Data and Research | February 20th, 2025 Candidly 2024 Data Highlight $1.8B in Student Debt Impact A report found an increase in first-time retirement plan participation and in employees maximizing employer match benefits.
Benefits | December 2nd, 2024 How SECURE 2.0 Provisions Can Alter Employer Strategies for 2025, 2026 Several options could aid in recruitment, retention and financial wellness.
Benefits | August 19th, 2024 IRS Offers Interim Guidance on Student Loan Matching Payments The notice is intended to help plan sponsors implement the match program, with plans for regulation offering further guidance to...
Opinions | April 24th, 2024 Top Considerations for 403(b) Plans in 2024 Optional SECURE 2.0 provisions and IRS determination letters can help plan sponsors position their plans to meet participant needs.
Benefits | February 26th, 2024 Four Sponsors Add Fidelity’s Student Loan Debt Repayment Matching Benefit A luxury goods company, media company, beauty retailer and media and entertainment company are all employers implementing student loan debt...
Administration | October 19th, 2023 Unum Plans Enhanced Student Loan Debt Repayment Program The plan sponsor will add flexibility to a program that allows workers to use paid time off to repay student...
Benefits | November 19th, 2020 What Happens When Student Loan Payment Deferral Ends? Employers can steer employees to help when they have to restart student loan debt repayments, and there is hope that...
Benefits | August 16th, 2019 Options for Providing Student Loan Repayment Benefits Increasing Paying off student loan debt helps employees be able to save for retirement—some benefits allow for both at the same...
Benefits | June 5th, 2019 Employer Interest in Student Loan Repayment Programs Picking Up It’s important to first gauge employees’ interest in such programs, and to assess the costs, a Willis Towers Watson expert...
Benefits | April 16th, 2019 Employer-Provided Student Loan Repayment Programs Have Pros and Cons Employers wanting to offer student loan repayment benefits to employees have a multitude of selections to sift through. Which ones...
Products | April 11th, 2019 Fidelity Adds Benefits Bundle for Small and Mid-sized Employers While the service is offered as a package, plan sponsors will be able to choose select solutions for their needs.
Benefits | March 13th, 2019 AAA Subsidiary Announces Student Loan Repayment Benefit for Its Employees With the benefit tied to its 401(k) plan, CSAA says 60% of its employees are contributing to the 401(k) for...
Products | March 7th, 2019 Colonial Life Announces Student Loan Repayment Benefit Colonial Life has partnered with FutureFuel.io, which has different options that a client can select for what best fits its...
Products | March 6th, 2019 Gradifi Adds Financial Wellness Education to Offering The firm has partnered with EVERFI so employers can address employees’ student loan and financial wellness needs.
Benefits | March 6th, 2019 Travelers to Help Employees Save for Retirement While Paying Down Student Debt Employee student loan repayments will qualify for 401(k) employer match contributions.
Compliance | February 15th, 2019 Bill Introduced to Help Employers Offer Student Loan Repayment Benefit The legislation would permit employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free to their employees’ student loans.
Benefits | January 7th, 2019 So You Want to Offer a Student Loan Repayment Benefit In an Issue Brief published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), Neil Lloyd, partner and head of DC &...
Benefits | December 26th, 2018 403(b) Plan Sponsors Offer Education About a Variety of Financial Wellness Topics The 2018 PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution Survey also found 403(b) plan sponsors, to a higher degree than respondents overall, offer college...
Compliance | December 19th, 2018 Bill Would Allow Use of Retirement Plans to Provide Student Loan Repayment Benefits The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act would permit 401(k), 403(b), and SIMPLE retirement plans to make matching contributions to...
Products | September 25th, 2018 Providers Collaborate on Employer Student Loan Repayment Benefits Edukate’s 48,000 users can engage with Gradifi’s solutions once their employer adds the benefit to their platform.