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Sallie Mae's 2nd-Quarter Earnings Plunge to $266M as Funding Costs Remain High By STEPHEN BERNARD AP Business Writer NEW YORK July 23, 2008 (AP) 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.Net income fell to $266 million, or 50 cents per share, during the second quarter, from $966 million, or $1.03 per share, during the same quarter last year.Sallie Mae's "core" earnings were $156 million, or 27 cents per share, in the second quarter, compared with $189 million, or 43 cents per share. Sallie Mae's profits plunged in the second quarter. Core earnings exclude treatment for student loans bundled together as securities and... [read full story]
