Idaho Central Credit Union
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The Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU), is a state chartered credit union
headquartered in Chubbuck, Idaho
. ICCU is the largest credit union in Idaho, with 18 branches serving more than 101,000 members and assets of $965 million. ICCU's governing agency is the Idaho Department of Finance. Please visit Idaho Central's official website for more information www.iccu.com.
. ICCU started out providing financial aid to officers of other credit unions in Idaho. In the 1940s, credit union officers were not allowed to be members of their own credit unions. The credit union moved to Caldwell
in 1944 and then to Chubbuck
in 1948. ICCU moved back to Boise in 1972 and has grown to include 19 branches throughout Idaho, including a branch in Mountain View High School
in Meridian, Idaho
that is staffed by students. In 1982, ICCU merged with the faltering Idaho Public Employees Credit Union. ICCU's headquarters in Chubbuck include numerous energy-efficient features and were designed to LEED
green building guidelines, though the credit union did not seek certification. In 2009, Idaho Central Credit Union received the Integrity Counts! award from the Better Business Bureau
.
, residents of Jackpot, Nevada
, and their family members are also eligible for membership.
Credit union
A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members...
headquartered in Chubbuck, Idaho
Chubbuck, Idaho
Chubbuck is a city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,700 at the 2000 census...
. ICCU is the largest credit union in Idaho, with 18 branches serving more than 101,000 members and assets of $965 million. ICCU's governing agency is the Idaho Department of Finance. Please visit Idaho Central's official website for more information www.iccu.com.
History
Idaho Central Credit Union was started on June 28, 1940 in Boise, IdahoBoise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
. ICCU started out providing financial aid to officers of other credit unions in Idaho. In the 1940s, credit union officers were not allowed to be members of their own credit unions. The credit union moved to Caldwell
Caldwell, Idaho
Caldwell is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population to be 43,281, as of July 2009.Caldwell is the home of the College of Idaho. It is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area....
in 1944 and then to Chubbuck
Chubbuck, Idaho
Chubbuck is a city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,700 at the 2000 census...
in 1948. ICCU moved back to Boise in 1972 and has grown to include 19 branches throughout Idaho, including a branch in Mountain View High School
Mountain View High School (Meridian, Idaho)
Mountain View High School is a four-year high school public secondary school in Meridian, Idaho. The school opened in the fall of 2003, the fourth major high school in the Meridian School District...
in Meridian, Idaho
Meridian, Idaho
-History:The town was established in 1891 on the Onweiler farm north of the present site and was called Hunter. Two years later an I.O.O.F. lodge was organized and called itself Meridian because it was located on the Boise Meridian and the town was renamed...
that is staffed by students. In 1982, ICCU merged with the faltering Idaho Public Employees Credit Union. ICCU's headquarters in Chubbuck include numerous energy-efficient features and were designed to LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
green building guidelines, though the credit union did not seek certification. In 2009, Idaho Central Credit Union received the Integrity Counts! award from the Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau , founded in 1912, is a corporation consisting of several private business franchises of local BBB organizations based in the United States and Canada, which work through their parent corporation, the Council of Better Business Bureaus .The Better Business Bureau, through...
.
Membership
ICCU's field of membership includes those who reside or work in Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonneville, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clark, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Jefferson, Jerome, Lemhi, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley, and Washington Counties. Employees of the State of Idaho, the MPC CorporationMPC Corporation
MPC Corporation was a United States computer-hardware company based in Nampa, Idaho, USA, best known for providing desktops, notebooks, servers and services to customers in the federal, state and local government, education, small and medium business, and consumer markets...
, residents of Jackpot, Nevada
Jackpot, Nevada
Jackpot is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The Zip Code Tabulation Area for its ZIP code, 89825, had a population of 1,189 as of the 2010 census. Located less than 1 mile from the Idaho border on U.S...
, and their family members are also eligible for membership.