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Explain how checking prequalification impact differs between soft credit inquiries and hard inquiries for lenders like Marcus, LightStream, and SoFi.

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Explain how checking prequalification impact differs between soft credit inquiries and hard inquiries for lenders like Marcus, LightStream, and SoFi.
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Marcus by Goldman Sachs personal loan prequalification soft credit inquiry hard inquiry officialGoogle ↗
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LightStream prequalification soft credit pull hard inquiry officialGoogle ↗
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SoFi personal loan prequalification soft credit check hard inquiry officialGoogle ↗
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Marcus by Goldman Sachs personal loan prequalification soft credit inquiry hard inquiry official Google ↗
LightStream prequalification soft credit pull hard inquiry official Google ↗
SoFi personal loan prequalification soft credit check hard inquiry official Google ↗

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Marcus by Goldman Sachs personal loan prequalification soft credit inquiry hard inquiry official
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LightStream prequalification soft credit pull hard inquiry official
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SoFi personal loan prequalification soft credit check hard inquiry official
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