Payola? In your Destiny? (Destiny)
It's more likely than you think.
I have to pay for faction allegiance? What fresh hell is this?
Mark of the Pilgrim Guard again Zavala?
Did he get these on sale or something?

Payola? In your Destiny?
You did in vanilla Destiny too, just only once per character.

Payola? In your Destiny?
It's more likely than you think.
I have to pay for faction allegiance? What fresh hell is this?
Pretty sure from the wording it's just a one time fee. You only should have to pay again if you change allegiance.

Payola? In your Destiny?
It's more likely than you think.
I have to pay for faction allegiance? What fresh hell is this?
Union dues aren't payola.
Xur is the only union member I see.
Two days a week. Has his own currency. Can never find him when I need him.

Just slide him a bag of chocolate crickets under the table
It works, trust me. Sure he takes those strange coins, but what he really likes are the fat ones you can get from the vendor over by Omlon's Forge. A few bags and suddenly he brings gallerjorns for everyone :)