Melissa Angell is a reporter for Credit Union Journal in New York City. She graduated from the University of Virginia where she studied Cognitive Neuroscience and Media Studies. She's also an alumna of the Dow Jones News Fund, where she previously covered healthcare equities for TheStreet.
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cuj bulletin leadThe Federal Communications Commission is expected to consider changes that would allow consumers to block calls from numbers not on their contacts list while the House should vote to extend the National Flood Insurance Program.
June 3 -
cuj daily briefing leadCredit unions often tout their member-friendly nature but recent coverage of how the movement handled taxi medallion loans could open the industry up to a reputational hit.
June 3 -
Some institutions are gearing up for the warm weather by providing free ice cream, scholarships to graduating seniors and donations to revamp recreation centers.
May 31 -
A former employee from a New York credit union pleaded guilty to theft and tax evasion while another was accused of falsifying records.
May 31 -
A planned merger between Van Cortlandt Cooperative FCU and USAlliance FCU was called off despite approval from regulators.
May 30 -
Members at Starcor Credit Union have approved the merger into St. Cloud Financial.
May 30 -
Brad Calhoun, the former chief retail and marketing officer at First Tech FCU in Oregon, will replace Robert Allen, who is retiring from Teachers.
May 29 -
Currently, the maximum a federal credit union can charge on most loans is 18%. But a proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to lower that to 15% on consumer credit could reduce access, experts said.
May 29 -
Dion Williams, former CEO of Del-One Credit Union, is returning to his native North Carolina to take over for Judy Tharp, who recently retired.
May 28 -
Credit unions are doing good in their hometowns in a variety of ways, including giving one middle school student an award for her business plan for a food truck.
May 24
