4. Product

Under the Setup master tab’s drop-down link bar, the product Setup link opens screens that enable you to configure the basic business guidelines necessary to support one or more products in the system. This includes defining the types of collateral your company supports, creating lending instruments, and determining what is included in credit bureau reporting. Setting up the Products screens requires a thorough understanding of the current rules of your business and must be completed before you can use Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing. The Products drop-down link opens screens to record data of all the products supported by the system and contains the following links:

Navigating to Products

In the Setup > Setup > Products link enables you to setup the options related to following closed ended products your company offers:

• Asset Types
• Index Rates
• Currency Exchange
• Scoring Parameters
• Products
• Pricing
• Contract
• Edits
• Cycles
• Scoring Models
• Fees
• Origination Fees
• Compensation
• Commission
• Insurances
• Checklists
• Stipulations
• Letters
• Promotions
• Subvention
• Escrow

This chapter explains how to setup the screens associated with each one.

4.1 Asset Types

In Assets types you can setup the asset types that can serve as an application or account’s collateral.

The information on the Assets screen is used by the system to automatically display the appropriate collateral screen (Vehicle, Home, or Other) on the Application Entry screen.

The system recognizes the following four types of collateral:

Collateral Type	Description
Home collateral	Homes, manufactured housing, or any real estate collateral.
Vehicle collateral	All vehicle types, such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
Household goods and other collateral	All other collateral types not defined as home, vehicle, or unse­cured; for example, household items such as water heaters, tele­visions, and vacuums.
Unsecured collat­eral	All unsecured lending instruments. (This collateral type makes the collateral tabs on the system forms unavailable.)

The Asset Sub Type section allows you to further categorize an asset; for example, the asset type vehicle might be categorized as car, truck, or van.

The Attributes/Addons and Makes and Models sub screens continue to further detail the asset both in description and value. For example, a vehicle asset might include addons such as leather seats and cruise control.

Note

Neither asset types nor asset sub types can be deleted. As they may have been used in the past, the display and processing of that data is still dependent on the existing setup.

To set up the Asset Types

You can either define new Asset Type or specify a new name in the New Asset Type field and click Create Copy to create a copy of selected asset with details.

1. Click Setup > Setup > Products > Asset Types.
2. In the Asset Type section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Asset Type	Specify the asset type.
Description	Specify the description for the asset. (This is the asset type which will appear throughout the system).
Collateral Type	Select the collateral type (the general category that the asset type falls within) from the drop-down list. Note: There is no need to define an asset for UNSECURED COLLAT­ERAL, as by definition there is no asset on such account.
Company	Select the portfolio company to which the asset type belongs, from the drop-down list. These are the companies within your organization that can make Loans using this asset type. This may be ALL or a specific company.
Branch	Select the portfolio branch to which the asset type belongs, from the drop-down list. This is the branch within the selected company that can make Loans using this asset type. This may be ALL or a specific branch. This must be ALL if in the Company field you selected ALL. IMPORTANT: By selecting which asset type to use, the system searches for a best match using the following attributes: 1 Company 2 Branch Hence, the system recommends creating one version of each asset type where ALL is the value in these fields.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the asset type and indicate that the asset type is currently in use.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
4. In the Asset Sub Type section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Asset Sub Type	Specify the asset sub type.
Description	Specify the description for the asset subtype
Asset Property Type	Select the type of property from the drop-down list.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the asset sub type.

5. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
6. Click Setup > Setup > Products > Assets > Attributes/Addons.
7. In the Attributes/Addons section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Attribute/Addon	Displays the asset attribute or addon name for the selected asset).
Description	Select the description for the asset attribute/addon from the drop-down list.
Default	Specify the default text to be copied or displayed when the asset attributes and addons fields are completed on an application for this asset.
Value	Specify the default monetary value to be copied or displayed when the asset attributes and addons fields are completed on an applica­tion for this asset.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the asset attribute/Addon and indicate that it is available for this type of asset.

8. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
9. Click the Setup > Setup > Products > Assets > Makes and Models.
10. In the Makes and Models section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Make	Specify asset make.
Model	Specify asset model.
Style	Specify asset style type.
Model Year	Specify asset model year.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the asset make and model and indicate that it is included on fields for this asset type.

11. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.2 Index Rates

The Index Rates screen maintains your organization’s history of periodic changes in index rates. It allows you to define index rates to support variable rate lines of credit. The index rate provides the base rate for a credit line where:

interest rate = index rate + margin rate.

The Index section displays the currently defined indexes on the Lookups screen. You may create additional user-defined lookup codes for this lookup type as needed.

Note

You cannot tie an index rate to a product rate.

You can also record any index rate change on the Index Rates screen. During nightly batch processing, all the accounts with that index type are included when posting the RATE CHANGE transaction. After the system processes the batch, the interest rate of the account is changed. The system will use this new interest rate when computing all future interest calculations.

To set up Index Rates

1. Click Setup > Setup > Products > Index Rates.
2. In the Index section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.:

   

3. A brief description of the fields is given below:

   Field:	Do this:
   Index Type	Select the type of index from the drop-down list.
   Short Description	Specify a short description of the index.
   Description	Specify the index description.
   Enabled	Check this box to activate the index type.

4. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

The Index Details section allows you to define multiple index values using the Start Dt and Rate fields.

Note

The history appears in descending order, with the most current record at the top.

5. In the Index Details section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Start Dt	Specify the effective start date for the index rate. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Rate	Specify the new index rate effective from above mentioned date as a percentage. Note: For the FLAT RATE index there should be only one entry with a Start Dt. = 01/01/1900 and a RATE = 0.0000.
Enabled	Check this box to activate the index rate effective from start date men­tioned above.

6. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Note

Variable rate functionality is not extended to pre-compute accounts.

4.3 Currency Exchange

The Currency Exchange screen maintains currency exchange rates. You can define the currency exchange details and schedule a batch job (SET-IFP- ICEPRC_BJ_100_01 - CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE FILE UPLOAD) which in-turn pulls the currency exchange rates from desired source at scheduled intervals through input file processing.

To set up the Currency Exchange

1. Click Setup > Setup > Products > Currency Exchange.
2. In the Currency Exchange Rates section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Currency	Select the currency being exchanged from the drop-down list.
Currency Pair	Select the currency to be paired with from the drop-down list.
Effective Date and Time	Specify date and time of the exchange rate. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Rate	Specify the exchange rate (required).
Enabled	Check this box to activate the currency exchange rate.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.4 Scoring Parameters

With the Scoring Parameters, you can define the scoring parameters of a company’s credit scorecard and behavioral scoring.

While the system’s pricing scores apply to applications and are based on information recorded during origination.

Credit Scoring

Parameters define the factors that can be used when scoring an application during underwriting and generating an initial decision on whether you wish to fund an amount. The combination of the flexible definition of these parameters, along with the scoring set up on the Scoring Models screen, allows you to automate much of the initial decision process in underwriting accounts.

The Formula Definition section on the Scoring Parameters screen allows you to build a mathematical expression to express the scoring parameter, test its validity, and locate specific information with the resulting scoring parameters. The system calculates scoring parameters using application data, credit bureau information, and applicant details.

To set up the Scoring Parameters

You can either define new Scoring Parameters or specify a new name in the New Parameter field and click Create Copy to create a copy of selected parameter with details.

1. Click Setup > Setup > Products > Scoring Parameters.
2. In the Parameters section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Parameter	Specify the name of the scoring parameter. The system recom­mends entering a name that in some way reflects how the parameter is used; for example, use FICO_SCORE instead of PARAMETER_1.
Description	Specify a description of the parameter. Again, Specify a name that reflects how the parameter is used; for example, use FICO SCORE and WEIGHTED FICO SCORE instead of FICO SCORE NUMBER 1 and FICO SCORE NUMBER 2.
Data Type	Select the data type of the scoring parameter being defined from the drop-down list. This determines how the system handles the values. (While DATE and CHARACTER are available data types, generally only NUMBER should be used when defining a scoring parameter.
Scoring Type	Select the scoring type from the drop-down list: credit scoring or behavioral scoring.
Enabled	Check this box to enable and indicate that the scoring parameter is available.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

The Formula Definition section allows you to define a mathematical expression of the scoring parameter you want to define. The expression may consist of one or more sequenced entries. All arithmetic rules apply to the formula definition. If errors exist in the formula definition, the system displays an error message in this section when you choose Show Expression.

4. In the Formula Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Seq	Specify the sequence number (the order in which the formula definition variable will be assembled and evaluated).
(	Specify a left bracket, if you need to group part of your formula definition.
Variable	Select the variable from a validated field based on the user-defined table SCR_CRED_SUMMARY: SCORING PARAMETERS, from the drop-down list.
Constant Value	Specify the constant value (optional).
Mathemati­cal Operator	Select the math operator to be used on the adjacent formula definition rows, from the drop-down list.
)	Specify a right bracket, if you are grouping part of your formula definition.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the formula and indicate that it is included when building a definition for the scoring parameter.

5. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
6. In the Parameters section, click Show Expression.

The mathematical expression appears in the Formula Expression section (in sequential order) in the Expression field.

4.5 Products

The Product screen defines the closed ended products your organization offers. This screen is enhanced to support Islamic along with the conventional.

A product is based on the following attributes:

• The collateral type and sub type
• The billing cycle
• Whether the amount is paid directly or indirectly to the customer

The Product Definition section records details about the product such as the description, start and end dates, collateral type and sub type, credit bureau reporting attributes, billing cycle, index and rate calculation attributes.

The Product Itemization section is used to define itemized entries for a product. This information is used on the Itemization sub screens of the Application Entry and Application screens.

The Rate Adjustments section is used to define the frequency of rate change allowed during interest rate calculations.

To set up the Product

You can either define new Product details or specify a new product code in the New Product field and click Create Copy to create a copy of selected product with details.

7. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Products > Loan.
8. In the Product Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Product	Specify the product code as defined by your organization (in other words, how you want to differentiate the products). For example, products can be differentiated according to asset. The product code, or name, is unique.
Description	Specify the description of the product. (This is the product description as it appears throughout the system).
Start Dt	Specify the start date for the product. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the end date for the product. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Direct	Check this box, if you need the product to be originated directly to customer. (In this case, the compliance state is the state listed in the customer’s current mailing address.) If unchecked, the product is an indirect lending product; that is, payment is made to the producer. (In this case, the compliance state is the state listed in the producer’s address.)
Flexible Repayment	Check this box to allow flexible repayment for the Product. When you check this check box, the Flexible Repayment Allowed box of Repayment Options section available under Funding tab > Contract sub tab > Replacement sub tab of Funding screen. Note: On the Repayment sub screen of Contract link on Funding screen, you may only enter the desired repayment schedule type in the Repayment section’s Type field if the Flexible Repayment Allowed is selected.
Customer Credit Limit	Check this box to enable ‘Customer Credit Limit’ tab in Origination module. Using the ‘Customer Credit Limit’ tab, an underwriter can define a specific credit limit for the customer while funding the first application and based on that credit limit, subsequent applications can be funded. For more information, refer to ‘Customer Credit Limit’ details in User Guide.
Same Billing Cycle	Check this box to set the same billing cycle (supported only billing cycles Monthly and Weekly) for all the future applications funded for an existing customer.
Enabled	Check this box to activate the product. Note: You can check this box only when Rate adjustment schedule is maintained, i.e., All the products should be variable rate products
Collateral Type	Select the collateral type for the product, from the drop-down list. This field identifies what type of collateral is associated with the and assists the system in identifying the correct screen(s) to display.
Collateral Sub Type	Select the collateral sub type for the product, from the drop-down list.
Credit Bureau Portfolio Type*	Select the credit bureau portfolio type for the product, from the drop-down list.
Credit Bureau Account Type*	Select the account type for the product, from the drop-down list. *Note: The Credit Bureau Portfolio Type and Credit Bureau Account Type fields determine how the portfolio is reported back to the credit bureaus.
Billing Cycle	Select the billing cycle for the product, from the drop-down list.if
Category	Select the category as Standard for the conventional product and Islamic for the Islamic product, from the drop-down list. This serves to group products for reporting purposes.
Index Rounding	Select the index rate rounding factor for the product, from the drop-down list. Note: For more information, refer Appendix C: Rounding Amounts and Rate Attributes.
Reschedule Method	Select the rate change reschedule method for the variable rate product, from the drop-down list. Select CHANGE PAYMENT, if you want to automatically recalculate the repayment amounts on the interest rate change. Select UNDEFINED (the default value), if you do not want to take any action on interest rate change.
Reschedule Value	Specify the value in percent (%) to decide the repayment change. For example, if you enter 10, then the periodic repayment amount will change only if the newly computed repayment amount is higher by 10% of the previous repayment amount. Specify 0 if you want to change repayment amounts with every index rate change.

9. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Note

The 'Reschedule Method' and 'Reschedule Value' fields allows you to define and control the changes in loan payment amount for Variable and Fixed rate loans during originating, funding, and servicing. For more information, refer Variable and Fixed Interest Rate.

4.5.1 Product Itemizations

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Products > Loan > Product Itemizations.
2. In the Product Itemization sub screen, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Itemization	Select the itemization type for the product selected in product definition section, from the drop-down list.
Discount Rate	Specify the discount rate.
Sort	Specify the sort order.
Sign	Select +ve for a positive number and -ve for a negative number. Note: The +ve and -ve buttons determine whether the values will increase or decrease the itemization total for the product based on the selected product. Together the contents of the Product Itemization sub screen, positive and negative, add up to the amount.
Enabled	Check this box to indicate that this product itemization is currently available.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.5.2 Rate Adjustments

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Products > Loan > Rate Adjustments.
2. On the Rate Adjustments subtab, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Seq	Specify the sequence number of the rate change adjustments. Consider 1 as the initial (first) rate change adjustment frequency. All subsequent frequencies will be considered for rate change adjustments according to their sequence number.
Adjustment Frequency	Select the frequency value for adjustments, from the drop-down list. Currently, the following values are available in the system: RATE CHANGE OCCURS EVERY X YEARS RATE CHANGE OCCURS EVERY X MONTHS RATE CHANGE OCCURS EVERY X DAYS RATE CHANGE OCCURS EVERY BILLING DATE RATE CHANGE OCCURS EVERY DUE DATE RATE CHANGE OCCURS AT MATURITY
Period	Specify the period associated to adjustment frequency. For example, if you select the adjustment frequency as RATE CHANGE OCCURS EVERY X YEARS and enter 5, the rate change occurs every five years.
# of Adjustments	Enter the number of adjustments associated with the adjustment frequency. For example, in above example, if you enter the value as 2, then rate payment adjustment occurs on the product every five years and will happens 2 times before switching to the next adjustment frequency.
Enabled	Check this box to indicate that this rate adjustment is currently available.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.6 Pricing

The Pricing screen records pricing information related to your products. the system uses the information in the Pricing Definition section to identify the correct pricing for an application, depending upon the product and the specific application parameters. the system will always search for a unique match.

When you choose the Select Pricing while making a decision on the Underwriting window, the system displays the best match and completes the Pricing and Approved sections under Summary sub tab. The information in the Approved section cite the minimum amounts for the loan, though the user can edit these figures.

The system determines the best match by looking at all enabled pricing strings on the Pricing screen that meet the following criteria:

• Exactly match the application values for the Promotion and Billing Cycle fields.
• Are less than or equal to the application values for the Term, Amount, Age, and Start Date fields.
• Match either the application value or ALL for all other criteria.

Exact matches for each field are given a higher weight than matches of ALL. The returned rows are then ranked based on the weighted values and the hierarchical position of the field (see above). They are then ranked by start date. The system recognizes the first row returned as the best match.

Note

• You should set up a default pricing for each billing cycle and pricing that the system can select to ensure error-free performance. Oracle Financial Services Software recommends creating a single version of each edit type, where ALL is the value in the selection criteria fields listed above. If the system cannot find a pricing match, it will display an error message.
• The system supports the bulk uploading of product pricing setup data. This allows you to upload multiple setup data, avoid re-entering setup data, and more impor­tantly, reduce data entry mistakes. The system currently supports uploading using a fixed-length format only, where each data is at a pre-fixed position. You can run batch jobs with the Set Code SET-BLK to upload pricing and GL data.

To set up the Pricing

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Pricings > Loan.
2. In the Pricing Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Pricing*	Specify the code for the pricing.
Description*	Specify the description for the pricing.
* Together these two fields define the name of the pricing.
Start Dt	Specify the start date for this pricing. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the end date for this pricing. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the pricing.
Result section - You can create edits during implementation to note when amounts in applications are outside the range of tolerance.
Max Loan Amt	Specify the maximum amount financed for this rate pricing.
Max Term	Specify the maximum term financed for this rate pricing.
Buy Rate	Specify the buy rate.
Index	Select the index type associated with this rate pricing from the drop-down list.
Rate From	Specify the minimum rate allowed for loans using this rate pricing.
Rate To	Specify the maximum rate allowed for using this variable rate pricing.
Maturity Index	Select the maturity index type associated with this variable rate pricing from the drop-down list.
Maturity From	Specify the lowest maturity rate allowed for loans using this variable rate pricing. Maturity rate is the rate to be charged on the product if it remains unpaid after its last term has been billed.
Maturity To	Specify the maximum maturity rate allowed for products using this pricing.
Profit Rate From	Specify the minimum profit rate allowed for the product using this pricing. Note: This field will be displayed only if you select the cate­gory as Islamic in the Product screen.
Profit Rate To	Specify the maximum profit rate allowed for the loan using this pricing Note: This field will be displayed only if you select the cate­gory as the Islamic in the Product screen.
Selection Criteria - allows you to specify pricing at different levels and determine how the system matches specific pricing to the applicant’s request.
Company	Select the portfolio company for this pricing, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific company.
Branch	Select the portfolio branch for this pricing. This may be ALL or a specific branch. (This must be ALL if in the Company field you selected ALL), from the drop-down list.
Billing Cycle	Select the billing cycle for this pricing, from the drop-down list.
Product	Select the product for this pricing, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product. The available values come from a validated field based on the selected billing cycle and the product setup.
State	Select the state for this pricing, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific state.
Pro Group	Select the producer group for this pricing, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific producer group.
Pro Type	Select the producer type for this pricing, , from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific producer type.
Producer Region	Select the region of the producer.
Producer Territory	Select the territory of the producer.
Producer	Select the producer from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific producer. The available values come from a vali­dated field based on the product group and product type.
Grade	Select the credit grade for this pricing, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific grade.
Amt	Specify the minimum amount financed for this pricing.
Loan Term	Specify the minimum term for this pricing.
Asset Class	Select the asset class from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific asset class. The available values come from a validated field based on the collateral type. You may create additional user-defined lookup codes for these lookup types as needed.
Asset Type	Select the asset type from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific asset type. The available values come from a validated field based your assets setup.
SubType	Select the asset sub type from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific asset sub type. The available values come from a validated field based your assets setup, and is linked to the selected asset type.
Asset Make	Select the asset make from the drop-down list. The available values come from a validated field based your assets setup and is restricted based on the selected Asset Type and Asset Sub Type. For example, If ALL was selected for either Asset Type or Asset Sub Type, then ALL will be the only available selection for the asset make.
Asset Model	Select the asset model from the drop-down list. The available values come from a validated field based your assets setup, and is restricted based on the selected Asset Type and Asset Sub Type. If ALL was selected for either Asset Type or Asset Sub Type, then ALL will be the only available selection for the asset model.
Age	Specify the asset age (the minimum age for the selected pric­ing). Note: If your entry in this field is based on the number of years of age of the asset and not the actual year of make, you must update this entry annually to ensure that the proper pricing is available.
Trade-In	Specify if there is a trade in of an asset by selecting Yes/No.
Mileage	If there is a Trade-In of an existing asset, then specify its mile­age in km.
Currency	Select the currency for this pricing, from the drop-down list.
Promotion	Select the promotion applicable to this pricing from the drop-down list. The available values come from a validated field based on the promotions setup.
Subvention	Select the subvention plan from the drop-down list, if pricing is specific for any subvention plan.
Down Pmt	Specify the down payment for the pricing.
Asset Value	Specify the asset value.
LTV	Specify the loan to value ratio.
Existing Customer	Select one of the following options from the drop-down list to define the applicability of the current pricing definition: ALL - Applicable to both existing and new customers YES - Applicable to existing customer only NO - Applicable to new customer only. Note: This field refers to the Primary applicant ‘Existing Customer’ flag.
Existing Customer Since (In Years)	Specify the duration from when customer was created in the system up to the current date in years.
Selection Criteria : Business - allows you to specify number of years in business and determines how the system matches specific pricing to the business applicant's request.
Years In Business	Specify the total number of years in business.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.7 Contract

The Contract screen allows you to define the instruments used within your system. A instrument is a contract used by a financial organization with specific rules tied to it. When processing an application, an instrument associated with the application informs the system of the type of contract being used for the approved loan. This ensures that all parameters tied to the instrument are setup for the account as it is booked - without requiring you to do it.

Instruments can be setup at different levels:

• Company
• Branch
• Product
• Application state
• Currency

The following groups of parameters are setup at the instrument level (Each has its own section on the Contract screen):

• Selection Criteria
• Accrual
• Rebate
• Scheduled Dues
• Billing
• Delinquency
• Payment Caps
• Extension
• Advance Details
• Rate Cap And Adjustments

Items defined in the contract are “locked in” when you choose Select Instrument on the Funding form’s Contract link.

The Contract screen’s Instrument and Description fields allow you to enter the financial instrument’s name and description, for example; INS-LOAN: VEHICLE.

To set up the Contract

You can either define new Contract Definition details or specify a new name in the New Instrument field and click Create Copy to create a copy of selected contract with details.

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > Products > Contract > Loan
2. On the Contract Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Contract Definition section
Instrument	Specify the code identifying the instrument.
Description	Specify the description of the instrument being defined.
Start Dt	Specify the start date for the instrument. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the end date for the instrument. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon
Enabled	If you check this box, the system will consider this contract definition when selecting a instrument for an application. Note: Once the field is enabled load balances button in balances sub tab will be disabled
Selection Criteria section
Company	Select the company for the instrument from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific company.
Branch	Select the branch within the company for the instrument from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific branch. This must be ALL, if you have selected ‘ALL’ in the Company field.
Billing Cycle	Select the billing cycle selected from the drop-down list.
Product	Select the product for the instrument from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product.
State	Select the state in which the instrument is used from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific state.
Currency	Select the currency for the instrument from the drop-down list. IMPORTANT: By selecting which type to use, the system searches for a best match using the following attributes: 1. Billing Cycle 2. Start Date 3. Company 4. Branch 5. Product 6. State Hence, Oracle Financial Services Software recommends creating one version of each type, where ALL is the value in these fields.
Pricing	Select the pricing in which the instrument is used from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific pricing.
Accrual section
Accrual Method	Select the accrual method used to calculate interest accrual for this instrument from the drop-down list.
Base Method	Select the base method used to calculate interest accrual for this instrument from the drop-down list.
Start Dt Basis	Select to define the start date from when the interest accrual is to be calculated for this instrument from the drop-down list. Note: If you select the Effective Date, then the interest is calculated from the Contract date. If you select the Payment Date, then the interest is calculated based on (first payment date minus one billing cycle).
Start Days	Specify the number of days for which the interest accrual is to be cal­culated.
Time Counting Method	Select the time counting method used to calculate interest accrual for this instrument from the drop-down list.
Installment Method	Select the payment installment method from the drop-down list. Note: the system supports an amortized repayment schedule with the final payment potentially differing from the regular payment amount in the other billing cycles. You may choose: Whether the equal installments for each billing cycle includes any minute final payment differences (equal payments) -or- If the final payment amount may be slightly different (final pay­ment differs).
Int Amortization Freq	Select the interest amortization frequency from the drop-down list.
Rebate section
Pre Compute	Check this box to indicate that this is a precomputed loan.
Rebate Method	Select the rebate calculation method from the drop-down list.
Rebate Term Method	Select the rebate term method from the drop-down list.
Rebate Min Fin Chg Mthd	Select the rebate minimum finance charge calculation method from the drop-down list.
Min Finance Charge	Specify the minimum finance charge value.
Acquisition Charge Amt	Specify the acquisition charge amount.
Scheduled Dues section
Due Day Min	Specify the minimum value allowed for the due day for this instru­ment.
Due Day Max	Specify the maximum value allowed for the due day for this instru­ment. Note: If billing cycle is selected as weekly, then Due Day Max field value cannot be greater than 7.
Max Due Day Change / Year	Specify the maximum number of due day changes allowed within a given year for this instrument.
Max Due Day Change / Life	Specify the maximum number of due day changes allowed over the life of a product funded with this instrument.
Max Due Day Change Days	Specify the maximum number of days a due date can be moved.
Pmt Tolerance Amt*	Specify the payment tolerance amount. This is the threshold amount that must be achieved before a due amount is considered PAID or delinquent. If (Payment Received + Pmt Tolerance: $Value) >= Standard Monthly Payment, the Due Date will be considered as sat­isfied in terms of delinquency. The amount unpaid is still owed.
Pmt Tolerance%*	Specify the payment tolerance percentage. This is the threshold per­centage that must be achieved before a due amount is considered PAID or delinquent. If Payment Received >= (Standard Monthly Payment * Pmt Tolerance% / 100), the due date will be considered satisfied in terms of delinquency. The amount unpaid is still owed. The system uses the greater of these two values.
Promise Tolerance Amt*	Specify the promise tolerance amount. This is the threshold amount that must be achieved before a due amount is considered kept or Broken. If (Payment Received + Promise Tolerance: $Value) >= Promise Amount, the Due Date will be considered kept (satisfied).
Promise Tolerance %*	Specify the promise tolerance percentage. This is the threshold percentage that must be achieved before a due amount is considered kept or Broken. If Payment Received >= (Promised Amt * Promise Tolerance%), the due date will be considered kept (satisfied). The system uses the greater of these two values.
Billing section
Prebill Days	Specify the prebill days. This is the number of days, before the first payment due, that accounts funded with this instrument will be billed for the first payment. Thereafter, the accounts will be billed on the same day every month. If an account has a first payment date of 10/25/2003 and Pre Bill Days is 21, then the account will bill on 10/04/2003, and then bill on the 4th of every month.
Billing Type	Select the billing type for accounts funded using this instrument from the drop-down list.
Billing Method	Select the billing method for accounts funded using this instrument from the drop-down list.
Balloon Method	Select the balloon payment method for accounts funded using this instrument from the drop-down list.
Delinquency section
Late Charge Grace Days	Specify the number of grace days allowed for the payment of a due date before a late charge is assessed on the account.
Stop Accrual Days	Specify the number of days a contract can be in delinquent state, after which the interest accrual must stop for an account. A Batch Job is run daily to select accounts in delinquent status for a pre-defined number of days and post ‘No Accrual transaction’ for such accounts on current date. When the account recovers from Delinquency, the system will then post a ‘Start Accrual Transaction’ on the date the account is recovered from delinquency.
Delq Grace Days	Specify the number of grace days allowed for the payment of a due date before an account is considered delinquent. This affects DELQ Queues, the system reporting, and the generation of collection let­ters.
Time Bar Years	Specify the total number of years allowed to contact the customer starting from the first payment date and beyond which the account is considered delinquent. You can specify any value between 0-999.
Cure Letter Gen Days	Specify the number of delinquency days to initiate cure letter gener­ation.
Cure Letter Valid Days	Specify the number of days during which the issued cure letter is valid. Usually financial institutions will start the collection activities after the lapse of cure letter validity date.
Delq Category Method	Select the delinquency category method to determine how the sys­tem populates delinquency counters on the Customer Service form. Note: This value does not affect credit bureau reporting.
Accrual Post Maturity	Check this box to indicate that this is the post maturity default rate. Extensions allow you to extend the maturity of the contract by one or more terms by allowing the customer to skip one or more payments. The skipped terms are added to the end of the contract.
Extension section
Max Extn Period / Year	Specify the maximum number of terms that the contract may be extended, within a given rolling calendar year.
Max Extn Period / Life	Specify the maximum number of terms that the contract may be extended, within the life of the loan.
Max # Extn / Year	Specify the maximum number of extensions that may be granted within a given rolling calendar year.
Max # of Extn / Life	Specify the maximum number of extensions that may be granted within the life of the loan.
Minimum # Pay­ments	Specify the minimum number of payments that must be made before extension.
Extension Gap in Months	Specify the gap between previous extension provided in the account and current one as specific number of months.
Advance Details section
Multi Disburse­ments Allowed	Check this box, if this contract allows disbursement of funds to cus­tomers through multiple advances or draws up to the approved amount within a specified “draw period.” If you select the Multiple Disbursements Permitted box, complete the Advance Details section on the Contract section. (For more information, see the Stages Funding section in this chapter.)
Min Initial Advance	Specify the minimum initial advance amount allowed. This is the smallest possible initial advance that can be disbursed to the bor­rower after funding.
Max Initial Advance	Specify the maximum initial advance amount allowed. This is the largest possible initial advance that can be disbursed to the borrower after funding.
Late Charge Allowed	Check this box to allow disbursement period late charge.
Min Advance	Specify the minimum advance amount. This is the smallest advance amount that a borrower may subsequently request after the initial advance.
Max Advance	Specify the maximum advance amount. This is the largest advance amount that a borrower may subsequently request after the initial advance.
Billing Allowed	Check this box to allow stage funding with draw period billing.
Draw Period Bill­ing Method	Select the method for billing during the draw period from the drop-down list.
Reschedule Ind	Select this check box to indicate that the rescheduling is allowed at the draw period.
Rate Cap & Adjustments section
Max Rate Inc / Year	Specify the maximum rate increase allowed in a year.
Max Rate Inc / Life	Specify the maximum rate increase allowed in the life of the loan.
Max Rate Dec / Year	Specify the maximum rate decrease allowed in a year.
Max Rate Dec / Life	Specify the maximum rate decrease allowed during the life of the loan.
Max # Adjust / Year	Specify the maximum number of rate changes allowed in a year.
Max # Adjust / Life	Specify the maximum number of rate changes allowed during the life of the loan.
Min Int Rate (Floor)	Specify the minimum rate.
Max Int Rate (Ceiling)	Specify the maximum rate.
Payment Caps section
Max Pmt Inc / Year	Specify the maximum payment increase allowed in a year.
Max Pmt Inc / Life	Specify the maximum payment increase allowed in the life of the loan.
Other section
1st Pmt Deduc­tion Allowed	Check this box to indicate that the first payment for fixed rate loans using this instrument may be deducted from the producer's pro­ceeds.
1st Pmt Refund Allowed	Check this box to indicate that refunding first payment deductions to the producer is allowed.
1st Pmt Deduc­tion Days	Specify the first payment deduction days. If the first payment for fixed rate loans using this instrument is less than this number of days from funding, the first payment will be deducted from the pro­ducer’s proceeds if 1st Pmt Deduction.
1st Pmt Refund Days	Specify the first payment refund days. If the first payment for fixed rate loans using this instrument is received within this number of days from the first payment date, the first payment deduction will be refunded to the producer if 1st Pmt Refund.
Refund Allowed	Check this box to indicate that refunding of customer over payments are allowed.
Refund Toler­ance Amt	Specify the refund tolerance amount. If the amount owed to the cus­tomer is greater than the refund tolerance, the over payment amount will be refunded if Refund Allowed box is selected.
Anniversary Period	Specify the anniversary term that define the anniversary period. This is based on billing cycle, so normally for MONTHLY the value is 12 and for WEEKLY the value is 52.
WriteOff Toler­ance Amt	Specify the write off tolerance amount. If the remaining outstanding receivables for accounts funded using this instrument is less or equal to the write off tolerance amount, the remaining balance on the account will be waived.
Pre Pmt Penalty	Check this box, if there is a prepayment penalty charged for accounts funded using this instrument.
% of Term for Penalty	Specify percentage of term for prepayment penalty. If the (remaining terms / total terms) expressed as a percentage exceeds this amount, a prepayment penalty will be assessed if the Pre-Pmt Penalty box was selected.
Recourse	Check this box if recourse is allowed. This indicates whether the unpaid balance may be collected from the producer if the consumer fails to perform on the loan.
Max Recourse%	Specify the maximum percentage of the outstanding receivables that may be collected from the producer if the Recourse Allowed box was selected.
Pay Off Fee Allowed	Check this box to allow for a payoff quote fee to be assessed to the account attached to this contract. Note: This will require you to set up a payoff fee at the contract (Fees sub screen) or state (Fee screen) level. For more information, see the following Contract screen (Loan)’s Fees sub screen or Fee screen (Loan) sections in this chapter.
Escrow Allowed	Check this box, if this contract can do escrow of tax and insurances. (For more information, see the Escrow Setup Form chapter.)
Repmt Currency	Select the designated repayment currency for this contract from the drop-down list.
PDC Security Check	Check this box to indicate that post dated checks are the method of repayment for this contract.
Default Pmt Spread	Select the default payment spread to be used when receiving pay­ments for this account if one is not explicitly chosen, from the drop-down list.
Calendar Method	Select the required calendar method for this contract from the drop-down list. The calendar method "Hijri" should be selected, if the product category is selected as Standard in the Products screen. For "Islamic" product category, the calendar method can be either Gre­gorian or Hijri.
ACH Fee Ind	Check this box to indicate that direct debit fee is included. Note: The ACH Fee/Direct Debit Fee balance will be displayed in Balances sub tab only when this checkbox is selected.
Stmt Preference Mode	Select the account statement preference mode as either Email or PHYSICAL from the drop-down list. The selected preference will be propagated to Application > Contract screen when the instrument is loaded.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Extension of Terms

The system facilitates extension of terms, provided the following conditions are satisfied:

• Specified number or more payments made in the account
• Gap between the previous and current extension provided in the account must be a specific number of months that could be specified

If the above conditions are not satisfied, then the system displays an appropriate error message.

A new transaction Force Extension will be available. This transaction will be posted when you want the system to bypass the extension validations defined at the contract level.

When a backdated transaction with TXN Date exists before the transaction date of extension, all the transactions are reversed and posted again. If extension transaction is posted again, then the validation rules are not validated again.

Staged Funding

Staged funding for closed-end loans allows you to disburse funds to customers through multiple advances or draws up to the approved amount within a specified “draw period.”

To create a multiple disbursement contract for a transaction

1. In the Contract Definition section, click Add and complete the fields following the instructions above, making sure to complete the following steps:

• In the Advance Details section, select the Multiple Disbursement Permitted check box. When you select a contract instrument that permits staged funding (multiple disbursements) on the Funding screen, the system copies the information for that instrument from the Setup Module screen’s Contract screen to the Funding screen’s Contract screen.

Note

You cannot clear the Multi Disbursement Allowed box in the Advance section on the Con­tract screen.

• Complete the fields in the Advance Details section to define the limits for initial and subsequent advances for staged funding.

Note

This information appears in the Advance section of the Funding screen’s Contract link.

2. If you choose, set the following application contract edits as an Error or Warning on the Setup Module screen’s Edits screen.

Note

For more information, see the Edits link (Edits screen) section in this chapter.

1. REQUIRED: ADV DRAW END DATE
2. XVL: ADV DRAW END DT MUST BE AFTER CONTRACT DT
3. XVL: ADV DRAW END DT MUST BE LESS THAN FIRST PMT DT - PREBILL DAYS

These edits appear on the Funding screen’s Verification screen.

Repayment scheduling for staged funding

When funding a loan, the system computes repayment schedules from the contract date, irrespective of whether funds have been disbursed or not. The system uses the approved amount (amount financed) for computing repayment schedules on the contract date.

As the might have been disbursed through multiple draws, or the draws have been less than the approved amount, or the amount may have been repaid in some amount before the draw end date, you may need to change the payment amount. In such cases, you can manually change the payment in the system by posting the monetary transaction CHANGE PAYMENT AMOUNT on the Customer Service screen’s Maintenance link.

Disbursements for staged funding

The approved amount for staged funding can be disbursed with the Funding screen or at a later time using the Advances screen. If the first disbursement is requested during funding, you may enter it on the Itemization sub screen of the Funding screen’s Contract screen.

If the entire approved amount is not disbursed during initial funding, it can be disbursed using the Advances screen’s Advance Entry screen.

If the initial amount on the Advance Entry screen is not within the minimum or maximum limits (as entered in the Advance Details section on the Setup Module screen’s Contract screen), the system displays any of the following error or warning messages in the Advances section’s Error Reason field:

• Advance amount is less than the initial advance amount minimum

-or-

• Advance amount is more than the initial advance amount maximum

The Advance Entry screen also allows you to enter subsequent funding / disbursements. If subsequent advances are not within the predetermined minimum or maximum amounts, the system displays any of the following warning or error messages in the Advances section’s Error Reason field:

• Advance amount is less than the allowed subsequent advance amount

-or-

• Advance amount is more than the allowed subsequent advance amount

Additional messages in the Error Field regarding Staged Funding

If you attempt to post an advance after the draw end date, then the system displays the message in the Advances section’s Error Reason field as, "ADVANCE DT IS AFTER DRAW PERIOD END DATE".

If you attempt to post an advance above the approved amounts, including tolerance, the system displays the message in the Advances section’s Error Reason field as "ADVANCE AMOUNT IS MORE THAN THE TOTAL APPROVED AMOUNT INCLUDING TOLERANCE".

Since this is not a revolving loan, if any repayment is made against the approved amount principal balance, the system will not adjust the disbursed amount allowing for subsequent additional staged funding or advances.

Note

There is no change to the payoff quote functionality in the system. The system uses the actual amount of the advance(s) and any interest accrued since the date of the last pay­ment or credit in the PAYOFF QUOTE VALID UPTO DATE value when the payoff quote is requested before the draw end date.

4.7.1 Balances

The Balances sub screen lists the balances that will be established when an account is booked and funded.

CAUTION: Please contact your Implementation Manager for changes to this section.

To set up the Balances

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Contract > Loan > Balances.
2. On the Balances sub screen, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Balance Type	Displays the balance type.
Chargeoff Method	Select the charge off method to determine how the outstanding amount of this balance type will be handled from the drop-down list, if the account becomes uncollectable and the product is charged off.
Writeoff Method	Select the write off method to determine how the outstanding amount of this balance type will be handled from the drop-down list, if the account is within the write off tolerance of being PAID.
Reschedule Method	Select the reschedule method to determine how the outstanding amount of this balance type will be handled from the drop-down list, if the account is rescheduled.
Sort	Specify the sort order of how account balances will appear on the Customer Service form’s Balance screen.
Billed	Check this box to indicate that outstanding amounts for this bal­ance type are considered a part of the billed amount. This also determines whether payments applied to this balance type are considered when satisfying outstanding amounts due.
Accrued	Check this box to indicate that outstanding amounts for this bal­ance type will be included when interest is accrued against the account.
Non Performing Rollover	Check this box to indicate that “non-performing” is used as an intermediary status on your general ledger prior to charge off and want to create balances for non-performing accounts for this bal­ance type. Note: (The Non-Performing Rollover box applies only to Balance Types of Advance/Principal and Interest. For all other Balance Types, this box would be cleared).
Non Performing Balance Type	Select the balance type you want to rollover from drop-down list, if you select the Non-Performing Rollover box (Advance/Princi­pal).
Enabled	Check this box to indicate that this balance type will be created when the account is booked and funded

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

The system loads the currently defined balances for accounts.

If your organization maintains additional balances, contact your Implementation Manager for information regarding those balances.

4.7.2 Amortized Balances

With the Amortize Balances sub screen, you can select one or more balances to be amortized over the life of the loan. You can also define the amortization method.

To set up the Amortization Balances

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Contract > Loan > Amortized Balances.
2. In the Amortization Balances section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Amortize Balance Type	Select the amortize transaction type from the drop-down list.
Amortization Method	Select the amortization method used to calculate the net amortization amount from the drop-down list.
Cost/Fee method	Select the amortization cost/fee method.
Sort	Specify the sort sequence to define the order of the amor­tize balances.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the amortize balance to be created when the account is booked and funded.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.7.3 Itemizations

On the Itemizations sub screen, you can define the itemized components for each type of contract, indicate if it is required, and determine whether it has a positive or negative bearing on the contract itemization math. You can establish the following groups of itemization transactions:

Type	Description
Advance	Total amount of the product that is not a part of financed fees; in other words, the total amount the customer requested to be advanced.
Financed Fees	Fees rolled into the principal balance of the product. Financed fees are also considered to be a part of the finance charge.
Pre-Paid Fees	Fees that are paid by the consumer prior to the funding of the loan. These fees are not rolled into the balance of the product but are consid­ered as part of the finance charge and are included in the calculation of the APR.
Producer	Fees that are paid to or by the producer of the loan; for example, a fee that is being charged to the producer. These transactions will affect pro­ceeds.
Escrow	Allows you to connect the actual escrow itemization with the escrow type and the funding transaction.

To set up the Itemizations

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Contract > Loan > Itemizations.
2. On the Itemization sub screen select the option button to indicate the type of itemization you are working with: Advance, Financed Fees, Pre-Paid Fees, Producer, or Escrow.
3. On the Itemization sub screen, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Itemization	Select the itemization from the drop-down list.
Disbursement Type	Select the disbursement type from the drop-down list.
Transaction	Select the funding transaction type from the drop-down list.
Itemization Type	Select the itemization type from the drop-down list. Notes: 1. On selecting the "Prefunding Txns" as itemization type, it indi­cates that this particular itemization expects a payment from the cus­tomer prior to funding. 2. The itemization type "Prefunding Txns" is available only for loans.
Sort	Specify the sort order to define the order of the itemization transac­tions.
Sign	If the itemized transaction increases the group balance, click +ve. -or- If the itemized transaction decreases the group balance, click -ve.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the itemization and indicate that this itemi­zation transaction will be created when the account is booked and funded.
Amortize Bal­ance	Select the amortize balance affected by this itemization transaction from the drop-down list. Note: Advance itemizations do not affect amortize balances.
Refund Calcula­tion Method	Select the refund calculation method from the drop-down list
Taxable	Check this box, if the itemization type is taxable. However, note that the taxable option defined in Setup > Administration > System > Sale Tax screen will supersede with this preference.
Seller Pmt	Check this box to enable seller payment
Escrow	Select the escrow from the drop-down list.
Itemization For­mula	Select the itemization formula description from the drop-down list.
Refund Calcula­tion Method	Check this box to enable Refund calculation Method.
Escrow Required	If this is an escrow account, check this box to indicate that an escrow is required during the application process (though at that time the user can choose Opt Out to decline.)
Discount. Rate	Specify the discount rate for the itemization.

4. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.7.4 Fees

Any fees that are defined in the contract are set up on the Fees sub screen. The system currently supports the following contract fees:

• Late charges
• Non sufficient funds
• Extensions
• Prepayment penalties
• Delay Fee
• ACH Fee

The Fees sub screen allows you to define those fees whose value and method of calculation are set at the time of the loan. As these amounts cannot be changed after the product is booked and funded, you should only set up fees here that will not change over the life of the loan. Individual contract fee types may be defined multiple times in order to create graduated fees.

Note

Certain fees, like late fees, can be set up at contract, as well as state level. In such cases, the contract fee, if present, is used first.

To set up the Fees

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Contract > Loan > Fees.
2. In the Fees section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Type	Select the fee type from the drop-down list.
Txn Amt From	Specify the lowest transaction amount or balance amount against which this contract fee definition may be applied.
Amount Financed From	Specify the minimum value of amount financed on the contract. Note: This is the 'Contracted loan amount' during origination and would always be the 'Amount Financed' on contract even if principal addition is done through a transaction in servicing.
Method	Select the method of calculating the fee to be assessed from the drop-down list.
Frequency	Select the frequency of calculating the fee to be assessed from the drop-down list.
Min Amt	Specify the minimum fee amount to be assessed.
Max Amt	Specify the maximum fee amount to be assessed. If you selected FLAT in the Method field, then this field is not used and is normally populated as $0.00.
Percent	Specify the fee percentage of the outstanding transaction amount to be assessed as a fee. This amount will be adjusted to fall within the Min Amount and the Max Amount.
Enabled	Check this box to create the selected contract fee when the account is booked and funded.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.8 Edits

Edits ensure your organization’s guidelines are properly followed and that all exceptions are sent to the appropriate personnel to review.

You can configure your system so that during the origination process, at each change to an application’s status, the system will perform a set of edits on the Verification link’s Edits screen (found on the Application Entry, Underwriting, and Funding windows).

Edits ensure your organization’s guidelines are properly followed and that all exceptions are sent to the appropriate personnel to review. If the edits check fails, then the system will not allow the change of status, and the application will remain in its current status. This screen allows you to define the validations the system must perform on the Verification master tab, as the status of application changes.

Origination edits are used to validate applications entered through the standard Application Entry and Applications windows. The Edits screen contains two sections, the Edit Type Definition section and the Edit Sub Type Definition section.

To set up the Edits

You can either define new Edit Type Definition details or specify a new name in the New Edit Type field and click Create Copy to create a copy of selected edit type definition with details.

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Edits > Loan.
2. On the Edits screen, choose Origination or Open Interface.
3. In the Edit Type Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Edit	Specify the edit name.
Description	Specify the description for the edit.
Edit Type	Select the edit type code from the drop-down list.
System Defined	Select ‘Yes’, if the entry is system defined. System defined entries cannot be modified. Select ‘No’, if the entry is not system defined and it can be modified.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the edit.
Company	Select the portfolio company associated with this edit, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific company.
Branch	Select the portfolio branch within the company associated with this edit, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific branch. This must be ALL if you selected ALL in the Company field.
Channel	Select the channel from the drop-down list, This can be ALL or a specific channel.
Product	Select the product associated with this edit, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product.
State	Select the state with this edit from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product.
Currency	Select the currency associated with this edit, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific branch.

4. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
5. In the Edit Sub Type Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Edit Sub Type	Select the edit sub type for the edit, from the drop-down list.
Edit	Select the description for the edit, from the drop-down list.
Result	Select the result type for the edit, from the drop-down list.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the edit.
Value	Specify the expected value for the first edit. The Value field records the threshold value for the edit. The actual function of the entered value is dependent on the edit category.
Override Respon­sibility	Select the responsibility that can override the edit, from the drop-down list, if the edit result is an override. Designates the user responsibility level required to continue processing appli­cations that fail the edit based on the Value field. You may define the same edit multiple times with a Result = OVERRIDE and different Value and Override Responsibility combinations to encompass various results.
System Defined	Select ‘Yes’, if the entry is system defined. System defined entries cannot be modified. Select ‘No’, if the entry is not system defined and it can be modified.

6. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Using the Edit Type field of the Edit Type Definition section, you can define when you want the edits check to occur by selecting from the following list of edit types:

Edit type:	Description:
APP ENTRY EDITS	Edits that normally run on Application Entry form.
APP PRE­SCREENING EDITS	Edits that run between application entry and the pulling of a credit bureau. These edits determine whether the application should be reviewed further, and whether a credit bureau should be pulled.
PRE Qualify Edits	Edits that run to check whether the minimum details which are required to prequalify the application are satisfied or not.
APP AUTO­MATIC APPROVAL EDITS	Edits that run after a credit bureau has been pulled and scored. These edits determine whether an application should be auto­matically approved or declined.
APP APPROVAL EDITS	Edits that run whenever an application is manually changed to a status/sub status that indicates the application (in its current state) should be approved.
APP DECLINE EDITS	Edits that run whenever an application is manually changed to a status/sub status that indicates the application (in its current state) should be declined.
APP CON­TRACT EDITS	Edits that run whenever an APPROVED or CONDITIONED-APPROVED application is about to be funded. These edits ensure the validity of the contract data.

Each entry in the Edit Sub Type field is grouped into the following categories:

Origination edit sub types:	Description
ORIGINATION APPLICANT EDITS	Edits that pertain to data entered for an applicant on an application.
ORIGINATION APPLICATION EDITS	Edits that pertain to data entered for the requested loan.
ORIGINATION ASSET EDITS	Edits that pertain to data entered for asset entered on the application.
ORIGINATION CONTRACT EDITS	Edits that pertain to data entered for the contract on the application.
ORIGINATION CREDIT BUREAU EDITS	Edits that pertain to data gathered from the credit bureau reports for the applicants on the application.
ORIGINATION DECISION EDITS	Edits that pertain to data required to make a decision on the application.

Each entry in the Edit Sub Type field can be set up with more than one entry in the Description field. The purpose of specific edits fall into the following types:

Description starts with:	(Edit Category) Description of Edit Category:
CHD:	(RECORD POPULATION EDITS) Check for the existence of an entire data record.
DUPLICATE:	(DUPLICATION EDITS) Check for duplication of existing data.
RANGE:	(VALUE RANGE/TOLERANCE EDITS) Check to determine whether data entered for a specific data field is within the specific tolerance.
REQUIRED:	(REQUIRED FIELD EDITS) Check to determine whether a specific data field has been populated within a data record.
FLK:	(LOOKUP VALUE EDIT) Check API entered data against the existence of that value in the related lookup types lookup codes.
XVL:	(CROSS VALIDATION EDIT) Check to determine whether specific field, or set of fields, value corresponds to a value obtained by calculating them from another field or set of fields (for example, Total Payments = Terms * Standard payment amount).

An Edits check can produce one of three results: an Error, a Warning, or an Override.

Edit type:	Results:
Error	The system will prevent you from proceeding when an edits check fails. The only option is to change the source data. The application will revert to its previous status/sub status. The user will be directed to correct the specific error. Until the edits that return an ERROR value are addressed, the user cannot con­tinue processing the application.
Warning	When an edits check fails in these cases, the system allows the process to continue. Warnings serve as informational messages and can be ignored. The user will be notified that an edit failed, but the failure need not stop the current processing of the appli­cation. The user can either ignore the error, or have the applica­tion revert to its previous status/sub status and address the error before processing the application further.
Override	The edit check has failed; however, the system allows users with the responsibility specified in the Override Responsibility field to continue. Multiple override levels can be setup depend­ing upon the resulting value of the edit. If the user has override responsibility, the application will process as if the edit had not failed. If the user does not have override responsibility, the application will revert to its previous status/sub status and the sub status changes to OVERRIDE REQUIRED. The system will then direct the application to a user with the authority to process the application. (See the Queues chapter for more information).

Note

Do not set the Result field to Override for credit application edits.

4.8.1 Interfacing OFSLL with Oracle Rule Author

Oracle Business Rules is a component of Oracle Application Server that enables applications to rapidly adapt to regulatory and competitive pressures. This increased agility is possible due to the adoption of Oracle Rule author wherein a lending Institution can create or change a business rule without having to indulge in coding and also without stopping the business process. Also, externalizing business rules allows to manage business rules directly, without involving programmers. It provides best of breed solutions that would help in configuring the rules very quickly by a business analyst or user with some insight on the database.

4.9 Cycles

The Cycles screen allows you to define the origination workflow process of your organization. As you delineate the steps in the origination process, you will also define:

• The user responsibilities that have access to perform the steps
• Any edits you want the system to perform between changes in status/sub status.

The following diagram displays the general concept of workflow:

Cycle code definitions drive the application cycle. The following pairs of status/sub status define status/sub statuses that have system defined meanings and should be included in your origination workflow, if they are not already included.

After entering the basic details of the applicant, you can check whether the application pre-qualifies or not. If the pre-qualified edits are satisfied, the status is changed to NEW-PREQUALIFY APPROVED and you can modify or update any further details in the Application Entry screen. If the edits are not satisfied, the application will be pushed to the REJECTED APPLICATIONS queue with a status update to REJECTED-PREQUALIFY REJECTED, then you can also view the rejected pre-qualification in the Underwriting window.

Note

The system status and sub status lists are predefined and cannot be changed by the ad­ministrator. If you require additional sub status codes, please contact Oracle Financial Ser­vices Software to determine whether they can be added.

Status/Sub status:	Description:
NEW-BLANK	This is the status/sub status of applications during data entry. Applica­tions remain NEW-BLANK until you choose the Next Application on the Application Entry form and the system successfully performs the application edits check.
NEW-PRE­SCREEN	The system processes the prescreen edits to determine whether a credit report should be pulled for this application or not.
NEW-PRE­SCREEN APPROVED	Applications in this status/sub status have passed the prescreen edits. The system will now request a credit bureau pull.
NEW-PRE­QUALIFICA­TION	The system checks the applicant details whether it is qualified or not.
NEW-PRE­QUALIFY APPROVED	If the pre-qualified edits are satisfied, the status is changed to NEW-PREQUALIFY APPROVED and you can modify or update any further details in the Application Entry screen.
REJECTED-PREQUALFY REJECTED	If the edits are not satisfied, the application will be pushed to the REJECTED APPLICATIONS queue with a status update to REJECTED-PREQUALIFY REJECTED.
REJECTED-PRESCREEN REJECTED	Applications in this status/sub status failed the prescreen edits. These applications will receive no further processing. The producer will be sent a decision fax and the consumer will receive an adverse action letter.
NEW- REVIEW REQUIRED	Either based on the scoring of the application’s credit bureau(s) pull, or the fact that a credit bureau report was not successfully obtained, the application needs to be reviewed by an underwriter.
NEW- RECOM­MEND APPROVAL	Based on the scoring of the application’s credit bureau(s) pull, the application should be reviewed by an underwriter. However, based on the current setup, the system recommends approving this application.
NEW- RECOM­MEND REJEC­TION	Based on the scoring of the application’s credit bureau(s) pull, the application should be reviewed by an underwriter. However, based on the current setup, the system recommends rejecting this application.
APPROVED-AUTO APPROVED	Based on the scoring of the application’s credit bureau(s) pull, the system automatically approves the application. The producer will be sent a decision fax, and the application will be passed to funding.
REJECTED-AUTO REJECTED	Based on the scoring of the application’s credit bureau(s) pull, the system automatically rejects the application. The producer will be sent a decision fax and the consumer will receive an adverse action letter.
APPROVED-BLANK	Application has been manually approved. Normally this occurs when an application is in the NEW- RECOMMEND APPROVAL, NEW- REC­OMMEND APPROVAL status/sub status, or less often in the NEW- RECOMMEND REJECTION status/sub status. Any cycle code defini­tion with next values of APPROVED-BLANK should have a lookup value of APP APPROVAL EDITS to ensure that all of the required data has been gathered in making the decision to approve the application (unless the application is currently in a status/sub status that assures the APP APPROVAL EDITS have been run).
NEW-OVER­RIDE REQUIRED	A user without sufficient override authority attempted to approve an application, which, based on setup, required a higher over-ride authority to approve.
APPROVED- VERIFYING	Contract has been received from the producer.
APPROVED-FINAL DOCU­MENT CHECK	The contract has been reviewed and the data is correct. Normally this occurs when an application is in APPROVED-FINAL DOCUMENT CHECK or CONDITIONED-FINAL DOCUMENT CHECK status/sub status. Any cycle code definition with next values of APPROVED-FINAL DOCUMENT CHECK or CONDITIONED-FINAL DOCUMENT CHECK should have a value of APP CONTRACT EDITS to ensure that all of the required data has been gathered in making the decision to approve the application, unless the application is currently in a status/sub status that assures the APP CONTRACT EDITS have run.
APPROVED-VERIFIED	The application has been processed and is awaiting funding.
APPROVED-FUNDED	The application has been funded, and a check requisition has been created. If Customer Service form is being used, then an account is also created at this time.
REJECTED-BLANK	The application for whatever reason is being manually rejected regardless of its current status/sub status. Any cycle code definition with Next values of REJECTED-BLANK should have a lookup value of APP DECLINE EDITS to ensure that all of the required data has been gathered in making the decision to approve the application (unless the application is currently in a status/sub status that assures the APP DECLINE EDITS have run).
WITHDRAWN-BLANK	The applicants have indicated that they are no longer pursuing this loan.
CONDI­TIONED-<ANY>	These status/sub status pairs are analogous to the corresponding APPROVED-<ANY> pair and indicate that the application has had additional conditions placed on its approval.
<ANY>-<ANY OVERRIDE>	Requires OVERRIDE approval. The meaning of the sub status is analogous to the corresponding OVERRIDE sub status, and may require that specific EDITS run before proceeding.
<ANY>-AGED APPLICATION	These applications have been decisioned but no contract has been received after a period of time determined by setup. If not acted on, these applications will become VOID.
<ANY>-AGED CONTRACT	Contracts have been received after a period of time determined by setup. If not acted on these applications will become VOID.
<ANY>-VOID	Indicate application previously had a sub status of AGED CONTRACT or AGED APPLICATION. These applications have not been com­pleted and were made VOID after another period of time had passed.

Using these status and sub status, let us re-examine the early workflow diagram in this section.

Note

It is extremely important that the APP CONTRACT EDITS run prior to an application being funded. All cycle code definitions should be reviewed to ensure that there are no paths through the origination cycle that bypass this EDIT type.

To set up the Cycles

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Cycles > Loan
2. In the Cycle Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Cycle	Specify the cycle code.
Type	Displays the cycle type.
Product	Select the product from the drop-down list.

3. In the Cycle Code Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Current Code	Select the current code to transition FROM, from the drop-down list.
Current Sub Code	Select the current sub code to transition FROM, from the drop-down list.
Next Code	Select the current code to transition TO from the drop-down list.
Next Sub Code	Select the next sub code to transition TO, from the drop-down list.
Origination Stage Code	Select the origination stage code of the application from the adjoining drop-down list.
Edit Type	Select the edit type to associate to the cycles, from the drop-down list.

4. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
5. In the Cycle Code Responsibility Definition section, you can define the responsibilities that are authorized to change the code. Perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Responsibility	Select the responsibility that will be capable of executing this transition, from the drop-down list.
Allowed	Select ‘Yes’ to allow change to the status responsibility and ‘No’ to disallow.

6. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.10 Scoring Models

The Scoring screen allows you to setup individual and multiple scoring models. You can define different scoring models by company, branch, currency and product. Scoring models are used to automate the decisioning process during underwriting and grade applications.

When you complete the Application Entry process, the system determines which scoring model to use by finding a best match. The system searches the Company, Branch, Currency and Product fields of all enabled scoring models that contain either the exact value on the application or ALL. (Exact matches for each field are given a higher weight than matches to ALL.) The system then ranks the returned matches in descending order, based on the weighted values and the hierarchical position of the field and then by Start Date. The system recognizes the first row returned as the best match. This scoring model information is then used to determine the next status and sub status of the application.

If you use a standard bureau score as a scoring model, you can set up the system to use the adverse action reasons provided by the standard bureau score on the Stipulations sub screen.

To set up the Scoring

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Scoring Models > Loan. You can set the following categories of scoring models:

• Credit Score Models

4.10.1 Credit Score Models

You can either define new Credit Score Model or specify a new name in the New Credit Model field and click Create Copy to create a copy of selected score model with details.

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Scoring Models > Loan > Credit Score Models.

• In the Score Models section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

  

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Results section
Max Score	Specify the maximum score allowed. (This is normally the sum of the Max Value fields within the scoring parameters.).
Selection Criteria section
Company	Select the company for the scoring model, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific company.
Branch	Select branch within the company for the scoring model, from the drop-down list. (This may be ALL or a specific branch. However, if you have selected ‘ALL’ in Company field, then you must select ‘ALL’ for this field).
Product	Select the product for the scoring model, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product.
Currency	Select the currency for the scoring model, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific currency.
Bureau Score Reasons	Check this box to use the score reasons supplied by the credit bureau. If unchecked, then automatically rejected applications scored using this scoring model display the Adverse Action Reasons from the Parameters sub screen.
Auto Decision	Check this box to assign an application, a status/sub status based on the grade associated with the score returned for this scoring model. If not selected, the system assigns applications scored using this scor­ing model a status/sub status of NEW-REVIEW REQUIRED.
Model	Specify the code for the scoring model.
Description	Specify a description of the scoring model.
Start Dt	Specify the start date for the scoring model. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the end date for the scoring model. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the scoring model.

2. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Parameters

The Parameters records the parameters used to determine the score calculated by the scoring model. You can define multiple parameters and adverse action reason associated with each parameter in a scoring model. Each scoring parameter can have maximum values set. The score range is based upon the information in the Range Definition section on the Parameters sub tab.

The system calculates a final score by adding the score for each parameter in the scoring model. A parameter weighted value is used to find the four adverse action reasons, if bureau reasons are not used.

Note

A character parameter range definition should contain the exact value of the parame­ter.Each scoring parameter should have range definitions defined that encompass all of the values that might result.

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Scoring Models > Loan > Credit Score Models > Parameters.
2. In the Parameters section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Parameter	Select the parameter from the field, from the drop-down list.
Max Value	Specify the maximum value allowed for the selected parameter.
Adverse Action Reason	Select the adverse action reason, from the drop-down list. (If, on the Scoring Models screen, the Bureau Screen check box is checked for the scoring model, you cannot update this field).
Weighted Value	Specify the adverse action weighted value. This indicates the priority of this parameter when determining which adverse action reasons to use on the application. The top ten adverse action reasons based on the weighted value of the parameter will be populated.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the parameter.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
4. The Range Definition section allows you to translate the calculated value for a scoring parameter into the value to be used, depending on the returned value of the parameter
5. In the Range Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Value From	Specify the lowest calculated value to apply the specific translation. The ceiling of the range definition is based on the range definition with the next highest Value From or the Max Value of the scoring parameter (whichever is less).
Value From	Select the following options to determine how values for a scoring param­eters are translated: % Max Value – If selected, then the calculated values within the range definition receives a value based on a percentage of the Max Value of the scoring parameter. % Param – If selected, then the calculated values within the range defini­tion receives a value based on a percentage of the calculated value of the scoring parameter. Value – If selected, then the calculated values with in the range definition receives a specific value.
Percent / Value	Specify the percent or value to be used in the translation of the calculated value of the scoring parameter.
Enabled	Check this box to consider this range definition while translating values for this scoring parameter.

6. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Grades

The Grades sub screen allows you to define how the system translates the scoring model scores into your organization’s grade. The system uses these grades in the auto-decisioning process. Each grade has a specific status/sub status that informs the system what to do with the application of a particular grade as it continues through the origination cycle.

Note

Each scoring model should have grade definitions defined that encompass all of the val­ues that might result.

1. Click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Scoring Models > Loan > Credit Score Models > Grades.
2. In the Grade Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Score	Specify the score the application receives.
Credit Grade	Select the grade to assign to an application, from the drop-down list.
Application Status	Select the status to assign to applications with a score start­ing with the value of this grade definition, from the drop-down list.
Sub Status	Select the sub status to assign to applications with a score starting with the value of this grade definition, from the drop-down list. Credit scoring allows you to select the following status/sub status pairs: APPROVED - AUTO APPROVED REJECTED - AUTO REJECTED NEW - REVIEW REQUIRED NEW - RECOMMEND APPROVAL NEW - RECOMMEND REJECTION.
Enabled	Check this box to indicate that this grade definition will be considered when grading an application using this scoring model.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.11 Fees

The Fee screen allows you to define fees that may be automatically assessed by the system. The Fee Definition section records fees not defined within the Contract screen’s Fees sub screen.

The following fee types are currently supported for automatic assessment:

• Late charge
• NSF
• Extension
• Advance
• Over Credit Limit
• Membership
• Prepayment penalty
• Phone Pay
• Payoff Quote
• Periodic Maintenance
• Rental Fee
• ACH Fee
• Delay Fee
• Other Fee and Tax

Fees can be calculated as either a flat amount or a percentage of payment due based on fee type.

You can specify minimums and maximums for fee amounts in the Min Amt and Max Amt fields. Different fee rules can be setup at the company/branch level.

When Fees are assessed, the system determines the best match using all enabled fee definitions that meet the following criteria:

• Exactly match the fee type being assessed.
• Have an effective date that is greater than or equal to the start date.
• Have a Txn Amt From that is greater than or equal to the outstanding amount related to the fee assessment.
• Match either the value or ALL for all other criteria (Exact matches for each field are given a higher weight than matches to ALL.)

The returned rows are then given a descending rank based on the weighted values and the hierarchical position of the following criteria:

1. Company
2. Branch
3. Product
4. Application state
5. Transaction amount
6. Start date
7. End date
8. Currency

On the ranked rows, the first row is returned as the best match.

Note

Certain fees, like late fees, can be set up at contract, as well as state level. In such cases, the contract fee, if present, is used first. Only if the contract fee is not present in the state fee used.

To set up the Fee

9. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Fees > Loan.
10. In the Fee Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

    

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Fee Rule	Specify the fee rule used to identify the particular fee definition.
Fee Type	Select the fee type from the drop-down list. The system computes these drop-down values from the TXN_TYPE_CD Lookup, with FEE as the sub type.
Start Dt	Specify the start date. You can even select the date from the adjoin­ing Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the end date. You can even select the date from the adjoin­ing Calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the fee.
Calc Method	Select one of the following method of calculating the fee, from the drop-down list. If ‘Flat Amount' is selected, then minimum fee will be charged. If ‘Percentage’ is selected, then the amount charged will be based on percentage defined subject to minimum and maximum amount (i.e. 'Txn Amt From').
Min Amt	Specify the minimum amount for the fee.
Max Amt	Specify the maximum amount for the fee. If you selected FLAT amount in the Calc Method field, then this field is not used and is normally populated as $0.00.
Percent	Specify the percentage value of the outstanding transaction amount to be assessed as a fee. This amount will be adjusted to fall within the Min Amount and the Max Amount.
Selection Criteria section
Company	Select the portfolio company from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific company.
Branch	Select the portfolio branch from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific branch. (This must be ALL, if you have selected ‘ALL’ in the Company field).
Channel	Select the channel from the drop-down list, This can be ALL or a specific channel.
Product	Select the product from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product. The available values come from a validated field based on the selected Billing Cycle setup and the Product setup.
State	Select the state for this fee, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific state.
Currency	Select the currency for this fee, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific currency.
Txn Amt From	Specify the transaction or balance amount. The fee is calculated using the specifications of this record only if the transaction amount is greater than the value specified in this field (and less than this field in another record for the same fee). IMPORTANT: When you select the fee to use, the system searches for a best match using the following attributes: 1 Company 2 Branch 3 Product 4 State 5 Amount (Txn Amt From) 6 Effective/start date (Start Dt) Hence, Oracle Financial Services Software recommends creating a version of each fee, where ALL is the value in the these fields. It is also recommended that you define a default printer for an Organization, Division and Department.
Amount Financed From	Specify the minimum value of amount financed on the contract. Note: This is the 'Contracted loan amount' during origination and would always be the 'Amount Financed' on contract even if principal addition is done through a transaction in servicing.

11. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.12 Origination Fees

The system supports the auto computation of origination itemized fees. System administrators can define and maintain the itemization formula on the Origination Fees screen.

An itemization formula can be set up as a computation of other itemizations (such as adding or subtracting one itemization from another) and can consist of multiple itemizations. An itemization formula will have a minimum and maximum value. You can set up a formula value range to be used as the final value.

Itemizations are linked to a product with the Products screen’s Product Itemizations subtab.

One itemization can be based on one formula, while the same formula can be attached to multiple itemizations. If a formula is attached to a contract itemization and that formula requires an itemization not present in Formula Definitions screen, then the system displays an error message.

The system will search for any “circular dependency” at the time the contract is enabled. An example of a circular dependency is when Itemization1 has Formula1 attached requiring Itemization2 for computation and Itemization2 has Formula2 attached requiring Itemization1 for computation.

To set up the Origination Fees

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Origination Fees > Loan.
2. In the Formula Definitions section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

3. A brief description of the fields is given below:

   Field:	Do this:
   Formula	Specify the formula code to define computation.
   Description	Specify the description for the formula.
   Min Amt	Specify the minimum value that should be considered to compute the final value of formula.
   Max Amt	Specify the maximum value that should be considered to compute the final value of formula.
   Enabled	Check this box to allow the origination fees.

4. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
5. In the Formula Details section of Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Origination Fees > Loan > Detail, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Itemization	Select the itemization based on which the itemization formula will derive its computed value, from the drop-down list.
Percentage	Specify the percentage value that should be considered while comput­ing value for itemization formula.
Sort	Specify the sort sequence for the itemization to be considered while computing the value of the itemization formula.
Sign	Select the +ve or -ve sign that needs to be considered between two itemizations for computing the value of the itemization formula.
Enabled	Check this box to allow the itemization details to be used by the system.

6. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
7. In the Range Details section of Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Origination Fees > Loan, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Amt From	Specify the value up to which the percentage of final value of the itemiza­tion formula to be considered for the final value of itemization formula.
Percent	Specify the percentage value that should be considered while computing the value for the final value of the itemization formula.
Enabled	Check this box to allow the range details to be used by the system.

8. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.13 Compensation

With the Compensation screen, you can define compensation plans for producers who supply the financial institution with applications for loans. These compensation plans can be set up at various levels depending upon your organization’s needs.

This information is used on the Compensation sub tab on the Origination > Application > Contract tab. The Compensation Plan field lists the plans available based on the contract in use for the application. When you click Load on the Compensation sub tab, the system adds the information setup on the Compensation screen.

Compensation can be paid to a producer in a number of ways:

Payment calculation method:	Description:
AS EARNED	The compensation amount is paid out in pieces over the life of the product based upon the interest earned.
PAY AS U GO	The compensation amount is paid out in pieces over the life of the product based upon the interest received by virtue of the payment.
UPFRONT	The entire compensation amount is paid at the time of booking the loan.
UPFRONT MONTH END	The entire compensation amount is paid at the month-end of booking the loan.
UPFRONT MONTH END (amortize spread formula)	The amount financed will be amortized at a rate equal to the difference between the contract rate and buy rate. The finance charge thus derived would be considered the base compensation amount. the system then allows this base compensation to be split into two components: 1) Upfront compensation amount 2) Remaining compensation amount. The disbursement method will apply to the remaining compensation portion (total compensation minus the upfront amount).

Compensations can be charged back from a producer, if a product is prematurely paid or charged off. The charge back amount can be calculated using the following methods:

• Earned
• Percentage

You can specify whether the unearned portion or a certain percentage of the total compensation is to be charged back in case of early payoff or charge off.

The period for which the charge back plan can remain active can be set up according to:

• Number of days
• Term (number of months)

To set up the Compensation

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Compensation > Loan.
2. In the Compensation Plan Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Code	Specify the compensation code.
Description	Specify a description of the compensation plan being defined.
Start Dt	Specify the start date for the compensation plan. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the end date for the compensation plan. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the compensation plan.
Result section
Disbursement Method	Select the method for calculating the compensation disbursement to be paid, from the drop-down list.
Formula Method	Select the type of formula to be used to calculate the compensation to be paid, from the drop-down list. The system uses following formula methods: FLAT AMOUNT - Flat amount is paid. SPREAD BASE FORMULA - A formula based on the spread between the buy rate and the interest rate offered to the consumer is used. PERCENTAGE OF AMOUNT FINANCED - To calculate the compensation based on percentage of amount financed.
Formula	Select the formula to be used to calculate Compensation, from the drop-down list. The list is sorted with available option based on Formula method selected.
Factor	Specify the compensation factor; that is, the percentage applied to the compensation to be paid. If this value is not 100.00, it will reduce the compensation amount.
Addl Factor	Specify the additional compensation factor. If this value is not 100.00, it will further reduce the compensation amount.
Max Spread Or Percent	Specify the maximum compensation Spread. This limits the Spread on which compensation will be paid. Spreads exceeding this value will be treated as if the spread was the specified value.
Flat Amt	Specify the flat compensation amount.
Upfront%	Specify the percentage of the compensation allocated upfront.
Paid Off Method	Select the method of the compensation that will be recovered by the producer, from the drop-down list, if the amount is paid early,.
Paid Off Basis	Select the basis used to determine the amount of compensation to be recovered from the producer, from the drop-down list, if the amount is paid early.
Paid Off Days	Specify the number of days in which the compensation can be recovered, if the Basis is selected as Days.
Paid Off Term	Specify the term in which the compensation can be recovered, if the Basis is selected as Term.
Paid Off Percent	Specify the percent of the compensation that will be recovered by producer, if the amount is paid off.
Charge off Method	Select the method of the compensation that will be recovered by the producer, from the drop-down list, if the amount is charge off.
Charge off Basis	Select the basis used to determine the amount of compensation to recover from the producer, from the drop-down list, if the product is charged off as uncollectable.
Charge off Days	Specify the number of days in which compensation can be recovered, if the Basis is DAYS.
Charge off Term	Specify the number of terms in which compensation can be recovered, if the Basis is TERM.
Charge off Percent	Specify the percent of the compensation that will be recovered by producer if the account is charged off as uncollectable, and the charge off basis is PERCENTAGE.
Selection Criteria section
Company	Select the portfolio company, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific company.
Branch	Select the portfolio branch within the company for the selected compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific branch. This must be ALL if in the Company field you selected ALL.
Billing Cycle	Select the billing cycle for the compensation plan, from the drop-down list.
Product	Select the product for the selected compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product. The available values come from a validated field based on the selected Billing Cycle setup and the Product setup.
State	Select the state for the selected compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific state.
Currency	Select the currency for the selected compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific currency.
Pro Group	Select the producer group for the compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific producer group.
Pro Type	Select the producer type for the compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific producer type.
Producer	Select the producer for the compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific producer. The available values come from a validated field based on the Pro Group and Pro Type.
Grade	Select the credit grade for this compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific grade.
Amt	Specify the minimum amount financed for the compensation plan.
Term	Specify the minimum term for the compensation plan.
Asset Class	Select the asset class for the compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific asset class. The available values come from a validated field based on the Collateral Type.
Asset Type	Select asset type for the compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific asset type. The available values come from a validated field based on your assets setup.
SubType	Select the asset sub type for this compensation plan, from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific asset sub type. The available values come from a validated field based on your assets setup.
Asset Make	Specify the asset make from the drop-down list. If ALL was selected for either Asset Type or Asset Sub Type, then ALL will be the only available selection for the asset make.
Asset Model	View the asset model from the drop-down list. If ALL was selected for either Asset Type or Asset Sub Type, then ALL will be the only available selection for the asset model (display only).
Age	Specify the asset age.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.14 Commission

The Commission screen allows you to calculate dealer commissions for additional products (for example, life insurance and disability insurance) for loans sold by the dealer and entered in the Itemization sub screen during loan origination. You can setup the various commission plans, which you use or select during funding.

In addition to the criteria, you can also define the insurance itemization, as well as the commission itemization for which the plan is valid.

You can select one of the following two system-defined methods to calculate the commissions:

• Flat amount
• Percentage of itemization amount.

To set up the Loan Commission Plan

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Commission > Loan.
2. In the Commission Plan Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Code	Specify the commission code.
Description	Specify the commission plan description.
Start Dt	Specify the start date associated with the commission. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the end date associated with the commission. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the compensation plan.
Results section
Calculation Method	Select the commission calculation method as either ‘Flat Amount’ or ‘Percentage of Itemization Amount’ from the drop-down list.
Value	Specify the commission value.
Commission Itemization	Select the commission itemization from the drop-down list.
Selection Criteria section
IMPORTANT: When you select commission to use, the system searches for a best match using fields in this section. Hence, Oracle Financial Services Software recommends creating one version of each compensation where ALL is the value in these fields when you have the option.
Company	Select the portfolio company associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Branch	Select the portfolio branch associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Billing Cycle	Select the billing cycle associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Product	Select the product associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
State	Select the state associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Currency	Select the currency associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Pro Group	Select the producer group associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Pro Type	Select the producer type associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Producer	Select the producer associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Grade	Select the credit grade associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Amt	Specify the minimum itemization amount associated with the commission.
Term	Specify the minimum insurance, warranty term associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Asset Class	Select the asset class associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Asset Type	Select the asset associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
SubType	Select the asset sub type associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Asset Make	Select the asset make associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Asset Model	Select the asset model associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.
Age	Specify the asset age associated with the commission.
Ins/Warranty Itemization	Select the insurance or warranty itemization associated with the commission, from the drop-down list.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.15 Insurance

Most financial institutes offer financing for insurance to the borrowers; examples include credit life, credit disability, and GAP. The insurance product offer permits the customer to cancel the insurance in mid term or automatically end when the product matures or is paid-off. The system supports financing of insurance products during origination and automatically end the insurance when the product is paid-off. The system also can compute the rebate premium based on “Rule of 78” or “Actuarial” method. As the customer might cancel the insurance in mid term of the loan, the system computes the premium rebate on a prorate basis. This also applies to additional insurance purchase during the life of the loan. Normally, mid term insurance cancellations have associated fees and grace period. In such cases, the customer may cancel the insurance during the grace period without accruing any fees. However, when a customer cancels after the grace period, the result is a predefined fees which the system deducts from the computed rebate.

The system supports mid term insurance cancellation with and without grace period and cancellation fees. With this enhancement of insurance processing, you can define the premium rebate computation with a prorate basis.

You can define financed insurance related itemizations in the Origination Fees screen, as you have in previous releases with the Insurance screen. You can also set the refund method to “Pro Rate Basis” in the Refund Method field in the Contract Itemization section on the Itemization sub screen during setup with the on the Contracts screen.

To set up the Insurances

You can either define new Insurance details or specify a new code in the New Insurance field and click Create Copy to create a copy of selected insurance with details.

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Products > Insurance > Loan.
2. In the Insurance Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Code	Specify the code associated with the insurance product.
Description	Specify a brief description of the insurance product.
Start Dt	Specify the date from which you can start offering the product to customers. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the date from which to stop offering the product to customers. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to allow the offering of this insurance product.
Result section
Insurance Type	Select the insurance types available for financing, from the drop-down list.
Insurance Company	Specify the name of the company through which the insurance product is offered.
Cancellation /Refund Allowed	Check this box to allow the insurance rebate or refund for cancellation or paid-off.
Grace Days	Specify the number of grace days allowed for cancellation without charging a cancellation fee.
Refund Calculation Method	Select the insurance premium refund/rebate calculation method to be used when insurance is cancelled, from the drop-down list.
Cancellation Fee	Specify the amount of the cancellation fee to be charged when the insurance is cancelled.
Grace Day's Cancellation Fee Allowed	Check this box to allow cancellation fees during grace period.
Deduct Fee From	Select one of the followings option from the drop-down list to deduct the cancellation fee: Premium amount - which is deducted upfront before computation Rebate amount - which is deducted after computation
Selection Criteria Section
Company	Select the portfolio company that can offer the insurance product, from the drop-down list. Select ALL if offered by all companies.
Branch	Select the branch of the specified portfolio company that can offer the insurance product, from the drop-down list. Select ALL if offered by all the branches of the specified portfolio company.
Product	Select the product for which you can offer the insurance product, from the drop-down list. Select ALL if offered for all the products.
State	Select the state for which you can offer the insurance product, from the drop-down list. Select ALL if this is offered for all the states.
Currency	Select the currency for which you can offer the insurance product, from the drop-down list. Select ALL if this is offered for all the states.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
4. Click ‘Create Copy’ button in the Insurance Definition section to create copy of selected record with details.
5. In the Insurance Details section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Insurance Sub Type	Select the insurance sub type you want to define for the entry in the Insurance section, from the drop-down list. For example SINGLE.
Term From	Specify the minimum term for the insurance sub type.
Rate	Specify the rate for premium calculation per $1,000.00 for the insurance sub type.
Max Coverage Amt	Specify the maximum coverage amount covered by the insurance sub type.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the insurance.

6. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.16 Checklists

A checklist is an optional set of steps to follow when completing a task in the system, such as the underwriting and funding processes.

Checklists can be used as guidelines to help ensure that the system users follow your business’s standard operating procedures and enter all required data. Some checklists are optional, but others such as those related to application decisions or contract verification, may be required depending on the edit sets defined in your system. The Checklists screen allows you to specify the contents of the checklist.

You can define additional checklists for your organization. You can set up multiple checklists for a single type of checklist. These checklists can be differentiated by:

• Company
• Branch
• Product
• Account state

To set up the Checklists

You can either define new Checklist Type Definition details or specify a new code in the New Checklist field and click Create Copy to create a copy of selected checklist type definition with details.

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Checklists > Loan.
2. In the Checklist Type Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

3. A brief description of the fields is given below:

   Field:	Do this:
   Checklist Code	Specify the checklist code that identifies checklist being defined.
   Description	Specify the description for the checklist.
   Checklist Type	Select the checklist type from the drop-down list, to define where the specific checklist will be available in the system.
   Company	Select the portfolio company associated with the checklist from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific company.
   Branch	Select the portfolio branch associated with the checklist from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific branch. This must be ALL if in the Company field you selected ALL).
   Channel	Select the channel from the drop-down list, This can be ALL or a spe­cific channel.
   Product	Select the product associated with the checklist from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product. The available values come from a validated list based on the selected Billing Cycle setup and the Product setup.
   State	Select the state associated with the checklist type from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific state. IMPORTANT: By selecting which edits type to use, the system searches for a best match using the following attributes: 1 Company 2 Branch 3 Product 4 State Hence, Oracle Financial Services Software recommends creating one version of each checklist type where ALL is the value in these fields.
   Currency	Select the currency associated with the checklist from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific currency.
   Enabled	Check this box to enable the checklist.

4. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Checklist actions are steps (a set of one or more tasks) related to the checklist you are creating. They are loaded on the Checklist Action Definition section.

5. In the Checklist Action Definition - Regular section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Action Code	Specify the action code for the checklist.
Description	Specify the description for the action type.
Sort	Specify the sort order to define the placement of the action type on the Checklist sub screen.
Enabled	Check this box to include this action in the checklist.

6. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
7. In the Checklist Action Definition - Document section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Action Code	Specify the action code for the checklist.
Description	Specify the description for the action type.
Document Type	Select the document type from the drop-down list.
Document Sub Type	Select the document sub type from the drop-down list.
Document Mandatory	Check this box to indicate that the document is mandatory.
Sort	Specify the sort order to define the placement of the action type on the Checklist sub screen.
Enabled	Check this box to include this action in the checklist.

8. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.17 Stipulations

The system supports the automatic generation of default stipulations for loans during origination on the Underwriting window’s Stipulation sub screen (Decision link). The default stipulations can be maintained by company, branch, product, state, application status and application sub-status on the Stipulations screen.

To set up the Stipulations

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Stipulations > Loan.
2. In the Stipulation Setup section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Company	Select the portfolio company associated with the default stipulations, from the drop-down list.
Branch	Select the portfolio branch associated with the default stipulations, from the drop-down list.
Product	Select the product associated with the default stipulations, from the drop-down list.
State	Select the state associated with the default stipulations, from the drop-down list.
Currency	Select the currency associated with the default stipulations, from the drop-down list.
Grade	Select the credit grade from the drop-down list. The list consists of grade parameters defined in Admin User setup to load stipulations during underwriting and funding.
Pricing	Select the pricing from the drop down list. The list consists of pricing parameters defined in Admin User setup to load stipulations during underwriting and funding.
Application Status	Select the application status associated with the default stipulations, from the drop-down list.
Application Sub-Status	Select the application sub status associated with the default stipulations, from the drop-down list.
Enabled	Check this box to allow the default stipulations to be used.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
4. In the Stipulation Details section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Stipulations	Select the stipulation from the drop-down list.
Sort	Specify the sort sequence for the stipulation.
Enabled	Check this box to allow the stipulations details to be used by the system.

5. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.18 Letters

The Letters screen allows you to define letters that the system automatically generates when the application or the account for a products meets certain conditions, or “trigger events.” Each letter has its own trigger event. For example, you can configure the system to automatically send a welcome letter when an application becomes an account or send a collection letters when an account becomes delinquent.

The system supports the following types of letters:

Type of letter:	Definition:
ACCOUNT STATEMENT	Generated when account is to receive a billing statement (this time is defined in contract setup). Letter is sent to customer.
ADVERSE Action letter	Generated in nightly batch jobs for applications that were declined. This letter is sent to the consumer to indicate the reasons why the application was declined.
CONDITIONAL ADVERSE	Generated in nightly batch jobs for applications that were
ACTION LET­TER	declined. This letter is sent to the consumer to indicate the reasons why the application was declined. This letter also indicates steps that the consumer may take to gain approval of the application.
COLLECTION LETTER 1	Generated when an account becomes delinquent. This is the first dunning letter sent to the customer.
COLLECTION LETTER 2	Generated when an account remains in delinquency for an extended period. This is the second dunning letter sent to the customer.
COLLECTION LETTER 3	Generated when an account remains in delinquency for an extended period, even after having received previous notices. This is the final dunning letter sent to the customer.
CONTRACT FUNDING fax/email	Generated when an application is APPROVED: FUNDED or condi­tioned: funded. This letter is sent to the producer.
DECISION FAX/EMAIL	Generated when an application is APPROVED, conditioned, or rejected. This letter is sent to the consumer or producer, depend­ing on whether the product is a direct or in-direct loan.
PAID IN FULL LETTER	Generated in nightly batch jobs when the account pays off. This letter is sent to the customer.
PAYOFF QUOTE LET­TER	Generated when a payoff quote is created for an account. This letter is sent to the customer.
WELCOME LET­TER	Generated when an application is APPROVED: FUNDED. This letter is sent to the consumer. STATEMENT PAST MATURITY Generated when an accounts are matured but unpaid. This letter is sent to the account holders as a reminder to make their payments.

When the system generates letters, it searches the Letters screen for letter definitions that meet the following criteria:

• Definition is enabled.
• Definition is an exact match of the letter code being generated.
• Definition is a match of either the application/account value or ALL for all other criteria.

Exact matches for each field are given a higher weight than matches to ALL.

The returned rows are then given a descending rank based on the weighted values and the hierarchical position of these fields:

1. Company
2. Branch
3. Product
4. State
5. Currency

On the ranked rows, the first row is returned as the best match.

To set up the Letters

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Letters > Loan.
2. In the Letter Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Letter Code	Specify the code for the letter.
File Name	Specify the file name of the Oracle report used to generate the letter. The file should be named <File Name>.rep on your server.
Letter Type	Select the type of letter you want to generate from the drop-down list.
Channel	Select the application source (channel) for the letter from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific channel.
Enabled	Check this box to enable this letter definition.
Result section
Batch Printer	Select the batch printer being used to generate the letter from the drop-down list.
Batch User	Select the user who will submit this letter from the drop-down list. This will normally be set to BATCH.
Selection Criteria section
Company	Select the portfolio company for which this letter will be used from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific company.
Branch	Select the portfolio branch for which this letter will be used from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific branch. This must be ALL if in the Company field you selected ALL).
Product	Select the product for which this letter will be used from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific product.
State	Select the state for which this letter will be used from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific state.
Currency	Select the currency for which this letter will be used from the drop-down list. This may be ALL or a specific currency.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.19 Promotions

The Introductory tab of Promotions screen allows you to set up the promotions that a financial institution can offer its customers. Promotion details defined here can be selected during Application Entry and Application processing.

You can define multiple promotions for a product, then select the appropriate promotion at the time the application is processed. Promotions also serve as a selection criteria on the Pricing screen.

CAUTION: The system supports promotions selected only when a product is funded.

Note

Promotions will not be supported for amortized and pre-compute loans.

Same as Cash promotions

In the case of the same as cash promotion:

• If the outstanding amount at the end of the promotional period is within the tolerance amount, then the customer receives the full benefit of the promotion and the system will not charge any interest on the borrowers’ account.
• If the outstanding amount is higher than the authorized tolerance amount, then the customer loses the benefit of the promotion and the system computes and charges the borrower interest from the date the product was funded.

Interest & Payments

Interest still continues to accrue for a account that is funded using the SAME AS CASH promotion. However, the interest accrued during the promotion period is not charged or collected on the account until the end of the promotion period.

Any repayment made by the customer during the promotion period is applied towards the loan receivables amount. The system then calculates the interest accrual using the reduced loan receivables amount, if applicable.

If the product remains unpaid after the end of the promotion period and the loan receivables balance is above any stated tolerance amount, then the system starts collecting interest earned and accrued during the promotion period.

Pay-off quote during promotion period

If the account is set-up using the SAME AS CASH promotion, then during the promotion period:

1. On the Customer Service > Account Details screen, the system displays only the principal amount and any fees/expenses due. Interest amounts will not be included.
2. The payoff quote generated through the Customer Service > Maintenance screen displays only the principal amount and any fees/expenses due from the borrower(s). If all or any portion of the account is unpaid at the end of the promotion period and is over any set tolerance limit, then the PAYOFF amount displays the total amount (Principal + Interest + other charges, if any) using the current amounts.

Reduced Rate Introductory Promotions

Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing’s promotion method PROMOTIONAL RATE allows you to create and specify promotions where customers can be charged lower interest rates during a specific promotional period of time. You may define the length of the promotion in either terms or days. Also, you will be able to set the specific interest rate you want to attach to the promotion. During the promotional period, interest on an account is accrued at the promotional rate. When the promotional period expires, the system changes the interest rate of the product to the contractual interest rate to accrue interest. The promotion expires on the promotion end date defined by the length of the promotion. However, the system allows you to set a grace period for extending the automatic cancellation of the promotion due to delinquency, similar to the grace period associated with a payment date.

To set up the Loan Introductory

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Administration > User > Products > Promotions > Loan Introductory.
2. In the Promotion Definitions section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Code	Specify the code identifying the promotion.
Description	Specify a description of the promotion being offered.
Type	Select the promotion type from the drop-down list.
Period Type	Select the period type from the drop-down list. Note: Select PROMOTIONAL DAYS, if the length of the promotion is to be measured in days. Select PROMOTION TERM, if the length of the promotion is more accurately measured in terms.
Period	Specify the specific promotion period. If you have selected PROMOTIONAL DAYS in the Period Type field, then enter the number of days of the promotion period duration. If you selected PROMOTION TERM, then enter the number of terms for which the promotion applies. Remember that the system uses the same length of the term increment that is used in the billing cycle for the loan; for example, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, or annual.
Tolerance Amt	Specify the dollar amount of the allowed “tolerance”, if applicable. This is the amount that can be outstanding at the end of the promotion period. Note: This applies only to the promotion type same as cash.
Index	Select the promotional index rate from the drop-down list.
Margin	Specify the promotional margin rate.
Cancel Delq Days	Specify the tolerance days for the promotion cancellation due to delinquency.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the promotion

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.20 Subvention

The Subvention Setup screen’s loan Subvention tab allows you to set up Loan subvention plans for producers (groups or individuals). Multiple producers may contribute to one subvention plan or a plan can be set for a specific producer.

Subvention Types

Subvention can be offered in many forms for vehicle loans. The most common format is the rate subvention for vehicle loans. Rate subvention involves sharing the finance charge (interest) by the participant (most frequently with the manufacturer). The finance company sets its buy rate (the minimum cost to the company to extend the loans to a customer). If the customer rate is less than this buy rate, then the amount is equivalent to the interest amount for the difference (the buy rate minus the customer rate) is paid by the participant as the subvention amount.

Currently Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing supports the following subvention types:

Loan subvention types:

• Rate
• Cash bonus
• Buy down

Subvention plans can be defined for one participant (for example, a manufacturer or a particular dealer) or group of participants (such as a dealer association). One subvention plan could have multiple sub plans and multiple participants could participate to each sub plan.

Example

Subvention plan:

• “Summer Special Event”

Subvention sub-plans for above plan:

• 1.9% for 36 months

- or -

• 2.99% for 48 months

- or -

• 3.99% for 60 months

- or -

• $1500.00 cash bonus

Multiple participants may participate in each sub plan. For example, for the 1.9% rate, 1% might be shared by the manufacturer and 0.9% might be shared by the dealer. Similarly, for the $1,500 cash bonus, $1,000 might be shared by the manufacturer and $500 by the dealer. Or, the complete $1,500 might be covered by the manufacturer.

Collection of subvention amounts can be set for each participant in the subvention plan with the Collection Method.

Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing supports following collection methods:

Type	Details
UPFRONT	The entire subvention amount is collected at the booking of the Loan from the producer proceed.
UPFRONT STATEMENT	The entire subvention amount is collected at the time of the subven­tion statement.
PAY AS U GO	The subvention amount is billed to the producer when the customer pays the Loan payment. The producer is due for the amount at each statement.

Subvention Refund

There are times when a Loan is either paid-off early or gets charged off and the finance company refunds the unearned subvention amount back to the producer. The refund is available only when the subvention amount is collected from the producer proceeds (upfront) or the whole amount is billed in the first statement (Upfront Statement).

You can set up the system to allow refunds only for a certain period and not beyond that. The period can be set differently for charge offs and paid offs and can be based on two methods:

1. Days
2. Term

The system provides the following methods for refund amount calculation:

1. Earned
2. Percentage

The earned method is used to refund the unearned portion of the collected subvention amount. The percentage method is used to refund a certain percentage of the subvention amount collected.

4.20.1 Loan Subvention Plans

The Loan Subvention Plans screen allows you to set up subventions for Loans.

To set up the Loan Subvention Plans screen.

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, Click Setup > Setup > Products > Subvention > Loan.
2. The system displays the Loan Subvention screen. The details are grouped into three.

• Plan Definition
• Sub Plan Definition
• Plan Details.

3. In the Plan Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Code	Specify the subvention plan code.
Description	Specify the subvention plan description.
Company	Select the company name from the drop-down list.
Branch	Select the branch name from the drop-down list.
State	Select the state from the drop-down list.
Start Date	Specify the start date for the subvention plan (required). You can select the date even from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Date	Specify the end date for the subvention plan. You can select the date even from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to activate the record.
Selection Criteria
Billing Cycle	Select billing cycle from the drop-down list.
Product	Select the product from the drop-down list.
Asset Class	Select the asset class from the drop-down list.
Asset Type	Select the asset type from the drop-down list.
Asset Sub Type	Select asset sub type from the drop-down list.
Asset Make	Select asset make from the drop-down list.
Asset Model	Select the asset model from the drop-down list
Asset Age	Specify the asset age.

4. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
5. In the Sub Plan Definition section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Code	Specify the subvention sub plan code.
Description	Specify the subvention sub plan description (required).
State	Select the state from the drop-down list.
Pro Group	Select the producer group from the drop-down list.
Pro Type	Select the producer type from the drop-down list.
Producer	Select the producer from the drop-down list.
Enabled	Check this box to activate the record.
Amt From	Specify the amount.
Subvention Type	Select the subvention type from the drop-down list.
Grade	Select the grade from the drop-down list.
Term	Specify the term.
Asset Class	Select the asset class from the drop-down list.
Asset Type	Select the asset type from the drop-down list.
Sub Type	Select asset sub type from the drop-down list
Asset Make	Select asset make from the drop-down list.
Asset Model	Select the asset model from the drop-down list
Age	Specify asset age.

6. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
7. In the Plan Details section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Participant	Select the participant from the drop-down list.
Collection Method	Select the collection method for the subvention plan from the drop-down list.
Transaction	Select the transaction code from the drop-down list.
Rate	Specify the subvention rate.
Enabled	Check this box to activate the record.
Calculation section:
Method	Select the subvention calculation method from the drop-down list. The list displays the following values: - SPREAD DEFAULT - SPREAD DEFAULT - (minus) PRESENT VALUE - FLAT AMOUNT - % OF AMT FINANCED - % OF AMT FINANCED + FLAT AMOUNT
Override	Check this box to allow overriding the rate at the time of under­writing / funding.
Max Amt	Specify the maximum subvention amount.
% Amt Financed	Specify the percentage of amount financed to derive the Subven­tion Amount. For example: If Amount Financed = 100$, and % of Amt Financed = 5%, then the Subvention Amount = 100 * 0.05 = 5$
Flat Amt	Specify the flat amount.
Factor	Specify the subvention factor.
Spread Max	Specify the maximum subvention spread value.
Refund section:
Paid Off Method	Select the method from the drop-down list, if the account is paid-off early.
Paid Off Basis	Select the basis from the drop-down list, if the account is paid-off early.
Paid Off Period	Specify the number of terms in which the subvention can be refunded to the producer, if the account is paid-off early.
Paid Off Percent	Specify the refund percentage, if the account is paid-off.
Charge Off Calc Method	Select the calculation method from the drop-down list, if the account is charged-off.
Charge Off Basis	Select the charge off basis from the drop-down list.
Charge Off Period	Select the charge off period from the drop-down list.
Charge Off Percent	Select the charge off percent from the drop-down list.
Amortization section:
Balance Type	Select the amortize balance type from the drop-down list.
Method	Select the amortize method from the drop-down list.
Frequency	Select the amortize frequency from the drop-down list.
Cost / Fee	Select the cost / fee from the drop-down list.

Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.21 Escrow

Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing provides tax and insurance escrow for loans. The Escrow screen contains subsection that allow you to set up these features.

This chapter explains the Escrow screen and how to set up escrow in the system.

4.21.1 Escrow

The Escrow Definition screen allows you to review or set up escrow definitions for taxes and insurance and note whether or not cushion is allowed.

Navigating to Escrow

1. On the Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing home screen, click Setup > Setup > Products > Escrow. The Escrow details can be setup across three subsections:

• Escrow
• Shortage/Cushion Rules
• Disbursement Rules

4.21.1.1 Escrow

To setup Escrow

1. Click Setup > Setup > Products > Escrow > Escrow.
2. In the Escrow Definitions section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Escrow	Specify the escrow code. This is protected against update and cannot be changed after initial set up.
Description	Specify the escrow description.
Escrow Type	Select the escrow type, usually insurances or taxes from the drop-down list.
Cushion Allowed	Check this box if the escrow you are defining allows for cushion. Note: Cushion rules are used to determine how much cushion should be retained.
Incl 1098	Check this box to include in 1098 reporting.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the escrow definition.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

4.21.1.2 Shortage/Cushion Rules

In Shortage/Cushion Rules, you can review and set up escrow analysis shortage/cushion rules. Shortage/cushion rules determine how much cushion you are allowed on a particular escrow line and if there is a predicted shortage, how to eliminate it by increasing payment.

To setup Shortage/Cushion Rules

1. Click Setup > Setup > Products > Escrow > Shortage/Cushion Rules.
2. In the Rules section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Rule	Specify the rule code. This is protected against update and cannot be changed after initial set up.
Description	Specify the rule description.
Start Dt	Specify the start date for this rule. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify end date for this rule. You can even select the date from the adjoining Calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to enable the rule.
Parameters section
Shortage Threshold	Select the shortage threshold, either an amount or number of install­ments, from the drop-down list.
Shortage Value	Specify shortage threshold value.
Shortage Spread Increase%	Specify shortage spread increase percent.
Term	Specify shortage spread term.
Max Term	Specify the maximum amount of shortage spread terms.
Surplus Amt	Specify surplus threshold amount for this rule.
Company	Select the company for this rule from the drop-down list.
Branch	Select the branch for this rule from the drop-down list.
Product	Select the product for this rule from the drop-down list.
State	Select state for this rule (required). IMPORTANT: When you select which escrow rule to use, the system searches for a best match using the following attributes: 1. Company 2. Branch 3. Product 4. State Hence, the system recommends creating one version of each rule, where ALL is the value in these fields.

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.
4. In the Rule Details section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Escrow Type	Select escrow type from the drop-down list.
Cushion Type	Select cushion type from the drop-down list.
Cushion Value	Specify cushion value.

5. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Note

While considering the cushion rules, preference is provided either for all records and then for Insurances or taxes maintained in a particular shortage or cushion rule.

4.21.1.3 Disbursement Rules

The Rules screen allows you to define the disbursement rules for your escrow.

To setup Disbursement Rules

1. Click Setup > Setup > Products > Escrow > Disbursement Rules.
2. In the Escrow Disbursement Rules section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.

   

A brief description of the fields is given below:

Field:	Do this:
Disbursement Rule	Specify the disbursement rule. This is protected against the update and cannot be changed after initial set up.
Description	Specify the description.
Company	Select the company from the drop-down list.
Branch	Select the branch from the drop-down list.
Start Dt	Specify the start date. You can even select the date from the adjoining calendar icon.
End Dt	Specify the end date. You can even select the date from the adjoining calendar icon.
Enabled	Check this box to enable this disbursement rule.
Disbursement section
Jan%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in January.
Feb%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in February.
Mar%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in March.
Apr%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in April.
May%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in May.
Jun%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in June.
Jul%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in July.
Aug%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in August.
Sep%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in September .
Oct%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in October.
Nov%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in November.
Dec%	Specify the percent to be disbursed in December.
Total%	Displays total annual disbursement percentage. This figure is the sum of the monthly disbursements and must equal 100 per­cent .

3. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.

Note

You cannot save the disbursement rule, if the Total% is not equal to 100.