Method and system for offering a loan through a computing system
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a computing device for;
receiving first information about a customer;
to at least first and second loan sources, outputting second information enabling the first and second loan sources to determine whether to offer a loan to the customer for financing an item, wherein the second information includes at least a portion of the first information;
from the first and second loan sources, receiving submissions of respective first and second offers for providing the loan to the customer for financing the item, wherein the first and second offers are submitted by the first and second loan sources in response to the second information and in a manner that commits to provide the loan if accepted by the customer;
identifying at least one of the first and second offers as being most favorable; and
to the customer, outputting third information about the identified offer, wherein the third information includes an identity of at least one of the loan sources that submitted the identified offer.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of a system, a computing device receives first information about a customer. To at least first and second loan sources, the computing device outputs second information enabling the first and second loan sources to determine whether to offer a loan to the customer for financing an item. The second information includes at least a portion of the first information. From the first and second loan sources, the computing device receives submissions of respective first and second offers for providing the loan to the customer for financing the item. The first and second offers are submitted by the first and second loan sources in response to the second information and in a manner that commits to provide the loan if accepted by the customer. The computing device identifies at least one of the first and second offers as being most favorable. To the customer, the computing device outputs third information about the identified offer. The third information includes an identity of at least one of the loan sources that submitted the identified offer.
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1. A system, comprising:
a computing device for;
receiving first information about a customer;
to at least first and second loan sources, outputting second information enabling the first and second loan sources to determine whether to offer a loan to the customer for financing an item, wherein the second information includes at least a portion of the first information;
from the first and second loan sources, receiving submissions of respective first and second offers for providing the loan to the customer for financing the item, wherein the first and second offers are submitted by the first and second loan sources in response to the second information and in a manner that commits to provide the loan if accepted by the customer;
identifying at least one of the first and second offers as being most favorable; and
to the customer, outputting third information about the identified offer, wherein the third information includes an identity of at least one of the loan sources that submitted the identified offer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
a computing device for;
receiving first information about a customer, wherein the first information includes an identity of the customer;
in response to the first information, determining second information regarding the customer'"'"'s ability to repay a loan;
to at least one loan source, outputting third information enabling the loan source to determine whether to offer the loan to the customer for financing an item, wherein the third information includes at least a portion of the first information and the second information, yet withholding the customer'"'"'s identity;
from the loan source, receiving a submission of an offer for providing the loan to the customer for financing the item, wherein the offer is submitted by the loan source in response to the third information and in a manner that commits to provide the loan if accepted by the customer; and
to the customer, outputting fourth information about the offer, wherein the fourth information includes an identity of the loan source. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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