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As in many similar cases, the amount of money people started off borrowing was low, but because they were repaying 40% interest on top of the capital, it snowballed from there.

From BBC • May 4, 2024

"We were repaying more than we earnt," they said.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

Mr. Parker said he was also concerned that Bank of America might overstate the consumer relief it was providing in cases where borrowers were repaying their unsecured debts in a court-approved bankruptcy plan.

From New York Times • May 7, 2015

Frohman and Howard were repaying the good turn that Potter had done for "Shenandoah."

From Charles Frohman: Manager and Man by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick

His mind-probing had convinced him they were high enough in the scale of evolution to know the meaning of gratitude, and he could tell they were repaying his kindness with co-operation.

From Man of Many Minds by Evans, E. Everett (Edward Everett)