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quick question about a search on my credit report

i was thinking about taking out a loan and read on here that nationwide do a soft search (as long as you do not accept the quotaton - which i did not). i have now logged into my credit report tonight and have an alert for a nationwide search. under 'type' it says 'personal loan quotation'. is this going to affect my credit? can others see it, or just me? it's highlighted in red so i'm guessing it's bad :(

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  • BugsyBrowne
    BugsyBrowne Posts: 5,697 Forumite
    i was thinking about taking out a loan and read on here that nationwide do a soft search (as long as you do not accept the quotaton - which i did not). i have now logged into my credit report tonight and have an alert for a nationwide search. under 'type' it says 'personal loan quotation'. is this going to affect my credit? can others see it, or just me? it's highlighted in red so i'm guessing it's bad :(


    No it's a quotation search not a credit search.
  • stephane_2
    stephane_2 Posts: 3,076 Forumite
    Only you can see it....not potential lenders. It has no impact on your file
  • thanks so much for your replies. the fact it was in red freaked me out a bit!
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