Tag: Student Loans

On our recent Level Up podcast, we sat down with Sean Lenderink, founder of Smart Loan Aid, to dig into a side of the student loan crisis that isn’t just about numbers—it’s about confusion. For many borrowers, the most overwhelming part of repaying student loans isn’t the debt itself, it’s figuring out how to manage it. Sean explained why so many borrowers feel lost. Federal student loans aren’t straightforward. They get passed from one servicer…

On a recent episode of the Level Up podcast, we sat down with Sean Lenderink, founder of Smart Loan Aid, to talk about one of the most urgent financial issues facing Americans today: the wave of student loan defaults that is already crashing down—and the tidal wave of wage garnishments that’s coming next. Sean has been in the trenches helping borrowers navigate federal student loans for over a decade, and in our conversation, he didn’t…