The Financial Services Commission paid 398 million Korean won in litigation agent initiation fees from 2023 through last year using the following year’s budget because of funding shortages, according to the National Policy Committee’s 2027 Financial Services Commission Budget Review Report issued on the 13th. Deferred payments totaled 152 million won in 2023, 146 million won in 2024 and 110 million won in 2025. The commission’s litigation-response budget rose to 800 million won in 2024 and 900 million won last year, but payment delays continued. It requested 1.1 billion won for litigation expenses this year, 500 million won more than the previous year. The National Assembly called for better oversight of external litigation agents and payment schedules. The commission typically pays about 9 million won per case, while the Financial Supervisory Service shares costs equally except in cases involving the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which conducts its own inspections and sanctions. The commission’s administrative lawsuit win rate fell to 50% as of August this year, from 87.5% in 2021, amid stronger legal responses from financial institutions. Lawmakers urged a review of recent cases, sanction criteria and procedures to reduce future losses.