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Your payment history is actually determining 35% of your credit score, which is why you would mind to make your payments on time! Furthermore, the late payments will affect your score for a long period – 7 years! It happens just because you pay slightly slower, then you deserve a big stain on your credit report for 7 years.

Let’s see how the delayed payments will affect your score.

Few days’ late payments will not affect your credit rating much since it will not be recorded on the credit report. Nonetheless, you are required to pay for the penalty for being late to the creditors. If certain cases, creditors or lenders will increase your interest rates or you will be having issues to upgrade your accounts as a result from your delay.

So, below shows that what is considered as slow late payments:

Your frequency in delaying your payment. The more frequent you pay late, the lower your credit score will be. When was your last late payment? If you often delay your payments in recent years, it will give effect to your credit rating. How long do you usually delay your payment? The longer you delay, the greater damage will be caused to your credit rating. Approximately 50-75 points will be taken away if you make you payment more than 30 days late and it will be informed to Experian, TransUnion and Equifax – the 3 major credit bureaus. Your score will be deducted more if you extend your late payment for another month or longer.

In short, do not make late payment. Credit score is important because it is the reference for the bank to give your loans at lower interest rate and with better deals. To keep up the good credit, the best way is just so easy – pay on time.

Late payments that show up on your credit report hurt your credit score to varying degrees. Even though it seems that all late payments are the same, this is not true. There is one late payment in particular that could ruin your credit for a very long time! Whether it is a late rent payment, a late credit card payment, or a late bill payment, if it is 90 days or above it will destroy your credit score. Not only will you have record of this on your credit score, but a lot of the times creditors will charge late payment fees or late fees, and it ends up costing you more money!

In all situations circumstances arise and a 30 day or even 60 day late payment happens, and creditors know this. Most of the time, if you make your payments on time after the delinquency occurs your credit will go back to normal a short time after the incident is cleared up. A 90 day late payment affects your credit score almost the same as a repossessed auto loan, a collection or charge off account, or even a bankruptcy! This is why it is so important to make your payments on time, and keep track of your credit score. However, not all 30, 60, 90, 120, or 150 days late payments are reported accurately. In that case, it is best to seek credit repair to dispute those items so that they can be removed from your credit report.

As many as 79% of credit reports are reported inaccurately or incorrectly. Most of the information contained in your credit report is only allowed on your credit report for 7 years, and if it is a bankruptcy then it is allowed for 10 years. However, there is help. You can request your credit report for free once a year at www.annualcreditreport.com. Annualcreditreport.com works with the government to insure the credit reporting agencies are following the proper laws. If you feel that you have information that is incorrectly showing on your credit report, then it is your legal right to dispute the information on your credit report.

90 day late payment affects your credit score because it is an indicator of how likely you are to be late again in the future

Whether you have several late payments, or just one 90 day late payment, it is always worth verifying the accuracy of the information. Many companies may report different information that is not true, and it is your job to check the status of your credit. If you havecharge offs, collection accounts, repossessions, foreclosures, past due student loans,bankruptcies, or any other public records on your credit report, then credit repair is your best solution. It could be the difference between a home or an apartment, or several thousands of dollars on an interest rate, as well as many other financial decisions in your lifetime. Remember, most items are only allowed to stay on your credit report for 7 years, but credit reporting agencies will try to keep them on longer. 

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CreditLawGroup.com provides low cost legal representation in disputing inaccurate, incorrect or unverifiable information contained on credit reports from the three major credit bureaus, Equifax® Experian® and TransUnion® and their affiliates. You can monitor your progress online, as well as speak to your Paralegal whenever needed by phone or email. We have excellent customer service, and are always there to meet your needs! Speak to a credit repair analyst today!

The impact of foreclosure on your credit score is the most frequently asked question we get. The method of calculating a credit score (FICO Score) is proprietary information. What complicates the issue even further is that all credit information is calculated into the individual’s credit score as it is entered by creditors and is only updated whenever there is an inquiry.

The second most asked question is “How soon does the foreclosure go on my credit report?” This depends on the lender but in the vast majority of cases, as soon as the homeowner is 90 days late (30 days in some states), the foreclosure info is filed with the credit reporting agencies. It will not be “reversed” by a short sale or a deed in lieu of foreclosure unless negotiated by the homeowner, and often that doesn’t work.

So with the foreclosure question, the homeowner’s credit score is first decreased by his late payments. Usually, he is also late on other bills because of his financial crisis and has additional late payments, collections, or even judgments that all lower his credit score. So if he had his credit score of 680 on a specific date before he started his personal financial decline, after he has been served with his foreclosure notice or even after the foreclosure is completed; his new score could be 420 or lower.

He is usually shocked and dismayed, but the real problem is how much more interest the lenders want because of his low credit score. For example, an auto loan could cost a “D” credit customer as much as $13,000 more for the same car as the “A” credit buyer! The “D” credit person is penalized for his credit situation since the collateral is the same.

The foreclosure’s actual point impact on an individual’s credit report has recently gotten somewhat higher and is estimated to be from 125 to 175 points. The bigger impact is from the late payments on other bills which continue to mount up further reducing his credit score.. The net effect is generally considered to be about a 240 – 260 point decline counting his late mortgage payments. Ironically, the lower your credit score to start, the less the impact of additional late payments, and if you get into the 400′s, it’s really hard to get much lower without almost trying to hurt yourself. Many of the items on any credit report can be removed over time. It requires persistence and it’s estimated that 30% of all items on credit reports are incorrect and can be removed just by an inquiry or showing a paid invoice. Also the credit score reduction for the foreclosure is reduced as time goes on, until it settles at a minimal deduction (50 to 75 points) after a few years.

It is absolutely untrue that once you have had a foreclosure you can never buy a home again, as we see people buying a new home within a year of losing theirs to foreclosure. There are even homeowners who legally buy homes within 30 days of their foreclosure using legal techniques with no cash and no credit.

Foreclosure victims, who want to do conventional financing in the future, will have to pay a higher interest rate (approximately 1 and a half to 2%) unless their down payment could be 10% to 20% of the purchase price. This sizable down payment can often be obtained from friends or family members and carried as a second mortgage or second deed of trust on the property.

I am often asked if doing a “Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure” or a “Short Sale” with the lender reports the same as a foreclosure. Unfortunately, depending on how the lender reports your foreclosure, it could stay on your report even if the lender accepts your deed to resolve the foreclosure. The foreclosure action does not have to be filed in the courts to be considered a “foreclosure” by the lender. If your lender accepts a “Deed in Lieu Of Foreclosure” or a “Short Sale”, always them ask for a letter explaining they have accepted your deed in exchange for your home, and that they will retract or not put a foreclosure notification in your credit record. If they tell you they have to, it’s not true, ask for a Supervisor until you get your letter.