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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2016-06-02</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001262279</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FMD</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001676352</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FP Resources Holdings LLP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O STAN SPAVOLD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>757 BEDFORD HIGHWAY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BEDFORD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A5</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>B4A 3Z7</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001676342</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FP Acquisition Holdings LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>757 BEDFORD HIGHWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BEDFORD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A5</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>B4A 3Z7</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1740216</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Foonote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">FP Resources USA Inc. (&quot;FP Resources&quot;) is the entity which holds the reported shares of Common Stock (&quot;Stock&quot;) of the Issuer. On June 2, 2016, Lobster Point Properties Limited (&quot;Lobster Point&quot;), a wholly owned subsidiary of John Carter Risley (&quot;Mr. Risley&quot;), contributed all of the outstanding capital stock of FP Resources to FP Resources Holdings LLP (&quot;FP LLP&quot;).  FP LLP is an entity wholly owned by (1) Lobster Point and (2) FP Acquisition Holdings LLC (&quot;FP LLC&quot;). FP LLC is an entity wholly owned by Lobster Point.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The filing of this report by FP LLC and FP LLP shall not be deemed an admission that FP LLC or FP LLP is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any of the equity securities covered by this report. Each of FP LLC and FP LLP disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Stan Spavold, Secretary of FP Resources Holdings LLP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-06-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Stan Spavold, Secretary of FP Acquisition Holdings LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-06-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
