BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - February 5, 2009) - The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE: FMD) announced today that Gary Santo, Managing Director and co-head of Capital Markets, and Dana Arvidson, Vice President, Capital Markets will present during the annual meeting of the American Securitization Forum, February 8-11, 2009. The 50-minute presentation is scheduled for Monday, February 9 at 5:55 p.m. Eastern time (2:55 p.m. Pacific time).

The slides accompanying the presentation will be available in the Investors section of the company website, www.firstmarblehead.com.

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. For more information, go to www.firstmarblehead.com.

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