Lee Bok-hyun, head of the Financial Supervisory Service, requested a review of the 'Jeon Kwang-hoon Mission Card' that Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon of the Sarang Jeil Church is encouraging people to join, he noted on the 18th.
On the same day, Lee attended a report to the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee and made this remark. During the meeting, Lee Jung-moon, a member of the Democratic Party, questioned, "Isn't Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon encouraging membership in the mission card, which violates the Specialized Credit Finance Business Act?" In response, Lee said he had requested the NongHyup to check whether proper recruitment procedures had been followed and that the procedures were ongoing, adding, "We will look into whether there are any illegal actions."
The card, known as the Jeon Kwang-hoon Mission Card, is a credit and debit card created in partnership with NH NongHyup Card by the Puritan Call Center, represented by Jo Mo, an elder of Sarang Jeil Church, since 2004. It has been reported that if the annual usage amount is less than 10 billion won, 0.3% of the usage amount will be deposited into an account designated by the Puritan Call Center, and if it exceeds 10 billion won, 0.4% will be deposited.
Under the current Specialized Credit Finance Business Act, the individuals who can recruit credit card members are limited to employees of credit card companies, recruiters, and those who have signed business partnership contracts for recruiting credit card members with credit card companies, including their employees. Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon has encouraged membership in the card during church events and gatherings.