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System and method for automatically investing a portion of a credit card interest charged amount in an investment account

Patent 6070153 Issued on May 30, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject November 21, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 976534 filed on 11/21/1997

US Classes:

235/379, Banking systems235/380, Credit or identification card systems705/35, Finance (e.g., banking, investment or credit)705/39, Including funds transfer or credit transaction705/40Bill distribution or payment

Examiners

Primary: Trammell, James P.
Assistant: Nguyen, Son T.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G06F 017/60
G06F 015/20

Abstract

A system and methods for automatically investing, a portion of interest charged amount paid by the card issuer or the cardholder, on a credit card account, to an individual retirement account, taxpayer relief act of 1997 IRA, "Roth Act" or "Super IRA", college education IRA or spousal IRA (herein, collectively, "IRA"), college savings account, 401(K) plan (with or without linkage to a company expense account credit card), dividend reinvestment program (in stock of the card issuing company or otherwise) or other investment feature.

Other References

  • Nationsbank card features a savings plan, New York Times, pD4, Jan. 7, 1993
  • Get your red hot loans!, Bank Marketing, v27, n7, pp. 129-130, Jul. 1995
  • Statements to the Congress: Board of Governors, Rederal Reserve Bulletin, v80, n4, pp. 296-3001, Apr. 1994
  • Smart money hesitates before Fidelity offer, Wall Street Journal, pB, 4G:3, May 27, 1994
  • New Credit Card Helps Users Purchase Firm's Funds, The Wall Street Journal, May 27, 1994
  • Customers Able to Borrow Up to 40% of the Balances in Retirement Accounts, The Wall Street Journal, Jun. 24, 199
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