In September 2026, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors in South Korea dropped KRW2.2 trillion, marking the first decline since December 2025. This was mainly due to a slower pace of growth in home-backed mortgage loans and a considerably faster decline in other types of loans. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) attributed the decrease to factors such as a drop in housing transactions, bad debt write-offs, and seasonal holiday bonuses.