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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Randy Glassburn spent 33 years in the industry and recently led his credit union through a merger into Financial Center First Credit Union.
February 2 -
California Polytechnic State University is said to be seeking a new banking partner, a move that could leave the university-based credit union without a home.
February 2 -
T.J. Tijerina, a 16-year employee at the Houston-based credit union, has taken over as president and CEO in advance of Ron Downing’s retirement later this year.
February 1 -
Catherine Galicia formerly led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's legislative affairs division, and has extensive experience in banking and on Capitol Hill.
February 1 -
After rising losses in 2020, First Credit Union of Scranton is seeking members' approval to merge into Penn East FCU.
February 1 -
Donna Young, who has spent more than three decades at the Nashville-based credit union, succeeds Joe Spivey, who retired earlier this year.
January 29 -
The credit union expects to open at least eight branches across the country in the months ahead, about half of what it normally adds to its brick-and-mortar network in an average year.
January 28 -
Kathleen Bierlein Yancer served the Michigan-based institution for more than 30 years before retiring in 2003.
January 28 -
The Indiana-based credit union increased its starting pay for the second time in two years as part of a push to boost compensation that began in 2017.
January 27 -
The credit union will provide a one-time stimulus check for all employees who worked through the COVID-19 crisis, similar to a recent move at Bank of America.
January 27 -
Todd Harper, a Democrat, says he will continue his efforts to increase the agency's consumer advocacy role, despite opposition from the industry and two Republican board members.
January 26 -
Intensifying competition from banks could persuade large credit unions — particularly those with more than $1 billion of assets — to join forces in 2021.
January 26 -
Harper, a Democrat, had long been expected to be promoted to the chairmanship under a Biden administration, but he could face an uphill climb moving his priorities forward.
January 25 -
A recent agreement with the California Cannabis Industry Association will make it easier for legal cannabis businesses across the state to join the $92 million-asset credit union.
January 22 -
The Eugene-based institution joined a small but growing number of credit unions that have raised their entry-level pay in recent years.
January 22 -
A bill updating the commonwealth's credit union act, signed into law on Jan. 12, is said to be the most comprehensive update of the state charter in 30 years.
January 21 -
The agency used a notation vote to advance the final measure, the third time it has used that method in a month.
January 20 -
The credit union announced a $1 million commitment to the New Jersey Education Association spread over 10 years, with the first installment helping expand the group’s Human and Civil Rights Division.
January 20 -
The trade group's summer show was expected to be the first major credit union event not to be held exclusively in a virtual format but was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.
January 19 -
President-elect Joe Biden is scheduled to take the oath of office on Wednesday, but other changes that pertain to credit unions are also happening.
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