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Usury. Usury ( / ˈjuːʒəri /) [1] [2] is the practice of making loans that are seen as unfairly enriching the lender. The term may be used in a moral sense—condemning taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense, where an interest rate is charged in excess of the maximum rate that is allowed by law.
Iowa statistical areas. Coordinates: 42.0751°N 93.4960°W. An enlargeable map of the 24 core-based statistical areas in Iowa. [1] The U.S. State of Iowa currently has 30 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, nine ...
Counties of Iowa. There are 99 counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The first two counties, Des Moines County and Dubuque County, were created in 1834 when Iowa was still part of the Michigan Territory. In preparation for Michigan's statehood, part of Michigan Territory was formed into Wisconsin Territory in 1836. [1]
The statewide rate is 6% with an additional 1% local option tax included in most areas, according to the Iowa Department of Revenue. Iowa ranks 30th for highest spending on sales tax.
Under current law, Iowa will transition to a flat 3.9% income tax in 2026. This would prevent a future legislature from jettisoning the flat tax in favor of returning to a progressive tax system.
Among the Sumerians, loans were usually given with interest attached, at the rate of 20% per annum; [6] this interest rate is almost always the one stated in surviving Sumerian contract tablets, [6] and was evidently still well known in first century Judaism, as it is the first interest rate to which the Babylonian Talmud refers. [10]
In Mississippi, 31.1% of Black Americans live in poverty — the third-highest rate for the racial group behind just Iowa and Louisiana. According to Rush, the mishandling of federal funds has ...
The geography of Iowa includes the study of bedrock, landforms, rivers, geology, paleontology and urbanisation of the U.S. state of Iowa. The state covers an area of 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 km 2 ).