Data processing methods and apparatus for managing vehicle financing
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1. A system including a programmed data processor for administering a vehicle loan financing transaction, said financing being granted for a specific amount, loan term and interest rate, and having a loan balance, said system comprising:
- data entry means for entering information regarding the applicant, vehicle and total financing sought;
means for determining loan eligibility of the applicant and the vehicle;
means for computing a residual value of the vehicle based upon the type of vehicle and the loan term;
means for computing a periodic loan payment amount based on the difference between the total financing sought and the residual value and on periodic interest payments on the residual value;
means for monitoring status of the loan during the term of the loan, including means for determining whether the end of the term has been reached; and
means for closing out the loan at the end of the term, including means for optionally paying the residual value to the applicant by applying the residual value to the loan balance.
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Data processing methods and apparatus for managing vehicle financing are disclosed. The data processing system provides information to assist in granting a loan applicant credit, processes the loan, and determinates at the time of making the loan a residual value of the vehicle at a predetermined option date.
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1. A system including a programmed data processor for administering a vehicle loan financing transaction, said financing being granted for a specific amount, loan term and interest rate, and having a loan balance, said system comprising:
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data entry means for entering information regarding the applicant, vehicle and total financing sought; means for determining loan eligibility of the applicant and the vehicle; means for computing a residual value of the vehicle based upon the type of vehicle and the loan term; means for computing a periodic loan payment amount based on the difference between the total financing sought and the residual value and on periodic interest payments on the residual value; means for monitoring status of the loan during the term of the loan, including means for determining whether the end of the term has been reached; and means for closing out the loan at the end of the term, including means for optionally paying the residual value to the applicant by applying the residual value to the loan balance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for administering vehicle financing using a programmable data processor, comprising the steps of:
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entering and storing signals representative of data regarding a loan, including loan applicant, vehicle, interest rate, loan term, option date and total amount of financing sought, said loan having, at any given time, a loan balance; computing a residual value of the vehicle, based upon the stored signals representative of vehicle and loan term information; computing a periodic principal and interest payment based upon the difference, over the loan term, between the total amount of financing sought and the residual value including interest thereon; computing the periodic interest on the residual value; processing the periodic principal and interest payment and the periodic interest on the residual value to obtain the periodic loan payment; retrieving financial information concerning the loan applicant from a file of stored signals representative of said financial information; analyzing said financial information to compute a credit score for use in determining whether to grant credit to the applicant; creating a new loan account; monitoring the status of said loan account to determine when the option date is reached, said option date being the last date of the term of said loan; and at the option of the borrower, paying the residual value to the borrower by applying the residual value to the loan balance to close out the loan at the end of the term. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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