hard inquiry
hard inquiry · hard inquiries
An authorized retrieval of a consumer's complete credit report by a financial…An authorized retrieval of a consumer's complete credit report by a financial institution or creditor, conducted for the purposes of underwriting or risk assessment, and which may have a temporary negative effect on their credit score.
Meaning
1 sensesAn authorized retrieval of a consumer's complete credit report by a financial institution or creditor, conducted for the purposes of underwriting or risk assessment, and which may have a temporary negative effect on their credit score.
Forms
plural: hard inquiries| Singular | hard inquiry |
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