1 $1,585: Average monthly shelter cost of a homeowner with a mortgage. 2  The average mortgage payment in 2011 was roughly $1,074 per month. 3  26.2%: Of homeowners with a mortgage spent more than 30% of their gross household income on housing (StatsCanâs threshold of âaffordabilityâ).4  Thatâs 1.4 million households. The average mortgage payment in 2011 was roughly $1,074 per month. 2  26.2%: Of homeowners with a mortgage spent more than 30% of their gross household income on housing (StatsCanâs threshold of âaffordabilityâ).
A late payment can stay on your credit report for up to seven years. This is the standard time limit for most items. Only a bankruptcy can stay longer -- up to 10 years in some cases.
Original lenders and creditors show payment default on your credit reports for 7.5 years. When you first miss payments to a creditor or lender, you will see lat pays show up in 30 day blocks of time on your credit report. If the accounts remain unpaid long enough, those 30 day incremental late pays turn into a charge off reporting on your credit. Charge offs normally occur within 180 days of consecutively missed payments (they can happen sooner than 180 days).