Cutthroat Competition for the Korx

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The Korx have this new ability you can research right at the start of the game called Cutthroat Competition. The description says that it lowers your interest rates, however the tag on the ability itself says - interest rates +25% - which would seem to be backwards. In addition, the ability does not appear to be working since any ships I purchase before the ability is researched have the same lease payments and interest rates as any ships purchased after the ability is researched.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Quick reality check - are the preexisting leases the same payment before and after? For the same number of weeks? I'd check for myself but can't on this machine :NOTSURE: 
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yep, as far as I can tell, the ability makes absolutly no difference. Then again, maybe it does and I just can't see it...
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It does make a big difference. Check the costs right before and right after. I tested this ability (and implemented it) personally. :)
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Following up on Frogboy's comments: There is a straight 25% reduction across the board for purchases. So over the life of the loan, you will pay APPROX these values before and after the tech (scaled to 100). Note yhere are four types of purchase choices.

Before: 100, 160, 185, 350
After: 75, 120, 140, 260
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There used to be an event where you could get an interest rate bonus. Has the event been modified in any way since the change to the interest rate ability?