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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In a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray, NCUA Chairman Mark McWatters said dropping CFPB oversight of credit unions would free up CFPB resources to better police larger, for-profit institutions, while also extending a hand for a potential partnership.
July 6 -
CU trade group credits the senator with a history of supporting community-based financial institutions.
July 6 -
Musicians’ Interguild CU will merge with SAG-AFTRA FCU
July 5 -
New and used auto lending broke records, while HELOCs and second mortgages reached levels not seen since 2012.
July 3 -
Lansing, Mich. is working with area financial institutions -- including a local credit union -- to open accounts for people coming out of prison.
June 30 -
Now that the Wells Fargo scandal has largely receded from the headlines, is there still a business opportunity there for credit unions? Are there new lessons to be learned?
June 29 -
Natasha Merz, VP of commercial lending at Langley FCU, testified before a House small business subcommittee on ways Congress can help credit unions and the SBA better fulfill a common mission.
June 29 -
The brief supporting field of membership expansion — in the face of a lawsuit by the American Bankers Association — is a sign of continued collaboration between CUNA and NAFCU.
June 28 -
J. Mark McWatters, now the 10th NCUA chairman, was named acting NCUA chairman following President Trump’s inauguration.
June 27 -
The credit union’s new name and imagery are intended to represent financial empowerment for consumers.
June 27
