by Alifya Valiji | Jun 20, 2016 | Government Relations, Press Room
The staggering $1.3 trillion national student loan debt crisis is gaining momentum in national, state, and local politics alike. Many states are already in the process of reviewing prospective programs that will ease the burden on recent graduates in hopes that its...
by Tatum Pugh | Dec 14, 2020 | Employee Benefits
Providing a meaningful benefits package may be the key to attracting and retaining valuable workers to a company, even in the absence of regular pay increases or above average salaries. According to Zenefits, more than 60% of employees would take a job with a lower...
by David Aronson | Jan 1, 2018 | Press Room
A few weeks back, Steve Case and the folks at Revolution announced the Rise of the Rest Seed Fund (ROTR) focused on investments in companies across the U.S. that will disrupt major industries. As one of first ROTR investments, we are thrilled to partner with Steve,...
by Philippe Melin | Nov 10, 2017 | Insights
One big advantage of Student Loan Assistance is its flexibility versus other benefits, providing employers the ability to tailor their Student Loan Assistance programs to meet their company’s unique talent goals. While we can design plans in countless ways, the...
by Tatum Pugh | Jul 29, 2018 | Decisions, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
With 44 million Americans holding student debt, it’s pretty easy to see that the effect of this is widespread. However, when considering whether to offer Student Loan Assistance, most employers’ first question is often, “How many of MY employees have...
by Tatum Pugh | Nov 15, 2018 | Press Room
Our company was honored to be selected earlier this year for the Fintech program at Plug & Play, a Silicon Valley-based organization that connects some of the world’s largest and most innovative companies with the most promising technology firms in their...
by Lynn Freimanis | Jun 27, 2019 | Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
This week, Peanut Butter CEO David Aronson was invited on WGN Radio’s The Opening Bell to speak on the issue of student loans and the potential economic impacts of cancelling trillions of dollars of U.S. student debt following Presidential Candidate Bernie...
by Tatum Pugh | Dec 17, 2015 | Insights
Peanut Butter conducted a survey in September 2015 with 408 U.S.-based online respondents between the ages of 18 to 34-years-old. Born between 1981 and 1997, these respondents are square in the Millennial generation. Think you know how they responded? Take this quiz...
by Philippe Melin | Apr 27, 2017 | Government Relations
National student Loan debt is $1.4 trillion with an 11.2 percent delinquency rate. Studies show that the American dream is delayed for many young workers relative to previous generations because of student debt: home purchasing is delayed; retirement savings is...
by David Aronson | Jan 25, 2018 | Press Room
Yesterday, things got a bit nuts. In honor of National Peanut Butter Day, we started posting puns to social media and became carried away, including: The smoothest way to attract college-educated talent? Offer Peanut Butter Student Loan Assistance, Give employees a...
