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STCU Opens 51st Branch to Better Serve Spokane’s North Side

Posted by on January 7, 2026

STCU will kick off the new year by opening a new branch location to serve Spokane’s fast-growing North Side neighborhoods in the Mead area.

The 3,470 square-foot Mt. Spokane Branch, which opens Jan. 7, is in a convenient location for many members who currently use STCU’s North Spokane, Indian Trail, and Northtown Square branches.

Every day, tens of thousands of STCU members access their accounts through online banking and the STCU Mobile App, but visiting a branch continues to be fundamental to the member experience.

Since the start of this decade, STCU has more than doubled its branch network to 50. (Mt. Spokane will be the 51st.) That has included moving into rural communities throughout eastern and central Washington, and eastern Oregon. Meanwhile, the credit union continued to fill gaps in Spokane and Kootenai counties by opening its Rathdrum, Medical Lake, Argonne, and Hayden branches in 2020 and 2021.

Two additional branches are being planning: one in Spokane with a tentative opening date in late 2026 and one in Coeur d’Alene with a tentative opening date in late 2027.

“These three new branches are strategically located to provide options in some of our busier neighborhoods,” said Chris Severin, STCU Senior Vice President of Retail. “They’ll be convenient for many of our members.”

Assistant Branch Manager Oresto Best will lead a team of five at the Mt. Spokane Branch. Raised in North Spokane, Best started his STCU career eight years ago as a teller at the credit union’s North Branch.

Janell Pavlica oversees the Mt. Spokane, North, and Indian Trail branches, with the title of AVP North District Branch Manager. A Mead High School graduate and North Side resident, Pavlica has worked at STCU since 1997.

Posted in Idaho, Regional Member News, Washington.

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