What is the ruling on borrowing from a usurious bank where the Ministry of Finance pays a 1% service fee instead of the borrower, and does the ruling differ if the contract does not mention the details of paying this percentage?
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Actual fees versus loan procedures are permissible, for they are like the wages of the measurer and the weigher. However, if the payment is usurious interest and not a service fee, then the contract is usurious and forbidden.
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