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by branchless 3890 days ago
a taboo against usury - pity it didn't last...
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jaredhansen 3890 days ago
What? Most states have usury laws right now [1], as do plenty of places outside the US.

[1] http://www.alqlist.com/interestratesummary.html

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domdip 3890 days ago
And most of them have loopholes big enough to drive a truck through. (See payday loans, title loans, hard money loans, merchant cash advance, etc., etc.)
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