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Transparency, Auditability and eXplainability of Machine Learning Models in Credit Scoring

  • A major requirement for credit scoring models is to provide a maximally accurate risk prediction. Additionally, regulators demand these models to be transparent and auditable. Thus, in credit scoring, very simple predictive models such as logistic regression or decision trees are still widely used and the superior predictive power of modern machine learning algorithms cannot be fully leveraged. Significant potential is therefore missed, leading to higher reserves or more credit defaults. This paper works out different dimensions that have to be considered for making credit scoring models understandable and presents a framework for making ``black box'' machine learning models transparent, auditable and explainable. Following this framework, we present an overview of techniques, demonstrate how they can be applied in credit scoring and how results compare to the interpretability of score cards. A real world case study shows that a comparable degree of interpretability can be achieved while machine learning techniques keep their ability to improve predictive power.

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Author:Michael BückerORCiD, Gero Szepannek, Alicja Gosiewska, Przemyslaw Biecek
URL:https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.13384
Parent Title (English):arXiv
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2020/09/29
Year of first Publication:2020
Publishing Institution:FH Münster - University of Applied Sciences
Release Date:2020/09/29
Volume:2009.13384
First Page:1
Last Page:30
Institutes:Wirtschaft (MSB)
Publication list:Bücker, Michael
Licence (German):License Logo Bibliographische Daten