Sterling Bank & Trust FSB 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingSterling Bank & Trust 401(k) Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 38-2524834Updated Oct 2026

What Sterling Bank & Trust FSB's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.2M in employer contributions, about $2,666 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$64,259
Average account balance
461
Participants (end of year)
$29M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.22%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperThe Vanguard Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorMeaden & Moore, Ltd. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 3,409 defined-contribution plans in finance and insurance with 100 to 499 participants.

Sterling Bank & Trust FSB: employer contribution per participant$2,666
Peer median$2,868
Sterling Bank & Trust FSB: average balance$64,259
Peer median$95,281
Sterling Bank & Trust FSB: admin expenses ÷ assets0.22%
Peer median0.22%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $23.8M at the end of plan year 2021 to $29M at the end of plan year 2024.

$23.8M2021$22.2M2022$25.6M2023$29M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Sterling Bank & Trust FSB plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024461$29M$1.2M$2,6660.22%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023473$25.6M$1.2M$2,6620.38%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022469$22.2M$1.3M$2,8080.42%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021430$23.8M$1.3M$3,0250.31%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Sterling Bank & Trust FSB match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Sterling Bank & Trust 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $1.2M in employer contributions, about $2,666 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Sterling Bank & Trust FSB 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Sterling Bank & Trust 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Sterling Bank & Trust FSB 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The plan administrator is Sterling Bank & Trust FSB.

I left Sterling Bank & Trust FSB. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Sterling Bank & Trust FSB, (510) 834-3830) or the recordkeeper, The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The Sterling Bank & Trust FSB old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Sterling Bank & Trust FSB 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Sterling Bank & Trust FSB filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Sterling Bank & Trust FSB. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology