Computerized systems and methods facilitate the flow of capital through
the housing finance industry. A system for determining an interest rate quote and
points for a mortgage loan that are specific to a borrower includes input means
for obtaining borrower and mortgage loan information, means for retrieving underwriting
characteristics and means for calculating the interest rate quote and points based
on the borrower and mortgage loan information and based on the underwriting characteristics.
The means for calculating includes means for retrieving a required yield which
reflects market conditions in a secondary mortgage market including being indicative
of a price that can be obtained for the mortgage loan in the secondary mortgage
market. The calculating means also includes means for determining an adjustment
to the required yield associated with the mortgage loan based on credit risk posed
by the borrower, the credit risk adjustment being determined as a function of at
least a credit score, a loan-to-value ratio, and a mortgage loan purpose for the
mortgage loan and the borrower. The calculating means further includes means for
determining other adjustments to the required yield based on other parameters related
to the mortgage loan and/or the borrower. The interest rate quote and points are
calculated as a function of the required yield adjusted by the credit risk adjustment
and the other adjustments.