401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
287
Participants Below avg headcount
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$62,492
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Fame Plan · Sponsored by The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Incorporated · Arkansas · Finance & Insurance

$18M in assets, 287 participants

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Incorporated's The Fame Plan reported $18M in total assets and 287 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #5,696 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Arkansas

The Fame Plan covers 287 participants in Arkansas, about 10% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $18M.

#5,696
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-17.2%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Fame Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Fame Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$17,935,186 Top 24% higher than 76% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

The Fame Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Fame Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (287 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 710600180 · The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Incorporated PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Fame Plan · $18M · 287 · 76th

  • EIN $18M
  • EIN 287
  • EIN 76th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Trg 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #5696

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Arkansas →

The Fame Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Fame Plan$18MHr & a Advisors, Inc. 401(k)/Profit Sharing PlanHr & a Advisors, Inc. 401(k)…$18MWinthrop Capital Advisors LLC 401(k)PlanWinthrop Capital Advisors LL…$18MKirkwood Holdings, Inc. 401(k) PlanKirkwood Holdings, Inc. 401(…$18MTrg 401(k) Plan$18M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Fame Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Arkansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN710600180
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 66.10043940053288% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40M 202220232024 $31.4M $10.7M ▼ -66.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 562 $31M
2023 1 268 $11M
2024 1 254 $11M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arkansas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Fame Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000000500000100000015000002000000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Fame Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017935186 · Participants: 287The Fame PlanWalmart 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.747577034 · Participants: 1687830Walmart 401(k) PlanTyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.240139798 · Participants: 109234Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanDillard's, Inc. Investment & Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.448802275 · Participants: 30577Dillard's, Inc. Investment & Employee Stock Ownership PlanJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.120265109 · Participants: 34174J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employee Retirement PlanWindstream 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.09987819 · Participants: 10984Windstream 401(k) Plan
The Fame Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare The Fame Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Fame Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Trg 401(k) Plan in FL ($18M); by covered participants it is M. S. Aerospace 401(k) Plan in CA (287 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($18M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (287 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Fame Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Fame Plan declined sharply - down 17.2% during 2022, from $22M to $18M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets declined 66.1%, from $31M to $11M.
Where does The Fame Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Fame Plan ranks in the 76th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Fame Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trg 401(k) Plan in FL ($18M, 309 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Fame Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is M. S. Aerospace 401(k) Plan in CA (287 participants, $11M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 710600180.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.