'Illegal Account Opening' Daegu Bank: "No Intentional Concealment... Strict Measures"

Daegu Bank announced on the 10th that regarding the incident in which some employees opened securities accounts without customer consent, "We will take strict measures against actions that violate principles of sound management and devise measures to prevent similar cases through system improvements."

In a statement released that day, Daegu Bank said, "After the inspection department became aware of the incident, a special audit was immediately initiated and conducted according to normal internal control procedures, and there was no intentional delay or concealment of reporting to the financial authorities."

Daegu Bank stated, "After receiving complaints related to this incident, the Financial Consumer Protection Department discovered suspected cases of unsound business practices during complaint handling. The matter was referred to the inspection department, which immediately launched a special (thematic) audit, conducted a full investigation of similar cases to verify the facts, and is currently proceeding with individual employee explanations."

Daegu Bank also said, "We will sincerely cooperate with the Financial Supervisory Service's inspection and devise measures to prevent similar cases through system improvements."

Meanwhile, the Financial Supervisory Service launched an emergency inspection the day before regarding allegations that Daegu Bank arbitrarily opened deposit-linked securities accounts without customer consent. According to the Financial Supervisory Service, the number of accounts opened secretly without customers' knowledge was investigated to be around 1,000.

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