Ascent Blog

Ascent Named Best Private Student Loan for 2021
Ascent has done it again! To kick off the new year, we are proud to announce that Ascent was named… Read More
Looking Ahead to a Brighter 2021: A Message from our CEO
Ascent's CEO, Ken Ruggiero, shared his thoughts on the past year and what he's looking forward to in 2021 -… Read More
Ascent Wins National and Local Awards for Supporting Students and Employees
Jun 05, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: In the Press, News
Ascent is dedicated to helping students and their families pay for college, as well as cultivate a strong company culture… Read More
New Financial Wellness Resources for Students and Parents
Aug 06, 2024 | By: Ascent
Categories: In the Press, News
Ascent announced the launch of a new financial wellness assessment to educate students and parents on how to take out… Read More
Ascent’s New Scholarship Empowers Students to Speak Up for Social Change
Apr 14, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: In the Press, News
Enter for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship by sharing how you make positive social changes in your local… Read More
Actions speak louder than words: A message from our CEO
Apr 21, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: In the Press, News
We believe actions speak louder than words… and our actions are getting louder. It doesn’t end here. We’re here to… Read More
How is Ascent Helping Students Pay for College?
Jan 17, 2025 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, In the Press, News
Ascent helps students pay for college by checking their pre-qualified rates without impacting their credit score, exclusive discounts, and more Read More
Ascent Launches New Bright Futures™ Engine to Bring Transparency to the College Decision Making Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SAN DIEGO, CA (December 10, 2019) – From chemical engineering to sociology, a student’s future earnings after… Read More
Pencils Down: Ascent Helps Students and Friends Earn Money for College
Ascent Student Loans rolls out the next phase of their Refer A Friend Program to help students and their friends… Read More
School is in Session, But Students Still Don’t Have the Money They Need – New Study Reveals What Students Are Actually Doing About It
Ascent 2019 fall national study measures college students’ preparedness to pay for college for the 2019-2020 academic year. Read More