Brazos Community Credit Union

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Brazoria County may now join BCCU.

The credit union was founded in 1970 by 12 employees of the Amoco Chemical Company at Chocolate Bayou. These employees were: Jim Dover, B. C. Milligan, Ronald Moss, R. C. Henderson, J. M. Williams, Ken Hockin, Herbert Tyer, Louis Link, Dean Kahn, R. R. Rodriguez, E. R. Beall, and Patricia Webb. Since there were no office accommodations, business was conducted out of a paper sack. As business picked up, the credit union outgrew the “sack” and graduated to a “briefcase.” By the end of the first year, the membership had reached a total of 115 accounts.

 In 2001, the credit union changed its name to BP Employees Credit Union after Amoco Chemical Company sold the plant to British Petroleum (BP). In 2003, the credit union applied for and was granted a community charter making it possible for anyone who lives, works, or attends school in Brazoria County to be a member of the credit union. Also that year, internet banking, an online bill payment service, and Visa debit cards were rolled out to the membership. Retha Snelson retired in 2004 and Bobby Mathews was hired as only the third President/CEO in the credit union’s history. The credit union changed its name to Brazos Community Credit Union in 2005 and adopted a new logo with new colors of burnt orange and navy blue. As of the end of October 2006, the credit union had 2,338 members, $15,527,228.10 in total assets, and 8 full-time employees.