System and method for allocation to obtain zero activity in one or more selected aggregated deposit accounts

• US 8,239,321 B1
• Filed: 07/12/2011
• Issued: 08/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Island Intellectual Property LLC (Double Rock Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Island Intellectual Property LLC (Double Rock Corporation)
• Inventors: Bent, Bruce, Bent, Bruce II
• Primary Examiner(s): Colbert, Ella
• Assistant Examiner(s): AMELUNXEN, BARBARA J
• Application Number:
  US13/181,101
• Time in Patent Office: 392 Days
• Field of Search: 705/4, 705/35, 705/36, 705/36.R, 705/39, 705/41, 705/42, 235/380
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/105 involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A method, program product and system, the method comprising: accessing one or more databases comprising: aggregated deposit account information for a plurality of government-backed insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts held in a plurality of depository institutions, obtaining transfer data; allocating one or more first amounts. The allocating comprising: selecting a sub-set of one or more aggregated deposit accounts held in one or more of the depository institutions to which to deposit/transfer or to withdraw/transfer funds, while avoiding withdrawing funds for a respective sub-period of time from each of one or more of other aggregated deposit accounts based at least in part on one or more criteria; and allocating a first amount(s) of funds to the aggregated deposit accounts based at least in part on the transfer data and the sub-set selected to receive a deposit/transfer of funds or from which to withdraw/transfer funds.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

(A) accessing, using one or more computers, one or more databases comprising;

(1) aggregated deposit account information for a plurality of government-backed insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts held in a plurality of depository institutions, each of the respective depository institutions holding one or more of the aggregated deposit accounts, each of the aggregated deposit accounts holding funds of a plurality of client accounts; and

(2) client account information for each of more than one of the respective client accounts, the client account information for a respective one of the client accounts comprising a respective balance of funds of the respective client account held in each of one or more of the government-backed insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts holding funds of the respective client account; and

(B) obtaining from one or more source institutions transfer data comprising an amount of funds to deposit/transfer to and/or withdraw/transfer from one or more of the aggregated deposit accounts in the program;

(C) allocating one or more first amounts to and/or from one or more of the depository institutions, comprising;

(1) selecting a sub-set of one or more aggregated deposit accounts held in one or more of the depository institutions to which to deposit/transfer or to withdraw/transfer funds, while avoiding withdrawing funds for a respective sub-period of time from each of one or more of other aggregated deposit accounts held in one or more of the other depository institutions based at least in part on one or more criteria;

(2) allocating a first amount(s) of funds, using the one or more computers, to one or more of the aggregated deposit accounts held in one or more of the depository institutions based at least in part on the transfer data and the sub-set of one or more depository institutions selected to receive a deposit/transfer of funds or from which to withdraw/transfer funds;

(D) allocating, using the one or more computers, second fund amounts of client accounts among the aggregated deposit accounts, to substantially match the respective first amount(s) allocated to the aggregated deposit accounts;

(E) generating and communicating data for one or more instructions, using the one or more computers and a network communication link, to transfer funds to or from the sub-set of one or more depository institutions based at least in part on the allocating one or more first amounts step;

(F) updating, using the one or more computers, the one or more databases with information based at least in part on one or more of the allocating steps; and

(G) generating a report on one or more of the fund allocations.

2. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the one or more criteria comprise a selection rule to direct fund transfer activity to this sub-set of one or more aggregated deposit accounts, and/or based at least in part on a selection rule to direct fund transfer activity away from one or more other of the respective aggregated deposit accounts.

3. The method as defined in claim 2, wherein, for one or more aggregated deposit accounts where there is a rule to direct fund transfer activity away therefrom, the step of allocating further comprises:

offsetting, using the one or more computers, any withdrawal/transfer from this aggregated deposit account with deposits/transfers from another aggregated deposit account based, at least in part, on whether it is associated in the one or more databases with a same financial entity as the aggregated deposit account with the rule to direct transfer activity away therefrom.

4. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the one or more criteria comprise one selected from the group of:

avoiding transfer activity with a depository institution;

avoiding a withdrawal from a depository institution where a predetermined number of withdrawals have already taken place that month;

depositing to a depository institution to bring a deposit level in one or more of the aggregated deposit accounts therein up to a given level;

preventing a deposit balance held in one or more aggregated deposit accounts held at one of the depository institutions from exceeding a given level;

avoiding transfer activity with a depository institution where a flag is maintained therefore in a system and/or the one or more databases;

a selection rule to direct fund transfer activity to this sub-set of one or more aggregated deposit accounts, and/or based at least in part on a selection rule to direct fund transfer activity away from one or more other of the respective aggregated deposit accounts;

a selection rule to direct fund transfer activity to this sub-set of one or more aggregated deposit accounts, and/or based at least in part on a selection rule to direct fund transfer activity away from one or more other of the respective aggregated deposit accounts, for a given period of time, or a day, set of days, or week;

directing transfer activity to or away from a given aggregated deposit account using a minimum cap, a maximum cap, flags, rules, or various combinations thereof.

5. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining approval from the respective source institution for a respective allocation associated therewith.

6. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more depository institutions is a bank and the one or more government backed-insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts comprise at least one Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured aggregated deposit account held therein.

7. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more depository institutions is a bank and the one or more government backed-insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts comprise a Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured aggregated money market deposit account held therein.

8. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more depository institutions is a bank and the one or more government backed-insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts comprise at least one Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured aggregated NOW account held therein.

9. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more depository institutions is a credit union.

10. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the source institution is a broker/dealer.

11. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the source institution is a savings institution.

12. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the source institution is a credit union.

13. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the source institution is an investment advisor.

14. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the source institution is a management institution.

15. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein for at least one of the one or more depository institutions, the source institution is a bank, and the one or more government backed-insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts comprises an FDIC-insured aggregated money market deposit account held therein, and the bank further has an FDIC-insured aggregated demand deposit account associated with the program;

and

wherein the method further comprises generating or have generated instructions to withdraw funds from the FDIC-insured aggregated money market deposit account through the FDIC-insured aggregated demand deposit account.

16. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the generating and communicating data step comprises:

generating transfer data for a sub-period of time, using the one or more computers, for a deposit/transfer of funds to or a withdrawal/transfer of funds from, the at least one aggregated deposit account, the allocating comprising;

(i) determining, using the one or more computers, whether the deposit/transfer of funds or the withdrawal/transfer of funds is for a sub-period of time before or after a cutoff time;

(ii) generating first transfer data for one or more instructions, using the one or more computers, for at least one sub-period of time that is before the cutoff time for a first deposit/transfer of funds to or a first withdrawal/transfer of funds from, the at least one aggregated deposit account, while holding back a holdback amount of funds;

(iii) generating second transfer data for one or more instructions, using the one or more computers, where the sub-period of time is after the cutoff time, for at least a second withdrawal/transfer of an amount of funds from the holdback amount of funds and/or for withdrawal/transfer of an amount of funds from or deposit/transfer of an amount of funds to, the at least one aggregated deposit account.