predatory lending
noun/ˌpredətri ˈlendɪŋ/
/ˌpredətɔːri ˈlendɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the practice of lending money to people who cannot afford to pay it back, often by hiding the true cost of the loan
- Many people say that the collapse of the housing market was due to predatory lending.
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