[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR1655.6] [Page 289] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD PART 1655--LOAN PROGRAM--Table of Contents Sec. 1655.6 Amount of loan. (a) Minimum amount. The initial principal amount of any loan may not be less than $1,000. (b) Maximum amount. The principal amount of a new or reamortized loan, when added to any outstanding loan principal, may not exceed any of the following: (1) The portion of the participant's individual account balance that is attributable to employee contributions and earnings (including any outstanding loan principal). (2) $50,000 minus the excess of the highest outstanding loan principal of the participant during the preceding year over the current outstanding loan principal. (3) The greater of \1/2\ of the participant's vested account balance (including any outstanding loan principal), or $10,000. (c) Subject to the requirement of paragraph (a), a participant may request a loan for the maximum allowable amount as calculated in paragraph (b).