San Diego County Credit Union 401(k) Review & Grade
San Diego County Credit Union Employees Salary Savings Plan
San Diego, CAFinance & Insurance1,205 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,429Employer $ per active participant
$4,194Employee $ saved per active participant
0.07%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$110.4MNet plan assets, end of year
$76,583Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity14.3 / 5029th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost20.7 / 2583th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.2 / 1515th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score47 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 29th |
| Lower admin cost | 83th |
| Employee saving | 15th |
| 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
- San Diego County Credit Union put in about $2,429 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,606). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- 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 | $2,926,822 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,053,176 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $575,351 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $68,375 |
| Contract administrator fees | $68,375 |
| Benefits paid out | $10,324,649 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $97.3M / $110.4M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,577 / 833 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,442 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Stancorp Financial Group | $54,739 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251010154657NAL0018427474001, received 2025-10-10, EIN 95-1184903, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.