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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Despite continued growth and regulatory victories, this year saw challenges on a number of fronts that could have lingering – and even negative – consequences for the industry in 2019 and beyond.
December 17 -
The legislation follows passage of a similar bill in the House and would push back implementation of NCUA’s risk-based capital rule to 2021.
December 13 -
CU*Answers is working with VantageScore, and now its institutions will be able to get additional information on members' credit history.
December 7 -
The regulator claimed Congress has already granted it the authority to define field-of-membership areas.
December 7 -
The Mt. Pleasant, Wis.-based credit union has returned more than $7 million to members in the last three years.
December 3 -
CUNA and NAFCU have asked lawmakers to include a variety of specific provisions in an update to the 2017 tax reform package.
November 29 -
The New York-based credit union has returned more than $7.6 million to members since 2003.
November 26 -
Many credit unions are pushing credit card offers in advance of Black Friday while also encouraging responsible spending.
November 21 -
In a push to be on the leading edge of technology, Tennessee-based Enrichment Federal Credit Union launched a service through Amazon's Alexa by first making sure employees knew what to do.
November 21 -
A new report finds credit unions' edge in satisfaction rates has all but been wiped out, while a separate study finds negative interactions with CU staff could have a big impact on the bottom line.
November 13