SLM Corporation

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SLM Corporation, commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the nation's leading provider of saving- and paying-for-college programs. The company manages $150 billion in education loans and serves nearly 10 million student and parent customers. Through its Upromise affiliates, the company also manages $17 billion in 529 college-savings plans, and over 7.5 million members have joined Upromise to help save for college with rewards on purchases at nearly 70,000 places. Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries offer debt management services as well as business and technical products to a range of business clients, including higher education institutions, student loan guarantors and state and federal agencies.

Announced July 24, 2007, Sallie Mae has been named one of the Washington D.C. area's top ten corporate philanthropists by the Washington Business Journal and Greater D.C. Cares, the leading coordinator of volunteering and business philanthropy in the Washington region. Sallie Mae, and its charitable arm, The Sallie Mae Fund, were commended for giving $4.5 million to the local community in 2006, placing the company in the top ten for the fifth consecutive year.

Website: http://www.salliemae.com/