1. Only if the plan allows for loans. Many employers feel strongly that plan money is for retirement and procedures should be in place to help you retain your plan balances for that express purpose.
2. Some plans restrict the number of loans you can have at any given time. So if you have an existing loan, you might have to pay that loan off first before taking a new loan.
3. Some plans restrict loans to certain “source” of money in the plan, for instance, 401(k) deferrals. Thus you might have a profit sharing contribution but no deferrals., and thus cannot take a loan.

1. The lesser of $50,000 or 50% of your vested account balance.
2. The amount you can borrow may be reduced by the maximum outstanding loan balance you have had within the prior 12 months.
3. Most plans impose a minimum loan amount, for example, $1,000.

1. The plan’s recordkeeper generally imposes a loan fee and annual servicing costs.
2. You will be charged interest on your loan.
   1. Interest is generally 1 or 2 percentage points greater that the Prime Rate at the time of the loan.

No, not even if the loan is taken out to help you purchase your primary residence.