Consumer credit data storage system
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1. A data system for storing consumer credit information, comprising:
- a computer-readable data base programmed to store current credit information and programmed to store historical consumer credit information for a period at least greater than twelve months;
said data base storing data providing historical consumer credit information, said historical consumer credit information including dollar amount credit information for each period of a plurality of periods of historical times, thereby allowing a user of said data system to examine a quality of a credit history; and
a computer programmed to access said data base to retrieve data therefrom and provide credit information to users of said data system.
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Abstract
A consumer credit information data base for storing current consumer credit information, as well as historical credit data information. On-line computerized systems can access the data base and present current and historical credit data information to users so that better assessments can be made as to the credit worthiness of a consumer.
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1. A data system for storing consumer credit information, comprising:
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a computer-readable data base programmed to store current credit information and programmed to store historical consumer credit information for a period at least greater than twelve months; said data base storing data providing historical consumer credit information, said historical consumer credit information including dollar amount credit information for each period of a plurality of periods of historical times, thereby allowing a user of said data system to examine a quality of a credit history; and a computer programmed to access said data base to retrieve data therefrom and provide credit information to users of said data system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A data system for storing consumer credit information, comprising:
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a computer-readable data base for storing the consumer credit information; a computer for accessing the data base to store consumer credit information and responsive to requests for retrieving the consumer credit information; a network for allowing credit grantors to communicate requests to said computer, said requests including requests to store consumer credit information, and requests for consumer credit reports; and said computer programmed to store original consumer credit information supplied by the credit grantors, and to store substantially all new consumer credit information subsequently submitted by the credit grantors, thereby storing a complete credit history of the respective consumers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A data system for storing consumer credit information, comprising:
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a computer-readable data base for storing the consumer credit information; a computer for accessing the data base to store consumer credit information and responsive to requests for retrieving the consumer credit information; said data base structured for storing dollar value parameters associated with monthly periods for respective consumers, and accumulating and maintaining the dollar value parameters for a period of at least twenty four months for respective consumers; and said computer programmed to provide to the credit grantors trend data for the respective consumers, said trend data showing the dollar value parameters for each month for the period. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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