ISCO 08 Code 4213     Pawnbrokers and money-lenders

Lead Statement

Pawnbrokers and money-lenders lend money against articles deposited as pledges, or against property or other security.

Task statement

Tasks include:

• evaluating articles offered as pledges, calculating interest, and lending money;
• returning articles when the loan is paid or, in the event of non-payment, selling pledged articles;
• lending money as personal loans against success of future harvest and other similar undertakings;
• collecting loans when the pledge involved the success of future harvest and other similar undertakings;
• keeping a record of items received and money distributed and received.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Moneylender
• Pawnbroker

Notes

(NCvB; Mei 2010)