Credit Portfolio Trigger Management System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for monitoring and managing loan portfolios are inefficient, often providing conflicting or inaccurate information, leading to delayed or inappropriate reactions to credit deterioration, resulting in adverse financial consequences for both creditors and lending institutions.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that periodically review credit portfolio status indicators, generate inquiries based on predefined triggers, and establish action plans when a predetermined number of triggers are activated, allowing for proactive credit risk management and potential hedging strategies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate tools and measures are used to detect credit deterioration, then more detection methods are available, but the information becomes conflicting and inaccurate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection methodsVSAvoidcredit risk information
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate detection tools and measures into a unified credit portfolio monitoring system that integrates various credit risk indicators and triggers into a cohesive framework, eliminating conflicting information by processing all signals through a single systematic approach

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a universal credit monitoring platform that can handle multiple types of credit risk indicators simultaneously, providing a comprehensive view that works across different detection methods and credit instruments

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Device complexity

If credit portfolio monitoring is performed manually or with simple systems, then the system complexity is low, but the reaction time to credit deterioration is delayed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemonitoring systemVSAvoidreaction time
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-establishes credit action triggers and action plans before credit deterioration occurs, so that when triggers are activated, pre-defined actions can be executed immediately without delay for analysis or decision-making

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The monitoring system continuously tracks credit portfolio status and provides real-time feedback when triggers are activated, enabling immediate detection and response to credit deterioration rather than relying on periodic manual reviews

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If comprehensive credit monitoring is implemented, then credit risk detection capability is improved, but the system complexity and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecredit risk detectionVSAvoidmonitoring system
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The credit portfolio is divided into individual creditor positions, each monitored for specific triggers, allowing comprehensive coverage while managing complexity through modular organization of monitoring units and standardized assessment protocols

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8131635B2Method and system to manage a credit portfolio and to trigger credit actions
Publication Date: 2012.03.06 BANK OF AMERICA CORP
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AI summary

A method to trigger credit actions may include determining a quantity of triggers flagged for a selected creditor. The method may also include establishing an action plan in response to the quantity of flagged triggers being greater than the predetermined number. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a system to trigger credit actions may include a processor and at least one trigger. The system may also include a credit action program operable on the processor to generate a sires of inquiries and to determine a quantity of the at least one trigger being flagged based on the responses to the series of inquiries for a selected creditor.