by Vishuka Mathur | Sep 20, 2022 | Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Government Relations, Insights, Student Loan Debt, Uncategorized, Winning Together, Workplace diversity
The bulk of student loan debt in the U.S. has fallen on women, who today hold nearly two-thirds of all outstanding student debt, an amount that totals more than $900 billion, according to the American Association of University Women. Upon college graduation, a female...
by Vishuka Mathur | Sep 8, 2022 | Benefits, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, FAQ, Financial Planning, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Resources, Insights, Program Management, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Winning Together
Americans hold nearly $1.75 trillion in student debt. In today’s workforce, employers are reconsidering how they approach employee benefits. In the efforts to attract and retain top talent, companies are aiming to create more appealing benefit programs. They’re...
by Vishuka Mathur | Sep 7, 2022 | Financial Planning, Financial Wellbeing, Government Relations, Insights, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
As the Biden administration sets out to implement its student loan forgiveness plan, Indiana became the latest state Tuesday to confirm that it will tax student loan forgiveness. Several states have indicated that residents could face a state tax on the balances...
by David Aronson | Aug 25, 2022 | Benefits, Decisions, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, FAQ, Financial Planning, Insights, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment, Uncategorized, Winning Together
***Updated December 7, 2022*** On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, the White House announced President Biden’s Student Loan Relief Plan. The three-part plan includes: $10,000 of potential debt reduction for federal loan borrowers and the payment holiday’s end (hereafter...
by Tatum Pugh | Sep 29, 2020 | 529 Savings Plan, Insights, Retaining Talent
Smart organizations include Student Loan Assistance in their benefits packages because they’re aware of the increasing student loan debt burden their employees face and they know it’s an effective tool for hiring and retaining top college-educated talent. If your...
by Tatum Pugh | Sep 17, 2020 | Insights
Whether you have student loans or not, understanding the terminology surrounding student debt is easier said than done. That’s part of the reason why Peanut Butter exists — to make it easy to tackle student debt! Many people find it particularly challenging to...