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74% of Sallie Mae Loans Could Disappear Under Obama Plan
12 March 09 12:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sallie Mae — the largest provider of college student loans in the country — may ultimately see three quarters of its student loan business evaporate under a plan by President Obama that would end government subsidies to third-party lenders and establish the federal government as the sole provider of federal student loans. Read More...

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Student Loan Providers Get More Help From the Government
13 November 08 03:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In a move intended to avoid a shortfall in student loans next year, Congress has expanded the government program to buy federally guaranteed student loans from private lenders. Under the updated loan-purchase plan, the Education Department can now buy Read More...

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