Patent ID: 8751382

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for a debtor to pay a trustee, the method comprising: providing, by a processing device, bankruptcy case information relating to the debtor to a database; verifying, by the processing device, the bankruptcy case information provided to the database against a public bankruptcy database to confirm an accuracy of the bankruptcy case information relating to the debtor; upon verification of the bankruptcy case information, providing, by the processing device, debtor bank information relating to the debtor to the database; transmitting, by the processing device, the bankruptcy case information and the debtor bank information to a plurality of networks via a communications network, wherein the plurality of networks include at least one electronic fund transfer vendor; initiating, by the processing device, an electronic fund transfer of debtor funds from the debtor based on the bankruptcy case information and the debtor bank information; delivering a payment of the debtor funds to the trustee; and providing real-time feedback to the debtor, by the processing device, regarding a status of at least one of: the verifying step, the transmitting step, the initiating step, and the delivering step.