Compliance | December 23rd, 2021 Student Loan Repayment Freeze Extended Until May The Department of Education says the extension will allow the Biden administration time to assess the impacts of the Omicron...
Benefits | December 15th, 2021 Addressing Employee Financial Wellness Needs in 2022 Their concerns have shifted, and some priorities have become more important during the pandemic, defining areas of focus for the...
Benefits | November 15th, 2021 Federal Student Loan Forbearance Is Ending, but Many Employees Aren’t Prepared Experts say employers have an opportunity to help with the financial burdens their workers face as they prepare to start...
Benefits | August 13th, 2021 Parents in Great Need of Education and Help for Student Loans Employees are underestimating the amount of student loan debt they will have to carry and worry about its effect on...
Benefits | July 14th, 2021 How Employers Can Help With Student Loan Debt They have several options that could help, depending on their budgets and goals.
Compliance | July 1st, 2021 Employees of Religiously Affiliated Organizations Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness Program Employers can educate employees about new regulations issued in response to a Supreme Court decision.
Opinions | March 3rd, 2021 SECURE Act 2.0 Could Be a Game Changer for Retirement Planning Syed Nishat, with Wall Street Alliance Group, discusses anticipated changes from retirement plan legislation introduced at the end of last...
Opinions | March 1st, 2021 Plan Sponsors Should Do Their Homework Before Offering Student Loan Assistance Jay Schmitt, with Strategic Benefits Advisors, discusses plan sponsor considerations for benefits that help employees with student loan debt.
Products | January 8th, 2021 Securian Financial Offers Education Benefits to Retirement Plan Clients In a partnership with BenefitEd, Securian is offering college savings and employer-assisted student loan repayment benefits, and more.
Benefits | December 31st, 2020 Congress Extends Time Employers Can Help Pay Employee Student Loans It is expected that employers are now more likely to implement the tax-free payments toward employees' student loans.
Compliance | December 28th, 2020 Partial Plan Termination Relief Provided in New Stimulus Bill The legislation also includes rules for qualified disaster relief payments and extends some provisions of the CARES Act.
Products | June 22nd, 2020 TIAA Offers Nonprofits a Student Debt Relief Program for Employees Together with Savi, TIAA has launched a program that helps employees reduce their monthly payments and qualify over time for...
Products | June 9th, 2020 AIG Retirement Services Offers Help Navigating Student Loan Forgiveness Programs Employees of nonprofit and public sector AIG Retirement Services clients that are offering the new student debt solution will be...
Products | May 26th, 2020 FutureFuel.io Introduces Cash Back Toward Student Loans Program Users can get up to 30% cash back on items from more than 450 brands, which FutureFuel.io automatically directs to...
Benefits | April 17th, 2020 Voluntary Benefits Provide Much-Needed Help During COVID-19 Crisis Plan sponsors should consider an off-cycle voluntary benefits enrollment and prepare for a workforce that will pay more attention to...
Benefits | April 2nd, 2020 Employers Can Offer More Student Loan Repayment Help to Employees The CARES Act allows employers to contribute toward employees’ student loan debt tax-free to employees, and employees need guidance on...
Products | March 18th, 2020 Voya Partners With Vault for Student Loan Benefit Solution The Vault platform provides employers with three core offerings that can be made available to employees.
Opinions | March 11th, 2020 Student Debt’s Disproportionate Impact on Women’s Financial Wellness Kate Winget, senior vice president, Gradifi, discusses the data that can empower employers to support solutions for women’s financial wellness.
Data and Research | February 12th, 2020 403(b) Plans Get Lifetime Income, Help With Education Expenses Right The PLANSPONSOR 2019 DC Survey suggests 403(b) plan sponsors, more so than DC plan sponsors overall, are stepping up to...
Products | February 3rd, 2020 MassMutual Offers Student Loan Refinancing Assistance A refinancing program provided through CommonBond is available on the company’s MapMyFinances financial wellness tool.