Our request for a soft credit
inquiry during the loan prequalification process will not affect your credit score.
Some lenders may receive an alert from the credit bureaus if borrowers get a hard credit
inquiry during the loan process.
Not exact matches
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.
Last month, Oyster Bay faced off against prosecutors and attorneys for all three defendants over a statement a former deputy town attorney gave officials
during a town
inquiry into
loan guarantees involving a former town vendor, Harendra Singh.
I was under the impression that any number of auto
inquiries will count as one hard pull
during a specified period of time to allow and even encourage
loan shopping.
FICO explains, «In general, student
loan shopping
inquiries made
during a focused time period (for example 30 days) will have little to no impact on your score.»
When you apply for a credit card,
loan, rental, utilities, phone plan, and even occasionally
during an employment background check, a company asks to perform a credit
inquiry on you.
Unlike
inquiries from mortgage, auto and student
loan applications, where multiple
inquiries for the same
loan are considered as just one by the scoring formula, all card
inquiries incurred
during the past year can count in your current score.
FICO, the company that provides credit scores most lenders use, has stated that it will count all student
loan refinancing applications filed
during a 30 - day period as only a single hard
inquiry on the applicant's credit report.
Nevertheless, if you are contemplating on a home
loan or auto
loan, you have a grace period
during which the increased number of
inquiries do not affect your credit score.
In general, student
loan shopping
inquiries made
during a focused time period (for example 30 days) will have little to no impact on your score.
Lenders will usually receive an alert from the credit bureaus if there's a credit
inquiry on your report
during the
loan process.
FICO attempts to distinguish between a search for a single
loan and applications to open several new lines of credit by the window of time
during which
inquiries occur.