UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

 
CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date earliest event reported):  December 8, 2025


(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-7


DELAWARE
333-132315/
333-132315-07
57-1176559
(State or other jurisdiction of formation)
(Commission File Numbers)
(I.R.S. employer Identification No.)

c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
60 Wall Street, 60th Floor
Mail Stop NYC60-2606
New York, New York 10005
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number including area code:  (703) 984-6890

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
 
ITEM 8.01
Other Events

For the auction for the SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-7 Class A-6B Notes occurring on December 10, 2025, an affiliate of Navient Funding, LLC intends to submit a Hold Order for the Class A-6B Notes it currently holds, which represent all of the issued and outstanding Class A-6B Notes.  For the auction for the SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-7 Class A-6C Notes occurring on December 12, 2025, such affiliate intends to submit buy bids for all outstanding Notes that it does not currently hold of the Class A-6C Notes at a rate equal to 30-day Average SOFR + 0.11448% + 1.50% per annum and submit a Hold Order for the Class A-6C Notes it currently holds.  For more information review the Event Notice attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
ITEM 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 

 (a)
Not applicable

(b)
Not applicable

(c)
Not applicable

(d) Exhibits
  99.1 Event Notice

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
NAVIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, as Administrator for

SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-7



Dated:  December 8, 2025
By:
/s/ MAI LE-CAO
  

Name:
Mai Le-Cao

Title:
Managing Director

SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-7

Form 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit
Number
Description


Event Notice