STCU Plans 20th Spokane County branch to Serve Growing Membership

Posted by Alyse Knudsen on April 3, 2026

STCU's new Lincoln Heights Branch will be built on the site of a bank branch that burned in 2024

STCU will begin construction in April on its Lincoln Heights Branch, to serve a growing membership and help alleviate traffic at the credit union’s existing branches on Spokane’s South Hill.

In recent years, STCU has expanded its footprint, acquiring branch locations in many rural communities, particularly in Eastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. At the same time, the credit union has looked for in-fill opportunities in areas of rapid growth in Spokane and Kootenai counties, home to a great many of its members.

“We love branching out to serve new and existing members in communities that might otherwise lose the opportunity for face-to-face interactions with a local financial institution,” said Lindsey Myhre, STCU President and CEO. “At the same time, we will not overlook our many members right here in Spokane, where STCU got its start 92 years ago.”

The new, 4,800-square-foot Lincoln Heights Branch will be constructed on the footprint of a former U.S. Bank branch that burned due to equipment malfunction in 2024. STCU purchased the site earlier this year and tentatively plans to open the branch in late 2026 or early 2027.

The location is 1½ miles from STCU’s South Branch and two miles from the Moran Prairie Branch, both of which see high traffic at times. Like its neighbors, it will be a full-service STCU branch location, with a lobby and two drive-through lanes, a walk-up ATM and onsite parking. It will be staffed by a team of five.

The Lincoln Heights Branch will be STCU’s 52nd branch location, and its 20th in Washington’s Spokane County, more than any other credit union or bank. More than half of all households include one or more STCU members.

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