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usury laws  

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  • Usury laws are regulations that prohibit charging interest above a certain level on loans, often a specified ceiling. Usury laws were used in Biblical times as well as in ancient Greece and Rome as indicated in historical documents. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Usury Laws]

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