| CERTIFICATION      PURSUANT TO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 18      U.S.C. SECTION 1350,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| SECTION      906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| In      connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Student Loan      Corporation (the Company) for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, as filed      with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the      Report),  Michael J. Reardon, as Chief Executive Officer of the      Company, and Scot H. Parnell, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company,      each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to      §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: |
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| (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | The      Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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| (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | The      information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the      Company. |
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| /s/ Michael J. Reardon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |
| Michael      J. Reardon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |
| Chief      Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |
| May  8,      2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |
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| /s/ Scot H. Parnell                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   |
| Scot      H. Parnell                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |
| Principal      Financial Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |
| May  8,      2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |
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| This      certification accompanies each Report pursuant to §906 of the      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by      the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for      purposes of §18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as      amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| A      signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been      provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished      to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon      request.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |