disabilities. 1  1: the condition of being disabled. 2  2: limitation in the ability to pursue an occupation because of physical or mental impairment. 3  3: a physical or mental illness, injury, or condition that incapacitates in any way; also : a program providing financial support to one affected by disability went on disability after the injury.
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. But for late payments, seven is the magic number. You can think of your credit reports as a record of your previous debt payments.
Counting Seven YearsWhen it comes to your credit report, negative information typically stays on your report for seven years. This means that late credit card payments stay on your credit report for seven years from the date the payment was missed. If that late payment eventually turns into a default, the seven years counts from the original missed payment deadline.