SAN ANTONIO – Harland Clarke Corp., the nation’s biggest check printer, said it has acquired NCP Solutions, the nation’s largest payment coupon (mortgages) book provider.

BETHALTO, Mich. – Don Reedy, president of 1st MidAmerica CU, retired Friday, ending a 35-year career.

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – Lucille Sullivan, the first full-time employee at Jeanne D’Arc CU and possibly the first female credit union or bank CEO in Massachusetts, died May 18 at her home here at 89.

TAMPA, Fla. – Grow Financial FCU, which created a special Quinceanera savings account, will be holding a Next Project Quince Star! Contest at this year’s Centro Florida Quinceanera Show June 9.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees CU said it has bought $7 million of second-chance student loans from the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, helping finance the college education of students who have defaulted on their federally insured Federal Family Education Loans.

PARCHMENT, Mich. – First Community FCU on Monday announced plans to combine with E&A CU in Port Huron to create Michigan’s ninth billion-dollar credit union.

DES MOINES -- Credit unions in Iowa and Nebraska are partnering with CoOportunity Health to offer affordable, health insurance options for individuals, families and businesses starting this fall at the approach of the deadline for the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Consumers CU and the local WWMT News Channel 3 are teaming up to bring weather updates to the community through a variety of new mediums, including digital billboards and the credit union’s in-branch TV monitors, as well as WWMT's newscasts, website, and mobile weather applications.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Consumers CU and the local WWMT News Channel 3 are teaming up to bring weather updates to the community through a variety of new mediums, including digital billboards and the credit union’s in-branch TV monitors, as well as WWMT's newscasts, website, and mobile weather applications.

WASHINGTON – CUNA said this morning it has been granted preliminary approval to claim the Internet domain .creditunion (dot credit union) for credit unions by the worldwide Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers, known as ICANN.

The second half of 2013 will see increased disruption in the payments landscape, but also evolving opportunities for CUs to better serve members even as branch networks shrink.

Moving into 2013's second, half David Colby sees credit unions with a variety of options available to spur growth.

The improving economy, a debit advantage virtually all CUs have, and the opportunity to attract younger members are three key factors that, when combined, should lead to a solid second half for credit unions, according to CSCU.

Many CUs have been working hard during the first half of the year to set themselves up for a strong second half, according to Mansel Guerry.

With membership continuing to increase and the low-rate environment continuing into the foreseeable future, one person says CUs should focus on payments strategies in the second half of 2013.

Credit unions are enjoying a slow, but steady, improvement in the bottom line thanks to an improving economy, and the second half of the year holds similar promise-that is, unless the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mucks things up, an expert suggested.

The metaphorical canary has left the coal mine, which Scott Hansen is a sign CUs are in good position for growth in the next six months.

The positive signs the economy is showing as the second half of 2013 approaches are now being reflected in CU performance, observed CO-OP Financial Services.

The next few months will see significant changes in the mortgage loan market and those changes will impact the credit unions that write those loans, according to Jeff Chesky.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Everybody's jumping on the mobile payments bandwagon, but one person is advising CUs to spend the second half of 2013 examining whether or not they should be in that space.