In many cases, Islamic financing requires the lender and borrower to share profits and losses.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

In this story,a trial takes place to decide if the moneylender Shylock can take a pound of flesh from a borrower who fails to repay his loan.

VOA: special.2011.06.06

"If we are able to work something out with the borrower, were they get to keep their house, and my client gets to have payments according to the mortgage, that's a win for everybody."

VOA: standard.2010.02.17