Gate City Bank 401(k) Review & Grade
Gate City Bank Retirement Savings Plan
Fargo, NDFinance & Insurance779 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,362Employer $ per active participant
$4,933Employee $ saved per active participant
0.06%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$79.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$106,629Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity22.8 / 5046th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost21.2 / 2585th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving3.3 / 1522th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score50 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 46th |
| Lower admin cost | 85th |
| Employee saving | 22th |
| 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
- Gate City Bank put in about $3,362 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 | $2,619,152 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,842,595 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $298,231 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $43,481 |
| Benefits paid out | $6,101,836 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $69.2M / $79.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 755 / 803 |
| Participants with account balances | 747 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Eide Bailly |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | −$59,701 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250730095954NAL0009875698001, received 2025-07-30, EIN 45-0138060, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.