Systems, methods and program products for deposit and withdrawal processing

• US 8,688,577 B1
• Filed: 07/31/2012
• Issued: 04/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Island Intellectual Property LLC (Double Rock Corporation), Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Island Intellectual Property LLC (Double Rock Corporation)
• Inventors: Bent, Bruce, Bent, Bruce II, Gareis, David Edgar, O'Donnell, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): FELTEN, DANIEL S
• Application Number:
  US13/562,961
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 705/40, 705/42, 705/45, 705/4, 705/35, 235/379, 235/380, 235/385, 235/437
• US Class Current: 705/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

Method, system and program product, the system comprising: computer programmed for accessing databases comprising: aggregated deposit account information for plurality of FDIC-insured aggregated deposit accounts held in plurality of depository institutions; and client account information; obtaining fund transfer instructions; allocating fund amounts for other depository institutions; generating data for depositing funds to or withdrawing funds from at least one aggregated deposit account multiple times in a month period, comprising generating data for instructions for making a withdrawal from one depository institution more than six times during the month period, using methods: in person, by mail, messenger, telephone, automated teller machine, for withdrawals except for a set of at least 1-6 withdrawals within last six business days of the month period, and presenting instructions to depository institution using method that counts against a 6 withdrawal limit for this set of the withdrawals during the last six business days of month.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

one or more computers comprising memory wherein the memory stores computer-readable instructions comprising program code that, when executed, cause the one or more computers to perform the steps;

maintaining or having maintained or accessing, using the one or more computers, one or more electronic databases, stored on one or more computer-readable media, comprising;

aggregated deposit account information for a plurality of respective Federal Deposit Corporation Insurance (FDIC)-insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts held in a plurality of depository institutions participating in a program, with the aggregated deposit accounts providing non-penalized liquidity for the funds held therein, the aggregated deposit account information for a respective aggregated deposit account comprising a balance of funds held in the respective aggregated deposit account; and

client account information for a plurality of client accounts of a plurality of clients, with each of the clients associated with one of the depository institutions, the client account information for a respective one of the client accounts comprising a balance of client funds held in other of the depository institutions, to which the respective client account is not associated, in the one or more aggregated deposit accounts held therein; and

obtaining, using the one or more computers, transfer instructions for one or more clients associated with one or more of the depository institutions over a month period, with the transfer instructions for a respective one of the clients associated with one of the depository institutions to transfer an amount of funds of the respective client to or from the client account of the respective client;

allocating, using the one or more computers, fund amounts to or from the other depository institutions to be deposited to or withdrawn from the aggregated deposit accounts therein based at least in part on the transfer instructions for the plurality of the client and one or more rules;

generating data, using the one or more computers, for depositing/transferring funds to or withdrawing/transferring funds from at least one of the aggregated deposit accounts multiple times in a month period, based at least in part on the transfer instructions, the data generating step comprising generating data for instructions fbr making a withdrawal/transfer from funds held at a respective one of the depository institutions more than six (6) times during the month period, comprising presenting instructions to the respective one depository institution using one or more of the methods;

in person, or by mail, or by messenger, or by telephone and distributed by mail, or by automated teller machine, or a combination thereof tbr substantially all of the withdrawals/transfers except for a set of at least one but not more than six withdrawals within a last six business days of the month period, and presenting instructions to the respective one depository institution using a method that counts against a six (6) withdrawal limit for this set of the withdrawals during the last six business days of the month period; and

updating or having updated, using the one or more computers, the one or more electronic databases to reflect changes in client account funds held in the aggregated deposit accounts based at least in part on transfer instructions.

2. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the instructions for withdrawal/transfer that count against the six (6) withdrawal limit are presented in each of the last five (5) business days of the month and are presented by electronic communication.

3. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the one or more depository institutions comprises only the first depository institution.

4. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the one or more depository institutions comprise a plurality of depository institutions, and wherein the generating data for instructions to deposit/transfer funds to or withdraw/transfer funds from the one or more aggregated deposit accounts based at least in part on one or more of the net credit/debit amounts further comprises:

transferring funds of a respective client only to one or more depository institutions which hold less than a specified amount of the funds of the respective client account.

5. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the instructions for withdrawal/transfer that count against the six (6) withdrawal limit are presented in the last five (5) business days of the month and are presented by wire and/or by Automated Clearing House (ACH).

6. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the system of presentation of the instructions for withdrawal/transfer that counts against the six (6) withdrawal limit is by an electronic system.

7. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein one of the one or more rules for allocation comprises allocating funds of a respective client account only to one or more depository institutions which hold less than a specified amount of the funds of the respective client account.

8. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein one of the one or more rules for allocation comprises allocating funds to respective depository institutions so as not to exceed a maximum cap for the respective depository institution and/or not to go below a minimum cap for the respective depository institution.

9. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein one of the one or more rules for allocation comprises allocating funds to a respective one of the depository institutions based, at least in part, the fact of or an amount that the one depository institution has sourced funds to the program which are held in one or more other of the depository institutions.

10. The system as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

allocating, using the one or more computers, fund amounts of client accounts among the aggregated deposit accounts, to substantially match the respective fund amounts allocated to the aggregated deposit accounts, based at least in part on the client account data for the client account funds and one or more rules.

11. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the system steps are performed by a self-clearing broker dealer, and

wherein the accessing client account data comprises receiving deposit and/or withdrawal sweep data from one or more other broker dealers, with the deposit and/or withdrawal sweep data comprising deposit and/or withdrawal data for respective customers holding customer accounts with the one or more broker dealers.

12. The system as defined in claim 1, further comprising the self-clearing broker dealer performing the steps:

maintaining the plurality of FDIC-insured and interest-bearing aggregated accounts in the depository institutions, with at least one of the aggregated accounts at one of the depository institutions holding funds of multiple of the broker dealers;

performing, using the one or more computers, an electronic accounting function on a substantially periodic basis based on client account data associated with the respective broker dealers, wherein the electronic accounting function is performed for the client accounts of the associated broker dealer based on at least one accounting parameter associated with the respective broker dealer or the respective customer from a group of a rate chart to be paid on funds of client accounts associated with the respective broker dealer, one or more levels of FDIC insurance associated with client accounts associated with the respective broker dealer, and one or more depository institutions that are associated with the client accounts associated with the respective broker dealer for holding funds of those client accounts or are prohibited from holding funds of those client accounts.

13. The system as defined in claim 1, further comprising replacing at least a portion of money withdrawn of one of the broker dealers from one of the depository institutions by depositing money from another of the broker dealers into the one depository institution.

14. The system as defined in 1, wherein the changes to client account funds are sourced from a plurality source financial entities.