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): March 1323, 2017

SLM Student Loan Trust ~~2013~~2012-43 ________________________________________

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

Navient Funding, LLC

(Exact name of Depositor as specified in its charter)

Navient Solutions, ~~Inc.~~LLC

(Exact name of Sponsor as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-166301-1407 333-166301	04-3480392 04-3480392 54-1843973
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)
	c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware 60 Wall Street, 27th Floor Mailstop NYC 60 2720 New York, New York 10005
	_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)


Issuer’s telephone number, including area code:		703-984-5858

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

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

The transaction documents for the SLM Student Loan Trust ~~2013~~2012-43 (the “~~2013~~2012-43 Trust”) were amended on March 1323, 2017 to extend the Class A Maturity Date to the ~~June~~December ~~2043~~2038 Distribution Date (the “Class A Amendment”) ~~and the Class B Maturity Date to the December 2070 Distribution Date (the “Class B Amendment”)~~. In connection with the foregoing, the parties thereto executed and delivered Supplemental Indenture No. 1A (“Supplemental Indenture 1A”), ~~with respect to the Class A Amendment, and Supplemental Indenture No. 1B (“Supplemental Indenture 1B”) with respect to the Class B Amendment, each~~ dated as of March 1323, 2017, among the ~~2013~~2012-43 Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Eligible Lender Trustee, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

100% of the holders of Class A Notes and a majority of the outstanding amount of all Notes of the ~~2013~~2012-43 Trust as of March 1323, 2017 consented to the foregoing Supplemental Indenture 1A effective as of that date. ~~100% of the holders of Class B Notes as of March 13, 2017 consented to the foregoing Supplemental Indenture 1B effective as of that date.~~

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

	Exhibits
99.1	Supplemental Indenture No. 1A, dated as of March 13, 2017, among the 2013-4 Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Eligible Lender Trustee, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee.
99.2	Supplemental Indenture No. 1B, dated as of March 13, 2017, among the 2013-4 Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Eligible Lender Trustee, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee.

	Exhibits
99.1	Supplemental Indenture No. 1A, dated as of March 23, 2017, among the 2012-3 Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Eligible Lender Trustee, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee.

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 2013-4
			SLM STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2012-3
			By: Navient Funding, LLC
Dated: March 13, 2017			By: /s/ C. Scott Booher
Dated: March 23, 2017			By: /s/ C. Scott Booher
			Name: C. Scott Booher
			Title: Vice President

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Supplemental Indenture No. 1A, dated as of March 1323, 2017, among the ~~2013~~2012-43 Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Eligible Lender Trustee, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee.
99.2	Supplemental Indenture No. 1B, dated as of March 13, 2017, among the 2013-4 Trust, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Eligible Lender Trustee, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee.

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