SimpleTuition, Inc. (www.SimpleTuition.com), a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing choices, today announced a partnership with Kiplinger (www.Kiplinger.com), a leader in personal finance advice and business forecasting, that will enable families to research, compare and select student loan options on Kiplinger.com.
NEWTON, Mass. (BusinessWire EON) June 20, 2007 --
SimpleTuition, Inc. (www.SimpleTuition.com),
a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of
education financing choices, today announced a partnership with
Kiplinger (www.Kiplinger.com), a
leader in personal finance advice and business forecasting, that will
enable families to research, compare and select student loan options on
Kiplinger.com.
In keeping with the Kiplinger organization’s
eighty year old charter to deliver sound, unbiased financial advice for
families and businesses, Kiplinger.com now features the Kiplinger.com
Student Loan Finder powered by SimpleTuition, making it easy for parents
and students to compare and apply for over 100 different student loans
from more than 45 competing lenders. Access to the Student Loan Finder
can be found on the “Your
Money “and the “College
& Families” channels, as well as in
the “Tools
& Calculators” section of
Kiplinger.com.
“There is a natural synergy between
SimpleTuition and Kiplinger, as both companies are dedicated to helping
families make sense of personal finance options,”
said Kevin Walker, CEO of SimpleTuition. “SimpleTuition
strives to help consumer’s make sound
financial decisions by offering an interactive, independent online
resource for researching, comparing and applying for loans.”
Kiplinger.com also now offers a Federal Student Loan Consolidation
comparison resource, again powered by SimpleTuition, which helps
parents/students understand the loan consolidation process and to
determine if consolidating is the right option for them. The median
student loan debt for graduates from four-year colleges and universities
is $15,500 for public and $19,400 for private institutions.1
For many, consolidating their federal student loans is a viable and
necessary option.
“Kiplinger selected SimpleTuition as a
partner because we share a common goal of providing customers with
complete, intuitive resources for researching financial questions,”
said Doug Harbrecht, Editorial Director of Kiplinger.com.
About SimpleTuition, Inc.
Founded in 2005, SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and
parents make sense of education financing options. Recently featured as
one of Fast Company’s Top 12 Web 2.0
sites, SimpleTuition offers the leading independent and interactive
solution for researching and comparing over 100 private, PLUS, Stafford,
GradPLUS and Federal Consolidation loans from more than 45 lenders.
SimpleTuition is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts and is funded by
Atlas Venture, IDG Ventures Boston and North Hill Ventures. For more
information, visit www.SimpleTuition.com.
About Kiplinger
Kiplinger.com (www.kiplinger.com)
offers the same great advice that appears in Kiplinger’s
Personal Finance magazine, plus additional features that include
interactive tools and calculators, daily personal finance features,
stock and mutual fund quotes, Web-only columns offering timely insights
into today’s trends, personal finance
tutorials, and up-to-the-minute business news from the new Kiplinger
Business Resource Center. Founded in 1920 by W.M. Kiplinger, the
Kiplinger organization developed one of the nation’s
first successful newsletters in modern times. In 1947, the company
launched the nation’s first personal finance
magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.
Recently, the Kiplinger organization was named one of the "World's Most
Ethical Companies" List by Ethisphere Magazine, and was nominated a 2007
finalist in the MINs Best of the Web awards for the redesign/relaunch of
Kiplinger.com.
1 Action Plan for Higher Education: Improving
Accessibility, Affordability and Accountability (U.S. Department of
Education, September 2006)
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