 TITLE: Does My Company Credit Card Affect My Credit Score? CONTENT: Was My Credit Checked When I Got My Company Card?\n-------------------------------------------------\nBecause you agree to pay back the loan from a small business credit card, the card issuer will always want to examine your personal creditworthiness before granting approval. But if you're simply becoming an employee-authorized cardholder on the owner's small business credit card, then the card issuer won't check your credit.\nThat changes with a corporate credit card. Your credit may be checked when you are made an authorized user on a corporate card, which is a card issued to larger companies, as well as nonprofit and government entities. This credit check can have a minor effect on your credit score, but it's temporary. To find out if you've been the subject of a credit check, also called a hard inquiry, you can check your credit report. Once you have the card, the balance and payment information will be reported on the organization's credit report and won't be a part of your credit history. END