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BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/22/09 -- The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE: FMD) today announced that it plans to release its first quarter fiscal 2010 financial and operating results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 before the market opens on Monday, October 26, 2009.



About The First Marblehead Corporation -- First Marblehead helps meet the growing demand for private education loans by offering national and regional financial institutions and educational institutions an integrated suite of design, implementation and capital market services for student loan programs. First Marblehead supports responsible lending and is a strong proponent of the smart borrowing principle, which encourages students to access scholarships, grants and federally-guaranteed loans before considering private education loans; please see www.SmartBorrowing.org : www.SmartBorrowing.org . For more information, go to www.firstmarblehead.com : www.firstmarblehead.com .

Contact:

Lee Jacobson
Investor Relations
First Marblehead
800 Boylston Street, 34th FL
Boston, MA 02199
617.638.2065