by David Aronson | Apr 25, 2017 | Insights
This is a common question. The short answer – No. Here’s what we have learned after working with hundreds of employers. Employees recognize that not all benefits apply to all people. For example, younger workers commonly do not opt into employer health...
by Philippe Melin | Apr 11, 2017 | Government Relations
Midwestern states of Illinois, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota are all among the top half of states in the country with high student-loan indebtedness, according to a study published in 2016 by WalletHub. One Minnesota State Senator Jeffrey...
by Philippe Melin | Apr 7, 2017 | Government Relations
Federal legislators are working with Peanut Butter to develop and advance legislation that provides incentives to employers that assist workers with student debt. When Representative Robert Dold introduced his legislation at a press conference at Peanut Butter’s...
by Philippe Melin | Apr 3, 2017 | Government Relations
There are few things on which the political parties agree these days. It was, therefore, a rare moment of bipartisanship last month when Republican Rodney Davis of Illinois and Democrat Scott Peters of California joined together in the U.S. Capitol to introduce the...
by David Aronson | Mar 22, 2017 | Government Relations
Peanut Butter heralds the leadership of Congressmen Patrick Meehan (Republican form Pennsylvania) and Suzan DelBene (Democrat from Washington), both members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee, for introducing the bipartisan...
by David Aronson | Mar 21, 2017 | Press Room
We were honored to be approached by Rosie Langello, a talented master’s degree candidate at Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School of Journalism, to talk about how we make the peanut butter 🙂 Check out the two-minute video spot on Medill...
by Philippe Melin | Mar 3, 2017 | Government Relations
Peanut Butter CEO David Aronson joined U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.) at a press conference to announce their bill, H.R. 795, the Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act, to help address rising student debt. The proposed...
by David Aronson | Feb 20, 2017 | Insights
UPDATE: Based on an IRS letter released August 2018, there is now additional plan design flexibility available for employers seeking to offer offer Student Loan Repayment in coordination with a retirement plan. Click Get Started below to discuss your Student Loan...
by David Aronson | Jan 30, 2017 | Insights
Everyone seems to be talking about student loan assistance as an employee benefit, but how exactly would this work at your company? So far in our four-part series we have covered estimating employee enrollment, defining the employer contribution amount and modeling...
by David Aronson | Jan 23, 2017 | Insights
Everyone seems to be talking about student loan assistance as an employee benefit, but how exactly would this work at your company? So far in our four-part series, we have covered estimating employee enrollment and defining the employer contribution amount. Now...
by David Aronson | Jan 16, 2017 | Insights
Everyone seems to be talking about student loan assistance as an employee benefit, but how exactly would this work at your company? In part one of this series, we discussed how employers can estimate enrollment by understanding how many of their employees likely have...
by David Aronson | Jan 9, 2017 | Insights
Everyone seems to be talking about student loan assistance as an employee benefit, but how exactly would this work at your company? In this four-part series, we are breaking down the most critical components of evaluating a student loan assistance program. Part one:...
by David Aronson | Jan 3, 2017 | Insights
It seems like everyone is talking about student loan assistance as an employee benefit. Team members are asking you about it and articles seem to be popping up everywhere. It’s simple enough on the surface – employers are helping their employees pay off...
by Tatum Pugh | Dec 12, 2016 | Press Room
On December 8th, Peanut Butter was named to Chicago Inno’s 50 on Fire. We were honored to be recognized alongside so many other amazing organizations such as Braintree, SpotHero, Signal and others. Chicago Inno describes 50 on Fire as, “honoring the...
by Tatum Pugh | Nov 8, 2016 | Press Room
Millennial Money is an online publication dedicated to helping millennials “crush your student loans, invest wisely, build wealth, travel more and live a richer life.” We recently sat down with the team at Millennial Money to discuss how employers can...
by Tatum Pugh | Nov 3, 2016 | Press Room
Tech.Co recently covered how employers offer student loan repayment as a way to attract and retain talent. Peanut Butter founder and CEO Dave Aronson is featured throughout the article, speaking to the overall debt problem in America and how employers are in a unique...
by Tatum Pugh | Oct 23, 2016 | Press Room
Founder and CEO Dave Aronson was up bright and early to be featured on WGN Radio’s The Opening Bell through their CEO Spotlight segment. Dave sat down with host Steve Grzanich to discuss how big the student debt problem is, how employers are in a unique position...
by David Aronson | Oct 12, 2016 | Press Room
Today, I’m pleased to announce two new partnerships that add complementary services to our core student loan repayment administration offering. We’ll be working with Money Management International (MMI) and Holberg Financial (HF) to provide student loan...
by David Aronson | Sep 26, 2016 | Press Room
Out of over 1,000 applicants, Peanut Butter finished in the top five and presented live at the Innovate! and Celebrate Startup of the Year competition in San Jose, California last week. Founder and CEO Dave Aronson pitches live to a room full of conference...
by David Aronson | Sep 21, 2016 | Press Room
San Jose, CA (September 21, 2016). Today, from the Innovate! & Celebrate Conference where Peanut Butter is a semi-finalist for Tech.co’s Startup of the Year competition, I’m pleased to announce our partnership with Credible, which expands the student...