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Money collocations KEY:

Abusive mortgages in Spain: The so-called mortgage floor clauses ("cláusulas suelo"). Check the news for topic-related vocabulary such as:
unfair mortgage terms
minimum interest rate
abusive practice
lawsuit against minimum payments
fixed minimum rate mortgages
hand back money to clients
a ruling in favour

the clauses were ruled illegal

Spanish Banks Surge as Fears Subside OverEU Mortgage Ruling.

EU wants banks to refund all money earnedfrom mortgage ‘floor clauses’ (El País).

Spanishbanks face $4.2 billion hit from European court's loan ruling (Reuters).

Spanish consumers win victory over mortgage payments (The Guardian).

Spanishbanks lose European case over mortgage floor clauses (Financial Times).

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