{
  "id": 1610213,
  "title": "Banks and credit card companies provide emergency financial support to customers affected by the extreme heavy rain in Gyeongnam\n\nShinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, Nonghyup, and Busan Bank, and credit card companies such as Shinhan Card, KB Kookmin Card, and Hyundai Card are providing emergency financial support to customers affected by the recent extreme heavy rain in Gyeongnam.\n\nThe financial sector is providing various types of support, including loan extensions and deferrals, credit card payment deferrals, and loan interest rate reductions.\n\nShinhan Bank will provide emergency financial support to customers in Gyeongnam who have been affected by the heavy rain, including extending or deferring loan principal and interest payments for up to six months.\n\nKB Kookmin Bank will also provide financial support to customers affected by the heavy rain, including loan extensions and deferrals, and emergency loans of up to KRW 10 million.\n\nNonghyup will provide financial support to customers in Gyeongnam who have been affected by the heavy rain, including loan extensions and deferrals, and credit card payment deferrals.\n\nBusan Bank will provide emergency financial support to customers in Gyeongnam who have been affected by the heavy rain, including loan extensions and deferrals, and loan interest rate reductions.\n\nCredit card companies are also providing various types of support, including credit card payment deferrals and fee waivers.\n\nShinhan Card will provide credit card payment deferrals and fee waivers to customers affected by the heavy rain.\n\nKB Kookmin Card will provide credit card payment deferrals and emergency loans of up to KRW 10 million.\n\nHyundai Card will provide credit card payment deferrals and fee waivers to customers affected by the heavy rain.\n\nThe financial sector is providing emergency financial support to customers affected by the extreme heavy rain in Gyeongnam, and is expected to continue to provide support in the future.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/story-1610213",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:10:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/finance/1273347.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": null,
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}