"Student loan servicers and private student loan companies (Navient, Sallie Mae, Nelnet), publishers and other edtech enterprises (Chegg, Barnes & Noble Education, Coursera, and Guild Education) are implicated or at least entangled in the mess. ... — read more
Sallie Mizzle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WHXc7FTkPQ&feature=emb_logo https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2019/07/music-videos-of-college-meltdown.html
What Sallie Mae can learn from the collapse of University of Phoenix
https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2022/01/how-university-of-phoenix-failed-its.html
"Student Debt From Private Lenders Hits All-Time High"
#collegemania #collegemeltdown #studentloandea_h "Current students and graduates in repayment held an estimated $136.3 billion in private student loans as of March, a 47 percent increase from $92.6 billion in March 2014. And the private debt market... — read more
Fox News shilling for SLM
"About 1 in 8 families used private student loans when federal financing couldn't cover the full cost of college, according to a new report from Sallie Mae. The report adds that private loans can 'bridge the gap' for college financing when borrowed... — read more
Dischargeable student loan debt and SLABS
Student loans dischargeable? What does this have to do with SLAB schemes? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bRx8TVm
Using a predatory lead generator to find more student lenders?
https://www.unigo.com/loanfinder https://www.estudentloan.com/loanfinder
A Letter to the US Department of Education and Student Loan Servicers on Behalf of Student X
http://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-letter-to-us-department-of-education.html
"The Looming Student Loan Servicing Crisis"
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-postsecondary/news/2020/10/13/491260/looming-student-loan-servicing-crisis/
"Edugrift": Observations of Subprime College Lead Generator
https://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2020/10/observations-of-subprime-lead-generator.html
Student loan revenues down
https://tcf.org/content/commentary/student-loans-plummeted-summer-term/?agreed=1&session=1
CYA Charity
After getting bailed out by the FED, and with student debtors getting no relief, Sallie Mae is donating $1 million to food banks in Delaware, Indiana, Massachusetts, Utah, and... — read more
FED SLAB Bailout (TALF 2)
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/monetary20200323b3.pdf
SLM shares tanking...
https://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2020/03/coronavirus-and-college-meltdown.html
Sallie Mae presentation at ABS conference in Las Vegas
How appropriate that the ABS conference would be in Las Vegas. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4330253-slm-corporation-slm-presents-annual-abs-2020-vegas-conference-slideshow
While you are worrying about being downsized...
Have you seen my College Meltdown video playlist? I think you'll find it very educational. Please take a look and share it with your people. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcq7zwhpdzfk4Id4RDVVgURl44elXTGLT Please let me know what you... — read more
Earnings Call January 22, 2019
Sallie Mae to Release Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial Results on Jan. 22 https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17743766-sallie-mae-to-release-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2019-financial-results-on-jan-22
Newark Charter High School Student Surprised With $25,000 Scholarship From Sallie Mae
More PR to get at-risk customers https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17728022-newark-charter-high-school-student-surprised-25000-scholarship-from-sallie-mae
Currently Hiring Big Time
And no Layoffs at SLM for now
Rapper Dee-1 sells out to Sallie Mae
https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17698240-educator-turned-hip-hop-artist-deeminus-1-sallie-mae-bring-award-winning-college-planning
$100K is a drop in the bucket
"Sallie Mae to Present $100,000 Contribution to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware," because they are such a great company? https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17675494-sallie-mae-present-100000-contribution-big-brothers-big-sisters-delaware
Sallie Mae -10% as private education loan delinquencies rise in Q3
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3509241-sallie-mae-minus-10-percent-private-education-loan-delinquencies-rise-q3
NBC News Investigates
"Executives and employees from the student loan servicer were celebrating with a paid trip to a Maui resort after a record year of some $5 billion in loans to 374.000 borrowers. While employees were being rewarded, many student borrowers are finding... — read more
Looking to Cover Remaining College Costs? A Private Student Loan From Sallie Mae Can Help
"With starting variable rates ranging from 3.37% to 10.75% APR with auto-debit discount and fixed rates ranging from 4.74% to 11.35% APR, the Sallie Mae Smart Option private student loan for undergraduates is one of the most competitively priced... — read more
Revenue down but SLM beats profit estimates
Looks like SLM is finding efficiencies. Is anyone feeling it or is everything good to go? https://seekingalpha.com/article/4277603-slm-corporation-slm-ceo-raymond-quinlan-q2-2019-results-earnings-call-transcript
Music to die for
Lots of pain (blues, metal, etc.) around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQtb8EtD458 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfNm_z48gig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5JBNcTDtVo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96KiSEMHy7Y Here's a really good rap from a... — read more
The final solution in higher ed--private loans
You have to admire the marketing here, calling debt the "Smart Option." https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17557999-sallie-mae-helps-families-bridge-financing-gap-competitive-private-student-loans
Maine becomes the latest state with a 'Student Loan Bill of Rights'
"The legislation follows similar actions taken by about a dozen states, including Connecticut and Illinois... https://www.thelayoff.com/t/ZF9Vxvo
Rebranding
What exactly is the message, and is it true? https://www.alistdaily.com/lifestyle/donna-vieira-sallie-mae/
Hoping for a recession? Think again...
"Some investors in higher education may be hoping for an economic downturn, because the industry has typically been counter-cyclical. But this time, there may be no guarantee that a recession will improve the financial condition of the industry... — read more
"Condemned to Debt"
News and analysis of the student loan mess by Professor Richard Fossey https://www.condemnedtodebt.org/
Workers Expose Subprime College Crash in Real Time at TheLayoff.com
"Other pages to watch the larger college meltdown include student loan servicers such as Navient, Sallie Mae, and Nelnet, private colleges such as Liberty University, internet lead generators such as QuinStreet and public universities such as... — read more
College Meltdown shows few signs of slowing in 2019
"Student loan debt continues to rise. In 2018, there was a significant number of news articles disclosing the negative effects of student loan debt on the lives of Millenials and their families."... — read more
College Enrollments Continue to Decline
More enrollment losses in several states. More losses in the for-profit and community college sectors. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/college-enrollments-continue-decline-several-states-dahn-shaulis/?published=t
Navient loses Next Gen bid?
Navient loses NEXTGEN bid? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/VjKQbEV
Private colleges are joining subprime colleges in the College Meltdown
How does this affect SLM? https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/10810711-dahn_shaulis/5186102-private-college-revenues-us-college-meltdown
How much of a hand did SLM have in the California College Meltdown?
How much did SLM, the Lumina Foundation, and the Little Hoover Commission conspire to shrink the community college market share and promote for-profit colleges in CA?
Former Student Loan Executive Heads FSA
Looks like Sallie Mae will be able to do whatever is wants. The new head of FSA, Arthur Wayne Johnson, is a free marketer... — read more
What's with the Sallie Mae ads?
Has anyone noticed that Sallie Mae has been spending a ton on tv ads?
SLM bottom line down 20%
SLM bottom line down 20% http://www.nasdaq.com/article/slm-corp-bottom-line-drops-20-in-q4-20170118-01319