Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• USURIOUS RATE - A rate based on unnecessarily or unlawfully high interest; act or practice of lending m...
  
  
• USURY - Charging interest at a higher rate than the maximum rate established by state law.
  
  
• USURY LAW - A law that sets the maximum interest rate that can be charged on a loan.
  
  
• USURY LAWS - Laws limiting the amount of interest that can be charged on loans.
  
  
• USURY LIMIT - The maximum interest rate allowed by law in a given state.
  
  
• UTILITIES - Services, such as gas, electricity, water, sewers, which are required in any dwelling and f...
  
  
• UTILITY - Utility theory explains consumer tastes and preferences. Consumers purchase those things that...
  
  
• UTILITY FUNCTION - A mathematical expression that assigns a value to all possible choices. In portfolio...
  
  
• UTILITY LIENS - Municipalities often have the right to impose a specific, equitable, involuntary lien o...
  
  
• UTILITY REVENUE BOND - A municipal bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services. ...