Aggregation of credit facilities
First Claim
1. A method of providing credit to a borrower wherein a credit aggregator provides that credit to a borrower up to a first limit in accordance with at least one credit agreement between the borrower and the aggregator, the aggregator sourcing that credit in accordance with separate agreements between the aggregator and at least one credit supplier.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of credit aggregation in an arrangement including a borrower, a plurality of credit suppliers, and a credit aggregator, the method including the steps of: determining a borrower'"'"'s credit requirements; assessing offers of credit from the credit suppliers to determine a suitable combination of credit offers to meet the needs of the borrower; the credit aggregator entering into at least one agreement with the borrower to provide the suitable combination of offers; the credit aggregator entering into separate agreements with each of the credit suppliers in relation to the relevant parts of each offer to supply credit to the borrower; wherein the arrangement of credit facilities are supplied by the credit suppliers to the borrower without the borrower entering into an agreement with the individual credit suppliers.
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69 Claims
- 1. A method of providing credit to a borrower wherein a credit aggregator provides that credit to a borrower up to a first limit in accordance with at least one credit agreement between the borrower and the aggregator, the aggregator sourcing that credit in accordance with separate agreements between the aggregator and at least one credit supplier.
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6. A method of credit aggregation in an arrangement including a borrower, a plurality of credit suppliers, and a credit aggregator, the method including the steps of:
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determining a borrower'"'"'s credit requirements;
assessing offers of credit from the credit suppliers to determine a suitable combination of credit offers to meet the needs of the borrower;
the credit aggregator entering into at least one agreement with the borrower to provide the suitable combination of offers;
the credit aggregator entering into separate agreements with each of the credit suppliers in relation to the relevant parts of each offer to supply credit to the borrower;
wherein the arrangement of credit facilities are supplied by the credit suppliers to the borrower without the borrower entering into an agreement with the individual credit suppliers.
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7. A method of credit aggregation in an arrangement including a borrower, a plurality of credit suppliers, and a credit aggregator, the method including the following steps in any order:
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the credit aggregator entering into separate agreements with each of the credit suppliers for the supply of credit in accordance with offers of credit from the credit suppliers;
determining a borrower'"'"'s credit requirements;
assessing offers of credit from the credit suppliers to determine a suitable combination of credit offers to meet the needs of the borrower;
the method subsequently including the following steps of;
the credit aggregator entering into at least one agreement with the borrower to provide the suitable combination of offers, the relevant part of the combination of offers being subject of the relevant separate agreement with a credit supplier;
wherein the arrangement of credit facilities are supplied by the credit suppliers to the borrower without the borrower entering into an agreement with the individual credit suppliers.
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25. A method of credit aggregation in an arrangement including a borrower, a plurality of credit suppliers and a credit aggregator the method including the steps of:
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determining a borrowers credit requirements;
providing the borrower with a plurality of credit offers enabling borrowers to segment their total credit requirement amongst offers;
the credit aggregator assessing the borrowers credit capacity and performing a valuation of any security proposed by the borrower, said valuation being in accordance with procedures acceptable to credit suppliers, and submitting a request to the relevant credit suppliers whose offers are included in the segments of the borrowers total credit requirement;
the relevant credit suppliers conducting a credit risk assessment of the borrower;
in the event that the relevant credit suppliers accept the borrowers request the credit aggregator enters into separate agreements with the relevant credit suppliers to provide credit to the borrower;
the credit aggregator assembling credit terms and conditions of relevant credit suppliers and establishing at least one credit agreement with the borrower;
wherein credit is provided to the borrower by the credit aggregator without the borrower entering into an agreement with the individual relevant credit suppliers and where the credit aggregator passes to the individual relevant credit suppliers the credit and liquidity risk associated with the respective credit limits of the credit suppliers and enabling borrowers the ability to reconfigure the segments of their credit arrangement without establishing a new agreement between the borrower and the credit aggregator. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A system for providing credit to a prospective borrower wherein a credit aggregator agrees terms with at least one credit supplier and offers credit to borrowers up to a first limit in accordance with those terms, the credit aggregator establishing at least one credit agreement with the borrower for the purpose of providing credit to the borrower and at least one credit supply agreement with the at least one credit supplier from whom credit is obtained, the system including:
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a means for the credit aggregator and credit suppliers to agree terms relating to the supply of credit;
a means for a prospective borrower to provide details of their credit requirements to the credit aggregator;
a means for the credit aggregator to assist the prospective borrower select from a range of credit supply terms to suit their credit requirements, the resulting selection forming a credit segmentation satisfying the borrower'"'"'s credit requirements;
a means for the credit aggregator to forward details of prospective borrowers to credit suppliers;
a means for the credit aggregator to administer cash flows relating to a borrowers'"'"' credit agreement with the credit aggregator and means for the credit aggregator to administer cash flows relating to credit supply agreements between the credit aggregator and the at least one credit supplier. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for credit aggregation in an arrangement including a borrower, a plurality of credit suppliers and a credit aggregator, the system including:
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a data communication network and communication devices enabling communication between the borrower, credit aggregator and the plurality of credit suppliers;
a web-site enabling a borrower to segment their total credit requirements amongst various credit suppliers and to provide personal details and details of any security to a credit aggregator;
a first computing means operably connected to the data communications network to receive information from the web-site and operable to assess the borrowing capacity of the borrower and the value of the security offered by the borrower based upon information obtained from the web-site;
a second computing means operably connected to the data communications network to receive information from the web-site and other sources and operable to assess the credit risk of the borrower;
wherein, in the event that a borrowers request for credit is accepted, the credit aggregator enters into at least one credit agreement with the borrower and separate agreements with the credit suppliers where the credit aggregator passes to the individual credit suppliers the credit and liquidity risk associated with the credit provided by the credit suppliers.
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- 35. In a data communications network including communication devices enabling communication between a borrower, a credit aggregator and at least one credit supplier, a method of providing credit to the borrower wherein the credit aggregator arranges the provision of credit to the borrower up to a first limit exchanging borrower and aggregator requirements over the communications network and establishing at least one credit agreement between the borrower and the aggregator, and by exchanging aggregator and supplier requirements over the data communications network and establishing at least one credit agreement between the aggregator and a credit supplier where the agreement between the borrower and aggregator is separate to the agreement between the aggregator and the at least one credit supplier.
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40. In a data communications network including communication devices enabling communication between a borrower, a credit aggregator and at least one credit supplier, a method including the steps of:
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the borrower providing details of their credit requirements over the communications network to credit aggregators;
credit suppliers providing details of available credit and supply terms to credit aggregators over the communications network;
the credit aggregator and borrower exchanging details of supply of credit with an acceptable combination of available credit from credit suppliers over the communications network and establishing at least one agreement between the borrower and the credit aggregator for supply of credit; and
the credit aggregator establishing separate agreements with each credit supplier with respect to the supply of the relative component of total credit supply to the borrower the separate agreements being established by exchanging details over the communications network wherein the arrangement of credit facilities are supplied by the credit suppliers to the borrower without the borrower establishing an agreement with the individual credit suppliers.
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58. In a data communications network including communication devices enabling communication between a borrower, a credit aggregator and a plurality of credit suppliers, a method of credit aggregation including the steps of:
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the borrower providing details of their credit requirements to credit aggregators over the data communication network;
the credit aggregator providing the borrower with details of a plurality of credit offers over the communications network said plurality of credit offers enabling borrowers to segment their total credit requirement amongst offers;
the credit aggregator assessing the borrowers credit capacity and performing a valuation of any security proposed by the borrower, said valuation being in accordance with procedures acceptable to credit suppliers and submitting a request over the communications network to relevant, credit suppliers whose offers are included in the segments of the borrowers total credit requirement;
the relevant credit suppliers conducting a credit risk assessment of the borrower;
in the event that the relevant credit suppliers accept the borrowers request, the credit aggregator establishes separate agreements over the communications network with the relevant credit suppliers to provide credit to the borrower;
the credit aggregator assembling credit terms and conditions of relevant credit suppliers and establishing at least one credit agreement with the borrower over the communications network wherein credit is provided to the borrower by the credit aggregator without the borrower entering into an agreement with the individual relevant credit suppliers and where the credit aggregator passes to the individual relevant credit suppliers the credit and liquidity risk associated with the respective credit limits of the credit suppliers and enabling borrowers the ability to reconfigure the segments of their credit arrangement without establishing a new agreement between the borrower and the credit aggregator. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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64. A system for providing credit to a prospective borrower including a data communication network and communication devices enabling communication between a borrower, a credit aggregator and at least one credit supplier wherein a credit aggregator establishes terms with at least one credit supplier and offers credit to borrowers up to a first limit in accordance with the terms, the credit aggregator establishing at least one credit agreement with the borrower for the purpose of providing credit to the borrower and at least one credit supply agreement with the at least one credit supplier from whom credit is obtained, the system including:
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personal communication devices enabling the credit aggregator and credit suppliers to exchange details and establish terms relating to the supply of credit;
a personal communication device enabling a prospective borrower to provide details of their credit requirements to the credit aggregator;
the personal communication device of the borrower and the credit aggregator operable to enable the credit aggregator to assist the prospective borrower select from a range of credit supply terms to suit the borrowers credit requirements, the resulting selection forming a credit segmentation satisfying the borrowers requirements;
the personal communication device of the credit aggregator operable to forward details of prospective borrowers to credit suppliers and to administer cash flow relating to a borrowers credit agreement with the credit aggregator and to administer cash flows relating to credit supply agreements between the aggregator and the at least one credit supplier. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A computer program product including computer useable medium having a computer readable program code embodied on said medium for effecting communication between a borrower, a credit aggregator and at least one credit supplier, said computer program product further including a computer readable code within said computer useable medium for:
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enabling the borrower to provide details of their credit requirements to credit aggregators;
enabling credit suppliers to provide details of available credit and supply terms to credit aggregators;
enabling the credit aggregator and borrower to exchange details of supply of credit with an acceptable combination of available credit from credit suppliers and to establish at least one agreement between the borrower and the credit aggregator for supply of credit; and
enabling the credit aggregator to establish separate agreements with each credit supplier with respect to the supply of the relative component of total credit supply to the borrower wherein the arrangement of credit facilities are supplied by the credit suppliers to the borrower without the borrower establishing an agreement with the individual credit suppliers.
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Specification