401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Empeople Credit Union 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
302
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$114,374
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Empeople Credit Union · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$35M in assets, 302 participants

Empeople Credit Union's Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan reported $35M in total assets and 302 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #6,318 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan covers 302 participants in Illinois, about 39% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $35M.

#6,318
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+59.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$34,540,863 Top 19% higher than 81% of 127,068 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 2023

Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (302 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 163 in the plan year 2022 filing to 302 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 362472059 · Empeople Credit Union PY 2023 · 401(k)

Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan · $35M · 302 · 81st

  • 5500 $35M
  • 5500 302
  • 5500 81st
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Wesleylife 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • 5500 ind #6318

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 Illinois →

Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN362472059
Plan Effective Date1997-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empeople Credit Union)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empeople Credit Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$42M 92.41192104883713% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $21.6M $41.6M ▲ +92.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 163 $22M
2023 1 302 $35M
2024 1 240 $42M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.034540863 · Participants: 302Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Wesleylife 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in IA ($35M); by covered participants it is Big Village Group USA Retirement Savings Plan in NJ (302 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($35M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (302 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan surged - up 59.7% during 2023, from $22M to $35M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Empeople Credit Union plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empeople Credit Union's sponsor-wide assets grew 92.4%, from $22M to $42M.
Where does Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wesleylife 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in IA ($35M, 1,167 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empeople Credit Union Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Big Village Group USA Retirement Savings Plan in NJ (302 participants, N/A in assets).