Lending strategy

We can now see how Buy Now Pay Later for Credit Union borrowers is impacting their credit reports. There was a big upload of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) agreements to the credit bureau at the end of January. These data are now returned to our decision engine. Currently BNPL does not have an impact…

Combining credit bureau and open banking data is a key advantage of the NestEgg decision engine. Because of this loans officers only need to be in one screen to be able to compare two important sets of data. Read on to see how this works in practice. Combining credit bureau and open banking data provides…

NestEgg’s decision engine delivers easier loan assessment. Are you tired of moving between several different systems just to assess a loan? With NestEgg, everything’s in one place. Online loan applications may need to be re-keyed into a credit assessment portal. Moreover, your credit data probably appears in a different place to open banking. Additional documentation…

Credit union car loans are becoming a reality. 7.5m people bought 9.2m cars in 2021. 8 in 10 of those were second hand. The average asking price for a second hand car was up 11% to just under £16,000. Credit unions have struggled to take advantage of this demand. In Great Britain fewer than 1%…

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting borrowers across all income groups. Consequently, responsible lenders need to adjust their approach when assessing loan applications. According to the Resolution Foundation, the typical working-age household faces an income fall of 4% or £1,100 in 2022-23. However, the poorest quarter of households will see income fall by 6%. This is…