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The Time Is Right For Student Loan Refinance And Repayment Assistance

To attract and retain millennials, companies across the country (including a handful of credit unions) are expanding their employee benefit programs to include student loan refinance options and repayment assistance. With more than 40 million Americans having some level of student loan debt, this should come as no surprise. Read more about the hottest employee benefit of 2017. Read More

 

How to Find Scholarship Money to Help Pay for College

The best way to pay for college is with FREE money (money you don't have to pay back once you graduate). This comes in the form of scholarships and grants. There are many sources of scholarship money, and amounts can range from a few hundred dollars to the majority of your tuition. This post walks you through what you need to know about finding scholarships to pay for college. Read More

 
Jan 26, 2017 08:15 AM

What Rising Interest Rates Mean for You

In December 2016, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate, and there is reason to believe the rate will increase again in the near future. So how does this affect you? Read More

 

A New Year and a New Look at Financial Wellness

New Year’s resolutions – many of us make them, a few will keep them, but many will fall to the wayside sooner than we’d like. If you’ve made a resolution to get your finances on track, we have some tips to help. And if you haven’t – why not add financial wellness to your list of goals for 2017? Read More

 
Dec 15, 2016 07:52 AM

Millennials In Focus

What recent college grads told us about student debt, what they needed at age 18, and how they chose their bank or credit union. Read More

 

7 Steps to Completing the FAFSA

Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a critical first step in the financial aid process. See how with these 7 steps! Read More

 

Lend Your Voice is Back for 2016

Building on the success of the first round of Lend Your Voice, Student Choice is launching the program again this fall to collect even more stories. Borrowers and co-borrowers of a current or past Credit Union Student Choice private student loan can submit their photos and stories now, find out how.​ Read More

 

5 things to have next to you when completing the FAFSA

Completing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first major step in determining how you will pay for college. Before you begin you should gather the following required information to make sure you aren’t scrambling to find it once you file. Read More

 

Changes Come to the FAFSA This Month

You can now submit your FAFSA beginning October 1st of the prior school year. This means if you are attending college for the 2017-18 academic year (as a freshman or returning student), you can submit your FAFSA now! Read More

 

Second “Empower U” Conference Focuses on Serving Young Adults, Brings Together More Than Forty Credit Unions

Credit Union Student Choice, the foremost provider of higher education financing solutions to America’s credit unions, hosted its second Empower U Summit Sept. 28 & 29 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. More than 60 credit union representatives from 42 credit unions nationwide learned from expert speakers about the current climate of student lending and how to connect with millennials. Read More

 
 
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