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Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union401(k)

CAROLINAS TELCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 401(K) PLAN AND TRUST · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.33%

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

Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union reported $47,684 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.33% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,419 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.30% to 0.33%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,620 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 890th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and 3,514th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2025, employees put in $1.83 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 108 to 88 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,821,763
Participants with balances124
Active participants88
Employer contributions$212,852
Employee contributions$389,015
Employer contribution per active participant$2,419
Average account balance$119,530
Benefits paid to participants$1,638,301
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$14.8M · 124 accts · $213K emplr
2024$13.9M · 125 accts · $265K emplr
2023$13.2M · 144 accts · $263K emplr
2022$11.4M · 110 accts · $198K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$34,953
Investment management$12,731
Total administrative$47,684
The Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union 401(k) match · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$2,419
Median for plans this size$2,666
2025$2,419 per active participant
2024$3,198 per active participant
2023$2,269 per active participant
2022$1,832 per active participant

Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union's 2025 employer contribution ran below the $2,666 median for plans its size. 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 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20252
CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$34,953
MEMBERS CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$12,731

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

Recordkeeper by year3
2025TruStage (CUNA Mutual)
2024TruStage (CUNA Mutual)
2023TruStage (CUNA Mutual)

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Administrative cost history4
2025$47,684 · 0.33%
2024$45,983 · 0.34%
2023$39,442 · 0.32%
2022$38,005 · 0.30%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560166559 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.