talulah: If I were you, I would continue the GW fight. With the late being so recent, based on my experience, it is probably bringing your score down quite a bit. I had a 30-day late from US Bank from January that removed and got more than a 50 point increase then the removal took place.
Year 2012: All Scores in the 520 range, during a foreclosure, CC Settlement and high UTIL. Very ugly days...
Jan 2026: EX8: 850; EQ8: 850; TU8: 850 -- Middle Mortgage Score: 827
In My Wallet: Discover $73.7K; Cap1 Venture $51.7K; Amex ED $38K; Amex Optima $2.5K; Amex Delta Gold $18K; Citi Costco $24.5K; Cap1 Plat $8.4K; Barclay $7K; Chase Amazon $6K; BoA Plat $21.6K; Citi TY Pref $22K; US Bank $4K; Care Credit $6.5K. Total Revolving CL: $300K+
My UTIL: Less than 1% - Only allow about $20 a month to report, on one account. .