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extortionate credit transaction

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A quick definition of extortionate credit transaction:

Extortionate credit transaction: This is when someone lends you money and charges you a lot more than they should. They might even threaten you or use force to make you pay them back. This is also called loansharking.

A more thorough explanation:

An extortionate credit transaction is when someone lends money at extremely high and unfair interest rates, and often uses threats or force to make the borrower repay the loan. This practice is also known as loansharking.

For example, a loanshark might lend someone $1,000 and charge them 50% interest per week. This means that the borrower would have to pay back $1,500 after just one week. If they can't pay, the loanshark might threaten them with violence or harm to their family.

Another example is when a payday lender charges someone 400% interest on a short-term loan. This means that if someone borrows $500, they would have to pay back $2,000 in just a few weeks. This can trap people in a cycle of debt and financial hardship.

These examples illustrate how loansharking and extortionate credit transactions can take advantage of vulnerable people who are in need of money. It is important to avoid these types of lenders and seek out fair and reasonable loans from reputable sources.

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Dkk
22:48
Ross Ulbricht free. God Bless Trump. Huge win.
JeremyFragrance
22:54
agreed
texaslawhopefully
22:55
This is an interesting read: https://thedispatch.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-implications/
Dkk
23:01
I mean, idk how it's possible to end birth right citizenship without amending the constitution because to me the 14th amendment is pretty clear about it.
ross ulbricht tried to hire a hitman to kill 5 people
i am not that sympathetic to him
Dkk
23:04
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: That might have been an FBI agent. It was most likely him and he was most likely doing it to retrieve stolen funds that corrupt FBI agents stole, but yeah moral gray area but me personally, cool with hitmen. It's not like it is uncommon to hire hitmen. I don't think the action itself is necessarily wrong but the intent behind it can be.
Dkk
23:05
Like, Boeing whistblowers being killed by hitmen = wrong but a guy hiring hitmen to retrieve stolen funds = good to me.
texaslawhopefully
23:05
@Dkk: Yeah, for sure. My guess is it'll go to SCOTUS and it'll be 8-1 or 7-2, saying that EO was unconstitutional.
Dkk
23:06
Indeed. I need a count for how many exectuive orders he has signed and how many already have pending lawsuits.
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jackfrost11770
8:28
I sure hope so at this point
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jackfrost for law school
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LILYPADFROG FOR LAW SCHOOL
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8:29
I really just love how now there's an executive order that says I don't exist as a person
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Do I not have to pay taxes now? Loans? What now
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you should probably assume this means your law school will be free
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i love that there's an executive order that we're all female now
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