While there’s no official credit “blacklist,” if you’ve burned a credit card company in the past, they may be unlikely to offer you any new credit for years to come. Additionally, if you have a history of bounced checks or refusing to pay a negative balance at your bank, you could be flagged by ChexSystems, a consumer reporting agency that gathers reports of checking account misuse or fraud. Activity stays in a ChexSystems report for five years.