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LENDING BUSINESS IMPACT CALCULATOR

Build the business case for better credit decisions.

Built for banks, non-bank lenders and lending teams.

Explore the potential value of lower credit losses, additional suitable lending and more efficient assessments. Bring selected benefits and costs together to see what the opportunity could mean for your business. Instant scenario estimate. No contact details required.

Bring the potential benefits together

Choose the areas you want to explore, enter your business figures and adjust the improvement assumptions. Review the benefit breakdown alongside the costs included.

Illustrative starting values — update for your portfolio.

Explore the business impact of Carrington Labs models

See how changes in credit performance, approvals and assessment efficiency could add up.

Benefit areas to include

Turn areas on or off; the sections below adjust to match.

Open a section to review or adjust its figures. Scenario assumptions are illustrative — not Carrington Labs guarantees.

Lending volumes
Credit performance
Approvals
Assessment efficiency
Add costs to estimate ROI and payback

Estimated benefit for this lending scenario

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Gross estimated financial benefit—

Estimated, combining the selected areas without double-counting.

Benefit & cost breakdown

  • Credit-loss reduction—
  • Additional approval contribution—
  • Operational cash savings—
  • Estimated model enquiry cost (charged once)—
  • Other recurring costs—
  • Indicative net benefit—

Capacity & volume freed

  • Additional funded loans—
  • Manual-assessment hours freed—
  • Remaining operational capacity value—
Advanced: investment view (first year)
  • First-year net benefit—
  • Return on investment (first year)—
  • Payback period—

ROI measures the first 12 months: (benefits − included costs) ÷ included costs. It needs costs entered above. Payback is shown only when you tick “model benefits as monthly cash”, because cohort loss and lifetime contribution benefits may not fall as cash within the origination period — confirm timing with our team before relying on it.

Enquiry cost uses a configurable starting rate of US$3 per enquiry (charged once); actual pricing may vary.

Share your figures with our team to discuss an assessment, backtest or PoC.

Validate this scenario

Take your estimate further

The calculator shows what an improvement could be worth. A detailed assessment helps identify which assumptions matter most, what relevant data is available and how we could test the opportunity against your current approach.

What happens next

  1. We review the scenario and business figures you submit.
  2. We clarify the product, portfolio segment and outcomes you want to assess.
  3. We identify a suitable scope for a backtest or proof of concept.

Share your scenario and a little more about your portfolio. Our team will review the request and discuss the next step. This does not generate an automatic report.

Add more context (optional)

A scenario estimate combining the selected areas — illustrative, not a forecast of Carrington Labs performance.

How is this calculated?

Build a business case your team can assess

A detailed assessment helps identify the assumptions that drive the result, the costs that need including and the evidence required to support an investment decision.

What happens next

  1. We review your selected benefits and assumptions.
  2. We clarify relevant costs, timing and implementation requirements.
  3. We identify a PoC scope focused on the outcomes that matter most.

Share your scenario and business priorities. Our team will review the request and discuss the next step.

A useful business case makes the assumptions visible

The headline matters, but so does understanding where the value comes from, which costs are included and when the benefits might occur.

Financial benefits

Separate potential credit-loss savings, contribution from additional lending and operational cash savings.

Costs and timing

Account for model enquiries and other included costs. Add implementation and timing assumptions for a fuller investment view.

Capacity and uncertainty

Show staff capacity separately and identify which improvements still need validation.

How is the estimate calculated?

The calculator combines selected financial benefits and subtracts the costs included in the scenario.

Credit-loss savings apply to baseline lending. Contribution from additional funded loans should already account for their expected credit losses. Shared model enquiry costs are counted once.

Operational capacity becomes a financial benefit only to the extent that expenditure is expected to be reduced or avoided.

ROI requires total benefits and total included costs over a stated period. Payback also requires appropriate cash-flow timing assumptions. Loan contribution and avoided losses may arise over a longer period than the origination month.

Connect model performance to business outcomes

Carrington Labs helps lenders assess risk and explore how different lending strategies could affect portfolio performance and commercial value.

Assess credit performance

Compare risk estimates and potential loss outcomes against your current approach.

Explore suitable growth

Assess approval and referral scenarios within agreed risk constraints.

Evaluate the wider opportunity

Consider how model outputs fit existing workflows and where further offer or pricing analysis may be useful.

The calculator does not itself optimise loan amounts, terms or prices. Those require a separate analysis of risk, take-up, terms, pricing and costs.

Run a proof of concept in 48 hours.

Focus the PoC on the part of the business case that matters most. Once we’ve agreed the scope and have your data, we run it against your current approach and deliver the findings within 48 hours.

  1. 1

    Prioritise the outcome

    Choose the business question and measures that will inform the decision.

  2. 2

    Confirm the baseline

    Agree the relevant data, current approach and financial assumptions.

  3. 3

    Test the priority scenario

    Run the agreed assessment and identify what the evidence supports.

  4. 4

    Refine the business case

    Replace assumptions with findings where possible and agree further work.

The 48 hours start once we’ve agreed the scope and your data is complete and ready. The PoC covers the agreed scope, not validation of every benefit; production deployment is a separate step.

Move from an attractive estimate to a supported decision

An agreed PoC can connect technical findings with their potential financial implications, giving your team a clearer basis for deciding what comes next. Scope and deliverables are agreed before the 48-hour clock starts. Not every benefit can be established through historical backtesting alone.

  1. Performance comparisons for the agreed scope.

  2. Financial scenario analysis with explicit assumptions.

  3. Included costs and relevant implementation considerations.

  4. Findings on limitations and further evidence needed.

  5. Recommendations for deployment or additional testing.

Frequently asked questions

Is the headline result ROI?
Not necessarily. The initial result may show potential benefit after included costs. ROI is shown only when the required cost inputs are available for a defined period.
Which costs should we include?
Include relevant model enquiry costs and, for a fuller investment assessment, implementation, integration and ongoing internal costs.
How do you avoid double-counting?
Credit-loss savings apply to baseline lending. Additional-loan contribution includes expected losses, and shared enquiry costs are counted once. Capacity value is kept separate from cash savings.
Can we include staff time saved?
Yes. Show the hours and capacity freed. Only the share expected to reduce or avoid expenditure should be included as cash savings.
Does the calculator model pricing and loan-limit optimisation?
No. Those may be relevant additional opportunities, but require a separate analysis of risk, take-up, terms, pricing and costs.
What can we complete within 48 hours?
A PoC on the agreed scope, with findings delivered within 48 hours once the relevant data is confirmed ready. A complete multi-area business case may require additional work.

Which improvement would make the biggest difference?

Explore the business case, then work with Carrington Labs to test the assumptions that matter most.