'It's hard to make a living, so I opened a store'... 'On the brink' self-employed delinquency rate is 'shocking'
The bank loan delinquency rate for self-employed individuals has worsened to about double the level of 10 years ago, reaching 0.63% at the end of last year due to the impact of high inflation and high interest rates.
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"'It's hard to make a living, so I opened a store'... 'On the brink' self-employed delinquency rate is 'shocking'" — BullBear's AI rates this story as a mixed, direction-neutral signal, with a market-impact score of 25 out of 100. The bank loan delinquency rate for self-employed individuals has worsened to about double the level of 10 years ago, reaching 0.63% at the end of last year due to the impact of high inflation and high interest rates. Reported by Maeil Business on March 05, 2026. The call is verified against the actual 24-hour price move on BullBear's public conviction ledger.
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