If you have an amount in the "past due" column, expect to take a hit on your credit rating.

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That's barely breaking even and adds more pressure to a company that so far has tried to stay in the "not so bad" column on the roster of Wall Street firms hit by the credit crisis.

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The flip side is that you can strengthen your credit score by having a string of zeros in the "Past Due" column.

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