Q: What is MyPBA?
A: MyPBA is a secure Web site that enables participants in PBGC-trusteed plans to complete a number of transactions online. Nearly
60,000 people now use MyPBA to update their information. It’s fast, free, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Q: What can you do in MyPBA?
A:
- View and print your IRS Form 1099-R (for your pension payments from PBGC) for your income tax filing.
- 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) or edit your existing EDD information.
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Q: Who can open an account?
A: All plan participants in PBGC-trusteed plans, including:
- Retirees;
- Beneficiaries;
- Alternate Payees under qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs); and
- Future retirees (deferred vested).
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Q: What do I need to sign up?
A:
- An e-mail address (you can’t use MyPBA without one)
- Your date of birth
- A valid Social Security Number
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Q: What are the advantages of online transactions using MyPBA?
A:
- Transactions are processed faster using PBGCs 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.
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Q: How do I get started to access MyPBA online?
A:
- Click on the link “Apply for an account” to create your MyPBA account (if you already have an account, you can access it by logging in to MyPBA.)
- 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.
It’s Easy to Open an Account:
- Go to http://www.pbgc.gov/mypba.
- Click on Apply for an Account.
- Enter your pension case name or the PBGC case number assigned to your plan.
- Enter your personal information, including an e-mail address (this is critical).
- Create your own User ID and password.
- Select a secret question from the list provided and enter your answer.
- Review your current information.
- Click on the button to log into MyPBA and activate your new account.
- Log in to http://www.pbgc.gov/mypba using your unique user ID and password you established during the application process.
- Review and update your personal information. When you activate your account, you may be prompted on screen for information
to update PBGC’s records.
- Go to your personalized MyPBA account home page to begin using your account.
March 2008
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