Finance guru Martin Lewis has warned people who are thinking of taking out a credit card
about what shows up on their reports.
Martin has urged borrowers to carry out a free soft check eligibility test first by using a calculator, which are available online, The Mirror reports.“Almost every credit application goes on your credit file,” he said in the latest MoneySavingExpert email. The MoneySavingExpert founder shared an email from a reader who found himself in a similar situation when he used an eligibility calculator.
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