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BECU

Logo: BECU, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Credit union based in Washington State, U.S.

The Boeing Employees' Credit Union, doing business as BECU, is an American credit union based in Tukwila, Washington, in the Seattle metropolitan area. The credit union was founded as the Fellowship Credit Union on December 7, 1935, by a group of Boeing employees and originally served employees of the company; it was renamed in 1949. As of March 2025, the credit union has 66 locations—primarily in the Puget Sound region of Western Washington—and 1.5 million members making it the largest credit union in Washington and fifth largest in the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1935Founded1
  • Industryeconomics of banking, financial sector, financial services1
  • HeadquartersTukwila1
  • Websitewww.becu.org

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The Boeing Employees' Credit Union, doing business as BECU, is an American credit union based in Tukwila, Washington, in the Seattle metropolitan area. The credit union was founded as the Fellowship Credit Union on December 7, 1935, by a group of Boeing employees and originally served employees of the company; it was renamed in 1949. As of March 2025, the credit union has 66 locations—primarily in the Puget Sound region of Western Washington—and 1.5 million members making it the largest credit union in Washington and fifth largest in the United States.2

Products and brands

  • savings account

Listed on Wikidata.1

BECU has over 60 locations throughout the Puget Sound region, three locations in Spokane, and two branches in North Charleston, South Carolina.

From Wikipedia’s article on BECU, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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