International Business News - SLM http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Oct. 2, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of offshore drilling contractor Pride International Inc. fell to a new year low Thursday as crude and natural gas prices declined. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/movers-roundup-pride-international-noble.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:28:06 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/ge-slm-conocophillips-marriott-among-big-movers.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:33:35 EDT Shares of student lender SLM Corp. jumped Thursday after the company said it expects third-quarter earnings to beat Wall Street expectations and that it is well-capitalized. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/slm-corp-shares-rise-co-expects-to-beat-views.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:11:05 EDT Federal regulators on Wednesday extended an unprecedented ban against all short-selling in the shares of more than 800 financial companies, keeping it in place at least until after Congress enacts a massive financial bailout plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143571-financial-meltdown.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/sec-extends-short-selling-ban-for-financial-stocks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/sec-extends-short-selling-ban-for-financial-stocks.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:54:32 EDT Federal regulators on Wednesday extended an unprecedented ban against all short-selling in the shares of more than 800 financial companies, keeping it in place at least until after Congress enacts a massive financial bailout plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/sec-extends-short-sell-ban-for-financials.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:11:35 EDT Student lender Sallie Mae said Monday it has appointed David West as senior vice president and chief credit officer. West most recently served in senior credit and risk management positions at MBNA and Bank of America Corp., the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/sallie-mae-names-new-chief-credit-officer.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:37:05 EDT Shares of student loan lenders and originators were mixed Friday even after a government plan to rescue the banking sector sent the broader markets surging on confidence that the credit markets will open up, allowing lenders to boost business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/student-loan-stocks-mixed-amid-broader-rally.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:47:34 EDT The attorney general of New York is negotiating settlements with eight student loan companies to reform deceptive practices in the industry. A particular focus is the marketing of products so they appear to be federal loans, an official said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/student-loan-companies-in-settlement-talks.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:50:21 EDT Student lender SLM Corp., the student lender better known as Sallie Mae, said Thursday it named Kenneth Fischbach senior vice president of corporate finance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/sallie-mae-names-fischbach-sr-vp-of-corp-finance.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:47:18 EDT Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has placed the ratings of student lender SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, on review for a potential downgrade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/moodys-to-review-sallie-maes-ratings.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:45:37 EDT Analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods noted Thursday that funding costs are continuing to rise at Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student lender, for its sales of student loans packaged together as securities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/analysts-cite-rising-costs-for-slm.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:22:36 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Aug. 27, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of student lender SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, rose Wednesday after an analyst initiated coverage with an "Accumulate" rating and $23 price target. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/movers-roundup-slm-pilgrims-pride.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:30:04 EDT Shares of student lender SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, rose Wednesday after an analyst initiated coverage with an "Accumulate" rating and $23 price target. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/sallie-mae-rises-as-analyst-initiates-coverage.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:27:59 EDT If you're looking to pick a 529 college savings plan, you might want to check out options offered by West Virginia or Nebraska, which were among the top performing plans in the past year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/best-529-plans-ranked-by-college-savings-site.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:06:32 EDT Shares of Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student lender, declined Thursday amid deepening investor anxiety over financial companies on Wall Street. Shares of Sallie Mae, formally called SLM Corp., dipped 43 cents, or 3 percent, to $13.90 in midmorning trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/sallie-mae-shares-slip-3-percent.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:44:58 EDT Even if a student plans on a major where the financial rewards aren't so obvious, such as art history or philosophy, most American families don't factor in their child's expected earning power when considering the potential debt load for college. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/112530-paying-for-college.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/study-cost-often-not-factor-when-picking-college.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/study-cost-often-not-factor-when-picking-college.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:03:27 EDT Shares of Sallie Mae tumbled Tuesday, skidding close to their 52-week lows, in a declining market anxious over the latest economic signposts and rebounding oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/sallie-mae-shares-fall-nearly-13-percent.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:59:25 EDT Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student lender, spent $640,000 lobbying in the second quarter for government help to shore up the troubled student loan market and on legislation related to other issues affecting the industry, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/sallie-mae-spent-640k-lobbying-government-in-2q.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:34:09 EDT Student lender SLM Corp., commonly known as Sallie Mae, said Wednesday that its board of directors has appointed a new member. The new member, J. Terry Strange, retired from KPMG LLP, where he served as vice chair and managing partner of the U.S. audit practice. He also served as the global managing partner of the audit practice of KPMG International and was a member of its international executive committee. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/slm-corp-names-new-board-member.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:51:46 EDT Student lender SLM Corp., more commonly known as Sallie Mae, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit plunged 72 percent as funding costs remained high amid further weakening in the credit markets and the company took charges related to its restructuring. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/sallie-maes-2q-profit-falls-72-percent.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:29:08 EDT