Startups Want to Cash In on the US Student Debt Crisis
Companies like SoFi and Chipper offer to help people manage their college loans. But they’re not likely to fix the flawed economics of education.

If you have federal student loans, chances are you're sweating the start of October. That's because a COVID-era moratorium on loan repayments is due to expire, meaning those bills will once again come due.
The IRS held a webinar to raise awareness about educational assistance programs that companies can use to help employees pay off student loans and other educational expenses.
According to Mick MacLavery, Co-Founder & CEO of Highway Benefits, student loan repayment as a benefit is an effective and efficient piece of compensation that creates multiple stakeholders.
Companies like SoFi and Chipper offer to help people manage their college loans. But they’re not likely to fix the flawed economics of education.
After a year of false starts, borrowers will soon be out of loan limbo and on the hook once again
Regardless of the Supreme Court's decision on student debt forgiveness, 25 million Americans will restart payments by fall. Here's how to prepare.