Calculating credit worthiness using transactional data

• US 8,447,689 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2012
• Issued: 05/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Ghosh, Debashis, Nobili, William A., Pinto, Arun R., Newman, Kurt D., Joffe, David N., Banerjee, Sudeshna, Halsted, Marc Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Kazimi, Hani M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ali, Hatem M
• Application Number:
  US13/441,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20120197782A1
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 705/38
• 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

Aspects of the invention provide for the use of transactional data in determining credit and product offerings. Further aspects of the invention provide for generating financial statements and indices using transactional data for use by users and/or financial institutions. The transactional based financial statements and indices may be used for making underwriting and financial planning decisions.

Claims

1. A computer-assisted method comprising:

receiving transactional data corresponding to transactions occurring at an institution by a user;

storing, in computer memory by the processor, the transactional data;

calculating, using a computer processor, a cash flow statement based on the transactional data;

calculating, using the computer processor, a net worth statement using the transactional data, including calculating an amount of assets held by the user at a different institution;

calculating, using the computer processor, a transactional index;

analyzing, using the processor, the transactional data to determine if the user'"'"'s account is a primary transactional account;

weighting, using the processor, the calculated cash flow statement and the net worth statement based on whether the user'"'"'s account is a primary transactional account; and

calculating, using the processor, a share of wallet for the customer indicating a percentage of a user'"'"'s financial requirement filled by the institution;

weighting, using the processor, the share of wallet along with the generated cash flow and net worth statement; and

determining, using the processor, credit worthiness based on the weighted share of wallet, cash flow, net worth statement, and transactional index.

2. The method of claim 1, further including originating a loan based on the determined credit worthiness of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a FICO score for the user;

weighting the FICO score along with the generated cash flow and net worth statement; and

determining credit worthiness based on the weighted FICO score, cash flow, and net worth statement.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the transactional data comprises credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and a dividend deposit transaction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transactional data comprises electronic bill payment transactions.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transactional data comprises checking and saving account transactions, and interest deposit transaction.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the checking and saving account transactional data is analyzed for life event changes to the user.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the checking account transactional data is analyzed to determine whether the checking account is a primary checking account.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction index comprises at least one of:

a luxury ratio index, a discretionary index, a travel and entertainment index, and a necessity index.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction index comprises a relative customer purchase risk profile index based on transaction costs during one month and a weighted FICO score for the transaction categories that incurred charges during that one month.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a categorized transactional index based on the transactional data;

determining credit worthiness based on the weighted share of wallet, cash flow statement, net worth statement, and categorized transactional index, where the net worth statement includes the account outside of the institution; and

originating a loan based on the determined credit worthiness of the user.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause a computing apparatus to:

store received transactional data corresponding to transactions occurring at an institution by a user;

calculate a cash flow statement based on the transactional data;

calculate a net worth statement using the transactional data, including calculating an amount of assets held by the user at a different institution;

calculate a transactional index;

analyze the transactional data to determine if the user'"'"'s account is a primary transactional account;

weight the calculated cash flow statement and the net worth statement based on whether the user'"'"'s account is a primary transactional account;

calculate a share of wallet for the customer indicating a percentage of a user'"'"'s financial requirement filled by the institution;

weight the share of wallet along with the generated cash flow and net worth statement; and

determine credit worthiness based on the weighted share of wallet, cash flow, net worth statement, and transactional index.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, storing further computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the computing apparatus to:

generate an indication of a loan application being originated based on the determined credit worthiness of the user;

wherein the transactional data comprises at least one of;

credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and a dividend deposit transaction;

electronic bill payment transactions; and

checking and saving account transactions, and interest deposit transaction.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, storing further computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the computing apparatus to:

determine a FICO score for the user;

weight the FICO score along with the generated cash flow and net worth statement; and

determine credit worthiness based on the weighted FICO score, cash flow, and net worth statement;

wherein the transaction index comprises at least one of;

a luxury ratio index, a discretionary index, a travel and entertainment index, and a necessity index.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, storing further computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the computing apparatus to:

generate a categorized transactional index based on the transactional data;

determine credit worthiness based on the weighted share of wallet, cash flow statement, net worth statement, and categorized transactional index, where the net worth statement includes the account outside of the institution; and

generate an indication of a loan application being originated based on the determined credit worthiness of the user.

16. A computer-assisted method comprising:

storing, in computer memory, received transactional data corresponding to transactions associated with a user;

categorizing the transactional data into numerous categories;

calculating, by a computer processor, a luxury index based on a ratio of a dollar amount of luxury transactions to a dollar amount of necessity transactions;

calculating, by the processor, a necessity income standardized momentum trend risk index for the user based on income information about the user;

determining, by the processor, credit worthiness of the customer based on the numerous categories of the transactional data and the necessity income standardized momentum trend risk index of the user; and

generating, by the processor, an indication of an approved loan application based on the determined credit worthiness of the user.

17. The method of claim 16, comprising:

calculating a FICO score for the user; and

adjusting the FICO score based on the credit worthiness determined of the user.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the luxury index is at least one of:

income standardized;

adjusted based on a luxury ratio three month momentum index;

adjusted based on a luxury ratio five month momentum index;

adjusted based on a luxury ratio momentum trend index.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the luxury transactions comprise transactions related to airlines, entertainment, rental cars, and restaurants.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the necessity transactions comprise transactions related to gas stations, grocery stores, and healthcare.