Apparatus and method for automatically matching a best available loan to a potential borrower via global telecommunications network
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically matching a best available loan to a potential borrower having borrower attributes, via a global telecommunications network, the apparatus comprising:
- a consumer terminal, operatively coupled to the global telecommunications network, for accepting a first portion of borrower attributes entered by the potential borrower into the consumer terminal; and
a server terminal, operatively coupled to the global telecommunications network, the server terminal including;
a database for storing the first portion of the borrower attributes sent to the server terminal by the consumer terminal via the global telecommunications network, and for storing a second portion of the borrower attributes provided by a credit bureau, and for storing a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for each loan that is potentially available to the potential borrower; and
a data processor for comparing the borrower attributes with each of the respective loan acceptance criteria stored in the database to determine any available loans, and for determining a ranking of best loans among the available loans depending on the respective loan attributes of each available loan,and wherein the server terminal is located with an affiliation of lenders and wherein each of the at least one loan is provided by the affiliation of lenders.
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Abstract
A loan origination system including an apparatus and method for automatically matching a best available loan to a potential borrower, via a global telecommunications network. The loan origination system of the present invention brings together via the global telecommunications network potential borrowers and lenders. The loan origination system accepts and stores into a database borrower attributes entered by a potential borrower requesting a loan, via the global telecommunications network. The loan origination system also accepts and stores into the database credit related information regarding the potential borrower sent from at least one credit bureau. The loan origination system stores into the database respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for an offered loan. The loan origination system compares the borrower attributes of the potential borrower with all of the loan acceptance criteria stored in the database to determine any available loans for the potential borrower. The loan attributes of the available loans are analyzed to determine rankings of best loans. From the rankings of best loans, the borrower chooses a selected loan provided by a selected lender. A loan application is automatically generated from the borrower attributes and is automatically sent to the selected lender for loan approval. In addition, the loan origination system of the present invention provides to a lender information regarding borrowers and/or other competitive lenders in the loan market.
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1. An apparatus for automatically matching a best available loan to a potential borrower having borrower attributes, via a global telecommunications network, the apparatus comprising:
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a consumer terminal, operatively coupled to the global telecommunications network, for accepting a first portion of borrower attributes entered by the potential borrower into the consumer terminal; and a server terminal, operatively coupled to the global telecommunications network, the server terminal including; a database for storing the first portion of the borrower attributes sent to the server terminal by the consumer terminal via the global telecommunications network, and for storing a second portion of the borrower attributes provided by a credit bureau, and for storing a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for each loan that is potentially available to the potential borrower; and a data processor for comparing the borrower attributes with each of the respective loan acceptance criteria stored in the database to determine any available loans, and for determining a ranking of best loans among the available loans depending on the respective loan attributes of each available loan, and wherein the server terminal is located with an affiliation of lenders and wherein each of the at least one loan is provided by the affiliation of lenders. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. An apparatus for automatically matching a best available loan to a potential borrower having borrower attributes, via a global telecommunications network, the apparatus comprising:
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a consumer terminal, operatively coupled to the global telecommunications network, for accepting a first portion of borrower attributes entered by the potential borrower into the consumer terminal; a server terminal, operatively coupled to the global telecommunications network, the server terminal including; a database for storing the first portion of the borrower attributes sent to the server terminal by the consumer terminal via the global telecommunications network, and for storing a second portion of the borrower attributes provided by a credit bureau, and for storing a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for each loan that is potentially available to the potential borrower; and a data processor for comparing the borrower attributes with each of the respective loan acceptance criteria stored in the database to determine any available loans, and for determining a ranking of best loans among the available loans depending on the respective loan attributes of each available loan; and a respective lender terminal, for each of a plurality of lenders, operatively connected to the global telecommunications network for accepting a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for each loan provided by each of the lenders and for sending the respective loan acceptance criteria and the respective loan attributes to the database via the global telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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3. An apparatus for automatically matching a best available loan to a potential borrower having borrower attributes, via a global telecommunications network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for accepting and sending a first portion of the borrower attributes entered by the potential borrower, via the global telecommunications network; means for accepting a second portion of the borrower attributes sent from at least one credit bureau; means for storing the borrower attributes; means for storing a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for each of at least one loan that is potentially available to the potential borrower; means for comparing the borrower attributes with each of the loan acceptance criteria to determine any available loans for the potential borrower; means for determining a ranking of best loans among the available loans depending on the respective loan attributes of each available loan; and means for accepting a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for each loan provided by each of a plurality of lenders via the global telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 32)
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4. A method for automatically matching a best loan to a potential borrower having borrower attributes, via a global telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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A. accepting a first portion of the borrower attributes entered by the potential borrower, via the global telecommunications network into a database; B. accepting a second portion of the borrower attributes sent by a credit bureau into the database; C. storing into the database a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for at least one loan that is potentially available to the potential borrower; D. comparing the set of borrower attributes with each of the loan acceptance criteria stored in the database to determine any available loans for the potential borrower; E. determining a ranking of best loans among the available loans depending on the respective loan attributes of each available loan; and F. accepting a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for each loan provided by each of a plurality of lenders via the global telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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5. A method for automatically matching a best loan to a potential borrower having borrower attributes, via a global telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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A. accepting a first portion of the borrower attributes entered by the potential borrower, via the global telecommunications network into a database; B. accepting a second portion of the borrower attributes sent by a credit bureau into the database; C. storing into the database a respective loan acceptance criteria and respective loan attributes for at least one loan that is potentially available to the potential borrower; D. comparing the set of borrower attributes with each of the loan acceptance criteria stored in the database to determine any available loans for the potential borrower; E. determining a ranking of best loans among the available loans depending on the respective loan attributes of each available loan; F. sending information via the global telecommunications network to a registered lender regarding borrower performance for specified loan acceptance criteria as entered by the registered lender; and G. sending information via the global telecommunications network to a registered lender regarding loan attributes provided by other registered lenders also having the specified loan acceptance criteria. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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