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Not sure if you ever heard but Harold's went bankrupt and out of business around that time.
non payments customer may go bankrupt
If you've been timely with payments since, try contacting the company that originally flagged the default payments to see if they will work with you to remove them. If they were valid default payments then they may so no outright. Otherwise, they will fall off your credit report eventually (7 years, I think).
To fix bad credit, it can be a time consuming proposition. First you should consolidate all of your credit cards and slowly get rid of them as you pay them off. Pay off your car payments and mortgage payments on time and also stay at a job for a long time. Eventually, you will be able to get a good credit rating.
If your name is the borrower name and someone else is making payments and they suddenly stop; then the car will eventually get repoed and it will show on your credit report.
For a list of bankrupt companies try www.BusinessBankruptcyLists.com. They should have a list of bankrupt finance companies.
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Your landlord would have to report payments to the credit bureau.
BMI baby went bankrupt for a period of time, and then it was airtours.
2 to 3 years to turn you credit around.
Generally, late payments over 30 days late are reported to a credit reporting agency. After that, late mortgage payments can become "missed" mortgage payments. And missed payments can affect your credit score in a negative way. However, your exact late payment will depend on how your specific mortgage lender reports payments to the credit bureaus.
There are many restrictions that bankrupt people face when seeking to get credit, the most common one is that they would find that most banks would refuse them credit even if their current economy, is stable and healthy.