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They have a system where Jews help Jews to get ahead. It is actually a smart model. The Chinese in this country do the same in the small business world. A group of Chinese businessmen give a loan to a small Chinese business that the bank would never do. A major sense of responsibility to pay the loan back is a part of the person borrowing the money.
Other people are focused on whether you can make them money instead of whether they can help you do well and pay it forward.
It goes far beyond that, to various levels of collusion and corruption. Many are not "over achievers"... they are criminals. The Chinese also do some of the same things, but to a lesser degree (mostly on the scale of a family or clan).
Not just the Chinese, Cambodian and Laos also do the same thing. What they do is one person guarantee the loan and then the rest of the members (or friends) put in a certain amount. When the loan is due, you get the principal plus interest a lot higher than what the bank will give you on your money.