Document Type
Case Study
Case Series
Broad-Based Asset Management Programs
JEL Codes
G01, G28
Abstract
During the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, international capital outflows created a liquidity crisis for Korean financial institutions that had relied on foreign short-term borrowing. Korean financial institutions also faced high levels of nonperforming loans (NPLs) following years of rapid credit growth. The government mandated that the Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) purchase NPLs from banks over a five-year period starting in November 1997. By November 2002, the agency had acquired NPLs with a total face value of KRW 110.2 trillion ($88.2 billion) for KRW 39.8 trillion. Using innovative asset resolution methods, KAMCO was able to recover at a profit a large portion of the funds invested. When it liquidated the fund in 2013, KAMCO had recovered KRW 48.1 trillion, removing the financial burden to the public caused by earlier losses.
Recommended Citation
Ungersboeck, Pascal and Nunn, Sharon M.
(2021)
"Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO): Resolution of Nonperforming Loans in South Korea,"
Journal of Financial Crises: Vol. 3
:
Iss. 2, 357-380.
Available at:
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal-of-financial-crises/vol3/iss2/19
Date Revised
2021-06-30
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