Fairly typical Guardian article. One of the early takeaways of Graber's debt book is that throughout history people (mostly Jews) who make money -- specifically who loan it, but also the broader brush -- are portrayed as evil. They of course are not, but the Guardian always does its best to uphold tradition.

Anyway, between the lines this is an interesting look at the sort of industry you don't think much about. Picture it as a DFW piece, minus the brilliant prose and sly humor.