Loan product with convertible payment terms
First Claim
1. A method for converting the amount of a scheduled loan payment from a composite amount to an interest-only amount, the composite amount comprising loan principal and interest, the method comprising:
- electronically recording a loan payment by a customer, wherein the loan payment comprises the composite amount, and wherein the loan payment is associated with a loan;
receiving a request by the customer for activation of a payment schedule conversion feature, wherein activating the conversion feature converts, for an activation period, the amount of the scheduled loan payment from the composite amount to the interest-only amount, wherein the scheduled loan payment is associated with the loan, and wherein the activation period comprises a limited period of time that is at least two months long;
activating the conversion feature based at least partially on the receiving the request; and
issuing, to the customer after the activating the conversion feature, a statement that defines an amount due as the interest-only amount.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for converting a scheduled loan payment between a composite amount and an interest-only amount. A scheduled loan payment may be converted between a composite amount and an interest-only amount. The composite amount may have a first component that includes outstanding principle and a second component that includes interest based on the outstanding principle. Loan payments in the composite amount may be received for a period of time. Upon request by the customer for activation of a payment schedule conversion feature, subsequent scheduled loan payments may be converted from composite payments to interest-only payments. After the payment schedule conversion feature is deactivated, the apparatus and methods may convert subsequent loan payments from interest-only back to a composite amount. Conversion to interest-only payments may be subject to satisfaction of lending risk attenuation criteria.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for converting the amount of a scheduled loan payment from a composite amount to an interest-only amount, the composite amount comprising loan principal and interest, the method comprising:
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electronically recording a loan payment by a customer, wherein the loan payment comprises the composite amount, and wherein the loan payment is associated with a loan; receiving a request by the customer for activation of a payment schedule conversion feature, wherein activating the conversion feature converts, for an activation period, the amount of the scheduled loan payment from the composite amount to the interest-only amount, wherein the scheduled loan payment is associated with the loan, and wherein the activation period comprises a limited period of time that is at least two months long; activating the conversion feature based at least partially on the receiving the request; and issuing, to the customer after the activating the conversion feature, a statement that defines an amount due as the interest-only amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for converting the amount of a scheduled loan payment from a composite amount to an interest-only amount, the composite amount comprising loan principal and interest, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver in electromagnetic communication with a communication network, the receiver being configured to receive a request made by a customer for activation of a payment schedule conversion feature, wherein activating the conversion feature converts, for an activation period, the amount of the scheduled loan payment from the composite amount to the interest-only amount, and wherein the activation period comprises a limited period of time that is at least two months long; and a transmitter that is configured to transmit, after the conversion feature is activated, a statement for the customer that defines an amount due as the interest-only amount. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for converting the amount of a scheduled loan payment from a composite amount to an interest-only amount, the composite amount comprising loan principal and interest, the method comprising:
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receiving a request by a customer for activation of a payment schedule conversion feature, wherein activating the conversion feature converts, for an activation period, the amount of the scheduled loan payment from the composite amount to the interest-only amount, wherein the activation period comprises a limited period of time that is at least two months long; storing in computer readable memory information associated with the request; and activating the conversion feature based at least partially on the receiving the request. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for converting the amount of a scheduled loan payment from a composite amount to an interest-only amount, the composite amount comprising loan principal and interest, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request by the customer for activation of a payment schedule conversion feature, wherein activating the conversion feature in response to the first request converts, for a first activation period, the amount of the scheduled loan payment from the composite amount to the interest-only amount, wherein the first activation period comprises a limited period of time that is at least two months long; issuing to the customer, during the first activation period, a statement that defines an amount due as the interest-only amount; receiving a second request by the customer for activation of the payment schedule conversion feature, wherein activating the conversion feature in response to the second request converts, for a second activation period, the amount of a scheduled loan payment from a second composite amount to an interest-only amount, wherein the second activation period comprises a limited period of time that is at least two months long, and wherein the second activation period is different than the first activation period; and issuing to the customer, during the second activation period, a statement that defines an amount due as the interest-only amount. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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