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Loans for college students harder to come byThursday, August 21, 2008 @ 1:53AMMany students heading off to college or vocational schools in coming days will learn a tough, if timely, lesson in economics: The credit crunch has made some education loans harder to get.

Sallie Mae to issue $20 billion in loansWednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 8:16PMShares of Sallie Mae rose 10 percent after SLM Corp., the largest U.S. education lender, said it will provide at least $20 billion in new government-backed student loans in the coming academic year.

High College Costs Force Families To Cobble Together FundingWednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 6:15PMHigh College Costs Force Families To Cobble Together Funding

High college costs force families to cobble together fundingWednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 5:08PMHow will you pay for your child’s college education? Most families cobble together money from a variety of sources, though almost four in 10 said they cover college costs without borrowing any money, according to a new survey for student-loan maker Sallie Mae by polling firm Gallup.

SLM Rises on Funding for $20 Billion in Student Loans (Update1)Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 3:33PMAug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- SLM Corp. , the largest U.S. education lender, gained the most in more than a month in New York trading after saying it will provide at least $20 billion in new government-backed student loans in the coming academic year.