First, the medievals banned usury, or charging interest on loans.

首先，中世纪严禁高利贷，或者收取贷款利息。

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Didn't such laws make it illegal to charge interest on loans?

这些法律没有规定贷款收取利息是非法的吗？

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Didn 't such laws make it illegal to charge interest on loans?

这些法律没有规定贷款收取利息是非法的吗？ ？

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The aim is to help lower interest rates on housing and other loans and improve credit conditions.

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Once they freed up interest rates, interest rates on deposits started soaring and banks started taking greater risks, particularly Savings and Loans.

一旦他们被放任去抬高利率,储蓄利率将会飞速攀升,而银行就会承载着更大风险,尤其对于储蓄贷款协会

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It pays interest on the deposit and it collects interest on the loans and it charges a higher interest on the loan than they pay on the deposit.

银行付给存款人利息,同时收取贷款利息,贷款的利息较高,支付给存款人的利息较低

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They also argue that interest on loans is an astonishing 4, 000% when calculated as an annual percentage rate.

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Lenders do not receive interest on loans, but the borrower does pay some interest, which helps pay some of Kiva's costs.

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Increases in administrative expenses and interest on loans also played a part.

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