Insights into Effectiveness through Data Science

Credit Risk Quarterly- Q1 2023 in Review

Check out our latest Credit Risk insights from Q1 2023, focusing on trends across various asset classes, noticeable decreases in risk levels among subprime and low-income consumers, and continued risk score warping.

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Building a Well-Managed Collections Function

As delinquencies and Collections efforts increase across the industry, our latest white paper provides a roadmap for where the difficulties and pain points lie. We start with a framework for the root causes of complexity within Collections, provide a variety of examples, and suggest a set of important first steps to make Collections a more well- managed part of the lending lifecycle.

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A Comparison of Modeling Preprocessing Techniques

Our latest white paper compares the performance of various data processing methods in terms of predictive performance for structured data. This paper also seeks to identify and recommend preprocessing methodologies for tree-based binary classification models, with a focus on eXtreme Gradient Boost-ing (XGBoost) models.

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Credit Trends in Brazil

2nd Order Solutions has seen a sharp rise in new credit acquisitions in Brazil amid a high interest rate environment, which has led to debt-to-income levels that are at an all-time high. This whitepaper explores the consequences of this rapid increase in debt-to-income, uncovering a concerning risk outlook ahead. In addition to deep diving into the delinquency trends, this report uncovers specific populations that have been hit the hardest and suggests what lenders should do to help mitigate the risk.

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Credit Risk Quarterly – Q4 2022 in Review

Check out our latest Credit Risk insights from Q4 2022, focusing on trends across various asset classes, inflation’s impacts on lending, and risk score warping.

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Credit Risk Quarterly – Q3 2022 in Review

This paper reviews the overall state of consumer credit, focusing on credit cards, personal loans, auto loans, student loans, and mortgages. In addition, we examine the impacts of inflation on lending, the current macroeconomic outlook, and continued observations of risk score warping.

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Credit Risk Quarterly – Q2 2022 in Review

This paper looks at some of the trends and insights from Q2 2022 with a focus on the increasing risk levels among recent vintages for unsecured lending products and the effects of inflation on the auto lending industry.

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Collections Best Practices for Fintech Lenders

This paper highlights emerging trends and deep dives into the key areas Fintech leadership teams need to understand in order to create an effective default management strategy while quickly building a strong Collections practice.

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Credit Risk Quarterly – Q1 2022 in Review

This paper looks at some of the trends and insights from Q1 2022 with a focus on how lenders can leverage BNPL data, how the surge in inflation is impacting lending, and how the rise in asset prices can impact your P&L with a focus on auto loans.

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Credit Risk Trends in the COVID Era

This paper explores whether delinquencies and losses will stay at historically low levels, or if the effects of COVID have reversed and signs of worsening are beginning to show.

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