In Some Immigrant Enclaves, Loan Shark Is the Local Bank.

Addresses the prevalence of loan sharks, especially within Latino communities in the United States. Use of high interest rates in loan sharking; Example of Juan Luis of New York City who borrowed money from loan sharks to open a series of fried chicken stands; How loan sharking works, as opposed to traditional commercial banks; Changes that have occurred from loan sharks of the past, with links to the mob and brutality, to nearly becoming a mainstream institution.