Tag - Candidly

100 Ways to Fix The Future

Antonette Ho2023-08-23T00:53:20-04:00The World needs better role models. Don’t you know there are literally thousands of people out there working on mind-blowing solutions to the world’s greatest challenges? That’s why we’ve created the Impact/100. It’s a list of the world’s most promising impact startups, as chosen by Norrsken and our partners. The Impact/100 exists to give you energy, hope and positive inspiration. And to remind you that, even though things might not always look so hot, there’s some incredible role models out...

How the end of the student loan pause could affect retirement saving

Antonette Ho2023-08-14T01:01:16-04:00Saving for retirement isn’t going to be a priority for many workers when federal student loan payments resume this fall after a 3½-year hiatus. But an increasing number of employers are extending new perks to workers that recent legislation made possible, including loan repayment assistance and contributions to 401(k)s for those who are paying down loans but not saving on their own. One company that provides such services — including through 401(k) record keepers like Vanguard, Empower, PNC, Lincoln Financial...

Guild’s Student Debt Prevention Impact Expands to Include Debt Optimization through Partnership with Candidly, Helping America’s Workforce Reduce Existing Student Loan Debt

Antonette Ho2023-07-19T11:47:30-04:00Today, Guild, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, announced its new partnership with Candidly, an AI-driven student debt and savings optimization platform. By design, Guild prevents the rise of new student debt through access to tuition-free education and learning programs, and now through its partnership with Candidly, the company is helping to reduce debt incurred prior to utilizing Guild. Through the partnership, Guild expands the wraparound support services it provides to its members to now include student loan...

Adidas offers student loan help for US employees

Antonette Ho2023-06-12T01:33:54-04:00Adidas is offering to help its U.S. employees pay down their student loans. The initiative is available to employees who work in any area of Adidas’ business, including retail, distribution centers and corporate. Employees may apply for assistance after one year of employment. “This is an exciting new program for our people who said that student loan support would significantly help them,” Rupert Campbell, president of Adidas North America, said in an announcement. “Paying for education should not hold our...

PNC Bank Expands Financial Wellness Offerings With PNC Student Debt Solution, Powered by Candidly™

Antonette Ho2023-05-23T00:28:45-04:00PNC Bank, N.A. today announced an expansion of its financial wellness offerings for clients through the introduction of PNC Student Debt Solution, powered by Candidly™, a student debt and savings optimization platform. Read more >>

Candidly Wins “Best Student Loan Management Platform” Designation in 7th Annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards Program

Antonette Ho2023-03-28T23:35:00-04:00Candidly, the market’s leading student debt management platform, today announced that it is the winner of the “Best Student Loan Management Platform” award in the 7th annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by FinTech Breakthrough. This is the second consecutive year that Candidly has been recognized with a FinTech Breakthrough Award. Read more >>

Candidly picks up student debt relief where new US policies leave off

Antonette Ho2023-03-08T00:02:48-05:00While some fintech companies have taken the borrower approach, others are looking at it from an employee benefit perspective and attracting interest from venture capital investors. Those include Goodly, Highway Benefits, which announced $3.1 million in seed funding last week, and Candidly, which announced $20.5 million in Series B funding today. Read more >>

Candidly Raises $20.5 Million to Help Millions of Americans Repay Student Debt and Build Savings

Antonette Ho2023-03-07T23:59:01-05:00Candidly, the market’s most comprehensive student debt and savings optimization platform, today announced it raised $20.5M in a Series B round of financing, led by Altos Ventures, with follow-on participation from Cercano Management. The Series B financing follows a year of record growth in which the company saw 10x revenue growth and a 3,600% increase of payments flowing through the Candidly platform. Read more >>

Candidly’s Partnership With American Eagle Outfitters Helps Pay Down More Than $100,000 of Student Debt for Associates

Antonette Ho2023-02-26T20:08:31-05:00Candidly, the market’s most comprehensive student debt management platform, today announced that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO), a leading global specialty retailer, has facilitated more than $100,000 in contributions to associates’ student loan debt, creating $2.8M+ of total impact and shaving 766 years off associates’ repayment time. Candidly, together with AEO, offers student debt and financial wellness benefits to tens of thousands of the retailer’s US-based employees. AEO associates can use Candidly’s platform to find the best-priced borrowing options,...

Tackling Student Loan Debt Relief Issues with Candidly’s Laurel Taylor

Antonette Ho2023-02-14T20:05:33-05:00Student loan debt has gotten plenty of attention lately, thanks not only to the great news about the student loan debt repayment provision in SECURE 2.0, but also because of the ongoing pause on federal student loan payments. President Biden’s controversial student debt forgiveness program, and the lawsuits from a number of red states that are currently preventing that program from moving forward with Supreme Court arguments on deck. Here to help us sort it all out is Laurel Taylor,...