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

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) OF ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~THE

~~Date~~SECURITIES ofEXCHANGE ~~Report~~ACT ~~(Date~~OF ~~of Earliest Event Reported): January 22, 2018~~1934

~~SLM~~Date ~~Student~~of ~~Loan~~Report ~~Trust~~(Date ~~2005-9~~ earliest ~~________________________________________~~event reported): January 25, 2018

Navient Funding, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-208734 333-103545-07	04-3480392
DELAWARE	333-103545/ 333-103545-07	04-3480392
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
(State or other jurisdiction of formation)	(Commission File Numbers)	(I.R.S. employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
	c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 60 Wall Street, 60th Floor Mail Stop NYC60-2606 New York, New York 10005 _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)

~~Issuer’s~~2001 ~~telephone~~Edmund ~~number,~~Halley ~~including area code: (703) 984-5858~~Drive

~~Not Applicable ______________________________________________ Former name or former address, if changed since last report~~ V2053

~~Check~~Reston, ~~the~~VA ~~appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:~~20191

~~[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act~~ (17Address ~~CFR~~of ~~230.425) [ ] Soliciting~~registrant’s ~~material~~principal ~~pursuant~~executive ~~to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12~~offices) ~~[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))~~

~~[ ] Pre-commencement~~Registrant’s ~~communications~~telephone ~~pursuant~~number toincluding ~~Rule~~area ~~13e-4~~code: (c703) ~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e~~ 984-~~4(c))~~5858

~~Item~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8~~.01~~-K ~~Other~~filing ~~Events~~is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below);

On☐ ~~January~~Written ~~22,~~communications ~~2018,~~pursuant ~~Navient Solutions, LLC, in its capacity as administrator, furnished~~ to ~~the~~Rule ~~applicable~~425 ~~remarketing~~under ~~agents a final remarketing prospectus (~~the ~~“Remarketing~~Securities ~~Prospectus”)~~Act ~~and a free-writing prospectus relating to the ratings of the SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9 Class A-7A Reset Rate Notes~~ (~~the~~17 ~~“Ratings~~CFR ~~FWP”) for distribution to certain qualified institutional buyers for purposes of remarketing the SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9 Class A-7A Reset Rate Notes~~230. ~~The Remarketing Prospectus and the Ratings FWP are attached as exhibits to this current report.~~425)

~~ITEM~~☐ ~~9.01 Financial~~Soliciting ~~Statements,~~material ~~Pro~~pursuant ~~Forma~~to ~~Financial~~Rule ~~Statements~~14a-12 ~~and~~under ~~Exhibits~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(ab) ~~Not~~under ~~applicable~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(bc) ~~Not~~under ~~applicable~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~(c)~~Exhibit Index ~~Not~~appears ~~applicable~~on page 5

~~(d)~~ITEM ~~Exhibits 99.~~1 ~~Remarketing Prospectus for SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9 dated January 12, 2018~~.01 ~~99.2~~ENTRY ~~Ratings~~INTO ~~FWP~~A ~~for~~MATERIAL ~~SLM~~DEFINITIVE ~~Student Loan Trust 2005-9 dated January 12, 2018.~~AGREEMENT

In connection with the remarketing of the SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9 Reset Rate Class A-7A Notes (the “Notes”) on January 25, 2018, the following documents were executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto: (i) the remarketing agency agreement, dated as of January 10, 2018 (the “Remarketing Agency Agreement”), among the SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9 (the “Issuer”), Navient Solutions, LLC, as administrator (in such capacity, the “Administrator”), and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (each, a “Remarketing Agent” and, collectively, the “Remarketing Agents”) and (ii) the supplemental remarketing agency agreement, dated as of January 12, 2018 (the “Supplemental Remarketing Agency Agreement”), among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Remarketing Agents.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)

Exhibits

	4.2	Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2005, among the Issuer, the Eligible Lender Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.*

	4.3	Administration Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, among the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Issuer, the Eligible Lender Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.*

	99.1	Remarketing Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Remarketing Agents.*

	99.2	Remarketing Agency Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2018, among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Remarketing Agents.

	99.3	Supplemental Remarketing Agency Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2018, among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Remarketing Agents.

* Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2005, File No. 333-103545-07.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the issuing entity has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2005-9
	By: NAVIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, in its capacity as Administrator of the Trust
	By: NAVIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
Dated: January 22, 2018	By:	/s/ C. Scott Booher
Dated: January 25, 2018	By:	/s/ C. Scott Booher
		Name: C. Scott Booher
		Title: Vice President

SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2005-9

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Remarketing Prospectus for SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9 dated January 12, 2018.
99.2		Ratings FWP for SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-9 dated January 12, 2018.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)

Exhibits

	4.2	Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2005, among the Issuer, the Eligible Lender Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.*

	4.3	Administration Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, among the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Issuer, the Eligible Lender Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.*

	99.1	Remarketing Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2005, among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Remarketing Agents.*

	99.2	Remarketing Agency Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2018, among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Remarketing Agents.

	99.3	Supplemental Remarketing Agency Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2018, among the Issuer, the Administrator and the Remarketing Agents.

* Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2005, File No. 333-103545-07.

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