Mortgage loans by those in their 20s and 30s have risen dramatically in the past 4 1/2 years, government data showed Tuesday, raising concerns of overdue payments.
The average household whose head is in his 20s and 30s had 115 million won ($100,104) in mortgage loans last September, up 37.6 percent from 4 1/2 years earlier, according to figures by the Bank of Korea.
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Those in their 40s had 116 million won in mortgage loans last September, up 22.7 percent from 4 1/2 years earlier.
The comparable figures were 111 million won and 95.7 million won (16.7 percent increase) for those in their 50s and 60s, respectively.
People paying for mortgages in their 20s and 30s, meanwhile, used up 47.7 percent of their credit card limit as of last September, up 6.5 percent from 4 1/2 years ago.
The comparable figures were 42 percent, 36.6 percent and 33 percent for those in their 40s, 50s and 60s, respectively.
"We need to scrutinize the risk factors of those in their 20s and 30s for overdue payments," Chung Ho-sung, researcher of the central bank, said, noting the higher level of mortgage loans and credit card spending can lead to risk of overdue payments. (Yonhap)
