10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☑ Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 or

☐ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to_________

Commission File Number of issuing entity: 333-166301-10

Central Index Key of issuing entity: 0001559856

SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2012-7

(Exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number of depositor: 333-166301

Central Index Key of depositor: 0000949114

NAVIENT FUNDING, LLC

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key of sponsor: 0001601725

NAVIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	04-3480392 04-3480392 54-1843973
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.)

c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street, 27^th Floor

Mailstop NYC 60-2720

New York, New York 10005

(Address of principal executive offices of issuing entity)

(703) 984-6890

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark if registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.  Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☑ No ☐

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer	☐		Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☑	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	☐
			Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐ No ☑

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Not applicable.

PART I

The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10–K:

Item 1. Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 2. Properties

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Not Applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

The following information is substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligor Financial Information

No single obligor represents more than 10% of the pool assets held by the Issuing Entity.

Items 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides external credit enhancement or other support with respect to payments on the notes issued by the Issuing Entity.

Items 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Credit Derivatives Instruments

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides derivative instruments with respect to payments on the notes issued by the Issuing Entity.

Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings

Other than as stated in the following paragraphs, no legal proceedings are pending against the Issuing Entity, Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as the Sponsor, the Servicer and the Administrator, Navient Funding, LLC, as the Depositor (the “Depositor”) and registrant under Registration Statement Number 333-166301 (the “Registrant”) or to the Registrant’s knowledge, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as the Indenture Trustee that are or would be material to the holders of the notes issued by the Issuing Entity, nor does the Registrant know of any such proceeding contemplated by any governmental authorities.

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The following four paragraphs are disclosure received from Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), the servicer for this transaction.

On January 18, 2017, the CFPB and Attorneys General for the State of Illinois and the State of Washington (collectively the “Attorneys General”) initiated civil actions naming Navient Corporation and several of its subsidiaries as defendants alleging violations of Federal and State consumer protection statutes, including the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and various state consumer protection laws. These civil actions are related to the aforementioned CIDs and the NORA letter that were previously issued by the CFPB and the Attorneys General. In addition to these matters, a number of lawsuits have been filed by nongovernmental parties or may be filed by additional governmental or nongovernmental parties, including other state attorneys general or private litigants, seeking damages or other remedies related to similar issues raised by the CFPB and the Attorneys General.  One such lawsuit was filed on October 5, 2017 by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, naming Navient Corporation and Navient Solutions, LLC as defendants alleging claims and seeking legal and equitable relief that are substantially similar to claims made and relief by the CFPB and other Attorneys General.  The Company filed its Motion to Dismiss on March 20, 2017 with respect to the Attorneys General actions and on March 24, 2017 with respect to the CFPB action.  In April 2017, the CFPB filed their response to our Motion to Dismiss and in May 2017, we filed our response.  A hearing on our Motion to Dismiss was held on June 27, 2017 and the Court denied our motion on August 4, 2017.  On May 24, 2017, the WA AG filed their response to our Motion to Dismiss and on July 5, 2017, we filed our response.  The Motion to Dismiss was denied on July 10, 2017, after a hearing.  On May 24, 2017, the IL AG filed their response to our Motion to Dismiss and on June 30, 2017, we filed our response. A hearing on our Motion to Dismiss was held on July 18, 2017 and as of March 29, 2018, the Court has not ruled on the motion.   In relation to the Pennsylvania Attorney General lawsuit, the Company filed its Motion to Dismiss on December 22, 2017.  The motion has not been heard by the court.  As the Company has previously stated, we believe the suits improperly seek to impose penalties on Navient based on new servicing standards applied retroactively and applied only against one servicer and that the allegations are false. We intend to vigorously defend against the allegations included in these lawsuits and any subsequent lawsuits that may be filed by governmental or nongovernmental parties, including other state attorneys general or private litigants, seeking similar damages and remedies. At this point in time, the Company is unable to anticipate the timing of a resolution or the ultimate impact that these legal proceedings may have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, liquidity, results of operation or cash flows. As a result, it is not possible at this time to estimate a range of potential exposure, if any, for amounts that may be payable in connection with these matters and reserves have not been established. It is possible that an adverse ruling or rulings may have a material adverse impact on the Company.

During the first quarter of 2016, Navient Corporation, certain Navient officers and directors, and the underwriters of certain Navient securities offerings were sued in three putative securities class action lawsuits filed on behalf of certain investors in Navient stock or Navient unsecured debt. These three cases, which were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, were consolidated by the District Court, with Lord Abbett Funds appointed as Lead Plaintiff. The caption of the consolidated case is Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc., et al. v. Navient Corporation, et al. The plaintiffs filed their amended and consolidated complaint in September 2016. The Court ruled on our Motion to Dismiss on September 6, 2017 and dismissed the complaint in its entirety without prejudice. The plaintiffs filed a further amended and restated complaint on November 17, 2017.  The Navient defendants intend to vigorously defend against the allegations.

During the fourth quarter of 2017, Navient Corporation and certain Navient officers were named in two putative class action lawsuits filed on behalf of certain investors in Navient stock entitled Pope v. Navient Corporation, et al and Gross v. Navient Corporation, et al.  These cases have been consolidated.  The Navient defendants intend to vigorously defend against these allegations.

At this stage in the proceedings, we are unable to anticipate the timing of resolution or the ultimate impact, if any, that the legal proceedings may have on the consolidated financial position, liquidity, results of operations or cash-flows of Navient and its affiliates. As a result, it is not possible at this time to estimate a range of potential exposure, if any, for amounts that may be payable in connection with these matters and reserves have not been established. It is possible that an adverse ruling or rulings may have a material adverse impact on the Company.

The following eight paragraphs are disclosure received from Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“DBNTC”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”) have been sued by investors in civil litigation concerning their role as trustees of certain residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”) trusts.

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On June 18, 2014, a group of investors, including funds managed by Blackrock Advisors, LLC, PIMCO-Advisors, L.P., and others, filed a derivative action against DBNTC and DBTCA in New York State Supreme Court purportedly on behalf of and for the benefit of 544 private-label RMBS trusts asserting claims for alleged violations of the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (“TIA”), breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence based on DBNTC and DBTCA’s alleged failure to perform their duties as trustees for the trusts. Plaintiffs subsequently dismissed their state court complaint and filed a derivative and class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of and for the benefit of 564 private-label RMBS trusts, which substantially overlapped with the trusts at issue in the state court action. The complaint alleges that the trusts at issue have suffered total realized collateral losses of U.S. $89.4 billion, but the complaint does not include a demand for money damages in a sum certain. DBNTC and DBTCA filed a motion to dismiss, and on January 19, 2016, the court partially granted the motion on procedural grounds: as to the 500 trusts that are governed by pooling and servicing agreements, the court declined to exercise jurisdiction. The court did not rule on substantive defenses asserted in the motion to dismiss.  On March 22, 2016, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in federal court.  In the amended complaint, in connection with 62 trusts governed by indenture agreements, plaintiffs assert claims for breach of contract, violation of the TIA, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of duty to avoid conflicts of interest.   The amended complaint alleges that the trusts at issue have suffered total realized collateral losses of U.S. $9.8 billion, but the complaint does not include a demand for money damages in a sum certain.  On July 15, 2016, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint.  On January 23, 2017, the court granted in part and denied in part DBNTC and DBTCA’s motion to dismiss.  The court granted the motion to dismiss with respect to plaintiffs’ conflict-of-interest claim, thereby dismissing it, and denied the motion to dismiss with respect to plaintiffs’ breach of contract claim (except as noted below) and claim for violation of the TIA, thereby allowing those claims to proceed.  On January 26, 2017, the parties filed a joint stipulation and proposed order dismissing plaintiffs’ claim for breach of fiduciary duty.  On January 27, 2017, the court entered the parties’ joint stipulation and ordered that plaintiffs’ claim for breach of fiduciary duty be dismissed.  On February 3, 2017, following a hearing concerning DBNTC and DBTCA’s motion to dismiss on February 2, 2017, the court issued a short form order dismissing (i) plaintiffs’ representation and warranty claims as to 21 trusts whose originators and/or sponsors had entered bankruptcy and the deadline for asserting claims against such originators and/or sponsors had passed as of 2009 and (ii) plaintiffs’ claims to the extent they were premised upon any alleged pre-Event of Default duty to terminate servicers.  On March 27, 2017, DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the amended complaint.  On January 26, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification.  The motion is being briefed by the parties.  Discovery is ongoing.

On March 25, 2016, the BlackRock plaintiffs filed a state court action against DBTCA in the Superior Court of California, Orange County with respect to 513 trusts.  On May 18, 2016, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint with respect to 465 trusts, and included DBNTC as an additional defendant.  The amended complaint asserts three causes of action:  breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; and breach of the duty to avoid conflicts of interest.  Plaintiffs purport to bring the action on behalf of themselves and all other current owners of certificates in the 465 trusts.  The amended complaint alleges that the trusts at issue have suffered total realized collateral losses of U.S. $75.7 billion, but does not include a demand for money damages in a sum certain.  On August 22, 2016, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a demurrer as to Plaintiffs’ breach of fiduciary duty cause of action and breach of the duty to avoid conflicts of interest cause of action and motion to strike as to Plaintiffs’ breach of contract cause of action.  On October 18, 2016, the court granted DBNTC and DBTCA’s demurrer, providing Plaintiffs with thirty days’ leave to amend, and denied DBNTC and DBTCA’s motion to strike.  Plaintiffs did not further amend their complaint and, on December 19, 2016, DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the amended complaint.  On January 17, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification.  The motion is being briefed by the parties.  Discovery is ongoing.

On June 18, 2014, Royal Park Investments SA/NV filed a class and derivative action complaint on behalf of investors in ten RMBS trusts against DBNTC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York asserting claims for alleged violations of the TIA, breach of contract and breach of trust based on DBNTC’s alleged failure to perform its duties as trustee for the trusts. Royal Park’s complaint alleges that the total realized losses of the ten trusts amount to over U.S. $3.1 billion, but does not allege damages in a sum certain. On February 3, 2016, the court granted in part and dismissed in part plaintiffs’ claims: the court dismissed plaintiff’s TIA claim and its derivative theory and denied DBNTC’s motion to dismiss the breach of contract and breach of trust claims. On March 18, 2016 DBNTC filed an answer to the complaint. On May 26, 2016, Royal Park filed a motion for class certification. On March 21, 2017, the court denied Royal Park’s motion for class certification, but granted Royal Park leave to renew its motion to propose a redefined class.  On May 1, 2017, Royal Park filed a renewed motion for class certification.  As of May 30, 2017, Royal Park’s renewed motion for class certification has been briefed and is awaiting decision by the court.  Discovery is ongoing.  On August 4, 2017, Royal Park filed a separate, additional class action complaint against DBNTC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York asserting claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, conversion, breach of trust, equitable accounting and declaratory and injunctive relief arising out of the payment from trust funds of DBNTC’s legal fees and expenses in the other, ongoing Royal Park litigation.  On October 10, 2017, DBNTC filed a motion to dismiss Royal Park’s separate, additional complaint.  As of November 30, 2017, DBNTC’s motion to dismiss has been briefed and is awaiting decision by the court.

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On December 23, 2014, certain special purpose entities including Phoenix Light SF Limited that held RMBS certificates issued by 21 RMBS trusts filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against DBNTC as trustee of the trusts, asserting claims for violation of the TIA and the Streit Act, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, gross negligence, and negligent misrepresentation, based on DBNTC’s alleged failure to perform its duties as trustee for the trusts.  On April 10, 2015, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint relating to an additional 34 trusts (for a total of 55 trusts) and amended their complaint for a second time on July 15, 2015 to include additional allegations and to drop their claim for negligent misrepresentation.  In that complaint, plaintiffs alleged damages of over U.S. $527 million.  On February 2, 2016, the court entered a stipulation signed by the parties to dismiss with prejudice claims relating to four of the 55 trusts, leaving 51 trusts at issue.  DBNTC filed a motion to dismiss.  On March 29, 2016, the court granted in part and denied in part DBNTC’s motion to dismiss.  The court allowed the majority of plaintiffs’ breach of contract claims to proceed.  The court denied DBNTC’s motion to dismiss breach of fiduciary duty claims.  The court granted the motion to dismiss to the extent that negligence claims were duplicative of breach of contract claims but denied the motion to dismiss to the extent plaintiffs alleged DBNTC violated extra-contractual duties.  In addition, the court dismissed breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims.  The court also denied the motion to dismiss claims for alleged violations of Sections 315(b) and 315(c) of the TIA, but dismissed claims under 316(b).  Finally, the court dismissed plaintiffs’ Streit Act claim.  Following the court’s decision on the motion to dismiss, 46 trusts remained at issue.  On May 13, 2016, DBNTC filed an answer to the amended complaint.  On December 20, 2016, the court ordered the parties’ stipulation dismissing plaintiffs’ claims relating to three trusts, leaving 43 trusts at issue.  On September 27, 2017, plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint that names DBTCA as a defendant in addition to DBNTC.  DBTCA serves as trustee for one of the 43 trusts at issue.  DBNTC serves as trustee for the other 42 trusts at issue.  Plaintiffs’ third amended complaint brings claims for violation of the TIA; breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; negligence and gross negligence; violation of the Streit Act; and breach of the covenant of good faith.  However, in the third amended complaint, plaintiffs acknowledge that the court previously dismissed plaintiffs’ TIA Act claims, negligence and gross negligence claims, Streit Act claims, claims for breach of the covenant of good faith, and certain theories of plaintiffs’ breach of contract claims, and plaintiffs only include these claims to preserve any rights on appeal.  Plaintiffs allege damages of “hundreds of millions of dollars.”  On November 13, 2017, DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the third amended complaint.  Discovery is ongoing.

On March 24, 2015, the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company and five related entities (collectively “Western & Southern”), as investors in 18 RMBS trusts, filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, Hamilton County, Ohio, against DBNTC as trustee for 12 of those trusts, asserting claims for violation of the TIA and the Streit Act, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, gross negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, based on DBNTC’s alleged failure to perform its duties as trustee for the trusts. DBNTC filed a motion to dismiss based upon lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens; a motion to stay the case pending the resolution of similar actions in New York against DBNTC; and a motion to sever the claims against DBNTC from those against its co-defendant.  On November 5, 2015, the court denied DBNTC’s motion to dismiss and motion to stay the case but granted DBNTC’s motion to sever.  After DBNTC’s first motion to dismiss was decided, DBNTC filed another motion to dismiss, this time for failure to state a claim.  On June 24, 2016, the court granted in part and denied in part DBNTC’s motion to dismiss.  The court allowed the majority of plaintiffs’ breach of contract claims to proceed.  The court granted the motion to dismiss most negligence claims as duplicative breach of contract claims, but denied the motion to dismiss negligence/breach of fiduciary duty claims insofar as those claims relate to alleged conflicts of interest.   In addition, the court dismissed claims alleging: (a) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (b) negligent misrepresentation, (c) breach of the TIA, (d) any breach of alleged duties relating to the misconduct of IndyMac Bank fsb, the sponsor of 9 of the 12 trusts at issue, (e) any breaches relating to one resecuritization trust at issue, as to which the court found plaintiffs had alleged no breaches by DBNTC, and (f) breach of the Streit Act.  On July 25, 2016, DBNTC filed an answer to the complaint.  On October 14, 2016, Western & Southern filed an amended complaint, asserting claims for violation of the TIA and the Streit Act, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, gross negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.  In the amended complaint, Western & Southern alleges that it purchased certificates of the trusts with a face value of more than U.S.$168 million and that the trusts at issue have suffered total realized collateral losses of U.S.$ 1 billion, but the amended complaint does not include a demand for money damages in a sum certain.  On November 18, 2016, DBNTC filed an answer to the amended complaint.  On September 28, 2017, Western & Southern voluntarily dismissed its case without prejudice.

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On December 23, 2015, Commerzbank AG (“Commerzbank”), as an investor in 50 RMBS trusts, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against DBNTC as trustee of the trusts, asserting claims for violations of the TIA and New York’s Streit Act, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and breach of the covenant of good faith, based on DBNTC’s alleged failure to perform its duties as trustee for the trusts. Commerzbank alleges that DBNTC caused it to suffer “hundreds of millions of dollars in losses,” but the complaint does not include a demand for money damages in a sum certain.  On April 29, 2016, Commerzbank filed an amended complaint.  The amended complaint asserts the same claims as did the original complaint, and, like the original complaint, alleges that DBNTC caused Commerzbank to suffer “hundreds of millions of dollars in losses,” but does not include a demand for money damages in a sum certain.  On May 27, 2016, DBNTC filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint.  On February 10, 2017, the court granted in part and denied in part DBNTC’s motion to dismiss.  The court granted the motion to dismiss with respect to Commerzbank’s claim for breach of the covenant of good faith and claim under the Streit Act, dismissing those claims with prejudice.  The court also granted the motion to dismiss with respect to Commerzbank’s claim under the TIA as to the 46 trusts at issue governed by pooling and servicing agreements, dismissing that claim with prejudice as to those 46 trusts.  The court also granted the motion to dismiss, without prejudice, with respect to Commerzbank’s breach of contract claim as to ten trusts whose governing agreements limit the right to file suit under the governing agreements to certain specified parties, including the registered holder of a certificate issued by the trust.  The court held that, although Commerzbank has not received authorization from the registered holder of the certificates at issue to file suit, it may still obtain that authorization from the registered holder.  The court denied the remainder of the motion to dismiss.  Therefore, with the exception of the claims relating to the ten trusts for which Commerzbank has not received authorization to file suit, Commerzbank’s claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence will proceed.  Commerzbank’s claim under the TIA as to the four trusts governed by agreements other than pooling and servicing agreements will also proceed.  On May 1, 2017, DBNTC filed an answer to the amended complaint.  On November 30, 2017, Commerzbank filed a second amended complaint that names DBTCA as a defendant in addition to DBNTC.  DBTCA serves as trustee for 1 of the 50 trusts at issue.  DBNTC serves as trustee for the other 49 trusts at issue.  Commerzbank’s second amended complaint brings claims for violation of the TIA; breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; negligence; violation of the Streit Act; and breach of the covenant of good faith.  However, in the second amended complaint, Commerzbank acknowledges that the court previously dismissed its TIA claims for the trusts governed by pooling and servicing agreements, as well as its Streit Act claims and claims for breach of the covenant of good faith, and Commerzbank only includes these claims to preserve any rights on appeal.  The second amended complaint alleges that DBNTC and DBTCA caused Commerzbank to suffer “hundreds of millions of dollars in losses,” but the complaint does not include a demand for money damages in a sum certain.  On January 29, 2018, DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the second amended complaint.  Discovery is ongoing.

On December 30, 2015, IKB International, S.A. in Liquidation and IKB Deutsche Industriebank A.G. (collectively, “IKB”), as an investor in 37 RMBS trusts, filed a summons with notice in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, against DBNTC and DBTCA as trustees of the trusts.  On May 27, 2016, IKB served its complaint asserting claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty to avoid conflicts of interest, violation of New York’s Streit Act, violation of the Trust Indenture Act, violation of Regulation AB, and violation of Section 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.  IKB alleges that DBNTC and DBTCA are liable for over U.S. $268 million in damages.  On October 5, 2016, DBNTC and DBTCA, together with several other trustees defending lawsuits by IKB, filed a joint motion to dismiss.  On January 6, 2017, IKB filed a notice of discontinuance, voluntarily dismissing with prejudice all claims as to three trusts.  As of January 17, 2017, DBNTC and DBTCA’s motion to dismiss has been briefed and is awaiting decision by the court.  On June 20, 2017, the parties filed a stipulation, voluntarily dismissing with prejudice all claims as to four additional trusts.  Certain limited discovery is permitted to go forward while the motion to dismiss is pending.

It is DBTCA’s and DBNTC’s belief that they have no pending legal proceedings (including, based on DBTCA’s and DBNTC’s current evaluation, the litigation disclosed in the immediately preceding seven paragraphs that would materially affect their ability to perform their duties as trustee under the Indenture for this transaction.

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PART II

The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10–K:

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Nothing to report.

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PART III

The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships, Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following information is substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:

Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Pursuant to the Instruction to Item 1119 of Regulation AB, information required by Item 1119 has been omitted from this Report because substantially the same information related to affiliates of the Issuing Entity and certain relationships and related transactions is provided in the section titled “The Sponsor, Servicer and Administrator” of the base prospectus, previously filed with the SEC on November 6, 2012 pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424, file number 333-166301.

Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria

Navient Solutions, LLC, as the Servicer, Navient Solutions, LLC, as the Administrator and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as the Indenture Trustee (collectively, the “Servicing Parties”) have each been identified by the Depositor as parties participating in the servicing function with respect to the asset pool held by the Issuing Entity. Each of the Servicing Parties has completed a report on assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it (each a “Servicing Report”), which Servicing Reports are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. Each of the Servicing Parties have provided an attestation report (each an “Attestation Report”) by one or more public accounting firms, which reports are also attached as exhibits to this Report. None of the Servicing Reports or Attestation Reports has identified any material instance of noncompliance with the servicing criteria as applicable to the respective Servicing Party. There have been no material instances of noncompliance with the servicing criteria for the period of this Report.

Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement

A Servicer Compliance Statement for each of Navient Solutions, LLC, as Servicer, and Navient Solutions, LLC, as Administrator, is included as an exhibit to this Report.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) List of Documents Filed as Part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K

(1) Not applicable.

(2) Not applicable.

(3) See Item 15 (b) below.

(b) Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

EXHIBIT	DESCRIPTION
4.1	Indenture dated as of November 8, 2012 among SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as eligible lender trustee, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.7 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of the registrant, as filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012, with a file number of 333-166301-10.
10.1	Indenture dated as of November 8, 2012 among SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as eligible lender trustee, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.7 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of the registrant, as filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012, with a file number of 333-166301-10.
10.2	Servicing Agreement dated as of November 8, 2012 among SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as eligible lender trustee, and Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as servicer and as administrator, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.8 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of the registrant, as filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012, with a file number of 333-166301-10.
10.3	Administration Agreement dated as of November 8, 2012 among SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as eligible lender trustee, Navient Funding, LLC, as depositor, and Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as servicer and as administrator, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.7 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of the registrant, as filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012, with a file number of 333-166301-10.
31.1*	Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification. (Section 302 Certification).
33.1*	Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing activities of Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as Servicer and Administrator, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.
33.2*	Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing activities of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.
34.1*	Independent Accountants’ Attestation Report concerning servicing activities of Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as Servicer and Administrator, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.
34.2*	Independent Accountants’ Attestation Report concerning servicing activities of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.
35.1*	Statement of Compliance of Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as Servicer and Administrator for the year ended December 31, 2017.
	* Filed herewith.

(c) Not Applicable.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed, on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 30, 2018	NAVIENT FUNDING, LLC,
	the Depositor for itself as Registrant and on behalf of SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7
	By:	/s/ CHRISTIAN LOWN
		Name:	Christian Lown
		Title:	President and Chief Financial Officer
			(Senior Securitization Officer)

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.

No annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to holders of the notes issued by the Issuing Entity during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Registrant does not intend to furnish such materials subsequent to the filing of the report.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
4.1	Indenture dated as of November 8, 2012 among SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as eligible lender trustee, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.7 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of the registrant, as filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012, with a file number of 333-166301-10. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949114/000092963812000820/indenture.htm
10.1	Indenture dated as of November 8, 2012 among SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as eligible lender trustee, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.7 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of the registrant, as filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012, with a file number of 333-166301-10. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949114/000092963812000820/indenture.htm
10.2	Servicing Agreement dated as of November 8, 2012 among SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as eligible lender trustee, and Navient Solutions, Inc., as servicer and as administrator, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.8 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of the registrant, as filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012, with a file number of 333-166301-10. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949114/000092963812000820/servicingagreement.htm
10.3	Administration Agreement dated as of November 8, 2012 among SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as eligible lender trustee, Navient Funding, LLC, as depositor, and Navient Solutions, Inc., as servicer and as administrator, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.7 of the Current Report on Form 8-K of the registrant, as filed with the Commission on November 8, 2012, with a file number of 333-166301-10. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949114/000092963812000820/administrationagreement.htm
31.1*	Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification. (Section 302 Certification).
33.1*	Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing activities of Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as Servicer and Administrator, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.
33.2*	Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing activities of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.
34.1*	Independent Accountants’ Attestation Report concerning servicing activities of Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as Servicer and Administrator, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.
34.2*	Independent Accountants’ Attestation Report concerning servicing activities of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.
35.1*	Statement of Compliance of Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), as Servicer and Administrator for the year ended December 31, 2017.
	* Filed herewith.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Christian Lown, certify that:

1.          I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

2.          Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.          Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

4.          Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicer and administrator have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreement and administration agreement, as applicable, in all material respects; and

5.          All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K. In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated party: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee.

[Signature Page Follows]

Date:  March 28, 2018

/s/ CHRISTIAN LOWN          

Christian Lown

President and Chief Financial Officer (Senior Securitization Officer)

Navient Funding, LLC

EX-33.1

Exhibit 33.1

Assertion on Compliance with Regulation AB Criteria

Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), (the “Asserting Party”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Navient Corporation, is responsible for assessing compliance as of December 31, 2017 and for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (the “Reporting Period”), with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB related to its servicing of student loan asset-backed securities transactions that were outstanding during the Reporting Period (collectively, the “Platform” and each such trust is a “Platform trust”), to the extent required by the related transaction agreements as to any transaction, except for servicing criteria Items 1122(d)(1)(iii), 1122(d)(2)(ii), 1122(d)(2)(iii), 1122(d)(2)(vi), 1122(d)(3)(iii) and 1122(d)(4)(x)-1122(d)(4)(xiii), which the Asserting Party has concluded were not required of the Asserting Party under the related transaction agreements with respect to any Platform trust during the Reporting Period.  Appendix A attached hereto identifies the servicing criteria, after giving effect to the exclusions identified herein, that are applicable to the Platform (the “Applicable Servicing Criteria”).  Appendix B attached hereto identifies the outstanding student loan asset-backed securities transactions defined by the Asserting Party as constituting the Platform for which the Asserting Party acted as administrator or sub-administrator, as applicable (collectively, the “Administrator”) and servicer or subservicer, as applicable (collectively, the “Servicer”) during the Reporting Period.

With respect to servicing criteria Items 1122(d)(1)(i), 1122(d)(2)(iv), 1122(d)(2)(v), 1122(d)(2)(vii), 1122(d)(3)(i), 1122(d)(3)(ii), 1122(d)(3)(iv), 1122(d)(4)(iii) and 1122(d)(4)(xv), the Asserting Party has concluded that such criteria are not applicable under the related transaction agreements for the SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A transaction or the Goal Structured Solutions Trust 2016-B transaction.

The Asserting Party has assessed compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria and has concluded that it has complied, in all material respects, with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of December 31, 2017 and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform as a whole.

KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Asserting Party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of December 31, 2017 and for the Reporting Period.

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Assertion on Compliance with Regulation AB Criteria

Navient Solutions, LLC, as Administrator and

Servicer for the Platform trusts

/s/ JOHN F. WHORLEY, JR.          

John F. Whorley, Jr.

Executive Vice President & Group President,

Asset Management and Servicing

Navient Solutions, LLC

March 28, 2018

Assertion on Compliance with Regulation AB Criteria

Appendix A

SERVICING CRITERIA		APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA		INAPPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA1
Reference	Criteria	Performed by Asserting Party2	Performed by third-party servicers3
General Servicing Consideration
1122(d)(1)(i)	Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.	X	X	Y
1122(d)(1)(ii)	If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.	X	X
1122(d)(1)(iii)	Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the trust student loans are maintained.			Z
1122(d)(1)(iv)	A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.	X	X
1122(d)(1)(v)	Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.	X	X
Cash Collection and Administration
1122(d)(2)(i)	Payments on trust student loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction documents.	X	X
1122(d)(2)(ii)	Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.		X	Z
1122(d)(2)(iii)	Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.			Z
1122(d)(2)(iv)	The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g. with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.	X	X	Y
1122(d)(2)(v)	Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements.  For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institutions” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.	X	X	Y

¹ The servicing criteria marked in this column with a “Y” are inapplicable to the Asserting Party in the SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A transaction and the Goal Structured Solutions Trust 2016-B transaction in its role as subservicer pursuant to the related transaction agreements.  The servicing criteria marked in this column with a “Z” are criteria that the Asserting Party concluded were not required of the Asserting Party under the related transaction agreements for any Platform trust during the Reporting Period.

² Servicing criteria performed by the Asserting Party.

³ Asserting Party has outsourced certain servicing activities to third parties. Specifically, Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. performs certain servicing activities for SLM Student Loan Trust 2009-1, SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-1, Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-2.  Xerox Education Services, LLC performs certain servicing criteria for SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-1, SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-1, SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-2, SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-3, Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-2, Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-3, Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-4, Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-5, Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-6 and Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-7.  Nelnet Servicing, LLC performs certain servicing activities for SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-2.  Additionally, for each Platform trust, the related indenture trustee performs certain servicing activities.

SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA INAPPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA

Reference	Criteria	Performed by Asserting Party	Performed by third-party servicers
1122(d)(2)(vi)	Un-issued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.			Z
1122(d)(2)(vii)	Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts.  These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.	X	X	Y
Investor Remittances and Reporting
1122(d)(3)(i)	Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements.  Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of student loans serviced by the Servicer.	X	X	Y
1122(d)(3)(ii)	Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.	X	X	Y
1122(d)(3)(iii)	Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.		X	Z
1122(d)(3)(iv)	Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.	X	X	Y

SERVICING CRITERIA		APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA		INAPPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA
Reference	Criteria	Performed by Asserting Party	Performed by third-party servicers
	Pool Asset Administration
1122(d)(4)(i)	Collateral or security on student loans is maintained as required by the transaction documents or related student loan documents.	X	X
1122(d)(4)(ii)	Student loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction documents.	X	X
1122(d)(4)(iii)	Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction documents.	X	X	Y
1122(d)(4)(iv)	Payments on student loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related student loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction documents, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related student loan documents.	X	X
1122(d)(4)(v)	The Servicer’s records regarding the student loans agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.	X	X
1122(d)(4)(vi)	Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's student loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction documents and related pool asset documents.	X	X
1122(d)(4)(vii)	Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction documents.	X	X
1122(d)(4)(viii)	Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a student loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction documents. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction documents, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent student loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).	X	X
1122(d)(4)(ix)	Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for student loans with variable rates are computed based on the related student loan documents.	X	X

SERVICING CRITERIA		APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA		INAPPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA
Reference	Criteria	Performed by Asserting Party	Performed by third-party servicers
1122(d)(4)(x)	Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s student loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction documents; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable student loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related student loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction documents.			Z
1122(d)(4)(xi)	Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction documents.			Z
1122(d)(4)(xii)	Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.			Z
1122(d)(4)(xiii)	Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction documents.			Z
1122(d)(4)(xiv)	Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction documents.	X	X
1122(d)(4)(xv)	Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction documents.	X	X	Y

Appendix B

Trust Name:	Date of Issuance:
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-1	January 26, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-2	February 23, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-3	March 9, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-4	April 20, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-5	June 21, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-6	July 20, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-7	August 10, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-8	September 14, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-9	October 12, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-10	November 30, 2006
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2006-A	April 6, 2006
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2006-B	June 8, 2006
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2006-C	September 28, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-1	January 25, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-2	February 22, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-3	March 15, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-4	April 5, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-5	July 19, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-6	October 23, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-7	November 8, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-8	December 6, 2007
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2007-A	March 29, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-1	January 17, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-2	February 7, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-3	February 28, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-4	April 17, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-5	April 30, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-6	June 12, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-7	July 2, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-8	August 5, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-9	August 28, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2009-1	April 9, 2009
SLM Student Loan Trust 2009-2	April 21, 2009
SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-1	April 15, 2010
SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-2	August 26, 2010
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-1	March 3, 2011
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-2	May 26, 2011
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-3	November 18, 2011
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-1	January 19, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-2	March 15, 2012

SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-3	May 3, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-5	July 19, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-6	September 20, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7	November 8, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-1	February 14, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-2	April 11, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-3	June 20, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-4	August 15, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-5	September 19, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-6	November 14, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2014-1	January 28, 2014
SLM Student Loan Trust 2014-2	March 27, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-1	May 29, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-2	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-3	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-4	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-5	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-6	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-7	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-8	November 25, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2015-1	February 26, 2015
Navient Student Loan Trust 2015-2	April 23, 2015
Navient Student Loan Trust 2015-3	June 18, 2015
SLC Student Loan Trust 2004-1	November 23, 2004
SLC Student Loan Trust 2005-1	June 15, 2005
SLC Student Loan Trust 2005-2	September 28, 2005
SLC Student Loan Trust 2005-3	December 15, 2005
SLC Student Loan Trust 2006-1	June 28, 2006
SLC Student Loan Trust 2006-2	September 19, 2006
SLC Student Loan Trust 2007-1	June 26, 2007
SLC Student Loan Trust 2007-2	November 27, 2007
SLC Student Loan Trust 2008-1	March 28, 2008
SLC Student Loan Trust 2008-2	June 26, 2008
SLC Student Loan Trust 2009-1	February 13, 2009
SLC Student Loan Trust 2009-2	July 23, 2009
SLC Student Loan Trust 2009-3	December 22, 2009
SLC Student Loan Trust 2010-1	July 6, 2010
SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A	August 7, 2014
Goal Structured Solutions Trust 2016-B	December 23, 2016

EX-33.2

Exhibit 33.2

MANAGEMENT’S ASSERTION OF COMPLIANCE

Management of the Trust & Agency Services department of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (collectively the “Company”) is responsible for assessing the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to determine which criteria are applicable to the Company in respect of the servicing platform described below.  Management has determined that the servicing criteria are applicable in regard to the servicing platform as of and for the period as follows:

Platform:  Publicly-issued (i.e., transaction-level reporting required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and certain privately-issued (i.e., for which transaction-level reporting is required pursuant to contractual obligation) residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities issued on or after January 1, 2006,  for which the Company provides trustee, certificate administrator, securities administration, paying agent or custodianservices, as defined in the transaction agreements, excluding publicly-issued securities sponsored or issued by any government sponsored entity(the “Platform”).

Applicable Servicing Criteria:  All servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d), to the extent required by Item 1122(d) servicing criteria in regards to the activities performed by the Company with respect to the Platform as to any transaction, except for the following criteria: 1122(d)(4)(iv) – 1122(d)(4)(xiv), which management has determined are not applicable to the activities the Company performs with respect to the Platform (the “Applicable Servicing Criteria”).  With respect to Applicable Servicing Criteria 1122(d)(1)(ii), 1122(d)(1)(iii), 1122(d)(2)(iii) and 1122(d)(4)(iii) there were no activities performed during the year ended December 31, 2017 with respect to the Platform, because there were no occurrences of events that would require the Company to perform such activities.

Period:  Year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Period”).

Management's interpretation of Applicable Servicing Criteria:  The Company’s management has determined that servicing criterion 1122(d)(1)(iii) is applicable only with respect to its continuing obligation to act as, or locate a, successor servicer under the circumstances referred to in certain transaction agreements.  It is management's interpretation that the Company has no other active back-up servicing responsibilities in regards to servicing criterion 1122(d)(1)(iii) as of and for the Period.  The Company’s management has determined that servicing criterion 1122(d)(1)(v) is applicable only to the activities the Company performs related to the mathematically accurate aggregation of information received from servicers and the accurate conveyance of such information within reports to investors.  The Company’s management has determined that servicing criterion 1122(d)(4)(iii) is applicable to the activities the Company performs with respect to the Platform only as it relates to the Company’s obligation to report additions, removals or substitutions on reports to investors in accordance with the transaction agreements.

With respect to the Platform as of and for the Period, the Company’s management provides the following assertion of compliance with respect to the Applicable Servicing Criteria:

· The Company’s management is responsible for assessing the Company’s compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

· The Company’s management has assessed compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.  In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB.

· Based on such assessment, the Company has complied, in all material respects with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report with respect to management’s assertion of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the Period.

			DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
	By:	/s/	David Co
			Name: David Co
			Its: Director
	By:	/s/	Matt Bowen
			Name: Matt Bowen
			Its: Managing Director
	By:	/s/	Kevin Fischer
			Name: Kevin Fischer
			Its: Director
	DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
	By:	/s/	David Co
			Name: David Co
			Its: Director
	By:	/s/	Jenna Kaufman
			Name: Jenna Kaufman
			Its: Director
Dated: February 28, 2018

EX-34.1

Exhibit 34.1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Navient Corporation:

We have examined management’s assertion, included in the accompanying Assertion on Compliance with Reg AB Criteria, that Navient Solutions LLC (the Company), a direct wholly owned subsidiary ofNavient Corporation, complied with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation AB (the Servicing Criteria) for its servicing of student loan asset-backed securities transactions that were outstanding during the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (the Platform and each such asset-backed securities transaction is a Platform Trust) to the extent required by the related transaction agreements as to any transaction, except for servicing criteria 1122(d)(1)(iii), 1122(d)(2)(ii), 1122(d)(2)(iii), 1122(d)(2)(vi), 1122(d)(3)(iii), and 1122(d)(4)(x)-1122(d)(4)(xiii), which the Company has concluded were not required by the Company under the related transaction agreements for any Platform trust, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017. With respect to servicing criteria 1122(d)(1)(i), 1122(d)(2)(iv), 1122(d)(2)(v), 1122(d)(2)(vii), 1122(d)(3)(i), 1122(d)(3)(ii), 1122(d)(3)(iv), 1122(d)(4)(iii),and 1122(d)(4)(xv) the Company has concluded that such criteria are not applicable under the related transaction agreements for the SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A transaction or Goal Structured Solutions Trust 2016-B transaction. Appendix B to the accompanying Assertion on Compliance with Regulation AB Criteria identifies the individual asset-backed transactions and securities defined by management as constituting the Platform for which the Company acted as administrator or sub- administrator, as applicable (collectively, the Administrator) and the servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable (collectively, the Servicer) during the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Management is responsible for the Company’s compliance with the Servicing Criteria. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assertion about the Company’s compliance with the Servicing Criteria based on our examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to obtain reasonable assurance and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company’s compliance with the Servicing Criteria and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Our examination included testing selected asset- backed transactions and securities that comprise the Platform, testing selected servicing activities related to the Platform, and determining whether the Company processed those selected transactions and performed those selected activities in compliance with the Servicing Criteria. Furthermore, our procedures were limited to the selected transactions and servicing activities performed by the Company during the period covered by this report. Our procedures were not designed to determine whether errors may have occurred either prior to or subsequent to our tests that may have affected the balances or amounts calculated or reported by the Company during the period covered by this report for the selected transactions or any other transactions. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company’s compliance with the Servicing Criteria.

In our opinion, management’s assertion that the Company complied with the aforementioned Servicing Criteria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 is fairly stated, in all material respects.

/s/ KPMG, LLP

McLean, Virginia

March 28, 2018

EX-34.2

Exhibit 34.2

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

The Trust & Agency Services department of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas:

We have examined management’s assertion, included in the accompanying Management’s Assertion of Compliance, that the Trust & Agency Services department of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (collectively the Company) complied with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation AB (Servicing Criteria) for publicly-issued (i.e., transaction-level reporting required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and certain privately-issued (i.e., for which transaction-level reporting is required pursuant to contractual obligation) residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities issued on or after January 1, 2006, for which the Company provides trustee, certificate administrator, securities administration, paying agent or custodian services, as defined in the transaction agreements, excluding publicly-issued securities sponsored or issued by any government sponsored entity (the Platform), except for Servicing Criteria 1122(d)(4)(iv) – 1122(d)(4)(xiv), which the Company has determined are not applicable to the activities it performs with respect to the Platform, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017. With respect to Servicing Criteria 1122(d)(1)(ii), 1122(d)(1)(iii), 1122(d)(2)(iii) and 1122(d)(4)(iii), Management’s Assertion of Compliance indicates that there were no activities performed during the year ended December 31, 2017 with respect to the Platform, because there were no occurrences of events that would require the Company to perform such activities. The Company has determined the following Servicing Criteria to be applicable only to the activities the Company performs with respect to the Platform as described below:

· Servicing Criterion 1122(d)(1)(iii) is applicable only with respect to the Company’s continuing obligation to act as, or locate a, successor servicer under the circumstances referred to in certain transaction agreements. It is management’s interpretation that the Company has no other active back-up servicing responsibilities in regards to Servicing Criterion 1122(d)(1)(iii) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.

· Servicing Criterion 1122(d)(1)(v) is applicable only to the activities the Company performs related to the mathematically accurate aggregation of information received from servicers and the accurate conveyance of such information within reports to investors.

· Servicing Criterion 1122(d)(4)(iii) is applicable to the activities the Company performs with respect to the Platform only as it relates to the Company’s obligation to report additions, removals or substitutions on reports to investors in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Management is responsible for the Company’s compliance with the Servicing Criteria. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assertion about the Company’s compliance with the Servicing Criteria based on our examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to obtain reasonable assurance and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company’s compliance with the Servicing Criteria and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Our examination included testing selected asset-backed transactions and securities that comprise the Platform, testing selected servicing activities related to the Platform, and determining whether the Company processed those selected transactions and performed those selected activities in compliance with the Servicing Criteria. Furthermore, our procedures were limited to the selected transactions and servicing activities performed by the Company during the period covered by this report. Our procedures were not designed to determine whether errors may have occurred either prior to or subsequent to our tests that may have affected the balances or amounts calculated or reported by the Company during the period covered by this report for the selected transactions or any other transactions. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company’s compliance with the Servicing Criteria.

In our opinion, management’s assertion that the Company complied with the aforementioned Servicing Criteria, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017, is fairly stated, in all material respects.

/s/ KPMG, LLP

Chicago, Illinois

February 28, 2018

EX-35.1

Exhibit 35.1

Servicer Compliance Statement

The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of Navient Solutions, LLC (formerly, Navient Solutions, Inc.), the Servicer and Administrator for the trusts listed on Appendix A hereto (the “Trusts”), does hereby certify that:

(a)         this certificate is delivered pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB;

(b)        a review of the servicing activities of the Servicer and the Administrator as of December 31, 2017 and for the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (the “Reporting Period”) and their performance under the applicable servicing and administration agreements for each of the Trusts has been made under my supervision; and

(c)         to the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer and the Administrator have fulfilled all of their obligations under the applicable servicing and administration agreements for each of the Trusts in all material respects through the Reporting Period.

[Signature Page Follows]

/s/ JOHN F. WHORLEY, JR.

John F. Whorley, Jr.

Executive Vice President & Group President,

Asset Management and Servicing

Navient Solutions, LLC

March 28, 2018

Servicer Compliance Statement

Appendix A

Trust Name:	Date of Issuance:
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-1	January 26, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-2	February 23, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-3	March 9, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-4	April 20, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-5	June 21, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-6	July 20, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-7	August 10, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-8	September 14, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-9	October 12, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-10	November 30, 2006
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2006-A	April 6, 2006
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2006-B	June 8, 2006
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2006-C	September 28, 2006
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-1	January 25, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-2	February 22, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-3	March 15, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-4	April 5, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-5	July 19, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-6	October 23, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-7	November 8, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-8	December 6, 2007
SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2007-A	March 29, 2007
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-1	January 17, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-2	February 7, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-3	February 28, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-4	April 17, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-5	April 30, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-6	June 12, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-7	July 2, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-8	August 5, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-9	August 28, 2008
SLM Student Loan Trust 2009-1	April 9, 2009
SLM Student Loan Trust 2009-2	April 21, 2009
SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-1	April 15, 2010
SLM Student Loan Trust 2010-2	August 26, 2010
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-1	March 3, 2011
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-2	May 26, 2011
SLM Student Loan Trust 2011-3	November 18, 2011
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-1	January 19, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-2	March 15, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-3	May 3, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-5	July 19, 2012

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SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-6	September 20, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-7	November 8, 2012
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-1	February 14, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-2	April 11, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-3	June 20, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-4	August 15, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-5	September 19, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2013-6	November 14, 2013
SLM Student Loan Trust 2014-1	January 28, 2014
SLM Student Loan Trust 2014-2	March 27, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-1	May 29, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-2	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-3	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-4	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-5	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-6	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-7	August 14, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2014-8	November 25, 2014
Navient Student Loan Trust 2015-1	February 26, 2015
Navient Student Loan Trust 2015-2	April 23, 2015
Navient Student Loan Trust 2015-3	June 18, 2015
SLC Student Loan Trust 2004-1	November 23, 2004
SLC Student Loan Trust 2005-1	June 15, 2005
SLC Student Loan Trust 2005-2	September 28, 2005
SLC Student Loan Trust 2005-3	December 15, 2005
SLC Student Loan Trust 2006-1	June 28, 2006
SLC Student Loan Trust 2006-2	September 19, 2006
SLC Student Loan Trust 2007-1	June 26, 2007
SLC Student Loan Trust 2007-2	November 27, 2007
SLC Student Loan Trust 2008-1	March 28, 2008
SLC Student Loan Trust 2008-2	June 26, 2008
SLC Student Loan Trust 2009-1	February 13, 2009
SLC Student Loan Trust 2009-2	July 23, 2009
SLC Student Loan Trust 2009-3	December 22, 2009
SLC Student Loan Trust 2010-1	July 6, 2010
SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2014-A	August 7, 2014
Goal Structured Solutions Trust 2016-B	December 23, 2016

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