More than 350 Kansas credit union representatives gathered in Wichita April 19-21 to mark the Kansas Credit Union Association’s 77th Annual Meeting and Convention.
Kansas credit unions finished 2011 with high growth rates in loans, assets, shares and members.
At the Kansas Credit Union Association’s Annual Day at the Capitol, 140 credit union representatives from across Kansas gathered at the Statehouse to discuss important issues affecting the state’s 100 credit unions and the 625,000 members they serve
CUnext, the Kansas Credit Union Association’s Young Professional Council, met with Kansas Legislators on Feb. 7, during KCUA’s annual Credit Union Day at the Capitol.
The Kansas Credit Union Association has recently launched a Marketing and Lending Council, joining the CUnext Young Professionals Council, which was launched in early 2011.
Third quarter 2011 statistics show Kansas credit unions continue to beat national trends. In a report by Callahan and Associates, Kansas credit unions show outstanding performance in most areas including assets, shares and loans, including a 5.4% loan growth, where national trends show a decline.
Marla Marsh is the first female CEO of KCUA, and has accomplished what no other Kansas League president has…15 years of service.
The Kansas Credit Union Association won “Best League Annual Report” for their 2009 Annual Report at the 2011 Pro and Blockbuster Awards sponsored by the Credit Union National Association last week.
As thousands of Kansas teenagers prepare for one of life’s most significant milestones – going off to college—the Kansas Credit Union Association is helping their parents prepare for another milestone: teaching soon-to-be college students critical lessons in money management.
The Kansas Credit Union Association is relocating its Wichita office from 650 S. Westdale Drive, a building it has owned since 1999. The pending sale to Credit Union of America is scheduled to be finalized by the end of September.
Two credit union professionals in Wichita can now add the CCFUC designation after their name, the only two credit union professionals in Kansas who are Certified Credit Union Financial Counselors.
More than 350 credit union representatives from across Kansas gathered in Overland Park last weekend to mark the Kansas Credit Union Association’s 76th Annual Meeting and Convention. Highlights included the growth and success of the state’s 101 credit unions in providing financial services to more than 600,000 Kansans.
With more restrictive lending qualifications, a broad selection of loan products, fluctuating interest rates, and various lenders to shop and compare, consumers quickly learn it takes work to find the right mortgage.
Andrea Holzwarth has joined the Wichita location of KCUA as Marketing Intern.
KCUA welcomes William Davis to the Shared Financial Solutions division.
At the Kansas Credit Union Association’s Annual Day at the Capitol, the message to legislators was two-fold: Be mindful of new legislative and regulatory burdens that affect credit unions’ ability to serve their members, and remember that credit unions remain especially valuable to consumers in today’s tough economy.
Tips to get you into tip top fiscal health.
Despite a turbulent year in the financial industry, Callahan and Associates reported Kansas credit unions show higher than average numbers in national trends in assets, shares, loans and member growth in 2010.
Bob Mayes is no stranger to the financial industry. With more than 15 years experience, including ten years at CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Mayes joins the Kansas Credit Union Association as Vice President of Credit Union Support Services.
As children across Kansas settle into the start of another school year, teachers aren’t the only ones finalizing lesson plans. Many Kansas credit unions are also preparing classroom presentations designed to teach students important financial skills.
The importance of financial literacy – and efforts taken to promote it by organizations like credit unions – was the theme for a congressional field hearing Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, held in Lawrence. Among those providing testimony were John Smith, Administrator of the Kansas Department of Credit Unions, and Chris Wolgamott, Community Development Liaison at Meritrust Credit Union.
As part of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations' “End of Excess” hearings, Marla Marsh, President/CEO of the Kansas Credit Union Association, headquartered in Wichita; and John Beverlin, President/CEO of Lenexa-based Mainstreet Credit Union, discussed how credit unions are faring and what lessons Wall Street can learn from those who serve main street America.
The Kansas Credit Union Association, along with professionals from two Kansas credit unions, will testify next week at the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearings.
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