2009-06-09wsj.com

Shares of SLM Corp. — also known as Sallie Mae — topped today’s NYSE’s gainers list, closing up 20%.

What accounts for the excitement over the student lender, especially when default rates are jumping and the government is planning to diminish the role of private lenders in the company’s traditional business?



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