by Joe Kwasniewski | Oct 15, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Press Room, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Winning Together
Yahoo Finance has reported that CFO’s from top employers like Estée Lauder and Nvidia are speaking about Student Loan Assistance being a vital benefit for organizational success. The article began by highlighting the recent survey from the Society of Human...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Sep 25, 2023 | Benefits, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Program Management, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
During the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic, board rooms and executive suites around the country were filled with uncertainty. However, even with troubling times and a holiday on required federal student loan payments, many employers still chose to offer Student Loan...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Sep 14, 2023 | Benefits, Financial Wellbeing, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free
Today, on September 14th of 2023, we attended the IRS-hosted webinar ‘Qualified Education Assistance Programs’, which focused on education and compliance surrounding tax-free educational assistance benefits. The webinar was called for by U.S. Senators Mark...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Sep 8, 2023 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
Loan forgiveness through government programs has, and always will remain a hot topic in the media. Specifically, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). This program is handled by the the department of education and borrowers may only apply at studentaid.gov. Once...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Sep 5, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Human Resources, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Winning Together
A recent article from The Wall Street Journal analyzed the resumption of federal student loan payments alongside other spending trends. It highlighted that these payments will likely significantly impact spending nationwide as gas prices and typical grocery bills...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Sep 1, 2023 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Resources, Recruiting, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
In a recent article from PYMNTS, Student Loan Repayment was highlighted as a unique way for employers to attract talent. It was cited that nearly 70% of college graduates believe their student debt will influence career choices. It also highlights the fact that 3x...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Sep 1, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free
In a recent post from CNN Business, tax-free student loan assistance was highlighted as a high impact solution for combatting the return of federal student loan payments for borrowers nationwide in October. The article eludes to the fact that only 8% of employers...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Aug 18, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Resources, Plan Design, Program Management, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Winning Together
In a recent article from Bloomberg Law, the provisions in the SECURE Act 2.0 that will allow employers to treat student loan repayment like retirement plan deferrals were analyzed. The end result eluded to the fact that today’s workforce needs and prefers direct...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Aug 4, 2023 | Benefits, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Human Resources, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt
Since the beginning of 2022, student loan borrowers have consistently dealt with transfers to new loan providers, thanks to constant changes in the industry. According to a recent piece by pymnts.com and Google, these transfers have impacted nearly half of all...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Aug 4, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
In a recent post on the senate’s government website, senators Mark Warner (D-VA), and John Thune (R-SD) urged the IRS to promote educational assistance programs like Student Loan Repayment. The piece highlights the 2020 legislation allowing employers to offer the...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Aug 4, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
As we make our way through the back-half of the year, more and more employees are being asked to return to the office. Not surprisingly, there’s been significant pushback from employees that have been asked to move on from their work-at-home environment. A recent...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 17, 2022 | Government Relations, Student Loan Debt
In late August 2022, President Biden announced a Student Debt Relief Plan that would provide eligible borrowers with full or partial discharge of up to $10,000 in student debt, and up to $20,000 for Federal Pell Grant recipients. Eligible borrowers may now apply for...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 16, 2022 | Human Resources, Retaining Talent, Reviews, Student Loan Assistance
Users overall have rated Peanut Butter 4.9 out of five stars, and those from E-Learning companies have awarded Peanut Butter a perfect 5.0. Click the badge below to see why users in the E-Learning sector love Peanut Butter. To get started with one of our solutions,...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 16, 2022 | Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance
Step 1: To add tiers to a new repayment plan, click “Add new plan” from your Plan info page and follow the instructions here. If you already have a repayment plan, click “Edit plan”. Step 2: Select “Yes” to the question “Would...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 16, 2022 | Financial Wellbeing, Human Resources, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
Initial Set-up There are two ways to invite Employees to Peanut Butter. You can invite them in batches using CSV files or individually. Let’s start with uploading a list of employees to PB: STEP 1: Log in with your Employer Account here and click “Employee...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 14, 2022 | Reviews, Student Loan Assistance, Winning Together
Users overall have rated Peanut Butter 4.9 out of five stars, and employee users from companies have awarded Peanut Butter a perfect 5.0. Click the badge below to see why these users love Peanut Butter. To get started with one of our solutions,...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 13, 2022 | Employee Benefits, Financial Wellbeing, Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance
College graduates are drowning in debt but it didn’t have to be this way. Steadily, tuition increases have outpaced incomes forcing families to rely on student loans to help foot the bill. At this pace, “outstanding student loan debt could topple $3 trillion by 2035,”...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 13, 2022 | Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Reviews, Student Loan Assistance
Users overall have rated Peanut Butter 4.9 out of five stars, and those from large enterprises have awarded Peanut Butter a perfect 5.0. Click the badge below to see why these users love Peanut Butter. To get started with one of our solutions,...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 13, 2022 | Financial Planning, Financial Wellbeing, Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance
With so many workers carrying student loan debt, repayment assistance programs can be a valuable benefit to employees. Student loan debt is a burden that crosses generational lines, with members of all five generations – from the Silent Generation to Gen Z – carrying...
by Vishuka Mathur | Oct 12, 2022 | Human Resources, Retaining Talent, Reviews, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
Users overall have rated Peanut Butter 4.9 out of five stars, and those from computer software companies have awarded Peanut Butter a perfect 5.0. Click the badge below to see why users in the computer software sector love Peanut Butter. To get started with one of our...