Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for managing delinquent financial accounts
First Claim
1. A method for managing a financial account, comprising:
- identifying a financial account with a delinquent status;
providing a repayment plan offer to a customer associated with the financial account;
receiving a response from the customer including a selection of a repayment option;
monitoring activity associated with the financial account during a predetermined time period based on the repayment option; and
adjusting the status of the financial account based on the activity.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for providing a repayment plan to financial account customers, such as credit card customers. Customers may be offered membership into a repayment plan provided by a financial account provider to allow the customers to pay back debt associated with their credit card accounts. A customer may select one of several options associated with the plan that have various parameters, such as different payment amounts, due dates, and/or fees. The financial account provider may offer incentives to customers to make timely payments while a member of the repayment plan, such as adjustments to a credit bureau report upon successful completion of the plan. The financial account provider may also be configured to monitor the activity of a customer'"'"'s account during the repayment plan to ensure the customer meets determined criteria associated with the repayment plan option selected by the customer. If the customer fails to meet this criteria, their account may be reset to a delinquent status. On the other hand, if the customer does meet the criteria, the delinquent account may be adjusted to a good standing status by the financial account provider.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for managing a financial account, comprising:
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identifying a financial account with a delinquent status;
providing a repayment plan offer to a customer associated with the financial account;
receiving a response from the customer including a selection of a repayment option;
monitoring activity associated with the financial account during a predetermined time period based on the repayment option; and
adjusting the status of the financial account based on the activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 19, 20, 21)
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4. A method of managing a financial account, comprising:
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providing an offer to a customer associated with a financial account that has a payment amount that is past due, wherein the offer includes a plurality of options including various repayment parameters;
receiving a response from the customer indicating a selection of one of the plurality of options;
associating the financial account with a repayment plan for a predetermined period of time based on the selected option; and
determining whether a payment is received that meets the repayment parameters included with the selected option during the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 22)
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9. A method of managing a financial account, comprising:
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providing an offer to a customer associated with a financial account that has a payment amount past due to a financial account provider;
receiving a response from the customer indicating an acceptance of the offer;
associating the financial account with a repayment parameter in response to the acceptance; and
determining whether a payment is received that meets the repayment parameter within a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 23)
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13. A system for managing a financial account, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory including program instructions for causing the processor to;
offer repayment options to a customer associated with a delinquent credit card account, receive a response from the customer reflecting a selection of one of the repayment options, and monitor payment activity of the delinquent credit card account based on parameters associated with the selected repayment option. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system for managing a financial account, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory including program instructions for causing the processor to;
offer a repayment plan to a customer associated with a delinquent credit card account, receive a response from the customer reflecting an acceptance of the offer, and monitor payment activity of the delinquent credit card account based on one or more parameters associated with the repayment plan. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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24. A computer-readable medium including instructions for performing a method, when executed by a processor, for managing a financial account, the method comprising:
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providing an offer to a customer associated with a financial account that has a payment amount that is past due to a financial account provider, wherein the offer includes a plurality of options including various repayment parameters;
receiving a response from the customer indicating a selection of one of the plurality of options;
associating the financial account with a repayment plan for a predetermined period of time based on the selected option; and
determining whether a payment is received that meets the repayment parameters included with the selected option during the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable medium including instructions for performing a method, when executed by a processor, for managing a financial account, the method comprising:
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providing an offer to a customer associated with a financial account that has a payment amount that is past due to a financial account provider;
receiving a response from the customer indicating an acceptance of the offer;
associating the financial account with a repayment parameter in response to the acceptance; and
determining whether a payment is received that meets the repayment parameter within a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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