Who Can Access My Credit File

Who Can Access my Credit File

Your credit file is a summary of your financial history. It is an extremely important document in that it can determine whether or not you are able to secure a mortgage, car loan or other credit facility, as well as what interest rate you’re charged for those loans.

So, who can access my credit file? Lenders and merchants can buy memberships to credit reporting agencies so they can quickly and easily do a credit history check on potential customers. Credit bureau members have to sign a contract stating that they will only access credit files when they are authorized to do so by the applicant. This is again why your credit file is so important. You ask “who can access my credit file?” The answer: nearly everyone who can offer you credit.

The types of organizations that can access credit reports and perform a credit history check are organizations with a legitimate business need to check your credit history. These organizations include:

Credit providers such as banks and credit unions
Credit card companies
Auto finance companies
Organizations that offer credit such as Accountants and Solicitors
Organizations considering your application for a government license or benefit (if the agency is required to consider your financial status)
Government agencies (usually can only look at your name, address, former addresses, and current and former employers)

Each time a credit report is viewed by one of the above organizations, a “hard inquiry” gets recorded on your credit report. When you request to view your own credit report, it is considered a “soft inquiry.” The more number of hard credit reporting inquiries that show up on your credit report, the worse your credit score may become.

Removing negative listings from your credit file can open up a huge number of financial opportunities for you. Clean Credit specialises in helping people have negative credit items such as defaults and judgements removed from their credit files. Through our credit repair service, we can help you regain control of your financial future and have a much higher chance of securing credit.

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