• NothingButBits
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    2 years ago

    IIRC weren’t the banks neutral in the CWs? I remember that episode from The Clone Wars, where they were pushing for deregulation, so they could charge exorbitant interest rates to the republic. Also them refusing to stop dealing with the CIS.

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      2 years ago

      Galactic Banking Clan, integral part of the central bank of galaxy which is literally FED but even more private, was core part of CIS and their main source of money. Also obligatory mention that Darth Plagueis, Palpatine mentor, was a big fish there. Rest of the banks were officially neutral, but supported CIS with laundering money and putting high interests on Republic war credits.