Run a soft pull on any applicant, without touching their score.

Soft pull credit reports and scores from all three bureaus. Qualify applicants earlier, approve more of them, and save hard inquiries for the people who are actually going to close.

0Impact to the score
3Bureaus available
2Ways to pull
~2wkTypical time to live

Qualify earlier. Waste less.

Every hard pull you run on someone who was never going to qualify costs you money, underwriter time, and an adverse action workflow.

A soft pull lets you sort applicants before any of that spend happens.

01

Prequalify applicants before they commit to a full application, so completion rates go up.

02

Route each applicant to the right product, tier, or lending partner based on real credit data.

03

Scrub purchased lead lists before your sales team spends time working them.

04

Review existing accounts for risk without pulling hard inquiries on your own customers.

05

Reduce declines, adverse action notices, and the operational cost that comes with both.

WHO USES SOFT PULL CREDIT DATA

Built for the industries that qualify people every day.

Consumer lenders

Personal loans, debt consolidation, and near-prime lending. Prequalify without discouraging applicants.

Auto and dealer finance

Desking and F&I decisions at the point of sale, without a hard pull on every shopper who walks in.

Commercial and SBA lenders

Qualify business owners and guarantors early, before committing underwriting resources to a file.

Property managers and landlords

Screen applicants at volume with credit, criminal, and eviction data in one bundle.

Home improvement and solar

Match homeowners to financing tiers at the kitchen table, in real time.

Fintech and lending platforms

Embed soft pull qualification directly into your product through the same API.

WHY CRS

Most soft pull providers stop at the soft pull.

If you later need identity verification, fraud signals, business credit, or portfolio monitoring, a single-product provider means a second vendor and a second compliance relationship.


Category
CRS
Direct with Experian
Other data resellers
Soft pull from all three bureaus
Yes
Separate contract per bureau
Often one or two bureaus
Same integration carries you to the hard pull
Yes
Yes, per bureau
Frequently one or the other
Identity, fraud, and public records available
Yes
Sourced separately
Rarely included
Business credit alongside consumer
Yes
Separate contract
Rarely included
Use it without engineering resources
Web portal or API
Integration required
Varies
Compliance and vetting handled for you
Licensed CRA, guided onboarding
Burden falls on you
Varies

No developers? Start in the portal.

You do not need an engineering team to run soft pulls. Start in a secure web portal and add the API whenever you are ready to automate.


Option

01

Secure web portal

Order soft pull reports directly. Nothing to build, nothing to deploy. Your team can start pulling the week credentialing clears.

Option

02

API integration

Automate qualification inside your own product or LOS when volume justifies it. Same credentials, same data.

Option

03

Escalate to a hard pull

When an applicant formally applies, run the underwriting pull on the same credentials. No second vendor.

Stop paying for hard pulls that were never going to close.

Tell us how you qualify applicants today. We will show you what a soft pull changes.

FAQ


Will this really not affect the applicant’s credit score?

Correct. A soft inquiry does not change the score and is not visible to other lenders reviewing the file.

Do we need a permissible purpose?

Yes. Every credit pull requires one. Our compliance team confirms yours during onboarding and matches it to the right products.

Do we need developers to use this?

No. You can order soft pull reports through a secure web portal. An API is available when you are ready to automate.

How long before we can pull our first report?

Most customers are credentialed and live in roughly two weeks. Bureau vetting is usually the longest step, and we manage it.

What does the vetting process require?

Typically a letter of intent, photo ID for the signer, and in some cases a site inspection. We send the full checklist upfront.

Can we move to hard pulls later?

Yes. Soft and hard inquiries run on the same credentials and the same integration. No second vendor required.

Is there a minimum volume?

CRS is built for businesses pulling credit consistently. If your volume is very low, we will tell you honestly rather than sell you something.