Best Legacy Businesses - Idaho Central Credit Union

IBR Staff//April 14, 2025//

Listen to this article

Company: Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU)

Years in business: 85

Number of employees: 2,012

Location: Pocatello

Founded in 1940 in Boise to serve the financial needs of other credit union officers, Idaho Central Credit Union has evolved into the 18th-largest credit union in the United States over its 85-year history. Now doing business as ICCU, the organization provides personal and business banking, mortgage, wealth management and insurance services across Idaho, Washington, Arizona and eastern Oregon.

Under CEO and President Brenda Worrell’s leadership, ICCU employs 2,012 people and manages more than $12 billion in assets while serving more than 680,000 members. In 2024 alone, the credit union saw impressive growth with assets rising 10.19%, loans increasing 10.49%, and membership expanding 9.95%.

Key milestones include expanding membership parameters in 1953, launching business lending in 2008, and opening their first branch outside Idaho in Spokane, Washington, in 2022. Their community engagement is substantial, with $1.5 million donated to Northwest nonprofits and 36,000 volunteer hours logged by their “Green Team” in 2024.