Find an old Brooklyn Defender Services 401(k)

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Brooklyn Defender Services 2014 403b Plan

Brooklyn Defender Services · Plan 002 · EIN 11-3305406 · Brooklyn, NY

Active · plan year 2024 filing403(b)
Plan administratorBrooklyn Defender Services
177 Livingston Street, 7th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5875
Form 5500 ↗
Recordkeeper (who holds the accounts)Valic Retirement Services CompanySchedule C ↗
Former employees with balances365 separated participants still had money in the planForm 5500 ↗

Brooklyn Defender Services 401(k) match, vesting and fees →

Found it? Your options

Leave itOften allowed if your balance is over $7,000. You keep the plan's investments and fees.
Move it to your new job's planIf the new plan accepts roll-ins. Ask the new plan's recordkeeper.
Roll it into an IRAMore investment choices, and you control it. A direct rollover avoids withholding and penalties.
Cash outUsually taxed, plus a 10% penalty if you are under 59½.

General information, not financial or tax advice. Rules depend on your plan and situation.

How to track down the account

  1. Call the plan administrator or recordkeeper listed on the filing. Have your name, Social Security number and dates of employment ready.
  2. If the plan terminated, ask the administrator where balances went (another plan, an IRA provider, or a state unclaimed-property office).
  3. Over 65? Also check the Department of Labor's Retirement Savings Lost and Found database.

Common questions

How do I find my old Brooklyn Defender Services 401(k)?

Contact the plan administrator listed on the plan's Form 5500 filing: Brooklyn Defender Services, (718) 254-0700. The accounts are held by the recordkeeper, Valic Retirement Services Company. Have your Social Security number and dates of employment ready.

What is the Brooklyn Defender Services 401(k) phone number?

The plan administrator phone number on the plan year 2024 filing is (718) 254-0700.

Contacts are as filed on each plan's latest Form 5500 and may be out of date. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Brooklyn Defender Services and does not hold accounts. Not financial advice. Report a correction