First Eagle Senior Loan Fund (FSLF) N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Steven A. Baffico, President of THL CREDIT SENIOR LOAN FUND (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1. The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

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

Date:	9/6/2017	/s/ Steven A. Baffico
		Steven A. Baffico, President
		(principal executive officer)

I, Jennifer Wilson, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of THL CREDIT SENIOR LOAN FUND (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1. The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

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

Date:	9/6/2017	/s/ Jennifer Wilson
		Jennifer Wilson, Treasurer and
		Principal Financial Officer
		(principal financial officer)