S. Korean banks' household lending rebounds in April

SEOUL, May 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korean banks' household lending rebounded last month owing to strong demand for mortgage loan, central bank data showed Monday.

Debt owed by households to deposit-taking banks expanded 5.1 trillion won (3.7 billion U.S. dollars) from a month earlier to 1,103.6 trillion won (805.1 billion dollars) at the end of April, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).

The household lendi