TENTH AMENDMENT OF AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

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Exhibit 10.2

TENTH AMENDMENT OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

This Tenth Amendment of the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of this 19th day of October, 2009, by and between and Union Bank and Trust Company, a Nebraska banking corporation and trust company, solely in its capacity as trustee of various grantor trusts known as Short Term Federal Investment Trusts or other grantor trusts (“Union Bank”) and National Education Loan Network, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Nelnet”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into that certain Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of June 1, 2001, as amended (the “Agreement”), and the parties hereto wish to amend the Agreement under the terms set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Unless otherwise expressly stated herein, capitalized terms in this Amendment shall have the same meanings given to them in the Agreement.

2. Change in Definition of Nelnet’s Fee. For purposes of Section 1.03 of the Agreement, Nelnet’s Fee shall be defined to equal the difference between (i) the total of interest received with respect to such Eligible Loans contained in a participation certificate, and an amount equal to 50 basis points (0.50%) above the average of the bond equivalent rates of the quotes of 3-month commercial paper (financial) in effect for each of the days in such quarter as reported by the Federal Reserve in Publication H-15 (or its successor) for the relevant 3-month period, multiplied by the average aggregate principal balance of all Eligible Loans participated under the Agreement. Pa yments shall be distributed on a monthly basis, on the first business day of each month.

3. Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first set forth above. Unless expressly modified or amended by this Amendment, all terms and provision contained in the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect without modification.

Union Bank and Trust Company			National Education Loan Network, Inc.

By: /s/ Tom Sullivan			By: /s/ Jim Kruger
Title: Vice President			Title: Assistant Secretary