Pre-approval

[zhenxinqian]

Is it possible to get a pre-approval from one leander to make an offer on a house, but still shop for a better rate and possibly go with a different lender?

[StartingOver10]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Yes, and I have been researching how hard pulls affect your credit score- if the lenders' inquiries are made within a short period of time (i.e., if you are preapproved through two different lenders within a 2 or 3 week period), the hard inquiries will only count as 1 hit on your score instead of separate ones. You may want to research it to determine the exact amount of time you have. I think it was a couple weeks.

[namvet]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Yes, and I have been researching how hard pulls affect your credit score- if the lenders' inquiries are made within a short period of time (i.e., if you are preapproved through two different lenders within a 2 or 3 week period), the hard inquiries will only count as 1 hit on your score instead of separate ones. You may want to research it to determine the exact amount of time you have. I think it was a couple weeks.       +1

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