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First Northern Bank & Trust Co.401(k)

THE FIRST NORTHERN BANK & TRUST 401(K) PLAN · PALMERTON, PA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.32%

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

First Northern Bank & Trust Co. reported $63,263 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.32% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,660 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 0.47% to 0.42%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 1,528th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and 3,037th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2023, employees put in $2.43 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,241,765
Participants with balances131
Active participants108
Employer contributions$179,311
Employee contributions$435,977
Employer contribution per active participant$1,660
Average account balance$154,517
Benefits paid to participants$2,726,449
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorROBERT ROSSI & CO.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$19.4M · 121 accts · $176K emplr
2023$20.2M · 131 accts · $179K emplr
2022$18.9M · 152 accts · $182K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$63,263
Total administrative$63,263
The First Northern Bank & Trust Co. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,660
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$1,357 per active participant
2023$1,660 per active participant
2022$1,626 per active participant

First Northern Bank & Trust Co.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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 · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$36,091
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$23,490
DUNBAR BENDER & ZAPF INC · Contract administrator · Other services$3,681

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$83,341 · 0.42%
2023$63,263 · 0.32%
2022$99,564 · 0.47%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 240579220 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.