Korean slang profile
배드뱅크
baedeubaengkeu
Institution for resolving bad loans
A financial term of the time for an institution dedicated to taking over and resolving bad loans from troubled financial institutions.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 26, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
옛 금융구조조정 자료는 부실채권을 정리할 배드뱅크를 설명했다.
Old financial restructuring materials explained a 배드뱅크 for resolving bad loans.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
A 1998 article on financial restructuring introduces it with the explanation of a bank dedicated to bad loans. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Meaning and usage context in the contemporary original were checked. This stays within the particular source’s explanation and does not establish a 1998 origin or society-wide popularity.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 금융권 구조조정 해고없이 추진/금감위 새달부터 (서울신문)Published May 26, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026