Late payments can damage your credit score and remain on your credit reports for seven years, but the negative impact of late ...

If the late fee language and applicable law permits the imposition of a late fee on the balloon payment owed at maturity and the loan is not being paid on or before the maturity date, ...

But it won't remove the late payment from your credit report. However, you still want to try to catch up on your payments so you can avoid defaulting on the loan. Defaulting happens when you're at ...

For example, being 90 days late on payments hurts your score more than being 30 days late, according to myFICO. And being 150—or 180— days late, they point at which your creditors might charge ...