Application and processes for the review and adjustment of the full lifecycle of consumer finances

• US 20050027633A1
• Filed: 06/25/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dedalus Capital Limited
• Original Assignee: Dedalus Capital Limited
• Inventors: Kiefer, Michael, Fortuna, George, Shen, Philip L., Vishnubhatla, Ramesh, Mashburn, David, Fortuna, Joey
• Application Number:
  US10/877,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20050027633A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/36.R
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A network based system to facilitate managing a consumer'"'"'s financial development. This network based system includes at least one computer system operable to execute a consumer module, a communication module, a lead sourcing module, a creditor module, a financial processing module, and a counselor module. A number of databases such as a consumer database, creditor database, and lead database operably couple to the network based computer. Consumers, counselors and creditors may interact with one another through web-based user interfaces presented by modules executed on the network based computer.

Claims

1. A method to manage consumer'"'"'s financial development, comprising:

constructing a consumer'"'"'s financial profile for an individual consumer, wherein the consumer'"'"'s financial profile is maintained within a consumer database;

creating a lead based on the consumer'"'"'s financial profile, wherein the lead is provided to at least one counselor, and wherein the at least one counselor is operable to establish a relationship with the individual consumer;

determining financial options available to the individual consumer based on the consumer'"'"'s financial profile and communications between the at least one counselor and the individual consumer;

selecting a financial program from the financial options available to the individual consumer based on the consumer'"'"'s financial profile; and

submitting a financial application for the selected financial program for approval.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumer'"'"'s financial profile is constructed with a web-based consumer interface presented by a consumer module.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the lead is created with an initial financial profile for the individual consumer, and wherein the lead is distributed to at least one counselor by a lead sourcing module.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein a counselor module facilitates communication within the relationship between the at least one counselor and the individual consumer.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising executing the selected financial program.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein an accounting module and processing module facilitate executing the selected financial program.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a web-based consumer interface presented by a consumer module allows the individual consumer to track the executed selected financial programs progress.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the consumer module, accounting module, processing module, a lead sourcing module, a counselor module, and a creditor module and executed within a networked computer system accessible to users through a web-based interface.

9. A network based system to facilitate managing a consumer'"'"'s financial development, comprising:

a network based computer, operable to execute a;

a consumer module;

a communication module;

a lead sourcing module;

a creditor module;

a financial processing module; and

a counselor module;

a consumer database operably coupled to the network based computer;

a creditor database operably coupled to the network based computer;

a lead database operably coupled to the network based computer; and

wherein consumers, counselors and creditors may interact with one another through web-based user interfaces presented by modules executed on the network based computer.

10. The network based system of claim 9, wherein the consumer module is operable to construct a consumer profile for an individual consumer, wherein the consumer profile is maintained within the consumer database.

11. The network based system of claim 10, wherein leads are created based on the consumer profile, wherein the lead is provided to at least one counselor by the lead sourcing module, and wherein the at least one counselor is operable to establish a relationship with the individual consumer.

12. The network based system of claim 10, wherein the at least one counselor may determine financial options available to the individual consumer based on the consumer profile and communications between the at least one counselor and the individual consumer.

13. The network based system of claim 9, wherein the counselor module is further operable to:

select a financial program from the financial options available to the individual consumer based on the consumer profile; and

submit a financial application for the selected financial program for approval.

14. The network based system of claim 13, wherein a counselor module and communication module facilitate communication within the relationship between the at least one counselor and the individual consumer.

15. The network based system of claim 14, wherein the financial processing module further comprises:

an accounting module; and

a processing module, wherein the financial processing module is operable to facilitate executing the selected financial program.

16. The network based system of claim 15, wherein a web-based consumer interface presented by the consumer module allows the individual consumer to track the executed selected financial programs progress.

17. The network based system of claim 15, wherein the consumer may enroll within a plurality of financial programs throughout the consumer'"'"'s financial development with information maintained within the consumer profile.

18. The network based system of claim 15, wherein the communication module gathers failed communication attempts to the consumer and issues a request to the consumer to update their consumer profile maintained within the consumer database.

19. The network based system of claim 18, wherein the request to the consumer to update their consumer profile may be sent via an alternative communication pathway.

20. The network based system of claim 19, wherein the alternative communication pathway may be a communication pathway selected from the group consisting of telephone communications;

facsimile communications;

hard copy communications; and

electronic communications.