Only about 4% of companies offer employer-sponsored student loan repayment benefits, according to the 2018 Employee Benefits Report, a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Student loan borrowers who get an employer’s student loan repayment benefit, and can make extra payments, will pay off their debts faster and pay less in interest.... Anna Helhoski is a writer at NerdWallet.

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