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New Era of Student Loan Assistance: Webinar Recap and Key Takeaways

September 18, 2023

State and Local Governments Can Use PSLF to Win in a Tight Labor Market

August 30, 2023

Taking Advantage of the Default Fresh Start

For Individuals

August 7, 2023

Dan Macklin, Co-founder of SoFi, Joins Summer to Help More Students and Families Navigate and Reduce Student Loans

July 26, 2023

6 Reasons Why Now is The Time to Offer Student Loan Assistance Benefits

July 6, 2023

June 2023 Student Loan Updates

For Individuals

June 30, 2023

Summer Awarded Sourcewell Contract in Financial Wellbeing Category

Culture and News

June 13, 2023

Student Loan Payments Set to Resume September 2023: Seven Tips from Our Experts

For Individuals

June 5, 2023

American Federation of Teachers and Summer Reach $22 Million in Realized Student Loan Forgiveness

Culture and News

May 31, 2023

Summer Announces $6M in New Funding to Accelerate Growth of its Student Debt and Education Assistance Offering

Culture and News

April 26, 2023

Hospital Burnout is Real. PSLF Can Help.

April 4, 2023

Seven Takeaways from the Secure 2.0 Virtual Panel

For Financial Institutions

March 31, 2023

Why You Need an IDR and Secure 2.0 Solution

For Financial Institutions

March 27, 2023

How Can Secure 2.0 Impact Revenue?

For Financial Institutions

March 20, 2023

College Planning: Federal v. Private Student Loans

For Individuals

March 8, 2023

College Planning: Exploring Other Funding Options

For Individuals

March 8, 2023

A Contribution Coffee Chat with Christina

January 17, 2023

College Planning: Everything You Need to Know About the FAFSA

For Individuals

January 9, 2023

College Planning: When to Consider Student Loans

For Individuals

January 9, 2023

College Planning: How a 529 Plan Can Help

For Individuals

January 9, 2023

College Planning: Navigating Financial Aid

For Individuals

January 6, 2023

Department of Education Announces PSLF and IDR Adjustment Updates

For Individuals

October 27, 2022

Why For-Profit Hospitals Should Provide Student Loan Assistance

October 25, 2022

Diversity, Equity, Well-being: Six Ways to Make a Difference on Student Debt

October 18, 2022

Education Assistance: What HR Teams Need to Know Ahead of 2023

October 5, 2022

Student Loan Fund and PSLFCT Coalition Partner with Summer, Tapping Technology to Improve Access to PSLF for Connecticut Borrowers

Culture and News

September 29, 2022

Why PSLF Still Matters After the Latest Forgiveness Announcement

September 21, 2022

Millions of Doctors, Nurses and Teachers Have Opportunity for Additional Debt Forgiveness Through New Fidelity Investments® Service

Culture and News

September 15, 2022

The PSLF Waiver is Expiring Soon - Everything You Need to Know

For Individuals

September 8, 2022

Summer Launches New Digital Tool for Student Loan Borrowers to Check Forgiveness Eligibility

Culture and News

August 26, 2022

Payment Pause Extended

For Individuals

August 24, 2022

President Announces $10,000 Loan Forgiveness Plan

For Individuals

August 24, 2022

How Summer Helped a Retiring Professor Finally Get Forgiveness

For Individuals

July 29, 2022

An Off-Cycle Decision for Lifetime Impact

June 17, 2022

[Feature] So, What’s Going On With Student Loans Right Now? The Summer Team Has Answers

Culture and News

June 9, 2022

The Recent Graduate’s Guide to Student Loans

For Individuals

April 27, 2022

Department of Education Announces Fixes to IDR Plans

For Individuals

April 20, 2022

Unpacking PSLF: Webinar Recap and Key Takeaways

For Individuals

April 14, 2022

Payments Paused Through August 2022

For Individuals

April 6, 2022

Winning the PSLF Waiting Game

For Individuals

March 23, 2022

A Major Benefit for Your Employees and Your Business

March 15, 2022

Credit Karma and Summer Team up, Bringing a Student Loan Solution to 22 Million Members

Culture and News

March 10, 2022

Fintechs Clamor to Give Student Loan Borrowers Relief Options

Culture and News

March 10, 2022

Public Service Loan Forgiveness—It Does Happen!

For Individuals

February 24, 2022

Ask Bridget: What Employers Should Know About PSLF

February 21, 2022

Summer Stories: Meet Ritu, Chief of Staff

Culture and News

January 31, 2022

Mark Your Calendars: How to Prepare for the End of the Student Loan Freeze

January 26, 2022

The Connection Between Student Debt and Homeownership

For Financial Institutions

January 11, 2022

Payments Paused Through April 2022

For Individuals

December 22, 2021

Summer's Highlights of 2021

Culture and News

December 20, 2021

Is Income-Driven Repayment Right for You?

For Individuals

December 9, 2021

Summer: A Fintech Powered by People, Built for Impact

Culture and News

December 1, 2021

What's Going on with Federal Loan Servicers?

For Individuals

November 16, 2021

What’s Changed and What Hasn’t with PSLF

For Individuals

November 5, 2021

Employer Requirements for PSLF

For Individuals

November 3, 2021

Money20/20 Musings: What Might $2 Trillion in Cash Flow Look Like?

For Financial Institutions

November 2, 2021

[Webinar Recap] Preparing for the End of the Student Loan Payment Freeze

For Individuals

October 22, 2021

More than Meets the Eye: Student Loans’ Holistic Impact on the Workforce

October 18, 2021

Department of Education Announces Expansion of Public Service Loan Forgiveness

For Individuals

October 6, 2021

[Feature] What it's like Working on the Summer Engineering Team

Culture and News

September 23, 2021

Rebalancing Financial Well-Being as Unemployment Benefits End

September 17, 2021

Buried in Debt : How DEI Leaders Can Drive Impact

August 31, 2021

Payments Paused Through January 2022

For Individuals

August 24, 2021

On Your Mark, Get Set: Wait for Student Loan Payments to Resume

August 12, 2021

Untangle Student Loans in an Uncertain Season: Enterprises and Financial Institutions Can Be Trusted Sources of Financial Guidance

August 3, 2021

How HR and Benefits Leaders can Prepare for the Payment Cliff Ahead

June 28, 2021

[Podcast] Student Loan Employee Benefits with Bridget Haile

Culture and News

June 17, 2021

How to Stay on Track for PSLF when Student Loan Payments Resume

For Individuals

June 15, 2021

Making the Connection: Student Loans and Mental Health for Your Employees

March 31, 2021

Employer-Sponsored Student Loan Assistance: The Future of Employee Benefits?

March 12, 2021

Is It Worth It to Make Payments During the Student Loan Freeze?

For Individuals

March 4, 2021

How Can I Get Student Loan Forgiveness?

For Individuals

February 12, 2021

President Biden’s Student Loan Relief Extension & What It Means For Your Loans

For Individuals

January 22, 2021

A Student Loan Borrower’s Guide to Tax Season 2021: How Will the Student Loan Payment Freeze Impact Your Interest Deduction?

For Individuals

January 22, 2021

Your Private Student Loan Relief Roadmap: Find a Path to Lower Your Payments

For Individuals

December 28, 2020

Report: The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Is Mismanaged—but Here’s How It Can Be Fixed.

Culture and News

December 21, 2020

Here’s How This Teacher Cut Her Student Loans by 75% through the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program

November 20, 2020

On Track For Student Debt Forgiveness: How Summer Helped an AFT Member Save

September 11, 2020

Black & In Debt: Balancing Student Loans And Fighting for Representation

August 14, 2020

Black & In Debt: Balancing Student Loans And Building A Professional Career

August 6, 2020

Borrower FAQ: How Do I Get My Student Loans Out of Default?

For Individuals

July 30, 2020

Black & In Debt: The Inequitable Burden of Student Loans on Black Borrowers

For Individuals

July 17, 2020

Consolidating vs. Refinancing: What’s The Difference and What’s Right For Me?

For Individuals

June 23, 2020

Private Student Loan Relief During COVID-19

For Individuals

April 28, 2020

Summer Joins the B Corp Movement

Culture and News

April 24, 2020

When and How to Contact your Student Loan Servicer During COVID-19

For Individuals

April 17, 2020

The CARES Act and What It Means for Your Student Loans

For Individuals

April 9, 2020

Understanding Other Provisions in the CARES Act

For Individuals

April 9, 2020

Optimizing Your Loan Payments with the Interest Waiver

For Individuals

April 9, 2020

Do I Qualify for the CARES Act Student Loan Benefits?

For Individuals

April 9, 2020

Teachers: Which Student Loan Forgiveness Program is Right for You?

For Individuals

March 5, 2020

Student Loan Refinancing Guide

For Individuals

February 26, 2020

The Relationship Between Your Income and Public Service Loan Forgiveness

For Individuals

August 19, 2019

Parent PLUS Loan Repayment Guide

For Individuals

August 8, 2019

Which Plans Are Best for Borrowers with Direct and FFEL Loans?

For Individuals

April 19, 2019

The Real Cost of Defaulting on Your Student Loans

For Individuals

March 20, 2019

Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan Guide

For Individuals

March 12, 2019

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Guide

For Individuals

March 12, 2019

Student Debt and Demographics: A Story of Disparate Impact

For Individuals

March 11, 2019

PSLF: An Unforgiving Forgiveness Program

For Individuals

February 19, 2019