Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Fitch Rates SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-8 Issue


Fitch Rates SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-8 Issue
Business Wire (press release), CA - Sep 20, 2005 20, 2005--Fitch rates the following notes issued by SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-8: -- $77,747,000 class B floating-rate student loan-backed notes, 'AA+'.

Ohio's Preferred Nonprofit Student Loan Consolidator, Student
Business Wire (press release), CA - Sep 20, 2005 Student Lending Works (http://www.StudentLendingWorks.org) is Ohio's only designated nonprofit provider of student loan consolidation products.

Cullen ordered to release student loan papers
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Sep 13, 2005 The Ombudsman has ordered Finance Minister Michael Cullen to release papers on its student loan policy by 5pm today. Dr Cullen refused

Treasury student loan scenario not valid - PM
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Sep 14, 2005 The high take-up rate Treasury had used to cost Labour's interest-free student loan policy was "not a valid scenario", Prime Minister Helen Clark says.

NZ can t afford not to wipe student loan interest
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Sep 16, 2005 The reality is that students struggle to survive on the meagre amount that they are currently allowed to borrow from the student loan scheme each week.