S. Korean banks' household lending rises for 3rd month in June

SEOUL, July 10 (Xinhua) -- South Korean banks' household lending rose for the third straight month due to strong demand for mortgage loan, central bank data showed Wednesday.

Debt owed by households to deposit-taking banks expanded 6.0 trillion won (4.3 billion U.S. dollars) from a month earlier to 1,115.5 trillion won (805.8 billion dollars) at the end of June, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).

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