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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McGarry Steven   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SLM CORP [SLM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/04/2016 (Street) NEWARK, DE 19713 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/04/2016   F   5,081 (1) D $ 6.06 185,135.3371 D   Common Stock 02/04/2016   F   661 (2) D $ 6.06 184,474.3371 D   Common Stock               2,140.985 I By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McGarry Steven 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE NEWARK, DE 19713			EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Nicolas Jafarieh (POA) for Steven J. McGarry		02/08/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On February 4, 2014, Mr. McGarry was granted 13,692 restricted stock units ("RSUs") representing rights to receive shares of common stock of SLM Corporation (the "Company") to vest in one-third increments on February 4, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Mr. McGarry subsequently received an additional 74 RSUs relating to the original RSU grant and vesting on the same schedule. These additional RSUs were attributable to dividends paid by the Company prior to the separation of Navient Corporation ("Navient"). On April 30, 2014, the February 4, 2014 award was adjusted in the spin-off of Navient to reflect 38,181 RSUs outstanding. On February 4, 2016, 12,801 shares vested in connection with these RSUs, of which 5,081 shares were withheld by the Company to satisfy Mr. McGarry's tax withholding obligations.
(2)	On February 04, 2014, a portion of Mr. McGarry's 2013 Management Incentive Plan Award was deferred in the form of vested RSUs that carry transfer restrictions that lapse in one-half increments on February 4, 2015 and February 4, 2016. On February 4, 2016, the restrictions lapsed on 2,079 RSUs, and 12 additional shares issued to Mr. McGarry pursuant to the related divided equivalent rights, and 661 shares of the Company common stock were withheld to satisfy Mr. McGarry's tax obligations in connection with the lapsing of such restrictions

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