Is Opening A Bank Account A Soft Or Hard Pull?

That depends on who the bank account is with. Most banks will simply do a soft pull on your credit report (this doesn’t affect your credit score at all), but some banks (especially those who offer a line of credit, such as overdraft protection) will do a hard pull on your credit file. Below we’ve listed banks and whether they do a hard or soft pull, along with the source of this information. If you have another data point, please let us know in the comments.

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1st Constitution Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

1st Mariner Bank

They will only approve you if you have 3 ChexSystems inquiries or less.

  • Soft pull: 1

1st Source Bank

  • No data points

1st United Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

A+ Federal Credit Union (A+FCU)

Hard pull: 1

AAA

Unknown

AAC Credit Union

  • No data points

Achieva

  • Hard pull: 1 (all three bureaus)

ACNB

  • Soft pull: 1
  • DON’T do a ChexSystems: 1

Advance Financial Federal Credit Union (AFFCU)

Unknown, please share your experiences in the comments.

Advantage Bank

  • No data points

Advantis Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2,

Adventure Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Aero Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Alden Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

All America Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Allegiance Credit Union

  • No data points

Alliant

  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3, 4

Ally

  • Hard pull: 1

Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Altra Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (TU)

Amalgamated Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

American Bank

  • No data points

American Eagle Financial Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1 (according to CSR)

American Enterprise Bank

  • No data points

American Express Bluebird

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

American Express Serve

  • Soft pull: 1

America First Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2,

American Hertiage FCU

  • Hard pull: 1, 2

American Investors Bank & Mortgage (AIBM)

  • No data points

American Savings Bank (ASB) Hawaii

  • No data points

American Trust & Savings Bank

  • No data points

America’s Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

AmeriCU Credit Union

  • No data points

Anchor Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Andrews Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Andigo Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

APGFCU

  • No data points

Apple Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Arizona Central Credit Union

  • CSR’s stated that it is a hard pull on Equifax.

Arizona State Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Arvest Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Ascend Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Astoria Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Associated Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Associated Credit Union of Texas (ACUTX)

  • No data points

Associated Credit Union

  • No data points

Avidia Bank

  • Soft pull (at least on TransUnion & Experian): 1
  • Chex system only: 1

Ballston Spa National Bank (BSNB)

  • Soft pull: 1

BancorpSouth

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Bank & Trust

  • Soft pull: 1

Bankers Trust

  • No data points

bankESB (East Hampton Savings Bank)

  • Soft pull: 1

Bank of America

  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3
  • Chex system inquiry: 1

Bank Direct

  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3

BankHometown

  • No data points

Bank of Canton

  • Soft pull: 1 (via e-mail on 5/10/17 according to CSR)

Bank Of Lee’s Summit

  • Unknown

Bank of Maine

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Chex system inquiry: 1

BankMutual

  • Soft pull: 1, 2
  • Chex systems inquiry: 1

Bank of Ruston

  • No data points

Bank Of Sun Prairie

  • No data points

Bank of the West

  • Soft pull: 1, 2
  • ChexSystems: 1

BankORION

  • Soft pull: 1

BankPurely

  • Soft pull: 1

BankWell

  • No data points

Banterra

  • No data points

Baton Rouge Telco Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

BB&T

  • Soft pull (Equifax): 1, 2 (one report of hard Equifax pull: 1), 3, 4

BBVA

Update: It’s a hard pull, the soft pull data points are old

  • Hard pull (TransUnion): 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Soft pull: 1, 2
  • New data points:

Beacon Credit Union

  • No data points

BECU

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Belco Community Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Bellco Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Belmont Savings Bank

  • No data points

Benchmark Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1,

Beneficial Bank

  • No data points

Berkshire Bank

  • No data point

Beverly Hill Bank

  • No data points

BethPage Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

BHCU

  • No data points

BiddefordSavings

  • No data points

Blue Hills Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Blue Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1 (via e-mail on August 17th, 2016)

BMO Harris

  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3
  • Chex system inquiry: 1

BMT (Bryn Mawr Trust)

  • Soft pull: 1

BOKF (Bank of Albuquerque, Bank of Oklahoma, Bank of Texas, Colorado State Bank and Trust)

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Bank of Oklahoma: Soft pull: 1, 2
  • Bank of Texas: Soft pull: 1

Bridge Credit Union

  • No data points

Bridgeview Bank Group

  • Soft pull: 1

Brightpeak Financial

  • Soft pull: 1

BrightStar Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1
  • ChexSystems: 1

Byline Bank

  • No data points

Bull’s Eye Credit Union

  • No data points

Callaway Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Cambridge Savings Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Camden National Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1
  • ChexSystems: 1

Capital Bank

  • Soft pull: 1,

Carver Federal Savings Bank

  • No data points

Cambridge Trust Company

  • No data points

Campus USA Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Capital Credit Union

  • No data point

Capital One

Presumably it’s the same as Capital One 360 below, but we don’t have any hard data points on this.

Capital One 360

  • Capital one will do a hard credit pull for a checking account only if you opt for overdraft protection. As long as you opt out there will only be a soft pull. Their savings account only has a soft pull done. This is also answered on their website which can be found by clicking here.

Capitol Bank

  • No data points

CCFBank

  • Soft pull: 1

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust

  • No data points

CEFCU

  • Soft pull: 1

Centier

  • No data points

Central Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Charter Oak

  • No data points

Charles Schwab

Chartway Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Chex System Inquiry: 1

Charter One

See: Citizens Bank. This is the same bank, just with a different branding in IL, MI, and OH.

Chase

  • Soft pull: 1, 2
  • Chex system inquiry: 1
  • Business account is a soft pull also: 1

Christian Community Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1, 2
  • Hard pull: 1

Cincinnati Federal

  • Soft pull: 1

CinFed Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (Experian)

Citadel Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

CIT Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Citibank

  • Soft pull: (source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

The Citizens Bank

  • No data points

Citizens Bank

Citizen Bank looks to be a soft credit inquiry when you apply at a branch and a hard credit inquiry when you apply online. Update: This seems to no longer be the case, it’s now a soft pull online as well as long as you don’t opt in for over draft protection.

  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3, 4, 
  • Hard pull: 1, 2, 3
  • Hard pull (Equifax): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Soft pull (online): 1
  • No Chex system inquiry: 1
  • Chex system inquiry: 1
  • Soft pull if you apply in branch: 1

City National Bank (Bankatcity)

  • Soft pull: 1

Clearview Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1 (via e-mail on August 1st, 2016)

Clifton Savings Bank (CSBK)

  • No data points

CME Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (TransUnion)

Columbia Bank (WA, OR, ID)

  • Soft pull: 1

Columbia Bank (NJ)

  • Soft pull: 1

Columbia Credit Union

Seems to be hard online and soft in branch.

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Hard pull: 1

Comerica

  • Soft pull: 1

Commerce Bank (MA)

  • Unknown

Commerce Bank (MO, KS, IL, OK & CO)

  • Soft pull: 1

CommonWealth Credit Union

  • Unknown

Community Alliance Credit Union

  • Unknown

CommunityAmerica Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2, 3 (TransUnion)

Community Bank & Trust

  • Unknown

Community Financial Services Bank

  • Soft: 1

Community First Credit Union of Florida

  • Unknown

Connex Credit Union

  • No data points

ConnexUs Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2, 3

Consumers Credit Union

  • Hard pull (Equifax): 1, 2, 3, 4

Consolidated Community Credit Union

  • No data points

Control Card

  • Unknown

Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod

  • No data points

Coors Credit Union

  • No data points

Cornerstone Bank

  • Hard pull: 1, 2
  • Soft pull: 1

Country Bank For Savings

  • Soft pull: 1

Crane Credit Union

  • No data points

Credit Union of Ohio

  • No data points

Credit Union of Texas

  • No data points

Crystal Lake Bank

  • No data points

CSE Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Darien Rowayton Bank

  • Unknown

DCU (Digital Federal Credit Union)

Hard pull: 1 (Equifax), 2

Dearborn Savings Bank (DSB)

  • No data points

Dedham Savings Bank

  • Soft pull: 1 (via e-mail on 06/06/17)

Delta Community Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2

Denmark State Bank

  • Hard pull: 1 (transunion)

Denver Community Credit Union

  • Unknown

Desert Schools Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Destinations Credit Union

  • Soft pull (Transunion): 1, 2

Diamond Valley Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Discover

  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3, 4

Dollar Bank

  • Soft pull: 1
  • ChexSystems: 1

Dollar Savings Bank

  • No data points

Eagle Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull (Experian): 1

East Boston Savings Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

East Cambridge Savings Bank

  • No data points

Eastern Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Eastern Savings Bank

  • No data points

Eastman Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1,

East Wisconsin Savings Bank

  • No data points

Educators Credit Union (ECU)

  • No data points

Elements Financial Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1 (via e-mail on 02/08/2017)

Elevations Credit Union/Buff One

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Hard pull now?: 1, 2,

Energy Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

ESL Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

EverBank

  • No data points

Farmers Insurance Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Farmington Bank

  • No data points

FAST Credit Union

  • No data points

FCB South County Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

FEDCOM

  • Unknown

FedFinancial Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (TransUnion)

Fidelity Bank (PA)

  • Soft pull: 1

Fifth Third Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2

First Advantage Bank

  • Hard pull: 1

First American Bank

  • No data points

FirstBank

According to a reader via e-mail (February 10th, 2016) this now looks to be a soft pull. And another DP: 1. Another DP is saying it’s a hard pull… and another. and another

  • Hard pull: 1

First Bank (VA)

  • No data points

First Bank and Trust

  • Soft pull: 1

First Bank Financial Centre (FBFC):

  • Soft pull: 1 (according to rep), 2, 3

First Citizen’s Bank

  • Hard pull (Equifax): 1, 2, 3

First Commerce Credit Union

  • No data points

First Commonwealth Bank

  • No data points

First Federal Bank of Wisconsin

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

First Financial Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

First Financial Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (TransUnion)

First Federal Bank

  • Soft pull: 1 (on EQ & TU)

First Financial Bank

  • Soft pull: 1,

First General Credit Union

  • No data points

First Green Bank

  • No data points

First Home Bank

  • No data points

First Jersey Credit Union

  • No data points

First Flight Credit Union

  • No data points

First Mark Credit Union

  • Hard pull (Equifax): 1, 2, 3
  • Soft pull: 1

First Merchants Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

First Merit Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

First Midwest Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

First National Bank (FNB)

  • Soft pull: 1

First National Bank [UT]

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

First National Bank [NE]

  • Soft pull: 1 (via e-mail on 10/07/17)

First Nebraska Educators Credit Union

  • No data points, but checking account comes with a $600 overdraft line of credit so it’s probably a hard pull.

First Niagara

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2, 3
  • Chex Inquiry: 1, 2

First Republic Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

First South Financial

  • No data points

First State Bank Of Illinois

  • Hard pull (experian): 1, 2

First State Community Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

First Tech Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

First Tennessee

  • Soft Pull: 1

First Trade Union Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1
  • Chex Inquiry: 1

First United Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Fitzsimmons Credit Union

  • No data points

Five Star Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Flagstar Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Florence Bank

  • No data points

Florida Community Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1
  • Chex Inquiry: 1

Flushing Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

F&M Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Focus Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

FNCB

  • Unknown

Freedom Credit Union

  • Unknown

Freedom Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1,

Fremont Bank

  • Unknown

Fulton Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Garden Savings Federal Credit Union

Unknown, if you have any data points then please let us know.

Gateway Metro Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Georgia Banking Company (GBC)

  • Hard pull: 1 (Equifax)
  • Soft pull: 1

Gesa Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Gibsland Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Giftsforbanking

  • Unknown

GO Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Greater Iowa Credit Union

  • No data points

Greater Nevada Credit Union

  • Soft pull according to CSR

Great Lakes Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Great Southern Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

GTE Financial

  • Hard pull: 1, 2, 3

HarborOne Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Heartland Bank

  • No data points

Heartland Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Heritage Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3

Heritage Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

HeritageWest Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1 (according to CSR)

Home Federal Savings Bank

  • No data points

Home National Bank

  • No data points

Home Savings Bank

  • No data points

HomeStreet:

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Hometown Community Banks

  • Soft pull: 1

HomeTrust Bank

  • Unknown

Honors Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2 (Transunion)

Hopewell Federal Credit Union

No data points

HSBC

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2
  • Chex inquiry: 1

Huntington Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU)

  • No data points

IBM Southeast FECU

  • Hard pull: 1

IBERIABANK

  • Soft pull according to rep and confirmed by this report

ICBC USA

  • Soft: 1

Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU)

  • No data points

Ideal Credit Union

  • Soft: 1 (according to CSR)

Illinois National Bank

  • No data points

Illinois State Credit Union

  • No data points

Incredible Bank

  • Soft pull: 1,

InFirst FCU

  • Hard pull: 1 (Experian)

Inspirus Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (according to CSR)

Integrity Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Interior Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Investor Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Iowa State Bank

  • Hard pull: 1, 2 (TransUnion),

Johnson Bank

  • Unknown, let us know in the comments.

JSC Federal Credit Union

  • Unknown

Justice Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2

KaiPerm

  • No data points

Kemba Financial Credit Union

  • No data points

Kinderhook Bank

  • No data points

Kinecta

  • Soft pull: 1

KeyBank

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2 (Equifax), 3, 4

La Capitol Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

 Lakeland Bank

  • No data points

Lake Michigan Credit Union (LMCU)

  • Hard Pull (TransUnion): 1

Lake Shore Savings

  • Soft pull: 1
  • ChexSystems: 1

Landmark Credit Union

  • Unknown

Leader Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

LegacyTexas

  • No data points

Level One Bank

  • Soft pull:  1 (via e-mail on June 26th, 2016), 2

LGE Community Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Hard pull: 1, 2,

Liberty Bank

  • Unsure, please let us know in the comments.

Liberty Bank (CT, MA, RI)

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Liberty Bank For Savings

  • Soft pull: 1
  • ChexSystems: 1

Liberty First Credit Union

  • No data points

LM Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Logix Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2, 3
  • Soft pull: 1 (newest dp)

LorMet Community Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Los Angeles Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Lyons National Bank

  • Soft pull: 1,

Macatawa Bank

  • No data points

MainSource Bank

Mainstreet Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (TransUnion)

Main Street Bank [of Michigan]

  • Soft pull: 1

Main Street Bank [of Virginia]

  • Soft pull: 1,

Mango Money

  • Soft pull: 1

MarketUSA Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Marquette Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2
  • Hard pull: 1 (TransUnion)
  • Chex systems: 1

Mars Bank

  • No data points

MB Financial Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Mcgraw-Hill FCU

  • Soft pull: 1

Melrose Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Members Cooperative Credit Union

  • No data points

Members Source Credit Union

  • No data points

Member One Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Memory Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Memphis City ECU (MCECU)

  • No data points

Meridian Bank

  • No data points

Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1, 2,

Middlesex Savings Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

MIDFLORIDA CU

  • Hard pull for personal accounts: 1 (Experian)

MidFirst Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

MidWestOne Bank

Unknown

Midwest Regional Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Mission Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Missouri Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Mobiloil Credit Union

  • No data point

Montgomery County EFCU

  • Hard pull: 1 (Equifax)

Monroe Bank & Trust (MBT)

  • Soft pull: 1

Mountain America Credit Union

  • Hard pull on Experian: 1, 2,

MountainOne

  • Soft pull: 1

My Banking Direct

  • Soft: 1 (CSR), 2

Mutual Bank

  • No data points

MVB Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

M&T Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2 (they pull your report for each account)

NASA Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Nationwide Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Note: You must not opt in for overdraft protection, otherwise a hard pull will be done.

Navy Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2, 3
  • Soft pull: 1, 2,

Neighborhood Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1, 2, 3

Nevada State Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

New Buffalo Savings Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Newton Federal Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Newtown Savings Bank (NSB)

  • Soft pull: 1

North Brookfield Savings Bank

  • No data points

North Community Bank

  • Unknown

Northeast Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Northern Paper Milles (NPM)

  • No data points

Northern Skies FCU

  • No data points

Northfield Bank

  • No data points

Northpointe

  • Soft Pull: 1

North Shore Bank

  • Soft pull

North State Bank

  • No data points

Northwest Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Northwest Savings Bank

Select “No” for overdraft protection to avoid hard pull

  • Soft Pull: 1
  • Chex Inquiry:

NWSB Bank

  • No data points

Numerica Credit Union

  • No data points

Nutmeg Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

NuVision Federal Credit Union

  • Soft Pull: 1
  • Chex Inquiry: 1

NYCB Family Of Banks

  • Soft pull: 1,

NWFCU

  • Soft pull: 1

Ocean First Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1

Old Missouri Bank

  • Soft: 1 (via e-mail on 02/20/17)

Old National Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Old Second Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

One American Bank

  • Soft pull: 1,

One Nevada Credit Union

  • Soft according to CSR: 1

OneWest Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

This is also a division of CIT Bank and they are a soft pull.

Option 1 Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Orange County Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Oritani Bank

  • Unknown

OUR Credit Union

  • No data points

Pacific Service Credit Union

  • Unknown

Pathways Financial Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Parkside Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1
  • ChexSystems: Yes
  • EWS: No

Partner Colorado Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Patelco Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1 (without overdraft protection), 2, 3, 4
  • Hard pull: 1 (with overdraft protection)

Pelican State Credit Union

  • Hard pull (equifax): 1, 2

PenFed

Clearly labelled when you open an account:

In addition, we will obtain a credit report from a consumer reporting agency prior to opening the following: Regular Share (savings) account, checking account, Money Market Savings Account, all loans and lines of credit, and all credit card products.

Peninsula Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (Equifax)

Penn Community Bank

  • No data points

PeoplesBank (Bankatpeoples)

  • Unknown

PeoplesBank

  • Soft pull: 1

Peoples Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Peoples United Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Picatinny Credit Union

  • No data points

Pinnacle Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Pinnacle Financial Partners

  • No data points

Polam Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Polish National Credit Union

  • No data points

Popular Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2

Popular Direct

  • Soft pull: 1,

Power Financial Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Hard pull: 1

PNC

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2, 3
  • Chex Inquiry: 1, 2

Preferred Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Premier America Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Premier Members Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1 (via e-mail on 10/15/17)
  • Hard pull: 1

Prestige Community Credit Union

  • No data points

Progessions Credit Union

  • No data points

Provident Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Provident Credit Union

  • Hard pull for membership: 1
  • Soft Pull For Checking: 1, 2

Proviso Community Bank

  • No data points

Public Employees Credit Union (PECU)

  • No data points

Public Services Credit Union

Hard pull: 1

Pulaski Bank

  • No data points

PyraMax Bank

  • No data points

Quorum Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull (Equifax), for new membership: Reps will tell you this is done, but I haven’t seen any hard datapoints that it actually is
  • Soft pull: 1, 2 3, 4

Radius Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Randolf Savings Bank

  • No data points

Reading Cooperative Bank

  • No data points

Real Peoples Bank

Unsure, let us know in the comments.

Red Rocks Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (according to csr)

Redstone Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Regions Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Chex Inquiry: 1

Reliance Bank

  • No data points

Reliant Community Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Republic Bank

  • No data points

Ridgewood Savings Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Riverview Bank

  • No data points

Rockland Trust Bank

  • No data points

Royal Bank America

  • No data points

Sacramento Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

SAFE Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (TransUnion)

Salem Five Bank

  • Hard pull (Equifax): 1, 2, 3
  • Chex Inquiry: 1

Sallie Mae High-Yield Savings Account

  • Soft pull: 1

Sandy Spring Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

San Mateo Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Hard pull: 1 (in branch)

Santander

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2, 3,

Savings Bank of Danbury

  • Soft pull: 1

Sawyer Savings Bank

  • No data points

SB1 Federal Credit Union

  • Unknown

Scient Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Seacoast Bank

  • Soft pull: Confirmed via chat

Selco Community Credit Union

  • Hard pull: data point via e-mail

Select Bank & Trust

  • No data points

SENB Bank

  • Soft pull: 1 (sent in via e-mail on 02/01/18)

Sharonview

  • Hard pull: 1

Signature Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Simsbury Bank

  • No data points

Simple Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1

Signature Bank of Georgia

  • Soft pull: 1 (according to CSR), 2, 3

SkyOne Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Solvay Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Sound Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

South East National Bank

  • No data points

South State Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Space Coast Credit Union

  • No data points

Spartan Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Spire Credit Union

Customer service representatives state it’s a hard pull with Equifax, let us know if you have personal experience.

SSFCU (Security Service Federal Credit Union)

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

S&T Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Star Bank

  • No data points

State Bank of Bement

  • No data points

State Department Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

State Employees Credit Union (SECU) Of Maryland

  • Soft pull: 1

State Security Bank

  • No data points

Stanford Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Star One Credit Union

  • Soft pull according to CSR and confirmed by readers: 1

STCU (Spokane Teachers Credit Union)

  • Unknown

St Mary’s Credit Union

  • No data points

Stoneham Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

St Paul Federal Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

Sturdy Savings Bank

  • No data points

Suburban Bank & Trust (SBT)

  • Unknown

Suffolk Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Sun East Federal Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

Sunflower Bank

  • No data points

Sun National Bank

  • No data points

Suntrust

  • Soft pull: 1, 2
  • Chex inquiry: 1

Synovus Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Sweet Home Federal Credit Union

  • No data points

Talmer Bank & Trust

  • Soft pull: 1

TCF Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Texans Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1

TD Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Tech CU

Telco Community Credit Union

  • No data points

Telhio Credit Union

  • Hard pull (Equifax): 1

Texell Credit Union

  • Unknown

TIAA Direct

  • Hard pull: 1, 2, 3, 4 (double pull Equifax & TransUnion). These are old data points, it’s now a soft pull.
  • Soft pull: 1, 2, 3, 4

Tobyhanna

  • Hard pull: 1

Tompkins VIST Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

Town Bank

  • No data points

Town and Country Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

TDECU

  • Hard pull: 1

The Columbia Bank

  • No data points

Traditional Bank

  • No data points

Truity Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

TrustCo Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

TruMark

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Hard pull: 1, 2

TruStone Financial

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Hard pull: 1

TruWest Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1 (experian), 2 (experian)

TTCU (Formerly Tulsa Teachers Credit Union)

  • No data points

TwinStar Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

UFB Direct

  • Soft pull: 1

Ulster Savings Bank

  • No data points

UNFCU

  • Soft pull: 1

UniBank

  • No data points

Unify

  • Soft pull: 1

Union Plus Prepaid

  • Soft pull (this is even confirmed on the home page, see picture below)

Union Bank

  • Soft pull: 1, 2

Union Bank & Trust

  • Soft pull: 1

Union Community Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

United Bank

  • No data points

United Community Bank (UCB)

  • No data points

United Roosevelt Savings Bank

  • No data points

Unitus Community Credit Union

  • Soft pull: 1 (Equifax & TransUnion), 2

Unity Bank

  • Soft pull: 1 (via e-mail on September 10th, 2017)

Univest

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Hard pull: 1, 2

US Alliance Financial

  • Soft pull: 1

US Bank

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Chex inquiry: 1

Wakefield Co-operative Bank

  • No data points

Washington Mutual

  • Soft pull: 1
  • Chex inquiry: 1

Watertown Savings Bank

We’re currently unsure whether it’s a hard or soft pull.

Water And Power Community Credit Union (WPCU)

  • No data points

WaterStone Bank

  • Soft pull: 1,

Webster Bank

  • No data points

Wellesley Bank

  • No data points

Wells Fargo

  • Soft Pull: 1, 2, 3
  • Soft Pull (Business): 1, 2,
  • Chex Inquiry: 1

WesBanco

  • Soft Pull: 1

Wescom Credit Union

  • No data points

Westbury Bank

  • No data points

Westerra Credit Union

  • No data points

WestField

  • Soft: 1 (according to CSR)

Westfield Bank, FSB

  • Unknown

WestTown Bank & Trust

  • Unknown

Whitney Bank

  • Soft Pull: 1 (via e-mail on November 15th, 2015)

Wings Financial Credit Union

  • Hard pull: 1

WyHy FCU

  • Hard pull: 1 (via e-mail on 4/11/18)

Valley Bank

  • Unknown

Valley Nation Bank

  • Soft pull: 1

VantageWest

  • Soft pull: 1,

Vibrant Credit Union

  • Hard Pull (TransUnion, also this is when opening a credit card account that is required for current bonus): 1

Vinton County

  • Unknown, let us know in the comments

Zeal Credit Union

  • Unknown

 


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Jan B
Jan B
August 7, 2014 11:50 am

I just wanted to express my thanks for all the information. I actually need a mentor and would consider a fee-based arrangement. Having said that, I posted here because I opened and funded a recent PenFed account with a $1K (Arrival) CC deposit. While I know this is limited info to many, I had a pleasant experience.

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Mike
Mike
February 8, 2015 2:02 pm

First Citizens Bank is quiet possibly the worst bank I’ve dealt with. Hard pull to open a checking account and $1 charge each time for the privilege of calling their toll-free number after 3 times per billing cycle. Also, lots of other fees for stupid things which they do not bother disclosing or listing on their website or elsewhere. Avoid this bank like the plague!

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Ahan
Ahan
September 28, 2015 5:11 pm

Bank of America beats them all when it comes to worst bank. They smile at you at the branch but jab you with fees.

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D J
D J
May 5, 2017 7:12 am

Yes, they DO!!

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Jason
Jason
February 15, 2015 11:06 pm

Data point: As of 01/2015, bank of America is still soft pull on Experian. Also Chexsystem told by banker

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Andrew C
Andrew C
February 27, 2015 8:51 am

FYI, US Bank required a pull on IDA to open a savings account – had to unfreeze it.

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Phil
Phil
March 9, 2015 2:05 pm

US bank was a HARD pull on innovis for checking account that was processed thru sagestream/IDA apparently as it says sagestream,llc/US BANK on my innovis report under requests others can see.

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Sam S
Sam S
March 19, 2015 4:54 pm

Anybody has or knows Quorum federal credit union. If yes, is it hard or soft pull for opening the high savings account?

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Otis Sito
Otis Sito
March 21, 2015 12:55 am

My experiences with BMO Harris:

Initial account opening for a Canadian Citizen – Hard Pull on Equifax Canada

Opening savings account later (after changing to a US Address) – Soft pull on TransUnion USA

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May 21, 2015 4:27 pm

[…] Originally Posted by Phantom707 Are you asking about Chase specifically or some other bank? Chase does a soft pull for accounts. https://www.doctorofcredit.com/bank-a…-or-hard-pull/ […]

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Elliot
Elliot
May 22, 2015 12:38 pm

Does Chex combine inquiries from the same bank? For example, if I apply for and am approved for a US Bank checking, savings, and CD all in the same day, will Chex count that as one inquiry?

I’m trying to aggressively use bank account initial deposit funding to meet min. spending on different cards, so I want to reduce my Chex inquiries.

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Elliot
Elliot
May 22, 2015 12:39 pm

That’s also assuming a bank makes multiple Chex inquiries for multiple applications, but I have no idea how that works.

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William Charles
William Charles
May 22, 2015 8:58 pm

I think in that case the bank will just do one inquiry rather than multiples. If they do multiples, not sure if combined or not.

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Ken
Ken
May 28, 2015 12:41 am

Any info on EverBank for hard/soft pull?

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Francis
Francis
April 5, 2016 9:40 am

bump

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fakitty
fakitty
May 2, 2016 11:34 pm

“If we need to pull credit on opening a bank account, it is considered a voluntary pull for banking purposes.” – CS response

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007
007
September 2, 2017 6:50 pm

Sounds like this would be a hard pull then, no?

Any more recent data points???

TY!

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Ryan
Ryan
May 19, 2017 11:35 am

Everbank USED to be a SP. I had a savings and MMA account there, and did not have a HP from them. I don’t remember if I had a Chex INQ though, and it would’ve fallen off by now.

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Jan B
Jan B
June 10, 2015 11:25 am

F&M: Chex Inquiry

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AK
AK
July 3, 2015 7:21 pm

US Bank did a hard pull for me in Jan 2015 (shows up on my equifax as a hard pull). That was after the banker assured me it would be a soft pull. Next time, I’m going to get it in writing.

NOTE: They also soft pulled TU. I can’t speak for experian as I haven’t checked it yet.

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Wade
Wade
July 13, 2015 11:01 am

I keep my credit frozen and will temporarily thaw all 3 bureaus when I apply for a new card. I am looking at opening a new checking account (Regions Bank), and I understand that it will only result in a soft pull to my credit. Can banks perform a soft pull with my credit frozen? I hope so as I don’t want to take a chance on a hard pull. Thanks!

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