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Credit Information Use and Protection Act — Article 35-2 (Duty to provide explanation about possible decline in personal credit scores)

신용정보의 이용 및 보호에 관한 법률 제35조의2

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2026-08-13. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

Where a credit information provider or user prescribed by Presidential Decree conducts such financial transactions which pose credit risk to an individual credit data subject as prescribed by Presidential Decree, he or she shall explain the following matters to the relevant credit data subject:

1. The fact that the relevant financial transaction may cause the relevant credit data subject to suffer disadvantage when a personal credit rating company produces a personal credit score;

2. Such other matters affected by the relevant financial transaction in relation to the credit data subject as prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Added on Feb. 4, 2020]

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