RALEIGH, N.C. — Coastal Federal Credit Union is now among the 45 largest credit unions in the country as it has surpassed $2 billion in assets.

Since Jan. 1 Coastal has added more than $139 million in assets and increased membership by 8,000 to reach 177,000 members. A new high-dividend checking account that Coastal debuted earlier this year brought in more than 3,000 new accounts for the credit union.

"The high-dividend checking account was a piece of the puzzle that was really missing for us," Joseph Mecca, director of community and corporate relations.

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