Lance Teinert and Mark Ritter get together to talk about the current state of education and student lending.  Today's marketplace is interwoven with the political landscape, so Lance weighs in on how today's news headlines impact his business, CURevl. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [3:02] Lance describes how he became involved in working with credit unions and weathering the storm we faced in 2018 and, subsequently, Covid
• [10:26] Lance explains how he derived the name for his QSO
• [15:30] Discussion on lack of planning for college education
• [19:55] Student lending programs taking a beating in the media
• [25:33] Confusion surrounding forgiveness of a federal versus private loan
• [28:22] Lane describes how his marketing team provides financial aid offices and college fairs with information regarding the credit union available to make loans

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• Financial planning requires two things. Make a plan and then plan for the disaster
• Educational finance planning can be accomplished through your credit union
• Student loan forgiveness does not apply to private loans

RESOURCE LINKS

Mark Ritter Website

Mark Ritter LinkedIn

Lance Teinert - Email

BIOGRAPHY: 

Lance Teinert celebrates a career of over 30 years in Education Finance, Financial Technology and Capital Markets by approaching life and business from an entrepreneurial perspective. Establishing and maintaining an ideal work-life balance is easy when you enjoy life both inside and outside of work.

Lance is currently the CEO of CURevl, a CUSO that is dedicated to connecting families with credit unions through education finance. Our unique approach to the business intertwines full service, capital markets support and software as a service, enabling credit unions to meet the needs of their members by partnering with experts that get the job done efficiently and effectively.