International Business News - STU 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 Shares of student lenders jumped sharply Tuesday afternoon as the government unveiled new programs to help unfreeze credit markets and boost consumer lending, including student loans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/sector-snap-student-lender-stocks-rise-sharply.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:59:18 EST South Carolina's largest student lender has stopped taking applications for private loans, but will continue making federally backed loans to college students. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/sc-student-loan-corp-no-money-for-private-loans.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:11:52 EST Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 16, from AP Financial News: SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)--Solar power company SunPower Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit nearly tripled as sales surged with a larger dealer network. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/earnings-roundup-sunpower-nucor.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:22:07 EDT The Student Loan Corp. on Thursday said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.43. The company, which provides both government-sponsored and private education loans and is 80 percent owned by a unit of Citigroup Inc., said the dividend is payable Dec. 1, to shareholders of record on Nov. 14. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/162821-dollars-comeback.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/student-loan-corp-declares-dividend-of-1-43.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/student-loan-corp-declares-dividend-of-1-43.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:11:06 EDT Student Loan Corp. on Thursday said its third-quarter profit plunged 83 percent, hurt by disruptions in the financial market and higher set-asides for souring loans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/student-loan-corp-3q-profit-plunges-83-percent.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:18:40 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 Student Loan Corp. said Friday second-quarter profit fell 40 percent, weighed down by an increase in its provision for loan losses. For the three months ended June 30, the company reported net income of $42 million, or $2.10 per share, compared with $70.5 million, or $3.53 per share, in the year-ago quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/student-loan-corp-2q-earnings-fall-40-percent.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:06:07 EDT Shares of student lenders rose Friday, a day after Congress gave final approval to legislation that would lift limits on federally subsidized student loans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/sector-snap-student-lenders-rise-on-loan-limit-bill-passage.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 13:01:16 EDT