Methods and apparatus for submitting reports to an automated lending system
are described. At a lowest level interface, a user manually submits information
via a browser, and at a highest level interface, information is submitted via a
print driver. Although the broadest spectrum of client base is addressed by having
the loosest coupling to the accounting system, i.e., the lowest level interface,
the loosest coupling requires the most user interaction. As the interface level
increases, the accounting system has a tighter coupling with the system, which
provides increased functionality at the expense of restricting the variety of client
types that may be supported (e.g., platform and operating system specific).