Welcome to www.pbgc.gov

A New User’s Guide to Our Web Site

To Do:

Right Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

–Check max benefits by age

Check Back –

–Keep address/phone current in MyPBA

–Check plan page for plan status
For more information about PBGC’s Web site or the MyPBA application, call our 

Customer Contact Center toll-free at 1-800-400-7242. For TTY/TDD users, call 

the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 

1-800-400-7242. 

We will have staff available from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday-Friday 

to answer your calls. If you leave a message, we will return your call within one work 

day. You may also e-mail us at mypension@pbgc.gov.
Since your plan was recently taken over (“trusteed”) by the Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation, you probably have many questions about your pension. At this early 

stage, however, PBGC has only begun to gather and process information about you 

and your plan. (We generally do not have detailed information on a plan and its 

participants until at least several months after we have taken over the plan.) In the 

coming months, we will be able to tell you more as we process your plan.

For now, we can give you general information on our Web site about how PBGC 

operates, what the legal guarantee limits are for a plan, and how to get started with 

our online participants’ service, MyPBA. In MyPBA you can perform a number of tasks 

from the convenience of your home at any time of day, any day of the year.

Getting familiar with www.pbgc.gov and MyPBA is a great way to make sure you get 

the most from PBGC’s Web site. (We also have a “New Visitor?” page on our Web site 

to assist you.)

So let’s get started with www.pbgc.gov!

Welcome to www.pbgc.gov
Our Home Page features a number 

of ways to get around our Web site’s 

four main pages: “About,” “Workers & 

Retirees,’’ “Practitioners,” and “Press & 

Policymakers.”

Click on at the top 

right corner of our Home Page for 

additional information about our 

Web site.

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Welcome To PBGC

PBGC is a federal corporation created by the Employee

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. It currently protects

the pensions of nearly 44 million American workers and

retirees in more than 29,000 private single-employer and

multiemployer defined benefit pension plans. PBGC receives

no funds from general tax revenues. Operations are

financed by insurance premiums set by Congress and paid

by sponsors of defined benefit plans, investment income,

assets from pension plans trusteed by PBGC, and

recoveries from the companies formerly responsible for the

plans.

Pension Search Directory

Directorio de Pensiones

Auto Sector Pension Plans

Who we are

What PBGC guarantees

How pension plans end

News & Highlights

PBGC Protects Pensions at Mother's Cake & Cookie Co. (July 14, 2009)

PBGC Assumes Pension Plans of Interlake Material Handling Inc. (July 02, 2009)

PBGC Protects Pensions at Sencorp (July 01, 2009)

PBGC Assumes Pension Plans at Precision Custom Components LLC (June 30, 2009)

PBGC Assumes Francisco Mendoza Inc. Pension Plan (June 24, 2009)

PBGC Assumes Pension Plans of Dan River Inc. (June 22, 2009)

PBGC Assumes Pensions at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (June 19, 2009)

Chrysler Pension Plans Continue Under New Company Sponsorship (June 10, 2009)

PBGC Deficit Climbs to $33.5 Billion at Mid-Year, Snowbarger to Tell Senate Panel (May 20, 2009)

Auto Sector Pension Plans: Information for Workers and Retirees

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About takes you to a wealth of information about PBGC, including 

“Who We Are,” PBGC publications, PBGC policies, contact 

information, and more.

Click Workers & Retirees for a page that is set up especially for 

participants like you.

The Practitioners link provides information of interest to plan 

administrators, advisors, and other pension professionals.

Press & Policymakers provides PBGC news releases, testimony, 

speeches, and other information for news media, Congress and 

other decision makers, and the public.

The I am looking for... drop-down menu lets you explore by picking 

a topic from a list.

The red bar, found at the top of every page, provides direct links to 

items people look for most, such as forms and an A-Z Index. 

Click List of PBGC-Trusteed Plans to locate your own plan and 

determine its status in the PBGC process. To Do:

Right Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

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Right Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

–Check max benefits by age

Check Back –

–Keep address/phone current in MyPBA

–Check plan page for plan status

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Related information:

Online Transactions Are Easy

With MyPBA [PDF]

Access Your Pension Account

Log in if you have an account

OR

Apply for an account

Account Features:

View payment history

View or print your IRS

Form 1099-R

Request a benefit payment

estimate

Apply for pension benefits

Designate or change

beneficiary information

Change your address,

telephone number, or e-mail

address

Designate or edit your Federal

Tax Withholdings

Apply for electronic direct

deposit (EDD)

Edit your existing EDD

information

List of PBGC-trusteed Plans

Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

Benefits Information

What PBGC guarantees

Maximum monthly guarantee tables

PBGC payments

Payments to beneficiaries

Direct Deposit Payment Dates

Your Right to Appeal

Benefits for disabled participants

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)

State life and health insurance guaranty

association offices

Pension Search: Help us find

missing participants

Search a list of the plan

participants we are looking for

Busque nuestra lista de

participantes que falta -

pensiones perdidas

Special Announcements

MyPBA Planned Outage

Annual Funding Notice for Defined

Benefit Pension Plans

Auto Sector Pension Plans: Information

for Workers and Retirees

IRS Lowers Withholding; PBGC

Beneficiaries Still Owe Tax

Welcome to the PBGC

New Visitor?

Welcome to the PBGC (Videos)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Transactions

Request a payment estimate

Apply for your pension benefits

Designate a beneficiary

Update address / phone number

Adjust federal income tax withholding

Apply for direct deposit

View payment history

IRS Income Tax Form 1099-R

Designate power of attorney

Newsletters for Participants in

PBGC-Trusteed Plans

Current retirees newsletters

Future retirees newsletters

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Related information:

Online Transactions Are Easy

With MyPBA [PDF]

Access Your Pension Account

Log in if you have an account

OR

Apply for an account

Account Features:

View payment history

Viit IRS

List of PBGC-trusteed Plans

Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

Benefits Information

What PBGC guarantees

Maximum monthly guarantee tables

PBGC payments

Payments to beneficiaries

Direct Deposit Payment Dates

Your Right to Appeal

Benefits for disabled participants

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)

Special Announcements

MyPBA Planned Outage

Annual Funding Notice for Defined

Benefit Pension Plans

Auto Sector Pension Plans: Information

for Workers and Retirees

IRS Lowers Withholding; PBGC

Beneficiaries Still Owe Tax

Welcome to the PBGC

New Visitor?

Welcome to the PBGC (Videos)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Retirees Page

Special Announcements

This section highlights new 

developments and events of special 

interest to you, the participant.

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About Workers & Retirees Practitioners Press & Policymakers

Home Find Missing Participants List of PBGC-Trusteed Plans My PBA FAQs Maximum guarantee tables Forms A-Z Index

Related information:

Online Transactions Are Easy

With MyPBA [PDF]

Access Your Pension Account

Log in if you have an account

OR

Apply for an account

Account Features:

View payment history

View or print your IRS

Form 1099-R

Request a benefit payment

estimate

Apply for pension benefits

Dith

List of PBGC-trusteed Plans

Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

Benefits Information

What PBGC guarantees

Maximum monthly guarantee tables

PBGC payments

Payments to beneficiaries

Direct Deposit Payment Dates

Your Right to Appeal

Benefits for disabled participants

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)

State life and health insurance guaranty

association offices

Pension Search: Help us find

missing participants

Special Announcements

MyPBA Planned Outage

Annual Funding Notice for Defined

Benefit Pension Plans

Auto Sector Pension Plans: Information

for Workers and Retirees

IRS Lowers Withholding; PBGC

Beneficiaries Still Owe Tax

Welcome to the PBGC

New Visitor?

Welcome to the PBGC (Videos)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Transactions

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Designate a beneficiary

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View a video introduction to the 

agency, which may be especially 

interesting to new users. 
Newsletters for Participants in 

PBGC-Trusteed Plans

Find copies of our separate 

newsletters for retirees and active 

workers in trusteed plans, updated 

periodically. To Do:

Right Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

–Check max benefits by age

Check Back –

–Keep address/phone current in MyPBA

–Check plan page for plan status

To Do:

Right Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

–Check max benefits by age

Check Back –

–Keep address/phone current in MyPBA

–Check plan page for plan status

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Apply for pension benefits

Designate or change

beneficiary information

Change your address,

telephone number, or e-mail

address

Designate or edit your Federal

Tax Withholdings

Apply for electronic direct

deposit (EDD)

Edit your existing EDD

information

Pension Search: Help us find

missing participants

Search a list of the plan

participants we are looking for

Busque nuestra lista de

participantes que falta -

pensiones perdidas

Designate a beneficiary

Update address / phone number

Adjust federal income tax withholding

Apply for direct deposit

View payment history

IRS Income Tax Form 1099-R

Designate power of attorney

Newsletters for Participants in

PBGC-Trusteed Plans

Current retirees newsletters

Future retirees newsletters

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To Do:

Right Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

–Check max benefits by age

Check Back –

–Keep address/phone current in MyP

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n page for plan status

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Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

Benefits Information

What PBGC guarantees

Maximum monthly guarantee tables

PBGC payments

Payments to beneficiaries

Direct Deposit Payment Dates

Your Right to Appeal

Benefits for disabled participants

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)

State life and health insurance guaranty

association offices

Pension Search: Help us find

missing participants

Search a list of the plan

participants we are looking for

Busque nuestra lista de

participantes que falta -

pensiones perdidas

MyPBA Planned Outage

Annual Funding Notice for Defined

Benefit Pension Plans

Auto Sector Pension Plans: Information

for Workers and Retirees

IRS Lowers Withholding; PBGC

Beneficiaries Still Owe Tax

Welcome to the PBGC

New Visitor?

Welcome to the PBGC (Videos)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Transactions

Request a payment estimate

Apply for your pension benefits

Designate a beneficiary

Update address / phone number

Adjust federal income tax withholding

Apply for direct deposit

View payment history

IRS Income Tax Form 1099-R

Designate power of attorney

Newsletters for Participants in

PBGC-Trusteed Plans

Current retirees newsletters

Future retirees newsletters

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List of PBGC-trusteed Plans

Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

Benefits Information

What PBGC guarantees

Maximum monthly guarantee tables

PBGC payments

Payments to beneficiaries

Direct Deposit Payment Dates

Your Right to Appeal

Benefits for disabled participants

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)

State life and health insurance guaranty

association offices

Pension Search: Help us find

missing participants

Search a list of the plan

participants we are looking for

Busque nuestra lista de

participantes que falta -

pensiones perdidas

Special Announcements

MyPBA Planned Outage

Annual Funding Notice for Defined

Benefit Pension Plans

Auto Sector Pension Plans: Information

for Workers and Retirees

IRS Lowers Withholding; PBGC

Beneficiaries Still Owe Tax

Welcome to the PBGC

New Visitor?

Welcome to the PBGC (Videos)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Transactions

Request a payment estimate

Apply for your pension benefits

Designate a beneficiary

Update address / phone number

Adjust federal income tax withholding

Apply for direct deposit

View payment history

IRS Income Tax Form 1099-R

Designate power of attorney

Newsletters for Participants in

PBGC-Trusteed Plans

Current retirees newsletters

Benefits information

The links here take you to 

general information on PBGC’s 

guarantees and related subjects.

Maximum monthly guarantee 

tables

To find the maximum guarantee 

limits by age for your plan, 

click this link. 

Transactions 

The links here provide more information on the tasks 

you can perform in MyPBA, as well as another way to 

access MyPBA. When you have created your MyPBA

account, you will be able to click on any of these 

tasks and proceed from there.
About PBGC

These links take you to the answers 

to Frequently Asked Questions 

(FAQs) about PBGC (also available 

in the red bar beneath the tab) as 

well as information about PBGC’s 

mission, organization, and history, 

and the workings of the plan 

termination process. 

About

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Practitioner

Media

Contractor or vendor

Applicant for a job

Legal inquiry

Contact webmaster

2008 Federal Human Capital

Survey Results [PDF]

Significant Guidance

Significant Guidance Documents

Help us find missing

participants

Search a list of the plan participants we

are looking for

Find Your Pension Plan

Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

Procurement Opportunities

Procurement opportunities

PBGC Policies

Customer Service Pledge

Web site Policies

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Access

Plan

About PBGC

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Who we are

How pension plans end

What to do if your pension plan ends

How to check if we insure your pension

Information on plans not trusteed by

PBGC

How PBGC operates

Budget, Performance, and Planning

Jobs at PBGC

PBGC Publications

PBGC Forms

Annual Reports

Research Reports

Fact sheets

Data Books

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Practitioner

Media

Contractor or vendor

Applicant for a job

Legal inquiry

Contact webmaster

2008 Federal Human Capital

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participants

Search a list of the plan participants we

are looking for

Find Your Pension Plan

Find information on pension plans

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Procurement Opportunities

Procurement opportunities

About PBGC

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Who we are

How pension plans end

What to do if your pension plan ends

How to check if we insure your pension

Information on plans not trusteed by

PBGC

How PBGC operates

Budget, Performance, and Planning

Jobs at PBGC

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The About Page
PBGC Publications

Although any of PBGC’s publications may prove interesting, 

PBGC Forms and Fact Sheets are among our most useful 

participant resources.

PBGC Forms

This page lists all our forms by title and form number, tells 

you whether your information can be submitted via MyPBA, 

and provides other guidance on forms you may need 

to complete.

Fact Sheets

These explain important aspects of PBGC’s operations and 

programs in a short, easy-to-read format.

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Procurement Opportuni

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PBGC Policies

Customer Service Pledge

Web site Policies

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Plan

Budget, Performance, and Planning

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PBGC Forms

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Data Books

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–Update contact info!

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Media

Contractor or vendor

Applicant for a job

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Contact webmaster

2008 Federal Human Capital

Survey Results [PDF]

Significant Guidance

Significant Guidance Documents

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Search a list of the plan participants we

are looking for

Find Your Pension Plan

Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

Procurement Opportunities

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PBGC Policies

Customer Service Pledge

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Media

Contractor or vendor

Applicant for a job

Legal inquiry

Contact webmaster

Significant Guidance

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Help us find missing

participants

Search a list of the plan participants we

are looking for

Find Your Pension Plan

Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

About PBGC

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Who we are

How pension plans end

What to do if your pension plan ends

How to check if we insure your pension

Information on plans not trusteed by

PBGC

How PBGC operates

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Find your pension plan

This is another way “in” 

to the page 

where your plan 

is tracked. 

On the right side of the 

page, you will find the 

Contact Information

heading with links and 

information about how 

to get in touch with us.
MyPBA is a secure online service offered to you by PBGC that allows you 

to handle, through the Web, a number of common transactions with PBGC. 

This service is fast, free, and available to you 24 hours a day, seven days 

a week. It does not matter whether you click “MyPBA Login” on our home 

page or log in from the Workers & Retirees page to get to it.

Online

Transactions Are

Easy With

MyPBA

(My Pension Benefit Account)

How to Get Started with MyPBA

What can you do in MyPBA?

• View and print your IRS Form 1099-R (which 

reports your pension payments from PBGC) for 

your income tax filing

• Request a benefit payment estimate be mailed 

to you

• Apply for pension benefits

• Designate or change beneficiary information 

• Change your address, telephone number, or 

e-mail address 

• Designate or edit your federal tax withholdings 

• Apply for electronic direct deposit (EDD) or edit 

your existing EDD information 

• View payment information such as address of 

record, payment status, and canceled checks.

Who can open an account?

All plan participants in PBGC-trusteed plans, 

including:

• Retirees

• Beneficiaries

• Alternate Payees under qualified domestic 

relations orders (QDROs)

• Future retirees (deferred vested)

What do I need to sign up?

• An e-mail address (you can’t use MyPBA

without one)

• Your date of birth

• A valid Social Security Number
What are the advantages of online transactions using MyPBA?

• Transactions are processed faster using PBGC’s online service. There is no 

waiting for forms in the mail!

• Online transactions are safe, confidential, and completely secure.

• MyPBA provides confirmation of the date and time that PBGC received 

your information.

• MyPBA helps PBGC provide more accurate and timely response.

When can I open an account?

• You can create your personal MyPBA account as soon as we have acquired your plan’s information and 

finished loading it into our database. 

• If you try to open an account too soon, you will get a message that there’s no match to the plan name or 

case number yet. 

• Please wait a few days and try again. It may take PBGC several months to set up the database for your plan.

How do I set up an account? It’s easy:

• Access our Web site at www.pbgc.gov/workers-retirees.

• Look for the MyPBA heading in the right-hand column.

• Click on Apply for an account to create your MyPBA account and follow the 

easy steps (next page).

• If you have any problems opening an account, our Customer Contact Center 

will contact you within 24 hours or, you can call them directly at 1-800-400-7242.

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Access Your Pension Account

Log in if you have an account

OR

Apply for an account

Account Features:

View payment history

List of PBGC-trusteed Plans

Find information on pension plans

trusteed by PBGC

Benefits Information

What PBGC guarantees

Maximum monthly guarantee tables

PBGC payments

Payments to beneficiaries

Direct Deposit Payment Dates

Your Right to Appeal

Benefits for disabled participants

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)

Special Announcements

MyPBA Planned Outage

Annual Funding Notice for Defined

Benefit Pension Plans

Auto Sector Pension Plans: Information

for Workers and Retirees

IRS Lowers Withholding; PBGC

Beneficiaries Still Owe Tax

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1. Go to www.pbgc.gov/mypba

11 Steps to a New Account

2. Click on to get started (or, click for tips 

and more information)

Help

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n Account? Log In.

Apply for an Account

With My PBA you can perform the following

tasks:

Apply for a My PBA Account

Request an Estimate of your Benefits

Apply for Benefits

Apply for or Edit Electronic Direct Deposit (EDD

Edit your Federal Tax Withholdings

Designate a Beneficiary

Edit your Address, Telephone Number or e-mail

Address

View/Print 1099-R Forms

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Apply for an Account

Step 1: Find Your Plan

Enter the PBGC-trusteed pension plan name or PBGC case number, then click 'Next'. You can find your plan's

name and PBGC case number in the top left corner of the letter you should have received from PBGC

announcing trusteeship. To open a new account, you must be able to find at least one plan that owes you a

benefit. If you are owed a benefit from multiple plans, you need only find one of these plans.

» Pension Plan Name

(Example: LTV STEEL - MINING)

PBGC Case Number

(Example: 19524700)

OR

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3. Enter your pension 

case name or 

the PBGC case 

number assigned to 

your plan

Click on for tips and more information

pply for or Edit Electronic Direct Deposit (EDD)

dit your Federal Tax Withholdings

esignate a Beneficiary

dit your Address, Telephone Number or e-mail

ddress

iew/Print 1099-R Forms

Password:

Forgot your password?

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If you get this screen saying 

your plan name or case 

number does not have a 

match, it means we have not 

completed loading your plan 

information in our database. 

Please try again in a few 

days. If you need assistance, 

call our Customer Contact 

Center at 1-800-400-7242.
4. Enter your personal 

information, 

including an 

e-mail address 

(this is critical)
5. Create your own User ID 

and password

6. Select a secret question 

from the list provided and 

enter your answer
7. Review your current information
To Do:

Right Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

–Check max benefits by age

Check Back –

–Keep address/phone current in MyPBA

–Check plan page for plan status

8. Click on the button to log into MyPBA and activate your new 

account

9. Log in to www.pbgc.gov/mypba using your unique user ID and password you established 

during the application process
To Do:

Right Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

–Check max benefits by age

Check Back –

–Keep address/phone current in MyPBA

–Check plan page for plan status

o:

ght Now -

–Find plan page in list of trusteed plans 

–Set up MyPBA account!

–Update contact info!

–Read newsletters

–Check max benefits by age

Check Back –

–Keep address/phone current in MyPBA

–Check plan page for plan status

10. Review and update your personal information. When you activate your account, you 

may be prompted onscreen for information to update PBGC’s records
11. Go to your personalized MyPBA account home page to begin using your account
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026

www.pbgc.gov

PBGC Publication 1033

Revised September 2009