According to Jin10, South Korea's financial regulator announced new restrictions on stock loan lending by online investment companies on July 15, effective August 16. The Financial Supervisory Service will cap monthly new stock loan additions at 30% of the prior month's new lending and limit individual borrowers to 1 billion Korean won maximum.
As of end-June, outstanding stock loan balances reached 898.3 billion Korean won, up 374.5 billion from the first half and a 71.5% increase from year-end 2025's 351.3 billion, prompting tighter oversight.