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Re:Regulators Shut Down Lending Platform (YC Alum) LendUp by cesarb on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @05:51PM (#29656524)
> If a loan is so risky that it requires greater than 36% interest, it should not be made.

Playing devil's advocate: it depends. When I was younger, there were times when, if you lent money at only 36% per month interest, you'd be losing money. You'd have to lend at rates higher than that, just to break even, no matter how low the risk was.

Re:Regulators Shut Down Lending Platform (YC Alum) LendUp by rory on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @05:55PM (#29656557)
You mean because your country had high inflation?