June 03, 2026
Central Bank of Kansas City has renewed its attempt to decertify a class of inmates who alleged they received prepaid debit cards with excessive fees upon their release, arguing the court must first determine whether the prisoners received the cards without permission.
March 06, 2026
Central Bank of Kansas City has been ordered to produce more documents related to a prepaid debit card program for formerly incarcerated people in an excessive fee class action, but will not face monetary sanctions for its failure to comply fully with a previous court order.
January 05, 2026
Central Bank of Kansas City said it should not face sanctions for failing to produce certain documents in a suit brought by a group of formerly incarcerated people accusing it of charging excessive fees on prepaid debit cards, arguing the suit should take direct action against the bank's contractors instead.
December 17, 2025
A class of formerly incarcerated people who've accused the Central Bank of Kansas City of charging excessive fees on prepaid debit cards told a Washington federal judge that the bank should face sanctions for failing to sort and hand over documents required for compliance with an August court order.
November 17, 2025
A Washington federal judge has denied the Central Bank of Kansas City's bid to decertify a nationwide class in a suit accusing it of charging former jail inmates unfair fees on prepaid debit cards, billing the motion as "premature" on Friday while leaving room for the bank to raise the issue again later.
October 07, 2025
Former prisoners accusing Central Bank of Kansas City of charging excessive fees on prepaid debit cards have pushed back on the bank's effort to undo their certified class, arguing they were subject to a "uniform pattern of conduct" that forced them to accept the cards.
August 22, 2025
Former inmates accusing Central Bank of Kansas City of charging excessive fees on prepaid debit cards will be allowed to access certain records maintained by the financial service contractors the bank used to administer the cards, a Washington federal magistrate judge determined.
June 24, 2025
A jury should decide if a former jail inmate was forced to accept a prepaid debit card and pay related fees when his money was returned to him upon release, a Washington federal magistrate judge said on Tuesday, advancing a class action against Central Bank of Kansas City.
May 20, 2025
A federal magistrate judge in Washington state signaled Tuesday she might advance a debit card fee class action against a Missouri bank to trial, suggesting there's still a factual dispute as to whether the prepaid cards were forced on people trying to regain access to their money after being released from correctional facilities.
May 13, 2025
A Kansas City, Missouri-based bank urged a Washington federal judge to dismiss a class action from former detainees who said they were hit with illegal card fees to get back money confiscated from them, arguing that the bank has made changes to comply with a federal electronic fund transfers law.