Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM), the nation's No. 1 financial services company specializing in education, will release 2011 fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results after market close on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.

In addition, the company will host a conference call for shareholders at 8 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. To participate in the call, please dial (877) 356-5689 (USA and Canada) or dial (706) 679-0623 (international) and use access code 36327098 starting at 7:45 a.m. EST.

A live audio webcast may be accessed at SallieMae.com/investors. Supplemental financial information and presentation slides used during the company's investor conference call will be available on the company's website no later than the call's start time.

Investors may access a replay of the conference call via the company's website within two hours after the call's conclusion. A telephone replay may be accessed two hours after the call's conclusion through Feb. 2, 2012, by dialing: (855) 859-2056 (USA and Canada) or (404) 537-3406 (international) with access code 36327098.

Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM) is the nation's No. 1 financial services company specializing in education. Whether college is a long way off or just around the corner, Sallie Mae helps turn education dreams into reality for 25 million customers. With products and services that include college savings programs, scholarship search tools, education loans, tuition insurance, and online banking, Sallie Mae offers solutions that help families save, plan, and pay for college. Sallie Mae also provides financial services to hundreds of college campuses as well as to federal and state governments. Learn more at SallieMae.com. Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.

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