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Updated Aug 19, 2026

Originate and underwrite a personal loan

A credit union wants a clear path from a new personal-loan application to a priced offer, without operators guessing which screen to open next.


What you use


Worked example

Riverbend Credit Union receives an application for a $15,000 Personal Installment Loan from an applicant with a 705 FICO score.

  1. An agent opens Applications, filters to new or unassigned files, and opens the application.
  2. On application detail they confirm applicant data, then use the Underwriting tab to run the credit and decision flow.
  3. The workflow lands on an approved outcome. The Pricing Engine selects the published, active offer table for that product and outcome and returns rate and term.
  4. The agent reviews the offer on the Offers tab and continues documents or next steps from the same file.
  5. If they need the person’s other files later, they open Customers and use the customer record.

Best practices

  • Work from the application list and agent dashboard, not from a one-off spreadsheet of IDs.
  • Confirm the product and applicant data before you treat an offer as final.
  • If the offer looks wrong, check whether the offer table is published, active, and assigned to this product and outcome — see Pricing Engine.
  • Use assign and tags when more than one person will touch the file. See Assigning and tags.

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