Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

First Citizens Bank & Trust Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$314M
Total assets
643
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$487,661
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company · North Carolina · Finance & Insurance

$314M in assets, 643 participants

First Citizens Bank & Trust Company's Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $314M in total assets and 643 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #7,962 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $314M for 643 participants (~$487,661/participant), down 2.3% in 2024.

$314M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
643
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$487,661
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 685 in the plan year 2023 filing to 643 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $321M in the plan year 2023 filing to $314M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.1x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$321M
Net Assets (End of Year)$314M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN560223230
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Citizens Bank & Trust Company)

$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B$5B 202220232024 $3.29B $4.7B â–˛ +42.9%
Total plan assets by year, all First Citizens Bank & Trust Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 9,372 $3.3B
2023 5 8,612 $4.1B
2024 5 17,863 $4.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Cit Group, Inc. Reti…Honeywell Retirement…Truist Financial Cor…Duke Energy Retireme…Employees' Retiremen…The Hearst Corporati…
Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 2.3% during 2024, from $321M to $314M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have First Citizens Bank & Trust Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Citizens Bank & Trust Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 42.9%, from $3.3B to $4.7B.
Where does Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cit Group, Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of Hns Management Co Inc Represented by Atu in CT ($314M, 1,013 participants).

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