Method and computer network for co-ordinating a loan over the internet

• US 20050273406A1
• Filed: 11/10/2004
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LendingTree LLC (Tree.com Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: LendingTree LLC (Tree.com Incorporated)
• Inventors: Stiegler, Richard, Lebda, Douglas
• Application Number:
  US10/985,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273406A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• 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

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a computer for coordinating an electronic credit application between an Internet user and a plurality of lending institutions via the Internet. This method involves displaying documents in a web site, and receiving credit data forming placed on the web site. After receiving this data a special loan processing computer applies a filter to the data. The filter comprises loan selection criteria provided by lending institutions which allows these institutions to filter out loan applications that they do not want. Next, after the data is filtered, it is transmitted to a plurality of lending institutions. Finally, the computer and the method then controls and coordinates communication between these lending institutions and the Internet user to match borrowers and lenders via the Internet.

Claims

1-23. -23. (canceled)

24. A method for identifying a lender for a credit transaction, comprising:

receiving selection criteria from a lender;

receiving credit data from one of a credit applicant and a credit agency; and

automatically applying the selection criteria to determine if the credit data matches the selection criteria, whereby a match results in an identification of the credit applicant as being suitable for completing a commercial transaction with the lender.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein receiving a credit score about the credit applicant from a credit agency further comprises receiving a Fair Isaac Credit Score concerning the credit applicant.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein receiving credit data from one of the credit applicant and the credit agency further comprises receiving a field of information that is part of a qualification form.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein receiving the field of information that is part of the qualification form further comprises receiving at least one of a social security number, address, phone number, e-mail address, state of residence, and income of the credit applicant.

29. The method of claim 24, wherein receiving credit data from one of the credit applicant and the credit agency comprises receiving credit data comprising information relating to one of a first mortgage, a second mortgage, a car loan, a student loan, a personal loan, and a credit card.

30. The method of claim 24, wherein receiving selection criteria from the lender comprises receiving selection criteria comprising criteria defined by the lender and useful for identification of a qualified candidate for one of credit and a loan.

31. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving a selection for a desired type of credit; and

sending a question to the credit applicant pertaining to a desired type of credit.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

receiving an answer to the question pertaining to the desired type of credit;

sending a qualification form to the credit applicant corresponding to the answer to the question pertaining to the type of credit desired by the credit applicant.

25. The method of claim 25, wherein receiving credit data from one of the credit applicant and the credit agency further comprises receiving a credit score about the credit applicant from the credit agency.

33. A method for coordinating a qualification form between an applicant and a lender via a computer network, comprising:

receiving lender selection criteria from the lender;

receiving qualification form data sent from one of the applicant and a third party;

employing the lender selection criteria to automatically determine if the applicant is suitable for completing a commercial transaction.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein receiving qualification form data sent from one of the applicant and the third party further comprises receiving data from a credit agency.

35. The method of claim 33, receiving qualification form data sent from one of the applicant and the third party further comprises receiving a credit score from a credit agency.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein receiving a credit score from the credit agency further comprises receiving a Fair Isaac Credit Score pertaining to the applicant.

37. The method of claim 33, wherein receiving qualification form data sent from one of the applicant and a third party further comprises receiving at least one of a social security number, address, phone number, e-mail address, state of residence, and income of the applicant.

38. The method of claim 33, wherein receiving qualification form data sent from one of the applicant and a third party further comprises receiving credit data comprising information relating to one of a first mortgage, a second mortgage, a car loan, a student loan, a personal loan, and a credit card.

39. A method for coordinating information between a lender and a consumer, comprising:

receiving a selection for a desired type of credit from a consumer;

sending a qualification form to the consumer in response to the credit selection by the consumer; and

applying selection criteria of a lender to automatically determine if credit data from the qualification form as completed by a user matches the selection criteria.

40. The method of claim 39, further comprising receiving qualification form data sent from one of the consumer and a third party.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein receiving qualification form data from one of the consumer and a third party further comprises receiving a credit score about the consumer from a credit agency.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein receiving a credit score about the consumer from the credit agency further comprises receiving a Fair Isaac Credit Score pertaining to the consumer.

43. The method of claim 40, wherein receiving qualification form data sent from one of the consumer and a third party further comprises receiving credit data comprising information relating to one of a first mortgage, a second mortgage, a car loan, a student loan, a personal loan, and a credit card.

44. The method of claim 40, wherein receiving qualification form data sent from one of the consumer and a third party further comprises receiving at least one of a social security number, address, phone number, e-mail address, state of residence, and income of the applicant.

45. The method of claim 39, further comprising displaying a positive credit decision concerning the qualification form and a match with the selection criteria.

46. A system for coordinating business between a computer user and a lender comprising:

a processing unit;

a memory storage device; and

a program module, stored in said memory storage device for providing instructions to the processing unit;

the processing unit responsive to said instructions of said program module, operable for

receiving selection criteria from the lender;

receiving credit data from one of the computer user and a credit agency; and

applying lender selection criteria to determine if the credit data matches the selection criteria.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the processing unit is further operable for receiving credit data from one of the computer user and the credit agency further comprises receiving a credit score about the computer user from the credit agency.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein the processing unit is further operable for receiving a credit score about the computer user from the credit agency further comprises receiving a Fair Isaac Credit Score pertaining to the computer user.

49. The system of claim 46, wherein the processing unit is further operable for receiving credit data from one of the computer user and the credit agency further comprises receiving at least one of a social security number, address, phone number, e-mail address, state of residence, and income of the computer user.

50. The system of claim 46, wherein the processing unit is further operable for receiving credit data from one of the computer user and the credit agency further comprises receiving credit data comprising information relating to one of a first mortgage, a second mortgage, a car loan, a student loan, a personal loan, and a credit card.

51. The system of claim 46, wherein the processing unit is further operable for receiving selection criteria from the lender further comprises receiving selection criteria from the lender via a computer network operatively coupled to the processing unit.

56. The method of claim 50, further comprising receiving the selection criteria from the lending institution via a computer network.

52. A method for coordinating business between a computer user and a lending institution via a computer network, comprising the steps of:

employing selection criteria to automatically select the lending institution who receives a credit application which results from filtering credit data sent by the computer user; and

posting a positive credit decision from the lending institution on a website in response to a favorable match between the credit data and the selection criteria.

53. The method of claim 52, further comprising receiving credit data sent from one of the computer user and a third party.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein receiving credit data from one of the computer user and the third party further comprises receiving a credit score about the computer user from a credit agency.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein receiving a credit score about the consumer user from the credit agency further comprises receiving a Fair Isaac Credit Score pertaining to the computer user.

57. A method for coordinating a transaction between a computer user and a lending institution via a computer network, comprising the steps of:

sending credit application data over the computer network to the lending institution;

receiving a positive credit decision from the lending institution posted on a website in response to a favorable match between the credit application data and selection criteria managed by the lending institution and stored in a database coupled to the computer network.

58. The method of claim 57, wherein sending the credit application data over the computer network further comprises sending credit application data comprising at least one of a social security number, address, phone number, e-mail address, state of residence, and income of the applicant.

59. The method of claim 57, wherein sending the credit application data over the computer network further comprises sending credit application data comprising information relating to one of a first mortgage, a second mortgage, a car loan, a student loan, a personal loan, and a credit card.