Credit card companies in particular charge what many would consider excessive rates of interest to the point where minimum monthly payments do very little to pay down the principal balance of the loan. (natlbankruptcy.com)
This obscene and pornographic spectacle shifts attention away from everyday lived crisis that many Aboriginal people endure — or do not, dying as they do at excessive rates... (humanrights.gov.au)
By tightening lending rules, Flaherty hoped to lower the risk to taxpayers and curb excessive rates of household debt. (mortgagetalkcanada.ca)