17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for generating a rule for automated credit request decisioning, comprising program code executable by a processor, the program code comprising: program code for receiving information associated with an applicant through a user interface; program code for receiving data associated with the applicant from at least one data source; program code for configuring the user interface to allow the user to define a plurality of decision rules in a near-natural language; program code for determining information associated with the plurality of decision rules based on the plurality of decision rules in the near-natural language defined by the user; program code for generating a decision flow in response to receiving an identification from the user through the user interface of a flow element, of a decision block, and of a flow path for connecting to at least one of the decision block or the flow element, the decision flow comprising the flow element, the decision block, and the flow path; program code for determining a decision for the applicant based on the information associated with the applicant, the data associated with the applicant from at least one data source, the information associated with the plurality of decision rules determined based on the plurality of decision rules in the near-natural language, and the decision flow, wherein program code for determining the decision for the applicant comprises program code for applying in accordance with the decision flow an executable version of the information associated with the plurality of decision rules in the near-natural language to the data associated with the applicant from at least one data source; and program code for providing the decision to the user interface.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for generating a rule for automated credit request decisioning, comprising program code executable by a processor, the program code comprising: program code for receiving information associated with an applicant through a user interface; program code for receiving data associated with the applicant from at least one data source; program code for configuring the user interface to allow the user to define a plurality of decision rules in a near-natural language; program code for determining information associated with the plurality of decision rules based on the plurality of decision rules in the near-natural language defined by the user; program code for generating a decision flow in response to receiving an identification from the user through the user interface of a flow element, of a decision block, and of a flow path for connecting to at least one of the decision block or the flow element, the decision flow comprising the flow element, the decision block, and the flow path; program code for determining a decision for the applicant based on the information associated with the applicant, the data associated with the applicant from at least one data source, the information associated with the plurality of decision rules determined based on the plurality of decision rules in the near-natural language, and the decision flow, wherein program code for determining the decision for the applicant comprises program code for applying in accordance with the decision flow an executable version of the information associated with the plurality of decision rules in the near-natural language to the data associated with the applicant from at least one data source; and program code for providing the decision to the user interface. 20. The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the applicant is one of: an individual, an entity, a business, or a commercial institution.