Fed loophole lets lenders keep using college logos to pitch student loans

By Cezary Podkul

Fed loophole lets lenders keep using college logos to pitch student loans

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sallie Mae":

"… Co., Citigroup Inc., and student lender SLM Corp. which is better known as Sallie Mae. The e-mail was "just part of our ongoing discussions, with a focus in th …"

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

Excerpts from this story referencing "Boeing":

"… ein also serves as a director for a number of corporate boards, including: Boeing; Global Vacation Group, Inc.; The St. Paul Companies; Cinergy Corporation; …"

"… ge and NASDAQ, and on the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center. Boeing is John McCain’s #5 career patron, having given the senator more than $6 …"

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?

By Sam Stein

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2006 — When Representative John Boehner, R-Ohio, was elected House majority leader on February 2, he presented himself

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sallie Mae":

"… ), UST Inc. (seven), Swisher International Inc. (seven), FedEx (five), and Sallie Mae (four).Travel by corporate jet is luxurious and very costly, but no matter …"

"… the same Boehner campaign and leadership PAC funds to which R.J. Reynolds, Sallie Mae and other corporations contributed. According to Federal Election Commissi …"

"… o Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CSX Corporation and the Sallie Mae Foundation.Boehner has been a proponent of such trips, noting their educat …"

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Top 5 lobbyist bundlers; power couple Tony and Heather Podesta top the list

By Aaron Mehta

Bundler lobbyists line up to bundle money from other lobbyists

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sallie Mae":

"… C, with clients ranging from the American Meat Institute to Duke Energy to Sallie Mae. Since the start of the year, his firm has brought in at least $13.7 milli …"

Education Dept. backs away from fix to help disabled student borrowers

By Sasha Chavkin

Six months later, Dept. of Education continues to withhold financial aid for disabled students

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sallie Mae":

"… on letters and daily phone calls about these loans from her loan servicer, Sallie Mae.The most troubling incident for McDonald occurred in June, after she appli …"

"… ost troubling incident for McDonald occurred in June, after she applied to Sallie Mae for forbearance due to economic hardship. Sallie Mae responded with a lett …"

"… after she applied to Sallie Mae for forbearance due to economic hardship. Sallie Mae responded with a letter that said a “forbearance request form” was enc …"

"… ctually an automatic debit authorization form, which would have authorized Sallie Mae to deduct payments from Donita’s bank account. And instead of sending th …"

Student loan scandal costs students

By The Center for Public Integrity

Schools steered students toward "preferred lenders," who charged students inflated rates and bribed schools

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sallie Mae":

"… udent loan companies, including the eight largest in the country: Citbank, Sallie Mae, Nelnet, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Wachovia, and Coll …"

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Lobbying showdown over the future of student loans

By Danielle Knight

Sallie Mae's plan to retain their majority share of the student loan industry? Lobbyists

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sallie Mae":

"… an independent nonprofit journalism venture based in Washington, D.C. …"

"… It hired the best lobbyists money can buy.That was standard procedure for Sallie Mae, which for two decades has almost single-handedly stymied attempts to redu …"

"… the multibillion-dollar private student loan industry.This time, however, Sallie Mae has elected not to fight to preserve the current system. Rather, it is try …"

"… t half of the year according to disclosure reports released this month — Sallie Mae faces an uphill struggle in Congress. Legislation that would radically res …"

How nonprofits won special treatment in student lending bill

By Sasha Chavkin, Ryan Tracy and Mar Cabra

Some nonprofits on the verge of getting government protection, even after acts of misconduct

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sallie Mae":

"… ize or guarantee loans made by nonprofits or by for-profit lenders such as Sallie Mae. The plan, according to the administration, would save the government bill …"

"… an $85-billion-a-year industry dominated by big for-profit lenders such as Sallie Mae and Citigroup, nonprofit lenders have managed to carve out a lucrative nic …"

"… rs pale in comparison to the millions spent by larger student lenders like Sallie Mae. But Christine Lindstrom, higher education program director for the advoca …"

As student credit card debt rises, banks quietly reward schools

By Ben Protess and Jeannette Neumann

Colleges make millions selling access and addresses to Bank of America

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sallie Mae":

"… four years earlier, according to data compiled by student lending company Sallie Mae.On their own for the first time, young credit card users can quickly fall …"