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US Metro Bank401(k)

US METRO BANK 401K PLAN · GARDEN GROVE, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.26%

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

US Metro Bank reported $31,092 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.26% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,011 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 0.04% to 0.26%. 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 4,610th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and 3,618th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.77 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 112 to 159 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$13,811,214
Participants with balances181
Active participants159
Employer contributions$955,791
Employee contributions$1,691,569
Employer contribution per active participant$6,011
Average account balance$76,305
Benefits paid to participants$1,141,875
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCKP, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.8M · 181 accts · $956K emplr
2023$9.7M · 163 accts · $702K emplr
2022$6.8M · 126 accts · $645K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$15,471
Investment management$15,621
Total administrative$31,092
The US Metro Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,011
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$6,011 per active participant
2023$4,745 per active participant
2022$5,762 per active participant

US Metro 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
ROYAL ALLIANCE ASSOCIATES, INC. · Recordkeeping · Trustee$15,561
ADP, INC. · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$15,530

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024ADP, ROYAL ALLIANCE ASSOCIATES, INC.
2023ADP, OneAmerica

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left US Metro Bank before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$31,092 · 0.26%
2023$8,223 · 0.10%
2022$2,460 · 0.04%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 510579481 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.