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Centier Bank401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

CENTIER BANK ASSOCIATES' STOCK OWNERSHIP AND 401(K) PLAN · MERRILLVILLE, IN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.02%

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

Centier Bank reported $38,405 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.02% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $9,347 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 has held roughly steady near 0.016%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 63rd-largest of 1,562 plans among Indiana employers on file, and the 495th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, the employer put in $1.55 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 956 to 1,069 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$256,402,927
Participants with balances1,165
Active participants1,069
Employer contributions$9,991,921
Employee contributions$6,441,807
Employer contribution per active participant$9,347
Average account balance$220,088
Benefits paid to participants$17,172,379
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$256.4M · 1,165 accts · $10.0M emplr
2023$227.6M · 1,244 accts · $8.7M emplr
2022$193.5M · 1,082 accts · $7.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$36,179
Total administrative$38,405
The Centier Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$9,347
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$9,347 per active participant
2023$8,578 per active participant
2022$7,845 per active participant

Centier Bank's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$36,179
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$38,405 · 0.02%
2023$35,335 · 0.02%
2022$30,022 · 0.02%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 350161790 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.