Kansas

Farmers Bank & Trust in Great Bend, Kan., has agreed to sell certain assets of its mortgage division to Prospect Mortgage in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Blue Valley Ban Corp. in Overland Park, Kan., has agreed to acquire a branch in its hometown owned by The Federal Savings Bank in Chicago.

Freedom Bank in Overland Park, Kan., has hired Drew Gibson to be its chief financial officer, the Kansas City Business Journal reported Monday.

Docking Bancshares in Arkansas City, Kan., has agreed to buy RelianzBank in Wichita, Kan.

Cessna Employees Credit Union in Wichita, Kan., has changed its name to Skyward Credit Union.

LENEXA, Kan. — CommunityAmerica CU here returned more than $6 million to members through its Profit Payout program, with eligible members seeing an average return of $90.

Sunflower Financial in Salina, Kan., has canceled its planned purchase of First Western Financial in Denver. The $1.7 billion-asset Sunflower had agreed in September to buy the $688 million-asset First Financial.

WICHITA — Consolidation among state credit union leagues isn't slowing down, as leagues in Kansas and Missouri are exploring the possibility of a merger.

WICHITA, Kan. — With an eye toward growing talent, building leadership skills and helping credit unions, the Kansas Credit Union Association has created CUlead: Leadership Excellence and Development.

WICHITA, Kan. — At Meritrust CU here, the two branches overseen by Sara Carver are something of a study in contrasts.

Sunflower Financial in Salina, Kan., is poised to strengthen its presence in Denver.

CrossFirst Bank in Leawood, Kansas, has opened a new division to serve the oil, gas and energy markets and hired a team of five bankers with experience in this sector.

Equity Bank in Wichita, Kan., has agreed to sell two Kansas City branches to TriCentury Bank in Simpson, Kan.

Capitol Federal Financial in Topeka, Kan., reported a higher quarterly profit as costs for Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and compensation declined.

Downs, Kan., has had two locally based banks for many years, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s website. One dates to 1892, and the other to 1919.

First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) of Madison, Wis., said Friday that it is acquiring the parent company of Alterra Bank in Leawood, Kan., for roughly $30.1 million in cash and stock.

WICHITA, Kans. — Could $10 million in missing deposits have caused the liquidation of Parsons Pittsburg CU here?

A failed Kansas bank is suing state regulators alleging that they had insufficient grounds to close it.

WICHITA, Kan. — The $225 million-asset Mid American Credit Union has acquired the Lawrence Kan.-based Jayhawk FCU.

Union State Bank in Arkansas City, Kan., has had a member of the Docking family at its helm for more than 50 years. That is about to change.