System, method and computer program product for online financial products trading
First Claim
1. A system for trading financial products in the secondary market, the system comprising:
- means for receiving loan information for a loan from a subscriber;
means for storing said loan information in a database;
means for receiving from said subscriber a list of individuals to whom notifications of said loan information are to be sent;
means for notifying said individuals on said list that said loan information is available on the system;
means for allowing said individuals to access said loan information via the system;
means for allowing each of said individuals to submit a bid on said loan via the system; and
means for allowing said subscriber to accept one of said bids, wherein a trade is processed when said bid is accepted.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for an online, centralized financial products exchange system which automates and standardizes the secondary market process by applying a data transformation and mapping process to loan information and instantly matching available loans and loan pools with the purchasing criteria of buyers. The system transforms the loan information that is entered by the user into a standardized data format. Data is filtered before being forwarded to a subscriber using a pre-defined criteria selected by the subscriber. The system includes a plurality of Web servers for receiving and providing loan information from and to subscribers on several Web clients and a database server for searching the predefined rules to match potential buyers with sellers. The system also includes a database for storing information relating to negotiations (i.e., bidding) for the sale of loans and for storing predefined rules for pre-registered buyers and sellers. The system further includes a database and server for storing risk/return information that is made available to subscribers for analysis.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for trading financial products in the secondary market, the system comprising:
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means for receiving loan information for a loan from a subscriber;
means for storing said loan information in a database;
means for receiving from said subscriber a list of individuals to whom notifications of said loan information are to be sent;
means for notifying said individuals on said list that said loan information is available on the system;
means for allowing said individuals to access said loan information via the system;
means for allowing each of said individuals to submit a bid on said loan via the system; and
means for allowing said subscriber to accept one of said bids, wherein a trade is processed when said bid is accepted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for trading financial products in the secondary market, wherein the system receives and stores loan information submitted by a plurality of sellers, the system comprising:
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means for receiving from a subscriber a list of sellers with whom said subscriber wishes to engage in trading;
means for showing said subscriber loan information on loans in the system posted only by those sellers on said subscriber'"'"'s list; and
means for allowing said subscriber to submit a bid on said loans via the system.
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5. A system for evaluating financial products, comprising:
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means for receiving loan information for a plurality of loans in a loan pool from a first subscriber;
means for receiving a program matrix including a list of criteria from a second subscriber;
means for comparing said loan information for said loans in said loan pool against said list of criteria in said program matrix;
means for providing results of said comparison to said second subscriber to show which loans in said loan pool meet said second subscriber'"'"'s criteria. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. A system for trading servicing rights for loans, comprising:
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means for receiving loan information and servicing information for a loan at a first time;
means for storing said loan information and said servicing information for said loan in a database;
means allowing a subscriber to refresh said loan information and said servicing information for said loan at a subsequent time;
means for receiving updated loan information and updated servicing information for said loan; and
means for storing said updated loan information and said updated servicing information for said loan in said database.
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16. A system for performing automated due diligence of a loan, comprising:
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means for receiving electronic loan detail information for the loan from a subscriber;
means for receiving scanned loan information from loan documentation for the loan;
optical character recognition means for extracting loan detail information from said scanned loan information; and
means for comparing said extracted loan detail information with said electronic loan detail information to identify discrepancies.
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17. A system for trading loans, comprising:
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means for receiving weighted average loan information for a future loan pool from a first subscriber;
means for allowing a second subscriber to review said future loan pool and submit a bid on said future loan pool; and
means for allowing said first subscriber to accept said bid, wherein a trade is processed when said bid is accepted.
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