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Find Duplicate Loan Applications
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Find Duplicate Loan Applications

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find all duplicate loan applications submitted within the last 24 hours.

Treat applications as duplicates when they share the same applicant_id, loan_type, and requested_amount. Include only groups with at least two applications submitted during the rolling 24-hour period.

Output

  1. One row per duplicate group with applicant_id, loan_type, requested_amount, and duplicate_count
  2. Order by duplicate_count descending, then applicant_id ascending, with NULL applicant IDs last

Schema

loan_applications
ColumnTypeDescription
application_idPKINTUnique loan application identifier
applicant_idVARCHAR(20)Applicant identifier
loan_typeVARCHAR(30)Requested loan category
requested_amountDECIMAL(12,2)Requested loan amount
submitted_atTIMESTAMPTZTimestamp when the application was submitted
Tablesloan_applications
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