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The Credit Reporting screen allows users to pull new credit reports and view details regarding previously pulled credit reports and searches. This screen can be assigned to the Workflow and Screens sections in the Application Navigator.

The Credit Reporting screen contains a toolbar that includes the following functions:

Icon	Description
	Allows users to save the credit reportsthat have been selected to use for the application.
	Allows users to request a new credit report.
	Allows users to request a new stand-alone Military Lending Act status search. Military Lending Act status search functionality is only available in the Loan Origination solution.  is disabled if the Military Covered Borrower Check connector page parameter is set to Credit Report for all credit bureaus active for the financial institution.
	Allows users to review a previously-generated credit report or MLA status search.

The Credit Reporting screen contains a grid that populates with all credit reports and MLA searches on file for each applicant on the application. The Credit Report grid contains the following columns:

Column	Description
Use Report	Select the Use Report check box that corresponds with the credit report to use for the application. At least one credit report per applicant must be selected for use on the application. If a report is past the aging requirements to be used for a credit decision or if the Credit Bureau Product is not 001 (Equifax Credit Report), or 005 (Experian Credit Report or TransUnion Credit Report), the Use Report check box is disabled and cannot be selected.
Type	Indicates whether the credit report is single or joint.
Primary Subject	Indicates the name (Last, First) of the primary applicant for whom the credit report was pulled.
Primary TIN	Indicates the tax ID number of the primary applicant for whom the credit report was pulled.
Secondary Subject	Indicates the name (Last, First) of the secondary/joint applicant for whom the credit report was pulled.
Secondary TIN	Indicates the tax ID number of the secondary/joint applicant for whom the credit report was pulled.
Credit Report	Indicates the credit report and the bureau source.
Credit Report Due	Indicates the date the credit report was pulled.
Credit Bureau Product	Indicates whether a credit report was pulled.

Get Credit Report

To request a new credit report for an applicant, click . The Get Credit Report screens opens in a new window. 

Complete the following information within the Get Credit Report screen:

Field Name	Description
Primary Subject	From the drop-down, select the applicant to use as the primary subject of the credit report.                     Both primary and joint applicants populate on this list to enable pulling single credit reports for multiple applicants.
PIN	If the primary subject has locked/frozen their credit report, enter the PIN required to pull the credit report.                      Upon locking their credit, a secure PIN is assigned to the consumer to protect against identity theft.
Secondary Subject	From the drop-down, select the applicant to use as the secondary subject of the credit report.        If the applicants are married, select the appropriate secondary subject. If they are not married, two separate single reports should be requested. If the applicants are married and the joint applicant is not available for selection in the Secondary Subject field, navigate to each applicant’s Identification to confirm that the Spouse and Marital Status fields indicate they are married to each other.
PIN	If the secondary subject has locked/frozen their credit report, enter the PIN required to pull the credit report.  Upon locking their credit, a secure PIN is assigned to the consumer to protect against identity theft.
Credit Bureau	From the drop-down, select the bureau to receive the credit report request.                     The Credit Bureau populates with the credit bureau defaults configured by a system administrator within Loan Product Definitions, however the user is able to reselect the desired credit bureau.

Upon selecting a credit bureau from the Credit Bureau drop-down, the Assigned Credit Score Models list populates with the defaults configured by an administrator within Account Application Types. To modify the currently assigned score models or to add additional score models, select the score models within the Available Credit Score Models or Assigned Credit Score Models lists and use the arrow buttons to move the models between the two lists.

When all parameters have been completed within the Get Credit Report screen, click . The credit report is retrieved and a Credit Bureau Response message displays confirming that the report was successfully retrieved from the credit bureau. The response message also provides the ability to view the credit report. Click Yes to review the report now or No to return to the Credit Reporting screen. 

If Yes is selected, the credit report is displayed in a new window. The credit report contains valuable information such as military status, information mismatches, and credit history for the person in context.

To print the report, click . To close the credit report window, click .

Upon clicking , the credit report window automatically closes and the new credit report record is displayed within the Credit Reporting screen.

Get MLA Search

To request a new stand-alone military status search for an applicant, as required by the Military Lending Act, click . The Get MLA Search window is displayed.

Complete the Get MLA Search window using the following fields:

Field	Description
Primary Subject	From the drop-down, select the applicant to serve as the primary subject of the military status search.
Credit Bureau	From the drop-down, select the credit bureau being used to obtain the applicant's military status. The Credit Bureau drop-down displays all credit bureaus active for the financial institution that have the Military Covered Borrower Check connector page parameter set to Stand-alone MLA Search or Credit Report and Stand-alone MLA Search.

Once the Primary Subject and Credit Bureau are defined, click  to send the military status search request to the selected bureau. Upon retrieving the military status from the credit bureau, an MLA Search Response window is displayed to confirm the status report was successfully obtained. The response message also provides the ability to view the MLA status report. Click Yes to review the report now or No to return to the Credit Reporting screen. 

If Yes is selected, the MLA status report is displayed in a new window. The MLA status report contains valuable information such as military status, alert information, and consumer referral information for the person in context.

To print the report, click . To close the credit report window, click .

Upon clicking , the MLA status report window automatically closes and the new search record is displayed within the Credit Reporting screen. 

View Report

To view a previously-pulled credit report or military status search, select the report or search record within the grid on the Credit Reporting screen and click .

The credit report or MLA search opens in a new window. Click  to print the report or search.

Click  to close the report or search results window.

Reprocessing Credit

Credit is reprocessed when a new credit report is selected for the application, through the Use Report check box, within the Credit Reporting screen. During credit reprocessing, data from the previous credit report is overwritten with data from the core. The data from the core is then overwritten by information from the new credit report.

Additionally, the following automatically occurs during credit reprocessing:

• All tradelines are deleted from the application to ensure that all of the previous credit report attributes are removed.
• All liabilities are updated from the core to remove any attributes obtained from the previous credit report.

 

 

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