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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Logo: U.S. Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American government-owned company

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a United States federally chartered corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits, and keep pension insurance premiums at the lowest level necessary to carry out its operations.2 It is headquartered in Washington, United States.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1
  • HeadquartersWashington, United States1
  • Websitewww.pbgc.gov
  • Legal formPENSION FUND3
  • Kind of organizationGovernment agency1
  • LEIPUQIUSVPZ74J2BUGCN393
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address445 12th Street SW, 20024 Washington, United States3
  • Registered withSecurities and Exchange Commission, 00009062793

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a United States federally chartered corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits, and keep pension insurance premiums at the lowest level necessary to carry out its operations. Subject to other statutory limitations, PBGC's single-employer insurance program pays pension benefits up to the maximum guaranteed benefit set by law to participants who reti2

Timeline

  1. 1974Founded Founded1

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