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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Opinions vary throughout industry on the value of returning bonus dividends to members.
February 3 -
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. 360 FCU here has been granted a community charter from NCUA.
February 2 - New York
SALT LAKE CITY The "Credit Union Difference" is on display in Times Square thanks to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, which is running an enormous electronic billboard there to thank Credit Unions for Kids and COO-OP Financial Services for all they do to benefit kids.
February 2 - Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. The World Council of CUs is now accepting scholarship applications for young professionals to attend the 2016 World CU Conference in Ireland.
February 2 -
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. Johnson City FCU here has a new name, reflecting its expansion from serving members in just one county in Tennessee to seven counties throughout the Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia region.
January 29 -
MINNEAPOLIS Navy Federal's Visa Buxx app has been selected as the winner of a 2015 Paybefore Award in the "Judge's Choice" category.
January 26 -
OSHKOSH, Wis. If three's a crowd, what's four? Even better, at CitizensFirst CU.
January 23 -
ALEXANDRIA, Va. NCUA will collect $12,820 in penalties from credit unions that filed late Call Reports in Q3 2014, the regulator said in a statement released Thursday.
January 22 -
HOUSTON ATM networks Allpoint and STAR have renewed their relationships, allowing member institutions and cardholders continued surcharge-free access to the Allpoint network throughout the United States.
January 22 -
LENEXA, Kan. CommunityAmerica CU here returned more than $6 million to members through its Profit Payout program, with eligible members seeing an average return of $90.
January 21 -
Michigan State University FCU is participating in a program developed by Michigan State University to assist migrant students going through financial hardship as they pursue higher education.
January 16 -
ALEXANDRIA, Va. The NCUA Board Thusday approved a payment of up to $50,000 to cover costs associated with the October 2014 data breach at Palm Springs FCU, which was caused when an NCUA examiner lost a thumb drive containing sensitive member information.
January 15 -
A handful of credit union representatives were included in the latest round of elections and re-elections to the NACHA board of directors.
January 14 -
The Supreme Court has denied an appeal from several banks regarding a lawsuit filed by NCUA concerning the sale of mortgage-backed securities that contributed to the failure of two corporate credit unions more than seven years ago.
January 14 -
NCUA has announced that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray will take part in a town hall webinar with NCUA Chair Debbie Matz on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 3:00 p.m.
January 14 -
It was not a merry Christmas when a man carrying an assault rifle stormed into a credit union to rob it on Christmas Eve. Now, the FBI has launched a full-court press to find the culprit.
January 13 -
Florida became the latest state to legalize gay marriage last week, bringing the number of states allowing same-sex couples to wed to more than 30and possibly adding a whole new market for credit unions to target.
January 13 -
COLUMBUS, OhioTelhio CU has purchased a former Huntington Bank branch here for $2.5 million, with plans to renovate and move in by early 2016.
January 12 - Connecticut
ROCKY HILL, Conn. Nutmeg State FCU kicked off the new year with a new charter, converting from a federal charter to a state charter and becoming Nutmeg State Financial CU.
January 9 -
A strong 2014 for credit unions should bode well for the New Yearat least as far as lending is concerned.
January 7
