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Table 10 Regression results within each risk-class

From: Fintech platforms: Lax or careful borrowers’ screening?

 

(1) Low-risk class

(2) Medium-risk class

(3) High-risk class

Beta

Zero-inflate

Beta

Zero-inflate

Beta

Zero-inflate

Not verified

− 0.0415*** (0.0116)

0.0762*** (0.0264)

− 0.0298*** (0.0061)

0.128*** (0.0151)

− 0.0137*** (0.0106)

0.136*** (0.0273)

ln(Loan Amount)

0.0369 (0.0242)

− 0.170*** (0.0533)

0.00493 (0.0109)

− 0.185*** (0.0269)

− 0.00356 (0.0176)

− 0.223*** (0.0455)

Term

− 0.0144 (0.0181)

0.462*** (0.0383)

− 0.0225*** (0.0060)

0.140*** (0.0155)

− 0.0146* (0.0086)

0.0212 (0.0234)

Interest rate

− 0.0529*** (0.00314)

− 0.122*** (0.00733)

0.0033*** (0.0006)

0.0233*** (0.0015)

0.00233* (0.0012)

0.0251*** (0.0031)

Revolving utilitation

0.0098 (0.0245)

− 0.589*** (0.0572)

− 0.0829*** (0.0109)

− 0.449*** (0.0281)

− 0.108*** (0.0164)

− 0.310*** (0.0444)

Months since last delinquent

0.0008*** (0.0002)

0.0024*** (0.0005)

0.0005*** (0.0001)

0.0019*** (0.00029)

− 0.00026 (0.0002)

0.00150*** (0.0004)

Debt to income ratio

0.00629*** (0.0007)

0.0096*** (0.0016)

0.00502*** (0.0003)

0.0079*** (0.0007)

0.0051*** (0.0004)

0.0071*** (0.0011)

ln(Annual Income)

0.00741 (0.0251)

0.0871 (0.0561)

0.0399*** (0.0115)

0.0778*** (0.0288)

0.0121 (0.0187)

0.0105 (0.0488)

Employment length

0.00286* (0.00160)

0.00256 (0.00372)

0.0033*** (0.0007)

0.0029 (0.0019)

0.003*** (0.0011)

0.00212 (0.00303)

Loan to annual income

− 0.660*** (0.142)

1.362*** (0.295)

− 0.250*** (0.0543)

1.039*** (0.130)

− 0.204** (0.0799)

0.945*** (0.201)

Loan purpose: credit card

0.0601*** (0.0230)

− 0.0692 (0.0514)

0.00690 (0.0103)

0.0758*** (0.0263)

− 0.00121 (0.0162)

0.142*** (0.0436)

Loan purpose: debt consolidation

0.0370* (0.0215)

− 0.104** (0.0477)

0.00038 (0.00868)

0.0267 (0.0225)

0.00493 (0.0124)

0.116*** (0.0338)

Loan purpose: small business

− 0.170*** (0.0575)

− 0.427*** (0.142)

− 0.106*** (0.0201)

− 0.105* (0.0545)

0.069*** (0.0261)

− 0.187** (0.0769)

Home mortgaged

− 0.506* (0.282)

− 0.579 (0.635)

0.0352 (0.136)

0.142 (0.363)

0.387* (0.198)

0.397 (0.559)

Home owned

− 0.427 (0.283)

− 0.610 (0.636)

0.0682 (0.136)

0.0772 (0.363)

0.420** (0.198)

0.293 (0.560)

3-digit zip

      
 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Constant

− 1.159*** (0.323)

0.494 (0.731)

− 2.281*** (0.751)

− 0.774* (0.406)

− 2.394*** (0.2271)

− 0.757 (0.635)

Observations

32,906

 

136,791

 

56,652

 
  1. The dependent variable is RR within each risk class. In both models, estimated coefficients are reported. Standard errors are in parentheses
  2. *, ** and *** denotes 1%, 5% and 10% significative levels, respective