"These services help employees and their
families address personal life challenges, better manage routine work-life
issues, and improve workplace productivity and performance. "When employers view work and family balance as a
serious consideration, they enable employees to thrive. We are pleased to be
recognized as having a workplace that promotes a healthy work-life balance. More information is
available at http://www.
The company was recognized for its commitment to providing employees with
work/life programs that help foster healthy moms, healthy babies and healthy
families.

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Shunney, Vice President, Group Insurance. We are proud of the
response of our people, who have given their time and energy to help fellow
employees.

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com. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries
are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.

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After a thorough review process, Sun Life Financial chose ComPsych as our
partner because of the company's solid reputation, high service standards and
extensive experience in the field. As of December 31, 2004, the Sun Life Financial group of companies
has assets under management of US$299. and 92
countries.

For Fifth Consecutive Year Verizon Wireless Makes Working Mother Magazine 's 100 Best Companies List

, Verizon Wireless, owner and
operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, has made Working
Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" list for the fifth
consecutive year, it was announced today. For the 52,000 employees of Verizon Wireless , going to work every
day may be a little easier knowing they are enjoying some of the best benefits
offered to employees of any industry.

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RESTON, Va. Sallie Mae was one of two
winners under the "Large Company" category."
"We salute Verizon Wireless for their efforts on behalf of working
mothers, and for making the 100 Best for the fifth consecutive time," said
Carol Evans, CEO of Working Mother Media.

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Sallie Mae was originally created in 1972 as a
government-sponsored entity (GSE) and terminated its corporate ties to the
federal government in 2004.

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In the U. ComPsych provides services to more
than 23 million individuals and 6,000 organizations throughout the U.
Verizon Wireless' dedication to meeting employee needs and providing them
with the tools to balance work and family life has become even more of a focus
during the relief effort following Hurricane Katrina. "It is my hope that other companies
around the country learn from the best and experience first-hand the value of
flexibility as a business imperative.4 million voice and data customers.

Find more information on the Web
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newscom."
Covered employees can reach ComPsych 's staff of behavioral specialists,
work-life professionals, attorneys, and financial experts by phone or on the
web for a wide variety of services, including employee counseling, child and
elder care referrals, legal and financial guidance, and GuidanceResources(R)
Online.S., the Sun Life Financial group of companies sells a wide
variety of financial products and services, including innovative group
insurance products -- life, disability and medical stop-loss -- through Sun
Life Assurance Company of Canada and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of
New York.

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Will Provide EAP and Work-Life Services to Group Insurance Customers

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., Sun Life
Financial (NYSE: SLF) announced today that its U.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001229/SLCLOGO )
"Our group customers , and their employees and families, want valuable
products and services that make their lives a little easier," said Michael E. Richard A., Sallie Mae, the nation's No. "Never have these work/life initiatives been more important than
when tragedies, such as Hurricane Katrina, have struck.

About Working Mother
Founded in 1979, Working Mother magazine reaches nearly 3 million readers
and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers.

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Visit http://www.sunlife-usa.com .
1 paying-for-college company, today announced that Northern Virginia Family
Service has selected the Reston-based employer for the Companies as Responsive
Employers (CARE) Award.
"Our employees are our most important asset," said Joni Reich, senior vice
president, Administration.

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About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services
organization providing a diverse range of wealth accumulation and protection
products and services to individuals and corporate customers.

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Northern Virginia Family Service cited Sallie Mae's comprehensive benefits
package, adoption assistance program, flexible work schedules, and child care
referral service among the reasons for the award.
Introduced over the past year, the Backup Dependent Care program provides
employees with access to back-up caregivers for children, adult/elderly
dependents and spouses/domestic partners .

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The CARE Awards program was established in 1992 to recognize companies
that lead the field in family-friendly benefits for employees and that
demonstrate a commitment to helping employees maintain a healthy work and life
balance. Company Praised for Programs, Continued Commitment to Healthy Work/Life
Balance

BEDMINSTER, N."
In surveying the companies that made this year's list, particular weight
was given to three areas: flexible scheduling, the most critical benefit for
working mothers; child-care options, because without them parents can't work;
and time off for new parents, because it's critical for mothers to bond with
their newborns without suffering professionally.

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information, visit http://www .compsych. The company remains the country's largest
originator of federally insured student loans .
Verizon Wireless also offers flexible work arrangements, childcare
discounts, a prenatal exercise program and a Backup Dependent Care program.verizonwireless.

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Sun Life Financial Announces Partnership with ComPsych(R)

trades on the New York (NYSE), Toronto (TSX) and
Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under ticker symbol SLF. Through its specialized
subsidiaries and divisions, Sallie Mae also provides debt management services
as well as business and technical products to a range of business clients,
including colleges, universities and loan guarantors. The program was recently enhanced to
include a lactation pump reimbursement, free lactation consultations,
nutritional counseling, Lamaze classes and disease management programs. The company and its
employees have done everything possible to help the communities affected in
the Gulf Coast , including the more than 300 employees who have been severely
impacted by the storm.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless
network , serving 47.

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S. "Offering one of the most generous
EAP and work-life packages in the industry will help us deliver that value.
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Tracing its
roots back to 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners today have operations
in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United
Kingdom, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and
Bermuda. Northern Virginia Family Service selected the winners based on a
review of applications , site visits and employee responses to a Web-based
survey. 1 paying-for-college company, managing more than $121 billion in student
loans for 8 million borrowers.

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Group Insurance Division
has entered into a partnership with ComPsych(R) Corporation to provide a
comprehensive employee assistance program (EAP) -- including a wide range of
work-life services -- to its group disability customers . Clients range from the Fortune 500 to smaller public and private
concerns as well as government entities and Taft-Hartley groups.

Sallie Mae Wins Award for Family Friendly Policies and Benefits

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Chaifetz,
chairman and CEO of ComPsych.

About ComPsych
Celebrating its 20th year in business, ComPsych is the world's largest
provider of employee assistance programs and is the leading provider of fully
integrated EAP, behavioral health, work-life, wellness and crisis intervention
services under the GuidanceResources brand.
The only wireless carrier to be cited by the magazine , Verizon Wireless is
being recognized for its wide array of work/life initiatives, such as its
Healthy Babies program that helps improve employee quality of life throughout
their pregnancy and after childbirth . The complete list of the
Working Mother 100 Best Companies can be found at
http://www. To preview and request broadcast-quality
video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations , log
on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
http://www.

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Sun Life Financial Inc . This level of commitment is what truly defines our company and
what makes Verizon Wireless a great place to work.

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(Logo: http://www. ComPsych
creates "Build-to-Suit" programs which help employers attract and retain
employees as well as improve employee productivity and performance.
"We are honored to be recognized again by Working Mother for work/life
initiatives that help provide balance to our employees, as well as their
families," said Martha Delehanty, Verizon Wireless vice president-human
resources. Its 20-year
signature initiative, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies , is the most
important benchmark for work/life practices in corporate America.

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"We are pleased to be working with Sun Life Financial in helping their
group customers with personalized services," added Dr.

SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the nation 's
No.workingmother. Headquartered in
Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
(NYSE: VZand LSE: VOD).

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