"Student-loan crises may come and go, but apparently the profitability of Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student-loan company, remains," according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. "Less than a week after Congress approved legislation designed to ensure that student-loan companies continue to issue federally subsidized student loans, a Wall Street research firm, Lehman Brothers, has issued a report analyzing the bill's effects on Sallie Mae. Lehman's conclusion: The bill, which awaits President Bush's signature, appears to guarantee that Sallie Mae and some other student-loan companies will not only remain profitable but 'potentially gain considerable market share,' given that some competitors have withdrawn from the marketplace."