This request adds a credit to an account.
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Credits are used when a lender decides to forgive a portion of a borrower's loan. Many credits are used as promotional incentives or relief. Note the following when using this request:
A credit differs from an advancement. Credits function similar to payments, and they affect loan calculations. An advancement simply increases a loan's principal balance.
Credits apply to the portions of a loan in the order that is determined by the paymentType
in the payload.
For an example of how credits work within the UI, take a look at our Log a Credit article on our help site.
Database
For information on credits database tables, see the following articles:
Database – Loan Credit Entity (loan_credit_entity)
Database – Credit Category Entity (credit_category_entity)
{
"Credits": {
"results": [
{
"resetPastDue": 1,
"date": "2022-05-06",
"amount": "100.00",
"paymentType": 1,
"category": 1,
"title": "Promo Credit",
"metadata": {
"newKey": "NewValue"
}
}
]
}
}