by Joe Kwasniewski | Nov 27, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Workplace diversity
Student debt is burdensome. According to the Education Data Initiative, today’s average borrower holds over $40,000 outstanding. Alone, that data-point is compelling enough to persuade many employers to offer Student Loan Assistance as a benefit. However,...
by Andrew Bordewick | Apr 28, 2016 | Government Relations
I wrote in a previous blog that Peanut Butter sat down with Congressman Rodney Davis (R, IL – 13) to discuss a bill he sponsored that would enable companies to make tax-free contributions towards their employees’ student loan repayment. On April 4, 2016,...
by David Aronson | Oct 12, 2017 | Insights, Press Room, Winning Together
Employer-sponsored student loan repayment programs are growing quickly as was highlighted in an October article published by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). In the article, Peanut Butter CEO David Aronson shared that companies are choosing to help...
by Tatum Pugh | Jul 8, 2020 | Employee Engagement
2020 has presented the U.S. workforce with a number of unprecedented changes. With social distancing guidelines in place, many companies have been forced out of their offices and into the virtual workspace. From Zoom happy hours to virtual coffee breaks, companies...
by Carolyn Kick | Jun 26, 2018 | Financial Planning, Retaining Talent
The following is a guess post from Carolyn Kick, Marketing Manager at Launchways. In today’s changing workforce, employers are reconsidering how they approach employee benefits. In the efforts to attract and retain top talent, companies are aiming to...
by Tatum Pugh | Mar 27, 2019 | Plan Design, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
At Peanut Butter, we’re always looking for new ways for employers to make student loan repayment a fiscally advantageous benefit to offer employees. We also go to great lengths with our attorneys to understand IRS and tax laws so employers don’t find...
by Tatum Pugh | Jan 4, 2016 | Insights, Press Room
If you’re a medium-sized business, you know that trying to recruit Millennials from colleges, or from the workforce, can be challenging. You’re probably competing with some very attractive employers (CPGs, tech giants, consulting firms), all of which seek...
by Tatum Pugh | Feb 18, 2020 | Benefits
Attracting and retaining the right talent at your company is likely very high on your priority list, if not at the very top. One of the most effective tactics for overcoming this HR hurdle is ensuring that your company’s benefits offering is up to snuff. A good phrase...
by Tatum Pugh | Oct 15, 2018 | Press Room
The original version of this post was published on Technews Report and can be found here. Global accelerator program Plug and Play announced last week it has selected 158 startups to participate in its Winter 2018 batches. According to Plug and Play, the selected...
by Tatum Pugh | Apr 30, 2019 | Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
After completing a year-long testing and vetting process, Peanut Butter was proud to be confirmed by MEMBERS Development Company (MDC) in February of 2019 as a partner for Student Loan Assistance. MEMBERS Development Company is an interactive network of financial...
