BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Nov 6, 2014) - The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE: FMD) today announced that it plans to broadcast its annual meeting of stockholders at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. The meeting will be held at 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109.

Investors and other interested parties are invited to listen to the annual meeting via a simultaneous internet broadcast on the Company's website at www.firstmarblehead.com, under "For Investors," or by dialing (888) 317-6003 from the United States or (412) 317-6061 from abroad and entering the pass code 5439425.

A replay will be available approximately one hour after completion of the call on First Marblehead's website or by dialing (877) 344-7529 from the United States or (412) 317-0088 from abroad and entering the pass code 10055782. The replay will be available for two weeks.

About The First Marblehead Corporation: First Marblehead helps meet the need for education financing by offering national and regional financial institutions and educational institutions the Monogram® platform, an integrated suite of design, implementation and credit risk management services for private label, customizable private education loan programs. For more information, please see www.firstmarblehead.com. First Marblehead supports responsible lending and is a strong proponent of the smart borrowing principle, which encourages students to access scholarships, grants and federally-guaranteed loans before considering private education loans; please see www.SmartBorrowing.org. Through its subsidiary, Union Federal Savings Bank, First Marblehead offers money market and time deposit products. For more information, please see www.unionfsb.com. Following the dissolution of Union Federal, First Marblehead will cease to offer banking services through Union Federal. First Marblehead also offers outsourced tuition planning, billing, payment technology services and refund management services through its subsidiary Tuition Management Systems LLC. For more information, please see www.afford.com. Through its subsidiary, Cology LLC, First Marblehead offers private education loan processing and disbursement services. For more information, please see www2.cology.com.