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KEY BENEFITS
February 21, 2024

Playing Both Sides of the Field: Combining Orthogonal Datasets

Super Bowl LVIII is on the books. Whether you were among the 123 million like me who watched the game or the other half of the country who didn’t, you’re probably familiar with the adage “defense wins championships.” Seeing the Chiefs and 49ers go back and forth got me thinking about the legacy consumer risk paradigm where you’re only assessed on your equivalent of defense – how successfully you’ve kept creditors at bay, as reported on traditional credit reports based on historical tradelines.

Credit risk
Income verification
Open banking
January 11, 2024

Making your data work for you: Open banking for credit unions

For much of the past decade, open banking has been a buzzword tossed around by opinion leaders, pundits, and a few of my smarter friends. I'll admit that I didn't have more than a third-grader's understanding of open banking until I met the EDGE team and started ideating with them on what we could build and bring to credit unions.

Open banking
Financial inclusion
Income verification
Credit unions
September 25, 2023

Improving Loan Evaluation with Real-Time Income Detection

In the world of lending, making sound decisions is paramount. A borrower's income is a critical factor in assessing their creditworthiness and ability to repay a loan. Lenders require effective tools to evaluate this key aspect of every loan application. Enter EdgeIncome, a solution that empowers lenders to make informed decisions while streamlining their operations.

Credit risk
Decisioning & automation
Income verification
June 14, 2023

Save Time This Summer – Faster Customer Processing with Edge

Verification of income has traditionally been one of the most expensive and time-consuming steps in a loan application. With the innovation of instant bank verification (IBV), proof of income can be achieved in near real-time along with a host of risk insights relevant for credit decisions.

Decisioning & automation
Income verification
Open banking
Edge Insights
Jan 16, 2023

Revolutionizing Storefront Lending: The Power of Automation

Today, we're diving into the world of storefront lending and how automation is transforming the game. We'll explore the incredible advantages of automation and how it's paving the way for more efficient, customer-friendly, and data-driven lending processes.

Edge Insights
Jan 16, 2023

Improving Loan Evaluation with Real-Time Income Detection

In the world of lending, making sound decisions is paramount. A borrower's income is a critical factor in assessing their creditworthiness and ability to repay a loan. Lenders require effective tools to evaluate this key aspect of every loan application. Enter EdgeIncome, a solution that empowers lenders to make informed decisions while streamlining their operations.

Edge Insights
Jan 16, 2023

Unleashing Cash Flow Data's Potential: The Power of a Bank Transaction-Based Credit Risk Score

Bank transaction-based credit risk underwriting revolutionizes lending by providing valuable insights into borrowers' repayment abilities, and EdgeScore excels as a leading predictive risk score in accurately assessing risk across the credit spectrum.

Edge Insights
Jan 20, 2023

Save Time This Summer – Faster Customer Processing with Edge

Verification of income has traditionally been one of the most expensive and time-consuming steps in a loan application. With the innovation of instant bank verification (IBV), proof of income can be achieved in near real-time along with a host of risk insights relevant for credit decisions.

Edge Insights
Jan 18, 2023

BNPL – Borrowing No Different

Edge, using its industry-leading data lake, has gained valuable insights into the influence of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) on various credit types. Proprietary research reveals that borrowers engage in familiar patterns such as loan stacking, increased borrowing during financial stress, and heightened default risk due to additional obligations.

Edge Insights
Jan 16, 2023

BNPL Liabilities – Hidden in Plain Sight

Buy Now, Pay Later plans are frequently in the headlines for opportunities and risks alike. BNPL obligations pose a challenge for other lenders because they are largely unreported to credit bureaus. However, these liabilities can be reliably found in bank transaction data – an essential step in decisioning on a complete picture of consumer risk.

Edge Insights
Jan 16, 2023

Cash Flow Underwriting – What’s Missing from Your Bureau

Traditional credit scores are inadequate for assessing risk in nearly half of the U.S., while analyzing cash flow behaviors in checking and savings accounts provides a more comprehensive financial picture, leading to actionable insights that enhance underwriting decisions.