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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The Allen, Texas-based institution is crediting a robust on-site medical program with helping keep staff and members safe.
December 29 -
A look back at a year in which little went according to plan for credit unions.
December 28 -
Members of $6.3 million-asset FIAFE Federal Credit Union will vote early next year on whether to merge into $43 million-asset Central Credit Union of Maryland.
December 24 -
Amy Nigrelli, who recently joined Nusenda Credit Union after nearly a decade at CUNA, offers insights on how the pandemic has changed marketing for the industry and what institutions can learn from the trade group.
December 24 -
Under the terms of the rule, NCUA could exempt credit unions from some Bank Secrecy Act requirements on a case-by-case basis, provided there are no safety or soundness concerns.
December 23 -
Riverside Health System Employees Credit Union has announced plans to merge into the Yorktown-based credit union, which is roughly 100 times its size.
December 22 -
Sarah Canepa Bang will serve as a senior advisor to the agency's vice chairman. Separately, a 27-year veteran of the regulator announced plans to retire.
December 21 -
A long-awaited COVID-relief package in Congress is expected to extend liquidity measures for the industry and provide assistance to consumers that could help lenders avoid rising delinquencies.
December 21 -
This is the first time the agency has had a vice chairman since 2014.
December 18 -
The spending plan passed in a party-line vote, but board member Todd Harper's objections indicate he could push for closer oversight if President-elect Joe Biden elevates him to the chairmanship.
December 18 -
Credit union trade groups said the regulator’s spending plan indicates the agency isn't listening to feedback and needs to make further cuts while providing more support for de novos.
December 17 -
Tonia Clark will leave Las Colinas FCU to take the helm of $116 million-asset Allied.
December 16 -
Columbus Metro Federal Credit Union members will have access to more products, including commercial loan services, and 14 branches with the merger.
December 15 -
Lawmakers and the credit union regulator have packed schedules this week as both groups attempt to wrap up their 2020 business before the holidays.
December 14 -
Ayn Talley will step down in January, to be succeeded by the credit union's longtime executive vice president.
December 11 -
The credit union regulator's monthly meeting will cover the agency's budget proposal and subordinated debt, among other items, along with taking another shot at an overdraft proposal that was rejected earlier this year.
December 11 -
The process will see the state's largest credit union split its president and CEO roles until longtime chief executive John Reed retires in January 2023.
December 10 -
To improve a declining rating in the annual American Consumer Satisfaction Index, credit unions may have to make hefty investments in technology upgrades, something most of them can't afford.
December 10 -
Canoga Postal's merger plans mark the second consolidation in a month for institutions serving USPS employees.
December 8 -
This could be the final opportunity for Congress to extend a pair of key measures for credit unions that took effect earlier this year.
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