{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1655.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1655.2","heading":"Eligibility for loans.","body":"A participant can apply for a TSP general purpose or residential loan if:\n(a) More than 30 business days have elapsed since the participant has repaid in full any TSP loan;\n(b) The participant is in pay status;\n(c) The participant is eligible to contribute to the TSP; and\n(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.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD","PART 1655—LOAN PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"cf4f0364de931af75cb731106516fe442fe746f92edc3b210389313e7386466b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1655.1","next":"us/5-cfr-1655.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}