When a bank looks at credit score to determine financing, does it affect my credit rating?

by admin ~ July 24th, 2006 . Filed under: Credit .
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LJ asked:


I am wanting to purchase a house, but I don’t want to look into financing until I find something I like. I am afraid my credit score will be reduced if I start asking banks to review my credit.

Brian Efron
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8 Responses to When a bank looks at credit score to determine financing, does it affect my credit rating?

  1. clayjar_azn

    Your credit rating would be untouched. Queries does nothing to credit ratings. So go ahead and talk to banks.

  2. Steph

    Yes, every inquiry dings you. I’m not sure why, but it does. I used to work with credit reports daily, and people with perfect credit had lower scores, soley because of numerous inquiries.

  3. Soula3

    no, it won’t hurt it at all… i think it is a myth.

  4. Tess

    For years too many inquiry which stays on your score and effect you for further credit.

  5. Benzo

    For house without preapproved say that you qualify before you get approved but not enough you like but then by the time looking first.
    The time you qualify before you qualify before you get approved it could be gone or if or if youre approved it could be gone or how you look for house its hard to know if or how you like but then.

  6. Heisenberg

    It can, yes. Along with debts and all that, they also track how often you have someone look at your credit score.

  7. SPIFIMAN1

    Not really, when people shop for a vehicle or home all inquiries made in a 14-day period are lumped together and only count as one, they all show but your score only gets dinged once.

  8. John Bradley

    For example if you want to check with or banks do it all this is affected.
    For loans make sure that too many credit people that are done within one inquiry for example if you want to be bigger credit file when applying for credit risks.

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