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Issue and manage refunds

Refunds return money to a borrower when a purchase or service financed by the loan is returned or canceled. For example, if a borrower used a loan to buy merchandise and later returned part of it, the merchant's refund reduces the loan balance. If the refund exceeds the outstanding balance, the system creates a reimbursement to send the difference back to the borrower.

Availability: All clients Required permissions: loan.refund:create (to issue); loan.refund:list AND loan.refund:cancel (both required to manage) Loan status: Issue requires active; Manage requires active or accelerated Loan types: Installment only

Before you begin

  • Refunds are only available for installment loans. For Line of Credit purchase issues, see Manage purchase disputes.
  • If the refund amount is less than the outstanding balance, the borrower may see fewer scheduled payments or a smaller final payment rather than an immediate reduction in the upcoming payment amount.
  • If the refund amount exceeds the outstanding balance, the system automatically creates a reimbursement. The borrower receives the difference via their bank account on file within 3–10 business days.
  • A refund with a past effective date triggers an account replay, which can take up to 10 minutes.

Issue a refund

  1. From the agent-view Borrower Portal, open the loan and select Loan options > Issue refund.
  2. Select a Refund date. By default this is set to today. Select a past date if the refund should have been applied earlier — the system replays the loan from that date.
  3. Optionally select any fee refund checkboxes:
    • Refund origination fees — Only available when the refund date matches the loan activation date.
    • Refund late fees — Cancels late fees charged after the refund date.
    • Refund other fees — Cancels dynamic fees (except late fees) charged after the refund date.
  4. Optionally enter a Merchant name.
  5. Select an At fault party from the dropdown.
  6. Select the Refund amount type: Full to refund the entire eligible amount, or Partial to enter a custom amount.
  7. If you selected Partial, enter the Refund amount. The amount cannot exceed the eligible refund amount displayed on the form.
  8. Optionally clear or keep the Send notice to borrower checkbox (selected by default).
  9. If your company requires a Case ID, select a case from the Case ID dropdown. See Global behaviors — Case ID requirement.
  10. Select Issue refund.

The refund is applied to the loan. If a notice is enabled, the borrower receives an email with the refund details.

Issue refund field reference

FieldDescriptionRequiredValues / Format
Refund dateThe effective date of the refund. Past dates trigger an account replay.YesDate (range: loan activation date to today)
Refund origination feesRefunds the origination fee. Only available when the refund date matches the loan activation date.NoCheckbox
Refund late feesCancels late fees charged after the refund date.NoCheckbox
Refund other feesCancels dynamic fees (except late fees) charged after the refund date.NoCheckbox
Merchant nameThe name of the merchant associated with the refund.NoText
At fault partyThe party responsible for the refund. Follow your company's policy to select the correct party.YesSelect: Lender, Servicer, Merchant, Borrower
Refund amount typeWhether to refund the full eligible amount or a partial amount.YesRadio: Full, Partial
Refund amountThe custom refund amount. Must be less than or equal to the eligible refund amount. Only shown when Partial is selected.ConditionalCurrency
Send notice to borrowerSends an email to the borrower with refund details.NoCheckbox (default: selected)
Case IDThe case associated with this action.ConditionalSelect from open cases. Required when forceCaseIdOnAgentActions is enabled.

Manage refunds

View all refunds issued on the loan and cancel refunds that were applied in error.

  1. From the agent-view Borrower Portal, open the loan and select Loan options > Manage refunds.
  2. The form displays a list of all refunds on the loan, sorted from newest to oldest. Each entry shows the refund date, status, at-fault party, and amount.
  3. Select the refund you want to cancel. Only refunds in settled status can be selected.
  4. Select Cancel refund.
  5. In the cancel dialog, select a Cancellation reason from the dropdown.
  6. Optionally enter additional details in the Reason details text area.
  7. If your company requires a Case ID, select a case from the Case ID dropdown.
  8. Confirm the cancellation.

Canceling a refund reverses it completely, restoring any fees that were waived as part of the original refund. The cancellation triggers an account replay that can take 5–10 minutes.

Important: A canceled refund cannot be restored. If you need to reissue the refund at a different amount, cancel the original refund and then issue a new one.

Manage refunds field reference

FieldDescriptionRequiredValues / Format
Refund selectionSelect the refund to cancel. Refunds not in settled status are disabled.YesRadio group from refund list
Cancellation reasonThe reason for canceling the refund.YesSelect: Wrong amount or details, Processing error, Other
Reason detailsAdditional context about the cancellation.NoText area
Case IDThe case associated with this action.ConditionalSelect from open cases. Required when forceCaseIdOnAgentActions is enabled.