# Use Cases
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/consumer-credit-analytics/documentation/use-cases/index.md

Each use case walks you through the functionality of an endpoint. It describes how you can leverage the Consumer Credit Analytics APIs to enhance your decisions on lending and consumer credits.

In every use case, you can know in detail the following about an endpoint:

* The endpoint overview
* Sequence diagram showing the process flow of the endpoint
* Steps to execute the endpoint
* Link to sample request and response for the endpoint
* Use case examples describing how you can leverage the endpoint in a real-world scenario
* The endpoint YAML

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For more details on sample requests and responses, and JSON samples refer to [Testing](https://developer.mastercard.com/consumer-credit-analytics/documentation/testing/index.md) and [API Reference](https://developer.mastercard.com/consumer-credit-analytics/documentation/api-reference/index.md), respectively.

Following are the use cases available for your better understanding:

|                                                             Use case description                                                             |                                                               Use case                                                                |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Retrieve instantaneously custom credit scores to monitor the performance of existing borrowers and make well informed new lending decisions. | [Score for Consumers](https://developer.mastercard.com/consumer-credit-analytics/documentation/use-cases/consumer-scores/index.md)    |
| Retrieve instantaneously consumer transaction metrics.                                                                                       | [Metrics for Consumers](https://developer.mastercard.com/consumer-credit-analytics/documentation/use-cases/consumer-metrics/index.md) |