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{| |- | Requesting a credit report will NOT affect your credit. You have the right to look at your credit report without it affecting your credit or score. When you request your credit report it's called a "consumer pull" and has no affect on your credit. The only time when requesting a credit report can affect your credit is when you ask a possible creditor to inquire about your credit. This is because it implies that you're possibly opening a new line of credit.

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Where can one obtain their credit score cheaply?

If you are applying for a mortgage you can get it free from the lender when you apply. If you are looking to do it online, I would go with one of the most known companies Equifax where it can be done for as little as $5.00. I would be careful, however, with checking it to much as it actually harms your credit score by over checking it. Once a year is substantial in checking your credit.


Does checking your credit report hurt your score?

Here's what I've heard: Checking your score, by law, cannot affect your credit score. However, if several companies check your score in a short time (say you applied for several cards at once), then this will temporarily hurt your score. This depends on how and where you check. There are three major credit repositories: Equifax Experian TransUnion If a consumer goes to each bureau and requests their raw data, there is no impact their credit score. If, however, a consumer goes to a third party vendor, even through the bureau's own website, that WOULD generate an inquiry which MAY lower your credit score. Inquiries have very little impact on your credit score. Credit scores have been redesigned in recent years to account for the fact that many people shop for credit. The main factors in lowering a credit score are 1)making late payments or outright default and 2)level of credit balances.


I have a really bad credit score of 91. what is the minumum credit score i would be looking for if i was looking for a small loan?

if your credit score is that bad i suggest you not look for a loan at all.you need to build up your score,did you do this to your score . if you did you have a job ahead of you my score was 558 and its taking me a lot of time and effort to get my score up to par, so may god be with you..I believe the lowest poosible score is around 340. I would suggest checking again and calling the credit bureaus. If I am wrong Kay jewelers has in house finnacing and is more lenient on approvals, this would help build your score by making payments for 6 mos to a year.


How does 753 fico score rank?

would a credit score of 753 be considered a good credit score?


Is a credit score of 9002 bad?

9002 is not a valid score. A credit score would be a three digit number.

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Where can one obtain their credit score cheaply?

If you are applying for a mortgage you can get it free from the lender when you apply. If you are looking to do it online, I would go with one of the most known companies Equifax where it can be done for as little as $5.00. I would be careful, however, with checking it to much as it actually harms your credit score by over checking it. Once a year is substantial in checking your credit.


How long before piggyback credit would effect credit score?

30 to 45 days


Does filing bankruptcy have an effect on your credit union checking account?

The effect it would have depends on the amount in the account and the exemption status. Regardless it would be considered an asset and would be included in the BK.


Does checking your credit report hurt your score?

Here's what I've heard: Checking your score, by law, cannot affect your credit score. However, if several companies check your score in a short time (say you applied for several cards at once), then this will temporarily hurt your score. This depends on how and where you check. There are three major credit repositories: Equifax Experian TransUnion If a consumer goes to each bureau and requests their raw data, there is no impact their credit score. If, however, a consumer goes to a third party vendor, even through the bureau's own website, that WOULD generate an inquiry which MAY lower your credit score. Inquiries have very little impact on your credit score. Credit scores have been redesigned in recent years to account for the fact that many people shop for credit. The main factors in lowering a credit score are 1)making late payments or outright default and 2)level of credit balances.


I have a really bad credit score of 91. what is the minumum credit score i would be looking for if i was looking for a small loan?

if your credit score is that bad i suggest you not look for a loan at all.you need to build up your score,did you do this to your score . if you did you have a job ahead of you my score was 558 and its taking me a lot of time and effort to get my score up to par, so may god be with you..I believe the lowest poosible score is around 340. I would suggest checking again and calling the credit bureaus. If I am wrong Kay jewelers has in house finnacing and is more lenient on approvals, this would help build your score by making payments for 6 mos to a year.


How does 753 fico score rank?

would a credit score of 753 be considered a good credit score?


Is a credit score of 9002 bad?

9002 is not a valid score. A credit score would be a three digit number.


What would one find at the Free Credit Report website?

At a Free Credit Report website one can find: personal services, business products and services, small businesses, like checking business credit, verify the accuracy of one's credit, credit report and score.


Is it possibleto get an auto loan with a 547 credit score?

It is unlikely that a bank would give a person a loan who has a credit score of 547. A good credit score for a loan would be between 700-800.


Does paying off your mortgage early affect your credit score?

Yes, it would help your credit score.


How can you get a zero as your credit score?

Typically, if you see a "zero" or nothing as a credit score it is due to the consumer having no credit or not having any positive credit that would contribute to the scoring system. A consumer can have nothing but negative credit on their report and this would not generate a score. A score is normally generated when the consumer has had a loan and/or credit card history.


What are some good websites that help you build credit?

I would not use the Internet i would use a bank that you have a checking account with to open a line of credit like there own credit card. They know how much money you normally have and that you pay your bills. I did this and my credit score in 1 year was high enough to buy my home.