News & Events

September 2nd^th, 2022

Time - 11:00 AM CST
Length - 1 hour

During this session, we will cover updates to Federal student loan policies:

Repayment Resumption
Loan Forgiveness
Servicer Changes
IDR Payment Count Revisions

Student Loan Default Guardrails that Colleges Can Implement Now

May 8, 2023

The student loan repayment pause will end this year. Repayment is likely to resume in September or October. The Supreme Court will make its decision on the Biden Administration's one-time student loan forgiveness program next month. Student loan repayment will resume...

Higher Education Enrollment Cliff Demands Change

Apr 24, 2023

Colleges can combat shrinking enrollments by updating their program offerings, investing in admissions departments, and focusing on re-enrollments.

Three Ways to Improve College Retention Rates

Apr 17, 2023

64 percent of all students who entered a four-year Bachelor's degree program in 2014 graduated in six years. (Source: nces.ed.gov and educationdata.org). While that's an improvement from twenty years ago, it's not a good sign we measure the success rate of a four-year...

Cohort Default Rate Problems

Apr 10, 2023

A Major Problem for Students and Families In January 2022, the U.S. General Accountability Office wrote about significant problems that Federal Student Aid and Federal Servicers would face when repayment was set to resume in September 2022. GAO highlighted...

Are Federal Loan Servicers Prepared for Repayment Resumption?

Mar 20, 2023

by Balaji "Raj" Rajan Does FSA need Federal Loan Servicers? The answer is a resounding YES! Federal loan servicers and Federal Student Aid (FSA) have a codependent relationship, but tracking their performance and connection has always been murky. After 12 years, we...

Will Student Loan Defaults and Delinquencies Return?

Mar 13, 2023

Student loan borrowers have enjoyed a three-year reprieve from their student loan payments. Hopefully, many student loan borrowers are in a better place than they were before the pandemic began. Student loan repayment will resume later this summer. Even if the Biden...

SECURE 2.0 Employer Contributions Help Student Loan Borrowers Save for Retirement

Mar 6, 2023

Student Loan Debt Will Continue to be High Even if Forgiveness Happens The national student loan debt balance is at $1.75 trillion. Even if $400 billion is forgiven, student debt will continue to be one of the largest forms of household debt. The Biden...

ION Launches Presto to Help Borrowers Ahead of Repayment Resumption

Feb 27, 2023

Presto Allows IonTuition Users to Apply Directly for Income-Driven Repayment Plans IonTuition (ION), the revolutionary education technology company offering concierge-level support services and online student loan repayment tools for colleges, has officially launched...

ION Offers College Enrollment Management Service with Built-In Compliance Engine

Feb 17, 2023

LinQ Solution Provides 3-Minute Response Time to Leads & Inquiries IonTuition (ION) the revolutionary education technology company offering voluntary financial wellness benefits for employers and online student loan repayment tools for colleges, has officially...

Policymakers Must Focus on How to Finance Higher Education, not Student Loan Debt

Feb 6, 2023

There is certain desperation today to figure out what is next on the student loan front. Forgiveness and cancellation take center stage rhetoric without fiscal discipline, performance, or accountability. Today, election politics hold higher education hostage. The...