How Pre-Approved Credit Offers Impact Your Credit Score

Discover how pre-approved credit offers affect your credit score, including the difference between soft and hard inquiries ...
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How credit inquiries affect your credit score

Credit inquiries can either be in the form of hard inquiries or soft inquiries, and they can happen for a variety of reasons. Hard credit inquiries occur when someone like a landlord or potential ...
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Hard vs. soft credit inquiry — what's the difference and how does it affect your credit?

When you apply for credit, a lender is likely to check your credit file or, to use a more technical term, perform a credit inquiry. A credit inquiry is a lender's request to access your credit history ...
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What is a hard inquiry, and how does it affect your credit score?

Gabriela Walsh is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and a personal finance editor at Red Ventures. Her previous work experience includes various editorial positions at FinanceBuzz. She ...