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Only hard credit checks decrease your credit score, so one must be careful about the number of applications for credit that they make in a given period of time.

There are two types of credit check - hard and soft. Hard credit checks are made by companies from whom you have requested credit (or an increase in credit line). Soft credit checks are made by (1) companies that you already have accounts with that are updating their snapshot of your situation and (2) companies that may try and market credit instruments to you.

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