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Elizabeth Warren: “By my calculation, just back of the envelope, I think it is about 200 percent annual interest that she paid.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2013
By my calculation, just back of the envelope, I think it is about 200 percent annual interest that she paid.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren highlights the high interest rate paid by Ms. Smith on her loan.

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