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Systems and methods for client screening in the financial services industry

  • US 8,606,669 B2
  • Filed: 06/01/2006
  • Issued: 12/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • specifically programming at least one computer system to perform at least the following;

    receiving, by the at least one specifically programmed computer system, account data from a plurality of account custodians, wherein the account data comprises account information of a plurality accounts of a client and wherein account custodians are unrelated entities;

    storing, by the at least one specifically programmed computer system, the account data in at least one database,utilizing, by the at least one specifically programmed computer system, at least one unique client identification tag to associate with the client the plurality of accounts of the client in the account data received from the plurality of account custodians that are unrelated entities;

    receiving automatically, by the at least one specifically programmed computer system, a client screening request for the client from at least one account custodian from the plurality of account custodians, wherein the client screening request is automatically received based, at least in part, on one of the following;

    i) when a new account is opened by the at least one account custodian, orii) when a name and/or address change is received from the at least one account custodian, andiii) when a representative of the at least one account custodian requests verification of an identity of the client;

    determining, by the at least one specifically programmed computer system, a verification status of the client whose identity needs to be verified based, at least in part, on the account data received from the plurality of the account custodians, wherein the determining is performed based, at least in part, on;

    i) at least one exception, wherein the at least one exception identifies a type of an account for which a governmental agency requires to verify an identity of an account holder,ii) the at least one unique client identification tag, wherein the at least one unique client identification tag is associated with information identifying whether the identity of the client has been previously verified by another account custodian of the plurality of account custodians, andiii) at least one verification request submitted to at least one customer identification program vendor to verify the identity of the client, wherein the at least one verification request comprises identifying information of the client; and

    notifying, by the at least one specifically programmed computer system, in response to the received client screening request, the at least one account custodian of the determined verification status of the client so that the at least one account custodian does not submit a duplicate of the at least one verification request to the at least one customer identification program vendor.

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