Herring Bank · Higher Education
Campus financial solutions for every stage of the student journey
From the moment a student applies to the day they receive a tax form, Herring Bank Campus Solutions handles the payments, cards, refunds, and compliance — all on one integrated platform, backed by one banking partner.
Trusted by 30+ colleges & universities
Why an integrated platform
Stop stitching together campus payment vendors
Most institutions run a different vendor for every financial touchpoint — one for tuition, another for refunds, another for cards — each with separate logins, contracts, and reconciliation. Herring Bank Campus Solutions brings the whole student financial lifecycle onto one platform, so payments post faster, staff do less manual work, and students get a single, trusted experience.
What are higher education payment solutions?
Higher education payment solutions are the systems a college uses to collect money from students and families and to send money back to them: online tuition payments, payment plans, departmental fees, campus card spending, financial-aid refunds and year-end 1098-T tax forms. Most institutions buy these from several vendors. Herring Bank Campus Solutions puts them on one platform backed by one bank, so payments post in real time, refunds reach students faster and your business office reconciles fewer systems.
Already know us as College Green? The College Green online payment system is part of Herring Bank Campus Solutions.
Faster processing
Real-time posting and automated referencing replace days of manual matching and waiting.
Less staff burden
One platform and one partner means fewer logins, fewer contracts, and cleaner reconciliation.
Stronger compliance
Built around Department of Education and IRS requirements, with bank-grade data security.
The student financial journey
One platform, mapped to every stage
Each stage of a student's time with your institution is served by a Campus Solutions product. Adopt the ones you need today and add more as you grow.
Apply & Enroll
Verify the student is real
Before aid or credentials are issued, confirm identity to protect financial aid funds and stop fraudulent enrollments.
Pay Tuition
Collect tuition from anywhere
Whether a student pays from overseas or down the street, give them a fast, secure way to pay tuition and fees — posted in real time.
Budget & Manage Costs
Make tuition manageable
Let students spread costs into scheduled payments instead of paying everything upfront — with flexibility rigid providers can't match.
Students already behind? Read how past-due payment plans help colleges recover balances and support re-enrollment.
Live On Campus
Power campus life
Connect student ID, access, meal plans, and campus spending onto one physical card — and collect payments across departments.
Receive Refunds
Get money back to students fast
Let students choose how they receive credit-balance refunds — by direct deposit, a Herring Bank account, or an auto-mailed check.
Unbanked students can open one of Herring Bank's student checking accounts in the same refund flow.
Tax Time
Simplify 1098-T season
Manage and deliver 1098-T forms electronically — saving up to $1 per student, with auto-mailing for anyone who doesn't choose.
The Herring Bank difference
Why institutions choose one integrated partner
One connected platform
Payments, cards, refunds, and compliance share a single secure foundation — not a patchwork of vendors.
Bank-grade security
Sensitive financial data is handled by Herring Bank, reducing your institution's PCI and fraud exposure.
Less manual work
Real-time posting, automated referencing, and electronic delivery cut the load on your business office.
Built for compliance
Designed around Department of Education and IRS requirements for refunds, 1098-T, and identity.
Integration & compliance
Works with your systems, built around the rules
Works with your student information system
Each product connects the way your office needs. Student Identity Verification integrates with your Student Information System (SIS). Student Refund Account Choice integrates with your student portal or runs with no integration for smaller schools. 1098-T Forms needs no ERP integration at all, and the Payment Gateway adds payments to forms you already use, such as Jenzabar FormFlow.
Security and compliance built in
- PCI DSS: students and families pay on Herring Bank's secure, bank-hosted payment site, so your institution doesn't store cardholder data.
- Title IV credit balances: federal rules give schools 14 days to pay out a Title IV credit balance (34 CFR 668.164(h)); direct deposit through Refund Choice helps you get there faster than paper checks.
- IRS Form 1098-T: students must consent before a 1098-T can be delivered electronically; Herring Bank builds that choice into delivery and mails a form to everyone else.
- Identity: Federal Student Aid now screens FAFSA applications for identity fraud, and schools must confirm identity before aid goes to some flagged students; bank-grade verification confirms a student is real before aid or credentials are issued.
Questions
Campus Solutions, answered
Let's build a better campus financial experience
Tell us about your institution and a Herring Bank Campus Solutions specialist will help you find the right fit for every stage of the student journey.
