Aaron Passman is editor of Credit Union Journal, the nation’s leading credit union news resource. He was appointed editor in 2018 after two years as an assistant editor at CUJ and nearly five years as a reporter there. He has worked as a staff writer or freelancer for a variety of publications across the country and is a graduate of the University of Kansas.
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The credit union regulator has no immediate plans to bring staff and examiners back into the office, but Chairman Rodney Hood said staying remote would remain an option for all staff members during Phase 1 of any return.
October 21 -
Many credit unions offer youth accounts to help establish early banking relationships, but a new account for kids from the nation’s largest bank has raised the level of competition.
October 21 -
The Detroit-area credit union is offering consumers within five ZIP codes free trips to voting sites on Election Day.
October 20 -
The combined institution will serve almost 75,000 members with nearly $660 million in assets.
October 20 -
Only a few credit unions were open to the public as polling sites in the 2016 election and those numbers are set to be reduced even further this year.
October 20 -
Industry groups have launched new programs that are expected to carry over into 2021, while others are raising new calls for Congress to tackle data security.
October 19 -
Andrea White, a former VP at Freedom National Bank, was named CEO of the Massachusetts-based credit union, the first time a woman has held that position.
October 19 -
In an exclusive interview announcing the regulator's new financial inclusion program, NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood explains why the time was right to double down on the agency's efforts to expand access for marginalized communities.
October 19 -
The deal is intended to better help credit unions and other financial institutions improve digital lending capabilities
October 15 -
The Southern California-based credit union would add a fourth branch in the Cowboy State if members of the merging credit union approve the deal.
October 15
