What's the worst thing that can appear on my credit report?

There are basically ten things that look the worst on your credit report. Here they are, listed from the best to the worst: Credit inquiries, credit rejections, late payments, past due and unpaid payments, court judgments, collections, loan defaults, repossession, foreclosure, and bankruptcy.

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