SimpleTuition, Inc., a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing choices, today announced it has been honored with two Standard of Excellence WebAwards for its Web site development. The SimpleTuition Web site was recognized in both the education and financial services categories of the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAwards competition.
NEWTON, Mass. (BusinessWire EON) September 25, 2007 --
SimpleTuition, Inc., a
company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of
education financing choices, today announced it has been honored with
two Standard of Excellence WebAwards for its Web site development. The
SimpleTuition Web site was recognized in both the education and
financial services categories of the Web Marketing Association’s
annual WebAwards competition.
Now in its tenth year, the annual WebAward competition received
nominations from 2,400 sites from 40 countries in 96 industry
categories. Entries were evaluated on design, copy writing, innovation,
content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology. The
competition was judged by a team of independent Internet professionals
representing a variety of relevant disciplines of Web site development.
Judges included members of the media, advertising executives, site
designers, creative directors, corporate marketing executives, content
providers and webmasters.
“Winning the Standard of Excellence award in
both the education and financial services categories is a stellar
accomplishment for our web development team,”
said Kevin Walker, CEO of SimpleTuition, Inc. “We
have all worked hard to bring students and parents an intuitive and rich
platform to search and compare student loan information. SimpleTuition
will continue to work hard and set the standard for the industry.”
SimpleTuition currently
offers research and comparison information for over 100 student loan
products, including Private,
PLUS, GradPLUS,
Stafford
and Federal
Consolidation loans from 45 lenders. With direct links to featured
financial institution’s online applications,
the entire process can be completed online or via a toll free call.
Users can sort results by monthly payment, total cost of the loan,
number of payments, first payment due date and APR, as well as compare
by lender, loan type, fund disbursement, credit sensitivity, minimum and
maximum loan amounts, repayment options and borrower benefits. To ensure
objectivity, SimpleTuition is not a lender.
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
and received Outstanding Achievement Award for website development from
the Interactive Media Council, 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 the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is working to create a high standard of
excellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet.
Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising,
PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the
quality of Website development and marketing on the Internet. Since
1997, the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAward Competition has
been helping interactive professionals promote themselves, their
companies, and their best work to the outside world. Now in its eleventh
year, the WebAward Competition has become the premier award event for
Web developers and marketers worldwide.
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