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The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	First Marblehead Sails Along Gradual improvements are taking place, but the company still gets little respect from Wall Street.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	First Marble-Headache First Marblehead's guarantor files for bankruptcy, raising questions of viability for the student loan provider.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Stephen Ellis	First Marblehead Gets an "A" A spectacularly cheap stock aces another quarter. This provider of student loan services reported quarterly revenues of $120.2 million and earnings of $43 million, or $0.65 a share. These numbers beat analysts' estimates of $90.9 million and $0.60 a share.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2007 Christopher Singley	First Marblehead Showing Cracks? Bond rating agency Moody's expresses concerns about student loan performance in securitizations facilitated by First Marblehead.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	First Marblehead Gets No Respect A strong quarter and optimistic outlook can't woo analysts to this provider of student loan services. With its first wave of incoming residuals still a while off, expect volatility in First Marblehead's stock until they arrive.
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The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Before the Call: Ride, Sallie Mae, Ride It doesn't make much sense to take a position in Sallie Mae right now, since there might be such limited upside left in the stock. Investors will only need to revisit this stock if the deal ultimately falls through.
BusinessWeek November 14, 2005 Lindsey Gerdes	The Private-Loan Dilemma Unable to borrow enough via the federal government, more students are turning to other lenders, which can be a risky last resort.
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The Motley Fool June 1, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Get Record-Low Rates This is a great time to consolidate your student loans and save money.
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The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Emil Lee	Securitization Simplified Securitization is complicated, but understanding the mechanics will help you evaluate many financial companies. Here is a brief primer on collateralized debt obligations.
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The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 Bill Mann	Sallie Mae Killed My Rich Uncle The student loan lender deflects a rival's accusations with withering facts.
Inc. September 2003 Amy Gunderson	Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Sham Gad	What Sparked the Subprime Explosion? Some really smart people have taken one asset -- the plain old mortgage -- and singlehandedly created layers and layers of financial instruments that are predicated on it. Like dominoes, one by one, these securities are now tumbling and leaving investors and homeowners to clean up the mess.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Ben Elgin	Study Now--And Pay And Pay And Pay Later Thousands of low-income adults borrow at high interest rates to go back to school to learn new skills. Many end up falling into a debt spiral.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Congress Makes College Loans Cheaper? Some students may see a cut in their college loan interest rates.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Kingsley Greenland	Why Liquidity Should Help You Sleep Better There is no crystal ball that can predict the next lending squeeze, or if one will even occur. What is certain however, is that greater liquidity in the secondary market for commercial real estate loans is an important safety valve for the entire industry.
Reason March 2009 Veronique de Rugy	Dissatisfaction Guaranteed The government has decided to encourage more lenders to take more chances by guaranteeing yet more loans to high-risk borrowers. The only guarantee for these loans is that our children will be paying billions to cover the losses.
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