401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$34M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,498
Participants Above avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$13,719
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc · South Carolina · Finance & Insurance

$34M in assets, 2,498 participants

Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc's Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $34M in total assets and 2,498 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.

  • #6,306 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in South Carolina

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan covers 2,498 participants in South Carolina, 6.8x the typical South Carolina plan (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $34M.

#6,306
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+23.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,270,992 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

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,498 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $34M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 2,617 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,498 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 582332639 · Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · $34M · 2,498 · 81st

  • IND $34M
  • EOY 2,498
  • 5500 81st
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Ataraxis, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
  • EIN ind #6306

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 South Carolina →

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

South Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$34M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN582332639
Plan Effective Date1997-08-07
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$40M 43.590405727385075% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $27.7M $39.7M ▲ +43.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,617 $28M
2023 1 2,498 $34M
2024 1 2,460 $40M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.034270992 · Participants: 2498Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.081217676 · Participants: 14439Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.54970984 · Participants: 8661The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.560739492 · Participants: 11311Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.313010355 · Participants: 10614Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.296149408 · Participants: 11348Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ataraxis, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in ID ($34M); by covered participants it is Dunne Manning 401(k) Plan in PA (2,498 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,498 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 Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 23.9% during 2023, from $28M to $34M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 43.6%, from $28M to $40M.
Where does Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) 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 Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ataraxis, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in ID ($34M, 1,692 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dunne Manning 401(k) Plan in PA (2,498 participants, $33M in assets).