Today we’re welcoming a new sponsor, BECU, getting ready to open another Neighborhood Financial Center in this area, this time in White Center. New WSB sponsors have the opportunity to tell you about themselves – so here’s BECU’s message for you:

Hey, West Seattle, a new BECU Neighborhood Financial Center (or NFC) is opening soon near you! We’re proud to find a new home, right in the heart of White Center — on the corner of Southwest 107th and 16th Avenue Southwest — that will make financial services more accessible for over 16,600 residents in neighborhoods like Highland Park, Delridge, White Center, and Top Hat.

As Washington’s largest not-for-profit, community-driven credit union, BECU is committed to bringing better financial access and wellbeing to South King County. At our White Center NFC, you’ll find BECU member consultants who can provide personal guidance to help our members navigate their unique financial situation. The center will offer a full range of services; including personalized, account management, mortgages, support for small businesses, and ATMs. Members will also have access to digital tools like Video Banking, online savings tools, and free Financial Health Checks, where our team will review your finances with you one-on-one. In addition, the new NFC will provide a space for financial health classes, community events, and other educational programming. Our goal is for the NFC to become a valuable community resource that promotes financial empowerment through both in- person support and virtual solutions that meet our members’ ever-evolving needs.

In keeping with BECU’s mission as a not-for-profit cooperative, this new NFC also reflects our dedication to community support and philanthropy. BECU is proud to support the local White Center Food Bank. We previously awarded funds to the White Center Food Bank as part of our annual People Helping People Awards program, enabling initiatives like the BIPOC Food Distribution Project with the Silent Task Force. BECU has also extended support to other local organizations, including Freedom Church, Highline College Foundation, and the Renton Regional Community Foundation — all of which have an ongoing history of positive impact on White Center residents.

Through these efforts, BECU seeks to strengthen the social and financial fabric of your community, underscoring our commitment to creating lasting, meaningful change for our members. Visit us at BECU.org to become a member today. We can’t wait to serve you in person soon.

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We thank BECU‘s new White Center NFC for supporting community-collaborative local news by sponsoring WSB. Interested in sponsorship? Please call us at 206-293-6302.