Most credit card companies will report a late payment once it's past due for 30 or 60 days. While missed payments will stay on your credit record for seven years from the date of activity, that ...

Bounced payments, especially if you make more than one returned payment on the account, can prompt the card issuer to freeze ...

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...

Setting up autopay for your credit card payments is a great way to avoid accidental late fees and penalties, but there’s an additional trick that can help with your credit score. By paying off your ...

Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers rewards and loyalty programs, budgeting, and all things personal finance. In addition to writing for publications like Bankrate, CreditCards ...