IP Library Granted Patent US 10,949,921
Granted Patent B1
US 10,949,921 · App. 16/429,612 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

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Inventors: Christina A. Trayers (San Francisco, CA); Stuart Rehfuss (Mooresville, NC); Julie A. Lane (Hamilton, NJ); Sue Murphy (West Des Moines, IA); Rodney E. O'Neal (Oakland, CA); Ashwin Pinto (Tracy, CA)
Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
G06Q40/025G06Q40/00G06Q40/02
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Patent No.
US 10,949,921
App. No.
16/429,612
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system for generating rate and payment information for a customer receives an inquiry type from a customer relating to a loan or mortgage. The system also receives a value specific to the potential loan or mortgage. In combination with a product and policy database and a pricing/fee database, relevant financial products are determined and provided to the customer. The inquiry type can include buying a property, refinancing a mortgage, improving a property, and/or using funds from a property.

Claims (61)

1. A computer-implemented method for selecting one or more financial products, the method comprising:

receiving a property loan inquiry from a customer computing device of a customer, the property loan inquiry being of a category selected from:

refinancing a mortgage, including pay off a mortgage sooner, reduce a current interest rate, lower a monthly payment, and convert to a fixed rate;

improving a property, including repair a property and renovate a property; and

using funds from a property, including finance a major purchase and finance everyday purchases;

presenting a loan interface for display at the customer computing device, the loan interface having a plurality of data fields relating to the property loan inquiry;

presenting a financial accounts interface for display at the customer computing device, the financial accounts interface including a display of a plurality of financial accounts associated with the customer;

receiving, from the customer computing device, a selection of a financial account of the plurality of financial accounts;

responsive to receiving the selection of the financial account, automatically populating the plurality of data fields of the loan interface with data corresponding to the selected financial account, wherein the data includes: a property value, a location including a state and a county, and a current monthly payment;

responsive to receiving the customer selection of the financial account and receiving the property loan inquiry of the category, determining a plurality of financial products available to the customer using data in the plurality of data fields, wherein the plurality of financial products reflect current pricing information from a pricing database;

providing the determined plurality of financial products to the customer using a products interface presented for display at the customer computing device;

after providing the plurality of financial products to the customer, receiving a selection of at least two financial products of the plurality of financial products from the customer via the products interface; and

presenting a comparison interface for display at the customer computing device, the comparison interface including a graphical representation comparing the customer-selected at least two financial products.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

from the plurality of financial products, identifying a financial product with a lowest initial principal;

from the plurality of financial products, identifying a financial product with a lowest interest payment;

receiving current mortgage data including a loan amount and a balance on a mortgage; and

transmitting the plurality of financial products to a home loan officer.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising selecting a standard credit score, wherein determining the plurality of financial products available to the customer is based on the standard credit score.

4. An electronic computing device comprising:

a processing unit; and

system memory, the system memory including instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the electronic computing device to:

receive a property loan inquiry from a customer computing device of a customer, the property loan inquiry being of a category selected from:

refinancing a mortgage, including pay off a mortgage sooner, reduce a current interest rate, lower a monthly payment, and convert to a fixed rate;

improving a property, including repair a property and renovate a property; and

using funds from a property, including finance a major purchase and finance everyday purchases;

present a loan interface for display at the customer computing device, the loan interface having a plurality of data fields relating to the property loan inquiry;

present a financial accounts interface for display at the customer computing device, the financial accounts interface including a display of a plurality of financial accounts associated with the customer;

receive, from the customer computing device, a selection of a financial account of the plurality of financial accounts;

responsive to receiving the selection of the financial account, automatically populate the plurality of data fields of the loan interface with data corresponding to the selected financial account, wherein the data includes: a property value, a location including a state and a county, and a current monthly payment;

responsive to receiving the customer selection of the financial account and receiving the property loan inquiry of the category, determine a plurality of financial products available to the customer using data in the plurality of data fields, wherein the plurality of financial products reflect current pricing information from a pricing database;

provide the determined plurality of financial products to the customer using a products interface presented for display at the customer computing device;

after providing the plurality of financial products to the customer, receive a selection of at least two financial products of the plurality of financial products from the customer via the products interface; and

present a comparison interface for display at the customer computing device, the comparison interface including a graphical representation comparing the customer-selected at least two financial products.

5. The electronic computing device of claim 4 , wherein the system memory further includes instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the electronic computing device to:

from the plurality of financial products, identify a financial product with a lowest initial principal;

from the plurality of financial products, identify a financial product with a lowest interest payment;

receive current mortgage data including a loan amount and a balance on a mortgage; and

transmit the plurality of financial products to a home loan officer.

6. The electronic computing device of claim 4 , wherein the system memory further includes instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the electronic computing device to:

select a standard credit score, wherein determining the plurality of financial products available to the customer is based on the standard credit score.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoding instructions that, when executed by one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to:

receive a property loan inquiry from a customer computing device of a customer, the property loan inquiry being of a category selected from:

refinancing a mortgage, including pay off a mortgage sooner, reduce a current interest rate, lower a monthly payment, and convert to a fixed rate;

improving a property, including repair a property and renovate a property; and

using funds from a property, including finance a major purchase and finance everyday purchases;

present a loan interface for display at the customer computing device, the loan interface having a plurality of data fields relating to the property loan inquiry;

present a financial accounts interface for display at the customer computing device, the financial accounts interface including a display of a plurality of financial accounts associated with the customer;

receive, from the customer computing device, a selection of a financial account of the plurality of financial accounts;

responsive to receiving the selection of the financial account, automatically populate the plurality of data fields of the loan interface with data corresponding to the selected financial account, wherein the data includes: a property value, a location including a state and a county, and a current monthly payment;

responsive to receiving the customer selection of the financial account and receiving the selected loan inquiry of the category, determine a plurality of financial products available to the customer using data in the plurality of data fields, wherein the plurality of financial products reflect current pricing information from a pricing database;

provide the determined plurality of financial products to the customer using a products interface presented for display at the customer computing device;

after providing the plurality of financial products to the customer, receive a selection of at least two financial products of the plurality of financial products from the customer via the products interface; and

present a comparison interface for display at the customer computing device, the comparison interface including a graphical representation comparing the customer-selected at least two financial products.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processing units, further cause the one or more processing units to:

from the plurality of financial products, identify a financial product with a lowest initial principal;

from the plurality of financial products, identify a financial product with a lowest interest payment;

receive current mortgage data including a loan amount and a balance on a mortgage; and

transmit the plurality of financial products to a home loan officer.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processing units, further cause the one or more processing units to:

select a standard credit score, wherein determining the plurality of financial products available to the customer is based on the standard credit score.

Assignments (2)
STATEMENT OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Jun 17, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 071649/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2019
From: TRAYERS, CHRISTINA A.; REHFUSS, STUART; LANE, JULIE A.; MURPHY, SUE; O'NEAL, RODNEY E.; PINTO, ASHWIN
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049348/0352 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 15255501 · Sep 2, 2016