How Late Can My Late Payments Be?
How Late Can My Late Payments Be? Credit Monitoring by John Ulzheimer Share Share Email I think I know where this question comes from. It comes from people who are late paying their bills and want to know just how long they can go before their delinquency is reported to the credit bureaus for all […]
How Late Can I Be On a Payment Before My Credit Scores Get Damaged?
How Late Can I Be On a Payment Before My Credit Scores Get Damaged? Credit Cards by John Ulzheimer Share Share Email I received the following question from a reader asking about how late payments make their way to credit reports. “John, I just converted from paper statements to email statements for my credit cards. […]
How Many Points Are Late Payments Worth In Your Credit Score?
How Many Points Are Late Payments Worth In Your Credit Score? Bankruptcy by John Ulzheimer Share Share Email I had so much fun writing my article about how many points inquiries are worth that I figured I’d follow up the theme and write about how many points delinquencies are worth. So, finally, here’s the answer […]
How To Remove Late Payments From Your Credit Reports
How To Remove Late Payments From Your Credit Reports Credit for Beginners by David B. Coulter Share Share Email It can be done! Nobody’s perfect. In the case of late payments on your credit file, that minor imperfection can arise from past mistakes that you legitimately made, or it can manifest as a result of […]
If I am late on only one payment, will it hurt my credit?
If I am late on only one payment, will it hurt my credit? Civil Penalty by John Ulzheimer Share Share Email One isolated late payment can impact your credit, but it depends upon how late you were on the payment, which credit score is used and just how late you were. Some scores will give […]