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TOPEKA, Kan. -- As expected, the Kansas House Friday passed, 115-8, without amendments the restrictive field of membership/merger bill covering future expansion of state chartered credit unions.

WASHINGTON -- The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions is formally taking over the role of acting as an intermediary between credit unions that want to apply for grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and HUD itself.

WASHINGTON -- CUNA's Chief Economist Bill Hampel appeared on Bloomberg TV this afternoon with Jay Mueller of Wells, Fargo Bank. They were asked about recent Federal Reserve actions to bolster the credit markets.

WASHINGTON -- Just in time for National Small Business Week, which takes place April 21-25, the Small Business Administration has launched a new Web site for the week-long celebration and released the lineup of keynote speakers.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The $1 billion Polish and Slavic Federal Credit Union appeared to take another step away from its recent past of board infighting and litigation when it opened a new branch in Garfield, New Jersey.

ROANOKE, Va. -- After some 36 years Member One Federal Credit Union CEO Dick Williams is retiring.