College sophomore Nick Philliou admits he's not in the best financial shape these days.
An increasing number of students aren't making their student loan payments according to the Department of Education.
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates today. That would be the ninth consecutive rate cut this year. Here's what this means to your wallet.
Many parents and students are making the mistake of paying for higher education with the help of credit cards
As many as 1 million borrowers from Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student lender, may have seen their credit score plunge overnight after a coding error made some student loan repayments appear delinquent.
For years, financial firms made good money making government-guaranteed loans to college students.
Paying for college is rarely easy, but this year parents and students could have a tougher time securing the necessary financing.
The credit crunch is hitting the college classroom.
Alliance Data Systems is the latest victim of the buyout bust - but it won't be the last.
Stocks continued to decline Thursday as events in Pakistan stoked geopolitical concerns and mixed economic reports highlighted worries about the domestic economy.
College sophomore Nick Philliou admits he's not in the best financial shape these days.
An increasing number of students aren't making their student loan payments according to the Department of Education.
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates today. That would be the ninth consecutive rate cut this year. Here's what this means to your wallet.
Many parents and students are making the mistake of paying for higher education with the help of credit cards
As many as 1 million borrowers from Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student lender, may have seen their credit score plunge overnight after a coding error made some student loan repayments appear delinquent.
For years, financial firms made good money making government-guaranteed loans to college students.
Paying for college is rarely easy, but this year parents and students could have a tougher time securing the necessary financing.
The credit crunch is hitting the college classroom.
Alliance Data Systems is the latest victim of the buyout bust - but it won't be the last.
Stocks continued to decline Thursday as events in Pakistan stoked geopolitical concerns and mixed economic reports highlighted worries about the domestic economy.
Stocks slumped Thursday as investors mulled geopolitical concerns and reports on oil inventories, consumer confidence and factory orders.
U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday as investors took a breather from credit crunch worries.
Investors appeared ready Tuesday to shrug off the recent wave of credit worries and oil once again near record highs, as stocks were poised to open higher.
Aren't supersmart people oh-so-seductive? They've figured out all the angles - haven't they? But sometimes even the supersmarts could use a little schooling.
U.S. stocks rose early Tuesday as investors were cautiously bullish ahead of the start of the earnings reporting period.
Could we soon see a rival bid for Sallie Mae, the student loan company that's in a nasty public scrap with J.C. Flowers, J.P. Morgan and Bank of America, the three Wall Street titans that agreed this spring to purchase Sallie for $25 billion?
U.S. stocks were set to trade higher at Thursday's open, with investors awaiting a slew of economic readings and interested in talk concerning troubled Wall Street bank Bear Stearns.
Stocks climbed Thursday, as investors bet that a big drop in new home sales and a weak reading on GDP growth will make the Federal Reserve more likely to cut interest rates further.
Stocks inched higher Thursday, as investors bet that a big drop in new home sales and a weak reading on GDP growth will make the Federal Reserve more likely to cut interest rates further.
A group of investors that had planned to buy student lender Sallie Mae for $25 billion now wants out of the deal, saying the current economic environment and legislation signed by President Bush on Thursday make the terms no longer acceptable.
The private equity business may be in the midst of a slowdown, but buyout firms are likely to benefit as tougher market conditions force them to train a sharper eye on which companies they buy, according to an industry study.
U.S. stocks gained ground in early Thursday trading as investors cheered some economic reports and awaited key data on new home sales.
The planned $25 billion buyout of student lender Sallie Mae was thrown into jeopardy Wednesday after the investors said terms of the deal were no longer acceptable.
The group that agreed to buy Sallie Mae for $25 billion is seeking a lower price for the college loan provider, according to a published report.
Student lender SLM Corp., commonly known as Sallie Mae, said Wednesday its shareholders approved the acquisition of the company by J.C. Flowers & Co., Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The market is growing more skeptical that already announced buyout deals will get done, another sign of the growing cloud over private equity.
Student loan company Sallie Mae, whose proposed buyers are now threatening to call off their purchase, said Tuesday that second-quarter earnings rose 33 percent, helped by increases in the value of some of its derivatives.
SLM Corp., commonly known as Sallie Mae, said Wednesday the group that agreed to buy the student loan firm for $25 billion told it that current legislative proposals could threaten the deal.
Stocks attempted to hold onto early gains Wednesday afternoon amid renewed subprime fears while investors awaited the latest quarterly earnings.
The lure for private-equity firm J.C. Flowers' $25 billion buyout of student-loan giant Sallie Mae may be its fast-growing and lucrative business providing private education loans -- loans that exi...
For students who plan to borrow for college, choosing a lender has become a lot more complicated.
Late Sunday night, student loan giant Sallie Mae, or SLM Corp. as the company is officially known, became the latest major American corporation to succumb to the advances of private equity. Sallie will be sold to a consortium of two private equity firms - JC Flowers and Friedman Fleischer & Lowe - and two banks that have their own student loan businesses - JP Morgan and Bank of America - for some $60 a share, or $25 billion. That represents a premium of almost 50 percent based on Sallie's stock price before word of the deal began to leak.
The Dow held onto a near 100-point gain as the stock market eased slightly in early afternoon after posting strong gains straight after the open, fueled by a solid start to the earnings season and deals for Sallie Mae and DoubleClick.
The Dow jumped about 100 points Monday as a solid start to the earnings reporting period and deals for Sallie Mae and DoubleClick fueled a powerful rally on Wall Street.
Major deals for Sallie Mae and DoubleClick fueled a stock rally Monday as investors also digested a stronger-than-expected reading on March retail sales.
Sallie Mae, the largest U.S. student loan company, might be in talks for a private equity buyout worth more than $20 billion.
Question 1: Next year, we'll be in the market for a home. Please cite any sources I might find useful to help me start my search. - Stephen, Minneapolis
In the corporate world, there's a short list of obvious suspects who may face tougher times under a Democratic Congress, including Big Pharma and Big Oil. Then there are the not-so-obvious suspects...
In the corporate world, there's a short list of obvious suspects who may face tougher times under a Democratic Congress, including Big Pharma and Big Oil. Then there are the not-so-obvious suspects - like what might be called Big Education.
The deadline to consolidate your student loans is two days away...Friday, June 30th.
For millions of Americans, the first big financial decision in life is whether to take on a student loan. Student loans are debt, of course, but they represent something different than credit card debt or a car loan: They are part of a quest for a better future.
We're coming up on a major graduation weekend, and of course many families are wondering what to give their graduate. A copy of "Oh, the Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss is great, but it won't really prepare them for the real world. And the real world is coming.
The California attorney general's office is looking into allegations of consumer fraud at student loan financing firm Sallie Mae, according to a report published Tuesday.
It's the end of the school year. The good news? It's the end of the school year. The bad news? It's time for college graduates to begin paying back student loans.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Many Fed watchers anticipate a rate hike by summer and a gradual rising of rates in areas that directly affect consumers. But in at least one rate-sensitive area, interest rates will be setting yet another record low.
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