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Paragon Bank401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

PARAGON BANK 401(K) EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN · MEMPHIS, TN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.22%

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

Paragon Bank reported $34,536 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.22% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,118 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 0.21% to 0.22%. 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 the 610th-largest of 1,496 plans among Tennessee employers on file, and 3,268th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.38 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 102 to 122 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,443,264
Participants with balances146
Active participants122
Employer contributions$624,415
Employee contributions$860,214
Employer contribution per active participant$5,118
Average account balance$119,474
Benefits paid to participants$321,960
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorREYNOLDS, BONE & GRIESBECK, PLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.4M · 146 accts · $624K emplr
2023$13.9M · 147 accts · $549K emplr
2022$11.4M · 135 accts · $584K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$680
Investment management$33,856
Total administrative$34,536
The Paragon Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,118
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,118 per active participant
2023$5,034 per active participant
2022$5,729 per active participant

Paragon Bank's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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
JOHN HANCOCK USA · Recordkeeping · Investment management$380
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS · Investment advisory (participants)$33,856

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history3
2024$34,536 · 0.22%
2023$27,894 · 0.22%
2022$23,793 · 0.21%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 201022853 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.