SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, a rush for loans at internet banks is intensifying as the country’s five largest banks continue to impose lending restrictions. Customers are flocking to online lenders, which are perceived as more accessible, in a phenomenon known as “open runs” – where borrowers attempt to secure loans as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The financial regulator said Friday it launched a new centralized program to allow consumers to opt out of credit services, such as taking out new loans, a move aimed at preventing potential damage from voice phishing scams. More than 4,000 financial institutions have signed up for the new “credit [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Early repayment charges on loans will be lowered from mid-January next year as financial regulators revised rules, officials said Wednesday. Under the revised rules, lenders will only be allowed to collect the actual cost of making or handling the loans repaid in advance, along with any actual loss stemming [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – As the South Korean public continues to grapple with high interest rates and soaring consumer prices, credit card loan balances reached an all-time high last month, reflecting the mounting financial strain on ordinary citizens. According to data released on May 20 by the Credit Finance Association, the combined credit card [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday the government will ease the loans criteria for young families as part of efforts to boost the country’s dismally low birthrate. Under the plan, the government will raise the threshold for home purchase and rental loans for a newly married couple with a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the invigoration of fintech companies’ loan comparison services, it is estimated that non-banking financial institutions have reduced their annual commission burden by more than 10 billion won. According to the parliamentary inspection data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service on Monday, the average commission rate that the nation’s five [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial regulator said Friday it will expand the disclosure of information on loan-deposit rate differences as part of efforts to promote competition in the banking sector amid criticism that it has been bent on making profits from the “interest business” without diversifying income sources. Banks have been [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics plans to borrow more than US$15 billion from its display-making subsidiary to secure operational costs, the company has said. The South Korean tech giant said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it will borrow 20 trillion won (US$15.78 billion) from Samsung Display at an interest rate [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Tuesday its joint venture with U.S. General Motors Co. has secured US$2.5 billion through a loan program approved by the U.S. government, funding that will help finance the construction of three electric vehicle battery plants in America. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) finalized [...]
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Madison Realty Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm focused on debt and equity investment strategies, today announced that it has originated a $345 million loan to Cronin Development for the completion of a 22-story, 114-unit residential and retail condominium development at 150 Seaport Boulevard in [...]