7 mistakes that cost credit unions millions

…and how to fix them At last week’s ABCUL conference, NestEgg highlighted 7 key reasons why many credit unions struggle to grow their loan books. Drawing on insights from 250,000 loan applications worth £550 million (that were decisioned by NestEgg’s partner lenders since the last conference), the data shows that by avoiding these seven common…

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Maximising growth and efficiency: the power of NestEgg’s analytics

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Last week marked a major milestone for NestEgg Decision Engine users, with the release of powerful lending analytics tools. These insights provide credit unions with deeper data-driven decision-making capabilities, ensuring stronger financial performance, optimised marketing efforts, and improved risk management. Are you growing? Understanding loan book growth is essential when reviewing financial performance and adjusting…

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Credit union lending upgraded: smarter decisions, faster growth

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This February and March, NestEgg is rolling out a major upgrade to its scalable Decision Engine, bringing 50 credit unions onto the latest and most advanced version of our award-winning platform. With this enhancement, lenders will benefit from even smarter, faster, and more powerful lending decisions—delivering greater efficiency and impact. NestEgg offers a scalable Decision…

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Improving outcomes for vulnerable borrowers

In 2025 lenders using NestEgg’s platform will prevent £250 million of financial harm affecting the top 20% most deprived areas. This is possible due to NestEgg’s win at the  FinTech Scotland’s Consumer Duty Challenge. The challenge has accelerated NestEgg’s Machine Learning so we can better identify vulnerable borrowers, and, of course, act on those findings.…

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Combining data for better loan decisions

Combining data from Open Banking, Credit Bureau and other data sources ensures broader, more accurate affordability assessment. Open Banking on its own can lead to an increased decline rate, even though credit risk might be reasonable. For example, an applicant with a bounced Direct Debit or Standing Order might be viewed as being more likely to…

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How Open Banking speeds up the loan application process

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Applying for a loan should be straightforward, but sometimes gathering and submitting paperwork adds unnecessary stress and delays. Lenders are legally required to make sure your loan is affordable. To do this they will want to check your income and expenditure. Traditionally this has meant sending in paper bank statements. Open Banking is a secure…

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