> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.mytruv.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Will This Affect My Credit?

> Connecting bank or payroll accounts to MyTruv does not pull or report credit, and has no impact on your credit score.

**No.** Connecting your accounts to MyTruv does not affect your credit score.

## No credit inquiries

* **No credit checks.** Connecting a bank or payroll account doesn't trigger a hard or soft credit inquiry.
* **No credit bureau involvement.** Connecting a bank or payroll account doesn't pull data from credit bureaus like Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion, and MyTruv does not report account activity to any credit bureau.

## What about Credit History?

[Credit History](/accounts/credit-history) is the one connection that does retrieve your credit report from a credit bureau - that is its purpose. It works like checking your own score in a credit monitoring service: a soft check that has no impact on your credit score. MyTruv still never reports anything back to the bureaus.

## Read-only access

* MyTruv has read-only access to your account balances, transactions, and pay statements.
* MyTruv cannot open accounts, apply for credit, or take any financial action on your behalf.
* Connecting an account is closer to checking your balance in your bank's own app than to applying for a new line of credit.

## All connected accounts

The same applies to every account type MyTruv supports - checking, savings, credit cards, loans, and any investment or brokerage accounts surfaced through your bank connection. Connecting them is purely for viewing.

## Related

* [Why We Need Your Bank or Payroll Login](/trust-and-safety/why-we-need-bank-login) - what the connection actually does
* [Who Can See My Data?](/trust-and-safety/who-can-see-my-data) - privacy across MyTruv, Truv, and third parties
* [Is MyTruv Safe?](/trust-and-safety/is-mytruv-safe) - the security practices behind the platform

<Tip>MyTruv is a read-only financial dashboard. It can never make changes to your accounts or affect your credit standing.</Tip>
