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Sallie Mae's Response to SUNY Buffalo State University's Request for Information

April 15, 2016

April 15, 2016

Joelle Nowak Financial Aid Officer SUNY Buffalo State 1300 Elmwood Avenue Moot Hall 230 Buffalo, NY 14222

Dear Joelle:

As your students and their families look for affordable education financing, we'd like to share with you how the Smart Option Student Loan? can provide them with choice, flexibility, competitive pricing, and opportunities to save.

Specifically, students will benefit from having a choice of repayment options and interest rate types, pay no origination fee, and can save by signing up for automatic debit* and through the Smart Reward? 2% Cash Back benefit with the Smart Option Student Loan*. Students will also have access to a wide array of financial literacy resources to help them with their financial wellness, including a quarterly report from Sallie Mae? with their FICO? score, the two key factors impacting the score, and explanations that will help improve their understanding of the score*.

Parent Loan Coming in Spring 2016! Your families will soon have another responsible option to help pay for college. Our new school-certified, HEOA compliant Parent Loan can be used to pay for education expenses up to the cost of attendance*. Borrowers will benefit from competitive rates and no origination or disbursement fees.

Helping students achieve their goal of an education has been our mission for more than 40 years. We look forward to continuing this commitment with your students in the 2016/17 academic year. I will be in touch to discuss this proposal and how your students can benefit from selecting a Sallie Mae? private loan.

Respectfully submitted,

Christopher Earnshaw Director of Business Development Sallie Mae 518-280-4844 christopher.earnshaw@

*Please refer to the disclosures section for additional information.

ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE BORROWING Sallie Mae has helped more than 34 million Americans pay for college since 1972. We encourage students and families to supplement their savings by exploring grants, scholarships, and federal and state student loans, and to consider the anticipated monthly payments on their total student loan debt and their expected future earnings before considering a private education loan.

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Undergraduate Student Loan

1. Name of loan program/product

Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan?

2. Years in student loan market

We have been in the student loan business for more than 40 years.

3. Fixed and/or Variable

With Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loans, students can choose either a fixed or variable interest rate.

4. Interest rate spread for both fixed and variable (if applicable)

Undergraduate Student Pricing*

Product

Variable Interest Rate

PLUS Loan*

Not applicable

Fixed Interest Rate

Origination/Disbursement Fee

6.84% (APR: 6.97% or 7.77%)

4.272%*

Smart Option Student Loan Interest Repayment Option

LIBOR + 2.00% to LIBOR + 8.88%

(APR: 2.50% to 9.36%)

5.75% to 11.88% (APR: 5.74% to 11.85%)

0%

Smart Option Student Loan Fixed Repayment Option

LIBOR + 2.50% to LIBOR + 9.38%

(APR: 3.00% to 9.31%)

6.25% to 12.38% (APR: 6.08% to 11.43%)

0%

Smart Option Student Loan Deferred Repayment Option

LIBOR + 3.00% to LIBOR + 9.88%

(APR: 3.40% to 9.59%)

6.75% to 12.88% (APR: 6.40% to 11.69%)

0%

*4.272% PLUS loan fee applies to loans that first disburse on or after October 1, 2015 and before October 1, 2016.

*Please refer to the disclosures for additional information.

5. Eligibility criteria a. SAP required?

No. SAP is not a requirement to obtain a Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan. We will process credit-approved loans regardless of the student's SAP status, as long as you certify the loan.

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b. ? time enrollment required?

No. Students enrolled full time, half time, and less than half time are eligible.

c. Must the student be matriculated?

No. The Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan is available to non-degree seeking students attending SUNY Buffalo State. The student must be eligible and credit-approved, and the loan must be certified by the school's financial aid office.

d. Eligible if in certificate program?

Yes.

e. Past due balances? If so, what are the criteria?

Yes. Your students who are currently enrolled, accepted for enrollment, or previously enrolled for a prior loan period can apply for loans for prior enrollment periods*. Prior loan period requests must meet the following conditions:

Less than 365 days have passed or will pass from the end of the prior enrollment period to the time of the first disbursement of the loan.

At the time of the request, the borrower is enrolled, intends to enroll, or has graduated.

The borrower was enrolled during the prior enrollment period for which the loan is requested and did not withdraw with no intention of re-enrolling, as verified by the school.

Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan borrowers and cosigners can apply for loans for prior balances by indicating the prior loan period during the online application process at .

6. Minimum loan amount

Students can borrow a minimum of $1,000 (as certified by the school), per loan.

7. Describe any and all fees associated with your loan product if applicable

Students will pay no application fees, guarantee fees, origination fees, disbursement fees, or repayment fees with the Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan.

Late fees: A late fee of 5 percent of the amount of the past due payment is assessed if the current amount due (and past due amount, if any) has not been received within 15 days of the current amount due date. This fee is assessed on the 16th day of delinquency and may occur once monthly if delinquency continues. Late fees will not exceed $25 for each loan and are not capitalized.

Service Fees: A fee may be charged for optional services, such as the express delivery of documents and convenience payment services.

New Forbearance Request: Borrowers will not be charged a fee for a forbearance request. There is a requirement to make a $50 good faith payment per loan ? applied directly to the loan like a normal loan

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payment for each request. For borrowers who request forbearance on multiple loans in a single forbearance request, the payment will not exceed $150.

Deferment Fee: There are no deferment fees.

Returned Check Fee: There may be a returned check fee of up to $20 for each payment that is returned or refused even if the payment is not in the form of a check.

*Please refer to the disclosures section for additional information.

8. Back-end benefits

Features

Benefits

Cosigner release. Borrowers may apply to release their cosigner from the loan after they graduate, make 12 on-time principal and interest payments and meet certain credit requirements.*

Death and disability safeguard. This safeguard allows for a waiver of the loan's current balance in the event of the student borrower's death or total and permanent disability.*

Coverage of past due balances. Students who have graduated, those accepted for enrollment, or those currently enrolled may be eligible to use the Smart Option Student Loan to cover past due balances for up to 365 days from the enrollment period end date to the first disbursement date.*

Broad eligibility. Students can be:

? attending school full-time, half-time, or less than half-time (enrolled in any program)

? taking just a few classes or summer classes, seeking a professional certification, or enrolled in a continuing education or technical/trade program

? taking courses that do not qualify for federal student loans

? U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a foreign institution or study abroad program, or international students studying in the U.S. with a creditworthy U.S. citizen or permanent resident cosigner

Lower the interest rate. Students can reduce their interest rate by 0.25 percentage points simply by signing up to make their scheduled monthly payments by automatic debit.*

Smart Reward? 2% cash back. Borrowers can earn 2% of their scheduled monthly payment during the in-school and separation periods as a reward in their Upromise? account when the payment is made on time with the Interest and Fixed Repayment Options.*

Quarterly FICO? Credit Scores are now

available online for free. Borrowers and cosigners can now view their FICO? Score by logging into their Sallie Mae account. They'll also receive access to the key factor(s) affecting their score and educational content to help them understand why viewing their FICO? Score is important.*

Rewards for everyday spending. Upromise Loan Link? lets customers transfer their rewards to their Sallie Mae student loan account to help pay down their eligible Sallie Mae student loans.*

*Please refer to the disclosures for additional information.

9. Co-signer release? If so, what are the terms?

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