AMERICAN FORK, Utah – NCUA said last night it liquidated Family First FCU and assigned the remnants of the one-time $170 million credit union to Security Service FCU, a Texas credit union giant.

WALL STREET – NCUA is preparing its latest offering of corporate bailout bonds, this one $840 million worth of so-called NCUA Guaranteed Notes backed by commercial mortgage-backed securities. The latest offering will have two tranches, one a fixed-rate deal and the other floating-rate. The latest offering brings to more than $21 billion worth sold by NCUA since October, with some $5 billion more planned. The bonds are federally guaranteed. Barclays Capital is the lead underwriter.WALL STREET – NCUA is preparing its latest offering of corporate bailout bonds, this one $840 million worth of so-called NCUA Guaranteed Notes backed by commercial mortgage-backed securities.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – ATM maker Diebold on Monday said it posted a $120 million loss in the fourth quarter as the impact of improved revenue was offset by restructuring and other charges.

SAN DIEGO – Mitek Systems, developer of a patented system for remote deposit over smartphones, announced a major deal with JP Morgan Chase yesterday under which the bank giant will deploy Mitek’s flagship Mobile Deposit solution in the next version of its widely advertised mobile check-deposit application.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Bellwether Community CU said it donated $15,000 to the New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of NH Catholic Charities, the state’s only food bank.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico Educators FCU said it plans to install Bluepoint Solutions’ QwikDeposit ToGo mobile remote deposit capture platform.

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Mid-Hudson Valley FCU is helping New York State drivers to save 10% on their auto insurance and reduce up to four points on their driving record by offering an online defensive driving course.

WICHITA, Kan. – Kansas Corporate CU has signed with LendingTools.com to implement the company’s Private Correspondent Suite to serve its member credit unions in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and other states throughout the Midwest.

PARMA, Ohio – Cleveland SelfReliance FCU has converted to Xetus’ XetusOne Loan Management System, an online loan origination system.

SAN ANTONIO – Security Service CU said it signed with DocuSign for the company’s electronic signature service as the final leg in its online account acquisition process.

EUSTIS, Fla. – A robber used flowers to pull off a Valentine’s Day heist at Insight Financial CU on Monday, and the robbery was caught on surveillance.

TUKWILA, Wash. – BECU plans to launch a debit card in conjunction with the University of Washington today, marking the first credit union to have a partnership of this type with the university.

WASHINGTON – The powerful senator who sponsored last year’s amendment to the Dodd-Frank Reform Act regulating debit card interchange is confident his provision will stand, even as the House begins deliberations aimed at changing the provision, or at least delaying its enactment.

ROSEVILLE, Mich. – Members are using Microsoft privacy tools to block credit unions from tracking them at the virtual branch and across the web, causing some e-commerce executives to rethink website and advertising strategy.

LIVONIA, Mich. – CU Solutions Group, the Michigan CU League-owned CUSO that operates the Invest In America discount program, has acquired CUTS Performance Marketing, a provider of discount services through more than 1,000 credit unions. As a result, CU Solutions, which offers discounts on General Motors cars and Sprint cellphone services, will now offer discounts on Intuit’s TurboTax, Jackson Hewitt tax preparation services, Barnes & Noble books, DISH Network satellite TV, and other services offered through CUTS. Al the services will be delivered through Invest In America, which provides discount services through some 3,000 credit unions. CUTS will be full integrated with CU Solutions and its San Diego-based staff will be retained. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. LIVONIA, Mich. – CU Solutions Group, the Michigan CU League-owned CUSO that operates the Invest In America discount program, has acquired CUTS Performance Marketing, a provider of discount services through more than 1,000 credit unions, the two companies announced this afternoon.

SAN ANTONIO – Harland Clarke, continuing to cope with the decline in checks, last week said it plans to lay off 53 employees at its check printing facility in Milton, Wash., as part of a consolidation.

APPLETON, Wis. – An 11th hour bankruptcy filing by a real estate developer staved off the planned foreclosure auction of two apartment buildings in the town of Shawano by Fox Communities CU.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A former teller at 3Rivers FCU was charged Friday with stealing almost $48,000 from the money market accounts of two members.

DOVER, Del. – Dover FCU has contracted for business lending services with CU Business Group, a Portland, Ore., CUSO.

SAN ANTONIO – Firstmark CU this week is launching a brand overhaul featuring a series of television spots imprinted with its new positioning statement, “Great with People. Great with Money.”