Systems and Methods for Adjusting Loan Amounts to Facilitate Transactions
First Claim
1. A method for a financial account issuer to facilitate a loan transaction, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the financial account issuer, a request to debit a first loan amount from a first financial account having a first identifier associated with the first financial account, wherein the financial account issuer issued the first financial account, and wherein the financial account issuer comprises a server;
receiving, at the financial account issuer, a request to credit at least a portion of the first loan amount to a second financial account having a second identifier associated with the second financial account;
determining, by the financial account issuer, if at least one of the request to debit the first financial account or the request to credit the second financial account is fraudulent;
debiting, by the financial account issuer, the first loan amount from the first financial account, if the request to debit the first financial account is not fraudulent; and
,crediting, by the financial account issuer, at least a portion of the first loan amount to the second financial account, if the request to credit the second financial account is not fraudulent, wherein the first loan amount is associated with a legal obligation for repayment from the second financial account to the first financial account.
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Abstract
A financial account issuer facilitating transactions between accounts is disclosed. The invention provides sellers with an irrevocable method of receiving funds from a purchaser and for improving purchaser willingness to transact with an unknown party. The invention also includes the options of interest payments, the use of different account issuers, different financial accounts, budget transfers, spend compartmentalization, cost-splitting, adjusting credit limits, loans, gifting, intermediary facilitating the transaction, transaction tracking, rapid funds availability, confidential transfer of funds, immediate initiation of shipment by a seller, releasing funds to a seller only after approval of the goods, services, or other value, demonstrating proof of payment, and recourse against a remote seller.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for a financial account issuer to facilitate a loan transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the financial account issuer, a request to debit a first loan amount from a first financial account having a first identifier associated with the first financial account, wherein the financial account issuer issued the first financial account, and wherein the financial account issuer comprises a server; receiving, at the financial account issuer, a request to credit at least a portion of the first loan amount to a second financial account having a second identifier associated with the second financial account; determining, by the financial account issuer, if at least one of the request to debit the first financial account or the request to credit the second financial account is fraudulent; debiting, by the financial account issuer, the first loan amount from the first financial account, if the request to debit the first financial account is not fraudulent; and
,crediting, by the financial account issuer, at least a portion of the first loan amount to the second financial account, if the request to credit the second financial account is not fraudulent, wherein the first loan amount is associated with a legal obligation for repayment from the second financial account to the first financial account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for a financial account issuer to facilitate a loan transaction, the method comprising:
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sending, to the financial account issuer, a request to debit a first loan amount from a first financial account having a first identifier associated with the first financial account, wherein the financial account issuer issued the first financial account, and wherein the financial account issuer comprises a server; and
,sending, to the financial account issuer, a request to credit at least a portion of the first loan amount to a second financial account having a second identifier associated with the second financial account; wherein the financial account issuer debits the first loan amount from the first financial account, if the request to debit the first financial account is not fraudulent; and
,wherein the financial account issuer credits at least a portion of the first loan amount to the second financial account, if the request to credit the second financial account is not fraudulent, wherein the first loan amount is associated with a legal obligation for repayment from the second financial account to the first financial account.
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20. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for a financial account issuer to facilitate a loan transaction, the plurality of instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive, at the financial account issuer, a request to debit a first loan amount from a first financial account having a first identifier associated with the first financial account, wherein the financial account issuer issued the first financial account, and wherein the financial account issuer comprises a server; instructions to receive, at the financial account issuer, a request to credit at least a portion of the first loan amount to a second financial account having a second identifier associated with the second financial account; instructions to determine, by the financial account issuer, if at least one of the request to debit the first financial account or the request to credit the second financial account is fraudulent; instructions to debit, by the financial account issuer, the first loan amount from the first financial account, if the request to debit the first financial account is not fraudulent; and
,instructions to credit, by the financial account issuer, at least a portion of the first loan amount to the second financial account, if the request to credit the second financial account is not fraudulent, wherein the first loan amount is associated with a legal obligation for repayment from the second financial account to the first financial account.
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