Predictive score for lending

• US 7,860,786 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2007
• Issued: 12/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Company Acquisition LLC (Hillenbrand Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Company Acquisition LLC (Hillenbrand Incorporated)
• Inventors: Blackburn, Jeremy J., Kashyap, Vikram A., Banas, Anthony T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kramer; James
• Assistant Examiner(s): Maguire; Lindsay M.
• Application Number:
  US11/827,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20080091592A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• Field of Search: 705/38, 705/4
• US Class Current: 705/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a predictive score for lending. A method includes receiving an employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data, weighting selected ones of the employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data, and generating a credit risk indicator from the weighted selected ones of the employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, via a data processing apparatus operating according to a computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, weighted employee information comprising;

a weighted employment premium as a percentage of income score within a fixed numerical range;

a weighted deductible as a percentage of income score within the fixed numerical range;

or

a weighted annual out of pocket maximum as a percentage of income score within the fixed numerical range; and

generating, via the data processing apparatus, a credit risk indicator using a credit score and the weighted employee information.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the credit score is within the fixed numerical range.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein generating the credit risk indicator comprises adding the weighted scores to the credit score and dividing a number of scores added together.

4. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product being operable to cause data processing apparatus to:

determine weighted employee information comprising;

a weighted employment premium as a percentage of income score within a fixed numerical range;

a weighted deductible as a percentage of income score within the fixed numerical range;

or

a weighted annual out of pocket maximum as a percentage of income score within the fixed numerical range; and

generate a credit risk indicator using a credit score and the weighted employee information.

5. The computer program product of claim 4 wherein the credit score is within the fixed numerical range.

6. The computer program product of claim 4 wherein generating the credit risk indicator comprises adding the weighted scores to the credit score and dividing by a number of scores added together.

7. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a data processing apparatus operating according to a computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, an employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data;

weighting, via the data processing apparatus, selected ones of the employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data, wherein the selected ones comprise an employment premium as a percentage of income score, a deductible as a percentage of income score or an out of pocket maximum as a percentage of income score; and

generating, via the data processing apparatus, a credit risk indicator from the weighted selected ones of the employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein the employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data is selected from the group consisting of health insurance plan profile information, general health information of the employee, personally-identifiable information and demographic information, and consumer credit score information.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein the credit risk indicator represents risks a creditor faces when lending to the employee that owns an account from which he/she uses to save or invest money designated for health-related expenses, receives contributions from others including his employer, pays for insurance premiums, or pays healthcare providers or merchants of health-related products and services.

10. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product being operable to cause data processing apparatus to:

receive an employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data;

weight selected ones of the employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data, wherein the selected ones comprise an employment premium as a percentage of income score, a deductible as a percentage of income score, or an out of pocket maximum as a percentage of income score; and

generate a credit risk indicator from the weighted selected ones of the employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 wherein the employee'"'"'s health insurance plan design information and general health and wellness data is selected from the group consisting of health insurance plan profile information, general health information of the employee, personally-identifiable information and demographic information, and consumer credit score information.

12. The computer program product of claim 10 wherein the credit risk indicator represents risks a creditor faces when lending to the employee that owns an account from which he/she uses to save or invest money designated for health-related expenses, receives contributions from others including his employer, pays for insurance premiums, or pays healthcare providers or merchants of health-related products and services.