With the Supreme Court’s decision on the federal student loan forgiveness expected by the end of June, student loan repayment will restart by September 1.  No matter what the outcome of the forgiveness decision, this will be a shock to the borrowers and loan servicers.  At PayForED we believe financial professionals have a great opportunity to help current clients and attract new business.  As a result, PayForED is announcing a Student Loan Repayment Bootcamp to help financial professionals get ready for this opportunity.

Due to the National Forbearance of 3.5 years, the loan servicers do not have the trained staff to manage the volume.  In addition, they legally cannot provide all the answers that borrowers need to make the right repayment and forgiveness decisions.

Limited Advice from Loan Servicers

Most borrowers expect to get the proper repayment and forgiveness advice from their student loan servicers.  Due to a variety of laws and the increased use of Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) methods, the information that they can legally provide is not complete.

Approximately 54% of student debt dollars are repaid using an IDR method.  With this repayment change, any good student loan advisor must be able to provide advice on managing the borrowers’ Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), tax filing methods, and employee benefit decisions.  The loan servicer legally cannot provide any tax or personal financial advice.  Here is where the opportunity exists for financial advisors, tax professionals, and CPAs.

This opportunity is amplified for advisors who work in the corporate benefits space.  Due to this lack of loan servicer available support and new laws, both employers and employees will be looking for this advice.  Many will be considering and adding a Student Loan Assistance Benefit.  Advisors will need to understand the various options that the employer will need to consider

SLRA Designation Bootcamp Program

The PayForEd Student Loan Repayment Training Bootcamp will use the Student Loan Repayment Advisor course as its foundation.  This is a course that has been approved for 13 CFP CEs and at completion the advisor receives a FINRA-listed designation.  The SLRA Designation Bootcamp enhances the advisor’s learning by structuring the course to also have daily advisor meetings to explain the 3-4 chapters that should be studied for that day.

The meeting will include a brief review section and a few case studies based on the day’s content.  This will minimize the risk of it being a total self-study course and help the advisor understand the content better within a reasonable time.

The other goal is to help the financial professional feel more comfortable with doing the analysis and adding student loan repayment and forgiveness to their services.

Here is the Student Loan Repayment Advisor (SLRA) Training Bootcamp Program Chart.

After passing the cumulative exam, the advisor will get listed on the website, have access to the SLRA resource library, be invited to the monthly meetings, use the SLRA designation, and other benefits.

Current SLRA Bootcamp Schedule and Discount Code

We currently have a Bootcamp scheduled before the Supreme Court Decision.  No matter what the decision, the confusion will start in July in anticipation of the September 1 repayment restart.

• June 5,6,7 (Mon-Wed)
• Other Dates Will be Announced Shortly

To get a $50.00 discount on the course, use the code Restart at the time of payment.  The final cost with the discount is $945.00.