How many inquiries is too many...

Anonymous · ‎08-25-2016

in 6 month span?

6 too high? 7?

Anonymous · ‎08-25-2016

There is the 5/24 rule, meaning that most prime lenders will only like to see 5 new accounts opened in the last 24 months. So depending on how many inquiries are approvals could affect that. I also know that according to CreditKarma, anything above 9 inquiries is considered very poor and you should try to keep your inquiries under that for a two year span. The less you have the better!

Anonymous · ‎08-25-2016

How many is too many is completely dependent on the profile. For somebody with a thin file and a short AAoA, 3 might be too many. For somebody with a thick file and a long AAoA, 20 might not even be a problem.

Pway · ‎08-25-2016

@Anonymous wrote:
How many is too many is completely dependent on the profile. For somebody with a thin file and a short AAoA, 3 might be too many. For somebody with a thick file and a long AAoA, 20 might not even be a problem.

Agreed. I have 50+ across all three bureau's.

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takeshi74 · ‎08-26-2016

@Anonymous wrote:
How many is too many is completely dependent on the profile.

This. It's never just about the one factor on its own. One's entire credit profile always matters.

Anonymous · ‎10-28-2016

You just have to start somewhere when you have nothing. One might be enough for one person and 12 might be the right number for the next. Eventually, those inquiries will fall off after 2 years. I know as a young person who's just starting out in the credit world, you could potentially chase after the constant approvals of credit cards one after another but eventually, you'll run out of cards to app for. Eventually. Anyways, 6 or 7 is fine. Just wait till your AAOA to grow and then you can go on an app spree again if you want! Cheers.