High Credit Inquiry Velocity Emerges as Top Fraud Risk Indicator in Rental Applications
TransUnion research released at Apartmentalize 2026 identifies high credit inquiry velocity as the leading fraud risk indicator for rental applicants. The study of 1.1 million renters found that 15 or more credit inquiries in a week correlates with a 32% charge-off rate, significantly higher than the 9% average.
Key figures
- Sample renters
- 1100000
- Avg provider bad debt
- $1 million
- Chargeoff rate average
- 9%
- Chargeoff rate high risk
- 32%
- Atlanta fraud indicator rate
- 6.1%
- Detroit fraud indicator rate
- 6.7%
- Houston fraud indicator rate
- 5.6%
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