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Process · Financing application to approval

Financing application to approval

Prepare a financing application with evidence, put it under review and record an independent decision.

Step by step

  1. Submit application Credit Officer

    Credit Officer records the borrower, requested principal, rate and term, collects evidence lines and files, and submits the application.

    • Application Submitted
    • Updates Loan applications, Application evidence, Record attachments
  2. Put under review Credit Officer

    Credit Officer moves the complete application under review. The version under review is the one the approver decides.

    • Application under review
    • Updates Loan applications
  3. Underwrite application Credit Approver

    Credit Approver, independent of the officer, approves, returns or declines the application with a reason. Approval records the approval date and decision reason.

    • Application Approved, Declined or returned
    • Updates Loan applications, Review decisions, Operation receipts
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  4. Rework a returned application Credit Officer

    Credit Officer addresses the reason, adds evidence and resubmits a new version.

    • New version submitted
    • Updates Loan applications, Application evidence
  5. Withdraw Credit Officer

    If the borrower no longer needs the facility, the application is marked Withdrawn.

    • Application Withdrawn
    • Updates Loan applications

Where it usually breaks

And how to keep it from happening.

  • Evidence expires between submission and decision.
  • Terms change after approval and the old decision is relied on.
  • The officer who prepared the application also approves it.
Credit Officer
, Credit Approver.

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