For the fourth consecutive year, Kiplinger's Personal Finance featured Sallie Mae savings products in the annual Best of Everything issue. This year the Sallie Mae Money Market Account and the Sallie Mae High Yield Savings Account were named Best Savings Account, in recognition of interest rates 11 times better than the current national average, no monthly fees, and no minimum-deposit requirement.

"This honor from Kiplinger's underscores our focus on providing America's families with online banking choices that help save money for college and other important life goals," said Charlie Rocha, senior vice president, Sallie Mae.

Sallie Mae's savings accounts offer free mobile banking enabling customers to securely deposit checks, check balances, and transfer funds on the go. Account owners may also opt to receive mobile text alerts to check account balances and monitor transactions. Sallie Mae direct banking products are offered through Sallie Mae Bank and are FDIC insured.

More information is available at www.salliemae.com/banking.

Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM) is the nation's No. 1 financial services company specializing in education. Sallie Mae turns education dreams into reality for its 25 million customers. With products and services that include Upromise rewards, scholarship search and planning tools, education loans, 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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Debby Hohler, 617-454-6741
dhohler@upromise.com