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The Citizens Bank401(k)

THE CITIZENS BANK 401(K) PLAN · BATESVILLE, AR · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.63%

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

The Citizens Bank reported $101,311 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.63% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,998 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 0.52% to 0.63%. 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 177th-largest of 456 plans among Arkansas employers on file, and 3,384th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.55 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 216 to 180 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,206,831
Participants with balances190
Active participants180
Employer contributions$539,654
Employee contributions$838,373
Employer contribution per active participant$2,998
Average account balance$85,299
Benefits paid to participants$2,985,494
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.2M · 190 accts · $540K emplr
2023$15.8M · 217 accts · $612K emplr
2022$14.3M · 216 accts · $623K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$35,615
Investment management$24,498
Audit (IQPA)$16,700
Total administrative$101,311
The The Citizens Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,998
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,998 per active participant
2023$3,046 per active participant
2022$2,886 per active participant

The Citizens 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 · 20243
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$48,996
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$35,614
HOGAN TAYLOR LLP · Accounting / audit$16,700

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$101,311 · 0.63%
2023$92,692 · 0.62%
2022$76,181 · 0.52%
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Encore Bank AR$14.7M · 0.99%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 710258539 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.