A soft search is only visible to you and the credit bureau (TransUnion) and won’t affect your credit rating.
A hard search leaves a lasting footprint on your credit file. Your credit rating should improve if you can show access to credit and a good payment record, but multiple hard credit searches in a short period of time may alarm a potential lender, and could negatively impact your credit score.
What are soft and hard credit searches and do they impact my credit score?

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