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.
- Washington
WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) became involved with credit unions for the most classic of credit union reasons: as a way to help those who were underserved by traditional financial service providers.
October 24 -
MUNCIE, Ind. Industrial Centre FCU here has rebranded itself as Thrive Credit Union.
October 22 -
ALEXANDRIA, Va. NCUA is set to receive more than $17,000 in fines from 44 credit unions that have agreed to civil money penalties as a result of filing late second-quarter call reports.
October 22 - Washington
WASHINGTON From her first job at a small credit union to her current job in Congress, Barbara Lee has been working to help credit unions in one form or another.
October 17 - Pennsylvania
WYOMISSING, Pa. Patricia Zyma has been named president and CEO of Utilities Employees CU here, succeeding recently retired CEO Glen Yeager.
October 15 - Arizona
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Weldon "Butch" Leonardson, a former credit union VP, has been selected to lead Cornerstone Advisors' new IT leadership development efforts.
October 14 -
EDINBURG, TexasCounty and Municipal Employees CU here was liquidated on Friday by the Texas CU Department, with NCUA named as liquidating agent.
October 13 - North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Allegacy FCU here has hired Jill Lackey to lead its newly formed CUSO, Allegacy Consulting Group.
October 9 - Washington
WASHINGTON Jim Nussle learned about credit unions the hard way, and it's a story the new president and CEO of CUNA tells regularly about the importance of CU advocacy.
October 9 -
Because the next generation of credit union employees and members isn't going to cultivate itself, some CUs have created internship programs to recruit new blood.
October 8 -
MADISON, Wis. A new website from CUNA wants to send a message to merchants: take some accountability after a consumer data breach.
October 7 -
BURNS HARBOR, Ind. Allegius FCU has named Ken Zagrocki as its new president and CEO. Zagrocki has spent the last 12 years at the credit union, serving most recently as EVP, and succeeds former CEO Russell Dahl.
October 7 -
MADISON, Wis.The National Credit Union Foundation Monday announced the winners of the 2015 Herb Wegner Memorial Awards, set to be presented at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington D.C., on March 9, 2015.
October 6 - Texas
ODESSA, Texas With the Cornerstone Credit Union League the combined league for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas now officially one year old, the league held its annual conference this summer, where it recognized its first-ever "Volunteer of the Year," Kris Crow, chairman of the board at Southwest 66 CU here
October 3 -
FITCHBURG, Mass. Workers' CU here is giving more than $2.5 million back to its members for the second consecutive year.
October 1 -
ALEXANDRIA, Va. NCUA liquidated Republic Hose FCU in Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, the eighth credit union failure of the year.
September 30 -
LANSING, Mich. Lake Trust Credit Union is set to relocate its headquarters to Brighton, Mich., about 45 miles to the east, but it's the CU's planned new corporate facilities that some observers say could have lasting implications on how other credit unions design their management offices.
September 26 -
WICHITA, Kan. At Meritrust CU here, the two branches overseen by Sara Carver are something of a study in contrasts.
September 26 -
CLAMONT, Del. Transforming one location of Eagle One FCU here has transformed branch traffic as well.
September 26 - Utah
WEST JORDAN, Utah Police here are on the hunt for a man who allegedly displayed a bomb while robbing a branch of University First FCU here on Wednesday morning.
September 25