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Making Student Debt Less Sticky

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More companies want to pay off your student loan debt

By Danielle Paquette

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Peanut Butter, a perk that sticks with employees and might spread

By Neil Steinberg

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Finding Hidden Treasures In Employee Benefits

By Dorothy Tucker

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Peanut Butter wants to help your boss pay off your student loans

By Meg Graham

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The Hottest New Employee Benefit: College Loan Aid

By John Wasik

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A startup for you debt-burdened millennials

By Ari Bendersky

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The Opening Bell 6/27/19: The Positive/Negative Ripple Effect of Canceling Student Debt

By Bennett Wakenight

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Peanut Butters Earns Six G2 Badges for Winter 2025

by | December 27, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Insights, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment | 0 Comments

G2 is the world's largest business to business software review platform, helping organizations identify the best technology for their product needs. Each quarter, the platform honors top vendors for how they stand-out in their respective industries. For Winter 2025,...
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What should employers keep in mind when designing their Student Loan Assistance plans?

by | December 26, 2024 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, FAQ, Features, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment | 0 Comments

When discussing the set-up of a Student Loan Assistance program with clients, there's always a few recommendations we have for employers on what should be top of mind. In this post, we'll outline these key elements in three rules of thumb. In our experience, the rules...
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[Voluntary Advantage] What Your Business Needs to Know About Student Debt in 2025

by | December 12, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, Employee Benefits, FAQ, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment, Winning Together | 0 Comments

This article was originally published by Voluntary Advantage in the December 2024 edition of the Voluntary Benefits Voice. To read the full publication, click here; this article appears on page 21-22. Just over a year ago, our CEO Dave Aronson had the opportunity to...
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Should employers process employee payments via payroll?

by | December 5, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, FAQ, Features, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment | 0 Comments

During discussions with potential clients, one question that comes up from time to time is based on employee student loan payments and payroll. Wondering if they can/should process employee payments through their payroll system. This post helps answer this question...
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Are employees’ spouses or family members able to participate in a Student Loan Repayment program?

by | November 26, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, FAQ, Features, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment | 0 Comments

When meeting with potential clients and partners, one of the common questions we get on program best practices surrounds spouse and family member participation. To answer this question, no, an employee must be listed as the primary borrower on the student loan in...
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Keeping Retirement Plans and Student Loan Assistance separate create the best outcome for employers and their teams

by | November 12, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellbeing, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment | 0 Comments

It has now been close to a year since the Secure Act 2.0 was approved and options were added for employers to tie their retirement plans to other programs like Student Loan Assistance. In our experience, this hasn’t been taken up as a common approach for employers....
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Is the SAVE Student Loan Repayment plan making a difference for your employees?

by | November 12, 2024 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Features, Financial Wellbeing, Government Relations, Human Resources, Plan Design, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment | 0 Comments

Nationwide, many individuals are utilizing the SAVE plan to lower monthly payments on their student loans and in their minds putting themselves in a better position financially. The SAVE plan is income-driven and payments are altered by each unique person’s earnings....
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Private Letter Ruling Adds Unnecessary Complexity to Student Loan Assistance

by | October 11, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, FAQ, Features, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free | 0 Comments

In a recent statement from the IRS, an unnamed employer received access through a private letter ruling to defer 401k matching dollars to student loans through a Section 127 plan tax-free. Similar to the private letter ruling Abbott Labs received in 2018 to count...
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Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan [AP News]

by | October 11, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Government Relations, Human Resources, Insights, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment | 0 Comments

White House attempts to relieve portions of student debt the US workforce faces have continued to get struck down by the Supreme Court. Alluding to the consistent verdict that no widespread forgiveness is coming for borrowers.  In a recent post from AP News, another...
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Tax-Free Student Loan Repayment, Here to Stay

by | October 11, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellbeing, Human Resources, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free | 0 Comments

First through the CARES Act in 2020, then the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and now through an in progress bipartisan bill in 2024. Tax-free Student Loan Assistance is once again making a statement to remain an option for employers looking to stand out in...
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