Comparison

Carrington Labs vs. Nova Credit Cash Atlas

Nova Credit Cash Atlas transforms customer-permissioned bank transaction data into cash flow reports, attributes and scores delivered through NovaConnect and APIs.

At a glance

Capability
Carrington Labs
Nova Credit Cash Atlas
Cash flow reports and attributes
Yes — engineered features plus Financial Health Summary metrics
Yes
Standardized cash flow score
Yes — Cashflow Score, a standardized transaction-based risk score
Yes
Lender-specific Credit Risk Model
Yes — the core enterprise product
No
Uses non-transaction data in the custom model
Yes — application, product and internal repayment history
Cash Atlas focuses on bank transaction data
Lender-specific feature engineering
Yes — engineered from the lender's own data and outcomes
Standardized Cash Atlas attributes and scores
Built against lender outcomes
Yes — calibrated to the lender's own observed outcomes
Standardized product outputs
Client-specific custom-model data boundaries
Yes — lender data not pooled into another lender's custom model
No custom lender model in this comparison
Retraining included
Yes — included in the managed service
Product updates are vendor-managed
Commercial objective alignment
Yes — aligned to approval, loss or margin objectives
Outputs support lender underwriting
Amount, term and price optimization
Yes — through the Credit Offer Engine
No dedicated offer engine listed
Applicant connection and report delivery
Can work with lender data flows
NovaConnect and API
Fits existing decisioning systems
Yes — outputs fit existing decisioning workflows
Yes

Already using Cash Atlas?

No need to unwind anything. A Carrington Labs model is developed around your portfolio and outcomes — Cash Atlas reports and attributes can be assessed as inputs along the way, where your data rights allow.

Why Carrington Labs is the stronger fit

A model built around the lender

Carrington Labs develops the target, engineered features, calibration and validation around the lender’s own performance definition and observed outcomes. This allows the model to reflect the lender’s product design, customer mix, policy and risk strategy.

More than cash flow reporting

Cash flow reports and attributes describe financial behavior. Carrington Labs tests how those signals should be transformed, combined and weighted within a lender-specific risk model.

Cash flow and traditional data together

Carrington Labs does not require the lender to choose between cash flow and traditional credit data. The model can use the combination that proves most predictive for the portfolio.

Included retraining and additional features

As more outcomes become available, Carrington Labs can retrain the model, revisit calibration and engineer additional features where supported by the expanded data.

From probability of default to the offer

Carrington Labs’ Credit Offer Engine uses risk together with expected loss, revenue, costs, take rate, price elasticity and lender constraints to recommend amount, term and price.

Why lenders choose Carrington Labs

Carrington Labs is built for lenders that want:

A custom model
built against their own outcomes.
Cash flow, bureau, application and internal data
tested together.
Advanced lender-specific
feature engineering.
Included retraining
as the portfolio develops.
Client-specific
custom-model data boundaries.
Explicit alignment
to approval, delinquency, loss or margin objectives.
Offer optimization
beyond a cash flow report or score.

FAQ

Does Carrington Labs provide bank-account connectivity?
Carrington Labs can work with transaction data supplied through the lender’s chosen open-banking or data-connectivity arrangement. The specific connection method depends on the implementation.
Can Carrington Labs use Cash Atlas outputs?
Potentially. Cash Atlas reports, attributes or scores can be evaluated as model inputs where the lender has the required rights and access.
Does Carrington Labs require cash flow data?
No. Carrington Labs can build models from application, bureau, product and internal performance data, with cash flow included where available and relevant.

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Comparison based on publicly available product information as of July 2026. Third-party names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Carrington Labs is not affiliated with or endorsed by the companies referenced unless expressly stated.