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Economics
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The word 'loan' comes from Old Norse 'lán', meaning 'to lend', and the earliest known loans date back to ancient Mesopotamia around 2000 BCE, with interest paid in grain.
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We all borrow small amounts from friends now and then. But what happens when the amount is thousands or millions, and the lender is a bank?
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