October 15, 2007

Sallie Mae Backs Away From Using Freedom-of-Information Requests to Seek Students' Addresses

By Paul Basken

Sallie Mae, after taking action in at least three states to force colleges to provide it with contact information for their students, is backing off.

The company, which is the nation's largest student-loan provider, described the shift in strategy after an advocacy group revealed last week that the lender had filed a New York Freedom of Information Law request asking community colleges in the State University of New York system to provide it with student names, telephone

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