Gen Z’s cash cushion shrinks after US summer of splurge
Student loans and inflation are hitting younger adults especially hard.
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Benefits Think As student loan payments restart, how to help employers stand out
Education-focused benefits will help support employees once the more than three-year moratorium on federal student loan payments and interest ends.
Student debt thwarts Americans saving for retirement
New research shows just how big an obstacle student debt has become to Americans' nest eggs.
Student loan payments are due. Can employees catch up?
In the absence of federal relief, employees will turn to employers for support paying down debt. Here are the available options.
Student loan payments are starting up: Here’s a look at Biden’s SAVE plan
Dan Macklin, president of Summer, explains how employers and employees can tackle their student loans next month.
15 remote-friendly companies providing student loan benefits
Flexjobs put together a list of companies helping their employees pay off their student loans.
Benefits Think 3 steps to improve student loan relief after SCOTUS ruling
Organizations need to rethink their benefits options to support their workforce from financial and emotional pain points.
Mark Haessly
HSA Bank
Student loan payments restart in October. Are employees ready?
As employees prepare to once again chip away at this debt, they're eager for support from their employers.
What the Supreme Court’s ruling on student loan forgiveness means for employees
The Supreme Court put an end to Biden's plan to forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debt.
LGBTQ employees are heading for a ‘retirement crisis’
High debt, paired with persistent income inequality, has left LGBTQ employees unprepared for retirement.
Biden vetoes bill to repeal student debt cancellation plan
The legislation, initiated by congressional Republicans, would have thwarted the president's executive action to cancel billions in student debt.
White House threatens to veto Republican bill thwarting student-debt relief
President Joe Biden's student-debt relief plan is currently ensnared in legal challenges.
Benefits Think SECURE 2.0 creates new retirement saving incentives for employers and employees
New provisions increase the ways workers can contribute toward their futures and employers can invest in their workforce's financial wellness.
Ron Ulrich
ADP Retirement Services
Why student debt and Social Security are on a collision course
As early as this summer, some seniors could see their benefits garnished to pay off old loans.
Secure 2.0 heads to Biden. Here’s what it means for retirees
After months of delay, Congress has passed its landmark retirement legislation. Here's what advisers should know about it.
Should you pay off your student loans?
The Supreme Court will take up President Biden's proposed relief in 2023. In the meantime, borrowers are frozen with uncertainty.
Student loan forgiveness in limbo: What you should know
Meagan McGuire, senior student loan adviser at Student Loan Planner, breaks down the possible fate of student loan forgiveness in the U.S.
Student loan borrowers lose faith in Biden’s forgiveness plan
Earlier this month, a federal judge in Texas struck down the program; borrowers are currently unable to submit applications to have up to $20,000 forgiven.
Benefits Think Embrace 529 plans to help employees close their education savings gap
This voluntary benefit can finance a myriad of school programs and even be used to repay student loans or provide matching contributions.
Martha Slitt
Ascensus
Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan ruled unlawful
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman struck down the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan.
