WisDems: Five questions Eric Hovde needs to answer amid news his bank works with a Mexican bank long reported to have ties to the cartel

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Eric Hovde dodged questions from reporters in La Crosse about his bank’s business dealings with Banco Azteca, a Mexican bank long reported to have ties to the cartel. Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that in December 2023, Banco Azteca flew $26 million in cash over the U.S.-Mexico border directly to Eric Hovde’s bank in California.  Eric ...