Originally Posted by
winebug
Seriously, first hand experience, if you're not happy with it, file a complaint with the ombudsman saying this was forced upon you under duress (without leaving another option) and you would not have accepted the hard pull should the financial institution have been upfront it was doing a hard pull, including a statement you did not request any credit from them (provided that is the case) and therefore refute the pulls.
My score has gone up by 2 points since (possibly due to other reasons), so I'm back to where I was. It's really not a big deal.