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Community First Bank401(k)

COMMUNITY FIRST BANK 401(K) PLAN · WALHALLA, SC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.48%

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

Community First Bank reported $33,317 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.48% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,196 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 rose from 0.46% to 0.73%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in South Carolina (500th of 807), and 4,232nd of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2023, employees put in $1.91 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 138 to 121 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,460,887
Participants with balances147
Active participants121
Employer contributions$265,690
Employee contributions$506,804
Employer contribution per active participant$2,196
Average account balance$50,754
Benefits paid to participants$552,612
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$3.2M · 81 accts · $139K emplr
2023$7.5M · 147 accts · $266K emplr
2022$6.4M · 192 accts · $380K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$14,599
Investment management$18,718
Total administrative$33,317
The Community First Bank 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,196
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$2,196 per active participant
2022$2,753 per active participant

Community First Bank's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Investment advisory (plan)$15,757
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$2,961

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$38,810 · 0.73%
2023$33,317 · 0.48%
2022$31,557 · 0.46%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 570899390 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.