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Re:Bank Run at Silicon Valley Bank by zht on Thursday March 09, 2023 @07:00PM (#35088637)
bank buys the house and you rent-to-own it. coincidentally the total amount of the rent is higher than what the bank bought it for.

not "interest", but yea, pretty much interest

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Re:Bank Run at Silicon Valley Bank by s1artibartfast on Thursday March 09, 2023 @07:21PM (#35088824)
Basically identical to a mortgage where the bank has a lien on the house if you stop paying
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