PBGC Tweaks Pension Interest Assumptions Again
Published Date: 7/2/2025
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Summary
If you manage a single-employer pension plan, listen up! This new rule updates how we calculate interest rates for valuing benefits between July 31 and October 30, 2025. It helps make sure the money set aside matches what’s needed to pay out pensions accurately and on time.
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New interest spreads for pension valuations
If you manage or participate in a single-employer pension plan, this rule prescribes the "spreads" component of the interest assumption used to value benefits for plans with valuation dates between July 31, 2025 and October 30, 2025. These interest assumptions are used for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans and for other purposes, and they affect how much money the plan reports as needed to pay pensions.
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