Abstract: Automated loan production systems, methods, and media are provided. For example, the disclosed subject matter can provide a point-of-sale platform that sources the borrower, captures the borrower's information in the form of a consumer loan application at a point-of-sale, underwrites the borrower based on criteria provided by lending partners, underwrites one or more merchants for inclusion on the point-of-sale platform, matches multiple loan offers from multiple lending partners based on borrower and lender requirements, presents loan documents of a selected loan for electronic signature between the merchant and the borrower, disburses funds from the lender to the merchant, and provides reporting to merchants, partners, lenders, and other entities through respective portals.

Abstract: A flow distribution device (100) has a vane distributor (111) at least partially disposed within a cartridge (102) and is operationally coupled to a second distributing device (112) that receives output from the vane distributor (111) Especially preferred flow distribution devices (100) are disposed within a vessel containing a contact bed, and may include at least a second vane distributor (112) within the cartridge (102), wherein the vane distributors (111, 112) are preferably swirl-inducing vane distributors (111, 112).

Abstract: A flow distribution device (100) has a vane distributor (111) at least partially disposed within a cartridge (102) and is operationally coupled to a second distributing device (112) that receives output from the vane distributor (111) Especially preferred flow distribution devices (100) are disposed within a vessel containing a contact bed, and may include at least a second vane distributor (112) within the cartridge (102), wherein the vane distributors (111, 112) are preferably swirl-inducing vane distributors (111, 112).