Kookmin’s SFTs surge 40% on higher repo

- By Joshua Walker
- 14 Oct 2026

Kookmin Bank reported record securities finance transactions (SFTs) for the purposes of the leverage ratio in the second quarter, driven by higher repo and securities lending activity from securities firms.

The Korean lender had 23.9 trillion won ($17.6 billion) of SFT exposures as of June 30, up 39.7% from three months earlier and well above the previous record high of 19.2 trillion won set in Q2

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