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You Now Have More Time to Repay Student Loans. Here’s How to Take Advantage of This ‘Fantastic Opportunity’

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:28-05:00 If you have federal student loan debt, you now have approximately six months to prepare for payments on that debt to restart. Last week, President Joe Biden’s administration announced it is stretching out the moratorium on federal student loan payments until Jan. 31, 2022. “What a fantastic opportunity for borrowers to take more control of their finances,” says Laurel Taylor, CEO and founder of FutureFuel.io, a student debt repayment platform. “It will be near two years of payment suspension as...

Student Debt’s Devastating Impact on Retirement Saving: GRPAA Conference

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:29-05:00 Laurel Taylor, the founder of FutureFuel.io, began with a stark illustration surrounding student debt, a crushing issue with which many Americans currently wrestle. It wreaks havoc with so many other financial planning and saving goals, and she was called to address the problem due to personal experience. Read more >>

Student Debt’s Devastating Impact on Retirement Saving: GRPAA Conference

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:29-05:00 Fintech and 401k-related ancillary services were front and center of the Global Retirement Partners Advisor Alliance (GRPAA) annual conference in Haines, Alaska. Laurel Taylor, the founder of FutureFuel.io, began with a stark illustration surrounding student debt, a crushing issue with which many Americans currently wrestle. It wreaks havoc with so many other financial planning and saving goals, and she was called to address the problem due to personal experience. Read more >>

How Employers Can Help With Student Loan Debt

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:29-05:00 ...Laurel Taylor, CEO and founder of FutureFuel.io, a technology platform that works with clients on student debt management and repayment needs, says she has noticed that some employers took up a provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that allows plan sponsors to make $5,250 of tax-free contributions per employee toward eligible education expenses, including tuition or student loan assistance, without raising an employee’s gross taxable income. Read more >>

FutureFuel.io CEO & Founder Laurel Taylor Advocates for Student Loan Reform in Testimony to Dept. of Education

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Industry Pioneer Eric Brickman Joins FutureFuel.io as Chief Operating Officer

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:29-05:00 FutureFuel.io, a leading student loan repayment platform that helps borrowers pay down debt quickly and efficiently, today announced the appointment of Eric Brickman to the role of Chief Operating Officer. In this newly-created role, Brickman will oversee the company’s innovation roadmap and global business operations. Read more >>

A potential game changer for student loan debt: The Employer Participation in Repayment Act

Ziad2022-11-25T14:02:04-05:00 Written by Laurel Taylor, CEO and Founder of FutureFuel.io. The $900 billion Coronavirus Relief package is slated to bring much needed financial relief to Americans devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the relief package there is a transformative provision that will have far-reaching implications for the tens of millions of Americans burdened by student debt. It has the potential to slash the total student debt burden by one-third over the next decade. Read more >>

What the stimulus deal means for student loan borrowers

Ziad2022-11-25T14:02:04-05:00 Laurel Taylor, CEO and Founder of FutureFuel.io, joins Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman to discuss the latest news on the student loan front: from payments, to what kind of relief people can expect going into 2021. Read more >>

Congress Extends Student Loan Repayment Provision to 2025

Ziad2022-11-25T14:02:04-05:00 Employers will be allowed to make tax-free contributions of up to $5,250 per employee annually toward eligible education expenses, including tuition or student loan assistance. The passage this week of the stimulus bill approved by Congress preserves the tax-free status of employer payments toward employee student loans through 2025, a marked difference from the year-end expiration date included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act... The CARES Act’s semi-permanent status meant fewer employers were willing to...