First Bancorp 401(k) Review & Grade
First Bancorp Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan
Southern Pines, NCFinance & Insurance1,387 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$5,111Employer $ per active participant
$5,747Employee $ saved per active participant
0.08%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$164.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$100,709Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity33.7 / 5067th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost19.5 / 2578th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving4.7 / 1531th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score68 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 67th |
| Lower admin cost | 78th |
| Employee saving | 31th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- First Bancorp put in about $5,111 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,606). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $7,088,424 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $7,970,722 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,203,862 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $125,906 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $27,002 |
| Benefits paid out | $14,837,194 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $138.4M / $164.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,378 / 1,396 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,630 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Crowe LLP |
| Employer stock held by plan | $12,934,398 |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $98,835 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $27,002 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250701092342NAL0012530497001, received 2025-07-01, EIN 56-1421916, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.