Find an old El Pollo Loco 401(k)

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El Pollo Loco, Inc. 401(k) Plan

El Pollo Loco, Inc. · Plan 002 · EIN 33-0377527 · Costa Mesa, CA

Active · plan year 2024 filing401(k)
Plan administratorEl Pollo Loco, Inc.
3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 100, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Form 5500 ↗
Recordkeeper (who holds the accounts)Transamerica Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Former employees with balances134 separated participants still had money in the planForm 5500 ↗

El Pollo Loco 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 El Pollo Loco 401(k)?

Contact the plan administrator listed on the plan's Form 5500 filing: El Pollo Loco, Inc., (714) 599-5112. The accounts are held by the recordkeeper, Transamerica Life Insurance Company. Have your Social Security number and dates of employment ready.

What is the El Pollo Loco 401(k) phone number?

The plan administrator phone number on the plan year 2024 filing is (714) 599-5112.

Contacts are as filed on each plan's latest Form 5500 and may be out of date.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