r/FinancialPlanning • u/Wattsahh • 8h ago
Rolling a 401k that has a loan
To be short, I have a 401k at my current employer with Fidelity that I took a loan out on. The loan requires biweekly payments that are payroll deducted. My plan does not allow any partial payments in addition to the payroll deducted payment. The only option listed in the plan is to do a one time payment in full of the loan which is not an option I can afford. I am changing employers, and plan to roll the 401k over to that employer who also uses Fidelity. I assumed the loan wouldn’t be affected because I had timed my leaving Company A on a Friday and starting with Company B on a Monday. Now Company B has moved my start date back a month, so I will be paycheck less for a month. I have some savings so that’s not a big deal, but will this cause the loan on the 401k to default triggering taxes and early withdrawal penalties? What should I prepare for/do in this situation?