It depends on the nature of the inquiry that is being placed regarding the credit score. As per common parlance, there are two types of credit score inquiries, namely hard credit inquiries and soft credit inquiries. AECB score shall not be affected in the case of soft inquiries, while it is likely to be affected in the case of hard credit inquiries. Hard credit inquiries are related to applications for a home loan, new debt, mortgage applications and so on.