in the cost of student loans and giving them the same interest for schools as the government gives to banks. out by the huffing post details how sallie mae is making a fortune off college private loan s and pensions are making money off sallie mae. a private lender that's been generating enormous profits thanks to soaring student debt and the climbing cost of education. the previously unreported investments means educational professionals profit twice off the same student first by hiking the cost of tuition and then by dividends and higher valuations in sallie mae, the largest student learned and loan servicer in the country. the person who broke this story, ryan from huffing post and ja jahim, huffing post correspondent. great work. what led you to dig into this?