Lending strategy

Loans staff are increasingly away from work due to Covid-19. Because of this, NestEgg has focussed on reducing workload when processing loans. Enhancements improve member service. NestEgg is Software as a Service and as such our Decision Engine is enhanced over time. And without upgrade fees. Core systems integration Importantly, NestEgg provides an API for…

Growing the loan book in 2021 will continue to be a challenge. Job insecurity and economic uncertainty means it’s harder to make lending decisions. Borrowers’ circumstances change so quickly due to Covid-19. And then there’s rising bad debt. 100,000 new borrowers NestEgg will provide responsible lenders with 100,000 loan applications from new borrowers. NestEgg software…

Ahead of FREE webinar on 3 December, we’ve taken an initial look at Covid-19 changes to credit score and missed payments. 30% of 500 credit union members surveyed told us their financial situation had worsened since Covid-19. Step Change found 28% of adults experienced a negative change in circumstances. Similarly, the Resolution Foundation discovered that…

In September NestEgg processed one loan application every 10 minutes. This anonymised data set provides new insights into Covid-19’s impact on lower income borrowers. The pandemic is hitting around 1/3 of credit union members badly. But this isn’t yet showing in the credit data – there’s a lag that lenders need to be aware of.…

There are good missed payments. That might sound counter-intuitive. No one wants to see missed payments on a credit file. But a more careful look at the data can reveal an applicant getting back on track. There are missed payments but things are improving. An accept. Not a decline. For what many lenders consider to…

Credit unions save low income borrowers, in Great Britain, £120m in excess interest every year. NestEgg users generate a ‘social dividend’ of £200 saved interest, each working hour. However, 40% of loans are declined. As a result, every year 100,000 vulnerable applicants are turned away by affordable credit providers. Research into declined pay day loan…