WHERE THE RECORD LIVES
Four places a financial firm's reasoning accumulates
This is the ordinary work product of a regulated business, not something that would have to be assembled.
Credit and underwriting
Memos, analyses, and the written case for or against, with the conditions attached to an approval.
Committee and minutes
Records of deliberation where a decision was contested before it was made.
Exceptions and overrides
Approvals against standard policy, which by definition must explain themselves.
Servicing and workout
What happened afterwards — modifications, workouts, and the reasoning behind each intervention.