Notes

Working notes from origination reviews

Short pieces written from fieldwork in Selangor and the wider Klang Valley. They describe what we actually look at in loan origination applications, not a catalogue of software features.

Advisors reviewing origination files with a lending operations manager

13 May 2026 · Aisha Rahman

What a financial audit of a loan origination application actually covers

The work is not a software demonstration. It is a financial-control review of how applications, decisions, and money movement are recorded.

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Credit officer reviewing an application pack at her desk

21 March 2026 · Lim Wei Jun

Maker-checker gaps that keep appearing in origination files

Dual control on paper is not the same as dual control in the application. Sampling still finds the same three patterns.

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Printed interest tables beside a notepad of recalculation workings

17 January 2026 · Priya Nair

How interest parameter drift shows up in a sample

A product sheet says one rate. The origination application applies another. The difference is often small, until the book is large.

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Lending staff preparing document packs before an on-site review

5 November 2025 · Aisha Rahman

Preparing your origination team for an independent application review

The engagements that finish on time share a short list of working papers. Here is what we ask for before fieldwork starts.

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