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Meet Sallie Mae
We help students and families finance their future responsibly.
- We’re a private student lender and education solutions company helping students and families confidently navigate to, through, and immediately after college.
- We are a champion for a more transparent higher education financing system.
- Our free college planning resources, scholarship search tool, and FAFSA® guide help students and families access free money before borrowing.
- Through scholarship programs, partnerships, and investments, we’re helping students from underserved communities access and complete higher education.
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