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  • 102Loan shark — A loan shark is a person or body that offers illegal unsecured loans at high interest rates to individuals, often backed by blackmail or threats of violence. They provide credit to those who are unwilling or unable to obtain it from more… …

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  • 103Gemach — (Hebrew: גמח, plural, גמחים, gemachim , an abbreviation for גמילות חסדים, gemilat chasadim , acts of kindness ) is a Jewish free loan society which subscribes to both the positive Torah commandment of lending money and the Torah prohibition… …

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  • 105Subprime crisis background information — This article provides background information helpful to understanding the subprime mortgage crisis. It discusses subprime lending, foreclosures, risk types, and mechanisms through which various entities involved are affected by the crisis.A plain …

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  • 107LOAN — (Heb. הַלְוָאָה, halva ah), a transaction in which a thing, usually money, is given by one person, called the malveh ( lender ), to another, called the loveh ( borrower ), for the latter s use and enjoyment, and in order that such thing or its… …

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  • 108loan — loan1 /lohn/, n. 1. the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something: the loan of a book. 2. something lent or furnished on condition of being returned, esp. a sum of money lent at interest: a $1000 loan at 10 percent interest. 3.… …

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  • 109loan — [[t]loʊn[/t]] n. 1) the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something: the loan of a book[/ex] 2) something lent or furnished on condition of being returned, esp. a sum of money lent at interest 3) cvb ling. loanword 4) to make a loan …

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  • 110PLEDGE — The Concept In Jewish law, in addition to the personal right of action against the debtor, the creditor also has a right of lien on   the latter s property. This lien automatically comes into being when the debt is created and is termed aḥarayut… …

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