Lee Eok-won "It's not true that the limit on mortgage loans has been further reduced... Request for investigation into false facts"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Soo-ryun = Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won announced a hard-line response policy on the 21st, saying, "We plan to take necessary measures, such as requesting an investigation," in relation to a post about further reducing the limit on home mortgage loans.

On this day, Chairman Lee stated on

On this day, an article was posted on the Internet saying that the government was preparing regulations that would further limit mortgage loans depending on housing prices.

It includes a ban on loans for homes worth more than 1.5 billion won, 200 million won for homes worth more than 1 billion won, and 400 million won for homes worth less than 1 billion won.

Current regulations limit the mortgage loan limit for homes worth 1.5 billion won or less in the metropolitan area and regulated areas to a maximum of 600 million won.

Chairman Lee said, “The Financial Services Commission has been responding strictly to acts of spreading false information that undermine sound market order,” and added, “We plan to respond strictly even if similar cases occur in the future.”