Update Your Legal Name

Complete the Update Legal Name form to change your name on your BECU accounts.

You can complete the form online or bring a printed copy to any BECU location. To protect you and your accounts, we require official documentation and picture ID to confirm your identity when making a name change.

Required Documents

  • Update Legal Name form.
  • Picture ID with your updated name (current).
  • Picture ID with your former name (current or expired).
  • Certified copy of a court document (e.g., marriage certificate, divorce decree, name change order) or Social Security card with your updated name (front and back).

Complete the Form Online

Sign and Submit with eSign
Electronically sign and submit the form using DocuSign®.

Schedule a Video Banking Appointment
Submit the form using DocuSign® with help from a BECU Video Banking consultant.

Complete a Printed Form
Download, print and complete the Update Legal Name form. If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can fill in the PDF on your device before you print it. Bring the form, along with the required documents, to any BECU location.

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Frequently Asked Questions

In some cases, we can correct minor errors with the documentation we have on file, or with just a picture ID.

Correctable errors include:

  • Misspellings.
  • Punctuation and diacritical marks (apostrophes, accents, etc.).
  • Use of initials or shortened names.

Call 800-233-2328, schedule an appointment, or visit a BECU location to get started.

There is no option in Online Banking to edit your name. You need to complete and submit the form or contact us for any name changes.

You can request a new debit card, ATM card, or both, as well as new checks, through the Update Legal Name form.

Your new card(s) should arrive within four to six business days. Your current cards will continue to work until the new ones are activated.