Here is a letter that I wrote for my friend who has a shotgun blast of hard inquiries from US Bank. We sent this letter to them and they removed two out of the three this past week! Name Address US Bank 4325 17th AVE SW Fargo, ND 58125 Dear US BANK It is your responsibility to ensure your permissible purpose in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act before reviewing a consumer’s credit report. Demonstrate that the hard inquiry for Equifax, Transunion, and Experian dated (Jan 21, 2016), (Mar 18, 2016), and (Mar 23, 2016) met this requirement pursuant to the Act. My Social Security number is xxx-xx-xxxx. Otherwise, rescind the errant notation immediately. Sincerely,