Sallie Mae Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer to Present at Sandler O’Neill + Partners 2011 East Coast Fin

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NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM), the nation’s No. 1 financial services company specializing in education, today announced that Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Clark will speak at the Sandler O’Neill + Partners 2011 East Coast Financial Services Conference on Nov. 10. Mr. Clark will make his remarks at 11:30 a.m. EST at the Turnberry Isle Miami, Aventura, FL. A live audio webcast, along with any written materials or slides used during the presentation, will be available at www.salliemae.com/investors. A replay will be available beginning Nov. 11, and will be available through Dec. 9, 2011.

Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM) is the nation’s No. 1 financial services company specializing in education. Serving 25 million customers, Sallie Mae offers innovative savings tools, tuition payment plans and education loans that promote responsible financial habits and reward success. Through its subsidiaries, the company manages or services $238 billion in education loans and administers $35 billion in 529 college savings plans. Members of its Upromise college savings rewards program have earned $625 million to help pay for college. Sallie Mae is also one of the leading financial service providers for universities and governments at all levels, including supporting $8 billion in ecommerce transactions annually at nearly 1,000 campuses. More information is available at www.SallieMae.com. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries, commonly known as Sallie Mae, are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.