> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.checkrmoney.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 Checkr Money does not pull or report credit, and has no impact on your credit score. **No.** Connecting your accounts to Checkr Money 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 Checkr Money 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. Checkr Money still never reports anything back to the bureaus. ## Read-only access * Checkr Money has read-only access to your account balances, transactions, and pay statements. * Checkr Money 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 Checkr Money 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 Checkr Money, Truv, and third parties * [Is Checkr Money Safe?](/trust-and-safety/is-mytruv-safe) - the security practices behind the platform Checkr Money is a read-only financial dashboard. It can never make changes to your accounts or affect your credit standing. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.