Assessing Damage Amount and Accident Details
Woori Bank has experienced a financial incident involving approximately 10 billion KRW.
According to the financial sector on the 10th, Woori Bank discovered that about 10 billion KRW of customer loan funds were embezzled at a branch in a provincial area and is currently investigating the exact amount of damage and the circumstances of the incident.
Branch employee Mr. A is reported to have diverted loan funds by forging loan applications and deposit-related documents from early this year until recently, and invested the money in overseas futures and other assets.
Mr. A's investment losses are currently estimated at about 6 billion KRW.
According to Woori Bank, this incident was detected by its internal control system. Mr. A surrendered to the police on the day, and Woori Bank dispatched a special investigation team to the branch to ascertain detailed circumstances and recover the embezzled funds.
Future audits, claims for damages, and reviews of internal control processes are expected to follow.
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