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Method for managing disposition of delinquent accounts

US6456983B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 1999
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q40/06
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for evaluating an offer which has been made in relation to certain delinquent accounts is disclosed. A historical database of sorts is maintained on accounts which were previously characterized as delinquent. Payment history information is also retained on each of these historical delinquent accounts. These historical delinquent accounts are scored, and thereafter placed into a plurality of groups, with the high and low scores of these groups defining an associated score cluster or range of scores. A liquidation profile is established for each portion of the historical delinquent accounts defined by the application of the noted score clusters thereto (i.e., each collection of delinquent accounts defined by a particular score cluster has its own liquidation profile). Liquidation profiles are representative of how historical delinquent accounts defined by a particular score cluster recovered over time (i.e., representative of the payment stream of each historical delinquent account defined by a particular score cluster). When an offer is made in relation to accounts which are currently delinquent (not a historical delinquent account), each of these current delinqu…

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