PACE UNIVERSITY

You are eligible for employer contributions after 1 year of service and attainment of age 26 or 2 years of service and attainment of age 21.

See the Contributions and Employer Matching sections for additional information.

If you were hired on or after October 1, 2000, refer to the Employer Matching section.

• 59½ in Service
  
  You generally can withdraw funds, attributable to elective deferrals, from your account while still employed once you have reached age 59½. The amount you can withdraw is subject to your plan's rules.
   
• 90-24 Transfer
  
  You can directly transfer your 403(b) funds from one approved financial provider to another under your employer's retirement plan, or to another 403(b) annuity contract or mutual fund under another plan, as your plan and contract permit. This transfer is not considered a taxable distribution.
   
• Disability
  
  As permitted by your plan, you can withdraw elective deferrals and earnings from your retirement plan while employed by your institution but not working due to a disability.
  
  
  • To qualify you must be totally and permanently disabled, and the deferrals and earnings must have been credited to your plan on or after January 1, 1989.
     
  • Disability withdrawals are not subject to the 10% IRS penalty on withdrawals prior to age 59½.
     
• Fixed Period
  
  You can choose to receive income for a set period of two to 30 years, depending on the terms of our contract and your plan's rules (and not to exceed your life expectancy).
  
  
  • Payments stop at the end of the period, during which you will have received all your principal and earnings.
     
• Hardship Distribution
  
  If your plan permits, you can withdraw your elective deferrals (but not earnings) due to financial hardship while still employed.
  
  
  • Generally, you must show an immediate, significant need that cannot be met with other resources, including loans from your retirement plan.
     
• Interest Only
  
  You can receive the current interest earned on your TIAA Traditional Account in monthly payments. Your principal remains intact while you receive the interest.
  
  
  • These payments are generally available to individuals between ages 55 and 70½ when minimum distributions are required.
     
• Lifetime Retirement Income
  
  
  • One-life annuity — provides income for as long as you live.
     
  • Two-life annuity — provides lifetime income for you and an annuity partner (your spouse or someone else you name) for as long as either of you live.
     
  • One- or two-life annuity with guaranteed period — guarantees income for up to 20 years, as long as the period you choose does not exceed your life expectancy. It ensures that income continues to go to your beneficiaries for the remainder of the guaranteed period if you (one-life annuity) or both you and your annuity partner (two-life annuity) die before the end of that period.
     
• Lump Sum
  
  You can withdraw all or part of your account in a single cash payment, depending on your plan rules and the terms of your contracts.
  
  
  • Your right to a lump-sum distribution from your TIAA Traditional Account may be restricted to taking 10 annual payments under those terms.
     
• Minimum Distribution Option
  
  Generally, you must begin taking minimum withdrawals from your account by April 1 following the year in which you turn age 70½ or retire, whichever is later.
  
  
  • This can help you defer the minimum required distribution while keeping you in compliance with federal regulations.
     
• Retirement Loan
  
  Some retirement plans allow you to borrow funds from your account.
  
  
  • Generally, under the Internal Revenue Code the maximum loan allowed from all your employer's plans is up to $50,000 or 50% of your vested accumulation, whichever is less. (This may be further limited by the terms of your contract.)
     
  • Borrowing funds from your retirement plan is a nontaxable event as long as you repay your loan in full.
     
• Rollover
  
  If you have had an IRS-defined "triggering event," and your plan allows withdrawals, you can roll over your accumulations to another retirement plan that will accept them or to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
  
  
  • Direct rollovers — from one account to another — are nontaxable and not reported as income to the federal government. Your plan's rules specify when you are eligible for a distribution.
     
• Retirement Transition Benefit
  
  If your contract allows, you can withdraw, in cash, up to 10% of your accumulation at the beginning of a conversion to lifetime annuity income. The amount you withdraw will reduce your lifetime annuity income accordingly.
   
• Single-Sum Death Benefit
  
   A set amount your beneficiary(ies) will receive from your retirement account if you die before taking income.
   
• Small-Sum Distribution
  
  If your plan doesn't otherwise allow cash distributions, upon separation from service you can withdraw your entire retirement savings if your TIAA Traditional Account value does not exceed $2,000 and your overall account balance is below a limit set by your employer's plan (typically $4,000). If your plan does allow cash distributions, upon separation you may be able to withdraw your TIAA Traditional accumulation if the value does not exceed $2,000. Talk to your benefits office for details.
   
• Systematic Withdrawals
  
  If your plan allows, you can choose to receive regular income payments (minimum $100) on a semimonthly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. You can increase, decrease or suspend the payments at any time.
  
  
  • These withdrawals are not available from TIAA Traditional Account balances.
     
• TPA to Cash
  
  If your plan allows, you can withdraw your TIAA Traditional Account accumulation through a Transfer Payout Annuity (TPA) in 10 approximately equal annual payments. A lump-sum payment, subject to a surrender fee, may be available depending on your plan rules and the terms of your contract.