system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[DCEU] Why did Bruce have to buy the entire bank to save the Clark farm? Why not just pay off the debt?
gpt
Because if he pays off the debt, Bruce has to explain why. He has a public relationship with Clark Kent, but it'd still raise some eyebrows.

However, buying the small local bank is something Wayne Corp does from time to time and wouldn't require any explanations.