NEW YORK - Shares of for-profit education companies traded mixed after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank might extend its lending efforts to investment banks amid tightening credit markets.
Meanwhile, IndyMac Bancorp Inc. said it won't accept new mortgage loan submissions. The company also will cut 3,800 jobs, which is more than half its work force.
Here's how some stocks fared:
Apollo Group, which named a new chief executive, declined 93 cents to $54.30.
Career Education Corp. lost 12 cents to $14.50.
Strayer Education Inc. declined $4.33, or 2.1 percent, to $204.23.
American Public Education Inc. rose 53 cents to $40.85.

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