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Will a search show?

If you apply for a credit card online,and get an instant refusal,will this show as a search?
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  • Rafter
    Rafter Posts: 3,850 Forumite
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    Yes.

    There are services from companies like moneysupermarket which give you an indication of what loans you might be offered based on your credit rating (without doing a search) but not heard of one for credit cards.

    If you have been refused a couple of times already, you need to wait 3 months. If you don't have much of a credit footprint, try applying to Capital 1 or for a storecard or two. The more mainstream lenders may then be more likely to accept you.

    R.
    Smile :), it makes people wonder what you have been up to.
  • The_Boss
    The_Boss Posts: 5,875 Forumite
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    As above, it will be shown. The fact that it was rejected would be irrelevant. Even if your application suceeded, it would show straight away.
  • pin
    pin Posts: 4,265 Forumite
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    The thing that will only show will be that you had a search done on a certain date. Won't show if or not you have been rejected or not.
    "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind" - Mahatma Gandhi
  • The_Boss
    The_Boss Posts: 5,875 Forumite
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    Which is exactly what I said in the post before
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