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The Future of Student Loan Benefits is Bright: Why Employers Can Plan with Confidence

As an employer, you're always looking for benefits that are not just trendy, but have lasting power to attract and retain top talent. Student Loan Assistance is one of those benefits. But with the provision for tax-free contributions currently set to expire on...

Peanut Butter Insights: How do I know an eligible employee is making their monthly payment?

Many times in discussions with existing and potential clients, a common question that comes up is regarding skin in the game for employees receiving a Student Loan Repayment benefit. Furthermore, how would they know an eligible employee is making their minimum monthly...

Peanut Butter Insights: How many of your employees have student loans?

One of the most common questions we get from employers during discussions regarding Student Loan Assistance is, 'How many of my employees likely have student debt?' This post breaks down our answer to that question and the expectation employers should have from a...

Peanut Butter Insights: Are company contributions applied to employees’ principal balance?

One question that comes up during meetings with clients and prospects is, if we choose to offer Student Loan Repayment are company contributions applied toward our employees' principal balance? To answer that question. Employer-sponsored contributions are applied...

Peanut Butter Insights: Should employers conduct enrollment at the same time as their health plan enrollment?

During our discussions with potential clients. A common question that comes up is when employers should offer Student Loan Assistance during the calendar year, and should this timeline align with their health plan open enrollment? What we've found, is that it is often...

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Peanut Butter Feature to Know: Employer Responsibilities

Peanut Butter Feature to Know: Employer Responsibilities

When offering Student Loan Assistance, it’s important for employers to understand their responsibilities for success. Benefit maintenance is simple, and one of the core reasons our services stand out is ease of use. With Peanut Butter’s SaaS solution, employers...

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Peanut Butter Feature to Know: Employee Loan Verification

Peanut Butter Feature to Know: Employee Loan Verification

When thinking about Student Loan Repayment for employees, companies are commonly curious about the criteria considered when Peanut Butter verifies individuals student loan information during their enrollment process. As an employee links or provides their student loan...

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Make a material difference for employees’ financial wellbeing through Student Loan Assistance

Make a material difference for employees’ financial wellbeing through Student Loan Assistance

Employees are asking for more from their employers in 2024. While common benefits like Healthcare, Retirement, and PTO have become industry standards. Other emerging benefits are now coming to the forefront to help improve financial wellness.  Student Loan Assistance...

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Student loans blocking your retirement savings? A change to federal law MIGHT help [The Boston Globe]

Student loans blocking your retirement savings? A change to federal law MIGHT help [The Boston Globe]

Since 2015, employers have been contributing modest monthly amounts (e.g., $50) toward employee student loans and achieving profound results: 13% faster hiring timelines, 36% longer employee tenure, and Greater gender and cultural diversity. This year, more companies...

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Ensuring a successful launch for your Student Loan Assistance program

Ensuring a successful launch for your Student Loan Assistance program

Conceptually, there’s many ideas surrounding the right route for a successful Student Loan Assistance program launch. When considering this new benefit, it’s important for employers to understand what works. In a recent article from Indeed, three key requirements were...

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The Reality of Government Student Loan Forgiveness Initiatives

The Reality of Government Student Loan Forgiveness Initiatives

In 2024, 43 million Americans hold student debt for 1.7 trillion dollars outstanding. That means the average student loan borrower has close to $40,000 still to pay off on their debt. A daunting number for most, and student debt's impact is still continuing to grow....

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Four things employers shared when they switched their administrator, and hired Peanut Butter

Four things employers shared when they switched their administrator, and hired Peanut Butter

Selecting the right vendor for any benefit is a crucial component of a program’s success. During our time supporting group transitions from other Student Loan Assistance administrators, we’ve learned four key reasons on why employers are choosing to make the switch....

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Your company doesn’t need to offer 529 college savings plans, and if you must, get the program free from your state

Your company doesn’t need to offer 529 college savings plans, and if you must, get the program free from your state

Employers have continued to explore a wide array of benefits, especially as the war for top talent has continued to become increasingly more difficult. 529 college savings plans are one option employers consider for a few reasons. For one, to create a commonplace for...

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