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Polyanna Unruh embraced her employer's tuition-assistance benefit to go from high-school graduate to MBA.

Despite legal challenges, President Joe Biden expects his debt forgiveness to move forward.

Students aren't the only ones who can apply for student debt relief —the parents who supported them through college are also eligible.

Kristen Carlisle, general manager of Betterment at Work, is finding new ways to help people through tough financial times.

Biden's program will wipe out federal debt for millions of borrowers, freeing up cash to compound in long-term nest eggs over decades.

Lydia Jilek, senior director of voluntary benefits solutions at Willis Towers Watson, explains how Biden's loan forgiveness plan will impact employees and employers alike.

The plan will ripple through the economy as personal spending and savings shift.

The president will also extend the moratorium on repaying student-loan debt for four months through Dec. 31.

For Wall Street, where confidentiality is bred in the bone, this poses a conundrum. 

Investing in student loan assistance, employer–sponsored emergency funds or childcare support can line employee pocketbooks and ease financial anxiety.

Employees across 100 nonprofit, healthcare and university systems are slated to have portions of their student debt forgiven.

The Fed estimates 11.5 million borrowers may not be able to resume paying once the freeze is lifted.

At least 30 senior White House staffers have student loan balances.

The Biden administration has repeatedly extended a temporary freeze on student debt payments enacted shortly after the pandemic began in 2020.

Strategies include implementing a matching program or student loan management solution to help pay down debt, as well as a 529 plan for parents saving for their child’s educational future.

A total of 43.2 million student loan borrowers across the U.S. hold a cumulative $1.75 trillion in student loan debt.

As the CARES Act ends and student loan payments resume, it’s crucial employers provide financial literacy and support for their employees, especially those in public service.

Goodly has created a database that connects employees to companies providing student debt relief benefits.

Holders of the card, issued by Synchrony Financial, receive 3% cash back on medical visits, veterinarian bills, gym fees and certain other health-related expenses.

Ennie Lim used her own experience to build the framework of financial wellness platform HoneyBee.