ASSESSING AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE

• US 20130132291A1
• Filed: 11/22/2011
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Beal, Tracy R., Hill, David A., Pierce, Monica M., McCullen, Erin M.
• Application Number:
  US13/302,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20130132291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/317
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03

Abstract

Systems and methods for assessing compliance of a financial institutions implementation of an agreement are provided. Compliance may assessed by comparing an effects of a production cycle implementation of an attribute of the agreement to an effect of a test environment implementation of the attribute of the agreement. The assessing may include performing a first pairing of the attribute to a financial product, and monitoring an effect of the first pairing on the financial product. The method may include performing a second pairing of the attribute to a financial product and monitoring an effect of the second pairing on the financial product. The method may include comparing the effect of the first pairing to the effect of the second pairing and based on the comparing, determining whether the financial institution is in compliance with the agreement.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for assessing compliance of a financial institution with an agreement, the method comprising:

storing in a machine readable memory;

an attribute associated with the agreement; and

a financial product;

validating the storing;

performing a first pairing of the attribute to the financial product;

monitoring an effect of the first pairing on the financial product;

performing a second pairing of the attribute to the financial product;

monitoring an effect of the second pairing on the financial product;

comparing the effect of the first pairing to the effect of the second pairing; and

based on the comparing, determining whether the financial institution is in compliance with the agreement.

2. The media of claim 1, wherein in the method, the attribute comprises:

an identifier associated with the financial product; and

a pricing scheme.

3. The media of claim 2, wherein in the method, the validating the storing comprises identifying:

an invalid attribute;

an invalid financial product;

or

an identifier erroneously associated with the financial product.

4. The media of claim 1, wherein in the method, the validating the storing comprises generating a report, the report comprising a record of:

the attribute; and

a name of an individual responsible for storing the attribute.

5. The media of claim 1, wherein in the method:

the first pairing occurs in a testing environment; and

the second pairing occurs in a live environment.

6. The media of claim 2, wherein in the method:

the first pairing comprises applying the pricing scheme to the financial product in a testing environment; and

the second pairing comprises applying the pricing scheme to the financial product in a live environment.

7. The media of claim 1, wherein in the method, comparing the effect of the first pairing to the effect of the second pairing comprises identifying an invalid pairing.

8. The media of claim 7, wherein in the method, the identifying is based on a detection of an invalid pairing of the attribute and the financial product.

9. The media of claim 6, wherein in the method, the determining of whether the financial institution is in compliance with the agreement comprises determining whether an effect of the pricing scheme on the financial product is in compliance with the agreement.

10. The media of claim 1, wherein in the method:

the attribute is included in a plurality of attributes;

the financial product is included in a plurality of financial products;

the first pairing comprises, in the testing environment, pairing each of the plurality of attributes to at least one of the plurality of financial products;

the second pairing comprises, in the live environment, pairing each of the plurality of attributes to the at least one of the plurality of financial products;

the monitoring the effect of the first pairing comprises monitoring an effect of each first pairing on the at least one financial product;

the monitoring the effect of the second pairing comprises monitoring the effect of each second pairing on the at least one financial product; and

the comparing comprises comparing the effect of each first pairing to the effect of each second pairing.

11. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for implementing an agreement of a financial institution, the method comprising:

storing in a machine readable memory an an attribute of the agreement, the attribute associated with a financial product;

validating the storing;

applying the attribute to the financial product;

in a testing environment; and

in a live environment;

monitoring an effect of the applying on a performance of the financial product; and

based on the effect, determining whether the financial institution is in compliance with the agreement.

12. The media of claim 11, wherein in the method, the validating the storing comprises confirming authorization for the association.

13. The media of claim 11, wherein in the method:

the attribute is included in a plurality of attributes;

the financial product is included in a plurality of financial products; and

the applying comprises applying one of the plurality of attributes to each financial product.

14. The media of claim 13, wherein in the method:

the plurality of financial products comprises a first financial product and a second financial product; and

the applying comprises;

applying the attribute to the first financial product, the attribute associated with the first financial product; and

applying the attribute to the second financial product, the attribute not associated with the second financial product.

15. The media of claim 11, wherein monitoring the effect of the applying comprises comparing an effect of the applying in the testing environment to an effect of the applying in the live environment.

16. The media of claim 11, wherein in the method, the effect of the applying is measured by:

an amount of interest paid;

an amount of interest accrued;

or

an amount of total fees assessed.

17. A system for assessing compliance with an agreement of a financial institution, the system comprising:

a transmitter device configured to receive an attribute of the agreement, the attribute being associated with a financial instrument;

a machine readable memory configured to store the attribute and the financial instrument; and

a processor configured to;

apply the attribute to the financial instrument;

in a testing environment; and

in a live environment.

monitor a first effect of the attribute on performance of the financial instrument in the testing environment;

monitor a second effect of the attribute on performance of the financial instrument in the live environment; and

based on the first effect and the second effect, assess compliance of the financial institution with the agreement.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein, the first effect and the second effect correspond to a rate of interest associated with the financial instrument.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to monitor the second effect and assess whether the performance of the financial instrument is in compliance with the agreement for a duration of the agreement.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the duration of the agreement is defined by an expiration date associated with the attribute.