S. KOREA’S 5 MAJOR BANKS REPORTS RISE IN MORTGAGE LOANS IN MARCH

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• S. Korea’s 5 major banks reports rise in mortgage loans in March.
• The combined mortgage loans from the 5 banks were more than 3 trillion won range.
• The banks’ outstanding unsecured loans came to 135.4 trillion...

S. KOREA FSS REPORTS CREDIT CARD FIRMS COMBINED EARNINGS TO RISE 23.1%

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• S. Korea FSS reports credit card firms combined earnings to rise 23.1%.
• The combined net profit of eight card issuers came to $1.8 billion in 2021.
• The increase was attributed to combination of earnings from card loans an...

LENDERS KB KOOKMIN AND HANA WITNESS BOOMING PROFITS DESPITE PANDEMIC

• Though there were plenty of border restrictions placed during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea’s major lenders KB Kookmin and Hana registered buoyant sales figures overseas in the first-half of the year, attracted by their performance in Southeast Asia.
• Overall, the com...

PENGSOO CHARACTER ON KB KOOKMIN DEBIT CARDS

Highlights –

• New KB debit card featuring Pengsoo
• ‘Pengsoo,’ popular penguin character

According to a news report by The Korea Herald on Monday, credit card issuer KB KOOKMIN Card has rolled out a debit card featuri...