Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§893 Financing extortionate extensions of credit
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 42— - EXTORTIONATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS › § 893
Summary
Giving money or property, while reasonably believing it will be used for extortionate credit, is a crime. The punishment can be a fine (or up to twice the amount given), up to 20 years in prison, or both.
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Title 18, §893
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Whoever willfully advances money or property, whether as a gift, as a loan, as an investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit-sharing agreement, or otherwise, to any person, with reasonable grounds to believe that it is the intention of that person to use the money or property so advanced directly or indirectly for the purpose of making extortionate extensions of credit, shall be fined under this title or an amount not exceeding twice the value of the money or property so advanced, whichever is greater, or shall be imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
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1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.
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18 U.S.C. § 893
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73