Though state law limits the interest rate that Banks and Florida-based credit-card companies can charge to 18 percent a year, predatory businesses on the financial fringe are flourishing.

虽然联邦法律把银行和佛罗里达州的信用卡公司所摄取的年利率控制在18%以内，但边缘性的商业掠夺形式还是照样兴盛。

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The state has devoted full-time crews to catching predatory pike each of the last three years, only to see the population skyrocket.

过去三年里，加州每年都派出专人捕捉这些食肉类梭子鱼，但梭子鱼的数量却在猛增。

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It was investigated for predatory lending by state prosecutors, and the company now faces a class-action lawsuit from borrowers.

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Two predatory lending bills, in Georgia and New York state, make buyers responsible for predatory elements in their portfolios.

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When the outcry catches up with them, the crooks simply move to another office in another state and resume their predatory ways.

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