Sallie Mae

• Derivatives Fees Gain Bronx Cheer

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 29, 2013

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The NCUA’s proposed derivatives rule includes a possible fee structure for credit unions applying for and using the authority that could discourage them, say those involved with the regulator’s pilot program. And one credit union chief financial officer said she won’t apply if the final rule includes...

• NCUA Derivatives Fees a Deal Breaker for One Pilot Program CU

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 23, 2013

  Affinity CFO says "to pay fees to reduce risk to the fund is alien to me in any other regulatory regime.”

• CU Student Loans May Dodge Asset Bubble, Delinquency Rates

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 20, 2013

  From the Wall Street Journal to the activist blog Zero Hedge, economists and pundits have been actively debating this year whether or not a student loan asset bubble exists and if so, when it might pop.

• Texas Partners FCU Teams Up With Sallie Mae

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  August 14, 2012

  Killeen credit union joins about 500 credit unions that offer Sallie Mae’s Smart Option Student Loan referral program.

• FORUM Credit Union in Sallie Mae’s Student Loan Referral Program

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  August 6, 2012

  The suburban Indianapolis credit union joins Sallie Mae’s pool of approximately 500 credit union partners.

• South Bay CU Announces Sallie Mae Partnership

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  April 26, 2012

  Los Angeles County credit union will refer members to apply for student loans through its website.

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  Student Lending Engenders No Bank-CU Battle

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  April 15, 2012

  Credit unions and community banks have traditionally stood as direct competitors, vying for the attention of similar types of consumers. But in the private student lending market, a fierce face-off between the two is not expected, several experts say.

• Corporate America Announces Sallie Mae Student Loan Offering

  By Robert McGarvey  |  March 21, 2012

  Alabama-based corporate to offer Smart Option Student Loan program to its credit union members.

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  Sallie Mae Updates Forbearance Policy After Backlash

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  February 12, 2012

  After more than 75,000 people asked Sallie Mae to stop charging forbearance fees to unemployed college students via an online petition, the education-focused financial services company made a compromise.

• Sallie Mae Compromises on Forbearance Fee

  By Andrew Corselli  |  February 3, 2012

  After 50,000 sign petition, company said it will apply good-faith payments to customer balance when on-time payments resume.