Sterling National Bank 401(k) and pension plans

Sterling National Bank, Jericho, NY. EIN 13-1726107. Annual reports 2009–2020. Also filed as Sterling Bancorp and Sterling National Bank; Gotham Bank of New York; Provident Bank; Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association.

Sterling National Bank has no active retirement plan on file. Its last annual report was for 2020. Its Astoria Bank 401(k) Plan was merged into Sterling National Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in 2018.

Active plans: 0
Plans on file: 7
Industry: Finance and insurance

All 7 plans

Active plans first

Astoria Bank Employees' Pension Plan

Pension (defined benefit), frozenClosed

Closed. The plan filed its final annual report for 2020, which means its assets were paid out or moved and it no longer exists.

Plan number: 009Employer EIN 13-1726107
Participants (2019): 7
Net assets (2019): $16.4 million
Plan administrator: Sterling National Bank
1 Jericho Plaza
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 327-3000As filed for 2020
In effect since: June 1, 1949

Earlier sponsors: Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association (2009–2012); Astoria Bank (2013–2016).

Earlier plan names: Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association Employees Pension Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2020

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2020	0	$0	not listed
2019	7	$16.4 million	not listed
2018	3,131	$241 million	not listed
2017	3,202	$240 million	not listed
2016	3,268	$183 million	not listed
2015	3,368	$180 million	not listed
2014	3,463	$187 million	not listed
2013	3,978	$194 million	not listed
2012	4,107	$166 million	not listed
2011	4,250	$153 million	not listed
2010	4,266	$142 million	not listed
2009	4,286	$122 million	not listed

Astoria Bank 401(k) Plan

401(k)Merged

Merged. In 2018 its assets moved to the Sterling National Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, sponsored by Webster Bank, N.A. (EIN 13-1726107, plan 002). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.

Plan number: 008Employer EIN 13-1726107
Participants (2017): 2,159
Net assets (2017): $261 million
Recordkeeper: Empower2009–2018
Plan administrator: Sterling National Bank
1 Jericho Plaza
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 327-3000As filed for 2018
In effect since: March 1, 1986

Plans merged into this one: Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association Employee Stock Ownership (2014).

Earlier sponsors: Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association (2009–2012); Astoria Bank (2013–2017).

Earlier plan names: Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association Incentive Savings Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2018

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2018	0	$0	Empower
2017	2,159	$261 million	Empower
2016	2,220	$252 million	Empower
2015	2,383	$240 million	Empower
2014	2,254	$228 million	Empower
2013	1,993	$102 million	Empower
2012	1,877	$79.9 million	Empower
2011	1,629	$73.3 million	Empower
2010	1,657	$76.8 million	Empower
2009	1,701	$65.5 million	Empower

Hudson Valley Bank N.A. 401(k) Savings Plan

401(k)Merged

Merged. In 2016 its assets moved to the Sterling National Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, sponsored by Webster Bank, N.A. (EIN 13-1726107, plan 002). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.

Plan number: 007Employer EIN 13-1726107
Participants (2015): 392
Net assets (2015): $26.7 million
Recordkeeper: FidelityEarlier: Sentinel (2011–2012), Geller Group (2009–2010)
Plan administrator: Sterling National Bank
400 Rella Boulevard
Montebello, NY 10901
(914) 961-6100As filed for 2016
In effect since: January 1, 1993

Earlier sponsor: Hudson Valley Bank, N.A. (2009–2015).

Earlier plan names: Hudson Valley Bank 401(k) Savings Plan; Hudson Valley Bank 401(k) Savings Plan Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2016

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2016	0	$0	Fidelity
2015	392	$26.7 million	Fidelity
2014	499	$29.0 million	Fidelity
2013	653	$27.7 million	Fidelity
2012	621	$25.8 million	Sentinel
2011	626	$24.5 million	Sentinel
2010	550	$22.3 million	Geller Group
2009	543	$19.8 million	Geller Group

Provident Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)Merged

Merged. In 2015 its assets moved to the Provident Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, sponsored by Webster Bank, N.A. (EIN 13-1726107, plan 002). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.

Plan number: 003Employer EIN 13-1726107
Participants (2014): 618
Net assets (2014): $14.1 million
Last listed recordkeeper: Usi Consulting GroupEarlier: Principal (2009–2011)
Plan administrator: Provident Bank
400 Rella BLVD
Montebello, NY 10901
(845) 369-8040As filed for 2015
In effect since: January 1, 1998

Earlier sponsor: Sterling National Bank (2013).

Earlier plan names: Provident Bank Defined Benefit Pension Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2015

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2015	0	$0	not listed
2014	618	$14.1 million	not listed
2013	0	$0	Usi Consulting Group
2012	584	$35.4 million	Usi Consulting Group
2011	589	$32.7 million	Principal
2010	595	$28.3 million	Principal
2009	601	$31.2 million	Principal

Sterling National Bank Defined Benefit Plan

Pension (defined benefit), frozenClosed

Closed. The plan filed its final annual report for 2015, which means its assets were paid out or moved and it no longer exists.

Plan number: 004Employer EIN 13-1726107
Participants (2014): 681
Net assets (2014): $73.3 million
Plan administrator: Retirement Plan Committee
145 East 40TH Street, 2ND Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212) 490-9809As filed for 2015
In effect since: January 1, 1985

Earlier sponsor: Sterling Bancorp (2009–2013).

Earlier plan names: Sterling Bancorp/Sterling National Bank Employees' Retirement Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2015

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2015	0	$0	not listed
2014	681	$73.3 million	not listed
2013	466	$73.5 million	not listed
2012	475	$60.9 million	not listed
2011	480	$50.3 million	not listed
2010	490	$41.8 million	not listed
2009	497	$38.0 million	not listed

Sterling Bancorp/Sterling National Bank 401(k) Plan

401(k)Merged

Merged. In 2014 its assets moved to the Provident Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, sponsored by Webster Bank, N.A. (EIN 13-1726107, plan 002). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.

Plan number: 006Employer EIN 13-1726107
Participants (2014): 480
Net assets (2014): $0
Recordkeeper: Principal2009–2014
Plan administrator: Sterling Bancorp and Sterling National Bank
400 Rella BLVD
Montebello, NY 10901
(212) 490-9886As filed for 2014
In effect since: January 1, 1990

Year by year, 2009 to 2014

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2014	480	$0	Principal
2013	624	$39.9 million	Principal
2012	662	$31.6 million	Principal
2011	632	$27.0 million	Principal
2010	787	$26.1 million	Principal
2009	984	$20.8 million	Principal

Gotham Bank of New York Profit Sharing Plan

Profit-sharing planClosed

Closed. The plan filed its final annual report for 2013, which means its assets were paid out or moved and it no longer exists.

Plan number: 005Employer EIN 13-1726107
Participants (2012): 35
Net assets (2012): $3.9 million
Plan administrator: Provident Bank
400 Rella BLVD.
Montebello, NY 10901
(845) 369-8040As filed for 2013
In effect since: January 1, 1981

Earlier sponsor: Gotham Bank of New York (2009–2011).

Year by year, 2009 to 2013

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2013	0	$0	not listed
2012	35	$3.9 million	not listed
2011	33	$3.2 million	not listed
2010	30	$3.1 million	not listed
2009	31	$3.0 million	not listed

Plans that moved to another employer

Plan	Now sponsored by	Since
Sterling National Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan	Webster Bank, N.A.	2022

These plans once filed under Sterling National Bank's tax ID and are now filed by another employer, usually after a sale or spin-off. Accounts moved with them.

If you had money in one of these plans

If your plan was merged, your account moved with it. Follow the link on the plan to the plan it went into, and contact that one.
If your plan closed, unclaimed balances usually went to an IRA in your name, to the PBGC's missing participants program, or to state unclaimed property. Here is how to check each one.
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What these numbers are

They come from the Form 5500 annual reports each plan files with the Department of Labor, as the plan filed them. A plan year is usually a calendar year.
Participants counts everyone in the plan at year end: current employees, former employees who still have a balance or a pension coming, and retirees or beneficiaries being paid.
The recordkeeper is the service provider whose Schedule C entry says it keeps the plan's records. Small plans do not file Schedule C, so some plans show none.
We cannot see anyone's account. Only the plan or its recordkeeper can tell you your balance.

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 datasets and PBGC trusteed plans. How we read them.

All 7 plans

Astoria Bank Employees' Pension Plan

Astoria Bank 401(k) Plan

Hudson Valley Bank N.A. 401(k) Savings Plan

Provident Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Sterling National Bank Defined Benefit Plan

Sterling Bancorp/Sterling National Bank 401(k) Plan

Gotham Bank of New York Profit Sharing Plan

Plans that moved to another employer

If you had money in one of these plans

What these numbers are

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