Modern Day Predatory Lending

There is no legal definition for predatory lending, but it generally includes the use of unethical practices by lenders who use tactics that skirt around the law. They might give unfair loan terms, use confusing language, charge hidden fees, and use high-pressure sales methods. They make money as long as they can keep borrowers in … Read more

The History of Loan Sharks

Loan sharking is the practice of lending money to desperate people at extremely high and illegal rates of interest. Loan sharks, or shylocks, make a big profit from people who can’t get loans from legitimate sources, such as banks or other lending institutions. For as long as people have needed money they don’t have, there … Read more

What’s a Loan Shark?

Who Are Loan Sharks Anyway? Loan sharking is the practice of lending money to desperate people at extremely high and illegal rates of interest. Owing money to a shark may feel like high interest rates and a seemingly bottomless pit of debt prevail. Even in the 21st Century, little has changed and further victimizing seems … Read more