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flag South Korea's household lending dipped in February amid government efforts to cool mortgage borrowing.

flag South Korea's household lending fell for the third consecutive month in February, dropping to 1,172.3 trillion won, driven by government efforts to curb mortgage borrowing. flag Mortgage loans rose slightly by 0.4 trillion won, likely due to school-year demand, while other household loans fell 0.7 trillion won. flag The central bank kept its benchmark rate at 2.50% unchanged since November 2025. flag Corporate lending increased to 1,379.2 trillion won, with both large and small firms seeing higher loan volumes. flag Apartment transactions rose to 48,000 in January, up from December’s 42,000.

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