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Inquiries (credit checks) and an Equifax statement about shopping
Equifax explains inquiries (credit checks) and their effect on the FICO credit bureau score.

How credit checks (inquiries) affect a credit score - A FICO score factor
Users of credit reports' credit checks (inquiries) to your credit file are a factor in your FICO score.

Effect of credit report inquiries for credit card applications on credit scores
False belief about the magnitude of changes in a credit score due to inquiries for credit card applications.

Credit report inquiry definition by Quizzle
Interaction with Quizzle's top person, Dan Gilbert.

Inquiries effect on credit scores, state of Maine #n523
Message to Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection superintendent. #DotGov

Credit score myths
Myths, urban legends, misinformation and other falsity and nonsense about credit scores. Evidence and debunking. A growing list.

State of Maine's response about credit scores and inquiries
Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection responds to enqiry about credit report inquiries and whether no corresponding credit extension affects credit scores. #1504M #DotGov

Credit score inquiries, ”less than five points”
Wall Street Journal takes fewer words to describe effect of inquiries than even FICO score company Fair Isaac

Equifax expert writes about employers’ inquiries

Credit score inquiries, U.S. News & World Report LP error

Credit Score Myths 1 and 2 on KPRC-TV, Houston broadcast
Graham Holdings Company television station #n53117 misinforms viewers.

O'Shaughnessy's first big challenge at Graham
New Year's Day, 2016 - Credit Score Myth 1 (inquiries). Houston, we've had a problem here. It's you.