
Regional and small banks have been under a microscope recently after the March failures of Silicon Valley and Signature bank. But wreckless management, and lax oversight, at a few banks should not turn inventors off on solid income producers like KB Financial Group (KB).
Though KB trades on the New York Stock Exchange it is actually based in South Korea. The company operates in a number of segments, including retail and corporate banking, and is also active in the credit card and insurance business.