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Some private companies offer student debt payments — say, $100 a month directly to the loan principal — as an employee benefit, similar to health insurance or 401(k) contributions. A 2016 report from the Society for Human Resource Management found that 4 percent of member companies and organizations surveyed offered student loan repayment assistance.
And more companies are getting in on the trend. Gradifi, an online platform that helps employers implement loan assistance programs, has signed contracts with more than 20 new companies in the past two months, says Meera Oliva, Gradifi’s chief marketing officer.
Elaine Florentino, 24, receives $100 a month from her employer, financial services firm PwC….
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