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Mechanics Bank401(k)

MECHANICS BANK 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · MANSFIELD, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.57%

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

Mechanics Bank reported $77,606 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.57% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,293 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 0.57%. 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 among the smaller plans on file in Ohio (1,655th of 3,295), and 3,577th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.19 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,176,014
Participants with balances174
Active participants159
Employer contributions$523,527
Employee contributions$622,760
Employer contribution per active participant$3,293
Average account balance$81,471
Benefits paid to participants$1,990,512
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCROWE LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$14.2M · 174 accts · $524K emplr
2023$12.8M · 161 accts · $485K emplr
2022$10.7M · 161 accts · $432K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$29,242
Investment management$23,470
Audit (IQPA)$18,375
Trustee / custodial$6,519
Total administrative$77,606
The Mechanics Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,293
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,293 per active participant
2023$3,215 per active participant
2022$2,844 per active participant

Mechanics Bank's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20244
PROTPA LLC · Contract administrator$29,242
ESB WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (plan) · Named fiduciary$23,470
CROWE HORWATH LLP · Custodial (securities)$18,375
MATRIX TRUST COMPANY · Custodial (securities)$6,519

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$77,606 · 0.57%
2023$68,807 · 0.59%
2022$63,628 · 0.55%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 340394160 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.