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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When the combined Carolinas CU League opens its doors next year, many of the efficiencies that normally arise when leagues combine will already be in place.
September 2 -
IBM Southeast Employees FCU here has created a web and social media campaign built around CUNA's "Don't Tax My CU" initiative.
September 2 -
Kinecta FCU, looking for ways to increase engagement on its Facebook page, launched "Stache & Save," an online slot machine that rotates through three different mustaches when users pull the digital handle.
September 2 -
BECU has found success leveraging Pinterest as part of a larger lending campaign.
August 19 -
A new study finds that Ohio, Kentucky and Louisiana are among the best states for banking, while Illinois, South Carolina and Oklahoma round out the bottom three worst states.
August 12 -
TECU here has seen an uptick in credit card transactions, outstanding balances and the number of cardholders since debuting its "Care Card," which allows members to donate the value of their card rewards to local nonprofits.
August 12 -
Should new credit union examiners spend time working inside CUs before going to work for their respective regulators?
August 12 -
The Mountain West CU Association is in the process of assembling a small credit union task force, making it the latest state league to revamp its programs aimed at assisting small CUs.
August 12 -
Credit Union ONE here plans to push auto loans all throughout the summer of 2013-even though some of those loans may not be fully paid off until the summer of 2020.
August 5 -
With state leagues in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas having merged to become the Cornerstone CU League on July 1, one of the most significant changes will be the expansion of services to assist small CUs.
August 5 -
As TECU moves into 2014, its strategic planning is largely built around looking back.
August 5 -
A key lesson was learned during 2012's Super Storm Sandy that credit unions should heed when planning for 2014.
August 5 -
What does credit union collaboration have to do with unicorns, leprechauns and bigfoot? One of the four actually exists.
August 5 -
The biggest compliance issues credit unions will face in the next 12 months relate to every step of the mortgage process, and one person says it's going to have an impact on more than just the mortgage department.
July 29 -
Small and mid-size CUs are being urged to pay attention to new rules related to loan participations.
July 29 -
NCUA said it is amending its exam process to better protect against fraud-particularly at small credit unions.
July 29 -
NCUAs Office of Small CU Initiatives (OSCUI) is adjusting its focus away from succession planning at small credit unions, and providing grants to move some CUs out of houses and into more professional retail settings.
July 26 -
One person believes credit unions need a new strategy for their websitesone that will actually help generate income.
July 25 -
Think spring training is just for baseball? One person says its a strategy that can also work for credit unions.
July 25 -
Despite all the attention being paid to mobile banking and mobile payments, one person believes that there wont be a dramatic increase in mobile usage within the next five years.
July 25