2013/01/082013/02/26 GAO Report on Treasury ‘G’ Fund Raid Post Update 2/26/2013: TSP Funds made Whole by the Treasury Dept- ‘G’ Fund ‘raid’ is over (for now). ‘Whassup, G?’ Recently the TSP Director issued a statement reassuring TSP members that their investments in the G Fund are safe, and that any short term borrowing performed by the Treasury as a part of its ‘extraordinary measures‘ in dealing with the debt ceiling will not affect TSP participants. He referenced the recent GAO report reviewing the recent raid on the G Fund. For those who do not wish to read all 39 pages of the GAO report, the key findings are: G Fund investors during the previous ‘raid’ were made whole, and that the Treasury Department borrowing against the G Fund is legal as “required by subsection 8438(g) of title 5, United States Code” (page 19). Treasury Yield spreads drop during the ‘raid’ periods (page 22). When yield spreads drop, it gets more expensive for the Treasury to borrow. So while the effect on the TSP G Fund investor is negligible, the overall effect on the U.S. Taxpayer is increased cost. Subscribe to GubMints: via RSS: via Email: Related Federal Employee Benefits Federal Employee Pay Thrift Savings Plan Debt CeilingThrift Savings PlanTSP G Fund