The battle over home equity theft — the pernicious practice of cities and towns taking way more than they are entitled to ...

However, there are some federal laws that dictate transparent disclosures and set limits on interest rates in certain circumstances: Many states have defined usurious loan rates (rates above the ...

Usury laws prevent lenders from providing extraordinarily expensive — or usurious — loans to consumers. Essentially, usury laws are interest rate laws. There is no federal law that sets ...

The Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested three men, including a Russian, for running two illegal money lending companies ...

usurious lending terms (with annual rates amounting to as much as nearly 390%) many Americans must accept when they take money from payday lenders. “This rule is flawed, it will let 400% ...

International organisations are expressing concerns about Pakistan's economic situation. The recent declaration by the World Bank labeling Pakistan as a country suffering from a continuous ...

subjection to borrowing at usurious rates of interest, exploitation and extortion as the price of securing employment, a loss.” Strict licensing and oversight of port workers will eliminate ...

or demand higher payments than a friend or family member (banks and trust companies often refuse to serve unless they make near-usurious commissions). 2. Consider People in Good Financial Standing ...

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that the government has taken historic initiatives for the protection of the rights of Nepali labourers at home and abroad as well as ...

Wider loan supply is a vital economic pursuit in India, but app-driven lending is exposing people to coercive recovery ...

The promise of well-paid jobs is too strong a lure to resist, despite the lack of protection from their home government and ...

It is haram, which means prohibited, as it is considered usurious and exploitative. By contrast, Islamic banking exists to further the socio-economic goals of an Islamic community. Accordingly ...