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How Being Late on Monthly Payments Can Affect Your Mortgage

Are you the type of person that struggles with remembering to pay their bills on time? You're not alone. People across the country regularly submit late monthly payments, inflicting terrible damage to their credit. Let's take a quick look at how paying your mortgage or other monthly payments late can have a negative impact on your mortgage.
Your Credit Score Is at Risk
As you already know, almost all banks, credit cards, mortgage companies and other lenders rely on your credit score to help assess the risk of lending money to you. Paying any of your payments late – even something as small as your mobile phone bill or a department score credit card – can result in negative remarks showing up on your credit score. If you are late enough times, or fail to repay the late payment in full, then your score will start to drop.
Refinancing Can Be Affected
If you already have a mortgage, then a lower credit score can be a problem when you try to refinance. The process of refinancing involves taking out a new mortgage, in which your lender will reassess your risk using your credit score as one of the indicators. If you have been making late ... more

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