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American Riviera Bank401(k)

AMERICAN RIVIERA BANK 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST · SANTA BARBARA, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.22%

Peer grade: A- · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

American Riviera Bank reported $38,491 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.22% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,308 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.23% to 0.22%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 3,752nd-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and 3,139th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $2.12 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$19,155,179
Participants with balances159
Active participants132
Employer contributions$568,716
Employee contributions$1,203,109
Employer contribution per active participant$4,308
Average account balance$120,473
Benefits paid to participants$1,288,485
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$19.2M · 159 accts · $569K emplr
2023$16.4M · 156 accts · $570K emplr
2022$12.4M · 147 accts · $502K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Investment management$30,219
Total administrative$38,491
The American Riviera Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,308
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,308 per active participant
2023$4,257 per active participant
2022$3,920 per active participant

American Riviera Bank's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
CHANNEL WEALTH LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$30,219
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$1,707

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$38,491 · 0.22%
2023$33,495 · 0.23%
2022$29,434 · 0.23%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 205071344 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.