{"id":15176,"date":"2022-11-20T18:53:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T18:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/credit-inquiries-hard-soft-and-no-in-between\/---1d4bec79-f691-4eb7-9346-8cca75435f7f"},"modified":"2022-11-20T18:53:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T18:53:20","slug":"credit-inquiries-hard-soft-and-no-in-between","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/credit-inquiries-hard-soft-and-no-in-between\/","title":{"rendered":"Credit Inquiries: Hard, Soft and No In-Between"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you get a copy of your credit report, you\u2019ll see much more than just the credit accounts you have or had have. You can see your mortgage<\/a> history, for example. You\u2019ll see the original balance, the current balance, how old or new the mortgage is and what the monthly payments are. Next, you\u2019ll see your payment history which will show any payments made more than 30, 60 and 90 days past the due date. Other credit accounts will show similar information. But the credit report will show more than just your credit accounts. It will also show something else referred to as \u2018credit inquiries.\u2019 What\u2019s a credit inquiry?<\/p>\n

A credit inquiry is simply a third party looking at your credit report. There are two such types of credit inquiries. A hard and a soft inquiry. There is no third inquiry. No \u2018In-Between\u2019 type of inquiry. Credit inquiries can have an effect on your overall credit scores, but not all inquiries will.<\/p>\n

A soft inquiry is one where various creditors are curious about offering you a new credit account. A soft inquiry would be something like a credit card company offering you the opportunity to open up a new account with them. This type of \u2018pre-work\u2019 lets credit companies send offers to those who would likely qualify for a new account. A soft credit card inquiry can be for those with all ranges of credit scores. Some cards offer<\/a> their best deals to those with superior credit while other credit companies concentrate on those who need some help rebuilding credit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Obviously, these types of credit companies will charge higher rates and fees compared to those with sterling credit. Another type of soft inquiry will be made by certain companies who do a pre-screening for employment. Soft inquiries have no impact on credit scores but will be noted on the credit file.<\/p>\n

A hard inquiry is one where you make a direct request for a new credit account. When you make an unsolicited request for new credit, it\u2019s considered a hard inquiry. It\u2019s a way for someone to build a credit history and boost credit scores. After all, credit scores rely on someone having and using credit. Someone who has zero credit accounts might find their credit scores actually fall compared to those who use credit regularly. Someone who has never used credit might not have any scores at all.<\/p>\n

An occasional request for new credit won\u2019t really impact credit scores one way or the other. Maybe someone applies for a credit card and an auto loan<\/a> and soon thereafter for a mortgage within a reasonable period of time, say 12 months or so, scores won\u2019t really change due to inquiries. However, multiple requests for new credit within that same period might cause creditors to think there\u2019s some financial difficulties in the near future, such as being suddenly unemployed. Multiple hard requests for new credit will in fact cause scores to falter. But there is no \u2018tweener\u2019 when it comes to credit inquiries. Either the inquiry is hard or soft.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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