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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A federal judge has upheld two provisions from NCUA's revised field-of-membership rule but struck down two other measures related to population centers.
March 29 -
Alabama-based Naheola Credit Union is the latest CU to face a suit citing alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
March 28 -
The Indiana-based credit union made significant gains in membership, lending, assets and more.
March 20 -
The National Credit Union Administration board approved two minor regulatory measures during its monthly open board meeting.
March 15 -
The legendary shock rocker was the main attraction in a new ad that one expert says may be the best credit union commercial of all time.
March 13 -
A federal judge has thrown out another ADA suit targeting a credit union website, but the industry is still waiting for clarity from the Department of Justice.
March 5 -
Louise Mills Federal Credit Union will now operate its lone branch as "Louise Mills, a division of Webster First FCU."
March 1 -
Former CUNA economist Bill Hampel has attended the trade group’s Governmental Affairs Conference for decades, but this year he’ll do so as a Wegner Award winner.
February 26 -
This is the second time this year a Virginia court has thrown out an ADA suit aimed at a credit union on the basis the plaintiff had no standing to sue.
February 23 -
Huber has spent 30 years at the credit union, overseeing growth from $3.5 million in assets to more than $18 million today.
February 16 -
A new study finds strong differences of opinion between credit union CEOs and boards when it comes to governance, but there are strategies to bring the two sides closer together.
February 16 -
AdvantEdge Analytics was launched last year to better help credit unions improve services and gain member insights.
January 18 -
GOP Rep. Ed Royce of California said this week that he will leave Congress at the end of the year, removing his name from the list of contenders to lead the Financial Services Committee next year.
January 10 -
With longtime credit union champion Ed Royce retiring from Congress, who will go to bat for the movement, and where will the PAC funds he received be redistributed?
January 10 -
The credit union’s new name is intended to reflect its electric utility roots, as well as its growth beyond a single-SEG institution.
January 4 -
Holiday loans are up significantly at Blue Federal Credit Union this year thanks to improvements to the CU's mobile and online banking apps that allowed members to apply for -- and fund -- loans in a matter of minutes.
December 21 -
For two weeks only, Michigan State University FCU used a holiday pop-up shop to test a new way to boost awareness of the credit union.
December 18 -
The latest data from the federal regulator reveals positive gains across a variety of metrics, but industry consolidation continues as small CUs struggle to grow.
December 13 -
The key, experts say, is ensuring that staff makes members understand the reasoning behind the changes and making them feel like a part of the process.
December 6 -
Washington State Employees Credit Union has reduced staff by attrition by 16 percent since 2013, saving enough money to pay the costs of modernizing at least one branch.
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