Zest AI helps lenders make better decisions and better loans—increasing revenue, reducing risk, and automating compliance. Zest was founded in 2009 with the mission of making fair and transparent credit available to everyone and are now a leader in software for more inclusive underwriting. Zest’s AIdriven lending software helps credit unions go beyond traditional credit scores’ statistical and data limitations to identify good borrowers often overlooked by legacy techniques. Credit unions that lend using Zest-built models have seen on average 20% increase in approval rates with no added risk and up to fivefold increases in automated approval rates by using more of their data and the advanced math of machine learning. Zest AI is the only complete AI solution built to generate faster, fairer, and better lending down the credit spectrum.
VyStar Case Study
VyStar Credit Union wanted to expand product portfolios faster and more efficiently without taking on additional risk. Using over 300 variables, VyStar’s new model improved accuracy with better insights in potential borrower populations. This increased confidence in thresholds for auto-approvals, allowing VyStar to accept more members and increasing approvals.
“What really excites us is the opportunity to offer instant decisions, better pricing, and personalized service to our members through our partnership with Zest.”
Jenny Vipperman, Chief Lending Officer
Why This Provider Over Another?
How Do Credit Unions Benefit?
Credit unions that partner with Zest AI see:
Zest AI uses powerful machine learning to deliver accurate insights on your borrowers and allow you to automate more of your lending process. Machine learning uses more data from the credit bureau report you already have, and better math to allow for smarter, more inclusive, and faster lending decisions.
Industry models use around 20 data features to assess a borrower and deliver a 3 digit score. Zest AI uses closer to 300 variables to create a clearer, more accurate picture of your member. Zest AI is able to look at a longer duration of credit history, meaningful data correlations and trends over time to produce a proven, more accurate risk assessment.
Zest AI can help automate the lending process by integrating with the most popular LOS’ or your credit reporting bureau. However, integration with an LOS is not required to use Zest AI.
A credit union can start scoring in a matter of weeks. The exact timing depends on the specific configuration of the solution.
In terms of implementation and deployment, the IT lift is minimal to none from the credit union side. The Zest team coordinates the implementation and onboarding with the credit union at every step.
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