Sallie Mae is a consumer bank that helps families to borrow private education loans
to fulfil the dream of higher studies into reality. Set up in 1972, it is the
largest provider of private education loans in the United States.
Sallie Mae is the biggest student lender in the market today that offers
undergraduate and graduate student loans with fixed and variable interest rates.
It has been helping students and their families find the money they need to make
the dream of a quality education a reality and manages more than 25 million
borrowers across the U.S.
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Year of Establishment | 2005 | 2001 | 2013 |
Student Loan Size | $22.9 Billion | $26 Billion | $4.5 billion |
Loan types | Undergraduate, Career Training, Parent Loans, K12 Loans, MBA, Medical School, Medical Residency, Dental School, Dental Residency, Law School, Bar Study, Graduate | All Graduate/Undergraduate studentswith atleast half-time enrolled in a degree program at an eligible institution. | Undergraduate, graduate, MBA, law, dental, medical, international, refinancing, parent refinancing |
Rate types | Fixed and Variable | Fixed and Variable | Fixed and variable |
Interest Rates* | "Variable: 2.75% - 10.65%, Fixed :4.74% - 11.85%" | Variable: 3.14% - 11.88%*, Fixed:4.09%- 13.03% * | Variable: 2.74% ( Starting), fixed : 4.39% ( Starting) |
Loan terms (Years) | 5, 10, 15 | 5, 10, 15 | 5, 10, 15 |
Loan amounts | $1000 up to the cost of attendance | $2,000 to $200,000 | $5,000 to school-certified cost of attendance |
Application or origination fees | No Fees | No Fees | No Fees |
Discounts | Autopay | Autopay | Autopay |
Repayment Options | - In-school interest only - in-school fixed -in-school deferment - immediate repayment | "In-School Interest Only, Pay Deferred Repayment Minimum Payment ($25)" | Yes, options available |
Deferment or forbearance hardship options | Available | Available | Available |
Co-signer release ( Months plus timely payment) | 12 Months | 24 Months | No Cosignor release |
BBB rating | A+ | A+ | A+ |
*As per last Update on 3/13/2020