1분기 가계빚 1540조원 돌파…증가율은 14년 만에 최저<br /><br />South Korean households' debt grew in the first quarter to one-point-three trillion U.S. dollars, but it was the slowest on-year rise in 14 years.<br /> The Bank of Korea says from January through March, household debt, including mortgages and credit cards,... grew around five percent on-year.<br />Household debt growth hit a record back in 2016 of 11-point-six percent,... but for nine straight quarters it's been slowing down. <br />The BOK attributed that to the government's tighter lending regulations and a slowdown in housing transactions. <br />
