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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Laurie Baker, a 25-year veteran of the credit union, will take the helm next month after longtime CEO Mike Vadala retires
January 6 -
Both institutions will see an expanded field of membership as a result of the charter change.
January 6 -
The SAFE Banking Act is on hold after Sen. Mike Crapo announced his opposition to it. One observer suggested that could have a "chilling effect" on CUs looking to enter the pot banking space.
January 6 -
The Plano, Texas-based corporate credit union closed out the decade with a new milestone.
January 2 -
A recent study from the Federal Reserve outlines consumer habits at the point of sale and offers a preview of how things might trend in the decade ahead.
January 2 -
Donald Gillespie took over as CEO on Jan. 1, succeeding retiring chief executive Janet Bantz.
January 2 -
The Maine-based credit union saw several successes this year despite a slip in net income.
December 30 -
Credit unions bought banks at a record pace in 2019, but just a decade ago it had never been done before. Gary Easterling helped change that.
December 30 -
The Spokane, Wash.-area credit union has doubled its membership since 2011.
December 27 -
Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union will become TrailNorth Federal Credit Union starting on Jan. 1.
December 26 -
With loan volumes slowing across the industry, some say a focus on loans for renewable energy could be one way for credit unions to pick up some of the slack.
December 26 -
A new report from the National Credit Union Administration's Office of the Inspector General outlines what to expect in the year ahead following some 2019 scandals.
December 23 -
Renee Ouellette has taken the helm as a permanent successor to UCU's previous CEO, who took a position with a bank earlier this year.
December 20 -
Members of Southwest Colorado Federal Credit Union in Durango have approved a deal that will see the $55 million-asset shop merge into Credit Union of Colorado.
December 20 -
The credit union service organization has returned more than $20 million to member-owner institutions each year since at least 2016.
December 18 -
Big picture the industry is doing well, but at the median, lending and membership are flagging even as deposits and assets rise.
By Melissa Angell and Aaron PassmanDecember 18 -
New York is the latest state to change its statutes regarding public deposits and credit unions as more institutions seek out strategies to boost liquidity.
December 17 -
Mike Mercer had planed to work as part of the combined League of Southeastern Credit Unions until a least 2023, but recently approached the league's board with an early retirement request.
December 13 -
As bank locations close, credit unions are filling the gap in many major cities, but the study also showed CU facilities closing up shop in high numbers.
December 12 -
House and Senate lawmakers have denied a push by banking groups to grant banks the rent-free access to military installations that credit unions have.
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