BECU Membership Eligibility
Opening a free account with BECU means joining our credit union and becoming a member. Currently, anyone who lives, works, worships, or goes to school in Washington state can qualify and may be eligible for BECU membership. Residents of select counties in Oregon and Idaho, as well as members of partner associations are also eligible.
Eligibility Requirements
Membership is free and starts when you open an account. See if you qualify through one of the following criteria:
Anyone who meets certain criteria can join BECU. You may either live, work, worship or attend school in certain geographies, be a part of an affiliated organization, or request that a $5 donation be made to the BECU Foundation on your behalf to meet eligibility criteria. When you open your first account, you'll be walked through the quick, simple steps of determining eligibility.
Washington state and select OR and ID counties are eligible for BECU membership.
Washington state: All counties
Oregon: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill counties
Idaho: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone counties
You may be eligible for BECU membership by visiting our North Charleston Neighborhood Financial Center and donating $1 or more to support the BECU Foundation. The BECU Foundation offers educational support to Members and their families with scholarships that recognize and promote leadership, academic potential, and service in the community.
Employees of BECU, Boeing and credit unions are eligible for membership.
BECU
- Employee, volunteer, or retired employee of BECU
- Employee of any organization in which the credit union has an ownership interest
- Family member of someone above
Boeing Company
- Employee, volunteer, or retired employee of Boeing or its subsidiaries or affiliates
- Federal employee stationed at a Boeing company plant
- Family member of someone above
Credit Union
- Employee, volunteer, or retired employee of a credit union
- Family member of someone above
- University of Washington Alumni Association (UWAA) member, donor, employee, volunteer or retiree.
- Washington State University Alumni Association (WSUAA) member, donor, employee, volunteer or retiree.
- BECU Foundation member, donor, employee, volunteer or retiree.
- GoWest Foundation (formerly NW Credit Union Foundation) member, donor, employee, volunteer or retiree.
- KEXP member/donor, employee, volunteer or retiree.
- Sea Hawkers Central Council (AKA Sea Hawkers Booster Club) member, donor, employee, volunteer or retiree
Not a member of one of the above associations? No problem! You can join online with UWAA, WSUAA, BECU Foundation, GoWest Foundation, KEXP and Sea Hawkers.*
Check if you meet our business eligibility criteria.
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*Family members include the following, whether by law or by descent: parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, cousin, spouse, in-law, domestic partner, a person in a committed intimate relationship. After the death of a BECU member, any family member of the decedent is eligible for membership for 36 months after the date of death. After the death of a person who had been eligible for membership, such person's family member is eligible for membership indefinitely.