401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ascend Federal Credit Union 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$51M
Total assets Below avg plan size
620
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,840
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan · Sponsored by Ascend Federal Credit Union · Tennessee · Finance & Insurance

$51M in assets, 620 participants

Ascend Federal Credit Union's Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan reported $51M in total assets and 620 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #6,493 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan sits by assets

Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $51M for 620 participants (~$82,840/participant), up 16.3% in 2024.

#6,493
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+16.3%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$51,361,075 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (620 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan end-of-year assets rose from $44M in the plan year 2023 filing to $51M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan reported net income rose from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan reported participants rose from 612 in the plan year 2023 filing to 620 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 620527850 · Ascend Federal Credit Union PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan · $51M · 620 · 84th

  • 5500 $51M
  • 5500 620
  • 5500 84th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Aaa Oregon/Idaho Qualified Employee Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #6493

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 Tennessee →

Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sbm Management Services, LP 401(k) Savings PlanSbm Management Services, LP …$51MAscend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation PlanAscend Federal Credit Union …$51MAaa Oregon/Idaho Qualified Employee Savings PlanAaa Oregon/Idaho Qualified E…$51MWest Liberty Foods, L.L.C. Employee Savings PlanWest Liberty Foods, L.L.C. E…$51MNippon Life Group 401(k) Plan$51M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$44M
Net Assets (End of Year)$51M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN620527850
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ascend Federal Credit Union)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ascend Federal Credit Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 37.32051887354294% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $37.4M $51.4M ▲ +37.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 586 $37M
2023 1 612 $44M
2024 1 620 $51M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Tennessee

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

Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.051361075 · Participants: 620Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation PlanFedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.378065969 · Participants: 113079Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings PlanHca 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.821303026 · Participants: 307086Hca 401(k) PlanFederal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.306930367 · Participants: 5830Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings PlanInternational Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.993858777 · Participants: 12564International Paper Company Salaried Savings PlanChs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.778242011 · Participants: 59441Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants

Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Aaa Oregon/Idaho Qualified Employee Savings Plan in OR ($51M); by covered participants it is Winners Circle 401(k) Retirement Plan in NV (620 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (620 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 Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan grew sharply - up 16.3% during 2024, from $44M to $51M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Ascend Federal Credit Union plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ascend Federal Credit Union's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.3%, from $37M to $51M.
Where does Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan ranks in the 84th 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 Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aaa Oregon/Idaho Qualified Employee Savings Plan in OR ($51M, 468 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascend Federal Credit Union Cash or Deferred Compensation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Winners Circle 401(k) Retirement Plan in NV (620 participants, $6M in assets).