Renewed Agreements, System Enhancements and Integrations, Credit Facilities, and Dividends - Research Report on Western Union, Equifax, SLM Corporation, CIT Group, and Fifth Street

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NEW YORK, August 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Investors' Reports announced new research reports highlighting The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX), SLM Corporation (NASDAQ: SLM), CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), and Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ: FSC). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

The Western Union Company Research Report

On August 6, 2013, The Western Union Company (Western Union) announced that it has renewed a multi-year agreement with Axcess Financial affiliate Check 'n Go. Under the terms of the agreement, the over 1,000 Check 'n Go agent locations in the US will continue to offer Western Union Money Transfer, money order, and bill payment services. The Company further stated that Cheque Center, Axcess Financial's affiliate in the UK, will continue to offer money transfer services at its nearly 500 locations. "This will allow our stores to continue to offer customers a variety of helpful products to fit their financial needs in a convenient and flexible manner," said Doug Clark, COO of Axcess Financial. The Full Research Report on The Western Union Company - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-13/WU]

Equifax Inc. Research Report

On August 7, 2013, Equifax Inc. (Equifax) announced the enhancement of its retro income verification service, Point In Time, and its integration with the Company's Spectrum Verification Services Platform, to provide lenders and servicers a comprehensive tool to reduce repurchase requests by delivering an updated and accurate loan-level verification of a borrower's employment and income at the time of loan initiation. "Enhanced and now fully integrated with our Spectrum platform, lenders and servicers have the tools to retroactively analyze loan-level data to ensure the appropriate handling of repurchase requests and reduce losses from unnecessary buybacks," said Anir Pradhan, Senior Marketing Officer of Equifax Workforce Solutions. The Full Research Report on Equifax Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-13/EFX]

SLM Corporation Research Report

On August 8, 2013, SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae) announced a Q3 2013 dividend on its common stock of $0.15 per share. The dividend is payable on September 20, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 6, 2013. Sallie Mae also announced a Q3 2013 dividend on its Preferred Stock Series B of $0.50 per share, payable on September 16, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 6, 2013. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had 436 million shares of common stock and 4 million shares of Preferred Stock Series B outstanding. The Full Research Report on SLM Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-13/SLM]

CIT Group Inc. Research Report

On August 7, 2013, CIT Group Inc. (CIT Group) announced that CIT Maritime Finance has provided a $61.8 million senior secured credit facility to a portfolio company of Alterna Capital Partners (Alterna) to finance the acquisition of three 50,000 DWT ECO-design Medium Range (MR) IMO II/III product/chemical tankers from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (STX). CIT Maritime Finance structured and facilitated the transaction, and CIT Bank provided financing. The transaction has a five-year term, and marks CIT Group's third transaction with Alterna. The Full Research Report on CIT Group Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-13/CIT]

Fifth Street Finance Corp. Research Report

On August 7, 2013, Fifth Street Finance Corp. (Fifth Street) announced that its Board of Directors has declared monthly dividends for the next three months through November 2013. Monthly dividends of c.$0.1 will be paid on September 30, 2013, October 31, 2013, and November 29, 2013, to shareholders of record as of September 13, 2013, October 15, 2013, and November 15, 2013, respectively. The Full Research Report on Fifth Street Finance Corp. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-08-13/FSC]

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