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Late payments frighten creditors — whatever the reason - Cleveland Plain Dealer

This is an advice column by a credit expert. The first half of the article addresses how long late payments can affect your credit score.

The main point is:

“Most lenders don’t
care why you were late, by the way; they just care that you
were.”

And late payments can affect you for up to 7 years.

To keep your credit score from going lower, do what you can to avoid making a late payment.

There have been times when I’m making an 11th hour call to make a payment, even paying a $15 fee for the convenience of me paying them money!

-Adam

Late payments frighten creditors — whatever the reason

Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - Jul 29, 2006

Some fly-by-night credit-repair outfits promise to “clean” your report of negative marks. Don’t fall for their scams, which usually

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Often, consulting a credit repair agency is necessary to handle collection issues.