METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BALANCE ACCOUNT UTILIZATION
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1. A method comprising:
- linking a balance account to a credit card account of a user;
determining whether there is an amount due for the credit card account;
when there is an amount due, determining whether at least a minimum payment has been received for the amount due by a due date;
accessing finds from the balance account based on the linking and a failure to receive at least the minimum payment by the due date; and
processing a balance payment on the due date for the credit card account with the funds from the balance account.
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Abstract
Methods and system for balance account utilization are described. In one embodiment, a balance account may be linked to a credit card account of a user. A determination of whether there is an amount due for the credit card account may be made. A determination of whether at least a minimum payment has been received for the amount due by a due date may be made. Funds from the balance account may be accessed based on the linking and a failure to receive at least the minimum payment by the due date. A balance payment may be processed on the due date for the credit card account with the funds from the balance account.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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linking a balance account to a credit card account of a user; determining whether there is an amount due for the credit card account; when there is an amount due, determining whether at least a minimum payment has been received for the amount due by a due date; accessing finds from the balance account based on the linking and a failure to receive at least the minimum payment by the due date; and processing a balance payment on the due date for the credit card account with the funds from the balance account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the following operations:
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link a balance account to a credit card account of a user; determine whether there is an amount due for the credit card account; determine whether at least a minimum payment has been received for the amount due by a due date; access funds from the balance account based on the link and a failure to receive at least the minimum payment by the due date; and process a balance payment on the due date for the credit card account with the funds from the balance account. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a balance account linking module to link a balance account to a credit card account of a user; an amount due determination module to determine whether there is an amount due for the credit card account; a payment determination module to determine whether at least a minimum payment has been received for the amount due determined by the amount due determination module by a due date; a funds access module to access funds from the balance account linked based on the linking by the balance account linking module and a failure to receive at least the minimum payment by the due date by the payment determination module; and a balance payment processing module to processing a balance payment on the due date for the credit card account with the funds from the balance account linked by the balance account linking module. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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