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1 Auto Loans. 2  As with credit cards, if you have bad credit, you'll have trouble qualifying for an auto loan, if you qualify at all. 3  The worse your credit, the higher your interest rates and, most likely, the higher the down payment required to secure the loan.
For example, all other things being equal, a payment that is 90 days late can have a more significant negative impact on your credit score than a payment that is 30 days late. In addition, the more recent the late payment, the more negative of an impact it could have.