S. Korean banks' household lending turns downward in December

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korean banks' household lending turned downward amid the government's efforts to curb housing purchase with borrowed money, central bank data showed Wednesday.

Debt owed by households to deposit-taking banks totaled 1,173.6 trillion won (794.2 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of December in 2025, down 2.2 trillion won (1.5 billion dollars) from a month earlier, according to the B