Patent ID: 8160955

Claim:
A method, comprising: communicating a user interface to a client system via a network communication link, the user interface comprising a first user interface display of a plurality of user interface displays configured to capture commercial loan application data, wherein the plurality of user interface displays are further configured to facilitate preparation of a commercial loan request for a customer, using the commercial loan application data; receiving one or more portions of the commercial loan application data from the client system via the network communication link as each portion of the one or more portions of commercial loan application data is captured by the first user interface display; storing the one or more portions of received commercial loan application data in a storage device; communicating at least a first portion of the received commercial loan application data to the client system, wherein the client system uses the first portion of the received commercial loan application data to pre-populate at least one data field of a second user interface display of the plurality of user interface displays; assigning the commercial loan request to a reviewer of a lending facility; and subsequent to approval of the commercial loan request by the lending facility, creating a financial account for the customer, and associating the lending facility with the financial account.