Online purchasing system supporting buyer affordability screening
First Claim
1. An online affordability-based purchasing system comprising:
- at least one web page presenting product information regarding at least one product being offered for sale online; and
a server responding to input of personal information about a buyer causing financing parameter information regarding at least one financing vehicle to be obtained, the financing parameter information and at least a portion of the personal information being used by a software engine to automatically identify at least a likelihood of the buyer being approved for financing of the at least one product being offered for sale online.
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Abstract
An online system uses, in various embodiments of the invention, credit report information, loan affordability screening and credit approval and management functionality to facilitate the purchase and finance of products online. The online system may include both sellers of products and lenders that offer financing to buyers seeking to purchase the products. The system may automatically obtain a buyer'"'"'s credit report information and use that information to determine if the buyer is pre-approved, for example, to obtain financing for a particular product or products. The system also enables use of buyer credit information to identify only those of a seller'"'"'s products for which the buyer is pre-approved, for example, to finance using one or more loans. The system then enables selection of an identified product or products for purchase, and selection of a loan, for example, for financing of the selected product or products. Credit approval (or pre-approval) may be performed automatically, and along with credit processing, may be performed completely online.
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1. An online affordability-based purchasing system comprising:
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at least one web page presenting product information regarding at least one product being offered for sale online; and a server responding to input of personal information about a buyer causing financing parameter information regarding at least one financing vehicle to be obtained, the financing parameter information and at least a portion of the personal information being used by a software engine to automatically identify at least a likelihood of the buyer being approved for financing of the at least one product being offered for sale online. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for determining the ability to purchase a product, the method comprising:
in a system comprising at least one web page that includes product information regarding at least one product being offered for sale online; receiving personal information about a buyer; causing financing parameter information regarding at least one financing vehicle to be obtained; automatically determining the likelihood of the buyer being approved for financing the at least one product being offered for sale online. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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