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ICMA-RC • Attn: Workow Management Team • P.O. Box 96220 • Washington, DC 20090-6220 • Toll Free 800-669-7400 • www.icmarc.org • Fax 202-682-6439 RF# C884 RF# C885
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
e plan sponsor establishes the rules for the plan’s loan program. If you
have questions about the loan rules applicable to your plan, please contact
ICMA-RC.
Eligibility
Only active employees are eligible to request a new loan or renance
an existing loan. e plan sponsor may allow loans to be taken for any
reason or restrict loans to hardship situations only.
Maximum Number of Loans*
You may receive one new loan or renance one loan per calendar year.
Plans may allow up to ve loans to be outstanding at one time.
Loan Amount
e maximum amount of all loans to a participant from the Plan and
all other plans that are either 457(b) plans or qualied employer plans
under Section 72(p)(4) of the Code (e.g., 401(a) plans) shall not exceed
the lesser of:
(1) $50,000, or
(2) One-half of the value of your account.
When calculating the maximum amount you are eligible to borrow,
the lesser value of (1) or (2) above must be reduced by your highest
outstanding loan balance over the last 12 months. e minimum loan
amount is $1,000.*
Repayment Method
Loan repayments will be made by payroll deduction or by ACH debit
from your bank account.
1. Payroll Deduction — With this option, loan repayments are
deducted from your pay by your employer. After your loan is issued,
repayments should begin within two payroll cycles.
2. ACH Debit — With this option, loan repayments are paid directly
from your bank account each month. Loan repayments will generally
be collected on the 1
st
or 15
th
of each month, depending on the day of
the month when your loan request is received.
§ Requests received on the 1
st
–15
th
— Repayments will typically be
paid from your account on the 15
th
day of the month, beginning
with the rst month following your request.
§ Requests received after the 15
th
— Repayments will typically be
paid from your account on the 1
st
day of the month, beginning
with the second month following your request. For example, if your
request is received on April 21, your rst loan repayment will be
collected on June 1.
Example of When Your First Loan Payment Will be Due
If We Receive Your Loan Application
On…
Then the Due Date for Your
First Repayment Is…
Apr. 1 (or any day from Apr. 1 through Apr. 15) May 15
Apr. 21 (or any day from Apr. 16 through Apr. 30) June 1
DISCLOSURES
Origination and Annual Maintenance Fees
A $75* origination fee is charged when your loan request is processed
and a $50* maintenance fee is charged annually. ese fees are deducted
directly from your retirement plan account. You may want to consider
other sources for small loans, as the fees for taking a loan from your
employer-sponsored retirement plan may be signicant in relation to the
size of the loan.
ACH Repayment Rejected Fee
If a loan repayment scheduled to be paid via ACH debit is rejected due
to insucient funds, invalid bank account information, or account
closure, a fee will be charged to your account. e fee is $20 for the rst
occurrence and $50 for each subsequent occurrence.
Loans from Other Plans
Outstanding loans from employer-sponsored retirement plans, including
those with ICMA-RC and any plans with other providers, may reduce the
amount you are eligible to borrow. IRS regulations require that you take
any such loans into consideration when determining the amount you are
eligible to borrow.
Deemed Distributions
If a scheduled repayment is still unpaid at the end of the calendar
quarter following the calendar quarter in which the repayment was
due, any outstanding loan amount will be treated as a distribution. e
principal balance and accrued interest will be reported to the IRS as a
taxable distribution. Plan sponsors are obligated to comply with federal
regulations regarding the administration of the plan’s loan program and
must monitor loan repayments to help prevent against loans being treated
as distributions.
Loan Repayment Terms
e repayment terms, including the interest rate, amount and frequency
will be based on the options you select and cannot be changed once you
accept the loan terms. Loan repayments reduce the outstanding loan
balance by the amount of the repaid principal. Interest paid is credited as
earnings on the investment in the note.
Please be aware that if you elect to make loan repayments via payroll
deduction, you will not be able to change to ACH debit repayments after
separating from service with the plan sponsor.
Paying Your Loan O Early
You may elect to make additional loan repayments to completely pay o
an outstanding loan without being subject to a penalty or additional fee.
Please note that no repayment date may be “skipped.” Repayments made
ahead of schedule will not be refunded. If you elect to completely pay o
your current outstanding loan balance, no further interest will accrue.
To submit pre-payments, please use the Loan Payment/Payo Coupon
form found in Account Access or by contacting ICMA-RC.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Qualied Joint and Survivor Annuity
(Applies to some 401 Plans only)
If you are a married participant withdrawing assets from a 401 plan, and
the employer has selected the Qualied Joint and Survivor Annuity as
the default form of payment, you and your spouse must also complete
the Waiver of Qualied Joint and Survivor Annuity Form. is form is
available online at www.icmarc.org/forms or by contacting ICMA-RC.
Roth Assets (if applicable)
If your 457 or 401(k) plan allows Roth contributions, any Roth assets
in your account will be included when calculating the amount you are
eligible to borrow, but these amounts are generally not available to be
included as part of the actual loan.
*May dier for some plans.