Patent ID: 7356506
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for facilitating evaluation of a credit application for fraud, comprising: storing, in a computer, a first plurality of rules governing when different portions of information are to be obtained for use in true name fraud evaluation; storing, in said computer, a second plurality of rules governing how an application is to be evaluated in view of information obtained in accordance with said first plurality of rules; receiving data indicative of a first application requiring true name fraud evaluation; obtaining information associated with said first application in accordance with said first plurality of rules from a first source; obtaining, from at least one second source different than said first source, additional information associated with said first application in accordance with said first plurality of rules and in response to said received data; and evaluating, for true name fraud, said first application in accordance with said second plurality of rules; and displaying at least a portion of said information from each of said first source and said at least one second source, each in a distinct window of an interface screen.