Our business is making yours better.

Set your business apart for your customers and employees. Whatever your business structure—we have the tools to help.

Business Online Banking

Manage your accounts from anywhere.

ACH
Services

Streamline vendor, payroll, and tax payments.

Remote
Deposit

Skip the trip to the branch and deposit checks whenever.

Fraud
Protection

Add an extra layer of security to your account.

We're here to help.

Manage your finances when and where it’s most convenient to you.

  • Funds transfer, e-statements, check ordering, bill pay, custom reports
  • Add sub-users to help manage your accounts
  • Manage finances for multiple businesses under one log in
  • Track and report your monthly business expenses with QuickBooks
  • Send wire transfers with multi-factor authentication and added security
  • ACH Origination for employee direct deposit and payments to customers and vendors
  • Once enrolled, download the Columbia Credit Union app to make life even easier: App Store, Google Play

To enroll, complete the Designation of Business Online Banking Administrator form and take it into a branch or call our Contact Center to complete the form via e-signature.

Streamline payroll, vendor, and tax payments.

  • Reduce administrative costs, save time, and improve efficiency in direct deposit payroll, electronic vendor payments, and tax payments
  • Create Wire and/or ACH templates

Skip the trip to the branch and deposit your checks whenever you like.

  • Deposit large numbers of checks quickly with a scanner
  • Or download the Columbia Credit Union app to use a “deposit capture” with your phone camera
  • Once you have confirmed the deposited funds have been credited to your account, simply store the check for 30 days before destroying it

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Check Positive Pay and ACH Positive Pay is offered to business members through Business Online Banking.

This service gives our business members an extra layer of fraud protection on their accounts, giving them an opportunity to review checks and ACH items that are clearing their accounts that don’t match what was issued.

Save time and add more security to domestic and international wire transfers.

  • Initiate domestic wires through Online and Mobile Banking, by phone, or at any branch
  • Use templates for efficient recurring wires or initiate free-form wires for one-time payments
  • Receive email notification of wires received

Attract and retain quality employees with our financial tools and programs.

  • Group retirement programs
  • Executive bonus plans
  • Group life and supplemental insurance programs
  • Financial education seminars

LEARN ABOUT WORK PERKS

Deposit money at a branch after business hours without using an ATM.

Expand your customers’ payment options through our partner vendor.

  • Accept credit cards, debit cards, electronic checks, gifts cards, and mobile payments
  • Available wherever your business operates: online, retail store, fax, phone, or mail
  • Offered through Total Merchant Concepts, a trusted partner that has been processing payments for more than 20 years

Learn more about merchant services here.

Our Analysis Checking Account provides an Earnings Credit Rate (ECR) to offset some, or all, of your monthly costs for services.

  • This account type is common for businesses with higher balances and account activity
  • At the end of each month, in addition to your standard account statement, an Analysis statement will be provided with a summary of your services and transaction volumes.
  • The ECR is calculated on your average daily balance, and provides a credit towards the account costs, then only the net fee is deducted from your account.

If your company uses a Line of Credit on a regular basis, this service helps make advances and payments automated.

  • At the end of each business day, the system will determine the total funds received in deposits, minus the amount needed to cover all of the checks and electronic withdrawals. Then the Credit Sweep service will advance the exact amount needed to bring your account back to the target balance.
  • If there’s an excess balance after all of the transactions clear, then a payment will automatically be made.
  • A one-way Sweep is also available for overdraft protection.

This account is perfect for keeping incoming deposits separate from main accounts, or having a payroll or petty cash account that’s only funded when checks clear.

  • Our Zero Balance Account service automatically transfers funds at the end of each business day back to the original balance you choose—either a zero or target balance.
  • Until that time, the funds remain consolidated in your general operating account.
  • This service will allow you to segment duties, so you can limit employee access to payments and deposits received, or to paid checks and withdrawals when used for a disbursement account.

Get the Columbia CU Mobile App

Enrolled in Business Online Banking? Access your accounts from anywhere for free with the Columbia CU app.

"We want to continue serving this community, and Columbia is a big part of that."

Rosie Patterson, Franko’s Dog Grooming

"We want to continue serving this community, and Columbia is a big part of that."

Rosie Patterson, Franko’s Dog Grooming

Merchant Card Services

We are proud to partner with Total Merchant Concepts (TMC), to provide debit and credit card processing. We chose TMC because of their integrity and their commitment to providing great service with no long-term contracts to our business members. Plus, they have competitive rates and low set-up costs to make card processing affordable.

Accepting credit cards can increase your business by as much as 45%! Accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Debit Cards (both PIN and non PIN based).

TMC makes processing your credit cards online affordable! From comprehensive shopping carts, TMC Shop Now or API set ups to simple DONATE NOW functions for our Non-Profit businesses, we are prepared to help you enable your web site to accept credit cards from your customers!

Providing options for your customers can translate to more dollars in your pocket. We will work with you to create a Gift Card/Loyalty program to increase traffic and revenue for your business.

When you make taking payments for your organization EASY and you keep your donor’s experience in mind, you can attract the dollars it takes to make the difference you are making in the world! We have several options and programs available.

Technology has given us the ability to turn your smart phone or web enabled tablet into a mobile credit card processing device. Selecting the RIGHT option for your business is very important.

We all have areas in our business that could use a little attention, so TMC has taken 20+ years of their business knowledge and experience, added it to their passion to take care of merchants and developed some services and alliances that will help you take your business to the next level. TMC offers, Payroll services, FREE Business assessments, Social Media Assistance, Customer Service training and more!

Get Started

Open an account.

The fastest way to open a business account is to visit a branch. Just be sure to bring the Required Documents.

Business Membership Eligibility

  • Your business is located in Washington State or the Oregon community of Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah or Washington counties; and you have employees at that location
  • Your business is not located in Washington but more than 50% of the owners or employees of your company are eligible for membership by:
    1. Living in Washington State of the Oregon community of Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah or Washington counties
    2. Have a relative that lives or works in Washington State or the Oregon community of Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah or Washington counties

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