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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 8:22 pm
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samdori
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Originally Posted by camhabib
I opened two new credit cards today and wanted to see how they impacted my scores. How long should I wait before pulling the reports so that the accounts are listed and taken into consideration when calculating my number?

Amex keeps sending me emails about their CreditSecure $1 for 3 report trial that I'm going to take advantage of instead of pulling the $20 / score FICO reports.
It seems like sometimes they get reported immediately and sometimes not until after the first statement closes. I would wait until after you get your first statement if you want to be sure.
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