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Sallie Mae, n. U.S. Finance.
Brit. |ˌsali ˈmeɪ|, U.S. |ˌsæli ˈmeɪ|
Forms: 19– Sallie Mae, 19– Sallie May, 19– Sally Mae, 19– Sally May
[‹ the female forenames Sallie (also Sally) and Mae (also May), after the initial letters of Student Loan Marketing Association (see below), on the model of Fannie Mae n. Compare slightly earlier Ginnie Mae n. and slightly later Freddie Mac n.]
A proprietary name for: the Student Loan Marketing Association, a company that ensures funding for government-guaranteed loans by repackaging and selling debt to investors. Also: a security guaranteed by this company.
The company was established by the U.S. government in 1972, and became a privately owned, publicly traded company in 2004.
1970Daily Rep. (Ontario, Calif.) 2 Feb. c3/1 Pressure is mounting for a new government corporation which would have access to US Treasury funds with which to buy student loans from private lenders to make more loans. The corporation would be called ‘Student Loan Marketing Assn’ or ‘Sally Mae’. 1972N.Y. Times 30 Mar. 58/8 Congress is expected to pass legislation soon..to create a secondary market for student loans. The new law would set up an entity to be called the Student Loan Marketing Association, or Sally May for short. 1992J. Dominguez & V. Robin Your Money or your Life ii. 43 Then there's investing. Knowing the differences among and advantages of municipal bonds, zero coupon bonds, Fannie Maes, Sallie Maes and Freddie Macs. 2002M. Brownsey Is It a Date or Just Coffee? ii. 61, I have to throw in a big word occasionally; it rationalizes those 10 years in grad school and the fact that I am owned lock, stock, and barrel by Sallie Mae. |