Cornerstone Capital Bank 401(k) Review & Grade
Cornerstone Capital Bank, SSB 401(k) Plan
Houston, TXFinance & Insurance1,434 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,164Employer $ per active participant
$5,828Employee $ saved per active participant
0.19%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$136.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$106,908Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity5.4 / 5011th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost14.0 / 2556th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.0 / 1533th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score24 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 11th |
| Lower admin cost | 56th |
| Employee saving | 33th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $1,539 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Cornerstone Capital Bank put in about $1,164 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.
- 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 | $1,669,137 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $8,358,032 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $539,862 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $246,577 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $109,969 |
| Benefits paid out | $14,352,645 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $123.9M / $136.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,434 / 1,434 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,274 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Richey May & Co |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $138,224 reported compensation |
| Commerce Street Investment Advisor | $109,969 reported compensation |
| Wealth Management Systems Inc | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251219090355NAL0006520017001, received 2025-12-19, EIN 76-0236067, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.