U.S. check printer and software services company Harland Clarke Holdings' fourth-quarter operating performance exceeded our expectations. The company is also planning to refinance its remaining term loan B maturing in 2014 with a $750 new term loan B maturing in 2018. We are revising our outlook on the company to stable from negative. We are also assigning the company's proposed term loan B an issue-level rating of 'B+' with a recovery rating of '3'. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that the company will keep leverage under 5x and refinance its 2015 maturities in a timely manner. NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) April 10, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today revised its 'B+' corporate credit rating outlook on Harland Clarke