Yes, mortgage accounts are looked…
…at big time. FICO scores are most affected by lates on mortgages than lates on credit cards. They figure, if you cannot be financially responsible enough to pay for your house (the roof over your head) then you are not financially responsible at all. I’ve seen 100 points be taken away from a single 30 day late on a mortgage.
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