A fuller guide to this term is on the way. In the meantime, the related terms below explain the ideas around it.
Related Brickyard terms
- Soft InquiryA credit check that does not affect your score, such as checking your own report or a prescreened offer.
- Credit ReportA detailed record of your borrowing history, including accounts, balances, and payment behavior, kept by the credit bureaus.
- Credit ScoreA number that sums up how you've handled borrowing, shaping the rates you're offered.
- Credit ApplicationThe request you submit to a lender for a card or loan, which usually triggers a hard inquiry on your credit report.
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