Kansas

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  NCUA Sells U.S. Central’s Kansas City Headquarters

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 12, 2013

  Purchase price not disclosed for 129,321-square-foot facility that once housed one of the largest of the corporate credits unions, pre-collapse.

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  CO-OP Financial Services to Pay Back $25.9 Million

  By Marc Rapport  |  April 10, 2013

  Shareholder distribution from big CUSO jumps 73% from year before.

• Surcharge Settlement Sparks Legislation Backlash

  By David Morrison  |  April 10, 2013

  The pending anti-trust settlement, pitting the six major card issuers and two major card brands against the retailers, has sparked a legislative backlash.

• Senate Gives CUs the Cold Shoulder

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 3, 2013

  Credit union trade associations shrugged off a 2014 budget amendment passed by the Senate March 22 that would “establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address the disproportionate regulatory burdens on community banks,” according to a release from sponsor Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.).

• Backlash Against Credit Card Surcharging Appears Growing

  By David Morrison  |  April 2, 2013

  Twenty-eight states either have bans or are considering them in wake of proposed antitrust settlement.

• Prudential PenFed Realty Expands in Maryland

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 27, 2013

  Credit union's real estate arm opens new office in Columbia, Md.

• Regulatory Relief Amendment Excludes Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 25, 2013

  Industry trade associations shrugged off the exclusion. CUNA lobbyist says "those amendments never go anywhere."

• Privacy Mailing Bill Introduced in Senate

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 21, 2013

  Upper chamber gets companion measure to House-passed bill that would eliminate annual privacy notice mailing.

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  Free Checking is the Naked Truth in Wichita (Video)

  By Marc Rapport  |  March 21, 2013

  Central Star Credit Union uses hairless pets to make its point in multimedia campaign.

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  Batter Up! 7 Credit Unions That Sponsor Ballparks

  By Peter Strozniak  |  March 20, 2013

  Spring has sprung. Play ball! Here are seven credit unions that are doing just that in their marketing strategies.