Loan Default Probability Dataset

This dataset provides detailed synthetic profiles of loan applicants and their loan applications, including demographic, financial, and credit information, along with default outcomes and predicted default probabilities. It is ideal for developing, benchmarking, and validating credit scoring and risk assessment models, and supports a wide range of analytics in financial services.

  • opened 9 times
  • last updated 12 Jul 2025
  • by GoMask
The brief that made it

Credit risk modeling and scorecard development

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 200 rows · all 24 columns
applicant_idstringemployment_statusstringdefault_probabilityfloatdefaultedbooleanaddress_statestringloan_idstringapplication_datedateloan_amountfloatloan_term_monthsintegerinterest_ratefloatloan_purposestringannual_incomefloatdebt_to_income_ratiofloatcredit_scoreintegerageintegermarital_statusstringnumber_of_dependentsintegerresidential_statusstringaddress_streetstringaddress_citystringaddress_postal_codestringaddress_countrystringprevious_defaultsintegercurrent_loans_countinteger
A10001employed0.09falseNCL100012018-03-262750002406.5home9500029.376246married2mortgage281 Willow DrRaleigh27601USA01
A10002employed0.14falseTXL100022019-08-14420003610.2auto5800037.766934single0rent905 Summer StDallas75201USA12
A10003self-employed0.12falseILL100032020-05-16290006011.1personal7100035.264129single1rent127 George AveChicago60607USA02
A10004self-employed0.02falseCAL100042018-10-0716000003603.4home63300021.484861married3own12 Riverbank PlSan Francisco94114USA01
A10005unemployed0.73trueGAL100052021-03-3085002416.3personal210086.250723single0familyblankAthens30605USA21
A10006employed0.08falseCOL100062023-07-043000001805home11200028.878137married2mortgage450 Hickory LnDenver80202USA01
A10007self-employed0.03falseTXL100072020-01-127000003602.7business18800016.884157married2own77 Main StHouston77019USA11
A10008employed0.12falseAZL100082022-02-18180003613.4auto4200033.165331single1rent920 Elm StPhoenix85006USA11

What the 200 rows show

from the 200-row sample

Unemployed (employment status) stands out: mean default_probability is 0.94, against 0.23 for the rest.

  • 26%defaulted = true
  • 0.13median default_probability
  • 5marital statuses
  • 5residential statuses
  • 6loan purposes
  • 39,750median loan_amount
Mean default_probability by employment_status200 rows
00.510.13emplo…100 ro…0.08self-…40 rows0.94unemp…19 rows0.06retir…9 rows0.78stude…19 rows0.78other13 rows
default_probability200 rows, in bands of 0.1
0459060890001461426defaulted from 0.500.51default_probability →

Every row with default_probability of 0.5 or more has defaulted = true. None below it.

address_state196 rows with a value · 4 left blank
  1. TX19
  2. CA13
  3. AZ11
  4. OH11
  5. FL10
  6. NC9
  7. WA9
  8. CO8
  9. IA8
  10. IN7
24 columns by typefrom the column list below
  • string 11
  • integer 6
  • float 5
  • date 1
  • boolean 1

Columns

24 columns in four groups
blueprint · 24 columns
columntypedescriptionexample
Text 11 columns
applicant_idstringUnique identifier for each loan applicantuniqueA10001
loan_idstringUnique identifier for each loan applicationuniqueL10001
loan_purposestringPurpose of the loan (e.g., home, auto, education, personal, business)6 valueshome
employment_statusstringCurrent employment status of the applicant6 valuesemployed
marital_statusstringMarital status of the applicantsingle · married · divorced · widowed · othermarried
residential_statusstringType of residence (e.g., own, rent, mortgage, family, other)own · rent · mortgage · family · othermortgage
address_streetstringStreet address of the applicant's residenceoptional281 Willow Dr
address_citystringCity of the applicant's residenceoptionalRaleigh
address_statestringState or province of the applicant's residenceoptionalNC
address_postal_codestringPostal code of the applicant's residenceoptional27601
address_countrystringCountry of the applicant's residenceoptionalUSA
Numbers 11 columns
loan_amountfloatTotal amount of the loan applied for (in local currency)0 or more275000
loan_term_monthsintegerDuration of the loan in months1 or more240
interest_ratefloatAnnual interest rate for the loan (percentage, e.g., 7.5 for 7.5%)0 to 1006.5
annual_incomefloatApplicant's reported annual income (in local currency)0 or more95000
debt_to_income_ratiofloatApplicant's debt-to-income ratio (as a percentage, e.g., 35.5 for 35.5%)0 to 10029.3
credit_scoreintegerApplicant's credit score at the time of application300 to 900762
ageintegerApplicant's age in years18 to 10046
number_of_dependentsintegerNumber of dependents supported by the applicant0 or more2
previous_defaultsintegerNumber of previous loan defaults by the applicant0 or more0
current_loans_countintegerNumber of active loans held by the applicant at the time of application0 or more1
default_probabilityfloatPredicted probability of default for this loan (between 0.0 and 1.0)0 to 10.09
Dates and times 1 column
application_datedateDate when the loan application was submitted2018-03-26
True or false 1 column
defaultedbooleanIndicates if the applicant defaulted on this loan (true = defaulted, false = not defaulted)false

Use it for

  • defaulted26%51 of 200 rowsmean default probabil…0.13empl…0.08self…0.94unem…0.06reti…

    A finance dashboard

    The defaulted rate, default_probability by employment_status and a breakdown of address_state. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.

  • Why do the 19 unemployed rows have a mean default_probability of 0.94?

    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 applicants with loan_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 and credit history
  • Loan attributes: amount, term, purpose
  • Label as default or paid
  • Anonymize all sensitive data
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API slug
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