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Sallie Mae's 2Q profit falls 72 percent NEW YORK - 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.   Source:(AP)   2008-07-23 Congress moves to calm student loan turmoil The U.S. Congress moved closer on Thursday to putting a government safety net under the $85 billion student loan market as millions of young people make preparations to head to college in the autumn.   Activities:110th Congress 2007 Global Credit Crunch   2008-04-17 Payday loan foes aim at car-title loans The Dodge pickup has rust on the tailgate and a Harley-Davidson sticker on its back windshield. Beside it sits a Honda Accord with a big, white butterfly on the windshield and American flag butterflies on each side of the trunk.   Nations:U.S.   2008-03-02 SEC probing Sallie Mae actions near stock sales Student lending company SLM Corp (SLM.N), or Sallie Mae, said on Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the company's disclosures in December 2007, before and after executives and directors traded in its stock.   2008-01-23 Sallie Mae shares tumble on disclosure Shares of Sallie Mae tumbled 13 percent on Friday, hitting a 52-week low, as investors reacted to the company's disclosure that it would cut back on its core business of making student loans.   2008-01-04 Headlines Sallie Mae's 2Q profit falls 72 percent 2008-07-23 Congress moves to calm student loan turmoil 2008-04-17 Payday loan foes aim at car-title loans 2008-03-02 SEC probing Sallie Mae actions near stock sales 2008-01-23 Sallie Mae shares tumble on disclosure 2008-01-04 Sallie shares plunge after CEO talks 2007-12-19 Dow, S&P dip as credit concerns nag 2007-12-19 Sallie slashes 2008 profit forecast 2007-12-12 Sallie Mae $25 billion buyout ends up in court 2007-10-09 Sallie Mae rejects reduced cash offer 2007-10-02 Stocks mixed amid rate cut hopes 2007-10-02 Bush enacts deep student lender subsidy cuts 2007-09-27 Stocks rise after mixed economic data 2007-09-27 Sallie Mae $25 billion takeover on verge of collapse 2007-09-26 Congress tackles student loans as new abuses cited 2007-09-04 Student loan auction proposal stirs opposition 2007-09-03 Congressional probe of student loans widens 2007-04-26 Stocks rise amid profit, economic news 2007-04-16 NY adds 13 more lenders to student loan probe 2007-04-16 Investor group to buy Sallie Mae for $25 billion 2007-04-16 Cuomo: school loan corruption widespread 2007-04-10 U.S. Education Department officer stock questioned 2007-04-07 Llawmaker urges halt to private tax collectors 2007-03-23 College-loan fight looms for banks in Congress 2007-01-26 IRS moves ahead on debt-collection plan 2006-08-22 Rep. Boehner Elected House Majority Leader 2006-02-02 SLM Gives CEO Nearly $6.2M in Stock Awards 2006-02-01 China's Foreign Debt Jumps in 2003 2004-04-01 Mortgage Demand Rebounds 2003-05-07 Japan's yen loans to China to plunge 25% in FY 2002 2003-03-13 Applied Digital misses $46 million payment to IBM 2003-03-04 Conseco plans to seek bankruptcy protection 2002-11-19 Local Governments Will Sell Record Debt to Pay Bills 2002-06-04 American Consumers Rush to Refinance 2001-10-11 Citigroup Drops 3,600 Consumer Loan Brokers 2001-08-31 Freddie Mac, McDonald's Team Up 2001-07-21 China's Registered Foreign Debt Amounts to US$147.6 BLN 2000-09-19 China Foreign Debt Fell $4.2 Bln to $148 Bln in June From Dec 2000-09-15 China's Foreign Debt Rose $2.7 Bln in First Half to $148.8 Bln 1999-10-30 China end-June foreign debt at $148.77 bln 1999-10-29 China's foreign debt 146.04 billion at the end of 1998 1999-04-23 China Foreign Debt Up 5.3% by June to $137.96 Bln 1998-10-29 China Foreign Debt Reaches $118 Bln 1997-12-16 China's Foreign Debts Exceeds US$ 116 Billion by the End of 1996 1997-02-14 Most-viewed Llawmaker urges halt to private tax collectors 2007-03-23

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