Exhibit 19.1
SLM Student Loan Trust 1997-1
Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer
Annual Statement of Compliance
As of December 31, 2004
TO: | Indenture Trustee |
| Eligible Lender Trustee |
| Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas |
| Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association |
| 100 Plaza One, MS JCY03 0606 |
| Christiana Center/OPS4, 500 Stanton Christiana Road |
| Jersey City, New Jersey 07311 |
| Newark, Delaware 19713 |
| Attn: Corporate Trust & Agency Group |
| Attn: Corporate Trust Department |
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| The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. |
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| 450 West 33rd Street 15th floor |
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| New York, New York 10001 |
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| Attn: Structured Finance Services |
Pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”), we hereby certify that (i) a review of the activities and performance of the Servicer from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 under this Agreement and under the Servicing Agreement dated as of March 20, 1997 has been made under our supervision, and (ii) to the best of our knowledge, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations in all material respects under the Agreement and under the Servicing Agreement throughout such period.
SALLIE MAE Inc., as Servicer
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, Virginia 20190
/s/ Robert A. Crawford |
Robert A. Crawford, Senior Vice President and Controller |
/s/ C. E. Andrews |
C. E. Andrews, Executive Vice President, Accounting and Risk Management |
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190
Michele Voon
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
60 Wall Street
26th Floor MS NYC60-2606
New York, NY 10005
John Cashin
Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NA
500 Stanton Christiana Rd, 3rd Floor/OPS4
Newark, DE 19713
| SLM TRUST 1999-2 |
| SLM TRUST 2002-2 | |
SLM TRUST 1996-2 |
| SLM TRUST 1999-3 |
| SLM TRUST 2002-3 |
SLM TRUST 1996-3 |
| SLM TRUST 2000-1 |
| SLM TRUST 2002-4 |
SLM TRUST 1996-4 |
| SLM TRUST 2000-2 |
| SLM TRUST 2002-4 |
SLM TRUST 1997-1 |
| SLM TRUST 2000-3 |
| SLM TRUST 2004-4 |
SLM TRUST 1997-2 |
| SLM TRUST 2000-4 |
| SLM TRUST 2004-5 |
SLM TRUST 1997-3 |
| SLM TRUST 2001-1 |
| SLM TRUST 2004-6 |
SLM TRUST 1997-4 |
| SLM TRUST 2001-2 |
| SLM TRUST 2004-7 |
SLM TRUST 1998-1 |
| SLM TRUST 2001-3 |
| SLM TRUST 2004-8 |
SLM TRUST 1998-2 |
| SLM TRUST 2001-4 |
| SLM TRUST 2004-9 |
SLM TRUST 1999-1 |
| SLM TRUST 2002-1 |
| SLM TRUST 2004-10 |
Pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”), we, the undersigned, hereby certify that (i) a review of the activities and performance of the Administrator from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 has been made under our supervision and (ii) to the best of our knowledge, based on such review, the Administrator has fulfilled its obligations in all material respects under the Agreement throughout such period.
/s/ Gregory A. Swartz |
| /s/ J. Lance Franke |
Gregory A. Swartz, Managing Director | J. Lance Franke, Sr. Vice President | |
Corporate Finance Operations | Corporate Finance | |
Sallie Mae, Inc. | Sallie Mae, Inc. | |
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cc: Chase Manhattan Bank USA, N.A. |
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Eligible Lender Trustee |
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