Stride Funding news and trends

FinWise Bank and Stride Partner on Employer-Sponsored Loans for Students

December 14, 2023
FinWise, Stride Team on Employer-Sponsored Loans for Students
‘Income Sharing Agreements’ Aim to Disrupt, Fill Gaps, in $1.7T Student Loan Industry
Loans // April 08, 2022

The student loan industry is a $1.7 trillion mess. Defaults loom, staved off only by presidential decree (again). Tuitions rise at multiples of the inflation rate. And of course, borrowers spend decades trying to pay it all back. That is, if they can get a...

Stride Funding, Credit Investors Partner on $105M Student Credit Facility
Partnerships // April 04, 2022

Stride Funding has partnered with Encina Lender Finance and other credit funds in a bid to get more financial support for students pursuing high-impact bootcamp and certificate programs in the U.S., according to a Monday (April 4) press release. The $105 million senior credit facility...

Vemo Co-Founder Renée Mang Joins Stride
Personnel // April 04, 2022

Vemo Education Co-founder Renée Mang has joined Stride Funding Inc as its vice president of operations as part of a larger expansion of the Stride leadership team, the education financing company said in Monday (April 4) press release. “I’m thrilled to be joining the team...

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‘Income Sharing Agreements’ Aim to Disrupt, Fill Gaps, in $1.7T Student Loan Industry

April 08, 2022
The student loan industry is a $1.7 trillion mess. Defaults loom, staved off only by presidential decree (again). Tuitions rise at multiples of the inflation rate. And of course, borrowers spend decades trying to pay it all back. That is, if they can get a loan in the first place — no easy task, according […]

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FinWise Bank and Stride Partner on Employer-Sponsored Loans for Students

December 14, 2023
FinWise Bank and Stride Funding partnered to launch a program that allows students to secure loans sponsored by their future employers. This collaborative Employer Sponsored Loan (ESL) program is designed to link students’ education directly to their career progression and help reduce their debt after graduation, the companies said in a Thursday (Dec. 14) press […]

Stride Funding, Credit Investors Partner on $105M Student Credit Facility

April 04, 2022
Stride Funding has partnered with Encina Lender Finance and other credit funds in a bid to get more financial support for students pursuing high-impact bootcamp and certificate programs in the...

Vemo Co-Founder Renée Mang Joins Stride

April 04, 2022
Vemo Education Co-founder Renée Mang has joined Stride Funding Inc as its vice president of operations as part of a larger expansion of the Stride leadership team, the education financing...