money and mortarboard Only about4 percent of employers offer student loan benefits, so it's one ofthe best ways to set your company apart when recruiting topmillennial talent. (Photo: Shutterstock)

It's a commonly cited statistic: Americans have more than $1.6trillion in outstanding student loan debt. In fact, student loan debtis so crippling that in 2016 the New York Fed sounded an alarmabout negative household income, and its potential impact on the future of theeconomy.

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