If you get your credit checked by companies often does it reflect poorly on your credit report ?Or affect it?

I heard that if lenders pull up your credit report to see if they want to give you a loan or to find out how much it would cost to finance something to you, it makes a hit on your credit report. And a lot of these 'hits' can make you an unattractive candidate if you didn't receive a loan from the lender who pulled your report. Is that true?

If you get your credit checked by companies often does it reflect poorly on your credit report ?Or affect it?
Yes it does. This is the reason why. If you have too many inquiries lenders view this as a desperate course of action to borrow quick money. If a person has too many inquiries it is harder to get approved. The dip in credit score is temporary. Don't have your credit pulled for six months and as little as possible afterwards. http://www.creditfast.com
Reply:I think it costs you a point of half point each time


IT DOES affect your score..even if you want, say your VISA, increased, they check your score...


and they deduct..


I think it's a shame that they are allowed to do this


Guess it's cuz we all just accept it.
Reply:Every time you apply for credit, they pull a credit inquiry and that dings your credit score. If you have multiple applicatoins within a short period, it takes a very large bite out of your score.
Reply:It drops your score. I had companies run mine and in a matter of two months my credit score dropped like 100 pts. I would only run it if it's really good and you know you will qualify.
Reply:I heard it's bad if you have lots of searches on your credit report, it makes other lenders wary if they find lots of previous searches on it in a short space of time.
Reply:It's not the "hits" that affect your score or if you'll get a loan.....it's your SCORE.





As far as I know, other creditors do not see who has been looking at your report, only you do.
Reply:From Experian:





Inquiries placed on your credit report when you apply for new credit can impact your credit score. However, inquiries have a relatively small impact on your credit score. In a credit scoring model, there are stronger indicators of future payment performance, such as past payment history and use of credit. Inquiries are rarely, if ever, the only reason for poor credit scores. They only become significant if there are other issues already lowering your score, such as late payments or very high debt.