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    sable07013 Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 23, 2008, 12:35 PM
    Husband lost job can't find another need money
    My husband just lost his job and was forced to resign. Is there some desperate qualification to withdraw your 401K early or how do I go about borrowing against his or my 401K. I have read that you contact someone, but is that where I have my retirement with or do I
    Contact my employer. Please advise as I am getting desperate to get $ to pay our mortgage. Thank you.:confused:
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    Apr 23, 2008, 12:42 PM
    You can take it out early but the taxman will get a fat cut of it. You need to see a finachial advisor and do what they recommend
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    Apr 23, 2008, 02:23 PM
    Contact your plan administrator for options, but I hope you can solve this going another less costly route. How old are you both, and what kind of money are we talking about?
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    Apr 23, 2008, 03:21 PM
    Yes, contact the plan admin people, They will work with you. The fact is of course that you will have to pay federal and state taxes on the money you take out. Unless you get the hardship allowance you will also have to pay a 10 percent penalty on the money.

    But if you have to use it, you have to
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    Apr 24, 2008, 05:49 AM
    If you are still employed at the company where your 401(k) is located, talk to your plan admin about taking out a loan from your 401(k). Most plans allow you to take out a loan for a period of 2 or 3 years of up to 50% of the amount you've contributed over the years, as long as you are still working. Taking a loan can satisfy a short-term need for cash, without triggering any taxes or penalties. Unfortunately your husband is not allowed to take a loan against his 401(k), as he is no longer employed. I would urge you to NOT take an outright distribution from either plan - if you are under 59-1/2 years of age or your husband under age 55 taking a distribution will trigger both income tax and a 10% penalty. The hardship allowance that Fr_Chuck speaks of simply means that the plan must allow you to take a withdrawal if you meet one of the criteria, but making a hardship withdrawal does NOT eliminate the 10% penalty. If you do not meet any of the hardship withdrawal criteria, it is possible that the plan could refuse to allow you to take a withdrawal - but all plans are unique, so you need to ask what the rules are. The criteria for hardship withdrawal are:

    1. Un-reimbursed medical expenses for you, your spouse, or dependents.
    2. Purchase of an employee's principal residence.
    3. Payment of college tuition and related educational costs such as room and board for the next 12 months for you, your spouse, dependents, or children who are no longer dependents.
    4. Payments necessary to prevent eviction of you from your home, or foreclosure on the mortgage of your principal residence.
    5. Funeral expenses
    6. Repair of a primary residence.
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    Apr 24, 2008, 07:38 AM
    Maybe you can get a loan through your plan, since your still working. Save those penalties.

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