---
title: "Check whether a missed payment may appear on a consumer report"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber/check-whether-a-missed-payment-may-be-shown-on-a-repayment-history/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A25-QU20261022-7-US"
practice_area: "Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check whether a missed payment may appear on a consumer report

> Record the date the payment was due, the date of the first delinquency, and whether the account was later placed for collection or charged off. Do not build an Australian-style month-by-month repayment-history grid.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber](https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record the date the payment was due, the date of the first delinquency, and whether the account was later placed for collection or charged off. Do not build an Australian-style month-by-month repayment-history grid. |
| What the lawyer must review | The United States sources opened here do not create a separate repayment-history information category. The CFPB page says credit reporting companies can generally report negative information about credit-account payment history for up to seven years, and may report positive on-time history for longer, including after the account is closed. 15 U.S.C. § 1681c(a)(5) excludes any other adverse item of information, other than records of convictions of crimes, once it antedates the report by more than seven years, subject to the higher-value credit, insurance, and employment exceptions in subsection (b). A missed payment is handled under that adverse-information limit, not under a national month-by-month code. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check whether a missed payment may be shown on a repayment history](https://ailawframework.com/practice/privacy-data-protection-and-cyber/check-whether-a-missed-payment-may-be-shown-on-a-repayment-history.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record the date the payment was due, the date of the first delinquency, and whether the account was later placed for collection or charged off. Do not build an Australian-style month-by-month repayment-history grid.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- If the missed payment becomes a collection or charge-off, use the seven-year rule for accounts placed for collection and the 180-day running rule in § 1681c(c).
- A furnisher that knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that the payment information is inaccurate must not furnish it. That duty is 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2.

## Sources

- [CFPB: How long does information stay on my credit report?](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/how-long-does-information-stay-on-my-credit-report-en-323/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [15 U.S. Code § 1681c - Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1681c) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [15 U.S. Code § 1681s-2 - Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1681s-2) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*