MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — They say summer romances don't last, but $4.5 billion Kinecta Federal Credit Union and its subsidiary, Nix Check Cashing, are still going strong nearly one year after the credit union acquired the alternative financial services provider.

"The honeymoon isn't over because the respect we have for each other is mutual," said Kinecta CEO Simone Lagomarsino of Nix President Tom Nix, who also holds a senior vice president's position at the credit union.

"Tom is a man of great integrity, and we knew from the first time we sat down to talk about our vision that we were aligned in every way, and it's just gotten better, because we're truly aligned the entire way down the organization," she said.

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