UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October~~January 2213, ~~2025~~2026

SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-5

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	333- 132315/ 333-132315-05	04-3480392
Delaware	333- 132315/ 333-132315-05	04-3480392
(State or other jurisdiction of formation)	(Commission File Numbers)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street, 16th Floor

Mailstop NYC60-1625

New York, New York 10005

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (703) 984-5858

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

Exhibit Index appears on page 3

Item 8.01

Other Events

On ~~October~~January 2513, ~~2025~~2026, ~~the~~Navient ~~terms~~Solutions, ofLLC, in its capacity as administrator, furnished to the ~~class~~applicable ~~A-6B~~remarketing ~~and~~agents ~~class~~a ~~A-6C~~preliminary remarketing ~~notes~~memorandum (the “~~Notes~~Remarketing Memorandum”) ~~issued~~for bydistribution to certain qualified institutional buyers for purposes of remarketing the SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-5 ~~are~~Class ~~scheduled~~A-6B toand ~~be reset~~Class ~~from~~A-6C ~~their~~Reset ~~current~~Rate ~~terms,~~Notes. The inRemarketing ~~accordance~~Memorandum is ~~with~~attached ~~the~~as ~~terms~~an ofexhibit ~~the~~to ~~related~~this ~~indenture~~current ~~and remarketing agreement~~report.

~~Pursuant~~Item ~~to the remarketing process, the new spread on the Notes was required to be determined by no later than 3:00 P~~9.~~M.,~~01 ~~New~~Financial ~~York City time~~Statements, ~~on October~~Pro ~~22,~~Forma ~~2025. However,~~Financial ~~sufficient~~Statements committed purchasers were not obtained for all of the tendered Notes at the spread proposed by the remarketing agents. As a result, a failed remarketing has been declared. Consequently, all existing class A-6B and class A-6C noteholders will be required to retain their Notes on the reset date. The related interest rate for the Notes will be the failed remarketing rate which is equal to the SOFR Rate plus 0.75% per annum and the related reset period will be three months. As such, the next applicable reset date will be January 26, 2026.Exhibits

(a)

Not applicable

(b)

Not applicable

(c)

Not applicable

(d)

Exhibits

99.1

Remarketing Memorandum for SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-5 dated as of January 13, 2026.

SIGNATURES

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

	SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-5
	By: NAVIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, in its capacity as administrator of the Trust
Dated: October 22, 2025	By: /s/ Mai Le-Cao
Dated: January 13, 2026	By: /s/ Mai Le-Cao
	Name:	Mai Le-Cao
	Title:	Managing Director

SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2006-5

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Remarketing Memorandum for SLM Student Loan Trust 2006-5 dated January 13, 2026.

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