Whether a person is seeking new credit provides
information about the credit risk posed by the indi-
vidual. The number of new accounts the individual
has recently established and the number of attempts
to obtain additional loans, as conveyed by records of
recent creditor inquiries (requests for credit reports),
all provide a picture of the individual's recent credit
profile.9Attempts to open a relatively large num-ber of new accounts may signal that a person risks
becoming overextended.
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Whether a person is seeking new credit provides information about the credit risk posed by the indi- vidual. The number of new accounts the individual has recently established and the number of attempts to obtain additional loans, as conveyed by records of recent creditor inquiries (requests for credit reports), all provide a picture of the individual's recent credit profile.9Attempts to open a relatively large num-ber of new accounts may signal that a person risks becoming overextended.