Financial association

Good evening, 

In May it smears a financial association was created between me and another person.

 This follows on from a soft search on a mortgage check to see if we could get one.

I was under the impression this wouldn’t impact our credit files.

 Please can someone advise as we have no joint accounts nor have we’re had any hard search applications.

 Many thanks for your time

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  • yoshiyella
    yoshiyella Posts: 610 Forumite
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    *appears not smears
  • Hoenir
    Hoenir Posts: 6,559 Forumite
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    Soft checks are recorded but leave no hard visible footprint which impacts your credit score. 
  • marcia_
    marcia_ Posts: 3,132 Forumite
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    Good evening, 

    In May it smears a financial association was created between me and another person.

     This follows on from a soft search on a mortgage check to see if we could get one.

    I was under the impression this wouldn’t impact our credit files.

     Please can someone advise as we have no joint accounts nor have we’re had any hard search applications.

     Many thanks for your time
     If you do get a mortgage or joint account you will be linked which can be seen by lenders 
  • yoshiyella
    yoshiyella Posts: 610 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    Thanks to both responses.
    We have no accounts together but Equifax is now showing a financial association ever since a soft search.
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