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2. How credit inquiries affect your credit score - AOL

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   Any time you pull your credit file from Experian, TransUnion or Equifax to assess your credit history or dispute credit report errors, it counts as a soft inquiry and won’t affect your credit ...

3. Can you remove hard inquiries from your credit report? - AOL

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   A soft inquiry will not affect your credit score. That’s because soft inquiries are used for informational purposes rather than for lending decisions. A soft pull will pop up on your credit ...

4. How to shop for a mortgage without hurting your credit score

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   To prequalify you for a loan, lenders check your credit report but conduct a “soft” inquiry, or “soft pull,” in which they prescreen your report without it affecting your score.

5. Can anyone check my credit without permission? - AOL

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   To check your credit, a person can either perform a hard credit inquiry or a soft credit inquiry. A hard credit inquiry, also called a hard credit pull or credit check, is typically used for ...

6. How to Pull a Free Annual Credit Report - AOL

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   Image Credit: Getty Images. Checking your credit is important. You want to keep tabs on your credit report so you can catch mistakes if inaccurate information finds its way onto your record.

7. How to cancel a credit card without hurting your credit score

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   That’s because your average age of accounts and credit utilization — two factors that affect your credit score — may be negatively impacted. But the effect shouldn’t be too drastic or long ...