3 steps to prepare for making federal student loan payments again
The federal student loan payment moratorium is slated to end this summer. Call your servicer now; pick the repayment strategy that works best for you; and start setting aside [...]
How to negotiate with a debt collector
Household debt recently hit a record high and roughly 64 million people have debt in collections which can hamper credit, financial, physical, and mental health for years. TrustPlus Personal [...]
Rising household debt is a growing problem for employers
To help solve it, this Mental Health Awareness Month, organizations should incorporate Personal Financial Coaching into their mental health benefits, recognizing the connections among worker financial and mental health [...]
Key levers for boosting employee financial health
Paying off student loan or credit card debt and having household income increase from less than $30,000 to $30,000+ cut the chances of becoming intermittently Financially Unhealthy by roughly [...]
Most of your employees are stressed about money
70 percent of people in the U.S. are stressed about their finances and 58 percent are living paycheck to paycheck including a majority of workers earning $100,000+. [...]
Financial Literacy Isn’t Enough
Knowing what to do is only a small part of the financial struggle for our clients. Money is personal which is why businesses that are motivated to help solve [...]
How to reassure employees about the bank failures to boost productivity and wellness
When workers are stressed about money their health and productivity suffer. So, we put together a Q&A for employers to share with workers that answers questions we’ve been getting [...]
How to Help Your Employees Find a Free Tax Filing Assistance Site Near You
Employers are in a unique position to help workers reduce stress during tax time which can boost productivity, mental health, and wellness. The deadline to file this year is [...]
Benefits that support caregivers (often women identifying workers) boost overall productivity, wellness, and financial health
“A number of factors appear to be holding women back, including the difficulty women currently have in trying to combine their careers with other aspects of their lives, including [...]
How to Boost Productivity and Wellness while Reducing Racial Debt Disparities
TrustPlus’ data suggest an association among being lower income (especially very low income), being Black or African American, and having collections debt. As Black History [...]