But scorers make special provisions for
mortgage and car loans inquiries because people tend to shop around more for these products.
Not exact matches
On the other hand, if you apply for a
car loan, a credit card,
and a
mortgage, your credit score will take the hit for each separate
inquiry.
A hard
inquiry is one you usually have to authorize
and is run when you apply for a credit card, a
mortgage, or another
loan (think
car, business, etc.).
For instance, if you just got a
car loan, a new credit card,
and refinanced your student
loan in the past month, adding the
mortgage credit
inquiry could do some damage.
If you are applying for a
car loan or
mortgage within a time period,
inquiries made to your credit bureau are considered soft
inquiries and have minimal damage to your credit rating.
When you request your own credit report or score
Mortgage or
car loan credit checks in a short time period are lumped together
and are usually counted as a singular
inquiry (This doesn't apply to credit card
inquiries) Pre-approved credit card or credit line file reviews for promotional offers
The type of
inquiry that has a negative impact on your credit scores is called a «hard
inquiry»
and this occurs when you actually apply for credit such as a
car loan, credit card,
mortgage loan, personal
loan, etc..
There is an exception to the hard
inquiry rule for
mortgages and car loans.
Another significant rule for
mortgage and car loan inquires is that all inquires of the same type within a 45 day period are grouped together
and counted as one
inquiry.
When applying for a
car loan or
mortgage, financial experts will look at your
inquiries to discover what your tendencies are
and how responsible you are.
Every time you apply for a
loan (ie: credit card,
mortgage,
car loan, etc.), an
inquiry to your credit is made
and that lowers your credit score a few points.
How credit score formula handles multiple credit
inquiries — FICO uses a 30 - day buffer
and a process called «deduplication» on multiple
inquiries for a
mortgage or
car loan, in effect counting them as one.
As we also purchased a house I did not want a lot of hard
inquiries before securing our most important investment
and I also recommend you do not apply for any credit cards or
loan applications at least six months leading into any home or
car mortgage.