credit
inquiries for the same type of financial product over a typical shopping period (less than 30 days) as «rate shopping» and only counts them as a single
inquiry against your FICO
score.
While hard credit
inquiries will usually count
against your
score, soft credit
inquiries will not.
Whether you are accepted or rejected for the offer, each
inquiry made counts
against your credit
score.
That means you can apply for say 6 credit cards at the same time, and it will only count as ONE
inquiry against you (
score wise).
For mortgages and auto loans, all
inquiries placed within a 30 - day period of time only count as one
inquiry against your credit
score.