Delinquent Payments Can Haunt Your Credit Score

October 7, 2008 · Print This Article

While the economy of the nation is definitely not as stellar as it has been in recent years, the way in which the problems faced by Americans can and has been exaggerated by the media. Worse yet, the problems exposed to people are not often the ones they should be most concerned with.

Indeed, while the bursting of the housing market and the subsequent mortgage industry crisis is something that everybody should be informed about, these issues are not exactly the prime issue that everybody is facing. Even for those people that are facing these issues or similar ones, the problems go deeper than just what appears on the surface, and can grow into bigger ones that may not be apparent at first.

For most people struggling with their home loans or other debts, having a late payment may just seem like an issue that has to be dealt with later rather than sooner. These late payments can become vicious problems that haunt you for longer than when you finally get around to paying them, however, because they can taint your credit score for years.

Unfortunately, a lot of people are ignorant of their credit and just what it means in regards to their personal finances. Credit is something that underlies every business financial transaction that depends on a loan of any sort. If your credit is negatively affected, this can transform into higher interest rates, surging insurance premiums, or even denial of loans all together.

If left neglected, a late payment takes at least seven years to clear from your credit report. That’s a very long time and much longer than most people realize when it comes to handling their money in a way that minimizes debt. The problem of a bad credit score will last even longer, affecting loans of every kind and making payments a large hassle that drains capital.

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34 Responses to “Delinquent Payments Can Haunt Your Credit Score”

  1. The Mortgage Broker Blog on January 25th, 2009 4:33 am

    What we have noticed as independent mortgage brokers in the UK is that now the mortgage and loan companies are hunting for any slight default in your history e.g short on payment by $1 or £1 or if you were even 1 day late in payment it is being registered as bad credit and affecting your credit rating this is all because the mortgage and loan companies do not want to lend out any money due to their poor capital ratios and reserves on their books. So the public and customers who have any credit beware of this or face a red mark in your credit score!

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  6. radamarret schadich on August 3rd, 2010 11:13 am

    *grins* We /rarely/ have anyone late with payments more than once. *smirks, sips her drink*

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  17. silveskog on August 11th, 2010 3:19 am

    Since payment history contributes 35% towards the determination of FICO score, late payments would definitely take toll on it. However, there are few more things that would affect.

    How much late were you on these loans?

    Has your car been repossessed?

    If you’re only thirty to sixty days behind the affects may get ebbed out once you become current again.

  18. roski leaveranth on August 12th, 2010 10:08 am

    The credit bureaus only consider a payment late until it’s 30 days PAST the original due date. They don’t look at any late payments that are less than 30 days past due. So if you’re bill is due by Apri 5th the credit bureaus won’t consider it late until May 5th when it’s 30 days PAST it’s due date.

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  29. luh on August 24th, 2010 11:29 am

    Payments made more than 30 days late will stay on there through the 7 yr duration, but as time passes the late payment will have less effect on your credit score.

  30. shawi stinghart on August 28th, 2010 6:30 am

    a landline telephone gives you some points as it means the telephone company will give you credit and trust you to pay the bill
    try different places, if you get a dodgy one the interest will be very high
    have you tried your bank , ring them and ask

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  32. gam on August 30th, 2010 3:00 am

    It depends on several things. If you can only make partial payments go down and see about refinancing more years. I am sure they would rather see you take longer at smaller payments than have to repossess your car.
    Can you do with out your car? I am assuming you work and make payments from there.
    If you can only make partial payments the bank will charge you late payments plus interest until eventually you will owe twice as much. Than they will repossess, sell the car for what ever it brings and either force you into bankruptcy or garnishee your wages for the balance.
    If the car has much value close ot the bank loan you might considering asking the bank to take itback and sell it. and you pay the balance in loan payments.

    If you can make late payments only you'll never get caught up. I would c onsider a few hours a week part time work for this sitution and aave that credit. let them see you are trying.

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