Three Rivers Federal Credit Union 401(k) Review & Grade
3rivers Retirement Plan
Fort Wayne, INFinance & Insurance544 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,311Employer $ per active participant
$4,697Employee $ saved per active participant
0.05%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$46.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$69,830Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity13.1 / 5026th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost22.2 / 2589th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.9 / 1520th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score45 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 26th |
| Lower admin cost | 89th |
| Employee saving | 20th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $2,429 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Three Rivers Federal Credit Union put in about $2,311 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 | $1,257,222 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,555,346 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $133,350 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $20,078 |
| Contract administrator fees | $20,078 |
| Benefits paid out | $5,116,790 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $41.3M / $46.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 609 / 479 |
| Participants with account balances | 668 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Haines, Isenbarger & Skiba, LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Stancorp Financial Group | $124,630 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250930131643NAL0013257616001, received 2025-09-30, EIN 35-0885395, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.