This article will teach you my proprietary 4 step D.S.E.L Method on how to remove a late payment from your credit report. I’ve developed and used this method successfully for 20 years now with all major creditors, may it be American Express, Synchrony Card, Comenity Bank or Shellpoint Mortgage. and so on.
I’ve written this article for people who can’t afford my company’s paid services, but can invest a good amount of time to learn and execute this process.
So here is what The D.S.E.L Method entails:
Step 1. Discover: find out the facts (what led to the late)
Step 2. Strategize & Execute: search for creditor errors & extenuating circumstances to compile your “validated goodwill request”
Step 3: Escalate: Escalating your complaint with the creditor and CFPB
Step4: Litigate: Take legal action against the mortgage company
The most dangerous thing about a late payment hitting your credit
If you’ve incurred a recent late payment, you’re in danger of having your other credit cards % lines of credit shut down and your score dropping even more. What’s ridiculously unfair is card companies check your credit report every 3-12 months for ‘re-accessing your credit worthiness..”
If you had good credit prior to the late, then your score has dropped significantly. You’re now labelled a “high risk” and your other creditors may preempt by either closing out your credit cards or reducing credit limits .
If this happens you’ll have even less available credit and a reduced length of credit history. This will send your score into an endless downward spiral and dash your chances of getting any loans or cards.
Study D.S.E.L method chart & watch my video for removing lates
Next watch this video before moving on to the next step:
Step 1: Discover-why & how the late payment occurred
It’s important to see what exactly happened. If available, review the account statements or call the creditor to find out the facts:
- When payment was due, and what was the amount
- When was the payment finally made
- Was there a bounced payment, or was the payment not enough to cover the minimum payment due
- If the lender has any notes in the system regarding the missed payments.
- if there are any circumstances or errors the creditor made that makes them partially responsible for you being late
The key is not to make assumptions, make sure what you believe to be true matches up with what the creditor has in their system.
Step 2: Strategize & execute-customize and send creditor “validated goodwill letter’
Now that you’ve got the facts. Below is a list of common creditor mistakes and extenuating circumstances that you can use in your argument to get the late removed.
Mistakes by creditor you can use :
- The creditor applied an annual/monthly fee to your account, which led to the late.
- You were locked out of online access to the account, or the creditor’s system was down.
- The creditor had the wrong spelling of your address or a missing apartment #.
- The creditor failed to update their system to your new mailing address or email address that you had provided before
- The creditor’s phone rep took down your wrong bank account info when processing your payment.
- The auto payment you had set up was canceled without you knowing.
- An interest charge was incurred after you thought you had paid off the account in full.
- Charges were made to your card that were not authorized or were of a fraudulent nature.
- You had previously set up a deferment with the creditor due to COVID or a natural disaster, and the creditor still marked you late.
- You paid on time, but the creditor failed to post it to your account.
Examples of extenuating circumstances including 3rd party errors:
- You traveled while statements were being sent to your home.
- You were hospitalized or suffering from emotional trauma.
- There was a death or emergency in the family.
- Your bookkeeper or accountant forgot to render payment.
- You had set up automatic payments through your bank, which encountered an error.
- Your email was hacked where you get e-statements, or the creditor’s emails ended up in spam.
- Your paper statements and mail was being stolen.
- You had submitted a double payment the month prior, mistakenly thinking it would cover the next month.
- Your town was subjected to a natural disaster.
If you do find a mistake or creditor error or extenuating circumstance as described above, then ask the creditor on the phone for a courtesy removal. However, I find that most creditors turn you down on the phone . So that’s why you’ll need to send the “validated goodwill letter”
AND beware, creditors will never remove a late payment from a credit report due to financial hardship or job loss.
Customizing and mailing “validated goodwill letter”
VALIDATED GOODWILL LETTER TO REVERSE MORTGAGE LATE PAYMENT(S)
{Name}
{Mailing Address}
{date}
{Creditor name & Address}
Mortgage ac# _________
Re: mortgage late payment correction
I am a current customer of your company and am seeking help in resolving an issue, which led to a late payment which was occurred due to extraordinary circumstances beyond my control .
I was late for my payment by ___ days for the payment due on __.
This happened because ._____________________{ add a reason from add VERY specific details about what happened, use the extenuating circumstances and creditor errors, the more details here the better,}.
In addition, I had sufficient funds in my bank account to make the payment, had this circumstance not kept the payment from being made. At the time the payment was due for the month of ____, I had in my bank account ___, which was well beyond the monthly payment amount due of $_____.
I understand under FCRA §1681, you’re to report accurate information. The spirit of law is to ensure that it reflects a person’s credit worthiness to access risk of default. Hence, I’m proving that the late was not due to financial inability or unwillingness to pay.
I have included my bank statement from the time as proof of my financial ability to pay the payment as well as proof of the circumstance that led to the late
Best
Name
Enclosed: copy of bank statement & proof of extenuating circumstance. or proof of 3rd party error
TIPS: The key to this letter working is proof of the third party’s mistake or proof of the extenuating circumstance. If possible, add a copy of your bank statement from the time of the missed payment to prove you had enough money at the time.
NOTE: If you didn’t have extenuating circumstances or errors: STOP and talk to a professional to see if there is a case based on other credit report coding violations
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If you argued “lender error” in your validated goodwill letter,” then file a CFPB complaint
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints don’t work for goodwills without “lender errors”, but they’re effective if the lender is at fault. If it’s a credit union you’re dealing with then you’ll need to file a complaint with the National Credit Union Association. Or Student Govt. Aid if it’s an education-related debt.
Here is how the CFPB complaint works:
Step 1: You lodge your complaint against the credit
Step 2: The CFPB will forward your complaint to the creditor for a response.
Step 3: The creditors usually respond within 15 days.
Step 4: If the creditor does not respond favorably, the CFPB allows you to submit your feedback.
However, if you’re lucky, the creditor responds and states they agree to remove the late payment from your credit report. In this case, they will update your credit report within 30 days.
Now, if your case is not strong enough, it is likely that they deny your request. Unfortunately, creditors often can brush aside such requests and stick to their position.
If you argued “extenuating circumstance” in your “validated goodwill letter” then contact creditors’s CEO
I’ve been successful when I’ve engaged CEO’s of companies like Macy’s, Barclays, Synchrony and American Express Card, Services , where I explained the situation and the circumstances surrounding my “validated goodwill request.”
Only use this step AFTER you’ve send in your validated goodwill request with proof .
DO NOT write, ” hey, ’m a loyal customer I just forgot t to make may payment.” That is an example of an “unvalidated goodwill.” This will NOT work.
Instead , you must refer to either a specific extenuating circumstanceor a3rd party error.
For example ” I was late due to a due to a death in the family and I’ve already submitted my family members death certificate on {date} via certified {mail tracking #}
OR ” I was late since my licensed book keeping company failed to render payment and I’ve submitted a letter from my book keeping company to your mortgage company already via certified mail {tracking #} “
Note : do not email the CEO unless you have grounds for a “validated goodwill request” and have already mailed your “validated goodwill request” with proof to the bank before.
Here’s a sample letter to the CEO that I used on Linkedin which worked to remove a late payment :
Hello Mr {CEO name}
I’m an existing customer of your institution I have a {mention account name and ac# }
I had a 60 day late payment with your company. This was due to my child being hospitalized.
On {date}I have sent correspondence to your company requesting removal of the late payment via certified return receipt mail via {Add mail tracking #}. Enclosed was my child’s proof of hospitalization and copy of my bank statement that was showing a balance of {$ amount}. The late payment still remains on my credit report.
I am requesting that you have your team dig up this request and get the late payment removed that’s been reported for {month} on my credit report.
Sincerely,
In my experience, if your initial “validated goodwill” was turned down, then large banks like Santander, Citibank, and GM Financial normally don’t budge with regulatory complaints.
Legal action is very often required for these creditors and you may need professional help.
Step 4: Litigate-Filing a small claims lawsuit or arbitration against the Creditor
Finally, if the first three steps do not yield results, I often help my clients file a small claims suit. Also, depending on the creditor, sometimes arbitration is a viable solution as well
Here’s what’s great about this: I have seen many judges rule in a consumer’s favor if they can prove wrongdoing by the creditors.
Research your state’s civil code to see what violations were committed pertaining to credit reporting. Also, check for breach of contract or unfair business practices.
Small claims court also requires consumers to show monetary damages. Proof of monetary damages could include documentation that a consumer was turned down for credit. They could also have received unfavorable financing terms due to the specific late payment.
Something to remember when trying to remove remarks from credit reports via legal action…Simply filing a suit will not make the creditor buckle.
The case has to be strong and well-documented. What you may find surprising is, that even in the event the creditor does not show up to court, the judge will still look at the merits of the case and rule accordingly.
I normally recommend hiring an experienced professional or attorney if you are going to go down this path.
This is due to the complexities involved with filing and winning a small claims case to erase your late payment,
I do offer a free consultation to determine if legal action is the right course for you to remove a late payment from a credit report
Frequently asked questions
Should I dispute the account with the credit bureaus?
A credit bureau dispute will not remove recent late payments, although there’s a small chance it may remove a very old late payment (4 years old) on a closed account.
A lot of misguided credit repair “experts” encourage consumers to dispute recent lates, claiming you’ll get a deletion “if the creditor does not respond within 30 days.”
In reality, this is one of the biggest mistakes you can make.
Why? Simply put, technology.
Today, all the credit bureaus have modernized their systems and switched to automatic dispute verifications where they correspond with the creditor via their data exchange interface, E-Oscar. (Learn more about what credit bureaus are and how they work)
Hence, unlike in the older days, no phone calls or handwritten communication is exchanged between credit bureaus and creditors.
This interface verifies millions of accounts that are disputed by consumers every month in a matter of minutes.
It does so by simply cross-referencing databases of the major consumer credit bureaus and creditors.
However, credit bureau disputes may work with about a 30% of success for late payments on accounts that have been closed for at least 4 years.
They can also be effective for questionable older collection accounts and charge-offs if you utilize the dispute the right strategy.
Will a credit remove a late payment if it happened during the pandemic?
If you late happened between March 2020 and March 2023. I’ve written a separate article about a different process on how to remove lates incurred during Covid ,
How long does it take for your credit score to recover after a late payment
Although the late payment will stay on your credit report for 7 years, I’ve seen consumers get back about 50% of the lost points in about 2 years’ time, and from then on its a slow progress to get the remaining 50% of the lost points.
To give you details, once you get current on a recent late account, you can expect a 10-15 point increase.
You’ll also see some bumps to the score at the 6 months and the 18 months.
In addition to these milestones, your score will organically increase by 1-2 points monthly as long as you keep current on the rest of your credit accounts.
What I always recommend to rebuild your credit score is to avoid additional late payments by trying to send payments several days early to prevent any possible issues.
If you have good credit scores in the high 600s or over 700, then a recent late will impact you much more than if you had a score lower than 600.
If someone’s never been late before or had no late payments for several years, then a recent late payment can drop their 700 plus Fico credit score by as much as 80 points.
And a 60 to 90-day late would drop the score by 100 to 120 points!
This is regardless of whether it was a $10 payment missed or a $10,000 payment missed, Fico does not differentiate between the two.
What’s most heartbreaking is I’ve seen people with millions of dollars of credit paid on time, and a $2 missed payment ends up destroying their credit score.
Now, on the contrary, consumers with a 550 credit score (who already had multiple other negative accounts) have their score drop by 20-30 pts due to a new late.
Basically, the higher your score is, the bigger the drop you’ll experience from a recent late payment.
How much does a 30, 60, or 90-day late payment drop the credit score?
If you have good credit scores in the high 600s or over 700, then a recent late will impact you much more than if you had a score lower than 600.
If someone’s never been late before or had no late payments for several years, then a recent late payment can drop their 700 plus Fico credit score by as much as 80 points.
And a 60 to 90-day late would drop the score by 100 to 120 points!
This is regardless of whether it was a $10 payment missed or a $10,000 payment missed, Fico does not differentiate between the two.
What’s most heartbreaking is I’ve seen people with millions of dollars of credit paid on time, and a $2 missed payment ends up destroying their credit score.
Now, on the contrary, consumers with a 550 credit score (who already had multiple other negative accounts) have their score drop by 20-30 pts due to a new late.
Basically, the higher your score is, the bigger the drop you’ll experience from a recent late payment.
How long does a late payment stay on your credit report?
The late payment will become part of your credit payment history (or credit history), probably the most significant factor in your FICO score, and stay on your credit report for up to seven years.
That’s up to seven years of struggling to get new credit or facing higher interest rates.
The seven years start from the time the late payment was incurred and not from the time the account was started.
Should you pay off or close the account to remove the late payment from the credit report?
Unfortunately, no. Even paying off or closing the credit account will not remove the late payment any sooner. You can call and offer to pay the account, but the so-called ‘pay for deletes’ only works with a paid collection account. I always advise against closing accounts since that may end up dropping the credit score further.
When is a late payment reported to the credit bureaus?
Here are scenarios of payment due dates and when one could be marked late:
For Payment due date: June 1
If payment is made: June 10th (you will not be marked late, since it is not 30 days past due)
If payment is made: June 29th (you will not be marked late, since its not 30 days past due)
If payment is made: July 1st (you will be marked 30 days late since payment is now exactly 30 days past due, so make sure you understand how to remove 30 day late payment)
Which creditors remove late payments?
So every creditor has different internal policies. As a rule of thumb, you’ll find that with store credit cards you may be able to get deletions on the phone. Whereas mortgage companies require more elbow grease to remove late payments.
Eg. Honda Finance will remove a late payment if you can show proof of medical hardship, whereas Toyota Motor Finance won’t.
Below is a list I’ve compiled using data over the last 20 years of my dealing with creditors, which rate creators from easy to difficult when it comes to removing late payments.
Creditors who removes late payments easily:
(My company has frequent success with them):
- Ally Financial
- Applied Bank
- Bloomingdales
- Capital Bank
- CarMax
- CashCall
- Celtic Bank
- Chrysler Financial
- Credit Acceptance
- Citibank / Citi Card
- Comenity Bank (store cards)
- Credit One
- Discover Bank / Discover Financial
- DSNB (Department Stores National Bank)
- Elan Financial
- First Hawaiian
- First Premier
- Genesis FS Card Services
- Greendot
- GM Financial / Americredit Finance
- Honda Financial / American Honda Finance
- HSBC
- Hyundai Financial / Hyundai Motor America
- Kia Financial
- Kohls
- Macys
- Mercedes Benz Financial (MBZ Financial)
- Money Lion
- OneMain Financial
- Oportun
- Rise Credit
- Specialized Loan Servicing (SPS)
- Santander USA
- Synchrony Bank (store cards)
- Terminix
- Wilshire Consumer
- United Consumer Financial
- US Bank
- Webbank
- Westlake Financial
- Loan depot
Creditors who don’t as easily remove lates:
(Medium Difficulty, Our company has a decent success rate them)
- Affirm Inc
- Applied Bank
- American Express
- Barclays
- Caliber Home Loans
- Credit Unions (any one of them)
- BM Harris
- Capital One
- Ford Motor Credit (FMCC)
- Freedom Mortgage
- Goldman Sachs
- Merrick Bank
- Moneylion
- Net Credit
- Nationstar Mr. Cooper
- Nissan Motor Credit
- Newrez (Shellpoint Mortgage)
- PennyMac Mortgage
- Porsche Financial
- PNC Bank
- Southeast Toyota / World Omni Financial
- Toyota/Lexus Financial
- Truist Bank
- Upstart Network
- Upgrade Inc
- USAA
- Wells Fargo Bank
- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM)
Creditors who rarely remove late payments:
(Very Difficult: success unlikely unless serious errors by creditor)
Audi
BMW Financial
Bank of America (unless it’s a 30-day late credit card payments within the last 13 months)
Chase bank
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Lending Club
Student loans
Volkswagen (VW Credit)
TD BANK (unless auto loan )
OTHER CREDITORS NOT MENTIONED ABOVE :
If your creditor is not listed above, reach out to me by email at [email protected] to find out about the difficulty involved in removing the late.
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If the above steps don’t work.
Then you may need legal and professional help
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Hi Ali, what if I have a late payment with Macy’s, have you had any luck in dealing with them ?
Hi Paolo, yes Macy’s has a dedicated credit bureau dept that looks into late payment removals. Normally they’ll be more understanding if the late occurred due to an oversight and not due to financial inability to pay
I have an issue with Chase where I was charged an annual fee by a company whose service I thought I canceled, and as a consequence I incurred a 30 day late payment, what can be done about this?
Wanted to share that your method worked in getting a stubborn late payment I had with Bank of America, as my husband forgot he had disabled our auto pay. It was a tedious 2 months that I had to hounded them every few days, but it worked, thanks so much for sharing this information !!!
Great Success Cecile , and thanks for sharing your story . I’m glad this worked !
I may contact you regarding a a chase late payment. The maturity date passed and all that was left was interest on the account. I was unaware that I had to pay that all in my last payment and the late payment on my credit sank my points by 93. Im under contract to buy a house so this is the worst time. I mailed a dispute to Chase and paid off the loan. Hopefully and prayfully they will remove the late payment. If anything, I may contact you further.
Hi Charles, reach out to Chase by phone and specifically as for Chase’s credit bureau department. This is the dept at Chase that makes all decisions for late payment removal, explain to them the situation and see what they say. If they don’t agree, to remove, reach out to me.
Hi Frank, reach out to Chase by phone and ask for their credit bureau department. If the charge was refunded they should reverse the fees, otherwise reach out to me and we’ll figure out what options we have available to help
Good Morning Ali,
During this COVID 19 I missed a payment for the first time with my Credit Union Credit Card. I had no Idea I even missed this payment as I work long hours in the VAMC hospital during this crisis. How can I go about disputing this. It really hurt my credit and I’m in the process of house shopping?
Hi Samantha, I’m sorry to hear about this, I’d say first step would be to call the creditor to see if they have any relief for people affected by the Covid19 pandemic and the shelter in place orders. If they are not willing to help, then just let me know and email me directly at [email protected]
Hi Matt, if you forgot to pay a bill due to the Convid19 pandemic, then first step would be just to call the lender and see if they’ll remove the late as a courtesy. However, you’ll need to get current on the account, or ask them to put you on a deferment and back date it. If they are not willing to help, then email me at [email protected]
Hi Ali, I’ve got some recent lates on a Synchrony Bank PayPal and amazon cards, I’ve tried everything, including hiring Lexington law firm and using Brandon Weavers disputes, can you help ?
I recently had fraud charges incurred on my credit card with Macy’s and they are in the process of investigating, what can I do to get my credit score back up to where it was ?
Hello Ali, just a few weeks ago, my dad ended up falling behind on his First Premier credit card where I’m an authorized user, this card is reporting on my credit too and now is reporting a 30 day late payment, what should I do ?
Hi Doris, this is a simple fix, just have your dad call First Premier, and get yourself removed off the card. Also request them to delete the entire account from the credit report. They don’t allow this for joint users ,but they’ll do it for an authorized user, so you’re good !
Hello, I have a charge-off that occurred due to me not receiving mail at my correct address, the charge-off was from Synchrony Bank for a $44 balance for a store purchase that was put on a new card. I’m yet to pay this bill, what options do I have.
Hi Viola, Synchrony normally is receptive to removal requests if it could be proven you didn’t receive the statements. Check with Synchrony what address was put on the initial app, if the store clerk put in your wrong address, then sending Synchrony a copy of your id may suffice to prove the wrong input address was not your fault and request that give this was a store error, that they remove the item in exchange for payment.
Ok so I have this Capital One card late payment that was incurred due to an annual fee, the card was not even active, but there was an annual fee posted and it just destroyed my credit score.
Hi Ajit, do call Cap One and request a courtesy removal, perhaps send them proof that you had enough money in your bank to make the payment.
If this doesn’t work, reach out to me, I’ve got a very good success rate with Capital One
My husband and I have been struggling to get a late payment removed, in order to get a home loan but our credit score has been significantly impacted by a Capital One late payment. We were traveling at the time and thought an auto pay was set up, however it was not. This led to a $100 missed payment which tubed our score 80 points.
I have already engaged capital one and they refused. Can you help ?
Hi Amy, I’ve got access to Capital One’s higher management, we should be able to resolve this.
Reach out to me at [email protected]
Hi Ali, can you tell me how long this process may take to resolve, if I was to hire you instead ?
Hello Ali, this is a really helpful article, super excited about rolling the dice on this and try to get a Capital One late payment off and will let you know how it goes!
So I tried to get a late payment removed for my auto loan that was due to a problem with my auto payment, but the lender has said this was not their fault, even though I had enough money in the bank to pay? Any luck you’ve had with Chrysler Credit ?
I have a charge-off account from Synchrony Bank that was 180 days late and was incurred due to a problem with billing, I paid them but they are not willing to remove the account . What options do we have?
I saw that you had mentioned that late payments can’t be removed with credit bureau disputes, why is that and do disputes ever work in certain cases ?
Hi Nicole, you read right. Basically creditors keep records on file normally for upto 4 years from the time an account closes down, so if you dispute an account that closed down less than 4 years ago its not likely to come off. Even less likely for a late to be rectified with a credit bureau disputes is if the late is on an open account. Since open accounts update every 30 days , even if the late is removed somehow it will come right back on within 30 days when the creditor re-updates the account. Hope this sheds some light on why credit bureau disputes don’t work for recent lates.
Hi Ali, after trying your method with my local credit union, I finally got a letter stating they will be removing the late payment from the credit report. Wanted to thank you for sharing this info !
Hi Ali any luck with getting Bank of America to remove a 90 day late payment from the credit report, I incurred one while I was traveling earlier this year and they don’t seem to budge on this.
Does this method work for collection accounts as well, as I ‘ve got many unpaid collections from 5-6 years ago that are all medical related
Hi Paul for that refer to this article here: https://imaxcredit.com/remove-collections-credit-report/
Hi Doris, simply wait for Macy’s to conclude their investigation, after that you can call their credit bureau dept directly and have them remove the late payments. Keep in mind they’ll only remove the lates if they determine that the charges were fraud. If they determine that they were not fraud, then reach out to me at [email protected]
My score absolutely tanked due to a fraud charge that came on my capital one accounts, which led to a late payment. What can I do about this?
Hi Daniel, if you can get CapOne to reverse the fraud charge then they’ll likely remove the late payment as well. They should comply if the entire minimum payment that was due was all due to fraud charges and not legitimate charges. Reach out to me if they don’t agree to remove it, I’ve got some contacts at Cap One that would be able to help
Hi Michelle, Bank of America is a tough creditor to deal with , do call me directly at 866-611-4629 to discuss
That’s terrific news Raphael ! I’m so glad this helped. Now that you’ve got the letter of late payment deletion the credit bureaus should update the account around the time the billing cycle for your account ends
Hello Jorge, so sorry to hear about this. Yes charge-offs are a tougher item to get off the credit report, reach out to me about this and we may have some options, I’d like to know the entire story and circumstances that led to the lates. You can call me directly at 866-611-4629 or email me at [email protected]
Hello Rebecca, do let me know exactly what the problem was with the auto pay, also were you signed up for mailed statements or online statements? Yes, we’ve had success with Chrysler before, email me directly at [email protected] or call me at 866-611-4629
Hi Nina, thanks for the words of encouragement, wishing you the best of luck on this endeavor. Reach out to me if you’re unsuccessful
HI Tammy, depending on the creditor and the circumstances surrounding the late, it could take anywhere from 30-90 days to resolve a late payment issue. Do shoot me an email at [email protected] and let me know the story behind and the late payment so I can provide you with a free consultation
At around late last year, I was in the hospital and fell behind on my credit card payment for Comenity Bank. I was about 60 days late and when I got back home I paid the entire $200 balance off. I’ve reached out to them but they’ve stuck to their position. What else can I do?
Hi Evelyn, so sorry to hear about your health issues. I’d suggest drafting a letter to Comenity and providing them with proof of your hospital stay and proof that you had enough money in your bank at the time to pay them.
If they don’t agree to remove, then reach out to me and I’ll have some more options for you.
Hi Ali, I’ve tried every darn thing with Citibank to remove a late payment they reported for March 2016 for my mortgage due to me transposing the mortgage payment amount, which was not sufficient to cover the minimum payment. They’ve stuck to their guns, even their executive department turned me down. What can we do at this point ?
Ok so my husband and I recently were in escrow to get a mortgage and we forgot to make our Paypal credit card payment and this brought our score down by 100 pts. We have about 45 days to close, wanted to know what options we have that would be quick.
Hi there, I hired Lexington law to remove a late payment for my Comenity Bankcard and nothing really happened. So I’m skeptical about if credit repair services can help. Please advise on what you can do different
Hi Ali I’ve got a federal Student loan lote with Navient, that was supposed to be in forbearance but did not get processed and became 120 days late, in addition although I have 1 loan, they’re reporting 5 different loans , please help or advise
Hi Andrea, thanks for reaching you. So if they’re successful on the phone with the bureaus, it should be about 3 days, if they have to write in instead, it may take from 14-30 days.
Hi Ali, I had a Capital One account which I hadn’t used for over a year, but it incurred a $39 annual fee and it caused a 60-day late payment while I was on vacation, and now they’re not willing to remove this, even though this was their own charge.
Hi, do you have any suggestions on how to get Merrick Bank to remove a 30 day late? I had Set up auto pay over the phone but apparently it wasn’t for the minimum amount, creating a one time 30 day late. As soon as I got a late laymen’s letter I called and paid the account down and set up auto pay for a higher amount. I tried reaching out to them by phone but they wouldn’t budge. From what I’ve read they are a tough bank to get lates removed. This is the only thing holding me back from a mortgage because it happens just 5 months ago.
I wanted to thank you for sharing this and I decided to give this tactic a try to remove a Synchrony late payment. Luckily the agreed to remove after my second call to them, they determined that statements were mailed back to them that never reached me.
Hi Ali,
Have you ever had to deal with Fifth Third Bank? I have had a mortgage loan with them for almost 9 years now and have never been 30 days late until last month due to a mis-communication on who paid the bill. I called them and asked if they would remove the late report, but they were not very nice about it and told me they could not due to the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Hi Chris, don’t be disheartened, this is their standard line to consumers to get you off the phone. I’ll shoot you an email here to discuss this in detail.
Hi Ashley, but yes they’re not that easy to deal with, had some success with them using some legal options.
I’ll shoot you an email here shortly.
Great work Melvin, perseverance pays off my friend, super excited for you !
HI Rachel, yup Cap One is the notorious repeat offender here. By far I see the majority of late payment issues occur with Capital One late.
Due to this, I deal with them on almost a daily basis. Give me a ring directly 323-983-8973
I had one 30 day late payment with Comenity back on 2/2017, these can be tough to remove.
Hi Andrea, for the Fed student loan, google for the Department of Education Ombudsman and lodge a complaint against them, in the complaint you want to be very detailed regarding the chronology and the dates, also include proof you had ample funds to make the missed payment. This should get the higher management at the loan servicer involved. Hope this info helps !
Hi Kevin, so sorry to hear about this, for Lexington if you do a google search and check out their yelp reviews, you’ll see the majority of folks have similar experiences. They basically send out generic dispute letters which will not remove late payments. The only way to remove them is through an intense negotiation with the creditor and if that doesn’t work, then utilizing the legal option. I’d be more than happy to provide you with a consultation and unlike Lexington, we do not charge until we get the late off.
Hi Mariana, so sorry to hear about this, first make a quick phone call and see what happened that led to the late and see if they’ll be willing to make a goodwill adjustment. They may sometimes agree if the late was due to an annual fee, fraud charge, or incorrect charge that needs to be refunded. Either way call them asap and if they don’t agree to remove, reach out to me .
Best
Ali
Hi Abigail, as of recent my associate attorney has been having good success with Citi based on a particular credit reporting disclosure. I’m confident we can get this done. Give me a ring at (323) 983-8973
Hi Ali
Have you had any success with getting Amex to remove a late payment from credit report?
Hi Renee, to answer your question, yes, but I’ll need some more info regarding the details of the account, just sent you an email with some additional questions.
I’ve been reading your blog for over a year now, and have used it effectively to restore my credit, given I have the time on my hands.
I know there are numerous credit repair companies out there, some good and some not so good, but none I’ve seen that share the work that they do and educate their clients.
Keep on sharing this valuable information !
Tried out your method, with a late payment with Synchrony Bank/Amazon card, after a CFPB complaint, they relented and removed the late, thanks for spreading the word !!! I’ll be sure to leave you a great review on yelp too !
Hi Ali,
What is your success rate with CHASE for late payment removals?
Thanks for these suggestions, I’ve tried these techniques but am still getting pushback from Honda Financial regarding a recent late payment. Any suggestions
Hi Mark , please reach out to me at [email protected] with the story behind the late and I’ll see what I can do to help.
Thanks so much for the suggestions, I’ve tried everything in the past to address a late with Bank of America, will try your course of action out.
Yes please do so Ben, and let me know what transpires. The bigger banks including BOA are a tougher nut to crack, but best of luck ! If you can’t get anywhere with them then reach out to me
Hi Stephen, I’m so excited for you my friend, welcome back to perfect credit 🙂
Hi Simon, that’s terrific to hear, I’ll be posting more articles with guides and tips for credit restoration and Fico score improvement within the next month, stay tuned and thanks for your support !
hello I forgot my paypal credit or bill me later account payment and it has been 34 days late I was wondering if I will get reported since paypal docent even report if u have a line of credit with. thank you!
hello I have a paypal credit or bill me later account and I forgot my payment and it has been 34 days will I get reported the 30 day late because paypal doesn’t even report if u have an account with them. Thank You!
Hi Mike, it may be on there, I just emailed you with some more info.
Hi Mike, sent you an email with some more info
Hi i was good paying customer with wells Fargo for over 72 months and for some reason auto payment didn’t work. I called them and reinstated the auto payment. I contacted Law firm to get rid of 30 day late payment, who asked me to dispute all the three bureaus. I received the letters from all three bureaus stating the 30 day late payment has been verified. I spoke to wells fargo who opened the escalation case again. Please advise what to do, as it is causing a lot of pain and suffering. I am graduating soon and this may impact my ability to acquire apartment and other financial situations.
HI Raj, Wells is notorious for dragging their feet on late payment issues. And yes bureau disputes are absolutely ineffective to remove 30 day lates.
Only way to get this off is if Wells Removes the lates.
However see what happens with the escalation case, however, find out what happened that led to the auto payment being de-activated.
You have to find out who’s at fault here, so call Wells and uncover the facts.
They’ll be more likely to remove it if this was their error instead of an error from your own bank.
If they don’t agree to expunge this , then reach out to me and I’ll be able to help.
My dad got a car from CarMart and added my name on it to build my credit. Well it did not really work as he ended up falling behind on the loan. I tried to tell CarMart that I was not the primary but they refused to remove the late. Please help
Hi Christopher, sorry to hear about this. Carmart won’t remove just based on the fact that you were a co-signer on the loan. You’ll need to show why the late occurred and make a case that it was not due to financial inability or willful negligence.
I contacted wells fargo about a skip payment in nov of 2014 for dec. I stated that I was calling because I didn’t want to hurt my credit but was going through a divorce and could use the extra money for the holidays. The gent stated that they didn’t have a skip payment but what he could do was break up dec payment over the next 6 months. I didn’t find out for a year but they reported me 30 days late 1/15 – 6/15. I have been attempting to get them removed out of good will but they are saying “ethically” they can’t because it’s based off of the original note. I don’t think this is fair as they offered it to me. Had I known I would have just paid the payment. Are their any options?
Hi Kevin, file a complaint with the CFPB against Wells Fargo and someone from their executive dept would pick up the case. If this doesn’t work then we’ll need to look into legal action against Wells.
Have you dealt with First Premier Bank Card? I have a 30 day late payment I been trying to remove with a goodwill but I have yet to hear from them.
Having a hard time removing a 30 days late from first premier bank card. I sent in goodwills and have yet to hear from them. What should be my next step?
Hi Asino, just sent you an email with some info , looking fwd to helping.
I have not had a 30 day late in over 10 years. Recently in an accident and failed to pay Comenity/Eddie Bauer. I have since paid the balance off but they reported a 30 day late as I paid on 10/23 for bill due 9/13.
I called and was told to write a letter. What can I do to get this off. My score went from 752 to 665.
HI Toni, thank for reaching out, just sent you an email with some more info on this
I just got a 30 day late mark on my credit from Target red card. Oversight on my end and I just missed the cut off time for a payment. Have you had success with Target?
Yes indeed Christina, just sent you a link.
Hi Ali,
I’ve been trying to get missed payments removed that occurred when I shipped out for military basic training. I used Lexington Law for a few months and they did nothing for me. I’ve worked hard on tying up a few GoodWill letters I was going to send in, and I was wondering if you think this would work or if I could get your opinion on my report?
Hi Austin, sorry about your negative experience with Lexington. Basically, goodwill letters don’t have a high success rate. I just sent you an email with some more details.m
This is terrific information. Thanks so much for sharing.
Every had luck with VW Credit – I was 1 day after the 30 day cut off – They won’t budge or help – They said they are Black and white and don’t make any exceptions. Any luck with them?
Hi Josh, yes, normally this takes some legal action, but they’re options available to purue
Ali been following your blog for a while, I’ve grown tremendously through it and now even considering starting my own credit repair company. Would you like to collaborate?
Awesome stuff, I’ll say this is the most comprehensive plan I’ve seen to remove 30 day lates, I’ll get on it to remove my recent Cap One late
HI Ali, I have capital one 30 days late payment in 2015 and 2017 which is hurting my credit score. I went through some credit repair consultants to have it removed but it didnt work out.
Please let me know if you would be able to help me in getting this removed and how much would you charge for this.
Thanks
Hi Babu, I can definitely have a look please email me at [email protected] with the name of the creditors involved or a copy of the credit report.
Ali, I’ve been dealing with a 30 day late with Amazon/ Synchrony but they’re not budging, can you help professionally ?
Mr Zane, please let me know if you’re taking on new clients for removing lates,
Hi Ali, just wanted to thank you for putting this out the the web, this helped me repair my credit, you’re an angel !
I had a payment for my mortgage go 30 days late even though I paid the bill on time it was short $4.00. They increased my payment and I didn’t notice it until 7 days to late. I’m a customer of NBT bank 8 years no late payments in 20 years till now. I’m fico dropped 100 points. Please help.
Hello Ali, I’ve been going back n forth with Santander bank over payments in regards to my heloc over 2 years. I had one payment that was reported late because due to insufficient mailing address. they had everything correct except for the apartment. Because of this my account was locked and closed. I was making payments through the Santander website which takes 3 days to clear. Now i’m paying from my bank online that now takes up to ten days. I have been charges late every month on my credit report. I’ve tried every form of disputing including the CFPB providing proof of payment with no resolution.
Hi Mr Zane, I was checking to see if you could possible help with a mortgage late payment from last year?
Hi Ali,
I have a 30 day late payment with chase ( my mortgage ) I have never been late with any of my creditors in fact I had 100% payment history .I did pay late due to my child being hospitalized in another three hours away . I take full responsibility , but I wanted to ask if you have any suggestions ?
I had a credit score of 840 and now I have dropped by 90 POINTS. I called but I had a rude person who flat out said no she wasn’t forgiving or going to change anything . I made sure I was extremely patient, nice etc .
Thanks
Hi Mirrisa, yes Chase is a tough creditor to deal with, I shot you an email earlier
Robert, we should be able to help, shoot me an email at [email protected]
any luck with Bank of America lates?
Hello what can I do to remove a 30 day late payment with Macys ?
What can I do if I lost my job and can’t pay my bills ?
Enze once the account is paid off or you’re currently on it, we can come up with options to help.
In the mean time you can look into credit counseling
Simply see if they’ll remove it as a courtesy on the phone, if they refuse then reach out to me
absolutely, reach out to me and we can get the ball rolling
Appreciate the support Roni !
Hi Allex, good to see this has helped you, kudos on deciding to start a new business, although I’m stretched thin and can’t collaborate, I can guide you to the right resources.
Good going my friend, take action
Hi Lauri, should be able to depending on the creditor , do fill out the contact form and I’ll reach out to you
Thanks Allex, I’m so glad this helped my friend.
Hi Lee, yes lets get to it, I’ve had success with them. Do fill out the contact form below and I’ll reach out to you
Hi Ben, I will be as of next week, do fill out the contact form below and I’ll reach out to you my friend
Hello. Any luck with getting Santander Consumer to remove a 30 day late on car note? It was only 1 day past the 30 days due to the Federal Governement Shut down. They said they do not do goodwill letters and will not help me at all. I had called as well and told them it will be 1 day late and they said that was fine, but there is no record of my call. Any contact information or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Good morning Ali,
I have a Premier CC. Due to a complete oversight, after years of no lates, I have a 30 day past due. I’ve paid it as soon as I realized it. I’ve called and requested they remove it since it was just an oversight and they said they can’t. Do you have any suggestions.
Just emailed you Stephen
Hi Jo Ann, try lodging a complaint with the CFPB against Santander and include proof of the govt shutdown
Have you had any luck with removing a 30 Day late from GM Financial? I’ve never had any lates on my credit report, and current score is above 800. I just had a baby, and missed the one payment. (My fault). I’m afraid of how much my score is going to be affected, I’ve always been Tier 1 credit. I’ve tried calling and speaking with their credit department, but they say they never remove any lates, unless it’s their error. Have you had any luck with GM?
Hi Ali! I already sent you an email regarding some Cap1 lates. Please get back to me whenever you can. Thank you!
Sam, I just sent you an email, I don’t seem to have an email from you
Hi Dana , just sent you an email regarding this
Hi Ali,
I had my Target credit card bill being paid through a 3rd party bill payer (PRISM) however in the last couple of months Target repeatedly designated my account as locked (even though I had the right credentials and unlocked it a few times upon request) so my bill never got paid and they marked me 30 days late on my credit report. I’ve had a perfect credit history with them since 2006. When I spoke with them (twice) they said there’s nothing they can do and to call the credit bureaus to dispute.
Hi Guy, Target is pretty notorious for this. I just sent you an email with options we can pursue
Hello – Regional Acceptance just posted 30 day late after miscommunication of payments and a GAP claim. I tried to make payment while travelling and it looked like their site scheduled. Did not work, paid again 4/01 (Was due 3/27) and it was reported as 30 day late 4/02. Can you help?
Got your email, we should be able to help
Hi Crystal, we should be able to help, feel free to email me a copy of a credit report for a free consultation at [email protected]
Any luck with Regions Bank credit card? Made a payment in Jan of last year but apparently it was shy a few dollars and they issued a 30-day late. No luck with front end reps so far.
Hi Heather, we may have some options depending on where you reside. I just sent you an email from [email protected]
Hi Heather, feel free to send me a copy of the report so we can determine what we can do to help
Hello,
What is the cost for credit repair? after having very good credit for many years i had a set back. I was divorced, my best friend (Brother) past away, my mother and father got sick, and i guess it took a toll where i had o see a doctor due to depression. I fell behind and became irresponsible and accumulated late payments on my car loan. I had my sister take care of the issue. But she was using the wrong bank account to make the payments and so i got delinquent. There is more to the story, but prefer to consult with you verbally.
Thank You, and hope to hear from you soon.
Marco Valdivia
Hi Marco, depends on when the item fell behind. Do fwd me a copy of your credit report at [email protected] for a free consultation
Hi Ali ,
This site is super helpful. About to engage with Bank of America, fingers crossed. Have not had one late payment in 10 years and ended up with a one 30-day late payment for an old BOA card that I used to order something online (don’t visit this site often and didn’t realize I had linked my BOA card to it). The balance was roughly $85 and the payment was $25. In any event, I missed this. Pretty sure the due date fell in line with some travel days for work. Going to do my best to get this removed. May reach out to you and your services if I’m unsuccessful. This will be the only blemish on my credit report and I really would like to have it removed, if possible.
Best of luck on this Erin !
Hi Ali,
I have a charge-off with Discover. However, at one point fraudulently activity has occurred where someone canceled my card and Discover issued a new one to an out of state address. I wasn’t aware until I called to find out how much was my minimum payment would be and they stated that the card number I provided was cancelled. How can I get this removed from my credit report?
Hi Audrey, we should be able to help, do fwd me a copy of the credit report at [email protected]
Any luck with BMW financial services late payment?
Hi Theo, they’re very tough to deal with. In California there maybe some options, if you’re out of state, I’ll need to look at the scenario in detail to see what we can do. If you’ve got a report, do fwd it to [email protected]
hi. what about late fees. i was late every month for 1yr at bofa and late fees of 38kept adding up. i could just never catch up but made a pmt every month. they sd they only waive 1fee per year. anything that can be done here.?
Hi Cristina, we may have some options to pursue. They normally don’t do goodwill adjustments , so there can be taken action against them.
Feel free to email me a copy of a report at [email protected], my fees start at $849.
Hello Ali, I’ve a joint mortgage through my credit union. Due to bad timing with my balance, I did not have the full amount available at the time of auto-pay and we’ve been hit with a 30. Since it’s joint, do we contact the creditor separately to make goodwill requests or do I make a sole request since I’m the primary? Also, if the creditor agrees to a goodwill, the late will be removed from my joint partner’s account?
Yes Ark, the late will be removed off both account holders if they agree to remove off one.
So just one request is fine.
If they don’t agree , reach out to me and I may be able to help in getting the matter resolved, using more advanced means.
I had a vacuum financed through Bay Finance LLC (over a year ago). I made 2 payments and then received papers in the mail stating my account had been sent to another finance company (Aqua). I never filled out any of the paperwork for this new finance company and have continued to make my payments to Bay. On my credit report it shows that my payments are on time but my Bay account is closed. The new finance company has an incorrect amount on my current balance, can I dispute this as “no contract” and get it off my report? Am I actually required to repay considering I never agreed to the new contract that they sent?
Hi Wendi, the contracts may state that the debts can be transfered over to a different lender, so this debt would still be considered valid and given its so recent disputes won’t be the way to go
l need some help with capital one.
Hi Cristie, just sent you an email, would be glad to help
Hi, I am looking for an apartment and have to move immediately due to the death of the homeowner and extenuating circumstances, ie: reverse mortgage. Anyway, my credit score recently went down 100 points showing an innaccuracy for a capital one account for which I was previously listed as an authorized user but was removed prior to the late payments. I called capital one and was told they could not discuss the account with me as I am no longer an authorized user. I affirmed that is correct and I simply wanted them to remove it from my credit report. The representative advised me to dispute it online. I don’t have 30 days to wait for the dispute to complete. Further, I have an account with capital one in good standing. How can I quickly get this resolved and my score updated? Thanks for your help! 🙂
HI Elisha. For authorized user accounts with capital one credit card lates, instead of a goodwill or courtesy removal from capital one, the credit bureaus will remove the accounts with a simple dispute, and even if the authorized user was to call Cap One, the process to remove the 30 or 60 day late payment would have still taken 30 days.
You may call the bureaus and ask for their special teams unit.
For everyone else reading this, the same applies for Barclays card, Bank of America, Chase card, Synchrony, Comenity etc.
Hi Ali, I wanted to find out how to remove mortgage late payments?
I have a one late mortgage payment with Bank of America.
I’ve had a mortgage refinance declined due to the late payment as its dropped my score
I’ve got a Capital One auto loan which has incurred a 60 day late payment.
Now Will capital one remove late payments?
If not, then please explain how to remove late car payments from credit report.
And if the late can’t be removed how long is the credit score recovery after the late payment ?
I wanted to find out how to remove late car payments from my credit report.
I recently made a late payment on my GM Financial auto loan
I wanted to know when is a payment 30 days late ? And if you pay on the 30th day is it considered late ?
I have a payment I made on the 30th day which processed one date later.
So would a one day late payment affect the score and if so could I ask for late payment forgiveness ?
Hi Andrew, a payment is 30 days late on the 30th day of the payment not being received. For example if a payment is due on the 1st, then on the 30th it will be considered 30 days late. Then It will end up being being reported to your credit report on the 30th day.
And surely if you are one day late on the payment, it will be reported and will hurt your credit score.
GM Financial is quiet notorious for slapping on late payments on credit reports even if there is a payment processing. However in your case you paid on the 30th day, so they’ll consider that late. So if you’re asking how to remove late car payments from credit reports, a courtesy or goodwill letter will not work.
Use this quiz to see the best course of action for you: https://imaxcredit.com/quiz/
Hi Catherine, Capital One late payment forgiveness does not happen often. Unless this was Cap1’s fault or there were some extraneous circumstances that were due to no fault of yours.
Even if you were late by one day, over the 30 day period, Capital One will report to the credit bureau.
I’ve had good success with Cap1 to remove late payments, using legal strategies and getting their attorneys involved.
Do shoot me an email at [email protected]
Hi Tanika, Bank of America is not likely to do a late mortgage payment forgiveness
Yes the late mortgage payment affect on credit score is huge.
Now I’ve seen mortgage late payments removed if there was a fault by the lender and that can be proven
If you can’t find one, then take my quiz to see if you’d be a good candidate to hire a professional for help.
My first and only 30D late from BMW Financial on September 2019. I only have 4 months left on my 36 month lease. It was a simple mistake on my end. And luck with BMW Financial?
Hi Chris, auto loan servicer like BMW Financial, Audi Financial, Porsche and Toyota are repeat offenders when it comes to missed payments. However, I’ve had some decent luck with them, Just sent you an email
So I’ve got a Verizon chargeoff which is about 1 year old.
Basically, what happened is that Verizon is charging me for early cancellation, however there were problems with the service and I was misled by their reps as well.
They’re also claiming equipment was not returned, and that I owe money for my iPhone
At this point Verizon says they won’t remove the charge-off even if I paid them.
This is destroyed my perfect credit and reduced my score by 100 pts.
Have you had any luck with Verizon collections ?
Hi Maurice, this is the same story that I hear from numerous people every month.
Verizon’s account closing polices leave a lot to be desired and are downright unjust.
Fortunately they do respond to heavy handed tactics and escalation with removals.
Please shoot me an email at [email protected]
I had first premier report some late payments and a charge-off on a couple of accounts. I’m willing to pay them off if they’ll delete
I’ve made CFPB complaints and written to HQ and nothing has worked/
What can I do ?
Hi Richard, sorry to hear about your efforts being stonewalled.
Banks will not remove based on a pay for delete, like collection companies will.
If this late was not due to extraneous circumstances that can be proven,
then we’ll need to get involved.
I’ve had good success with First Premier.
Email me to discuss options [email protected]
Hi
30 day late on my credit in the midst of this corona virus issue. Can you assist?
Hi, I found out today that I have missed three payments with Barclaycard and my credit has taken quite a hit because of it. I paid off my entire statement in early March leaving me with a zero balance. I didn’t realize that I was then charged $2.97 interest later in the month, which doubled twice due to late fees. I had automatic payments on for years prior, and only canceled the automatic payment scheduled for March since I had paid the remaining balance already. So my questions are 1) will they remove the negative credit report since it was less than $3.00 and clearly just a miscommunication, and 2) shouldn’t they remove them any since the automatic payments should have kicked in once my balance was no longer zero?
This seems purely punitive at this point and in no way reflects my actual creditworthiness. I have been a client of their’s for several years without incident, and it feels like I am being punished for attempting to pay off the remaining balance.
Hi Mark, this is highly irresponsible of Barclays, and its not the first time they’ve done this.
Shoot me an email at [email protected]
THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME . IM SUPPOSED TO CLOSE IN SEPETMBER 2ND THIS IS RUINING MY CREDIT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP
Janbell, sorry to hear about this, I just shot you an email
Hi Michael, sorry to hear about nothing working.
Sadly, the credit repair industry is full of individuals making unbacked promises.
As for Synchrony, I’ve got a backdoor channel to their attorneys, normally instead of removing lates, I can get them to remove the entire account.
Shoot me an email at [email protected] and we can talk
Hi, I am buying a home and paid off a lot of debts to a $0 balance, one of the accounts charged a monthly service fee after my account was paid to $0 balance and I was not aware of the new “balance” and they are now reporting a 30 day late to my credit. My score sunk 66 points as a result and i have NO other late payments on my report. I am trying hard to have creditor to remove the derogatory remark as it’s hindering me getting a mortgage. Any suggestions?
Good Morning Ali,
I’ve used Lexington Law firm for a year with no luck removing a two 30 day late payment with Capital One Auto Finance on a closed account. Both late payments occurred dec2015 and sept 2017. I’ve sent Good Will letters but after reading you’re information I now know why I’ve have no luck. Is there any way you can help with this?
Hi Antionette, Lexington’s law firm’s disputes unfortunately don’t really work. They recently got sued by the federal govt for defrauding people.
As for Capital One , we may have some options to pursue, do tell me what state do you reside in and what led to the lates?
Email me at [email protected]
I’m in the same situation as Vanessa with GM Financial charging me for a return lease vehicle that I was not aware of and now I have a 30,60,90,120 day past due plus a charge-off. Can you help with this ?
Hi Natilie, General Motors Financial aka Americredit, are doing this to a number of people.
Legally they’re supposed to provide you notice by mail before any late payment insertion with proper itemizations.
They constantly fail to do this.
I’ve had about 10 cases with them just this year alone where we were successful in getting them to delete.
Shoot me an email at [email protected]
Hi Dana, sorry to hear about this, when was the late incurred , who is the creditor ?
We should be able to help , do email me the info at [email protected]
Hello Mr. Zane,
Thank you for this article. I found it quite helpful. Recently myself and my husband incurred a GM Financial lease return related late payment, which turned into a charge-off.
Basically we turned the vehicle in and there was a lease turn in fee, which we were not made aware of, the Fico score has taken a 100pt drop and now we’re unable to refi our home.
What options do we have
Hello Vanessa, so GM finance is quite notorious on marking people late on leases, and they often don’t provide notices for the lease turn in fee and don’t even take it automatically from auto pays.
General Motors Finance leases do have an arbitration clause that can prove to be helpful.
Do email me at [email protected] and we can discuss options.
I have a 30 day late payment from First Premier Bank credit card and it’s hindering me from getting approved for a mortgage. Any chance of getting it removed?
Absolutely John, First Premier is quite the repeat offender.
They rank very low on customer service and often don’t send the requisite notices to clients before late payment insertions.
I just sent you an email from [email protected] , lets pick up the conversation there.
My situation is a little bit different, there was an annual fee charged on my credit card that led to a 30 day late payment. I’ve argued with the card company to remove, since I did not even believe the card was active.
I’ve even filed complaints with the BBB and nothing worked.
I’ve read amazing things about you, I’m hoping you can help
Alex this is quite outrageous that a card company would mark you late for an annual fee, since you didn’t incur a charge.
It’s quite common occurrence that leads folks to unknowingly fall behind.
Depending on who the creditor is I’ve had really high success rates with these, by making a legal argument that you didn’t authorize the fee to be charged to your card.
Creditors like Capital One, Discover, Synchrony, Macys DSNB, Credit One, Capital One, First Premier all have been taken to task over this practice.
Which is the creditor that has reported you ?
Shoot me an email at [email protected] and we can pick up the conversation there.
Hi Ali, I incurred a 30 day late payment with Macys during the pandemic.
This was not due to financially inability , but I just forgot.
I’ve called and they’ve given me the cold shoulder and even lodged complaints with the CFPB.
My credit is taken a dive and me and my partner can’t get approved for a loan.
What can you do to help ?
Hi Brandon, saddened to hear about this that Macy’s continues to not help folks during Covid.
Macys card is Department Stores National Bank, which is a CitiBank subsidiary.
I’m getting deletions from them as recently as last week, through engaging their legal team .
Shoot me an email at [email protected]
So, I have my lease through Santander and incurred a 30 day late for our Chrysler Capital account. They never called and they claim they sent letter in the mail stating that my payment was late. I never got this letter. I did however receive 2 letters. Instead they reported it and lowered my score 139 points with two reports that they made. I have worked hard for 25 years to build my score for nothing. Now I believe there’s nothing I can do to fix it.
Sorry to hear about this issue, this has been a very common practice of Santander.
They’ll often incorrectly claim a letter was sent out about the missed payment.
We deal with them quite frequently, do reach out to me at [email protected] and we can pick up the conversation
I recently had a 30 day late with American Express. I paid the day after, so on the 31st day. Have you had any luck getting Amex to budge?
Credit One: I had covid last month and missed the annual membership payment, I asked for it to be removed and paid to make account current they told me they can remove it due to there system. Which I know is a lie. I will be calling to speak to credit department today. Is there anything else that I need to do?
Hi Ali-
After pulling my credit recently, I found a recent 30-day late mortgage payment from Newrez Shellpoint Mortgage. Looking into, I had gone online to make the payment on Friday Oct 29th, however, because it was in the evening, the payment could not be scheduled until Monday November 1st. I even tried calling the number that night (that historically has always allowed a pay-by-phone instant payment), however, that same number no longer had that instant pay by phone option. Any advice on how I can approach them in a way that maximizes my odds of having them remove the late payment?
Greetings.
I have 30-Day late payments with Bank of America recently. I currently do not have a credit card with BoA but still hold a banking account.
What options do I have.
I had a 30 day late payment to best buy. Due to a refund that sat in their warehouse for 3 weeks before processing. They have lowered my credit score 101 points and also lowered my credit limit. I have filed reports with all agencies and they have all been denied. I had excellent credit and want it removed immediately please Can I have your assistance. I have had this card since 2011 and never been late. Can you guide me where Needs to be next?
Hi Melanie, Citi Bank (for Best Buy) is one of the lenders where we have a high success rate, let’s get on the phone for a free consult for you.
I just sent you an email, if you didn’t receive it , email me at [email protected] or fill out the form below
https://www.imaxcredit.com/consultation/
Hello, I recently incurred a late payment with my Comenity Ann Taylor account. I didn’t realize my auto pay was not setup correctly and therefore missed a payment of just $12. I have had 100% payment record prior to this. I called the bank and they removed my late payment fee from statements but I don’t think this will fix my credit report. One thing to note is that while I received some phone calls from the bank, they never left a voicemail explaining that I had a late payment, nor did I receive any communication sent to my address by postal Mail. Can this be grounds for getting this late payment removed?
HI Sharmma, with Comenity you often have a good chance to remove if you’re a frontline worker and can provide them proof of that.
If you don’t happen to be a frontline worker, then if you’ve recently moved and have address change proof, that goes a long way.
Otherwise you can setup a consult with me and I can go over more options
HI Connie, first thing is call BOA, if that doesn’t work, then writing a goodwill with BOA gets no where.
Specifically, BOA credit bureau dept will make some adjustments if you were travelling or had a medical issue.
If none of these issues apply, then I can help. But only if it’s a credit card account.
you can setup a consult with me here: https://www.imaxcredit.com/consultation/
Hi Karren, this is very unfair they’ve put this late due to an annual fee.
Most lenders agree to remove if it’s their own annual fee.
Either-way, call and ask for a supervisor.
If that doesn’t get anywhere, you can file a complaint with the CFPB and see what that yeilds.
Finally if that’s unsuccessful , then let me know, I get deletions from their legal dept quite frequently.
Best of luck in the meantime
Hi Ann, we’ve absolutely had alot of success with Amex.
First I’d say call customer service , you may have a good shot on the phone if this was a business account, or if you recently changed addresses or forgot to update your billing address. Amex seems to be sympathetic to that situation I’ve found.
In any case, if you don’t succeed, setup a call with me here for a consultation :
https://www.imaxcredit.com/consultation/
Mark Newrez/Shellpoint is absolutely the worst at these types of issues. They never budge to goodwill requests.
We have gotten a few deletions from them, with the help of associate attorneys.
If you like setup a call with me for a consult and I can see if we can help:
https://www.imaxcredit.com/consultation/
I’ve had a horrendous time with First Premier credit card account that was charged-off account, they basically failed to close my account and kept on charging a monthly fee. I’ve sent them dispute letters and even filed a CFPB complaint to no avail.
What’s the next step ?
Hi Khalid, this is quite unfair but very characteristic of First Premier.
I deal with them quite often.
Please email me directly at [email protected] and we can pick up the conversation there.
I just had a 30 days late payment with Honda Financial Services on my leased vehicle. It affected a lot my credit score .
Is there a way I can remove it ?
Hi Daniela, with American Honda Finance, they do remove lates, if you have ‘documented” verifiable proof of medical illness at the time of the late.
Aside from that they do make exceptions if there was a “documented” bank error. you can send this info to them for review if available
American Honda Finance doesn’t however make any exceptions for financial hardship.
In any case, if this was just an oversight and there’s no proof of bank error or medical hardship, then we can get involved to help remove
In which case, setup a free consult with me here:
https://www.imaxcredit.com/consultation/
Any luck with Toyota Financial? My husband has 2 recent 60 day lates, he is current now, is there any way to get these removed?
Hi Katelyn, we deal with Toyota Motor Credit with 30 and 60 day lates frequently.
Please shoot me an email at [email protected] and we can pick up the conversation.
Hey, I recently had a 30 day late payment on Bank of America account reported to Experian, and Trannsunion last year. I hired Lexington law, Credit Saint and Ovation law, all they did is put in a dispute which came back verified and I wasted my money, Bank of America’s phone reps say they can’t delete. I’ve heard stories from people on Reddit that you can delete with BOA , please let me know if this is true ?
Hey I read you were successful in removing recent auto loan lates. I have 30 day and 60 day late payments last year from Porsche Financial Services, Mercedes Benz Financial Services, . I was down with Covid at the time and didn’t call in to get a deferment. When I called in to get the lates removed they said I should have called before I was late, I even tried CFPB disputes and got no where. Does any of your strategies work with them?
Hey ,
I have a 30 day late United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), I had setup an autopay and they failed to take out my payment. Later on they claimed that auto pay had to be setup 15 days in advance for a payment to process. They are telling me they don’t do adjustments and only report accurate information. I have already reached their CEO’s office but to no avail. Do you have any experience getting removals in situations like this?
Hi Daniel, this is really common with United Wholesale Mortgage and Newrez/Shellpoint as well.
Unfortunately this problem is plaguing a number of people.
We have got a good success rate with UWM, please reach out to me at [email protected]
Hi. I recently received a late payment recorded from a Discover card and . I payed off my account, however there was $6 from deferred interest that I did not know had been added. They paid the $6 with part of $30 in rewards that I has, but still reported it. I have had that card for 10 years or more with zero late payments, and the card is paid in full. I got nowhere with the rep on the phone, and I ended up having to pay a couple thousand dollars to keep a refinance rate during our mortgage refi, bc it hit my score pretty hard in the middle of that process. Any suggestions? I’m pretty annoyed. Thanks!
Hello,
I was 32 days late on my credit card payment (Minimum payment was $100). It is the only time I have been over 30 days late on the account I have had since 2011. I am currently car shopping and the late payment has tanked my credit. Don’t know what to do. Or what your fee to help is..
Apologies . With Wells Fargo. I spoke with Dispute department with a lady that said she would send a “goodwill letter” internally. She assured me there would be no issue in removing the late payment. Then I received a letter that said there were no inaccuraccies with their reporting. I called the department that said they don’t extend such courtesies and I had been mis-informed….
Hi Ricardo, yes WF’s dispute department is extremely stubborn with consumer. I’d be happy to discussed the options we’ve utilized that have gotten us deletions,
just shot you an email from [email protected]
Hello! Bridgecrest is currently holding my credit hostage. I was impacted by COVID and eventually went on STD for a related illness. I communicated regularly and entered in a COVID accommodation loan modification in 11/2020. It brought my account current. They suppressed my credit for 4 months. I became unemployed in 6/2020. Made several payment arrangements, partial payments, etc. They constantly threatened repossession…but I ALWAYS found a way to pay last minute. I borrowed, overdrew my account, etc. I started a new job in 4/2022 and am in a way better financial position than before and bought the car. Every month I have paid more than the scheduled amount. In 6/2022 I entered into a second modification. I paid all the remaining late fees. My account is now 100% current.
I reached out to Bridgecrest about a good will adjustment…you know because I worked hard and did the right thing. They said “we report accurately. We don’t offer adjustments.” I pulled my credit report. They have 19 out of 27 payments reported as late…and 4 suppressed! My on time payment rate is 33%!
I looked up the CARES Act and reached back out. They refused. I submitted CFPB and BBB complaints. Someone from compliance called me and very condescending said “everyone has issues because of COVID” “the flags will fall off in 7 years” and “we have an entire legal team that knows more about CARES Act than you do”. I disputed with all the CRAs. I received a closed dispute in less than 48 hours. I don’t even think they took it seriously.
I looked at the certification they provided Equifax and went line by line and compared to the payment record from their site. I noticed that what they appear to be doing is calculating the days based on the LAST day of the month and payments as of the FIRST day. My due date is on the 13th. So if I for example make a payment on the 12th…they are reporting me 30-59 days late based on the last day of the month and not applying the payment since it was after the first. It was keeping me in a constant 30-59, 60-89 cycle. Last months past due wasn’t even a full scheduled payment so I don’t understand how it was 30+ days late?
I disputed again with a copy of the “certified” reporting and my payment history. I doubt it will make any difference. I am not exactly sure what to do next. Their reporting seems unfair, immoral and borderline unlawful.
I was hoping to purchase a home after the market relaxes a bit. Now, considering the 7 year purgatory compliance kindly pointed out, that will likely not be until my kids are adults.
Help with late payment
Company: GM financial
Issue: Covid and double pneumonia
in ICU battling for my life and selecting pay by check (processing time was used as payment date instead of the day the payment was actually made.) Not late
I wrote the CEO (several times) and filed a complaint with CFPB
they refused to remove or update the account to show paid as agree
Hey Ali, hope that you are having a great day. I have a credit card with First Savings. I had paid it off to $0 balance back in Nov of 2021. I have not used it since. Therefore, I have not had any payments since then. Once re-occurring charge I had was a for my annual subscription to AAA. This was charged in May of 2022 and I did not realize it. I, not realizing this, still assumed the balance was $0 so never bothered to make payment for June, as well as for July. I only realized when I received notification from my credit monitoring that it had been reported. This was a $60 original charge plus the late fees equaled just under $100. I totally understand that this was oversight on my part, but I have not had a missed payment in over 12 years. I called the credit card and spoke with customer service, as well as with their manager, and was told they could not remove it from the credit bureau. Do I have any chance in removing this? This was definitely not a situation where I couldnt pay, just didnt realize it had been charged and oversight. Thanks
I missed my payment by mistake and it was 3 days past 30. BofA sent a 30-Day Delinquent to the Credit Agencies. I just called BofA pleaded my case and I explained the situation and ‘used the unreasonable reporting angle” they said they could’t to remove it. What options can I pursue?
Hi Farhan, we should be able to help. I just sent you an email from [email protected]
So I have a mortgage late with Cenlar Mortgage on my $1.5mil mortgage. I’ve called them millions of times and they can’t remove it. It’s also the only payment I’ve ever been late o. The late was incurred due to the loan servicing being switched over.
please help !
Hi Ali –
We just got hit with a 30 day late on our mortgage payment. I paid our Freedom Mortgage Payment 14 minutes late. Yes, 14 mins. It was a total oversight. As soon as I realized it, I scrambled and struggled to login, had to reset my password, etc. I figured we’d be ok since it was just past midnight, but I got a credit reporting notice today and this has totally devastated our scores. I did send Freedom a message requesting a goodwill removal of the late, but haven’t heard back yet. This is the first time this has happened with our account. I’m just sick over this. Do you think we have any recourse? Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide.
Hi Ali,
I got denied a credit card and upon researching it was because of a late payment on my Honda Financial car lease. I am devastated at discovering that that I recall I was only a few just a little over 30 days late but didn’t expected them to report that to credit bureau. This was a innocent oversight as I was abroad tending to extenuating circumstances my family abroad was in. Moreover, I also had covid while being abroad. All that stress made me completely forget that I had a payment. I never ever had a late payment before that. and my record is squeaky clean after as well. How should I proceed with getting this removed?
Thanks,
MS
Hi Ali I’ve got a LoanCare and Cenlar Mortgage late. I sent them all a notice of error letter, as they had put us on deferment and still reported us late. On the phone they all said I was to get paperwork to sign to get the deferment in place, which allegedly was mailed but not received.
I’ve argued this up their chain of command and no one is willing to do a credit corrections . The regulatory agencies has not helped us either. Do I have any recourse against RESPA.
I’m willing to pay for your services to get these removed. Let me know what your success rate is with them.
Hi Joshua, these two lenders are absolutely the worst when it comes to processing deferemnts.
They’re quite the repeat offenders and I’ve dealt with them extensively over the last year.
I’d need to know further details, but safe to assume we’ve got a 80% success rate.
Please email me at [email protected] and we can pick up the conversation there.
So I have incurred a late with Caliber Home loans for my mortgage.
I’ve called them and also done complaints with the CFPB.
Please let me know if you can help and how long will it take
HI Marco, generally with a Caliber mortgage we can get deletions in about 60 days.
I’ll need to talk to you to see what violations we can leverage on.
I just sent you an email
Hello Ali, so I’ve had this god awful problem with Newrez/ Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing. My mortgage got taken over by them from my prior lender (fFreedom Mortgage) and the auto pay failed.
I’ve tried to reason with them, I hear you help in taking legal action against them?
Yes David, we’ve dealt with them quite extensively, do shoot me an email at [email protected]
My husband recently started building credit and just turned 40. He pays his credit cards each month, mostly in full. Comenity just dropped his credit score 132 points for a $5.96 charge they said was late. He made the payment 7 days late due to us having to get a new bank card because of fraud on the account and having to update the auto withdraw . He paid the payment in full but they did not say anything about the interest needing to be paid that had accrued in that seven days. Online he clicked the “pay in full button”. Not knowing he owed an additional $5.96, this is the payment they sent as late. To me though it was not late if it was something that occurred after the close of his statement balance and would not have been charged until the following month. What is truly confusing is they paid him back as an overpayment, he has a $5.96 credit on his account as if they took his payment and accepted it as if it had been made on time then reimbursed him the interest. It makes no sense and seems to be an error on their end. If he paid in full and was only 7 days late, not 30, and you paid him back that interest as if he had paid on time then there should never have been a late penalty sent to the credit bureau. . We just spoke with them as we started a small business and we are trying to build our credit and credit within the company but this was a huge hit and they refused to fix it. We sent them a hand written letter and they would still not correct this issue . His 100% credit payment history was also knocked down to 98%. What can I do
Hi Javier, if your husband is a victim of fraud , then there are certain protools that need to be followed to declare him a victim of fraud. And after that if the creditor does not correct the issue, then he may be entitled to legal compensation.
Here is an article I’ve written that explains the process for fraud victim https://www.imaxcredit.com/how-to-repair-credit-after-identity-theft-and-fraud/
After reading this feel free to reach out to us for a free consult: https://www.imaxcredit.com/consultation/
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I have a Newrez Shellpoint mortgage late payment and a Freedom Mortgage late payment, I’ve gotten no where with them an d follow alll your steps. Even did a CFPB and notice of error letter. I heard you’ve had success suing them. How can I hire you?
HI Alex, yes we’ve had a terrific success rate with Shellpoint /Newrez and Freedom Mortgage in removing late payments.
Yes, sometimes it does take some elbow grease and can involve legal action.
Would be happy to get on the phone with you, to make sure you’ve exhausted all self help options before hiring us.
email me at [email protected],
I have a Newrez Shellpoint mortgage late payment and a Freedom Mortgage late payment, I’ve gotten no where with them an d follow alll your steps. Even did a CFPB and notice of error letter. I heard you’ve had success suing them. How can I hire you?
Hi Alex, if you’re asking to remove a late payment with Freedom Mortgage and Newrez Mortgage (aka Shellpoint Mortgage), we’ve had success with them.
Email us directly at [email protected]. or fill out this consult form : https://www.imaxcredit.com/consultation/
I want to talk to you about my son regarding recent late payments sent to c. bureaus. It’s devastating and feel so disheartened.
HI Corine, please email me at [email protected], I’d be happy to speak to you . Warmly Ali