Tag: consumer data

Using Alternative Credit Data for Credit Underwriting

Using alternative data for credit underwriting is a modern and efficent approach to a risk-based credit approval strategy Read more!

Published: February 13, 2024 by Laura Burrows
What is Identity Resolution?

Leveraging an identity resolution solution, organizations can accurately recognize consumers, build targeted marketing campaigns and more.

Published: January 26, 2024 by Guest Contributor
Driving Growth Through an Enhanced Underwriting Strategy

Learn how a well-designed underwriting strategy can help you drive growth and create more value out of your member relationships.

Published: November 28, 2023 by Theresa Nguyen
Deposit Growth Strategies for Banks in a Competitive Market

By powering your deposit growth strategy with fresh consumer insights, you can find the best customers and members to engage.

Published: November 9, 2023 by Theresa Nguyen
Three Tips for Successful Automated Debt Collection

Automated debt collection can help you save time and money while increasing customer satisfaction and long-term values.

Published: November 9, 2023 by Laura Burrows
State of the U.S. Rental Housing Market: Who is Today’s Renter?

Given recent trends, housing owners and managers need to carefully screen lease applicants and fully assess their risk profile.

Published: August 8, 2023 by Guest Contributor
Protecting Your Portfolio and Growing with Confidence

View our interactive e-book for the latest economic and consumer trends and learn how to set your portfolio up to succeed in any economic cycle.

Published: June 15, 2023 by Laura Burrows
How to Develop an Effective Customer-Driven Marketing Strategy

Want to retain more customers and onboard new prospects, too? A customer-driven marketing strategy might be the tool you need to boost your marketing ROI.

Published: May 19, 2023 by Theresa Nguyen
How to Deliver Data-Driven Customer Experiences

A data-driven credit customer experience offers personalization and low friction — it's a win-win for consumers and businesses.

Published: March 16, 2023 by Theresa Nguyen
What Is Alternative Credit Scoring?

Learn how you can grow your portfolio and minimize risk by leveraging industry-leading alternative credit scoring models. Read more!

Published: January 26, 2023 by Laura Burrows
Enhanced Customer Segmentation and Targeting with Data

Learn how using data-driven customer segmentation to create messages and offers that truly resonates will help your targeting efforts. Read more!

Published: January 24, 2023 by Theresa Nguyen
Marketing Ideas for Lenders in 2023

Financial institutions have gone through a whirlwind in the last few years, with the pandemic forcing many to undergo digital transformations. More recently, rising interest rates and economic uncertainty are leading to a pullback, highlighting the need for lenders to level up their marketing strategies to win new customers. To get started, here are a few key trends to look out for in the new year and fresh marketing ideas for lenders. Challenges and consumers expectations in 2023 It might be cliche to mention the impact that the pandemic had on digital transformations — but that doesn't make it any less true. Consumers now expect a straightforward online experience. And while they may be willing to endure a slightly more manual process for certain purchases in their life, that's not always necessary. Lenders are investing in front-end platforms and behind-the-scenes technology to offer borrowers faster and more intuitive services. For example, A McKinsey report from December 2021 highlighted the growth in nonbank mortgage lenders. It suggested nonbank lenders could hold onto and may continue taking market share as these tech-focused lenders create convenient, fast and transparent processes for borrowers.2 Marketers can take these new expectations to heart when discussing their products and services. To the extent you have one in place, highlight the digital experience that you can offer borrowers throughout the application, verifications, closing and loan servicing. You can also try to show rather than tell with interactive online content and videos. Build a data-driven mortgage lending marketing strategy The McKinsey report also highlighted a trend in major bank and nonbank lenders investing in proprietary and third-party technology and data to improve the customer experience.2 Marketers can similarly turn to a data-driven credit marketing strategy to help navigate shifting lending environments. Segment prospects with multidimensional data Successful marketers can incorporate the latest technological and multidimensional data sources to find, track and reach high-value prospects. By combining traditional credit data with marketing data and Fair Credit Report Act-compliant alternative credit data* (or expanded FCRA-regulated data), you can increase the likelihood of connecting with consumers who meet your credit criteria and will likely respond. For example, Experian's mortgage-specific In the Market Models predict a consumer's propensity to open a new mortgage within a one to four-month period based on various inputs, including trended credit data and Premier Attributes. You can use these propensity models as part of your prescreen criteria, to cross-sell current customers and to help retain customers who might be considering a new lender. But propensity models are only part of the equation, especially when you're trying to extend your marketing budget with hyper-segmented campaigns. Incorporating your internal CRM data and non-FCRA data can help you further distinguish look-alike populations and help you customize your messaging. LEARN MORE: Use this checklist to find and fix gaps in your prospecting strategy Maintain a single view of your borrowers An identity management platform can give you a single view of a consumer as they move through the customer journey. The persistent identity can also help you consistently reach consumers in a post-cookie world and contact them using their preferred channel. You can add to the persistent identity as you learn more about your prospects. However, you need to maintain data accuracy and integrity if you want to get a good ROI. Use triggers to guide your outreach You can also use data-backed credit triggers to implement your marketing plan. Experian's Prospect Triggers actively monitors a nationwide database to identify credit-active consumers who have new tradelines, inquiries or a loan nearing term. Lenders using Prospect Triggers can receive real-time or periodic updates and customize the results based on their screening strategy and criteria, such as score ranges and attributes. They can then make firm credit offers to the prospects who are most likely to respond, which can improve cross-selling opportunities along with originations. Benefit from our expertise Forward-thinking lenders should power their marketing strategies with a data-backed approach to incorporate the latest information from internal and external sources and reach the right customer at the right time and place. From list building to identity management and verification, you can turn to Experian to access the latest data and analytics tools. Learn about Experian credit prescreen and marketing solutions. Explore our credit prescreen solutions Learn about our marketing solutions 1Mortgage Bankers Association (October 2022). Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey 2McKinsey & Company (2021). Five trends reshaping the US home mortgage industry

Published: December 8, 2022 by Guest Contributor
Make Smarter Decisions with Advanced Credit Attributes

Today’s changing economy is directly impacting consumers’ financial behaviors, with some individuals doing well and some showing signs of payment stress. And while these trends may pose challenges to financial institutions, such as how to expand their customer base without taking on additional risk, the right credit attributes can help them drive smarter and more profitable lending decisions. With Experian’s industry-leading credit attributes, organizations can develop precise and explainable acquisition models and strategies. As a result, they can: Expand into new segments: By gaining deeper insights into consumer trends and behaviors, organizations can better assess an individual’s creditworthiness and approve populations who might have been overlooked due to limited or no credit history. Improve the customer experience: Having a wider view of consumer credit behavior and patterns allows organizations to apply the best treatment at the right time based on each consumer’s specific needs. Save time and resources: With an ongoing managed set of base attributes, organizations don’t have to invest significant resources to develop the attributes themselves. Additionally, existing attributes are regularly updated and new attributes are added to keep pace with industry and regulatory changes. Case study: Enhance decision-making and segmentation strategies A large retail credit card issuer was looking to grow their portfolio by identifying and engaging more consumers who met their credit criteria. To do this, they needed to replace their existing custom acquisition model with one that provided a granular view of consumer behavior. By partnering with Experian, the company was able to implement an advanced custom acquisition model powered by our proprietary Trended 3DTM and Premier AttributesSM. Trended 3D analyzes consumers’ behavior patterns over time, while Premier Attributes aggregates and summarizes findings from credit report data, enabling the company to make faster and more strategic lending decisions. Validations of the new model showed up to 10 percent improvement in performance across all segments, helping the company design more effective segmentation strategies, lower their risk exposure and approve more accounts. To learn how Experian can help your organization make the best data-driven decisions, read the full case study or visit us. Download case study Visit us

Published: November 14, 2022 by Theresa Nguyen
How to Protect Consumers Against a Data Breach

Data breaches are difficult to predict. Take proactive steps to ensure that your business can respond quickly and drive faster resolution.

Published: October 18, 2022 by Michael Bruemmer

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