- Jul. 7, 2004:
- The idea of an enterprise credit rating institute is devised as one of several measures to strengthen the competitiveness of small to medium sized enterprises
- Sep. 15, 2004
- A steering committee composed of 6 state-run organizations including the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, the Industrial Bank of Korea, etc., is formed.
- Jan. 12. 2005
- 11 institutions, including 5 non-governmental entities, invest in the new enterprise credit rating institute.
- Feb. 22, 2005
- KED is established.
- Mar. 25, 2005
- The national Financial Services Commission grants KED with a license to operate in the credit information sector.
- Mar. 29, 2004
- KED establishes 8 branches across the nation and starts operations.
- Dec.30, 2005
- The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation makes an investment in KED (Paid-up capital: KRW 73.2 billion).
- Apr. 26, 2005
- Daegu Bank, Busan Bank, and Jeonbuk Bank also invest in KED (KRW 1 billion each, KRW 76.2 billion after the increase in capital).
- Sep. 17, 2007
- The National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives invests in KED (KRW 1.5 billion, KRW 77.7 billion after increase in capital).
- Jul. 17, 2008
- The Corporate Information Council is founded. (The council is related to the database pooling operations of financial institutions.)
- Jan. 06, 2009
- The Seoul Evaluation Center is established.
- Feb. 28, 2012
- Financial Service Commission announces that it will support KED to become a SME specialized credit bureau.
- Sep. 18, 2012
- KED was privatized through equity adjustment, increasing the percentage of shares owned by private banks.
- June. 25, 2014
- KED was designated as the 1st Technology Credit Bureau in the private sector.
