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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Andrea Thune will take the helm next month, succeeding Jeffrey Fragale, who is retiring.
July 31 -
The financial services industry urged Gov. Tom Wolf to reconsider guidelines that excluded their employees from receiving this benefit.
July 29 -
The streaming service is taking out a two-year certificate of deposit with Hope Credit Union, which plans to use the funding to provide credit to communities often overlooked by mainstream banking.
July 29 -
The National Credit Union Administration will also discuss the current expected credit losses standard, which trade groups have argued that the industry should be exempt from.
July 27 -
The slowdown in elective medical procedures caused by the coronavirus pandemic led to less spending from HSAs and a decline in interchange income for the Connecticut bank.
July 24 -
Recruiting directors from a variety of backgrounds is a challenge familiar to many credit unions. A member of one of the nation's largest CUs is calling for that institution to address the problem.
July 23 -
A letter from the National Taxpayers Union requested changes, such as requiring federal credit unions to fill out a certain IRS form for non-profits, before lawmakers considered easing member business lending limits.
July 22 -
Kyle Hauptman pledged to focus on capital reform and expanding access for the underserved if confirmed to the credit union regulator's board, but one senator questioned whether the nominee was even qualified to serve.
July 21 -
The latest nominee to the National Credit Union Administration board is set to appear before a Senate committee while a new forecast indicates the economy could take longer to turn around than expected.
July 20 -
A merger proposal at Partners Financial Federal Credit Union was rejected in a member vote. The failure has revealed tensions between management and the board.
July 17