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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In honor of International Credit Union Day 2017, here's a look at how CUs across the world are celebrating.
October 19 -
Spanish-speaking consumers have long been touted as one of the biggest potential growth markets for credit unions, and a demographic that needs better access to safe and affordable banking services.
September 8 -
A new initiative from CO-OP Financial Services aims to help two CUs support MasterCard’s payments services for Garmin and Fitbit wearable devices
September 7 -
From preparing for the next recession and digital disruption to better planning and what millennials want, CUNA Mutual Group’s 2017 Online Discovery Conference covered a lot of ground.
August 24 -
A glimpse at how credit unions across the country observed the occasion -- no special glasses required!
August 21 -
Both credit unions are located in the upper Midwest near Lake Superior.
August 21 -
Monday’s eclipse is an astronomer’s dream, but CUs’ responses range from trying to make hay while the sun isn’t shining to preparing for potential disaster.
August 18 -
Retiring from CUNA after 39 years, Bill Hampel looks back on how the movement has changed – and, more importantly, what hasn’t.
August 16 -
NCUA Board Member Rick Metsger's term officially expired last week, meaning the president now has two openings to fill at the agency.
August 9 -
NCUA Chairman Mark McWatters has written a letter to a House Financial Services Committee member defending the agency’s use of a contingency arrangement to recover funds lost during the corporate credit union crisis.
August 8 -
With lawmakers reportedly looking into NCUA’s $1 billion legal bill, some members of the NCUA board behind that arrangement say they’re unsure what exactly legislators are hoping to accomplish.
August 7 -
Republican members of Congress are pressing the regulator for details on the high attorney's fees it has incurred in its quest to recover losses from the corporate credit union collapse.
August 2 -
The auto-lending vendor’s growth comes as car loans continue to be a major growth area for credit unions, according to recent data.
August 2 -
Lakes Area FCU is merging into Members Cooperative CU following heavy losses over the last 18 months.
August 1 -
The merger, announced in early June, brings the credit union's total assets to $1.09 billion.
August 1 -
Various departments will be realigned or consolidated and staff will shrink by attrition in the agency’s first large-scale restructuring since 2003.
July 21 -
Hubert Hoosman, Jr. led Vantage for 19 years before retiring in 2012, including earning a Herb Wegner award for individual achievement.
July 12 -
Some credit union advocates are praising the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for a move that exempts select institutions from certain reporting requirements, but other say the bureau must still do more.
July 11 -
Marshall has managed the young professional mentorship program since 2012, helping earn it a Herb Wegner award. Culp takes the reins having participated in the group's "Crash the GAC" and Filene's i3 program.
July 11 -
National Credit Union Administration Chairman J. Mark McWatters said dropping Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight of credit unions would free up CFPB resources.
July 6
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