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A new report from Human Interest shows small businesses are being systematically charged unexpected fees for retirement plans, with negative consequences for plan sponsors and participants. In connection with Small Business Week, the survey released today reveals many small business employers are paying transaction fees, administrative fees, and service fees they didn’t plan for — and some are forced to cancel their benefit plans altogether as a result. 

SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2026 — Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor™, today announced that UBS will make Human Interest available as a recordkeeping solution on their platform. Now, UBS Financial Advisors will benefit from the addition of Human Interest as a tech-forward, digital retirement plan solutions provider, expanding the range of options available to support retirement plan business owner clients. The announcement underscores a shared commitment from both organizations to provide more than 5,000 UBS Financial Advisors with flexible, innovative financial tools in an evolving regulatory landscape.

Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor™ and the fastest growing 401(k) provider,¹ has today announced the launch of its groundbreaking Price Match Guarantee—an industry-first commitment to match the total cost of any verified offer from a competing retirement plan provider.²

Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor^TM and the fastest growing 401(k) provider,¹ today announced the third generation of its embedded retirement technology platform, Human Interest Embedded Retirement (“Embedded Retirement”) that allows payroll providers, financial institutions, accountants, and other financial services providers to embed retirement plans into their products.  

Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor^TM, today released a new report quantifying the massive impact that access to employer-sponsored retirement plans could have on more than 80 million hourly workers in America.¹ The findings reveal a dramatic and solvable gap: when hourly workers have access to a retirement plan, 82% participate and save; without access, 75% save nothing at all.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec. 10, 2025 – Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor^TM, announced today that the company has earned a J.D. Power certification for delivering outstanding customer service phone support to 401(k) customers¹. Human Interest continues its leadership within the industry by earning this prestigious certification as the company scales past 40,000 businesses served across the U.S. 

New 3(38) investment lineup lowers average expense ratio by up to nearly 33%; HIA is one of the first in the industry to use Collective Investment Trusts for tens of thousands of businesses.

Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor™ and the fastest-growing 401(k) provider, announces Audit Relief, a first-of-its-kind solution that takes the stress, cost, and complexity out of annual 401(k) audits.

Company achieves 99.999% reliability since guarantee launched earlier this year; challenges others to follow

Human Interest has announced an investment of up to $50 million by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value.

Human Interest, a multi award-winning 401(k) provider, is once again pushing boundaries in the retirement industry by launching PartnerConnect™, an integrated platform that empowers financial advisors to seamlessly create, manage, and monitor their clients’ 401(k) plans and investments from a single dashboard.

Today, Human Interest announces its Customer Experience Guarantee for ALL customers, big and small. Human Interest is making a bold commitment to participants and administrators through a transparent pledge to deliver outstanding, fast, reliable service with accountability.

Human Interest, the fastest-growing 401(k) provider, today announced significant steps towards public company readiness with financings of $267M and key hires and board appointments, all of whom share deep, first-hand experience taking companies public.

Human Interest announced today that it earned a spot on Fortune Best Place to Work in the Bay Area 2024 and was Certified™ as a Great Place To Work® for the second year in a row.

Human Interest Advisors (HIA) announced their appointment of two veteran investment experts to the board to help 401(k) plan sponsors provide their participants with diversified and affordable investment options.

Human Interest breaks new ground to make retirement programs even more accessible for SMBs. The company is the first to market with three new services for customers that remove even more barriers which can make providing retirement benefits costly, risky, and difficult.

Human Interest, the fastest-growing, top-rated 401(k) provider, introduces Fast Track 401(k), a radically simplified experience lets small and medium-sized businesses start a plan in 10 minutes or less.

Human Interest, one of the fastest-growing 401(k) providers in the country, has been selected as the exclusive 401(k) partner for the Route Consultant Purchasing Alliance (RCPA), a premier membership organization for logistics professionals.

Discussing the April jobs report, the new federal IRA program, Human Interest, FIS' new recordkeeping platform, and more.

Recognizing firms whose practices have delivered strong performance and resilient client outcomes over the past 12 months, and define what it means to be a fiduciary advisor to mass affluent, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth households.

Open, honest and candid discussion about retirement asset growth, private investments in digital experiences for DC plans, healthcare fiduciaries, and more.

Human Interest has released new survey data showing that unexpected retirement plan fees are imposing material costs on small and mid-sized businesses, and is using the findings to reinforce its fee-transparent 401(k) strategy.

Human Interest research also found that PEPs increased costs compared to 401(k) employers.

Ronnie Cox, an investment manager from Human Interest that offers 3(38) fiduciary services, discusses the growing appeal of outsourcing investment decisions.

Small and mid-sized businesses are struggling with unexpected retirement plan fees, according to a new survey from Human Interest, and some are canceling their benefit plans as a result.

Many benefits leaders at small and midsized businesses may be setting up their organization’s first retirement plan to comply with recent state mandates. As they weigh the options, they might be wondering how pooled employer plans, a newer plan type, compare with traditional single-employer 401(k)s.

Human Interest is emphasizing its role as a lower-friction 401(k) provider for employers facing rising benefit costs and administrative burdens.

Small and mid-sized businesses are systematically being charged unexpected fees for retirement plans, with negative consequences for plan sponsors and participants, a new survey from the plan provider Human Interest found.

Research from Human Interest recently found that fees for unplanned retirement plans are affecting both employers and workers.

The shift from pensions to 401(k)s has left workers less prepared for retirement, creating a growing challenge for both employees and employers.

More than 5,000 UBS Group AG advisers will have access to the company’s recordkeeping platform, which is designed to automate setup, administration, and compliance for 401(k) and 403(b) plans.

Digital-first 401(k) provider Human Interest announced Tuesday that UBS is making the company’s technology available to its more than 5,000 financial advisors as a record keeping solution.

Among the services Human Interest offers includes its Rollover Concierge service, QuickDeposit, and compliance features

Jaime Magyera is steering one of BlackRock’s highest-priority initiatives: growing its retirement business.

With the right moves, $300,000 in a 401(k) can can help you build something meaningful.

The 20 companies making their debut on our eleventh annual Fintech 50 show that despite a deflated funding market, founders are continuing to innovate at a rapid pace.

A new report from Human Interest shows small businesses are being systematically charged unexpected fees for retirement plans, with negative consequences for plan sponsors and participants. In connection with Small Business Week, the survey released today reveals many small business employers are paying transaction fees, administrative fees, and service fees they didn’t plan for — and some are forced to cancel their benefit plans altogether as a result. 

SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2026 — Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor™, today announced that UBS will make Human Interest available as a recordkeeping solution on their platform. Now, UBS Financial Advisors will benefit from the addition of Human Interest as a tech-forward, digital retirement plan solutions provider, expanding the range of options available to support retirement plan business owner clients. The announcement underscores a shared commitment from both organizations to provide more than 5,000 UBS Financial Advisors with flexible, innovative financial tools in an evolving regulatory landscape.

Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor™ and the fastest growing 401(k) provider,¹ has today announced the launch of its groundbreaking Price Match Guarantee—an industry-first commitment to match the total cost of any verified offer from a competing retirement plan provider.²

Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor^TM and the fastest growing 401(k) provider,¹ today announced the third generation of its embedded retirement technology platform, Human Interest Embedded Retirement (“Embedded Retirement”) that allows payroll providers, financial institutions, accountants, and other financial services providers to embed retirement plans into their products. 

Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor^TM, today released a new report quantifying the massive impact that access to employer-sponsored retirement plans could have on more than 80 million hourly workers in America.¹ The findings reveal a dramatic and solvable gap: when hourly workers have access to a retirement plan, 82% participate and save; without access, 75% save nothing at all.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec. 10, 2025 – Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor^TM, announced today that the company has earned a J.D. Power certification for delivering outstanding customer service phone support to 401(k) customers¹. Human Interest continues its leadership within the industry by earning this prestigious certification as the company scales past 40,000 businesses served across the U.S. 

New 3(38) investment lineup lowers average expense ratio by up to nearly 33%; HIA is one of the first in the industry to use Collective Investment Trusts for tens of thousands of businesses.

Human Interest, Retirement Industry Disruptor™ and the fastest-growing 401(k) provider, announces Audit Relief, a first-of-its-kind solution that takes the stress, cost, and complexity out of annual 401(k) audits. Human Interest’s new solution will unify data collection for auditors across multiple data sources into a single, audit-ready data package, driving greater accuracy, efficiency, and substantially lower costs for plan sponsors.

Company achieves 99.999% reliability since guarantee launched earlier this year; challenges others to follow

Human Interest has announced an investment of up to $50 million by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value.

Human Interest, a multi award-winning 401(k) provider, is once again pushing boundaries in the retirement industry by launching PartnerConnect™, an integrated platform that empowers financial advisors to seamlessly create, manage, and monitor their clients’ 401(k) plans and investments from a single dashboard.

Today, Human Interest announces its Customer Experience Guarantee for ALL customers, big and small. Human Interest is making a bold commitment to participants and administrators through a transparent pledge to deliver outstanding, fast, reliable service with accountability.

Human Interest announced today that it earned a spot on Fortune Best Place to Work in the Bay Area 2024 and was Certified™ as a Great Place To Work® for the second year in a row.

Human Interest has been named to the Fortune Impact 20 list. The award highlights venture- and private-equity-backed startups that drive social and environmental change through innovative business models.

Workers in the hospitality industry feel the least prepared for retirement compared to their peers in other sectors, according to a new study by Human Interest, the top-rated and fastest-growing 401(k) provider. Human Interest and OnePoll conducted a survey of 2,000 workers across 11 industries about their retirement saving activities and attitudes. Each industry was scored against a set of nine retirement preparedness factors.

Human Interest introduces a radically simplified experience that lets small and medium-sized businesses start a 401(k) plan in 10 minutes or less. This is the latest step in Human Interest’s mission to close the retirement savings gap.

Human Interest, one of the fastest-growing 401(k) providers in the country, has been selected as the exclusive 401(k) partner for the Route Consultant Purchasing Alliance (RCPA), a premier membership organization for logistics professionals.

Human Interest, one of the largest and fastest-growing 401(k) providers in the country, is the first to offer a 3% cash back reward to participants who start saving for retirement. Limitations apply.