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Sallie Mae Partners with Dee-1 to Help Students Pay Back Their Loans
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WHEN EDUCATOR-TURNED-HIP-HOP-ARTIST "DEE-ONE" FINISHED PAYING BACK HIS STUDENT-LOANS, HE CELEBRATED BY WRITING THE SONG, "SALLIE MAE BACK". NOW, HE'S TEAMING UP WITH "SALLIE MAE"--TO HELP STUDENTS GET ON TRACK TO PAYING OFF THEIR LOANS. THAT'S BECAUSE HE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT FINANCIAL-LITERACY: THE REALITY, HE BELIEVES, IS THAT STUDENTS ARE HUNGRY FOR INFORMATION; THEY WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTS ABOUT PAYING BACK THEIR LOANS, AND THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. "SALLIE MAE" SAYS THAT IT'S THRILLED TO WORK WITH "DEE-ONE", TO HELP STUDENTS GET INTO THE RHYTHM OF REPAYMENT--BECAUSE HE LAYS OUT THE PROCESS IN STEPS THAT ARE BOTH DIRECT AND DOABLE--TEACHING THE RIGHT MOVES FOR BUILDING CREDIT, AND SUCCESSFULLY PAYING BACK STUDENT-LOANS. NOW THROUGH JANUARY 11TH, "SALLIE MAE"-CUSTOMERS WITH ELIGIBLE STUDENT-LOANS HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN UP TO 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO PAY DOWN THEIR LOANS. FOR "DEE-ONE'S" COMPLETE LIST OF TIPS--AND TO ENTER THE "PAYS TO REPAY"-CONTEST--VISIT "SALLIE-MAE"-DOT-COM. THAT'S "SALLIE-MAE"-DOT-COM.
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