Eligibility for loans.
5 C.F.R. § 1655.2
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01A participant can apply for a TSP general purpose or residential loan if:
(a) More than 30 business days have elapsed since the participant has repaid in full any TSP loan;
(b) The participant is in pay status;
(c) The participant is eligible to contribute to the TSP; and
(d) The participant has at least $1,000 in employee contributions and attributable earnings in his or her account. Paragraph (b) of this section shall not apply to loan requests made during a Government shutdown by participants who are furloughed or excepted from furlough due to the Government shutdown.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
