You can still have good credit score if you have two 30 day late payments on a credit card or one 30 day
late payment on a car loan within the last three years.
From the details you gave, it sounds like there are two factors weighing down your score: One is
the late payments on your car loan, the other is the fact that you don't use credit that actively.
Not exact matches
I must say when I moved to Columbus I had a 2003 Chevy Malibu paying like $ 400 - $ 500 a month and then my
car messed up and I was in need of a
car super... bad so my cousin told me about miracle motor marts
on Morse rd and took me to Kenne Smalls I told him what was going
on how much money I had down and want I needed and he told me don't worry about imma take good care of you and few hrs
later he ended up getting me approve for a 2011 Chevy impala paying $ 286 a month and he told me everything that was wrong with the
car while was nothing but breaks and oil change and he made sure he took care of that before I drove off with the
car.I had the
car for a few months then I ended up getting into an var accident and
car got Totaled out And once again I need a
car I had a rental for alil bit then I hit Kenne Small up again and told him what happen he said the same thing the first time imma take care of you and he came through for me once again and this time with a better and newer
car he got me in a 2014 Nissan sentra with no down
payment and
payments $ 360 but still cheaper then my 03 but one thing I really liked about Kenne after I got my
cars he still called and checked
on me seeing how I was doing seeing how the
car was doing to and most dealerships don't do that and all the people there is just so nice I love it I'll Recommend Anybody to go to Kenne smalls for a
car
bad so my cousin told me about miracle motor marts
on Morse rd and took me to Kenne Smalls I told him what was going
on how much money I had down and want I needed and he told me don't worry about imma take good care of you and few hrs
later he ended up getting me approve for a 2011 Chevy impala paying $ 286 a month and he told me everything that was wrong with the
car while was nothing but breaks and oil change and he made sure he took care of that before I drove off with the
car.I had the
car for a few months then I ended up getting into an var accident and
car got Totaled out And once again I need a
car I had a rental for alil bit then I hit Kenne Small up again and told him what happen he said the same thing the first time imma take care of you and he came through for me once again and this time with a better and newer
car he got me in a 2014 Nissan sentra with no down
payment and
payments $ 360 but still cheaper then my 03 but one thing I really liked about Kenne after I got my
cars he still called and checked
on me seeing how I was doing seeing how the
car was doing to and most dealerships don't do that and all the people there is just so nice I love it I'll Recommend Anybody to go to Kenne smalls for a
car
For example, a
car loan you paid off four years ago and never made a
late payment on is nothing but a boon for your score.
So two main reasons why you may not be a credit repair candidate is brand new delinquent
late payments or recent charge offs and very large credit card debts or
car repossessions that put the difference of what is owed
on your credit file.
If you stop making
payments on a
car loan, the
car likely will be repossessed sooner or
later.
CS said my Approval Odds were very good for a Discover Card, TU 735, EQU 696, no
late payments in 3 yrs, A chap 13 BK in 2009 that's still
on my Equifax Report and they said it will stay there for 10 years, the others have removed the BK, No
car note, 10 more house
payments, wife died in 2012 with no life insurance I maxed out three cards and took out two loans to bury her, God is good, I'm a disabled War Vet and cant work, I hung in there and paid everybody
on time, I have two Capital One CC $ 1200 and $ 3000 both almost maxed out, Applied for Discover it today and they gave me a
Even worse, too many
late payments or a default
on a student loan will make you ineligible for some loans, meaning you might not be able to buy that house or that
car a few years down the line because you didn't manage your student loan debt.
Missed or 30 - day
late payments have a worse affect
on scores and can keep you from financing a
car altogether, especially if recently reported.
Have you been more than 30 days
late on your
car payment?
«Alternative credit,» said Chalous, «does not replace «bad credit» — so a person who has been
late on credit cards or
car loans could not use rental
payments in place of the bad credit.
The way a lender looks at it, the less debt you have overall, the better chances are that if you fall
on hard times
later, you'll still be able to make your
car payment.
She recognizes that the
late payment she made
on the
car loan would bring down her credit score, but she was surprised to learn that it was also lowered because she doesn't have a credit card.
Late payments on bills — whether they're for credit cards, a mortgage, or
car loans — not only affects your credit score, but it can really hit you where it counts — in the wallet.
I made a
car payment, albeit it was
late, and it's showing up as successfully going through
on the website, but when I go to check my bank account, there's no subtracted amount yet.
It's not the end - all and be-all of
car loan approval, but if you've got a history of
late / missed
payments, collections and other items
on your profile, you will without a doubt have difficulties getting approved for a loan.
If you've had a repossession, a history of
late payments, collections, settlements
on your past vehicles, or included a
car in a bankruptcy, these are signs that you're a high - risk borrower.
I had a
car loan in 2010 with Citibank, 2 months
later citi bank sold their auto loans... mine to Santander, 2013 Santander repossessed my vehicle for non
payment, shows as a charge off
on my credit bureau, its been to at least 3 collection bureaus, the only one to report it to my bureaus is the last collection company.....
My wife and I have around 6000 $ in credit card, not including
car payment that we only owe about 1200
on now with 250 $
payments and I have a school loan of about 2500 $ in all including interest that I just went into forbearance with and got a new
payment schedule set up to eliminate the
late fees and tey to clean up my credit score.We considering debt consolidation but aren't exactly sure if it's a right fit.Our end game is to be able to buy a house in the next year or so.Would a loan for debt consolidation be a good idea for us?
Currently, 6.3 million Americans are at least 90 days
late on their
car payments, a figure that has increased by nearly half a million in the past year.
You do not want to take
on a new mortgage or
car loan only to discover two months
later that you do not make enough income each month to afford the
payments.
You may pay a higher interest rate, but repaying the loan
on time without any
late payments will result in positive reporting to the bureaus - in turn, getting you a better rate
on your next
car purchase.
This can also be true if the payday loan is used to pay another bill that could have negative effects
on your score, such as making
late payments on a credit card company or
car loan.
The marks
on your report from the
late car payments will continue to stay
on your report, but once you introduce a more recent history of positive credit usage, their effect will become less and less.
But I was
late on one
car payment in 2 years and that is negative.
Ironically, this is part of the reason why even people who have never been
late with a credit card
payment, own their own
car and rent can still end up not having as stellar a credit score as someone who is heavily indebted with a mortgage and
car payments — that diversity of credit helps, as long as
payments are being made
on time.
Similar to a mortgage, if you are
late on auto loan
payments, the lien holder can repossess your
car and, in some states, do so without going to court.
I just said forget it why work
on credit... But I went a ahead for husband sake and wanting to buy bigger home in near future decided ok let's try first my
payment history for credit cards was in the dumps but never a
late house
payment or
car payment and some furniture installment loans showed great then recently paid
cars and that dropped score..
'' Even if you make your credit card
payments on time, the credit card bank can raise your interest rate automatically if you're
late on payments elsewhere — such as
on another credit card or
on a phone,
car, or house
payment — or simply because the bank feels you have taken
on too much debt.
My Dobermann, a young «kid» huge, threw up
late l; ast night - just rice, dogfood and fluid... this morning, early, he had urgency to «go» and couldn't hold it, had soft, black, tarry stool... he seems lethargic, gums seem pale, nose wet., Of all things, my
car broke down, I have no transportation and I am still waiting for my employer's paycheques for December and January — what
on earth am I going to do??? He is too big to carry, taxcis won't transport him (and I have zero funds) and ER vets want
payment up front!
«There's a difference between being one month
late on a credit card
payment of $ 50 and owing $ 50,000... (or) owing
on a
car note and owing a large IRS or other judgement,» she says.
No matter how you choose to pay your premiums, be sure to understand your
car insurance provider's policy
on late payments.
Unlike rent, credit card,
car late fees though, insurance should not accrue
late fees because 1) We weren't
on a contract and 2) had we been
on a contract, being that it was an insurance contract, it would have been void due to lack of
payment.
For example, you might want to check with the insurance companies to see what time your
payment will be due each month and what happens if you're
late on a
payment for
car coverage.
I added a 3rd
car on was told the next month my bill would be an additional $ 92 dollars for the
car and each month after, two bills
later I was charged tipple for the
car because their billing department made a mistake and my agent wouldn't even call me back and talk to me about it because he knew I was mad due to it overdrawing my account with the auto
payment.
LeEco's
car failed to make it physically
on stage for its U.S. debut, and Faraday Future's construction company recently revealed that FF is $ 21 million
late on payments for its massive, billion - dollar factory getting built in Nevada.
For example, it might be OK to go without letterhead for a month or cancel your cable TV, but don't fall behind
on the office or
car lease since
late payments have a way of multiplying the problem.
Or have a set amount of money go into a saving account monthly that the child could
later use for a down
payment on a house or
car.