Selling a promissory note without interest to a bank that charges interest

From: Rabbi Mordechai Leib Winkler

To: Unknown recipient

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The responsum discusses whether a borrower may pay principal and interest to a bank that acquired their promissory note, when the original loan was interest-free, and whether the original lender is considered an guarantor for an interest-bearing loan.

Source: Yoreh Deah I §92

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