高利贷是个古老的话题。自从有了货币,社会生活中就伴随着高利贷的影子,近几年来,中国民间高利贷问题日益突出,大有愈演愈烈之势。根据《法治日报》2012年3月11日的报道,温州半年来就有107人因民间借贷涉嫌非法被捕。2012年3月14日,国务院总理温家宝在回答记者关于浙江吴英案的提问时,就回答了有关民间借贷的问题。外国高利贷的管理一直较规范,有成熟的经验,可为我们管理民间借贷提供借鉴。 Usury is an old topic. In the past few years, the problem of usury in the United States has become more and more prominent with the currency increasingly shaken by the shame of usury in social life. According to the “Rule of Law Daily” reported on March 11, 2012, Wenzhou has 107 people illegally arrested for private loans in the past six months. On March 14, 2012, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council answered questions about private lending in answering a reporter’s question about the Wu Ying case in Zhejiang Province. The management of foreign usury has always been more standardized and well-established, which can provide reference for our management of private lending.