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Sassy_Taurus
Posts: 87
Registered: ‎03-24-2012

Inquiries & Scorewatch

Would new inquiries signal an alert? I ask this because I've recently applied for a few things and have not received an alert. I would assume that those inquiries would possibly lower my fico.

Starting Score: EQ = 505; TU = 499; EX =476(1/19/12)
Current Score: EQ = 580; TU = 562; EX =519(3/24/12)
EQ =595; TU = 565; EX =???(5/1/12)
Goal Score: 700
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llecs
Posts: 31,508
Registered: ‎08-04-2007

Re: Inquiries & Scorewatch

Inquiries do trigger SW alerts, if and only if, the app resulted in EQ being pulled. Some creditors pull EQ, some TU and some EX, and oddballs like Capital One like to pull all 3.

 

An inquiry doesn't alert result in a score drop. Probably 80%+ of mine never impacted my FICO. I used to pull the day before the app and the day after to measure the change and found that most of mine never had any impact.

 

 

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Sassy_Taurus
Posts: 87
Registered: ‎03-24-2012

Re: Inquiries & Scorewatch


llecs wrote:

Inquiries do trigger SW alerts, if and only if, the app resulted in EQ being pulled. Some creditors pull EQ, some TU and some EX, and oddballs like Capital One like to pull all 3.

 

An inquiry doesn't alert result in a score drop. Probably 80%+ of mine never impacted my FICO. I used to pull the day before the app and the day after to measure the change and found that most of mine never had any impact.

 

 


Thank you for for your response. I really hope the inquiries does not impact my score. My fico is low enough. I was suppose to be gardening not having the app itch:smileylol:

Starting Score: EQ = 505; TU = 499; EX =476(1/19/12)
Current Score: EQ = 580; TU = 562; EX =519(3/24/12)
EQ =595; TU = 565; EX =???(5/1/12)
Goal Score: 700
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LIGHTNIN
Posts: 3,353
Registered: ‎03-24-2008

Re: Inquiries & Scorewatch

Inquiries report for 2 years. If it's going to hurt your score, it will only hurt for 1 year.

IME, an inquiry would ding my score by 2 points.

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drkaje
Posts: 2,915
Registered: ‎07-25-2008

Re: Inquiries & Scorewatch

An inquiry typically drops my score by about 5 points.


Starting Score: 675
Current Score: EX 753 FICO, EQ 750 FICO
Goal Score: 776 FICO


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