Realm's Bank
The Realm's Bank is an independently own, privately run financial entity that owns approximately 432 trillion gold and platinum in credits, loans, properties, and private federal contracts. Nobody knows who started the Realm's Bank, only that it goes as far back as 1200, rumored to have made its first millions off the backs of homeless, desperate nations and settlements. The Realm's Bank remains a stateless financial body, choosing to offer its nigh bottomless wealth to any nation, town, or single persons looking for a loan. The Bank holds no allegiances or loyalty to any single nation and can not be bought. During the Seven Year War, the Realm's Bank funded both sides of the war and saw an 80% increase in its holdings.
What makes the Realm's Bank so popular is its multiple ways of taking out loans whether for a vehicle, property, or private expedition. Where your common bank weighs risks and whether they'll come out on top, the Realm's Bank only requires a written agreement as to how much you'll be borrowing, and when they expect to have it paid. Whether in increments or in full. The darker side of this, is that since the Realm's Bank answers to no government, the ways in which they claim unpaid debts borders on sadistic. Any interference from outside parties in said collections is avoided, since you never know when you'll need to borrow a coin or two from the bank yourself.
A few well known subsidiaries of the Realm's Bank include:
- Celestial Credit Union
- Monolith Financial
- Pulse Financial Holdings
- Allied Financial Corp.
- First Financial Holdings
- Cognate Financial Group
- Kindred Holdings