Answer: usuries

AnswerCrossword Clue
USURIESIllegal lending practices
USURIESExorbitant rates of interest.
USURIESExamples of excessive interest.
USURIESLoan-shark practices
USURIESExorbitant payment rates
USURIESIllegal bank practices
USURIESLoan sharks' practices
usurieslending money at exorbitant rates of interest
usuriesUSURY, the lending of money at an exorbitant interest rate