Systems, methods and computer program products for offering consumer loans having customized terms for each customer

• US 8,190,511 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2001
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Ericksen, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): Oyebisi, Ojo O
• Application Number:
  US09/972,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20020123960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,889 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14, 705/38, 705/35, 705/39
• US Class Current: 705/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer program products take into account the amount, term, and type of consumer loan, as well as data relating to a customer'"'"'s credit score, debt burden, and collateral, if any. The invention then calculates an expected probability of default for a loan to that customer, and calculate loan terms that will deliver a minimum return on equity (e.g., 18%) given the lender'"'"'s capital structure and funding rates. These loan terms are then offered to the customer. The customized loan terms include annual percentage rate of the loan, or a yearly fee or loan amount.

Claims

1. A method for determining individually customized loan terms for a customer, comprising:

accepting customer credit application data corresponding to the customer;

accessing credit bureau data corresponding to the customer, wherein the credit bureau data contains a credit rating for the customer;

calculating a weighted expected probability of default for a loan to the customer based at least in part upon weighting a first expected probability of default and a second expected probability of default, wherein each the first expected probability and the second expected probability are based on the customer credit application data and the credit bureau data;

calculating a risk from debt burden of the customer based at least in part upon a volatility of income determined from government statistics on aggregate income movements of a population

calculating a risk free rate; and

determining customized loan terms that are above the risk free rate,

wherein said customized loan terms deliver a predetermined minimum return on equity for a lender, and said customized loan terms are based at least in part upon the weighted expected probability of default, a capital structure of the lender, and funding rates available to the lender.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of customized loan terms includes determining a required return on capital for the lender and calculating a required return on risk-adjusted assets (RORAA) for the lender.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the accessing of credit bureau data corresponding to the customer includes receiving credit bureau data representing the likelihood for the customer to default on a loan.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of customized loan terms includes determining customized loan terms for an unsecured loan to the customer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating a weighted expected probability is based at least in part upon the risk from debt burden of the customer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of customized loan terms includes determining customized loan terms based at least in part upon an overhead incurred by the lender.

7. A system comprising a processor,

a tangible, non-transitory memory communicating with a processor for determining individually customized loan terms for a customer,

the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

communicating, by the processor, with a credit bureau over an electronic communication medium;

communicating with a customer computer;

receiving, by the processor and from the customer computer, customer credit application data corresponding to a customer;

accessing, by the processor and from the credit bureau over the electronic communication medium, credit bureau data corresponding to the customer;

calculating, by the processor, a weighted expected probability of default for a loan to the customer based at least in part upon weighting a first expected probability of default and a second expected probability of default, wherein each the first expected probability and the second expected probability are based on the customer credit application data and the credit bureau data;

calculating, by the processor, a risk from debt burden of the customer based at least in part upon a volatility of income determined from government statistics on aggregate income movements of a population,

calculating, by the processor, a risk free rate; and

determining, by the processor, customized loan terms that are above the risk free rate,

wherein said customized loan terms deliver a predetermined minimum return on equity for a lender, and said customized loan terms are based at least in part upon the weighted expected probability of default, a capital structure of the lender, and funding rates available to the lender.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the communicating with the customer computer occurs via the Internet.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the control logic includes instructions for communicating with a lender computer.

10. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system for determining individually customized loan terms for a customer, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:

accepting, by the computer-based system, customer credit application data corresponding to the customer;

accessing, by the computer-based system, credit bureau data corresponding to the customer, wherein the credit bureau data contains a credit rating for the customer;

calculating, by the computer-based system, a weighted expected probability of default for a loan to the customer based at least in part upon weighting a first expected probability of default and a second expected probability of default, wherein each the first expected probability and the second expected probability are based on the customer credit application data and the credit bureau data;

calculating, by the computer-based system, a risk from debt burden of the customer based at least in part upon a volatility of income determined from government statistics of aggregate income movements of a population;

calculating, by the processor, a risk free rate; and

determining, by the computer-based system, customized loan terms that are above the risk free rate,

wherein said customized loan terms deliver a predetermined minimum return on equity for a lender, and said customized loan terms are based at least in part upon the weighted expected probability of default, a capital structure of the lender, and funding rates available to the lender.

11. The article of claim 10, wherein the calculating a risk from debt burden further comprises calculating a required return on risk-adjusted assets (RORAA) for the lender.

12. The article of claim 11, wherein the calculating a weighted probability further comprises an expected probability of default for a loan to the customer based at least in part upon credit bureau data representing the likelihood for the customer to default on a loan.

13. The article of claim 10, wherein the determining customized loans terms is for an unsecured loan to the customer.

14. The article of claim 10, wherein the determining customized loans terms is based at least in part upon the risk from debt burden of the customer.