Conducting a Bias Audit and Transparency Report for Credit Limit Increases
You are a Product Manager at 'FinEdge.' Your automated credit limit increase system is under review after reports of bias. You need to verify if the 4/5ths Rule is being met for gender, identify data points acting as proxies for protected groups, and create a Model Card to communicate findings to your Chief Compliance Officer.
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Dataset
20 credit limit increase decisions with applicant_id, gender, zip_code, debt_to_income, and status (Approved/Denied).
Male approval rate: 9/10 = 90%. Female approval rate: 2/10 = 20%. Impact ratio: 0.22. ZIP 10001 skews Female and Denied.
| applicant_id(integer) | gender(string) | zip_code(string) | debt_to_income(number) | status(string) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male | 20002 | 0.22 | Approved |
| 2 | Male | 30005 | 0.18 | Approved |
| 3 | Male | 20002 | 0.31 | Approved |
| 4 | Male | 40010 | 0.27 | Approved |
| 5 | Male | 30005 | 0.2 | Approved |
| 6 | Male | 20002 | 0.35 | Approved |
| 7 | Male | 50020 | 0.24 | Approved |
| 8 | Male | 40010 | 0.29 | Approved |
| 9 | Male | 30005 | 0.33 | Approved |
| 10 | Male | 20002 | 0.55 | Denied |
| 11 | Female | 10001 | 0.28 | Denied |
| 12 | Female | 10001 | 0.31 | Denied |
| 13 | Female | 10001 | 0.22 | Approved |
| 14 | Female | 10001 | 0.34 | Denied |
| 15 | Female | 10001 | 0.4 | Denied |
| 16 | Female | 10001 | 0.26 | Denied |
| 17 | Female | 20002 | 0.19 | Approved |
| 18 | Female | 10001 | 0.37 | Denied |
| 19 | Female | 10001 | 0.3 | Denied |
| 20 | Female | 10001 | 0.42 | Denied |