Personal Information Management Top-Ranked for 3 Consecutive Years, Financial Sector Information Protection Continuous Evaluation Grade 1

HF, the Best in Personal Data Management and Financial Security! View original image

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Korea Housing Finance Corporation (HF) has achieved the highest grade for three consecutive years in the 2021 public institution personal information management level assessment.


The Personal Information Protection Commission evaluates the management level based on 13 indicators across three areas: establishment of personal information management systems, formulation of personal information protection measures, and countermeasures for personal information infringement incidents, targeting 795 institutions including government ministries and affiliated public institutions annually.


The Corporation received a Grade 1 in the financial sector information protection continuous evaluation conducted by the Financial Services Commission and evaluated by the Financial Security Institute.


The evaluation is conducted on 3,653 financial institutions to systematically inspect the utilization and management level of personal credit information in the financial sector.



President Choi Junwoo stated, “Information protection is an obligation for public institutions based on public trust,” and added, “We will actively protect the valuable information of the public with a high-level information protection system to become a more trusted corporation.”


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