Citibank Inks Exclusive Sponsorship Agreement with FinAid.org; Companies partner to deliver financial aid information to students and families.STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Student Loan Corporation, a subsidiary of Citibank N.A., and a leading originator of student loans, today announced an exclusive agreement to sponsor the FinAid.org web site and be its sole advertiser. Since its inception in 1994, FinAid.org has been well known in the education industry as a leading resource for information and has helped millions of students get objective facts about paying for school and the financial aid process. With over 5 million visitors per year, FinAid.org consists of almost 1,000 distinct web pages and 8,500 pages of text -- providing the most comprehensive resource for financial aid information and the largest student aid web site in the world. "Innovation on behalf of our customers has always been a hallmark of our company and we have a deep understanding of this business. As the exclusive sponsor for FinAid.org, we will be able to more fully educate our customers while showcasing our unique range of products and services," said Michael Reardon Michael Reardon can refer to:
"FinAid.org was founded as a public service to help students and parents find out Parents Find Out is an episode from That 70s Show. Eric and Donna get caught in the act in the back of the Vista Cruiser, and Kelso, Hyde and Fez use Kelso's new CB radio to hook up with three hot-sounding girls. more about student aid and the student aid process, from a neutral source," said Mark Kantrowitz, FinAid.org's Publisher. "We are proud to continue that resourceful spirit and work with Citibank -- a company clearly focused on providing that same level of service and commitment to students and their families." About Citibank Citibank is a member of Citigroup (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : C), the leading global financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company, which has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com. The Student Loan Corporation (NYSE: STU STU Student STU Secure Telephone Unit STU St. Thomas University (Fredericton, New Brunswick) STU St. Thomas University (Miami, Florida) STU SHDSL ) is one of the nation's leading originators and holders of insured student loans providing a full range of education financing products and services to meet the needs of students, parents, schools and lenders. The company was previously a division of Citibank and became a NYSE-listed corporation in 1992. Citibank, N.A. is the majority shareholder. Citibank was one of the first banks to finance higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , beginning in 1958. Today, The Student Loan Corporation serves approximately 1.7 million customers and over 3,000 schools nationwide. For information or inquiries regarding student loans, please call 1-800-967-2400. Customers with Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD (Time Division Duplexing) A transmission method that uses only one channel for transmitting and receiving, separating them by different time slots. No guard band is used. Contrast with FDD. See also TDD/TTY. TDD - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf ) may call 1-800-846-1298. College planning and financing information is also available at www.studentloan.com. About FinAid.org FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web. Access to FinAid is free for all users and there is no charge to link to the site.FinAid has a stellar reputation in the educational community as the best Web site of its kind. It's comprehensive, it's informative, it's objective--and it's the first stop on the Web for students looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to finance their education. Every major newspaper and personal finance magazine in the country has reviewed the site. The New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. called FinAid "the hottest site on the Internet for financial aid tips." It is "the best place to begin a search" according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Chicago Sun-Times, and "the grand-daddy of all Web sites" according to the Boston Globe. Yahoo Internet Life said to "make FinAid your first stop. This site offers some of the best 'how to' guidance on securing financial aid."The site has won awards from the College Board, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the National Association of Graduate and Professional Students and the American Institute for Public Service. |
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