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• Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Usury. (n.d.). Pocket Cents Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/usury.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Usury. www.mycreditunion.gov. Pocket Cents Glossary. National Credit Union Administration. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/usury (accessed: May 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Usury." Pocket Cents Glossary. National Credit Union Administration. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/usury.

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