Fred is the
founder/CEO of PayForED.com. He is a nationally recognized expert in the entire
college funding and student loan repayment process. Fred’s unique approach helps
students and parents envision the financial outcome of a college
education. He brings together the financial aid process, college saving
plans, educational tax strategies, student financing and the loan repayment
options.
Fred Amrein is a nationally recognized expert on the entire college funding
process. His personal financial planning knowledge helps families make better
college funding decisions. Fred’s unique approach brings together the financial
aid process, college saving plans, educational tax strategies and the various
financing options to lower their cost of education. In addition, he has an
understanding of the importance of the educational outcome that includes
knowledge of student loan repayment, consolidation and forgiveness.
He is the author of Financial Aid and Beyond: Secrets to College
Affordability. As the book title implies, the college financial decision goes
beyond the financial aid process for most families. Fred’s goal is to provide
better financial information and improve the financial literacy within the
college decision.
Fred also developed EFC PLUS an innovative college net price college
calculator that projects the financial outcome of each college based on each
family’s financial situation. The EFC PLUS tool generates all of the complicated
financial numbers and organizes it in one place. As development continues,
the EFC PLUS tool will provide a solution from saving for college to student
loan forgiveness, in one place. It will eliminate the complications and
confusion that most student and parent face as they go through this
process.