Foreclosures and repossessions are serious delinquencies and will lower your credit scores considerably for up to 7 years. Lenders see this as…you signed a contract with them to buy a home or car and pay it in full over a period of time. You failed to do so; therefore they consider you to be i...

Collections happen as the results of late payments. There are two kinds of collections: Those that have been sold to a third-party collection agency. Those that have been turned over to an internal collection department. Either way, when they show up on your credit reports, your scores will su...

Some times things happen that cause you to be late on your payments. When that happens, it shows up on your credit report in certain ways. If 30- or 60-day late payments don’t happen often, they shouldn’t cause lasting damage to your credit score unless they are recent (as in the last two ...

If you are 120 days or more late on making a payment, it’s not a good look on your credit report. Late payment reporting beyond the initial 90-day missed payment does not cause additional credit score damage directly. But, it does cause an indirect impact to your scores. By now, your debt...

If your credit is 90 days late, it will damage your credit scores significantly for up to seven years. Remember, the goal of the scoring model is to predict whether or not you will pay 90 days late or later on any credit responsibilities. If you have already done so you’re considered more likel...

When you make a late payment on your bills, it can hurt your credit score. However, certain lenders do provide a grace period. If you are 30 days late, it will damage your credit scores the most because it’s the most recent. The exception is if you are 30 days late often. Otherwise, a single [...

If you want your free annual credit report, you should go to AnnualCreditReport.com. You may request your free annual credit report online, via phone or by mail. To order online just go to www.AnnualCreditReport.com. Make sure you are on that site before ordering your report. There are other fraud ...

Every 12 months, you can get a free credit report from the 3 credit reporting agencies. You can get it through AnnualCreditReport.com. If you’d like, you can request all three of your reports at once, or you can space them out over the course of the year. That means if you order a report fro...

TransUnion is one of the large 3 global leaders in credit information field. With Transunion: Businesses can better manage risk and customer relationships Consumers can better understand and manage credit to achieve their financial goals...

Experian is one of the big 3 credit reporting agencies in the world. Just like Equifax and Transunion, Experian provides data to lenders and other organizations about consumers before entering into a financial or other contractual agreement. Overall, this company helps businesses manage credit ri...