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'''Usery''' means making un[[ethical]] or [[immoral]] [[loan]]s of [[money]] that excessively enrich the [[lender]] ([[bank]] or [[credit card]] company). A loan can be seen as usurious because of [[interest rate]]s that are excessive or because of other factors. | '''Usery''' means making un[[ethical]] or [[immoral]] [[loan]]s of [[money]] that excessively enrich the [[lender]] ([[bank]] or [[credit card]] company). A loan can be seen as usurious because of [[interest rate]]s that are excessive or because of other factors. | ||
| − | ==See | + | There are Biblical rules against usery, and many societies establish laws regulating interest rates. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[debt]] | ||
[[Category:Sin]] | [[Category:Sin]] | ||
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[[Category:Finance]] | [[Category:Finance]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:15, March 6, 2016
Usery means making unethical or immoral loans of money that excessively enrich the lender (bank or credit card company). A loan can be seen as usurious because of interest rates that are excessive or because of other factors.
There are Biblical rules against usery, and many societies establish laws regulating interest rates.