The Financial Supervisory Service has launched a regular inspection of KB Kookmin Bank, where a breach of trust amounting to 4.6 billion won has occurred. Additionally, it has decided to extend the regular inspection of Hana Bank, where unfair loans totaling 7.5 billion won were reported, until this week.
According to the financial sector on the 12th, Kookmin Bank disclosed on the 9th that a breach of trust amounting to 4.613 billion won had occurred. The FSS is currently conducting a regular inspection of Kookmin Bank after receiving a report of the incident.
The FSS also decided to extend the regular inspection of Hana Bank, which began last month, until this week. Hana Bank disclosed on the 23rd of last month that unfair loans amounting to 7.4707 billion won had occurred. It is reported that a branch employee accepted bribes and issued unfair loans to borrowers.
Subsequently, Hana Bank disclosed three more cases of financial incidents due to external fraud on the 2nd. In response, the FSS determined that additional investigations are necessary after being informed of the existing unfair loans and newly reported fraud cases, subsequently extending the inspection period.