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New Standards for Student Loan Benefit Programs
Student Loan Guidance & Contribution (SLGC) programs have become the hot benefit for attracting and retaining college-educated talent. With numerous companies offering various versions of SLGC, it's hard to know what should be included in your benefits. A...
How to Implement a Student Loan Benefit
After deciding to offer a student loan benefit, the last thing you want to deal with is a confusing implementation process. Implementing a student loan benefit should require minimal effort. Payment Purchasing is the first step in the implementation process. You'll...
Should You Invest or Pay Down Student Debt?
When you're in the desirable situation of having a extra money in your monthly budget, what do you do with those additional funds? Save it? Use it to pay down student debt? Invest it? It's not always an obvious decision. If you save it, then your money isn't working...
Demand for Student Loan Assistance Grows
Our latest survey report shows strong desire for student loan repayment options over traditional employee benefits and trending voluntary benefits alike There are nearly 44 million Americans bearing over $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. IonTuition, the leading...
Student Loan Statistics
Millions of Americans have taken out student loans to afford college for themselves or their dependents. National statistics reveal how student loans became a crippling economic concern. Employers have an opportunity to offer a student loan repayment benefit that can...
Apply and Track FAFSA on Your Phone
As a component of FSA's Next Generation (Next Gen) Financial Services Environment, the Department of Education recently released an app for students to submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. A beta version of the app, called My Student Aid,...
5 Reasons to Offer Student Loan Assistance
There's a common misconception that voluntary benefits are expensive and difficult to manage. Many employers wonder why they would add strain to their budget and human resources beyond health insurance and paid time off. IonTuition recognizes that many businesses have...
Why Provide Amazing Benefits?
Student loan assistance is an amazing benefit. Offering this benefit along with other popular offerings can have dramatic impact on your company's reputation, morale, and productivity. Reason #1: Workers tend to care more about benefits Glassdoor reported that 4 in 5...
Subsidized Student Loans vs. Unsubsidized Student Loans
Most federal student loan borrowers receive both subsidized student loans and unsubsidized loans. What is the difference? Subsidized student loans have an advantage over unsubsidized student loans because they do not accrue interest while the borrower is still in...
World Student Loan Debt
More and more of the modern world economy is being driven by financial services, technology, and manufacturing than ever before. The champions of these markets often hold an advanced degree, stimulating demand for a college education. College education varies from...