METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GROUPING AND MARKETING CONSUMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT LOANS
First Claim
1. A processor-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system including a processor, data associated with a secured power generation equipment (PGE) lease;
generating, by the computer system using the data, a financial instrument linked to the secured PGE lease, the financial instrument having associated principal and interest funded by cash flow, the cash flow generated by underlying collateral associated with the secured PGE lease; and
transmitting, by the computer system, the financial instrument to an electronic exchange for trading.
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Abstract
The techniques introduced here provide a variety of systems and methods enabling grouping and marketing of loans for renewable energy consumer premises equipment (CPE). The techniques introduced here include, among other things, using a computer system to group loans granted to a plurality of consumers for financing CPE into one or more financial instruments. Each loan can be secured against one or more of a power proxy, real property, or a specific CPE. The techniques further include grouping, by the computer, the one or more financial instruments into a multi-class security and securing the multi-class security against payment streams for the loans. The multi-class security can be divided by the computer into a plurality of tranches. Further, the techniques introduced here, include selling an ownership interest in the multi-class security to investors via an electronic exchange.
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30 Claims
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1. A processor-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system including a processor, data associated with a secured power generation equipment (PGE) lease; generating, by the computer system using the data, a financial instrument linked to the secured PGE lease, the financial instrument having associated principal and interest funded by cash flow, the cash flow generated by underlying collateral associated with the secured PGE lease; and transmitting, by the computer system, the financial instrument to an electronic exchange for trading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A processor-implemented method comprising:
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Aggregating into a pool, by a computer system including a processor, collateral underlying a first set of financial instruments, the collateral having associated credit risk relating to default or prepayment of power generation equipment (PGE) loans; segmenting, by the computer system, the pool of collateral into multiple tranches according to the credit risk of the collateral underlying the first set of financial instruments; creating, by the computer system, a financial instrument corresponding to the multiple tranches, wherein the financial instrument is secured by the collateral in a corresponding tranche. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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an exchange server; and a data repository in communication with the exchange server, the data repository configured to; store data related to a PGE lease-backed financial instrument and an associated PGE lease; wherein the exchange server is configured to; offer to buy or sell the PGE lease-backed financial instrument in exchange for a price; and facilitate transfer of ownership of the associated PGE lease to an investor buying the PGE lease-backed financial instrument. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A consumer premises equipment (CPE) financial exchange server comprising:
a computer system including a processor, the computer system having a computer readable medium including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; generate a financial instrument linked to a solar equipment lease, the financial instrument having a principal and an interest payable to an investor having ownership rights to the financial instrument; wherein the principal is based on a total value of the solar equipment lease or a portion thereof; wherein the principal is payable at a pre-determined maturity date, and the interest is payable at predefined intervals of time before the maturity date; wherein the interest is funded by cash flow derived from operation of solar equipment associated with the solar equipment lease; and wherein the financial instrument is placed in an online exchange for trading. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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