They gave her business a lifeline, then froze all her money — NPR A murky corner of the financial world is now the fastest-growing source of funding for small businesses. One state, Connecticut, had given these lenders unusual power. That may be about to change.

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Another way rich people screw people who have less money than they do. The first chance they got, profiting from financial hardship became a great business opportunity.

For much of the 20th century, many states had usury laws that capped the maximum interest rates lenders could charge on […]