FinTech Lending with LowTech Pricing

Mark J. Johnson, Itzhak Ben-David, Jason Lee and Vincent Yao

No 31154, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: FinTech lending—known for using big data and advanced technologies—promised to break away from the traditional credit scoring and pricing models. Using a comprehensive dataset of FinTech personal loans, our study shows that loan rates continue to rely heavily on conventional credit scores, including 45% higher rates for nonprime borrowers. Other known default predictors are often neglected. Within each segment (prime/nonprime) loan rates are not very responsive to default risk, resulting in realized loan-level returns decreasing with risk. The pricing distortions result in substantial transfers from nonprime to prime borrowers and from low- to high-risk borrowers within segment.

JEL-codes: G21 G23 G50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-04
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