Patent Application: US-16011705-A

Abstract:
the tool of the invention is a data gathering and analytical process that uses internal customer data and external cra data to build a consumer credit market data base and data structure . the internal customer data is classified according to identified customer attributes , the cra data is also classified according to identified consumer attributes and the combined data is further classified according to additional value added attributes . the resulting data structure is organized at the individual level such that each individual has associated therewith values for each of the customer attributes , consumer attributes and value added attributes . the resulting analysis can be used to set institutional strategies and / or to make predictive decisions on individual borrower credit requests .

Description:
the present invention will now be described in terms of specific example embodiments . it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the example embodiments disclosed . it should also be understood that not every feature of the methods and systems described is necessary to implement the invention as claimed in any one of the appended claims . also , throughout this disclosure , where a process or method is shown or described , the steps of the method may be performed in any order or simultaneously , unless it is clear from the context that one step depends on another being performed first . additionally , there can be significant time lag between steps . as previously discussed , the invention relates to a data base and data structure and analytical tool that can be used to analyze the consumer credit market , reduce analysis time , and enable actionable prediction to support risk / reward strategies for consumer lending . it should be understood that terms like “ bank ,” “ financial institution ,” and “ institution ” are used herein in their broadest sense . institutions , organizations , or even individuals that process loans or extend credit are widely varied in their organization and structure . terms like bank and institution are intended to encompass all such possibilities , including but not limited to , finance companies , stock brokerages , credit unions , mortgage companies , manufacturers who grant loans to secure the purchase of goods , finance companies , etc . additionally , disclosed embodiments may suggest or illustrate the use of agencies or contractors external to the financial institution to perform some of the calculations and data repository services . these illustrations are examples only , and an institution or business can implement the entire invention on their own computer systems or even a single work station if appropriate databases are present and can be accessed . fig1 is a block diagram illustrating one example operating environment for the present invention . processing platform 2 can include one or more processors 4 and a certain amount of memory 6 . such a processing platform has associated with it data storage 10 such as optical disks , magnetic tape or other storage device for storing the data files shown generally at 8 , and computer programs or computer program code as shown at 11 . processing platform 2 may reside at the financial institution or with a contractor . in the example of fig1 , processing platform 2 and the affiliated storage and computer program code and data storage elements are used to aggregate and maintain historical data , transaction attribute information , credit bureau data , etc . this processing platform can also direct the updating and creation of user files or user file information as will hereinafter be described . in this example , processing platform 2 can communicate with credit bureau systems 7 . credit bureau systems 7 are known in the art and reside at and are managed by the credit bureaus . the structure of the credit bureau systems 7 do not form part of the present invention except as described with respect to the creation and use of the consumer sample file 22 and the merged file 24 as will hereinafter be described . communication can take place over network 20 , which may be via virtual private networking ( vpn ) or other encrypted connections over the internet , or via private networking facilities . decisioning systems 21 can access information from processing platform 2 as needed . these decisioning systems 21 may reside , for example , at financial institution branches , management offices , or technical and operation centers . decisioning systems 21 may include customer service systems , loan application systems , collection systems and tracking systems . as previously discussed , it should be noted that computer program code in the form of various computer program instructions can be used to implement at least portions of the processes involved in carrying out embodiments of the invention . such computer program code can be supplied via a computer program product containing all or a portion of the computer program instructions stored on a media . the media may be fixed , or removable . such a media is conceptually illustrated at 11 of fig1 as a fixed storage media , but it could also be a removable optical or magnetic disc or tape . the computer program instructions can reside on any medium that can contain , store , communicate , propagate , or transport computer program code for execution by any type of computing platform , instruction execution system , or collection of such systems interconnected via a buss or network . such a computer readable medium may be , for example , but not limited to , an electronic , magnetic , optical , electromagnetic , infrared , or semiconductor system , device , or propagation medium . other examples of the computer - readable medium would include an electrical connection having one or more wires , a portable computer diskette or portable fixed disk , an optical fiber , a compact disc read - only memory ( cd - rom ), and a digital versatile disc read - only memory ( dvd - rom ). note that the computer - usable or computer - readable medium could even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program is printed , as the program can be electronically captured , via , for instance , optical scanning of the paper or other medium , then compiled , interpreted , or otherwise processed in a suitable manner , if necessary , and then stored in a computer memory . computer program instructions which implement all or a portion of the invention may also be embodied in a stream of information being retrieved over a network such as the internet . all of the computer program code involved in carrying out the processes described herein can reside with one party , or on a single system . this would be the case for example if a financial institution wished to have complete control of the process . the process for developing the data base , data structure and analytical tool of the invention will be described with reference to fig1 and 2 . the institution has an existing data store shown as data base 10 that includes a customer data file 12 , maintained at the individual customer level . as best shown in fig3 the customer data file 12 includes personal customer information 301 such as name , customer number , address , social security number and the like ; account information 302 such as types and sizes of accounts , loan and debt activity and the like ; and behavior information 303 such as on - line versus face - to - face interaction , branch usage and the like . the information described and shown in fig3 is by way of example only and substantial other information may be maintained by the institution for its customers . this information is organized at the customer level such that for each of the institution &# 39 ; s customers 304 , the customer &# 39 ; s personal , account and behavior activity is associated with that customer . it will be appreciated that the customer data file 12 may include information on millions of customers for a large institution . it is also contemplated that customer data file 12 may be maintained by a third party for the benefit of the institution . from this customer information customer relationship attributes are developed that define the relationship between the customer and the institution ( block 201 ). a list of example customer relationship attributes is set forth at the end of this detailed description . while a preferred set of customer relationship attributes is exemplified herein , it is to be understood that a fewer or greater number of attributes may be used in the use of the system of the invention . the attributes actually used will depend on those attributes that are identified by the institution as being important to defining the relationship with the customer . it will further be understood that these attributes can change over time as the relationship between the institution and its customers changes over time . once these attributes have been identified a customer relationship file 14 is created ( block 202 ). the customer relationship 14 file would typically be stored in a data store such as data base 10 . it is to be understood that while the customer relationship file 14 is shown as being stored in data base 10 that also stores the institution &# 39 ; s customer data file 12 , separate data stores may be used . the customer relationship file 14 has a data structure , as best shown in fig4 , that is at the customer level such that for each institution customer 401 , the customer is evaluated for the customer relationship attributes 402 and a “ value ” is set for that attribute . the “ value ” could comprise a numerical value such as a ranking or dollar amount or it could comprise information such as zip code or it could be a binary flag such as yes / no . thus , for each customer of the institution 401 in the customer relationship file 14 , the attributes 402 associated with that customer may be identified and captured . it is to be understood that not every customer of an institution need be included in the customer relationship file 14 . the institution also gathers information from the relevant cra &# 39 ; s . specifically , the institution defines criteria and provides the criteria to one or more cra &# 39 ; s to define the consumers for which the institution desires consumer report data ( block 203 ). the terms “ customer ” and “ consumer ” are used herein to distinguish between individuals that have a known relationship with the institution ( customers ) and individuals that may or may not have a relationship with the institution that are identified by a cra as having a consumer credit relationship with another institution ( consumers ). the criteria may identify consumers based on specific criteria such as all consumers that have booked a particular institution product ( e . g . credit card ) during a desired time frame . alternatively , the criteria may define a random sample of all consumers known to the cra . a typical cra data base 16 may have 280 million records on file . in order to manage the data , a sample of the total number of records may be used where , for example , the cra samples every tenth record ( block 204 ). a consumer sample file 22 , shown in fig5 , is created by the cra that is again at the individual consumer level where for each consumer 501 in the consumer sample file 22 all of the information 502 maintained by the cra is associated with that consumer ( block 205 ). the customer relationship file 14 and the consumer sample file 22 are merged to create merged file 24 ( block 206 ). to merge the files a commercially available merging program using match logic such as permid developed by transunion may be used . the resulting merged file 24 , shown in fig6 , will again be at the individual level where all of the attributes 402 captured in the customer relationship file 14 and all of the information 502 in the consumer sample file 22 are associated with an individual 601 . in the merged file it will be appreciated that the individual may be a customer of the institution , a consumer or both ( i . e . have an existing relationship with the institution and a consumer credit relationship with another institution ). the merged file 24 includes information maintained by the cra for its consumers and all consumer attributes maintained and identified by the institution and captured in the consumer relationship file 14 . typically the merged file 24 will be created by the cra at the direction of the institution based on the criteria identified by the institution for selecting the consumers for the consumer sample file 22 . the cra , however , may send its consumer file to the institution where the institution will create the merged file or a third party may receive the consumer sample file from the cra and the consumer relationship file from the institution and create the merged file for the benefit of the institution . in order to maintain the confidentiality of individual credit status the cra may delete all information related to the identity of a particular consumer in the merged file 24 . thus the merged file 24 will identify the consumers / customers by reference number or other non - individual specific identifier . the information associated with that consumer / customer reference number will be specific to the individual but all identifying personal information such as name , social security number , address and the like will be removed from the merged file 24 . consumer attributes are identified that define the relationship between the consumer and any institution with which the consumer has a relationship ( block 207 ). a list of example consumer attributes is set forth at the end of this detailed description . while a preferred set of consumer attributes is exemplified herein , it is to be understood that a fewer or greater number of attributes may be used in the system of the invention . the consumer attributes actually used will depend on those relationships that are identified by the institution as being most important to defining the relationship between the consumer and the consumer credit market . it will further be understood that these attributes can change over time as the relationship between consumers and the consumer credit market changes over time . once these consumer attributes have been identified a customer / consumer attribute file 28 is created ( block 208 ). the customer / consumer attribute file 28 would typically be stored in a data store such as data base 10 . it is to be understood that while the customer / consumer attribute file is shown as being stored in data base 10 that also stores the institutions other files , separate data stores may be used . referring to fig7 , the customer / consumer attribute file 28 has a data structure that is at the customer / consumer level such that for each individual customer and / or consumer 701 , the individual is evaluated for each of the consumer attributes . the customer / consumer attribute file 28 captures the data for each customer attribute 402 and for each consumer attribute 702 where a “ value ” is set for each attribute . the “ value ” may comprise a numerical value such as a ranking or dollar amount or it may comprise a piece of information such as zip code or it may be a binary flag such as yes / no or the like . thus , for each customer / consumer in the customer / consumer attribute file 28 , the attributes associated with that customer and / or consumer are identified and captured . it is to be understood that some individuals will be consumers , some individuals will be customers and some individuals will be both consumers and customers . consumers will only have consumer attributes 702 identified , customers will have only customer attributes 402 identified while consumer / customers have both consumer attributes and customer attributes identified . this file is at the individual level but does not include information that would allow the individuals to be identified as previously explained . value added attributes are defined ( block 209 ) and a user file 32 is created ( block 210 ) that includes the value added attributes 802 in addition to the information contained in the customer / consumer attribute file . the value added attributes 802 consist primarily of comparative attributes and market total attributes . a list of example value added attributes is set forth at the end of this detailed description . the comparative attributes are attributes that compare customer data and consumer data and market wide data . market total attributes are attributes of the total consumer credit market . while a preferred set of value added attributes 802 are exemplified herein , it is to be understood that a fewer or greater number of attributes may be used in the use of the system of the invention . the attributes actually used will depend on those relationships that are identified by the institution as being important to defining the relationship between the customer and consumer and the total consumer credit market . it will further be understood that these attributes can change over time as the relationship between customers and consumers and the consumer credit market changes over time . the user file 32 would typically be stored in a data store such as data base 10 . it is to be understood that while the user file 32 is shown as being stored in data base 10 , a separate data store may be used . the user file 32 has a data structure , best shown in fig8 , maintained at the customer / consumer level such that for each individual customer and / or consumer 801 , the individual is evaluated for each of the value added attributes 802 and a “ value ” is set for that attribute . the “ value ” could comprise a numerical value such as a ranking or dollar amount or it could comprise a piece of information such as zip code or it could be a binary flag such as yes / no . thus for each customer / consumer 801 in the user file 32 , the customer attributes 402 , consumer attributes 702 and value added attributes 802 associated with that customer and / or consumer would be identified and captured . it is to be understood that some individuals will be consumers , some individuals will be customers and some individuals will be both consumers and customers . consumers will have consumer attributes and value added attributes identified , customers will have customer attributes and value added attributes identified while consumer / customers will have all attributes identified . as previously explained this file is at the individual level but does not include information that would allow the individuals to be identified . it is to be understood that the status of an individual as a customer or consumer may change over time . when creating the user file 32 , in addition to identifying the value added attributes , the data is scaled up from the sample provided by the cra to a national level . the data is also scaled down in order to account for duplicative data . duplicative data may result , for example , where one individual holds a joint account with another individual . because the data is maintained and organized at the individual level this data would show up in the attributes associated with both joint account holders , in effect it would be captured twice . in order to scale up the data from the sample size to the actual market size , the sample could simply be multiplied by the sample rate , sr , ( e . g . multiply the sample by 10 if one out of ten records is sampled ) to estimate the size of the market ; however , this will not account for duplicative data as described above . the weighting methodology of the invention adjusts each line in the sample to combine the scaling up and scaling down in a single factor . to scale the data down a method for taking into account joint accounts has been developed . while most joint accounts are held by two people some accounts have more than two people . therefore , the average number of holders per joint account is estimated at 2 . 1 . the weighting of the data sample will be explained by way of example . assume that an individual has three accounts and one of the accounts is a joint account and the other two accounts are individual accounts . to scale the data , the number of accounts held by the individual are totaled . in this example the total number of accounts ( t ) is 3 . an ecoa ( equal credit opportunity act ) code that is unique to an account is used to identify joint account holders . thus the system can identify which of the accounts are joint accounts . for each account a qt factor ( number of holders per account ) is assigned . for an independent account the qt factor is 1 and for the joint account the qt factor is 2 . 1 . in the given example two of the accounts are individual and one of the accounts is joint . the qt factors for this individual are totaled ( 1 + 1 + 2 . 1 = 4 . 1 ) such that the customer &# 39 ; s qt value is 4 . 1 . the qt value ( 4 . 1 ) is scaled down by dividing it by the total number of accounts , t , ( in this example t = 3 ), such that the scale down factor is 4 . 1 / 3 . to scale up this individual &# 39 ; s accounts to determine the portion of the total market this account represents , the individual &# 39 ; s total number of accounts ( t = 3 ) is multiplied by 10 ( the sample rate , sr ) and then divided by the scale down factor ( 4 . 1 / 3 ) or : thus , this single individual represents 21 . 95 accounts of the total market . the individual values of this individual &# 39 ; s attributes can be multiplied by 21 . 95 to determine the partial market represented by this individual . the total market can be determined by adding the partial market values of all of the individuals in the sample . account balances are treated the same way . once the user file 32 is created it can be used for in depth market analysis and / or for its predictive value . for market analysis the data can be analyzed to show specific consumer behavior or institution versus market performance or consumer versus institution versus market behavior . in one example market analysis , the institution may compare the activity of individuals , both customers and consumers , for a particular product offering in order to identify the attributes of individuals that were booked with the institution compared to the attributes of individuals that were not booked with the institution . this analysis will be further explained by way of example with reference to fig9 . all customers that applied to the institution for a particular product offering are identified from the customer attributes in user file 32 based on specific criteria ( block 901 ). assume for purposes of this example that the product offering under review is auto loans . the criteria could further limit the customers by targeting a specific time frame such as first quarter year 1 . all consumers that opened an auto loan during the same time period with another institution are also identified from the consumer attributes in user file 32 ( block 902 ). if this information is identifiable from the attributes in an existing user file ( block 903 ), both sets of individuals can be identified and all attributes related to the two sets can be identified ( block 904 ). if for some reason the individuals cannot be identified from the existing user file ( for example , the user file information was not gathered for the desired time frame ) an analysis specific user file can be created following the procedure outlined with reference to fig2 ( block 905 ). in this instance the customer relationship file 14 is created from the customer data file 12 for only those individuals that meet the analysis criteria ( e . g . customers that applied for an auto loan during the target time period ). likewise the consumer sample file 22 is created from a sample of those consumers that opened an auto loan with another institution during the target time period . these files are merged and the user file is created as previously described except that this user file captures only those individuals that meet the desired criteria . this user file allows access to all attributes for the targeted individuals such that attributes of auto loan customers can be compared to the attributes of auto loan consumers generally . the two sets of data allow the institution to view any variation of the auto loan market including individuals that : applied to and were approved by the institution but booked elsewhere ; applied to but were declined by the institution and booked elsewhere ; prior to the implementation of the analytical tool of the invention , the institution would only have a complete view of individuals that applied to and booked with the institution and a partial view of individuals that applied to the institution but did not book with the institution . a further analytical approach would be to repeat the forgoing process for the same product at a later date . for example , customers that applied to the institution for the same product offering are identified ( block 906 ). the criteria are modified from the initial analysis in that the specific time frame is redefined as first quarter year 3 . all consumers that opened an auto loan during the same time period with another institution are also identified from the consumer attributes in user file 32 ( block 907 ). if this information is identifiable from the attributes in an existing user file ( block 908 ), both sets of individuals can be identified and all attributes related to the two sets can be identified ( block 909 ). if for some reason the individuals cannot be identified from the existing user file an analysis specific user file can be created following the procedure outlined with reference to fig2 ( block 905 ). the second user file in addition to capturing loan applications and booking information may also include loan performance criteria including delinquencies , charge offs , repossessions and the like reported by the cra . by comparing the two user files ( block 910 ) the institution can identify which loan applicants were credit worthy and which were not and the attributes of each group of loan applicants . the institution can compare actual loan performance with predicted credit worthiness to determine if the institution &# 39 ; s loan scoring criteria was actually predictive of performance . the institution can also plan future strategies to focus on the more credit worthy applicants ( block 911 ). any other attribute of the groups can also be compared and contrasted such that performance over time can be tracked . other market analysis can also be performed using the data base as shown and described . in one such strategy the user data base can be used for its predictive value . to make the decision for loaning money or extending credit to a potential borrower is typically made based on a credit score that represents the credit trustworthiness of the applicant . the credit score is compared to a cutoff score that is developed based on the pass rates and bad rates for the particular type of loan the applicant seeks and the decision to make the loan is based on this comparison . the cra may compute and provide the applicant &# 39 ; s score to the lending institution or the cra may provide the raw data to the lending institution and the lending institution will compute its own score . the lending institution may take into account information the lending institution has determined has a bearing on its decision to lend money from the foregoing analysis . for example , the lending institution may be more likely to make a loan to a customer that holds a certain type of account and / or dollar amount with the institution , or that has other attributes that are identified as being indicators of the credit worthiness of an individual borrower . inst heloc sum of balances for increase accounts in last 3 months inst heloc sum of line amount for increase accounts in last 3 months inst heloc sum of incremental line amount for increase accounts in last 3 months inst first lien number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m inst first lien sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m inst first lien number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m inst first lien sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m inst first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts w / in 3 m non - inst non - finance first lien number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m non - inst non - finance first lien sum of bal for open accounts w / in 3 m non - inst non - finance first lien number 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payment for open accounts with the highest bal non - inst first lien loan amortization term for open accounts with the highest bal non - inst first lien current bal for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal non - inst first lien amount financed for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal non - inst first lien open date for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal non - inst first lien monthly payment for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal non - inst first lien loan amortization term for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal non - inst first lien current bal for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal non - inst first lien amount financed for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal non - inst first lien open date for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal non - inst first lien monthly payment for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal non - inst first lien loan amortization term for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal inst first lien ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts inst home equity loan ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts inst other installment ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts inst other loc ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst non - finance first lien ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst non - finance home equity loan ecoa weighted number of open accounts non - inst non - finance home equity loan ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst non - finance auto ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst non - finance other installment ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst non - finance heloc ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst non - finance bankcard ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst non - finance other loc ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst finance first lien ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst finance home equity loan ecoa weighted number of open accounts non - inst finance home equity loan ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst finance auto ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst finance other installment ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst finance heloc ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst finance bankcard ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts non - inst finance other loc ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts select level ( for now , value will always be acc , but can change if program changes ) fleet first lien number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m fleet first lien sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m fleet first lien number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet first lien sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts open w / in 3 m fleet home equity loan number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m fleet home equity loan sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m fleet home equity loan number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet home equity loan sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet home equity loan sum of amount financed for open accounts fleet home equity loan sum of amount financed for open accounts open with 3 m fleet auto number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m fleet auto sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m fleet auto number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet auto sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet auto sum of amount financed for open accounts open with 3 m fleet other installment number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m fleet other installment sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m fleet other installment number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet other installment sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet other installment sum of amount financed for open accounts open with 3 m fleet heloc sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m fleet heloc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet heloc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet heloc sum of credit limit for open accounts open w / in 3 m fleet heloc number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m fleet bankcard number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m fleet bankcard sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m fleet bankcard number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet bankcard sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet bankcard sum of credit limit for open accounts open with 3 m fleet bankcard number of open account opened w / in the last 3 month with a zero bal fleet other loc number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m fleet other loc sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m fleet other loc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet other loc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m fleet other loc sum of credit limit for open accounts open with 3 m fleet other loc number of open accounts with a zero bal fleet other loc number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m with a zero bal fleet first lien current bal for open accounts with the highest bal fleet first lien amount financed for open accounts with the highest bal fleet first lien open date for open accounts with the highest bal fleet first lien monthly payment for open accounts with the highest bal fleet first lien loan amortization term for open accounts with the highest bal fleet first lien current bal for pen accounts with the 2 nd highest bal fleet first lien amount financed for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal fleet first lien open date for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal fleet first lien monthly payment for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal fleet first lien loan amortization term for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal fleet first lien current bal for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal fleet first lien amount financed for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal fleet first lien open date for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal fleet first lien monthly payment for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal fleet first lien loan amortization term for open accounts with the 3 rd highest bal fleet first lien ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts fleet home equity loan ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts fleet other installment ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts fleet other loc ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts bankcard credit limit for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit bankcard balance for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit bankcard open date for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit bankcard credit limit for open account with the 3 rd highest credit limit bankcard balance for open account with the 3 rd highest credit limit bankcard open date for open account with the 3 rd highest credit limit bankcard credit limit for open account with the 4 th highest credit limit bankcard balance for open account with the 4 th highest credit limit bankcard open date for open account with the 4 th highest credit limit bankcard credit limit for open account with the 5 th highest credit limit bankcard balance for open account with the 5 th highest credit limit bankcard open date for open account witj the 5 th highest credit limit bankcard credit limit for open account with the 6 th highest credit limit bankcard balance for open account with the 6 th highest credit limit bankcard open date for open account with the 6 th highest credit limit heloc credit limit for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit heloc balance for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit heloc open date for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit heloan credit limit for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit heloan balance for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit heloan open date for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit peer group first lien number of open accounts opened w / in the last 3 m peer group first lien sum of bal for open accounts opened w / in 3 m peer group first lien number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m peer group first lien sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m peer group first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts peer group first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts open w / in 3 m peer group first lien current bal for open accounts with the highest bal peer group first lien amount financed for open accounts with the highest bal peer group first lien open date for open accounts with the highest bal peer group first lien current bal for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal peer group first lien amount financed for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal peer group first lien open date for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal peer group first lien ecoa weighted sum of bal for open accounts number or peer group inquiries with kob of b w / in 3 m number of peer group inquiries with kob of f or q w / in 3 m peer group bankcard indicator for top 6 bankcards by credit limit peer group heloc indicator for top 2 helocs by credit limit peer group heloan indicator for top 2 helocs by credit limit inst first lien ecoa indicator for open accounts with the highest bal inst first lien ecoa indicator for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal non - inst first lien ecoa indicator for open accounts with the highest bal non - inst first lien ecoa indicator for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal fleet first lien ecoa indicator for open accounts with the highest bal fleet first lien ecoa indicator for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal peer group first lien ecoa indicator for open accounts with the highest bal peer group first lien ecoa indicator for open accounts with the 2 nd highest bal bankcard ecoa indicator for open account with the highest credit limit bankcard ecoa indicator for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit bankcard ecoa indicator for open account with the 3 rd highest credit limit bankcard ecoa indicator for open account with the 4 th highest credit limit bankcard ecoa indicator for open account with the 5 th highest credit limit bankcard ecoa indicator for open account with the 6 th highest credit limit heloc ecoa indicator for open account with the highest credit limit heloc ecoa indicator for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit heloan ecoa indicator for open account with the highest credit limit heloan ecoa indicator for open account with the 2 nd highest credit limit inst heloc sum of balances for increase accounts in last 3 months inst heloc sum of line amount for increase accounts in last 3 months inst heloc sum of incremental line amount for increase accounts in last 3 months weighted inst auto sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst auto number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted non - inst finance auto sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance auto sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst finance auto number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted fleet auto sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in last 6 m weighted fleet auto number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance auto sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance auto sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst total auto sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total auto sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst total auto number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted inst credit card sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst credit card number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst credit card number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted non - inst finance credit card sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst finance credit card sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance credit card sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst finance credit card number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance credit card number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted fleet credit card sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet credit card number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet credit card number of open accounts with a zero balance weighted non - inst non - finance credit card sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance credit card sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance credit card number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance credit card number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted non - inst total credit card sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst total credit card sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total credit car sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst total credit card number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total credit card number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted inst heloc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst heloc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst heloc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted non - inst finance heloc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance heloc sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst finance heloc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance heloc number open accounts with a zero bal weighted fleet heloc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet heloc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet heloc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted non - inst non - finance heloc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance heloc sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance heloc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance heloc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted non - inst total heloc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total heloc sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst total heloc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total heloc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted inst home equity loan sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst home equity loan sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted inst home equity loan number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted non - inst finance home equity loan sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst finance home equity loan sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance home equity loan sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst finance home equity loan number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in weighted fleet home equity loan sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet home equity loan sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted fleet home equity loan number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance home equity loan sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance home equity loan sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance home equity loan sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance home equity loan number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total home equity loan sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst total home equity loan sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total home equity loan sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst total home equity loan number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted inst other installment sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst other installment sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted inst other installment number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted non - inst finance other installment sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst finance other installment sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance other installment sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst finance other installment number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 month weighted fleet other installment sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet other installment sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted fleet other installment number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance other installment sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance other installment sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance other installment sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance other installment number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total other installment sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst total other installment sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total other installment sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst total other installment number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 month weighted inst other loc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst other loc sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted inst other loc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst other loc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted non - inst finance other loc sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst finance other loc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance other loc sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst finance other loc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance other loc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted fleet other loc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet other loc sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted fleet other loc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet other loc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted non - inst non - finance other loc sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance other loc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance other loc sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance other loc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance other loc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted non - inst total other loc sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst total other loc sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total other loc sum of credit limit for open accounts weighted non - inst total other loc number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total other loc number of open accounts with a zero bal weighted inst first lien sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted inst first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted inst first lien number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted non - inst finance first lien sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst finance first lien sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst finance first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst finance first lien number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted fleet first lien sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted fleet first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted fleet first lien number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in the last 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance first lien sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance first lien sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst non - finance first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst non - finance first lien number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total first lien sum of bal for open accounts weighted non - inst total first lien sum of bal currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted non - inst total first lien sum of amount financed for open accounts weighted non - inst total first lien number of accounts currently 90 + verified w / in 6 m weighted inst secured credit car sum of bal for open accounts weighted inst heloc number of increase accounts in last 3 month weighted inst heloc sum of balances for increase accounts in last 3 months weighted inst heloc sum of line of amount for increase accounts in last 3 months weighted inst heloc sum of incremental line amount for increase accounts in last 3 months specific embodiments of an invention are disclosed herein . one of ordinary skill in the computing and financial arts will quickly recognize that the invention has other applications in other environments . many embodiments are possible . the following claims are in no way intended to limit the scope of the invention to the specific embodiments described above .