I would not worry about ever having a lender
pull a credit report because even if you have a bad credit score, a good lender can advise you on the best way to get your credit score higher.
Not exact matches
Banks can
pull your
credit report or score when opening a savings account
because they have a legitimate business need.
These reviews of your
credit report are referred to as «hard
pulls» and they can actually hurt your
credit score
because they signal to potential lenders that you are actively seeking
credit (I know it's pretty silly, but that is how it works...).
And
because an issuer makes a «hard
pull «on your
credit report every time you apply for a card, each new application can put a small dent in your
credit score.
Because of the guaranteed nature and simple repayment process for loans against tax refunds, many of our lenders don't even
pull a traditional
credit report and won't deny you service just for having negative remarks or a low
credit score.
You apply for a loan and you're sure there will be no problem
because you've
pulled your
credit reports.
Eventually, if there are too many
credit pulls of your
credit report, this can alter your
credit score negatively
because lenders will infer that you have been requesting too many financial products in a short period of time.
Because lenders choose which bureau they
pull from, it's important for you to periodically check your
credit report and FICO ® Scores based on data from all three
credit bureaus to ensure the information
reported on you is accurate, up to date and that the FICO ® Scores based on each
credit bureau's data are reflective of your
credit risk.
For that reason, cleaning up
credit reports from any errors should be the first step
because any mistakes on your
report can
pull your
credit down.
Don't request a
credit limit increase too often though,
because each time you will be getting an inquiry on your
credit report, and
credit inquiries lower your
credit score if it's a «hard
pull».
Lenders will have to
pull their own
credit report and scores so if you had it ran somewhere else or saw it on a website or
credit card you may own, it will not matter to the lender,
because they have to use their own
credit report and scores.
Those seeking employment may wish to
pull up their
credit report and make note of anything negative,
because a number of employers are factoring a potential employee's
credit into the hiring process.
The way the
credit bureau knows if you're applying for a loan, is
because they see a
credit pull was done on your
report recently from a mortgage bank, etc..
Additionally, the
credit report you may
pull will likely be weighed differently than if a mortgage company
pulls your
credit,
because your
credit scores will be slightly weighted for mortgage related factors.
While this is a great card, I still prefer the Barclaycard Arrival Plus
because they only
pull your
credit report from 1
credit bureau and you earn 2.1 % back on travel.
I see very few cases where employment is involved, and you'd see more
because what happens in a situation where
credit is used; you're supposed to get a notice saying this was denied to you,
credit was denied or employment was denied to you on the basis of information in your
credit report; and what happens is a lot of people go and
pull their
credit reports and then they find inaccuracies, and then they challenge those inaccuracies.
The lender now also
pulls the applicant's FICO ® Mortgage Score, which is a 720; this score reflects prior positive mortgage payment data not reflected at the
credit reporting agencies
because it's from a paid - in - full mortgage loan no longer being
reported.
Still, having rent payments
reported can benefit you
because a prospective landlord will see your payment history when he
pulls your
credit report, or you might find a lender that does weigh rent payments more heavily.
And finally, if you're worried about hard -
pulls adding up from the other big banks like Chase, Citi, and Amex, there's a good chance you can give your
credit report a little break
because Barclays will probably
pull Transunion.
Card Match is great
because you can see your available offerings without using a «hard
pull» on your
credit report.
Your
credit score will fall
because the approval process will require a hard
pull on your
credit report and the balance transfer card will likely have a high utilization rate.
That's why, although it's better to stagger your free
credit reports by
pulling only one every four months, I decided to get all three at once — and was promptly denied access to two of them
because I answered one or more of the verification questions incorrectly.
This was a problem
because I could see two significant errors on the one
credit report I was able to
pull, which meant the
credit score I was seeing through my
credit card company was lower than it should have been.
Flags in your application like bankruptcy, DUIs, or a heart condition might add additional time
because the underwriter will need to
pull credit history, driving
reports, or request additional medical records from your doctors.
Try to do all of your shopping within a 14 - day period,
because each
credit inquiry will be recorded on your
credit report as hard
credit pulls.
Because of this, I'm imaging that this issue isn't specific to my screening agency — and that I'll have a hard time finding another agency that allows me to
pull credit reports.