If the bills were overdue and you are making payments as the result of being 'dunned,' and the bills are not yet paid in full, it will reflect on your credit report.
As long as one is not behind on their mortgage payments, one should not effect the other. If one hasn't been making payments they will likely not be accepted for a credit card.
It CAN have a positive effect, but it also depends on the rest of your credit report. Leaving a small balance is advice often given to people who are looking to establish credit: borrow money, pay most of it, but show that you can make payments responsibly by making payments on a small balance.
If you already have a mortgage, no effect. If not, and you have made up the payment,and all other credit payments are ok, and you qualify in all other respects, not much of an effect. But if you have credit cards and are making payments, their interest rates may go up dramatically.
It shows on your credit report even before they start making payments.
Unpaid medical bills are on your credit score until they are settled with the company that issued the bills or written off of the credit report. This could be for many years if you are making payments on the account or might end more quickly if you have declared bankruptcy.
By using them & only making the minimum payments.
If the debt was properly assigned by the original creditor, yes. If you are making payments to the Original creditor than ask them to pull it back from there Collection agency, then dispute with the CRA's and when they update it should delete
No. Neither requesting, nor receiving, a home loan modification of your mortgage will have any impact whatsoever on your FICO, or credit score. Making payments on time affects your credit score. See more:
Increases are caused by paying any credit cards promptly, and on time. Decreases are caused by you making late (or no) payments each month. Additionally - CCJ's will always have a detrimental effect on your score.
Not if you are making your payments.
No. They can't put you in jail.