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 annual event is one of the industry's most high-profile sponsorships and is a major fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
March 20 -
Ball State FCU has announced plans to merge into Financial Center First CU following losses tied to high charge-offs, particularly in the used car area.
March 20 -
Institutions across the country are restricting entrance to their facilities to help curb the spread of COVID-19 but profitability issues could crop up if the pandemic drags on.
March 20 -
Some institutions may rethink their sponsorship deals with professional sports teams now that several leagues have suspended their seasons because of the pandemic.
March 19 -
The NACUSO annual gathering and a new event focused on cannabis banking for the industry have both been shuttered.
March 18 -
Automated and interactive teller machines aren’t germ-free in the best of times, and the pandemic has raised new concerns about the possibility of those devices infecting consumers and staff.
March 17 -
At least seven states have suspended K-12 classes, meaning many CUs with student-run branches won’t be able to operate those facilities as educational tools during that time. More industry events have also been called off.
March 13 -
More than six industry events have been cancelled or put on hold in five days, with more likely to follow.
March 12 -
The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors expects to hold the conference later this year but a specific date has not yet been set.
March 11 -
The annual CULytics conference on the Microsoft campus outside Seattle is the second industry event to be postponed in less than a week.
March 10
