Banadesa Accused of Steering Loans to Connected Borrowers

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 19, 2026 · Originally reported August 18, 2026 by Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Internal documents from the agricultural development bank Banadesa show that a July 2026 credit committee met over just three loan applications totaling L31.7 million (about $1.27 million), including L7.8 million (about $312,000) to a man with political and family ties to the bank's president.

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