A hard inquiry happens when a company checks your credit reports because you have applied for credit. You can dispute hard inquiries you didn’t authorize, but you cannot remove legitimate credit ...

Credit inquiries can either be in the form of hard inquiries or soft inquiries, and they can happen for a variety of reasons. Hard credit inquiries occur when someone like a landlord or potential ...

Boris Johnson is back in the headlines with the former British prime minister finding himself at the center of a legal row between the UK government and the inquiry the government itself commissioned ...

A hard inquiry is a normal part of applying for credit, and it can have a temporary impact on your credit score. Though it’s nothing to stress over, it’s still something to be aware of, especially if ...

Gabriela Walsh is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and a personal finance editor at Red Ventures. Her previous work experience includes various editorial positions at FinanceBuzz. She ...

On April 10, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a credit reporting agency’s (CRA) motion for summary judgment in a certified class action suit accusing the CRA of ...