Inquiring About Inquiries: How to Master the Art of Asking for Money
Category: MONEY
An inquiry is when YOU ask for your credit to be pulled. So if you go for a mortgage or a car loan or a new credit card or a line of credit, you authorize your credit to be pulled and that is a considered to be an "inquiry" by the credit reporting agencies.
By Jeanne Kelly, Contributor
Credit & Identity Theft  Expert,  Author, CEO of The Kelly Gro..., 2012-03-22