Sallie Mae buyers say open to revising $25 billion deal
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The consortium that agreed to buy  student lender Sallie Mae for $25 billion said on Wednesday  that as of today conditions for the closing of the deal would  not be met.
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A group of private equity firms and banks have threatened to scuttle their planned $25 billion buyout of Sallie Mae, the student lender said on Wednesday, in the most dramatic sign yet that a once-booming takeover market may be cooling.
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Business & money: Royal Bank of Scotland tells shareholders to expect a revised bid for ABN Amro.
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Countrywide, the troubled lender that came to symbolize many of the excesses of the subprime mortgage crisis, is negotiating a sale to Bank of America.
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The longtime partners are expected to announce a new deal that looks likely to cover business services.
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Delta Air Lines Inc., struggling to cut costs to avert bankruptcy, said on Thursday it was amending its offer to exchange up to &#36;680 million worth of its outstanding &#36;2.6 billion of unsecured debt, asking holders to submit tenders by Oct. 26.
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WASHINGTON - A day after Fannie Mae agreed to regulators&#39; demands to boost its capital cushion against risk and revamp its accounting, officials said Tuesday that the possibility of the beleaguered mortgage giant having to restate its earnings had been
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Sallie Maeâs would be buyers say the merger contract allows it to terminate the deal due to recent changes in student lending, which have reduced its potential for future earnings.
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Revlon Inc. REV.N met with its   lenders on Tuesday to seek an amendment to its bank credit   agreement, a day after it cut jobs, warned of weak financial   results and discontinued a highly-touted brand.
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Delta Air Lines Inc., struggling to cut costs to avert bankruptcy, said on Thursday it was amending its offer to exchange up to $680 million worth of its outstanding
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WASHINGTON - Shifting course, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson planned to tell Congress that the Bush administration would consider allowing the big mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to temporarily buy, bundle, and sell as securities loans exceeding $417,000.
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December 20, 2004 - Fannie Mae, which faces a possible $9 billion restatement, is also looking at yet another investigation and the possibility of a management shake-up at the top.
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Sallie Mae said on Wednesday that it  plans to sell about $2.5 billion of stock and mandatory  convertible securities to help pay off obligations linked to  the student loan company's share buyback program.
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Bank of America Corp is in advanced talks to buy struggling Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, several people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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An alliance of financial firms planning to acquire Sallie Mae has told the student loan company that legislation passed yesterday in the House could hurt its business and scuttle the proposed $25 billion deal.
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Deal moves closer to completion, but is still subject to shareholder approval.
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A $25 billion takeover of Sallie Mae  was on the verge of collapse on Wednesday after the student lender said a consortium does not expect to complete its planned acquisition on the agreed terms.