"Eligible plans could apply for a loan in an amount needed to fund the plan's obligations for the benefits of participants and beneficiaries in pay status at the time the loan is made. Plans that receive a loan would then be required to fund the plan's obligations to those in pay status in one of the following ways: [1] purchasing annuity contracts from an insurance company ... [2] investing the loan proceeds in a cash or fixed income (bond) portfolio designed to match the specific benefit liabilities ... [3] invest in some other portfolio prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in regulations."  MORE >>