by David Aronson | Nov 8, 2017 | Winning Together
“Each month when I get that email… [from Peanut Butter] letting me know that my employer put me just a little bit closer to paying off my student debt, it definitely puts a pretty big smile on my face,” says Rise Interactive’s Daniel Ripes,...
by Tatum Pugh | Jul 27, 2018 | Financial Wellbeing, Student Loan Debt
In February, Members Development Company (MDC), a network of some of the nation’s largest credit unions working together on meaningful research and development projects, presented some key research around the student loan crisis during their Winter Owners...
by Tatum Pugh | Aug 15, 2018 | Student Loan Repayment
Limra, a worldwide research, consulting, and professional development organization that helps more than 600 insurance and financial services companies in 73 countries increase their marketing and distribution effectiveness, will be hosting its annual Group and...
by Tatum Pugh | Jun 29, 2020 | Workplace diversity
Student debt is a primary financial concern for nearly 45 million U.S. borrowers. While each of these borrowers is subject to months to years of repayment efforts, there is no group that is affected more by student debt than Black Americans. A recent article from...
by Tatum Pugh | Jul 30, 2020 | Program Management
All Peanut Butter clients receive an administration and communications toolkit full of resources to help them make the most of their student loan assistance program. This blog series “What’s in your toolkit?” is designed to help employers discover and understand the...
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...
by Tatum Pugh | Oct 21, 2020 | In the Kitchen
Our company’s name is an homage to college grads everywhere, since so many eked by on peanut butter in an effort to save and pay for their college education. Now, those college grads are putting their degrees to work, and many are cooking at home more due to the...
by Gabby Rouse | Feb 5, 2021
HR Support We’re here to help employers every step of the way Pick A Plan HR Support will work directly with employers on administration, communication and plan design. Administration We help employers manage their employee info page and make adjustments as...
by Tatum Pugh | Apr 12, 2016 | Insights
The ongoing student debt crisis is a complex issue resulting from many social and economic developments in the past few decades. Student debt has been increasing rapidly since 2000, from less than 250 billion to over 1.3 trillion today — and showing no signs of...
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...
