System, method and computer program product for managing credit decisions
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising program instructions recorded on a computer readable medium, wherein upon execution on a computer, said program instructions decide whether to make a loan to an applicant, said program instructions comprising:
- first program instructions to determine credit risk of said applicant;
second program instructions to compute a default probability of said applicant over time based on said credit risk;
third program instructions for computing a sum of expected profit from said loan, said sum of expected profit being equal to interest of said loan minus costs of said loan and minus a loss amount, said loss amount based in part on said default probability;
fourth program instructions for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value; and
responsive to said fourth program instructions for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value, fifth program instructions for making a record that said loan shall be made to said applicant.
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Abstract
A system, computer program product and method for deciding whether to make a loan to an applicant and/or terms of the loan. A first program function determines a credit risk of the applicant. A second program function computes a default probability of the applicant over time based on the credit risk. The second program function determines a surviving probability of an applicant based on the applicant'"'"'s credit risk. The second program function determines the default probability for each month of the term of the loan based in part on the surviving probability. A third program function computes a sum of the expected profit during each month of a term of the loan based in part on the default probability.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising program instructions recorded on a computer readable medium, wherein upon execution on a computer, said program instructions decide whether to make a loan to an applicant, said program instructions comprising:
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first program instructions to determine credit risk of said applicant; second program instructions to compute a default probability of said applicant over time based on said credit risk; third program instructions for computing a sum of expected profit from said loan, said sum of expected profit being equal to interest of said loan minus costs of said loan and minus a loss amount, said loss amount based in part on said default probability; fourth program instructions for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value; and responsive to said fourth program instructions for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value, fifth program instructions for making a record that said loan shall be made to said applicant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system for deciding whether to make a loan to an applicant, said system comprising:
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means for determining credit risk of said applicant; means for computing a default probability of said applicant over time based on said credit risk; and means for computing a sum of expected profit from said loan, wherein said sum of expected profit is equal to interest of said loan minus costs of said loan and minus a loss amount, said loss amount based in part on said default probability; means for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value; and means for making a record that said loan shall be made to said applicant, said means for making a record being responsive to said means for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value.
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8. A computer program product comprising program instructions recorded on a computer readable medium, wherein upon execution on a computer, said program instructions decide whether to make a loan to an applicant, said program instructions comprising:
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first program instructions to determine a credit risk of said applicant; second program instructions to determine a surviving probability of an applicant based on said credit risk of said applicant; third program instructions to determine a default probability for each month of a term of said loan based on said surviving probability; and fourth program instructions to determine an expected profit during the term of said loan, said sum of expected profit being equal to interest of said loan minus costs of said loan and minus a loss amount, said loss amount based in part on said default probability; fifth program instructions for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value; and responsive to said fifth program instructions for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value, sixth program instructions for making a record that said loan shall be made to said applicant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising program instructions recorded on a computer readable medium, wherein upon execution on a computer, said program instructions for deciding whether to make a loan to an applicant, said program instructions comprising:
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first program instructions to determine a risk model for said applicant based on attributes of said applicant; second program instructions to determine a default probability of said applicant as a function of time based on said risk model; third program instructions to compute a sum of an expected profit from said loan over time, said sum of expected profit being equal to interest of said loan minus costs of said loan and minus a loss amount, said loss amount based in part on said default probability; fourth program instructions for determining whether said sum of expected profit is greater than or equal to a minimum profit value; and responsive to said fourth program instructions for determining whether said sum of expected profit is at least a minimum profit value, fifth program instructions for making a record that said loan shall be made to said applicant. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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