BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With student loan debt squarely in the spotlight once again, employers are being tasked with guiding employees toward much-needed relief. To this end, workplace benefits leader Fidelity Investments® is teaming up with Summer, a certified B Corporation dedicated to serving student loan borrowers across the country, to dramatically simplify the process of applying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through an automated software solution. The new solution, which will empower millions of nonprofit and public sector employees struggling with student loan debt to find much needed relief, is now available to help eligible individuals apply through a more efficient process. The Fidelity and Summer solution replaces a historically time-intensive and manual, paper-based procedure. Rather than going it alone, the automated offering provides access to technology and optional expert support to navigate through the student loan forgiveness application and help people check their eligibility, compare options, and then complete the process—all online in minutes. In alignment with Fidelity’s commitment to develop lifelong partnerships and offer customers of all backgrounds access to educational opportunities, Fidelity’s expanded list of tools and resources provides individuals a more holistic view of planning and paying for college

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Credible, the digital lending marketplace, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Young Alfred, a digital insurance marketplace. Credible provides consumers with personalized and prequalified rate options when shopping for student loans, personal loans, and mortgages. This acquisition will now give Credible users the same experience when choosing their property and casualty insurance coverage. “We are pleased to welcome the Young Alfred team to Credible,” said

At an event in April 2019, Diane Jones, the Education Department’s principal deputy undersecretary, said the department was considering an experiment ...