On the recordMarch 25, 2015
The interest rates that are so often charged on these short-term loans can be as high as 400 percent, 450 percent interest.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “The interest rates that are so often charged on these short-term loans can be as high as 400 percent, 450 percent…”
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Remarks at a Roundtable Discussion on Financial Regulatory Reform and Consumer Financial Protection at Lawson State
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