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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MADISON, Wis. The Credit Union Executives Society has named the winners of its 2015 Golden Mirror Awards competition.
July 16 -
The ability to innovate isn't a rare quality possessed by a select few. In fact, one expert says, it's no different than being able to cook.
July 16 -
Ten credit unions have signed on to CU Direct' AutoPREMIER service, a car-buying solution designed to enhance member service during the auto-buying process and help CUs retain member loans.
July 16 -
Partner Colorado CU and others tell CUNA/World Council Conference that legal marijuana industry is underserved market with lots of opportunity for growth.
July 15 -
No matter what nation they're from or what language they speak, credit unions around the globe have more in common than they do in contrast.
July 15 -
Credit Unions can no longer just send checks to their trade associations and state leagues and call it a day.
July 14 -
Corporate Central CU here has launched InterLutions LLC, a CUSO focusing on business solutions for the credit union community, starting with health care services.
July 14 -
Study finds younger consumers would bank with these companies if they offered financial services.
July 14 -
How do you know if a new product is really going to take off? When its something members were asking for and previously had to be steered to another institution.
July 10 -
Though the Land of Lincoln doesn't have a budget, more than 60,000 state workers may be eligible for interest-free loans from the state's credit unions.
July 9 -
It's a good news/bad news situation in the credit union auto lending arena. Purchase volumes are high, delinquencies are low and new buyers are continuing to enter the market. That's the good news. The bad news: this may be as good as it gets.
July 9 -
BALTIMORE MECU of Baltimore has put $1.5 million back into members accounts in the form of loan interest rebates and dividend returns.
July 8 -
In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage, Equality CU, which plans to cater to the LGBT community, faces a number of road blocks. But the fledgling group offers unique perspective on how all CUs can try to reach this market.
July 8 -
Riverwood-Maritime CU here has been absorbed by Fox Communities Credit Union.
July 7 -
LANSING, Mich. Martin Carter is set to take on the role of president and CEO at Astera CU here, taking over for interim CEO Steve Winninger.
July 6 -
Financial services institutions are subject to cybersecurity incidents 300% more frequently than all other industries, according to a recent report.
July 6 -
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. Peach State FCU here has merged with Richmond Community FCU, an $18 million-asset credit union based in Augusta, Ga., effective Wednesday.
July 1 -
The merger of Missouri Corporate CU and Kansas Corporate CU continues the trend of consolidation among corporate credit unions and leagues.
July 1 -
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry nationwide. In the wake of this historic ruling that caps the biggest civil rights transformation in a half-century, Credit Union Journal looks back at a report about how CUs can grow their businesses by pitching wedding-related products to same-sex couples.
June 26 -
New data from the League of Southeastern Credit Unions found that CUs in Florida and Alabama added more than 100,000 new members during the first three months of 2015 as well as some other impressive gains.
June 25