Texas Dow Employee Credit Union

Texas Dow Employee Credit Union, commonly called TDECU, was founded by the employees of Dow Chemical Company in 1954. Membership was initially limited to Dow and Ethyl-Dow employees

As of June 2017, it has over 263,000 members, with assets of $3.05 billion.

The credit union offers the following services:

• Checking and savings accounts
• Credit cards
• IRAs
• Money Management
• Mortgages
• Auto, home equity, and personal loans
• Homeowners, life, health, and auto insurance.
• Financial planning and investment services

TDECU has had multiple acquisitions over the years, including Bluebonnet Credit Union in 2011, Hancock Bank in 2013, and FMC Technologies in 2014.

In August 2020, the company fired an employee who made racist remarks on a social media platform.

In June 2020, the credit union announced that it was teaming up with Illuma Labs to apply voice authentication software to its call center to prevent fraud.

Texas Dow Employee Credit Union maintains a corporate office in Lake Jackson, Texas.