Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...
It’s smart to check your three credit reports and to do so often. Yet there’s a difference between checking your own reports with Equifax, TransUnion and Experian and allowing someone else to access ...
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 ...
Truth is, not all credit checks work the same way. Some won’t touch your score at all, while others create inquiries that stay on your report for years. Understanding how soft and hard credit pulls ...