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<title>Socio-Demographic Determinants of Default Rate Among Digital Lending Platform Borrowers in Nairobi County, Kenya</title>
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<description>Socio-Demographic Determinants of Default Rate Among Digital Lending Platform Borrowers in Nairobi County, Kenya
Gati, Nyakeri J
Digital loans play a significant role in enabling access to credit for the digital borrowers.&#13;
However, the growth in digital loans has resulted in increased number of Kenyans&#13;
defaulting on their loan repayment. The main objective of the study was to assess the&#13;
socio-demographic determinants of default rate of digital credit platforms borrowers in&#13;
Nairobi County, Kenya. The specific objectives were to examine the effect of gender,&#13;
age, education and income level on default rate of digital credit platforms borrowers in&#13;
Nairobi County, Kenya. The study was guided by the statistical discrimination and&#13;
credit theory. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design. The study was&#13;
conducted in Kasarani sub-county, Nairobi County. The target population of the study&#13;
was 281,342 owners of mobile phones in Kasarani sub-county. Multistage sampling&#13;
method was used to sample the respondents. The study used both quantitative and&#13;
qualitative data. Binary logistics regression model was used to establish the sociodemographic characteristics of borrowers that are associated with loan default rate. The&#13;
findings indicated that female borrowers are approximately 35.5% less likely to default&#13;
compared to male borrowers. Borrowers aged 36-60 years and those aged 61 years and&#13;
above are less likely to default compared to the base reference category of 18-35 years.&#13;
The findings further revealed that borrowers with advanced degrees (Master's and&#13;
Ph.D.) exhibit a lower odd of default compared to those with no education. The&#13;
findings indicated that income levels in the range of $.560 - 650 and $.660 and above&#13;
have a significant influence on the likelihood of default. The study concluded that the&#13;
socio-demographic factors (gender, age, education, and income level) are significant&#13;
determinants of the default rate among digital lending platforms in Kenya. The study&#13;
recommends that lending policy options should be directed towards enabling borrowers&#13;
to upgrade their socio-economic characteristics. Further, digital credit platforms should&#13;
calibrate their lending strategies to accommodate the credit needs of older borrowers,&#13;
ensuring they receive fair and appropriate credit options tailored to their financial&#13;
capabilities.
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Effective Mining of Crime Patterns from Growing Volumes of Data Using Improved FP Growth Algorithm</title>
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<description>Effective Mining of Crime Patterns from Growing Volumes of Data Using Improved FP Growth Algorithm
Matto, George
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Factors Influencing Teacher Attrition in Tanzania; A Case of Public Secondary Schools in Kilimanjaro and Manyara Regions</title>
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<description>Factors Influencing Teacher Attrition in Tanzania; A Case of Public Secondary Schools in Kilimanjaro and Manyara Regions
Chikoyo
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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