usurious

Example Sentences

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Some banks that boast of having eliminated overdraft fees, for instance, do so by enrolling their customers in services through which they’ll cover your bills, but charge usurious interest rates for the excess.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Likewise, a Seattle City Council member, Alex Pedersen, recently suggested eliminating the city’s usurious 15.5% tax on water.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2023

Consider bail bond companies, which charge usurious fees to those desperate to get loved ones out of jail.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2022

Nearly two decades ago, the state made it a felony to offer high-interest payday loans that state lawmakers described as usurious.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2022

He was holding the Lombard back and shouting, “You offer a usurious rate! Forty percent! Forty! My uncle offered thirty. Thirty is reasonable! Thirty is standard! But thirty is undercutting now?”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz