Approval can take as little as one day but DCU performs a hard credit check upon receiving an application, so we recommend shopping around for other personal loans with pre-qualification and
soft credit checks before applying, especially if you have good credit history.
Not exact matches
Before you apply,
check to see if the lender does a
soft credit check or a hard
credit inquiry.
Checking your
credit report
before you apply for a loan is also considered a
soft inquiry.
Before addressing your questions concerning score impacts from multiple
credit checks and declined rental applications, let's first sort out some of the differences between the two main types of inquiries — hard and
soft — and how each can influence your
credit score.