Untangling Early-Stage Defaults and First-Party Fraud

About this episode

This episode explores the complexities of first-party fraud and early payment defaults with insights from industry experts.

In this episode, Kevin King, VP of US Credit Risk & Marketing Strategy, and Kim White, Senior Director of North America Fraud & Identity, dive deeper into the complex world of first-party fraud, building on insights from Season 1. They explore how early payment defaults (EPDs) can mask first-party fraud and why distinguishing between identity and intent-based behaviors is critical for lenders and risk managers. The episode features a case study using clustering analysis to profi...

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Guests: Kevin King, Kim White

Topics covered

• first-party fraud
• early payment defaults
• credit risk
• fraud detection
• lending
• risk management

Keywords

• first-party fraud
• early payment defaults
• credit risk
• fraud
• lending
• risk management
• clustering analysis

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Organizations: LexisNexis Risk Solutions

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