Previous Straight Talk postings

• Sallie Mae Vice Chairman and CFO testifies before Senate Banking Committee (April 15, 2008)
• Congress debates proposals on student loan liquidity (April 14, 2008)
• Letter from C.E. Andrews and Barry Feierstein to our valued school customers (April 11, 2008)
• Credit crunch solutions debated (April 4, 2008)
• Letter from C.E. Andrews to our valued school customers (Jan. 29, 2008)
• Letter to Sallie Mae school customers about credit markets from C.E. Andrews (Jan. 10, 2008)
• Letter to Sallie Mae school customers about the Neg Reg ending without consensus as Secretary of Education announces task force to propose regulations (Nov. 7, 2007)
• Letter to Sallie Mae school customers about Congress' auction proposals (Nov. 6, 2007)
• Letter to school customers about the final regulations on preferred lender lists and affiliated lenders (Nov. 1, 2007)
• Smart tips for schools considering issuing a request for proposal or request for information (Oct. 19, 2007)
• RFP sample questions (Oct. 19, 2007)
• Summary of provisions in the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (PDF, 60KB) (Sept. 27, 2007)
• Letter to Sallie Mae school customers about the legislative impact on borrower benefits (Sept. 4, 2007)
• College affordability and student loan improvement recommendations (July 17, 2007)
• Sallie Mae's testimony from the Senate Banking Committee Hearing (June 6, 2007)
• Letter to Sallie Mae school customers from C.E. Andrews (PDF, 14KB) (June 5, 2007)
• Letter regarding New York Attorney General Code of Conduct (PDF, 20KB) (April 11, 2007)
• Letter to college and university presidents (Feb. 26, 2007)
• Straight talk from Tim Fitzpatrick on borrower benefits (Feb. 20, 2007)
• Letter to the editor, Boston Globe (PDF, 15KB) (Feb. 19, 2007)
• Open letter to student loan customers (Jan. 24, 2007)
• Letter to the editor, New York Times (PDF, 26KB) (Dec. 6, 2006)