Credit risk evaluation with responsibility factors

• US 8,407,139 B1
• Filed: 10/31/2011
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate Corporation)
• Inventors: Palmer, Frank P.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TIEN C
• Application Number:
  US13/285,558
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 235/380, 705/35, 705/38, 705/39, 705/4, 463/25, 713/176, 715/757, 701/213
• US Class Current: 705/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof

Abstract

A system, device, and method for calculating an enhanced credit score using insurance rating information, individual rating factors, interaction rating factors, geographic rating factors, vehicle monitoring rating factors, and/or credit risk information is disclosed. Insurance rating information, individual rating factors, interaction rating factors, geographic rating factors, and vehicle monitoring rating factors, either individually or in combinations, may be used as inputs to a novel credit-scoring model to calculate an enhanced or improved credit score. The novel credit-scoring model may be implemented in a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for causing a computing device to calculate an enhanced credit score. The computer-executable instructions may be arranged into an input module, output module, and calculation module. The modules may be used to calculate an enhanced credit score that may be used by lending institutions and others to determine the terms of a financing agreement with a user.

Claims

1. A computer-assisted method of calculating an enhanced credit score of a user, the method comprising:

measuring, by one or more telematics sensors connected to a vehicle of the user, at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor relating to the user;

receiving, by a processor using an input module of a computer, credit risk information, insurance rating information from at least one of;

a governmental entity database coupled to the computer through a network and a third-party entity database coupled to the computer through the network, and the at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor relating to the user;

calculating an enhanced credit score for the user using the credit risk information, the insurance rating information, and the at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor, and the calculating is performed by the processor using a calculation module of the computer; and

determining, by the processor of the computer, terms of a financing agreement for the user using the enhanced credit score,

wherein the calculating the enhanced credit score comprises;

calculating, by the processor using the calculation module, a first result by performing multiplication on a first coefficient and at least a portion of the credit risk information comprising a number of active accounts;

calculating, by the processor using the calculation module, a second result by performing multiplication on a second coefficient and at least a portion of the credit risk information comprising an average age of active accounts;

calculating, by the processor using the calculation module, a third result by performing multiplication on a third coefficient and at least a portion of the credit risk information comprising a number of credit cards with a balance greater than a first predetermined amount;

calculating, by the processor using the calculation module, a fourth result by performing multiplication on a fourth coefficient and at least a portion of the credit risk information comprising a number of collections of greater than a second predetermined amount in a past first predetermined number of years;

calculating, by the processor using the calculation module, a fifth result by performing multiplication on a fifth coefficient and the insurance rating information comprising a number of minor traffic violations in the past second predetermined number of years;

calculating, by the processor using the calculation module, a sixth result by performing multiplication on a sixth coefficient and the insurance rating information comprising a number of occupants in a dwelling of the user times the square footage of the dwelling;

calculating, by the processor using the calculation module, a seventh result by performing multiplication on a seventh coefficient and the at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor comprising a number of sudden braking situations.

2. The computer-assisted method of claim 1, wherein the financing agreement is a credit agreement and the terms of the credit agreement comprise an interest rate on outstanding balances on the credit agreement.

3. The computer-assisted method of claim 1, wherein the financing agreement is a credit agreement and the determining the terms of the credit agreement further comprises:

denying the credit agreement to the user and displaying a “

no”

message on a displayable output of the computer, if the enhanced credit score of the user does not meet predetermined criteria; and

granting the credit agreement to the user and displaying an “

yes”

message on the displayable output of the computer, if the enhanced credit score of the user does meet predetermined criteria.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the insurance rating information comprises at least one of:

number of minor violations in the past predetermined number of years, number of major violations in the past predetermined number of years, number of accidents in the past predetermined number of years, current status of automobile insurance, automobile insurance lapse in the past predetermined number of years, number of speeding citations, number of reckless driving citations, number of citations for driving under the influence (DUI), number of citations for disobeying traffic control signals, and number of insurance claims made in the past predetermined number of years.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the insurance rating information relates to the user'"'"'s operation of a vehicle, and the insurance rating information further comprises the number of minor violations in the past predetermined number of years, the number of major violations in the past predetermined number of years, the number of accidents in the past predetermined number of years, and the number of insurance claims made in the past predetermined number of years.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the insurance rating information comprises number of speeding citations, and the telematics sensors include at least one of:

an air content analyzer and a breath analyzer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the insurance rating information comprises exterior construction of dwelling.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor comprises at least one of:

number of minutes driving in high-risk locations in the past predetermined number of years, number of minutes of driving at high-risk times in the past predetermined number of years, number of sudden acceleration situations in the past predetermined number of years, number of sudden braking situations in the past predetermined number of years, number of occasions of airbag deployment in the past predetermined number of years, number of occasions of hazard lights on in past predetermined number of years, average level of fuel in tank in past predetermined number of years, and average level of vehicle speed in past predetermined number of years.

9. The computer-assisted method of claim 1, wherein the financing agreement is for a loan to at least the user, and the terms of the financing agreement comprise an interest rate of the loan and an amount of the loan.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for causing a computing device to perform steps comprising:

(a) receiving a user'"'"'s credit risk information and insurance rating information from a database coupled to the computing device through a network;

(b) calculating an enhanced credit score of the user using the credit risk information and the insurance rating information, wherein the calculating the enhanced credit score comprises;

calculating a first result by performing an arithmetic operation on a first coefficient and at least a portion of the credit risk information;

calculating a second result by performing an arithmetic operation on at least one of a second set of coefficients and at least one of the insurance rating information comprising a number of minor traffic violations in the past first predetermined number of years, and a number of occupants in a dwelling of the user times the square footage of the dwelling, wherein a different one of the at least one of the second set of coefficients is used with each of the number of minor traffic violations and the number of occupants in the dwelling;

and

calculating a sum of at least the first result and the second result to determine the enhanced credit score of the user; and

(c) displaying an “

yes”

message on a displayable output of the computing device when the enhanced credit score of the user meets predetermined criteria.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

(g) receiving an individual rating factor relating to the user, wherein the step of calculating the enhanced credit score for the user further comprises using the individual rating factor; and

(h) calculating a fourth result by performing an arithmetic operation on a fourth coefficient and the individual rating factor, wherein step (f) comprises calculating a sum of the first result, the second result, the third result, and the fourth result to determine the enhanced credit score of the user.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 further comprising:

(g) receiving an interaction rating factor relating to the user, wherein the step of calculating the enhanced credit score for the user further comprises using the interaction rating factor; and

(h) calculating a fourth result by performing an arithmetic operation on a fourth coefficient and the interaction rating factor, wherein step (f) comprises calculating a sum of the first result, the second result, the third result, and the fourth result to determine the enhanced credit score of the user.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 further comprising:

(g) receiving a geographic rating factor relating to the user, wherein the step of calculating the enhanced credit score for the user further comprises using the geographic rating factor; and

(h) calculating a fourth result by performing an arithmetic operation on a fourth coefficient and the geographic rating factor, wherein step (f) comprises calculating a sum of the first result, the second result, the third result, and the fourth result to determine the enhanced credit score of the user.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein step (a) further comprises receiving, through a network from one or more telematics sensors connected to a vehicle of the user, at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor relating to the user;

and wherein step (b) further comprises calculating the enhanced credit score using the at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the telematics sensors comprise an analyzer configured to detect presence of alcohol in the user'"'"'s blood;

and further comprising computer-executable for causing the computing device to further perform steps comprising;

determining terms of a financing agreement for the user using the enhanced credit score.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor comprises at least one of:

number of minutes driving in high-risk locations in the past predetermined number of years, number of minutes of driving at high-risk times in the past predetermined number of years, number of sudden acceleration situations in the past predetermined number of years, number of sudden braking situations in the past predetermined number of years, number of occasions of airbag deployment in the past predetermined number of years, number of occasions of hazard lights on in past predetermined number of years, average level of fuel in tank in past predetermined number of years, and average level of vehicle speed in past predetermined number of years; and

the calculating of the enhanced credit score uses a credit-scoring model; and

wherein the insurance rating information relates to the user'"'"'s operation of a vehicle, and the insurance rating information further comprises the number of minor violations in the past predetermined number of years, the number of major violations in the past predetermined number of years, the number of accidents in the past predetermined number of years, and the number of insurance claims made in the past predetermined number of years.

17. A computing system configured to calculate an enhanced credit score of a user, the computing system comprising:

a telematics sensor, connected to a vehicle of the user, that is configured to measure vehicle monitoring rating factors related to the user'"'"'s operation of the vehicle;

a network through which the vehicle monitoring rating factors are sent from the telematics sensor to the processing unit;

a processing unit comprising a processor for executing computer-executable instructions; and

a memory unit storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to calculate the enhanced credit score of the user, the computer-executable instructions comprising;

an input module configured to receive credit risk information, the insurance rating information, and the vehicle monitoring rating factors from the telematics sensor;

a calculation module configured to calculate the enhanced credit score of the user using the credit risk information, vehicle monitoring rating factors, and insurance rating information; and

an output module configured to send the enhanced credit score of the user to a display screen,

wherein the calculation module is configured to calculate the enhanced credit score of the user by causing the processing unit to calculate a sum of;

a first arithmetic operation on a first coefficient and at least a part of the insurance rating information comprising a number of minor traffic violations in the past second predetermined number of years;

a second arithmetic operation on a second coefficient and at least a part of the credit risk information; and

a third arithmetic operation on a third coefficient and at least a part of the vehicle monitoring rating factors comprising a number of sudden braking situations.

18. The computing system of claim 17, further comprising:

an analyzer configured to detect presence of alcohol in the user'"'"'s blood, wherein the vehicle monitoring rating factors include output of the analyzer.

19. The computing system of claim 17, the system further comprising at least one of:

a governmental entity database and a third-party entity database configured to send insurance rating information, wherein the input module is further configured to receive at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor and at least one of;

an individual rating factor, an interaction rating factor, and a geographic rating factor; and

wherein the calculation module is further configured to calculate the enhanced credit score of the user using the at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor and the at least one of;

the individual rating factor, the interaction rating factor, and the geographic rating factor; and

wherein the insurance rating information relates to the user'"'"'s operation of a vehicle, and the insurance rating information further comprises the number of minor violations in the past predetermined number of years, the number of major violations in the past predetermined number of years, the number of accidents in the past predetermined number of years, and the number of insurance claims made in the past predetermined number of years.

20. The computing system of claim 19, wherein the calculation module further calculates the enhanced credit score of the user by causing the processing unit to perform steps comprising:

calculating a seventh result by performing an arithmetic operation on a seventh coefficient and at least one interaction rating factor;

calculating a fourth result by performing an arithmetic operation on a fourth coefficient and at least one geographic rating factor;

calculating a fifth result by performing an arithmetic operation on a fifth coefficient and at least one vehicle monitoring rating factor;

calculating a sixth result by performing an arithmetic operation on a sixth coefficient and at least one individual rating information; and

calculating a sum of the seventh result, the fourth result, the fifth result, and the sixth result to further determine the enhanced credit score of the user.

21. The computing system of claim 17, wherein the stored computer-executable instructions cause the processing unit to determine the terms of a financing agreement for the user using the enhanced credit score.