Systems and methods of on-line credit information monitoring and control
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1. A computing system comprising:
- one or more processors configured to execute a plurality of software modules, the software modules including at least;
a credit retrieval module configured to access credit information relating to a consumer, the credit information comprising a plurality of credit items, each credit item being associated with a specific credit service; and
a user interface module configured to generate data configured to cause display of a user interface, said user interface comprising a plurality of active links in one or more web pages and/or electronic communications, each one of said active links being associated with a respective one of the plurality of credit items, wherein each of said active links is configured to enable the consumer to communicate directly with one of the credit services regarding one of the credit items by selecting the active link associated with the credit item.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of on-line credit information monitoring and control. In one embodiment, a server computer accesses and retrieves credit information relating to a consumer. The server computer may also provide a user interface with active links associated with credit items. The links may allow the consumer to communicate directly with a credit service. The server computer may offer additional credit-related services such as credit report retrieval, credit monitoring, notifications, identity theft management, interest rate calculations, historical archives, and account management.
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1. A computing system comprising:
one or more processors configured to execute a plurality of software modules, the software modules including at least; a credit retrieval module configured to access credit information relating to a consumer, the credit information comprising a plurality of credit items, each credit item being associated with a specific credit service; and a user interface module configured to generate data configured to cause display of a user interface, said user interface comprising a plurality of active links in one or more web pages and/or electronic communications, each one of said active links being associated with a respective one of the plurality of credit items, wherein each of said active links is configured to enable the consumer to communicate directly with one of the credit services regarding one of the credit items by selecting the active link associated with the credit item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computing system configured to automatically monitor an individual'"'"'s credit information, the computing system comprising:
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one or more hardware processors configured to execute a plurality of software modules including at least; a monitoring service module configured to identify a change in credit information received from a credit data repository, the credit data information being associated with an individual; and an alert module configured to provide an online alert message to the individual, the online alert message comprising data associated with the identified change in the credit information, the online alert message comprising a plurality of links, each of the plurality of links being configured to initiate a communication between the individual and a credit issuer associated with the respective link, the online alert message further configured to provide the individual with information usable to communicate directly with the credit data repository. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for credit information monitoring, the method comprising:
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accessing, by a computing system comprising one or more computer processors, credit information relating to a consumer, the credit information comprising a plurality of credit items, each credit item being associated with a specific credit service; and generating, by the computing system, user interface data configured to cause display of a user interface, said user interface comprising a plurality of active links in one or more web pages and/or electronic communications, each one of said active links being associated with a respective one of the plurality of credit items, wherein each of said active links is configured to enable the consumer to communicate directly with one of the credit services regarding one of the credit items by selecting the active link associated with the credit item. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions configured for execution by a computing system in order to cause the computing system to:
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access credit information relating to a consumer, the credit information comprising a plurality of credit items, each credit item being associated with a specific credit service; and generate user interface data configured to display of a user interface, said user interface comprising a plurality of active links in one or more web pages and/or electronic communications, each one of said active links being associated with a respective one of the plurality of credit items, wherein each of said active links is configured to enable the consumer to communicate directly with one of the credit services regarding one of the credit items by selecting the active link associated with the credit item. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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