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.
Late payments can be reported for up to 7 years from when the delinquency occurred. Say you missed a credit card payment several years ago, and you still use that credit card. After that late payment is 7 years old, that delinquency legally cannot be included in the history of that account on your credit report. If the account containing late payment information is closed, the entire account will be removed after 7 years.