Moneylender

A moneylender is a person or group who offers small personal loans at high rates of interest.

See also

• Microfinance - provision of financial services to low-income individuals.
• Loan Shark - moneylender that offers unsecured loans with high interest rates, and often uses threats of violence or blackmail to force repayment.
• Sarakin – the Japanese term for moneylender.

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