Patent ID: 8219499

Claim:
A local community hub review system for an online banking system comprising: a memory device; a communication device; and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device and the communication device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code to: receive authentication information from a customer; identify the customer based on the authentication information, wherein identifying the customer associates at least one financial account with the customer; receive transaction data for transactions conducted by the customer using the financial account; receive input from a customer related to a business or event the customer wants to review; determine whether the customer has completed a transaction at the business or event based on the transaction data; access from a community hub the reviews of the business or event; display on a community hub interface the reviews of the business or event; receive input from a customer for assigning a review score associated with the business or event the customer wants to review; and assign the review score to the business or event when the transaction data confirms that the customer has previously conducted a transaction at the business or event.