If you win the jackpot, you will have to make many decisions about how to spend your money. But first, you have to choose between the annuity or cash options. Jackpot winners have 60 days from the claim date to select either the 30-payment graduated annuity or the cash option.
Defaulting on a loan, having a car repossessed, or making a late payment all stay on your credit reports for the same amount of time when the borrower reports them. All negative marks including repo (except a bankruptcy) stays on your credit report for seven years. A bankruptcy stays on your credit file for ten years. Repossessions also have a much more severe impact on your credit score than just missing a payment or paying late. Repossessions and defaults carry severe penalties to your credit score and can reduce them by one hundred points or more in one swoop.
There are timeframes for how long different types of information may remain on your credit report. 1  Negative information, such as late payments or collections, stay on your credit report for approximately seven years, as do most other types of negative information, including judgments and paid tax liens. Bankruptcies and upaid tax liens can stay on your credit report for up to 10 years. Positive information generally remains on your credit report for a longer period of time. Credit accounts that you pay as agreed may stay on your credit report for up to 10 years from the last update we receive from the lender.