First Meeting with Geumbalsim Youth Division, Focused Discussion on 'Housing Finance and Youth Housing Ladder'

Eun Sung-soo, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (right), is speaking at the first meeting of the 'Geumbalsim Futures,' a special youth subcommittee of the Financial Development Council, held on the 12th at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jin-ho] Financial authorities held a meeting to listen to the opinions of the youth, who have emerged as major demanders of financial policies. In-depth discussions were held on the theme of 'Housing Finance and the Housing Ladder.'

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced on the 13th that it held the first plenary meeting with the youth subcommittee members of the Financial Development Deliberation Committee (FDDC) special committee at the Government Seoul Office building the day before. The meeting was attended by Eun Sung-soo, Chairman of the FSC, the FSC's household debt officer, and 12 members of the FDDC youth subcommittee.

In his opening remarks, Chairman Eun said, "I hope the FDDC youth subcommittee meeting will become a meaningful communication platform that shares the concerns and interests of today's youth," adding, "We will create meticulous policies that provide practical help to the lives of young people."

Regarding the meeting theme of 'Housing Finance and the Housing Ladder,' he said, "It is regrettable that unintended disadvantages have occurred to young people and early-career workers in the process of managing household debt within a certain level," and added, "Let's discuss ways to minimize disadvantages for the youth."

In response, the youth special committee members suggested, "We hope the meeting will be operated substantively rather than as a mere show." They also said regarding the theme of housing finance and the housing ladder, "Active support is needed so that young people can focus on preparing for the future, such as studies and employment, without worries," and requested, "Please partially ease loan regulations for the non-homeowners and low-income real demanders."

The FSC household debt officer replied that they are continuing many policy considerations between the need to manage household debt and the voices from the field expressing housing insecurity. He added, "While reviewing loan regulations, we will do our best to alleviate housing insecurity among young people."

The FSC plans to continue the FDDC youth subcommittee meetings with topics of high interest to the youth, such as 'Creating Fair Stock Market Investment Conditions,' 'Reality and Challenges of Youth Startups,' and 'Electronic Payment Systems.'

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