by Joe Kwasniewski | Jul 16, 2025 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, FAQ, Features, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free
Changes continue to get announced for borrowers enrolled in the former SAVE plan, bringing fiscal responsibility back to individuals holding these loans. For the millions of borrowers enrolled in this plan, deemed illegal in US courts, interest will begin accruing on...
by David Aronson | Jul 11, 2025 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, FAQ, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Student Loan Assistance, Tax-free, Uncategorized
To Our Valued Clients, This communication serves to inform you of a significant development that further enhances the value of the student loan repayment benefit you are already providing: the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). This legislation has...
by David Aronson | Jul 8, 2025 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, FAQ, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Debt, Tax-free, Uncategorized
The OBBB has brought significant, permanent changes to federal student loans. For employers focused on college-educated talent, the biggest impact is the permanent tax-free status for employer student loan assistance. Employers have long found high ROI offering this...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Jul 7, 2025 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Features, Finding Talent, Government Relations, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free
For ten years, Peanut Butter has helped employers offer impactful student loan assistance programs, recognizing the financial strain of student debt. As you know from our recent posts, employers consistently report a high ROI on this benefit, even when offered on a...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Jul 1, 2025 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Government Relations, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Press Room, Program Management, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free
Recent legislative updates, including a Senate version of H.R. 1 that mirrors the House bill we recently wrote about, continue to point toward a permanent extension of tax-free employer student loan contributions. This progress is welcome, but it simply reinforces a...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Jun 11, 2025 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free, Winning Together
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...
