Fintech CEO Laurel Taylor Warns About Confusing Federal Student Loan Changes 💸

here is $1.8 trillion in outstanding student loan debt in the U.S., and the Trump administration is actively changing the ways borrowers can repay that debt. Laurel Taylor, the CEO and founder of a student-loan-focused fintech startup called Candidly, spoke to ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath about what these changes mean for borrowers and how she's navigating the turbulent political environment.<br /><br />Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />0:00 - Introduction & The Origin of Candidly<br />1:44 - The Scale of the Student Debt Crisis<br />3:02 - What is Candidly & How Does It Work?<br />4:47 - A User's Journey: How Candidly Helps Employees<br />8:01 - The Policies Powering Candidly: CARES Act & Secure 2.0<br />11:21 - Navigating Headwinds: Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness<br />13:30 - The Purpose of PSLF & How Tech Solves the Paperwork Problem<br />16:11 - From Capitol Hill: 'It's An Absolute Mess'<br />19:33 - The CEO's Balancing Act: Policy, Passion, and ROI<br />22:50 - How I Hire My Executive Team: Integrity & 'Sweeping the Floors'<br />24:58 - The Future is AI: Meet 'Kate,' Your Personal Financial Assistant<br />30:57 - A Founder's Vulnerable Lesson: The Mistake of Not Paying Myself<br />33:28 - If I Could Rebuild the System from Scratch...<br />35:36 - Goals for the Next Year: Doubling Our Impact<br /><br />Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br /><br />https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br /><br />Stay Connected<br />Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br />Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br />More From Forbes: http://forbes.com<br /><br />Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.