Live and on-demand events to provide free college planning and post-college repayment preparedness information and resources
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) today unveiled a new “Preparing
and Paying for College” webinar series that will provide
college-bound students and families, secondary educators, college
guidance counselors and nonprofits with information on free resources
available to assist with planning and paying for college. As part of the
series, individuals also can learn about post-college student loan
repayment processes and options.
“Students and families, especially those in underserved communities, may
not be taking full advantage of the financial aid resources and
scholarship and grant programs available to them,” said John Rasmussen,
head of Wells Fargo’s Personal Lending Group. “As more jobs requiring
some level of higher education come online, it’s imperative we work
towards eradicating the notion that a degree is simply not attainable.
Leveraging a webinar platform, we can connect college planning subject
matter experts with anyone who wants to learn more about financial
planning for college and life after graduation.”
The first webinar topic, “Creating
a college-bound nation,” introduces educators, nonprofit
administrators and human resources specialists to college planning tools
and ideas for how they might be shared with the students and families
they serve. These webinar events are scheduled for Oct. 17 at noon
Eastern time (for educators and non-profits) and 2 p.m. Eastern time
(for employer audiences).
Additional webinar topics will include:
-
Preparing your student for college.
-
Funding your student’s college education.
-
A guide to finding and applying for scholarships.
-
Student loan repayment.
A leader in the college financing marketplace since the mid-1960s, Wells
Fargo has made significant investments in the past decade to produce
free resources to help college-bound students reach their higher
education goals. In 2016, Wells Fargo distributed more than 2.7 million
free college planning resources to high school students and families
across the U.S.
“Demand from high schools and teachers for our college planning
resources is on the rise,” said Rasmussen. “Educators appreciate how
we’ve made the information simple to present and easy to understand for
students. Our goal is for every student to attain the skills to make
informed financial decisions, manage money responsibly and understand
the true cost of college – once housing, miscellaneous expenses and
rising tuition rates are factored in. This knowledge may help them
become financially successful when entering the workforce.”
Wells Fargo will debut a new webinar event every four to six weeks. All
webinar events are free and recorded for playback anytime. To register
and receive information about the Wells Fargo webinar series, please
visit https://engage.vevent.com/rt/preparepayforcollege.
About Wells Fargo Education Financial Services
Wells Fargo Education Financial Services has been in the student lending
business since 1968 and currently serves more than 1 million student,
parent and family customers in all 50 states. Wells Fargo provides
private student loans directly to consumers, through the Internet and at
more than 6,000 Wells Fargo banking stores to help customers finance
their education. Wells Fargo Education Financial Services also provides
customers with tools to help them succeed financially while in school
and prepare them for when they finish college. Through the Wells Fargo
Foundation, we partner with nonprofit organizations and stakeholders to
strengthen our goal of providing high quality assistance to those
individuals who are working to achieve their educational dreams. Learn
more about Wells Fargo Education
Financial Services.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based
financial services company with $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s
vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them
succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco,
Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and
consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,500 locations,
13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has
offices in 42 countries and territories to support customers who conduct
business in the global economy. With approximately 271,000 team members,
Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells
Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune’s 2017 rankings of
America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from
Wells Fargo are also available at Wells
Fargo Stories.