This Is What Happens <br />When You Miss Your <br />Credit Card Payments According to <br />NBC News, Here are three ways <br />that can affect you and three ways <br />to prevent it from happening. 1 Late fees average <br />$27 per month. <br />That can really add up. 2 If you fall 60 days <br />behind on payments, 3 Bruce McClary, NF Credit Counseling, via NBC News These three things <br />can help to prevent those <br />penalties from happening to you. 1 2 3