A Neural Network Approach for Analyzing Small Business Lending Decisions |
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Authors: | Wu Chunchi Wang Xu-Ming |
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Institution: | (1) Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York;(2) Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York |
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Abstract: | In this paper, we apply the neural network method to small business lending decisions. We use the neural network to classify the loan applications into the groups of acceptance or rejection, and compare the model results with the actual decisions made by loan officers. Data were collected from a leading bank in Central New York. The sample contains important financial statement and business information of borrowers and the loan officers' decisions. We conduct the network training on the data sample and find that the neural network has a stronger discriminating power for classifying the acceptance and rejection groups than traditional parametric and nonparametric classifiers. The results show that the neural network model has a high predictive ability. Our findings suggest that neural networks can be a very useful tool for enhancing small-business lending decisions and reducing loan processing time and costs. |
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Keywords: | discriminant function sigmoid function neurons credit risk |
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