Method and system for providing multiple credit lines
First Claim
1. A method of providing an access device, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a qualification process center, contemporaneous approval guidelines for approving access device accounts under qualification processes established by at least two access device providers acting in cooperation with each other;
contemporaneously processing a completed multipurpose access device application under the qualification processes established by the at least two access device providers; and
upon a positive result of the processing of the completed multipurpose access device application under the qualification processes established by the at least two access device providers, establishing linked access device accounts for the at least two access device providers.
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Abstract
A method and system for applying for and providing an access device, whereby an applicant completes a multipurpose access device application that is reviewed under qualification processes established by multiple access device providers acting in cooperation with each other. Upon a positive result from the review, a linked account is established for the multiple access device providers, and a common access device is issued for the linked account with a single or multiple account numbers. The access device user can take advantage of joint incentive and rewards programs for the linked account that join the incentive and rewards programs of the multiple access device providers, and that accumulate rewards separately for each provider.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of providing an access device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a qualification process center, contemporaneous approval guidelines for approving access device accounts under qualification processes established by at least two access device providers acting in cooperation with each other; contemporaneously processing a completed multipurpose access device application under the qualification processes established by the at least two access device providers; and upon a positive result of the processing of the completed multipurpose access device application under the qualification processes established by the at least two access device providers, establishing linked access device accounts for the at least two access device providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for electronically facilitating issuing an access device, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, at a qualification process center, contemporaneous approval guidelines for approving access device accounts under qualification processes established by at least two access device providers acting in cooperation with each other; means for contemporaneously processing a completed multipurpose access device application under the qualification processes established by the at least two access device providers; and means for establishing linked accounts for the at least two access device providers, upon a positive result of the processing of the completed multipurpose access device application under the qualification processes established by the at least two access device providers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored thereon for causing a computer to provide interactive assistance with performing issuing an access device, the control logic comprising:
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first computer readable program code means for receiving, at a qualification process center, contemporaneous approval guidelines for approving access device accounts under qualification processes established by at least two access device providers acting in cooperation with each other; second computer readable program code means for contemporaneously processing a completed multipurpose access device application under the qualification processes established by the at least two access device providers; and third computer readable program code means for establishing linked accounts for the at least two access device providers, upon a positive result of the processing of the completed multipurpose access device application under the qualification processes established by the at least two access device providers. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for electronically facilitating issuing an access device, the system comprising:
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a pull bureau for receiving contemporaneous approval guidelines for approving access device accounts under qualification processes established by at least two access device providers acting in cooperation with each other and for processing a completed multipurpose access device application under qualification processes established by at least two access device providers; at least one repository for storing the completed multipurpose access device application and the qualification processes established by at least two access device providers; and at least one processor for processing requests from a user for performing operations on the stored completed multipurpose access device application and the qualification processes established by at least two access device providers, wherein the stored completed multipurpose access device application is contemporaneously compared against the qualification processes established by at least two access device providers. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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