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On the recordApril 27, 2021
The idea of protecting borrowers from usury dates back to the Code of Hammurabi, to the Bible, to the Koran...
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the historical importance of protecting borrowers from excessive interest rates.

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