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BusinessWeek May 19, 2011 Sarah Mulholland	Sallie Mae Makes a Surprising Comeback Supported by cash from its $146 billion government loan portfolio, Sallie Mae aims to build its private student lending business.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The Smartest Move Colleges Ever Made Eliminating the middleman serves both schools and students. Colleges are at least making the right response to the credit crisis by making loans directly to their students.
BusinessWeek January 30, 2006 Aaron Pressman	Student Loans: Outflank The Hikes Ahead Student loan interest rates are going up on June 30, but there are ways to cushion the blow.
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn	Seeing Red Sallie Mae, the leading lender to college students, reported a $1.6 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2007. Sallie Mae isn't the only student lender that has been bloodied recently. Students and parents need to be cautious when looking for student loans.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Study Your College Loan Options Know when to use a private or a federal loan to pay your tuition bill.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Pay Less on Your Student Loans Should you consolidate your loans? Take the time to understand all the pros and cons before you choose what to do.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 John Dutemple	Sallie Mae Sticks Close to Home Sallie Mae launches two new programs that will benefit students and investors alike.
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.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Hope Nelson-Pope	College Graduates, Lifelong Debtors? Thousands of students are mired in debt. Who's to blame?
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 David Lee Smith	Help May Be Coming for Sallie Mae Federal aid appears near for reeling Sallie Mae.
U.S. Banker July 2007 John Engen	Financial Char-aid The $85 billion student-loan industry just got a lot more complicated.
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Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Andrew Ackerman	DOE Supports Loans The U.S. Department of Education plans to provide liquidity support to the student loan market.
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.
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BusinessWeek May 1, 2008	Navigating the Crunch A financial aid expert explains how borrowers can best ride it out.
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Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Kevin McKinley	College Credit Parents reluctantly turn to public and private education loans. Their reticence is unfounded though, because it's much better to borrow money to pay for college than to not go at all.
Registered Rep. August 25, 2014 Lynn O'Shaughnessy	The Most Attractive Student Loans Since many families will need help to cover some of their costs, it's important that advisors be equipped with the basics about borrowing for college. Here are some critical things that you need to know about student loans.
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Bank Technology News December 2008 Rebecca Sausner	Modifying Home Loans Depends On Past Tech Investments The nation's largest banks are offering sweeping modifications on millions of mortgages. But how efficiently loans can be reworked will depend in part on how heavily institutions have invested in loan technology.
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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.
CFO September 1, 2008 S.L. Mintz	Debt Financing 101 Plans to boost the Federal Family Education Loan Program sound good, but they may be a wash considering the fast-rising cost of a college education.
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Investment Advisor May 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	New Courses for the College Conversation A scandal erupts, and new tools to help financial advisors and their clients save for college.
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