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Do credit inquiries affect my credit score? Not all credit inquiries (requests to check your credit report) affect your credit score. There are two different types of credit inquiries (sometimes referred to as pulls): hard and soft. Soft inquiries are not associated with applications for credit and do not affect your credit score. On the other hand, hard inquiries are associated with applications for credit and may affect your score. In general, you may see 3-5 point decrease in your score after the inquiry happens.
A: Your score can be affected by any new credit issued and the number of recent inquiries on your report resulting from your applications for new credit. Every credit card you apply for will be considered an inquiry on your record. Inquiries remain there for 24 months and could affect your score for the first 12. If you have a lengthy credit history, such inquiries shouldn't affect your score much, if at all. It's a common belief that you should never close the credit-card account you've held the longest.