Nelnet Executives to Participate in Citigroup Financial Services Conference

Jan 17, 2006

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan 17, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Nelnet, Inc. (NYSE: NNI) today announced that Jeff Noordhoek, President, and Terry Heimes, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the Citigroup Financial Services Conference, to be held at The Waldorf Astoria, New York City on February 1, 2006. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. (Eastern) and will be available live via Web cast at http://www.nelnetinvestors.net/medialist.cfm.

Nelnet is one of the leading education finance companies in the United States and is focused on providing quality products and services to students and schools nationwide. Nelnet ranks among the nation's leaders in terms of total net student loan assets with $16.4 billion as of September 30, 2005. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nelnet originates, consolidates, securitizes, holds, and services student loans, principally loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program of the U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information is available at http://www.nelnet.net.

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