On June 25, 2003, authorities at Saint Louis University sent students word of an important change. That change would have an effect on anyone who planned to apply for a Saint Louis used auto loan. That change concerned the practices of mortgage and loan vendors.

SLU vendors had been executing the job of verification. They would verify for mortgage and loan agencies whether or not any given seeker of financial assistance was in fact employed at SLU. As of June 25, 2003, the process used for that verification had undergone an alteration.

Beginning on that date, SLU employees who planned to seek approval for a Saint Louis used auto loan could know that their application would produce a quicker response. That response would be faster, because the verification process would be speedier.

SLU employees received assurances that the speedier verification process would not threaten the safety of their personal information. That information would remain secure. SLU employees who planned to seek an Saint Louis used auto loan were to conduct an online search for “WebPRO,” and get a pin number from the personnel online services.

The added digit in that pin number (an digit longer than the old pin number) promised to hasten the verification process, and to shorten the time during which any employee must wait for approval of a car loan.