SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EXCHANGE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

• US 20100161475A1
• Filed: 03/05/2010
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brett M. Samsky, Jason S. Williams, Malin Eriksson, Steve Stewart
• Original Assignee: Brett M. Samsky, Jason S. Williams, Malin Eriksson, Steve Stewart
• Inventors: Eriksson, Malin, Samsky, Brett M., Williams, Jason S., Stewart, Steve
• Granted Patent: US 8,280,800 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

Provided is a method and system for an online marketplace for the buying, selling and Servicing of financial instruments, such as accounts receivable, where the online marketplace receives and analyzes Account data from a Reporting Agency Database, such as a Consumer Reporting Agency Database. The online marketplace may include a plurality of business logic Components, including an Analysis Component, an Inventory Management Component, an Offer Component, a Transaction Component, a Post-Transaction Component, a Receivables Management Knowledge Base and a Servicing Component. The Receivables Management Knowledge Base applies industry rules and regulations to the data. Users of the online marketplace may be Account Owners, Buyers, sellers, Servicers and the like. Users flag Accounts in the Consumer Reporting Agency database to be placed for sale on the online marketplace. Users may also define Selection Criteria for automatic buying, automatic selling, alerts or other such business rules.

Claims

1. A system of transacting for a financial instrument, comprising:

a. a reporting agency database, including account data associated with the financial instrument; and

b. a processor, wherein said processor is configured for;

i. Selecting account data in the reporting database that satisfies a selection criteria;

ii. Offering a transaction for at least one selected financial instrument associated with the selected account data;

iii. Receiving an acceptance to the offered transaction from a third-party; and

iv. Performing the accepted transaction for the at least one selected financial instrument.

2. A method of transacting for a financial instrument, for use in conjunction with a reporting database that includes account data associated with the financial instrument, the method comprising the steps of:

a. selecting account data in the reporting database that satisfies a selection criteria;

b. offering a transaction for at least one selected financial instrument associated with the selected account data;

c. receiving an acceptance to the offered transaction from a third-party; and

d. performing the accepted transaction for the at least one selected financial instrument.

3. A system of transacting for a financial instrument, comprising:

a. a reporting agency database, including account data associated with at least one financial instrument;

b. a business logic layer for selecting account data in an account database that satisfies a selection criteria; and

c. a processor, wherein said processor is configured for;

i. offering a transaction for at least one selected financial instrument associated with the account data selected by the business logic layer;

ii. receiving an acceptance to the offered transaction from a third-party; and

iii. performing the accepted transaction for the at least one selected financial instrument.