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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CAMDEN, Ark.River Valley Community FCU here has named Mark Hixson as its new president/CEO. Hixson previously served as a VP of First National Bank in Tenaha, Texas
June 1 -
The recent sniping between NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz and board member J. Mark McWatters may have garnered attention, but former board members and others suggest this could actually be a good thing for credit unions.
May 28 -
RALEIGH, N.C. With NCUA mandating last year that all federally insured CUs with assets of $10 billion or more begin "stress tests" this year, State Employees' CU (SECU) here has published results of its own internal stress testing.
May 27 -
NAPERVILLE, Ill. Illinois CU League president and CEO Sean Hession has stepped down from his position little more than one year after taking the helm.
May 27 -
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. PSCU says it is the nation's first CUSO certified to issue EMV-enabled debit cards on First Data's Debit Solutions platform in advance of the October EMV liability shift deadline.
May 26 -
The National Credit Union Foundation is now accepting nominations for next year's herb Wegner Memorial Awards, to be presented Feb. 22, 2016, in conjunction with CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington.
May 26 -
After a week that saw an escalation in the war of words between NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz and board member J. Mark McWatters, both board members sought to downplay their differences in separate interviews with Credit Union Journal.
May 26 - Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. CUNA Mutual Group and state CU leagues represented by the American Association of Credit Union Leagues have agreed to a three-year $64 million marketing contract expected to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.
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For several years, strong borrower demand and low delinquency rates have delivered welcome profits to credit unions and banks that target the farming industry. But commodity prices are falling depressing farmers' incomes and forcing many financial institutions to increase their monitoring of credit trends.
May 21 -
WisconsinPersonal incomes have stagnated, consumer prices are on the rise, new home sales are declining and falling energy investments are dragging the economy down. But according to the latest CUNA Mutual Trends Report, things aren't quite bad as they seem.
May 20
