Finance
K Bank solo proprietor loans top 5 trillion won, 1.52 trillion won supplied in first half
K Bank said cumulative loans to sole proprietors topped 5 trillion won, reaching 5.19 trillion won as of end-June. Lending rose from 260 billion won in 2022 to 1.84 trillion won last year, with 1.52 trillion won supplied in the first half of this year, about 82 percent of the 2025 total. The bank said the share of guaranteed and secured loans rose to about 45 percent and it plans to expand limits and collateral coverage.