Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 1988-59, Residential Mortgage Financing Arrangements Involving Employee Benefit Plans

This class exemption permits employee benefit plans to enter into specified transactions involving residential mortgage loans with parties in interest without violating the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, provided specified conditions are met. Among other conditions, the plan must maintain records pertaining to covered transactions for the duration of the loan and must make the records available upon request to plan trustees, investment managers, participants and beneficiaries, and agents of the Department or the IRS.

The latest form for Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 1988-59, Residential Mortgage Financing Arrangements Involving Employee Benefit Plans expires 2022-10-31 and can be found here.