{
  "id": 5891832,
  "title": "Household loans fall as banks maintain tight lending rules: data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/household-loans-fall-as-banks-maintain-tight-lending-rules-data-5891832",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-06T03:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260906/household-loans-fall-as-banks-maintain-tight-lending-rules-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that household loans by major banks fell for the first time in six months in September, as banks maintain tight lending rules. Outstanding household loans at five major lenders totaled 781.39 trillion won ($580.49 billion) as of Thursday, a decrease of 727.6 billion won from the end of August. Despite the government relaxing the cap on household loans, banks have continued to restrict lending, according to industry officials. The decline in mortgage loans, which stood at 620.5 trillion won as of Thursday, also highlights the banks' adherence to self-imposed loan restrictions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Household loans fall as banks maintain tight lending rules: data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/household-loans-fall-as-banks-maintain-tight-lending-rules-data",
        "published": "2026-09-06T01:53:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Household loans fall as banks maintain tight lending rules: data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/household-loans-fall-as-banks-maintain-tight-lending-rules-data-5896852",
        "published": "2026-09-06T03:42:02.000Z"
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  "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."
}