Features
New feature: compare default balances
NestEgg’s decision engine now enables users to compare default balances. Defaults, especially recent ones, are a predictor of bad debt. But responsible lenders like to give the benefit of the doubt. A loan might be justified if there’s evidence that an applicant is making an attempt to pay down defaults. The reverse – where defaults…
Read MoreNew feature: applicant demographics
NestEgg’s decision engine now includes applicant demographics. Because most new borrowers join online, it’s harder than ever to get a full picture of an applicant. Furthermore, this problem is compounded when a lender is expanding into an unfamiliar area. As a result you don’t know much about the applicant. Nor the place where they live.…
Read MoreBuy Now Pay Later to be included on credit reports
Buy Now Pay Later is to be included on credit reports. Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has been booming. In the run up to Christmas 2021, 17m people were using this form of credit. One of the key players, Klarna, saw its customer base double to 15m since the start of the pandemic. It’s a…
Read MoreNew feature: credit score reasons
Credit score can be hard for borrowers to understand. And it’s a complex three-digit number that can also baffle loan officers. That’s why NestEgg is launching a new feature: credit score reasons. These are shown next to the credit score, in our decision engine. Explaining the factors that might be driving a credit score down,…
Read MoreNew feature: Supersearch
NestEgg’s Decision Engine now searches for hidden addresses. Retrieving six years of addresses, these are automatically used for instant lending decisions. Supersearch provides up to four addresses. And this is at no extra cost. Saving time for applicants and Loans Officers alike Supersearch improves the ‘customer journey.’ Minimising the number of addresses an applicant needs…
Read MoreNEW FEATURE: Pinpoint repayment problems instantly
New feature: Display and organise credit accounts according to their status: Active, paid, missed payments and defaults. Benefits: Faster assessment of repayment problems. Easy to identify trends. Credit reports take a long time to read. Lots of different creditors displayed in no particular order. Reading pages of digits to figure out if credit agreements are up…
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