Ascent Blog: For Parents and Cosigners

Your Guide to Paying for College: 4 Tips to Get Started
Apr 06, 2021/By: Erica Arvanitis/In: Blog, For College Students, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Students
Feeling overwhelmed about your options to paying for college? Here are five money management tips to get started with your… Read More >
5 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Black History Month
Feb 11, 2021/By: Erica Arvanitis/In: Blog, For College Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Students
February is Black History Month – read our blog post for a few tips on how to give back and… Read More >
Ascent Named Best Private Student Loan for 2021
Jan 25, 2021/By: Ascent/In: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, For Students, In the Press, News
Ascent has done it again! To kick off the new year, we are proud to announce that Ascent was named… Read More >
3 Tips If You’re Having Trouble Making Student Loan Payments
Jan 19, 2021/By: Alicia Chavez/In: For College Students, For Parents and Cosigners
From forbearance and deferment options, if you’re having trouble making student loan payments, check out these three tips from Ascent. Read More >
Looking Ahead to a Brighter 2021: A Message from our CEO
Jan 13, 2021/By: Ascent/In: Blog, For College Students, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, In the Press, News
Ascent's CEO, Ken Ruggiero, shared his thoughts on the past year and what he's looking forward to in 2021 -… Read More >
What is Financial Wellness?
Jan 05, 2021/By: Alicia Chavez/In: Blog, For College Students, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Students
What is financial wellness? Whether you’re a financial planning guru or just getting started, we want to help you on… Read More >
7 Financial Wellness Podcasts for College Students
Sep 30, 2020/By: Erica Arvanitis/In: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners
At Ascent, we provide free resources to help you throughout college, which may include links to third-party websites (where security… Read More >
Your 2020 Guide to Voting in College: Tips for Students and First-Time Voters
Aug 20, 2020/By: Erica Arvanitis/In: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For Parents and Cosigners, For Schools, For Students
Being a college student means you’re constantly busy. Whether it’s figuring out where to live, which classes to take, or… Read More >
6 Tips for Students Taking Online Classes
Aug 11, 2020/By: Erica Arvanitis/In: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners, For Students
Signing up for online classes? Here’s a few tips on how to set yourself up for success as a college… Read More >
What is Juneteenth? How to Support Black Communities Today and Every Day
Jun 19, 2020/By: Ascent/In: Blog, For College Students, For Cosigners, For High School Students, For Parents and Cosigners
Don't know where to start? Here's a few steps you can take to support Black Lives Matter in your community… Read More >
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