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.
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 | 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...
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.
Compliance | August 30th, 2018 ERIC Asks IRS for Revenue Ruling on Student Loan Repayment Benefit The IRS recently issued a private letter ruling approving a student loan repayment benefit within a retirement plan; ERIC wants...
Participants | August 28th, 2018 OneAmerica Participant Survey Highlights Pervasive Student Debt Challenges The OneAmerica survey examines other topics relating to participant financial wellness, including health care expenses and the use of health...
Benefits | August 22nd, 2018 Employees Feel Employers Should Help Pay Student Loan Debt IonTuition finds more than half (52%) of respondents still owe more than $15,000 in student loans, and the year-over-year data...
Compliance | August 20th, 2018 IRS Approves Plan Sponsor’s Student Loan Repayment Benefit in 401(k) Plan Because participants receiving a student loan repayment non-elective contribution can still make deferrals to the 401(k) plan and receipt of...
Data and Research | November 13th, 2017 Workers Will Sacrifice Benefits for Student Loan Repayment Options One-third would sacrifice retirement benefits.
Products | September 19th, 2017 FutureFuel.io Aims to Bring Student Loan Refinancing to the Mobile Age The SaaS firm has expanded its platform and initiated new partnerships to help employers easily roll out student loan refinancing...
Benefits | September 15th, 2017 Helping Workers Struggling With Student Loan Debt With education and new tools, plan sponsors can help employees get student loan debt under control.