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Nelnet became a publicly traded company in 2003, at which point the two founders were co-CEOs. [1] In August 2003, the parent company was renamed from Nelnet Loan Services, Inc. to simply Nelnet, Inc. [6] The initial public offering occurred on August 19, 2003, for $200 million. [7] Steve Butterfield stepped down as CEO in 2007. [1]
In October 2017, Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation reached an agreement to sell off 100% of the stock of its subsidiary, the Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. to Nelnet. [8] The company was to be sold for $150 million, initially keeping CEO Jeff Crosby in charge, but with a plan of consolidating the companies together. [9]
The False Claims Suit was filed on behalf of the federal government by former DOE researcher Dr. Jon Oberg against Sallie Mae, Nelnet, and other lenders. Oberg argued that the lenders overcharged the United States Government and defrauded taxpayers of over $22 million. In August 2010, Nelnet settled and paid $55 million. [133]
The Higher Education Act was passed to give greater college access to women and minorities. [5] President Bill Clinton set a phase-in of direct lending, by signing into law the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, [6] although in 1994 the 104th Congress passed legislation to prevent the switch to 100% direct lending. [6]
SLM Corporation (commonly known as Sallie Mae; originally the Student Loan Marketing Association) is a publicly traded U.S. corporation that provides consumer banking.Its nature has changed dramatically since it was set up in the early 1970s; initially a government entity that serviced federal education loans, it then became private and began offering private student loans.
Most college students in the United States qualify for federal student loans. [22] Students can borrow the same amount of money, at the same price, regardless of their own income or their parents' incomes, regardless of their expected future income, and regardless of their credit history.
The Universal College Application was created for use by any size or type of higher education institution. One intention of the Universal College Application is to save time and work for students by letting them submit the same application to any of the participating colleges. This is similar to the more popular Common Application, the ...
In March 2021, ECMC worked with the Virginia College Access Network to launch a program to provide free assistance with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for students in Virginia. [36] I > In March 2021, ECMC Foundation launched the Transformational Partnerships Fund, a fund said to be focused on education partnerships. [37]