Finance Loan Approval Modeling

This dataset contains detailed records of loan applications, including applicant demographics, financial profiles, loan request details, approval outcomes, and risk indicators. It is ideal for building predictive models for loan approval, credit risk assessment, and applicant profiling in banking and fintech environments.

  • last updated 20 Aug 2025
  • by GoMask
The brief that made it

Credit risk modeling and loan approval prediction

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 200 rows · all 30 columns
application_idstringloan_purposestringloan_term_monthsintegerdefault_historybooleanaddress_citystringapplicant_idstringapplication_datedateloan_amountfloatapplicant_incomefloatapplicant_employment_statusstringapplicant_employer_namestringapplicant_job_titlestringapplicant_ageintegerapplicant_genderstringmarital_statusstringnumber_of_dependentsintegeraddress_streetstringaddress_statestringaddress_postal_codestringaddress_countrystringcredit_scoreintegerexisting_debtfloatmonthly_expensesfloatcollateral_typestringcollateral_valuefloatco_applicant_idstringloan_approval_statusstringapproval_datedateapproved_loan_amountfloatinterest_ratefloat
APP0001home72falseChicagoAPL00012023-11-143400085000employedBrightHouse RealtySales Manager32femalemarried2728 Willow StIL60616USA78245002100property250000blankapproved2023-11-16340003.95
APP0002auto36falseLos AngelesAPL00022024-02-091500061000employedUrban MotorsTechnician27malesingle01119 Oakwood AveCA90015USA67912001800vehicle16000APL0005approved2024-02-11140005.85
APP0003personal24falseSan JoseAPL00032022-05-22900038000employedRiverTech SolutionsIT Support29malesingle12451 Elm DrCA95110USA64820001400none0blankrejected2022-05-25blankblank
APP0004home180falseMiamiAPL00042023-08-19120000120000self-employedLakeside ConsultingPrincipal Consultant43femalemarried39632 Maple RdFL33127USA84480003200property420000blankapproved2023-08-221180002.95
APP0005education18falseAnn ArborAPL00052023-04-18550014000studentblankblank21femalesingle0782 College RowMI48109USA5190900none0blankrejected2023-04-19blankblank
APP0006auto60falseDallasAPL00062021-07-112600056000employedSunshine ElectronicsAccount Executive35malemarried26558 Pine StTX75201USA67232002000vehicle27000blankapproved2021-07-13255005.1
APP0007personal12trueMadisonAPL00072022-11-05720035000unemployedblankblank24othersingle04183 Cedar PlWI53703USA3950700none0APL0012rejected2022-11-08blankblank
APP0008personal48falseBostonAPL00082024-05-012100052000employedNextGen MarketingMarketing Analyst31femalesingle0937 Sunrise BlvdMA02118USA76518001650none0blankapproved2024-05-05210004.3

What the 200 rows show

from the 200-row sample

Home (loan purpose) stands out: mean loan_term_months is 227.4, against 38.6 for the rest.

  • 21%default_history = true
  • 42median loan_term_months
  • 3collateral types
  • 3loan approval statuses
  • 4applicant genders
  • 4marital statuses
Mean loan_term_months by loan_purpose200 rows
0200400227.4home42 rows51.7auto42 rows21.7educa…19 rows23.2perso…53 rows68.6busin…30 rows16.6other14 rows
loan_term_months200 rows, in bands of 50
06012011342914110470200400loan_term_months →

Median 42, from 6 to 360.

address_city200 rows · top 10 of 29 values
  1. Madison30
  2. Ann Arbor17
  3. Boston15
  4. Houston14
  5. Chicago13
  6. Dallas12
  7. Austin11
  8. Boulder10
  9. Denver10
  10. Miami9
30 columns by typefrom the column list below
  • string 16
  • integer 4
  • float 7
  • date 2
  • boolean 1

Columns

30 columns in four groups
blueprint · 30 columns
columntypedescriptionexample
Text 16 columns
application_idstringUnique identifier for each loan applicationuniqueAPP0001
applicant_idstringUnique identifier for the loan applicantAPL0001
loan_purposestringPurpose of the loan (e.g., home, auto, education, personal)6 valueshome
applicant_employment_statusstringCurrent employment status of the applicantemployed · self-employed · unemployed · student · retiredemployed
applicant_employer_namestringName of the applicant's employer (if employed or self-employed)optionalBrightHouse Realty
applicant_job_titlestringJob title of the applicant (if employed or self-employed)optionalSales Manager
applicant_genderstringGender of the applicantmale · female · other · prefer_not_to_say · optionalfemale
marital_statusstringMarital status of the applicantsingle · married · divorced · widowed · other · optionalmarried
address_streetstringStreet address of the applicant728 Willow St
address_citystringCity of the applicant's addressChicago
address_statestringState or province of the applicant's addressIL
address_postal_codestringPostal code of the applicant's address60616
address_countrystringCountry of the applicant's addressUSA
collateral_typestringType of collateral provided for the loan (if any)property · vehicle · cash · none · other · optionalproperty
co_applicant_idstringUnique identifier for co-applicant (if any)optionalAPL0005
loan_approval_statusstringFinal status of the loan applicationapproved · rejected · pendingapproved
Numbers 11 columns
loan_amountfloatRequested loan amount in local currency0 or more34000
loan_term_monthsintegerRequested loan term in months1 or more72
applicant_incomefloatApplicant's annual income in local currency0 or more85000
applicant_ageintegerAge of the applicant in years18 to 10032
number_of_dependentsintegerNumber of dependents supported by the applicant0 or more · optional2
credit_scoreintegerApplicant's credit score as reported by a credit bureau300 to 900782
existing_debtfloatTotal outstanding debt of the applicant in local currency0 or more · optional4500
monthly_expensesfloatApplicant's average monthly expenses in local currency0 or more · optional2100
collateral_valuefloatEstimated value of the collateral in local currency0 or more · optional250000
approved_loan_amountfloatFinal approved loan amount (if different from requested)0 or more · optional34000
interest_ratefloatInterest rate assigned to the approved loan0 to 100 · optional3.95
Dates and times 2 columns
application_datedateDate when the loan application was submitted2023-11-14
approval_datedateDate when the loan was approved or rejectedoptional2023-11-16
True or false 1 column
default_historybooleanIndicates if the applicant has any history of loan defaultoptionalfalse

Use it for

  • default history21%42 of 200 rowsmean loan term months…227.4home51.7auto21.7educ…23.2pers…

    A finance dashboard

    The default_history rate, loan_term_months by loan_purpose and a breakdown of address_city. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.

  • Why do the 42 home rows have a mean loan_term_months of 227.4?

    A root-cause class exercise

    Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.

  • A software demo

    Believable applications with applicant_id, application_date and loan_amount to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

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Behind this dataset

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Rules it was built with
  • Include applicant demographics
  • Track credit score distributions
  • Segment approved vs denied applications
  • Flag high-risk profiles
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