Method and system for determining an online loan

A method for determining whether to provide an online loan, comprising:

• receiving data identifying a user applying for an online loan;
• determining a trust rating as a function of the data identifying the user;
• providing data to a user device to present to the user a graphical control having a lower level, an upper level and a pointer moveable between the lower level and the upper level, the upper level selected as a function of the trust rating;
• receiving data specifying one or more selections made by the user on the graphical control including a final position of the pointer;
• and
• determining whether to provide the online loan as a function of the data specifying the selections made by the user.

A method for determining whether to provide an online loan, comprising:

• transmitting a plug-in to a remote user device, the plug-in being a computer program, which when stored in a memory of the remote user device, will cause the remote user device to:
• transmit data identifying a user applying for an online loan;
• present to the user a graphical control having a lower level, an upper level and a pointer moveable between the lower level and the upper level, the upper level being selected as a function of a trust rating;
• transmit data specifying one or more selections made by the user on the graphical control including a final position of the pointer;
• and
• determining whether to provide the online loan as a function of the data specifying the selections made by the user.