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Banks Encouraged to Provide Policy Loans to Desperate Borrowers

Banks Encouraged to Provide Policy Loans to Desperate Borrowers

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The financial regulator said Friday it will encourage banks to provide mid-rate policy loans worth 1 trillion won (US$886 million) to desperate borrowers from next year, as part of ongoing efforts to relieve their debt burdens. About 3 million borrowers, who have no option but to borrow money from [...]

Borrowers Can Ask Banks to Lower Loan Rates via Internet, Mobile Banking in 2019

Borrowers Can Ask Banks to Lower Loan Rates via Internet, Mobile Banking in 2019

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The financial watchdog said Thursday it has revised its guidelines to allow borrowers to make online requests to banks for lower loan rates starting in 2019. Currently, borrowers with a good credit score must visit a physical bank branch to ask a bank to cut their loan rate. From [...]