College news and trends

Sezzle Offers College Kids BNPL for Buying Textbooks
BNPL // December 20, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Sezzle wants to make it easier for college students. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

CFPB: Colleges Need to Protect Students From ‘Junk Fees’
CFPB // October 13, 2022

America’s colleges have more work to do when it comes to protecting students from so-called “junk fees,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Thursday (Oct. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

JPMorgan Chase Buys College Aid Platform Frank
Loans // September 21, 2021

JPMorgan Chase has acquired online college planning platform Frank, according to a CNBC report Tuesday (Sept. 21), adding tools to help more than 5 million students at 6,000 colleges and universities apply for and negotiate financial aid, enroll in online classes and find scholarships. Get...

College Students Seek Lower Fall Tuition As Schools Plan To Stick With Digital Classes
Coronavirus // July 16, 2020

Some college students are demanding lower tuition for the coming academic year because many schools are moving toward partial or complete online instruction instead of in-person classes due to the pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Interviews & Exclusives
Is Student Loan Debt a Ladder Up or a Weight Down?

August 15, 2025
It was Aristotle who said: “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” It could be a headline for the latest paycheck-to-paycheck study from PYMNTS, which found a mix of regret and pride among the parents and students who have gone into debt to finance their education. Get the Full Story Complete […]

Report: The Late Tuition Payment Epidemic

July 30, 2019
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Are Vending Machines Contextual Commerce’s Next Frontier?

January 15, 2019
Everyone has a vending machine experience go awry. The bill receptor that wouldn’t take the wrinkled dollar bill, the can of Coke that got stuck on the way down and...

Quick Reads
Sezzle Offers College Kids BNPL for Buying Textbooks

December 20, 2022
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Sezzle wants to make it easier for college students. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive […]

CFPB: Colleges Need to Protect Students From ‘Junk Fees’

October 13, 2022
America’s colleges have more work to do when it comes to protecting students from so-called “junk fees,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Thursday (Oct. 13). Get the Full...

JPMorgan Chase Buys College Aid Platform Frank

September 21, 2021
JPMorgan Chase has acquired online college planning platform Frank, according to a CNBC report Tuesday (Sept. 21), adding tools to help more than 5 million students at 6,000 colleges and...

Federal College Aid Applications Fall As Pandemic Upsets Student Plans

July 06, 2020
The count of high school seniors seeking federal college aid dropped by almost 50 percent compared to levels in 2019 in the beginning weeks of the COVID-19 health crisis, which...