Local Business Owners Struggle With Declining Sales, Rising Rates 조선일보August bank delinquency rate rises to 0.69%… SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at 1%, small and mid-sized corporations at 1.1% 머니투데이South Korean Banks’ Loan Delinquency Rate Hits 9-Year-10-Month High of 0.69%; SME Loans Cross 1% BigGo FinanceSelf-Employed Delinquency Rate Hits 0.86% in August, Highest Since May 2013 [1-Minute Brief] 아시아경제Bank loan delinquencies rise for second consecutive month in August Korea JoongAng Daily