First Marblehead (FMD) 10-Q 2005 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The First Marblehead Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Donald R. Peck, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 11, 2005
	/s/ Donald R. Peck
	Donald R. Peck
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to The First Marblehead Corporation and will be retained by The First Marblehead Corporation and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

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