Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 20, 2009, SLM Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release with respect to its earnings for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Supplemental Financial Information Release for the Third Quarter 2009 is available on the Company's Web site at
www.salliemae.com/about/investors/stockholderinfo/earningsinfo. Presentation slides used during the Company's investor conference call, set for October 21, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. EDT., may be accessed at www.salliemae.com/about/investors/stockholderinfo/webcast no later than the starting time of the conference call.

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