Fitch to Rate SLM Private Ed Loan Trust 2009-C Notes; Presale Issued

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Fitch Ratings expects to rate SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2009-C, student
loan-backed notes redeemable at 94%, as follows:

--$1,108,728,000 floating-rate class A notes (2009-C) 'AAA'.

For more information, see the SLM Private Education Loan Trust 2009-C presale
report, available to all investors on Fitch's corporate site,
www.fitchratings.com.

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