401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$40M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,460
Participants Above avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,141
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

$40M in assets, 2,460 participants

Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc's Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $40M in total assets and 2,460 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #6,073 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in South Carolina

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan covers 2,460 participants in South Carolina, 6.7x the typical South Carolina plan (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $40M.

#6,073
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+15.9%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$39,707,411 Top 19% higher than 81% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (2,460 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $34M in the plan year 2023 filing to $40M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 2,498 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,460 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 582332639 · Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc PY 2024 · 401(k)

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · $40M · 2,460 · 81st

  • BOY $40M
  • SCH 2,460
  • EBSA 81st
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Crownquest 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #6073

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 2024.

South Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$34M
Net Assets (End of Year)$40M
Net Income$5M
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): 0.039707411 · Participants: 2460Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.477517422 · Participants: 15095Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.829914985 · Participants: 9296The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.663698617 · Participants: 11813Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.460862801 · Participants: 11878Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.350798497 · Participants: 5733The Milliken Retirement 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 Crownquest 401(k) Plan in TX ($40M); by covered participants it is Mayo Clinic Health System 401(a) Plan in MN (2,460 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($40M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,460 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024?
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 15.9% during 2024, from $34M to $40M. Reported net income was $5M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Crownquest 401(k) Plan in TX ($40M, 291 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 Mayo Clinic Health System 401(a) Plan in MN (2,460 participants, $256M in assets).