Credit Memo Compass
From borrower financials to a reviewed credit memo, in one workspace.
A commercial credit file is more than a document: it is the borrower, financials, analysis, and reasoning behind each memo section. Credit Memo Compass keeps that work together, helping analysts prepare a consistent file and reviewers see what needs attention. This tour uses fictional borrowers and hand-written sample memo text. Its section-review example is not a lending decision.
Commercial lending teams at banks and credit unions who need to prepare and review credit files without assembling the story from separate spreadsheets and documents.
What it helps with
- 01
Keep the whole file together
Borrower details, supporting documents, financial periods, analysis, and memo sections stay connected to the same credit file.
- 02
Compare financials consistently
Review statement periods side by side and calculate ratios to focus the conversation on cash flow, debt coverage, and questions that need follow-up.
- 03
Build the narrative section by section
Use a structured memo instead of starting from a blank document, with space to refine each section and prepare it for a reviewer.
- 04
Give reviewers a clear next action
Sections move through draft, review, and final states with reviewer controls and notes, keeping responsibility visible to the team.
See it in action, one screen at a time.
- Step01
Start with the borrower’s whole story
The overview connects the borrower, loan request, and supporting records. Analysts have one starting point instead of piecing the file together from separate documents.

- Step02
See the team’s active credit files
Requested exposure, active files, and review status share one dashboard. Open a recent file directly or check where work is building up across the team.

- Step03
Keep supporting documents close
Supporting statements stay with the borrower file, making it easier for analysts and reviewers to find the source material alongside the work it supports.

- Step04
Compare financial periods side by side
A structured spread makes year-to-year changes easier to review. Inspect revenue, expenses, and balance-sheet figures in one consistent layout.

- Step05
Turn figures into a clearer analysis
Calculated ratios bring debt coverage and liquidity into focus. The suggested grade supports the analyst’s review; it is not an automatic credit approval.

- Step06
Build the memo in manageable sections
A structured section list breaks the memo into clear pieces. See what is drafted, open the next section, and keep the narrative connected to the same file.

- Step07
Refine the narrative before review
Revise the narrative in a focused editor before sending it for review. The visible prose is hand-written sample text, not a generated lending recommendation.

- Step08
Give the reviewer a clear decision
A separate reviewer can approve the section or request changes. Review becomes a visible step in the workspace rather than a reply buried in an inbox.

- Step09
Keep the section’s review outcome
The reviewed sample section shows its final state and reviewer note. This is approval of that memo section; the overall credit file and lending decision remain separate.

- Step10
Keep compliance checks with the file
Inspect checks and recorded events without leaving the borrower file. This fictional example has no recorded compliance events yet; the view keeps that status visible.

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