Our History Premier Credit Union began as Bankers Life Employees Credit Union on September 11, 1933. The purpose of the credit union was to promote savings and in turn offer affordable loans to its members. Only employees and retirees of Bankers Life Company and their families were eligible to join the credit union. In 1986 when Bankers Life Company changed its name to Principal Financial Group, the credit union subsequently changed its name to Principal Financial Group Employees Credit Union. The credit union's name changed again in 2001 to its current name, Premier Credit Union. This change was initiated for two reasons. The name Principal Employees Credit Union no longer represented our full membership base. Since our policy is "Once a member, always a member", a large part of our membership over 70 plus years were no longer employed at Principal Financial Group. In addition, we have a growing base of family members that never worked at Principal Financial Group. The new name, Premier Credit Union, reinforces our core mission, which is Building Relationships - One Member at a Time. On April 4, 2004, the credit union moved its office to our current main office location at 800 9th Street in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The location was picked because of its proximity to the corporate offices of Principal Financial Group where a large number of members still work and its convenient downtown presence for new downtown Employer Partners such as The Des Moines Register, KCCI-Chan

Website: premiercu.org

Phone: (515) 282-1611

Cross Streets: Near the intersection of 9th St and Center St