UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-13251

SLM Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware			52-2013874
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

300 Continental Drive	Newark,	Delaware	19713
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

(302) 451-0200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $.20 per share	SLM	The NASDAQ Global Select Market
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, par value $.20 per share	SLMBP	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, there were ~~250,196,830~~226,271,057 shares of common stock outstanding.

SLM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INDEX


Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
Item 1.	Notes to the Financial Statements	12
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	53
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	83
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	86
PART II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	87
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	87
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	87
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	87
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	87
Item 5.	Other Information	87
Item 6.	Exhibits	88

2 SLM CORPORATION


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)					CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
		September 30,		December 31,			September 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)	(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)	2022		2021		(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)	2023		2022
Assets	Assets					Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,846,754	$	4,334,603	Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,548,225	$	4,616,117
Investments:	Investments:					Investments:
Trading investments at fair value (cost of $46,051 and $29,049, respectively)		52,450		37,465
Available-for-sale investments at fair value (cost of $2,643,540 and $2,535,568, respectively)		2,427,540		2,517,956
Trading investments at fair value (cost of $42,196 and $47,554, respectively)						Trading investments at fair value (cost of $42,196 and $47,554, respectively)	52,561		55,903
Available-for-sale investments at fair value (cost of $2,524,634 and $2,554,332, respectively)						Available-for-sale investments at fair value (cost of $2,524,634 and $2,554,332, respectively)	2,315,978		2,342,089
Other investments	Other investments	136,803		140,037		Other investments	94,068		94,716
Total investments	Total investments	2,616,793		2,695,458		Total investments	2,462,607		2,492,708
Loans held for investment (net of allowance for losses of $1,194,238 and $1,165,335, respectively)		19,622,302		20,341,283
Loans held for investment (net of allowance for losses of $1,416,048 and $1,357,075, respectively)						Loans held for investment (net of allowance for losses of $1,416,048 and $1,357,075, respectively)	20,899,181		19,626,868
Loans held for sale	Loans held for sale	28,880		—		Loans held for sale	—		29,448
Restricted cash	Restricted cash	177,917		210,741		Restricted cash	175,061		156,719
Other interest-earning assets	Other interest-earning assets	11,025		9,655		Other interest-earning assets	11,087		11,162
Accrued interest receivable	Accrued interest receivable	1,223,647		1,205,667		Accrued interest receivable	1,457,323		1,202,059
Premises and equipment, net	Premises and equipment, net	144,031		150,516		Premises and equipment, net	132,622		140,728
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net	Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net	120,570		—		Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net	127,723		118,273
Income taxes receivable, net	Income taxes receivable, net	305,836		239,578		Income taxes receivable, net	409,658		380,058
Tax indemnification receivable	Tax indemnification receivable	8,392		8,047		Tax indemnification receivable	2,945		2,816
Other assets	Other assets	32,941		26,351		Other assets	46,787		34,073
Total assets	Total assets	$	29,139,088	$	29,221,899	Total assets	$	29,273,219	$	28,811,029

Liabilities	Liabilities					Liabilities
Deposits	Deposits	$	21,276,748	$	20,828,124	Deposits	$	21,550,745	$	21,448,071

Long-term borrowings	Long-term borrowings	5,522,311		5,930,990		Long-term borrowings	5,515,532		5,235,114

Other liabilities	Other liabilities	357,801		313,074		Other liabilities	407,718		400,874
Total liabilities	Total liabilities	27,156,860		27,072,188		Total liabilities	27,473,995		27,084,059
Commitments and contingencies	Commitments and contingencies					Commitments and contingencies
Equity	Equity					Equity
Preferred stock, par value $0.20 per share, 20 million shares authorized:	Preferred stock, par value $0.20 per share, 20 million shares authorized:					Preferred stock, par value $0.20 per share, 20 million shares authorized:
Series B: 2.5 million and 2.5 million shares issued, respectively, at stated value of $100 per share	Series B: 2.5 million and 2.5 million shares issued, respectively, at stated value of $100 per share	251,070		251,070		Series B: 2.5 million and 2.5 million shares issued, respectively, at stated value of $100 per share	251,070		251,070
Common stock, par value $0.20 per share, 1.125 billion shares authorized: 435.1 million and 432.0 million shares issued, respectively		87,022		86,403
Common stock, par value $0.20 per share, 1.125 billion shares authorized: 438.2 million and 435.1 million shares issued, respectively						Common stock, par value $0.20 per share, 1.125 billion shares authorized: 438.2 million and 435.1 million shares issued, respectively	87,639		87,025
Additional paid-in capital	Additional paid-in capital	1,101,761		1,074,384		Additional paid-in capital	1,140,599		1,109,072
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax benefit of ($29,809) and ($5,707), respectively)		(93,477)		(17,897)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax benefit of ($32,548) and ($30,160), respectively)						Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax benefit of ($32,548) and ($30,160), respectively)	(101,315)		(93,870)
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	3,270,896		2,817,134		Retained earnings	3,485,575		3,163,640
Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock	Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock	4,617,272		4,211,094		Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock	4,863,568		4,516,937
Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost: 184.9 million and 153.1 million shares, respectively		(2,635,044)		(2,061,383)
Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost: 211.9 million and 194.4 million shares, respectively						Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost: 211.9 million and 194.4 million shares, respectively	(3,064,344)		(2,789,967)
Total equity	Total equity	1,982,228		2,149,711		Total equity	1,799,224		1,726,970
Total liabilities and equity	Total liabilities and equity	$	29,139,088	$	29,221,899	Total liabilities and equity	$	29,273,219	$	28,811,029

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SLM CORPORATION 3


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)								CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,			(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)			Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022		2021			2022			2021			(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Interest income:	Interest income:
Loans	Loans	$	483,327	$	442,576		$	1,387,411		$	1,304,479		Loans	$	581,080	$	483,327	$	1,732,206	$	1,387,411
Investments	Investments	10,260		3,366			24,252			9,262			Investments	13,268		10,260		36,636		24,252
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	26,324		1,613			36,317			4,662			Cash and cash equivalents	57,902		26,324		154,911		36,317
Total interest income	Total interest income	519,911		447,555			1,447,980			1,318,403			Total interest income	652,250		519,911		1,923,753		1,447,980
Interest expense:	Interest expense:												Interest expense:
Deposits	Deposits	105,468		51,629			215,473			175,483			Deposits	209,921		105,468		584,859		215,473
Interest expense on short-term borrowings	Interest expense on short-term borrowings	3,054		5,458			8,902			14,360			Interest expense on short-term borrowings	3,576		3,054		9,893		8,902
Interest expense on long-term borrowings	Interest expense on long-term borrowings	41,879		32,950			116,255			101,144			Interest expense on long-term borrowings	54,125		41,879		152,674		116,255

Total interest expense	Total interest expense	150,401		90,037			340,630			290,987			Total interest expense	267,622		150,401		747,426		340,630
Net interest income	Net interest income	369,510		357,518			1,107,350			1,027,416			Net interest income	384,628		369,510		1,176,327		1,107,350
Less: provisions for credit losses	Less: provisions for credit losses	207,598		138,442			336,193			(17,648)			Less: provisions for credit losses	198,023		207,598		329,864		336,193
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses	Net interest income after provisions for credit losses	161,912		219,076			771,157			1,045,064			Net interest income after provisions for credit losses	186,605		161,912		846,463		771,157
Non-interest income:	Non-interest income:												Non-interest income:
Gains (losses) on sales of loans, net	Gains (losses) on sales of loans, net	74,978		(10)			324,856			402,780			Gains (losses) on sales of loans, net	(5)		74,978		124,740		324,856

Gains (losses) on securities, net													Gains (losses) on securities, net	1,490		891		1,988		(2,021)
Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net	Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net	—		44			(5)			161			Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net	—		—		—		(5)
Other income	Other income	20,125		13,879			50,430			76,747			Other income	22,753		19,234		63,275		52,451
Total non-interest income	Total non-interest income	95,103		13,913			375,281			479,688			Total non-interest income	24,238		95,103		190,003		375,281
Non-interest expenses:	Non-interest expenses:												Non-interest expenses:
Operating expenses:	Operating expenses:												Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	Compensation and benefits	65,003		66,229			202,995			200,426			Compensation and benefits	83,577		65,003		249,459		202,995
FDIC assessment fees	FDIC assessment fees	4,592		6,521			11,501			17,634			FDIC assessment fees	12,283		4,592		33,663		11,501
Other operating expenses	Other operating expenses	80,369		67,899			199,204			175,098			Other operating expenses	71,542		80,369		192,983		199,204
Total operating expenses	Total operating expenses	149,964		140,649			413,700			393,158			Total operating expenses	167,402		149,964		476,105		413,700
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	2,328		—			5,478			—			Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	2,834		2,328		7,351		5,478
Restructuring expenses		—		108			—			1,255

Total non-interest expenses	Total non-interest expenses	152,292		140,757			419,178			394,413			Total non-interest expenses	170,236		152,292		483,456		419,178
Income before income tax expense	Income before income tax expense	104,723		92,232			727,260			1,130,339			Income before income tax expense	40,607		104,723		553,010		727,260
Income tax expense	Income tax expense	29,551		19,392			181,203			276,091			Income tax expense	11,242		29,551		140,062		181,203
Net income	Net income	75,172		72,840			546,057			854,248			Net income	29,365		75,172		412,948		546,057
Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends	2,531		1,166			5,563			3,559			Preferred stock dividends	4,642		2,531		12,979		5,563
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	72,641	$	71,674		$	540,494		$	850,689		Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	24,723	$	72,641	$	399,969	$	540,494
Basic earnings per common share	Basic earnings per common share	$	0.29	$	0.24		$	2.05		$	2.62		Basic earnings per common share	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.71	$	2.05
Average common shares outstanding	Average common shares outstanding	251,266		299,890			263,098			324,148			Average common shares outstanding	226,120		251,266		234,170		263,098
Diluted earnings per common share	Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.29	$	0.24		$	2.03		$	2.59		Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.69	$	2.03
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding	Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding	253,716		304,511			266,065			329,064			Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding	228,800		253,716		236,593		266,065
Declared dividends per common share	Declared dividends per common share	$	0.11	$	0.03		$	0.33		$	0.09		Declared dividends per common share	$	0.11	$	0.11	$	0.33	$	0.33

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

4 SLM CORPORATION


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)									CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,				(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022		2021		2022		2021			2023		2022		2023		2022
Net income	Net income	$	75,172	$	72,840	$	546,057	$	854,248	Net income	$	29,365	$	75,172	$	412,948	$	546,057
Other comprehensive income (loss):	Other comprehensive income (loss):									Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized losses on investments		(68,701)		(2,539)		(197,930)		(10,256)
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges		29,823		5,095		98,248		29,374
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments										Unrealized gains (losses) on investments	(17,686)		(68,701)		3,358		(197,930)
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges										Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	(5,767)		29,823		(13,191)		98,248
Total unrealized gains (losses)	Total unrealized gains (losses)	(38,878)		2,556		(99,682)		19,118		Total unrealized gains (losses)	(23,453)		(38,878)		(9,833)		(99,682)
Income tax (expense) benefit	Income tax (expense) benefit	9,400		(619)		24,102		(4,621)		Income tax (expense) benefit	5,702		9,400		2,388		24,102
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (expense) benefit	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (expense) benefit	(29,478)		1,937		(75,580)		14,497		Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (expense) benefit	(17,751)		(29,478)		(7,445)		(75,580)
Total comprehensive income	Total comprehensive income	$	45,694	$	74,777	$	470,477	$	868,745	Total comprehensive income	$	11,614	$	45,694	$	405,503	$	470,477

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SLM CORPORATION 5


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)																				CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)
			Common Stock Shares																						Common Stock Shares
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	Preferred Stock Shares	Issued	Treasury	Outstanding	Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock			Total Equity		(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)		Preferred Stock Shares		Issued		Treasury		Outstanding			Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total Equity
Balance at June 30, 2021		2,510,696	431,508,098	(125,700,875)	305,807,223	$	251,070	$	86,302	$	1,058,698	$	(21,640)	$	2,480,672	$	(1,551,724)		$	2,303,378

Balance at June 30, 2022																		Balance at June 30, 2022				2,510,696		435,102,082		(183,717,942)		251,384,140		$	251,070		$	87,021		$	1,095,296		$	(63,999)		$	3,225,610		$	(2,618,188)		$	1,976,810
Net income	Net income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		72,840		—			72,840		Net income		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			75,172			—			75,172
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		—	—	—	—	—		—		—		1,937		—		—			1,937
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax																		Other comprehensive loss, net of tax				—		—		—		—		—			—			—			(29,478)			—			—			(29,478)
Total comprehensive income	Total comprehensive income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—			74,777		Total comprehensive income		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			45,694
Cash dividends declared:	Cash dividends declared:																			Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($0.03 per share)		—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(8,934)		—			(8,934)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($0.46 per share)		—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(1,166)		—			(1,166)
Common stock ($0.11 per share)																		Common stock ($0.11 per share)				—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			(27,643)			—			(27,643)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.01 per share)																		Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.01 per share)				—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			(2,531)			—			(2,531)

Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans	Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(1)		—			(1)		Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans		—		—		—		—			—			—			(539)			—			(1)			—			(540)
Issuance of common shares	Issuance of common shares	—	504,183	—	504,183	—		101		2,769		—		—		—			2,870		Issuance of common shares		—		4,682		—		4,682			—			1			539			—			—			—			540
Stock-based compensation expense	Stock-based compensation expense	—	—	—	—	—		—		6,686		—		—		—			6,686		Stock-based compensation expense		—		—		—		—			—			—			6,465			—			289			—			6,754
Fees related to first-quarter 2021 common stock tender offer		—	—	—	—	—		—		(94)		—		—		—			(94)

Common stock repurchased	Common stock repurchased	—	—	(13,018,585)	(13,018,585)	—		—		—		—		—		(244,082)			(244,082)		Common stock repurchased		—		—		(1,191,544)		(1,191,544)			—			—			—			—			—			(16,849)			(16,849)
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans	Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans	—	—	(115,414)	(115,414)	—		—		—		—		—		(2,173)			(2,173)		Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans		—		—		(448)		(448)			—			—			—			—			—			(7)			(7)
Balance at September 30, 2021		2,510,696	432,012,281	(138,834,874)	293,177,407	$	251,070	$	86,403	$	1,068,059	$	(19,703)	$	2,543,411	$	(1,797,979)		$	2,131,261
Balance at September 30, 2022																		Balance at September 30, 2022				2,510,696		435,106,764		(184,909,934)		250,196,830		$	251,070		$	87,022		$	1,101,761		$	(93,477)		$	3,270,896		$	(2,635,044)		$	1,982,228

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

6 SLM CORPORATION


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)																				CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)
			Common Stock Shares																						Common Stock Shares
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	Preferred Stock Shares	Issued	Treasury	Outstanding	Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock			Total Equity		(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)		Preferred Stock Shares		Issued		Treasury		Outstanding			Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total Equity
Balance at June 30, 2022		2,510,696	435,102,082	(183,717,942)	251,384,140	$	251,070	$	87,021	$	1,095,296	$	(63,999)	$	3,225,610	$	(2,618,188)		$	1,976,810
Balance at June 30, 2023																		Balance at June 30, 2023				2,510,696		437,993,893		(211,913,035)		226,080,858		$	251,070		$	87,599		$	1,129,537		$	(83,564)		$	3,485,732		$	(3,064,010)		$	1,806,364
Net income	Net income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		75,172		—			75,172		Net income		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			29,365			—			29,365
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		(29,478)		—		—			(29,478)		Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			(17,751)			—			—			(17,751)
Total comprehensive income	Total comprehensive income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—			45,694		Total comprehensive income		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			11,614
Cash dividends declared:	Cash dividends declared:																			Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($0.11 per share)	Common stock ($0.11 per share)	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(27,643)		—			(27,643)		Common stock ($0.11 per share)		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			(24,879)			—			(24,879)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.01 per share)		—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(2,531)		—			(2,531)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.85 per share)																		Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.85 per share)				—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			(4,642)			—			(4,642)

Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans		—	—	—	—	—		—		(539)		—		(1)		—			(540)

Issuance of common shares	Issuance of common shares	—	4,682	—	4,682	—		1		539		—		—		—			540		Issuance of common shares		—		200,886		—		200,886			—			40			2,590			—			(1)			—			2,629
Stock-based compensation expense	Stock-based compensation expense	—	—	—	—	—		—		6,465		—		289		—			6,754		Stock-based compensation expense		—		—		—		—			—			—			8,472			—			—			—			8,472
Common stock repurchased	Common stock repurchased	—	—	(1,191,544)	(1,191,544)	—		—		—		—		—		(16,849)			(16,849)		Common stock repurchased		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			(161)			(161)
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans	Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans	—	—	(448)	(448)	—		—		—		—		—		(7)			(7)		Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans		—		—		(10,687)		(10,687)			—			—			—			—			—			(173)			(173)
Balance at September 30, 2022		2,510,696	435,106,764	(184,909,934)	250,196,830	$	251,070	$	87,022	$	1,101,761	$	(93,477)	$	3,270,896	$	(2,635,044)		$	1,982,228
Balance at September 30, 2023																		Balance at September 30, 2023				2,510,696		438,194,779		(211,923,722)		226,271,057		$	251,070		$	87,639		$	1,140,599		$	(101,315)		$	3,485,575		$	(3,064,344)		$	1,799,224

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SLM CORPORATION 7

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)
Common Stock Shares
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts) Preferred Stock Shares Issued Treasury Outstanding Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Retained Earnings Treasury Stock Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020 2,510,696 456,729,251 (81,441,252) 375,287,999 $ 251,070 $ 91,346 $ 1,331,247 $ (34,200) $ 1,722,365 $ (798,993) $ 2,562,835
Net income — — — — — — — — 854,248 — 854,248
Other comprehensive income, net of tax — — — — — — — 14,497 — — 14,497
Total comprehensive income — — — — — — — — — — 868,745
Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($0.09 per share) — — — — — — — — (29,104) — (29,104)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.42 per share) — — — — — — — — (3,559) — (3,559)
Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans — — — — — — 522 — (539) — (17)
Issuance of common shares — 3,785,490 — 3,785,490 — 757 4,134 — — — 4,891
Stock-based compensation expense — — — — — — 24,254 — — — 24,254
Common stock repurchased and cancelled — (28,502,460) — (28,502,460) — (5,700) (466,782) — — — (472,482)
Common stock repurchased — — (56,025,796) (56,025,796) — — 174,684 — — (978,883) (804,199)
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans — — (1,367,826) (1,367,826) — — — — — (20,103) (20,103)
Balance at September 30, 2021 2,510,696 432,012,281 (138,834,874) 293,177,407 $ 251,070 $ 86,403 $ 1,068,059 $ (19,703) $ 2,543,411 $ (1,797,979) $ 2,131,261


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)
		Common Stock Shares
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	Preferred Stock Shares	Issued	Treasury	Outstanding	Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021	2,510,696	432,013,372	(153,056,639)	278,956,733	$	251,070	$	86,403	$	1,074,384	$	(17,897)	$	2,817,134	$	(2,061,383)	$	2,149,711
Net income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		546,057		—		546,057
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		(75,580)		—		—		(75,580)
Total comprehensive income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		470,477
Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($0.33 per share)	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(86,219)		—		(86,219)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($2.22 per share)	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(5,563)		—		(5,563)

Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans	—	—	—	—	—		—		245		—		(802)		—		(557)
Issuance of common shares	—	3,093,392	—	3,093,392	—		619		371		—		—		—		990
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—	—	—	—		—		26,761		—		289		—		27,050

Common stock repurchased	—	—	(30,721,944)	(30,721,944)	—		—		—		—		—		(552,887)		(552,887)
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans	—	—	(1,131,351)	(1,131,351)	—		—		—		—		—		(20,774)		(20,774)
Balance at September 30, 2022	2,510,696	435,106,764	(184,909,934)	250,196,830	$	251,070	$	87,022	$	1,101,761	$	(93,477)	$	3,270,896	$	(2,635,044)	$	1,982,228

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

8 SLM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)
Common Stock Shares
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts) Preferred Stock Shares Issued Treasury Outstanding Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss Retained Earnings Treasury Stock Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021 2,510,696 432,013,372 (153,056,639) 278,956,733 $ 251,070 $ 86,403 $ 1,074,384 $ (17,897) $ 2,817,134 $ (2,061,383) $ 2,149,711
Net income — — — — — — — — 546,057 — 546,057
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax — — — — — — — (75,580) — — (75,580)
Total comprehensive income — — — — — — — — — — 470,477
Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($0.33 per share) — — — — — — — — (86,219) — (86,219)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($2.22 per share) — — — — — — — — (5,563) — (5,563)
Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans — — — — — — 245 — (802) — (557)
Issuance of common shares — 3,093,392 3,093,392 — 619 371 — — — 990
Stock-based compensation expense — — — — — — 26,761 — 289 — 27,050
Common stock repurchased — — (30,721,944) (30,721,944) — — — — — (552,887) (552,887)
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans — — (1,131,351) (1,131,351) — — — — — (20,774) (20,774)
Balance at September 30, 2022 2,510,696 435,106,764 (184,909,934) 250,196,830 $ 251,070 $ 87,022 $ 1,101,761 $ (93,477) $ 3,270,896 $ (2,635,044) $ 1,982,228


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)
		Common Stock Shares
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	Preferred Stock Shares	Issued	Treasury	Outstanding	Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2022	2,510,696	435,121,140	(194,445,696)	240,675,444	$	251,070	$	87,025	$	1,109,072	$	(93,870)	$	3,163,640	$	(2,789,967)	$	1,726,970
Net income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		412,948		—		412,948
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		(7,445)		—		—		(7,445)
Total comprehensive income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		405,503
Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($0.33 per share)	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(76,817)		—		(76,817)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($5.17 per share)	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(12,979)		—		(12,979)


Issuance of common shares	—	3,073,639		3,073,639	—		614		3,227		—		(1,217)		—		2,624
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—	—	—	—		—		28,300		—		—		—		28,300
Common stock repurchased	—	—	(16,389,696)	(16,389,696)	—		—		—		—		—		(257,563)		(257,563)
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans	—	—	(1,088,330)	(1,088,330)	—		—		—		—		—		(16,814)		(16,814)
Balance at September 30, 2023	2,510,696	438,194,779	(211,923,722)	226,271,057	$	251,070	$	87,639	$	1,140,599	$	(101,315)	$	3,485,575	$	(3,064,344)	$	1,799,224

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SLM CORPORATION 9


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)					CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
		Nine Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021		(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022
Operating activities	Operating activities					Operating activities
Net income	Net income	$	546,057	$	854,248	Net income	$	412,948	$	546,057
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:					Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provisions for credit losses	Provisions for credit losses	336,193		(17,648)		Provisions for credit losses	329,864		336,193
Income tax expense	Income tax expense	181,203		276,091		Income tax expense	140,062		181,203
Amortization of brokered deposit placement fee	Amortization of brokered deposit placement fee	9,757		11,932		Amortization of brokered deposit placement fee	8,818		9,757
Amortization of Secured Borrowing Facility upfront fee	Amortization of Secured Borrowing Facility upfront fee	1,930		1,845		Amortization of Secured Borrowing Facility upfront fee	2,149		1,930
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs and loan premium/(discounts), net	Amortization of deferred loan origination costs and loan premium/(discounts), net	11,619		11,851		Amortization of deferred loan origination costs and loan premium/(discounts), net	9,831		11,619
Net amortization of discount on investments	Net amortization of discount on investments	802		5,902		Net amortization of discount on investments	(2,012)		802

(Increase) reduction in tax indemnification receivable		(345)		6,006
Increase in tax indemnification receivable						Increase in tax indemnification receivable	(129)		(345)
Depreciation of premises and equipment	Depreciation of premises and equipment	12,840		11,445		Depreciation of premises and equipment	13,404		12,840
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	5,478		—		Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	7,351		5,478
Stock-based compensation expense	Stock-based compensation expense	27,152		24,254		Stock-based compensation expense	28,300		27,152
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives and hedging activities, net	Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives and hedging activities, net	247		21,434		Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives and hedging activities, net	(280)		247
Gains on sales of loans, net	Gains on sales of loans, net	(324,856)		(402,780)		Gains on sales of loans, net	(124,740)		(324,856)

(Gains) losses on securities, net						(Gains) losses on securities, net	(1,988)		2,021
Acquisition transaction costs, net	Acquisition transaction costs, net	2,602		—		Acquisition transaction costs, net	997		2,602
Other adjustments to net income, net	Other adjustments to net income, net	13,174		(29,229)		Other adjustments to net income, net	12,279		11,153
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	Changes in operating assets and liabilities:					Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in accrued interest receivable	Increase in accrued interest receivable	(580,704)		(556,143)		Increase in accrued interest receivable	(777,125)		(580,704)
Increase in trading investments	Increase in trading investments	(5,064)		—		Increase in trading investments	—		(5,064)
Increase in non-marketable securities	Increase in non-marketable securities	(2,050)		(9,415)		Increase in non-marketable securities	(853)		(2,050)
(Increase) decrease in other interest-earning assets		(1,370)		30,983
Decrease (increase) in other interest-earning assets						Decrease (increase) in other interest-earning assets	75		(1,370)

Decrease (increase) in other assets		(20,725)		(110,841)
Increase in other assets						Increase in other assets	(31,211)		(20,725)
Decrease in income taxes payable, net	Decrease in income taxes payable, net	(217,909)		(230,072)		Decrease in income taxes payable, net	(163,077)		(217,909)
Increase in accrued interest payable	Increase in accrued interest payable	25,307		4,153		Increase in accrued interest payable	27,829		25,307

(Decrease) increase in other liabilities		(15,471)		860
Decrease in other liabilities						Decrease in other liabilities	(9,988)		(15,471)
Total adjustments	Total adjustments	(540,190)		(949,372)		Total adjustments	(530,444)		(540,190)
Total net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		5,867		(95,124)
Total net cash (used in) provided by operating activities						Total net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(117,496)		5,867
Investing activities	Investing activities					Investing activities
Loans acquired and originated	Loans acquired and originated	(5,234,895)		(4,744,212)		Loans acquired and originated	(5,600,123)		(5,234,895)
Net proceeds from sales of loans held for investment		3,460,758		3,436,075
Net proceeds from sales of loans held for investment and loans held for sale						Net proceeds from sales of loans held for investment and loans held for sale	2,157,024		3,460,758
Proceeds from FFELP Loan claim payments	Proceeds from FFELP Loan claim payments	22,587		14,653		Proceeds from FFELP Loan claim payments	39,836		22,587
Net decrease in loans held for investment (other than loan sales)		2,833,822		2,835,850
Net decrease in loans held for investment and loans held for sale (other than loans acquired and originated, and loan sales)						Net decrease in loans held for investment and loans held for sale (other than loans acquired and originated, and loan sales)	2,338,426		2,833,822
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(753,129)		(1,159,667)		Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(70,790)		(753,129)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	812,712		799,193		Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	215,042		812,712
Purchase of subsidiary, net of cash acquired	Purchase of subsidiary, net of cash acquired	(127,654)		—		Purchase of subsidiary, net of cash acquired	(14,654)		(127,654)
Total net cash provided by investing activities		1,014,201		1,181,892
Total net cash (used in) provided by investing activities						Total net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(935,239)		1,014,201
Financing activities	Financing activities					Financing activities

Brokered deposit placement fee	Brokered deposit placement fee	(8,147)		(11,182)		Brokered deposit placement fee	(6,904)		(8,147)
Net decrease in certificates of deposit		(77,938)		(1,690,990)
Net increase (decrease) in certificates of deposit						Net increase (decrease) in certificates of deposit	886,475		(77,938)
Net increase (decrease) in other deposits	Net increase (decrease) in other deposits	611,851		(12,172)		Net increase (decrease) in other deposits	(796,218)		611,851
Issuance costs for collateralized borrowings	Issuance costs for collateralized borrowings	(40)		—		Issuance costs for collateralized borrowings	(15)		(40)
Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - issued	Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - issued	572,640		1,053,633		Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - issued	1,135,054		572,640
Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - repaid	Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - repaid	(988,505)		(830,026)		Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - repaid	(863,230)		(988,505)
Issuance costs for unsecured debt offering	Issuance costs for unsecured debt offering	(375)		(325)		Issuance costs for unsecured debt offering	—		(375)

Fees paid on Secured Borrowing Facility	Fees paid on Secured Borrowing Facility	(2,838)		(2,846)		Fees paid on Secured Borrowing Facility	(2,850)		(2,838)

Common stock dividends paid	Common stock dividends paid	(86,219)		(29,104)		Common stock dividends paid	(76,817)		(86,219)
Preferred stock dividends paid	Preferred stock dividends paid	(5,563)		(3,559)		Preferred stock dividends paid	(12,979)		(5,563)
Common stock repurchased	Common stock repurchased	(555,607)		(1,276,681)		Common stock repurchased	(259,331)		(555,607)
Total net cash provided by (used in) financing activities						Total net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,185		(540,741)

10 SLM CORPORATION


Total net cash used in financing activities		(540,741)		(2,803,252)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	479,327		(1,716,484)		Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,049,550)		479,327
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	4,545,344		4,609,709		Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	4,772,836		4,545,344
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	5,024,671	$	2,893,225	Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	3,723,286	$	5,024,671
Cash disbursements made for:	Cash disbursements made for:					Cash disbursements made for:
Interest	Interest	$	285,626	$	261,205	Interest	$	691,632	$	285,626
Income taxes paid	Income taxes paid	$	219,975	$	237,882	Income taxes paid	$	171,022	$	219,975
Income taxes refunded	Income taxes refunded	$	(2,023)	$	(7,610)	Income taxes refunded	$	(8,157)	$	(2,023)
Reconciliation of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:	Reconciliation of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:					Reconciliation of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,846,754	$	2,717,752	Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,548,225	$	4,846,754
Restricted cash	Restricted cash	177,917		175,473		Restricted cash	175,061		177,917
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	5,024,671	$	2,893,225	Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	3,723,286	$	5,024,671

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SLM CORPORATION 11

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements of SLM Corporation (“Sallie Mae,” “SLM,” the “Company,” “we,” or “us”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SLM Corporation and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries after eliminating the effects of intercompany accounts and transactions. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, ~~2022~~2023 or for any other period. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2021~~2022 (the ~~“2021~~“2022 Form 10-K”).

Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries after eliminating the effects of intercompany accounts and transactions.

We consolidate any variable interest entity (“VIE”) where we have determined we are the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the entity which has both: (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits of the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

Business Combination

On ~~March 4, 2022,~~July 21, 2023, we completed the ~~previously announced~~ acquisition of ~~the~~several key assets ~~primarily used or held for use~~ of ~~Epic Research Education Services, LLC, which does business as Nitro College~~Scholly, Inc. (“~~Nitro”~~Scholly”). ~~Nitro provides resources that help~~Scholly is engaged in the business of operating as a scholarship publishing and servicing platform, comprised of websites and mobile application search products which offer custom recommendations for post-secondary scholarships for students, their families, and ~~families evaluate how to responsibly pay~~others as well as related services for ~~college and manage their financial responsibilities after graduation.~~scholarship providers. The addition of ~~Nitro~~Scholly assets will support our mission of providing students with the confidence needed to successfully navigate the higher education journey. The acquisition of the Nitro assets, including its employees and intellectual property, has expanded our digital marketing capabilities, reduced the cost to acquire customer accounts, and accelerated our progress to become a broader education solutions provider for students before, during, and immediately after college.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB’s”) Accounting Standard Codification 805, “Business Combinations,” whereby as of the acquisition date, the acquired tangible assets and liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair values. The identifiable intangible assets were recorded at fair values as determined by an independent appraiser. The ~~final~~ purchase price allocation for ~~Nitro~~Scholly resulted in an excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired, or goodwill, of ~~$51~~$5 million. Certain amounts are provisional and are subject to change, including final working capital adjustments and goodwill.

The results of operations of ~~Nitro~~Scholly have been included in our consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date. We have not disclosed the pro forma impact of this acquisition to the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, as the pro forma impact was deemed immaterial. Transaction costs associated with the ~~Nitro~~Scholly acquisition were approximately $3$1 million and were expensed as incurred within “Other operating expenses” in the consolidated statements of income.

Identifiable intangible assets at the acquisition date included definite life intangible assets with an aggregate fair value of approximately ~~$75~~$11 million, including tradename and trademarks, developed technology, customer relationships, and ~~developed technology.~~partner relationships. The intangible assets will be amortized over a period of ~~three~~two to 10four years based on the estimated economic benefit derived from each of the underlying assets.

See ~~Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,~~ Note 7, “Goodwill and Acquired Intangible ~~Assets” in this Form 10-Q~~Assets,” for additional details.

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1.			~~Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)~~

~~Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements~~

On March 31, 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2022-02, “Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures” (“ASU No. 2022-02”), which eliminates the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The enhanced disclosures are required to be provided for modifications made starting in the period of adoption. Information about modifications in periods before adoption is not required to be provided.

ASU No. 2022-02 also requires that entities disclose current-period gross charge-offs by year of origination. For entities that have adopted the amendments in ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“CECL”), the amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

Early adoption of the amendments in ASU No. 2022-02 is permitted if an entity has adopted CECL. The amendments should be applied prospectively. For the transition method related to the recognition and measurement of TDRs, an entity has the option to apply a modified retrospective transition method. We have elected to early adopt all aspects of ASU No. 2022-02 prospectively for the period beginning January 1, 2022. The adoption was immaterial to our consolidated financial statements. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 5, "Allowance for Credit Losses," in this Form 10-Q.

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2. Investments

Trading Investments

We periodically sell Private Education Loans through ~~off-balance sheet~~ securitization transactions where we are required to retain a five percent vertical risk retention interest (i.e., five percent of each class issued in the securitizations). We classify those vertical risk retention interests related to the transactions as available-for-sale investments, except for the interest in the residual classes, which we classify as trading investments recorded at fair value with changes recorded through earnings.

~~In the third quarter of~~At December 31, 2022 we ~~invested~~had a $5 million investment in a convertible debt security classified as a trading ~~investment~~investment. In March 2023, this security, and ~~recorded~~ the ~~initial investment at cost. The investment will subsequently be measured at fair value with changes~~related accrued interest, was converted into equity securities classified as investments in ~~market value recorded through earnings.~~non-marketable securities.

At September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, we had ~~$52~~$53 million and ~~$37~~$56 million, respectively, classified as trading investments.

Available-for-Sale Investments

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale are as follows:


As of September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Amortized Cost		Allowance for credit losses(1)		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)												As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Allowance for credit losses(1)		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale:	Available-for-sale:											Available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	Mortgage-backed securities	$	394,753	$	—	$	1	$	(71,682)	$	323,072	Mortgage-backed securities	$	438,527	$	—	$	—	$	(87,399)	$	351,128
Utah Housing Corporation bonds	Utah Housing Corporation bonds	3,584		—		—		(279)		3,305		Utah Housing Corporation bonds	3,408		—		—		(555)		2,853
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	1,928,886		—		—		(124,239)		1,804,647		U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	1,669,748		—		—		(96,757)		1,572,991
Other securities	Other securities	316,317		—		—		(19,801)		296,516		Other securities	412,951		—		595		(24,540)		389,006
Total	Total	$	2,643,540	$	—	$	1	$	(216,001)	$	2,427,540	Total	$	2,524,634	$	—	$	595	$	(209,251)	$	2,315,978

As of December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands)		Amortized Cost		Allowance for credit losses(1)		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)												As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Allowance for credit losses(1)		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale:	Available-for-sale:											Available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	Mortgage-backed securities	$	376,313	$	—	$	1,857	$	(7,073)	$	371,097	Mortgage-backed securities	$	389,067	$	—	$	2	$	(68,705)	$	320,364
Utah Housing Corporation bonds	Utah Housing Corporation bonds	6,943		—		18		—		6,961		Utah Housing Corporation bonds	3,584		—		—		(357)		3,227
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	1,958,943		—		603		(11,893)		1,947,653		U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	1,804,726		—		—		(115,416)		1,689,310
Other securities	Other securities	193,369		—		439		(1,563)		192,245		Other securities	356,955		—		33		(27,800)		329,188
Total	Total	$	2,535,568	$	—	$	2,917	$	(20,529)	$	2,517,956	Total	$	2,554,332	$	—	$	35	$	(212,278)	$	2,342,089

(1) Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors and that was recognized in the consolidated balance sheets (as a credit loss expense on available-for-sale securities). The amount excludes unrealized losses related to non-credit factors.

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2.			Investments (Continued)

The following table summarizes the amount of gross unrealized losses for our available-for-sale securities and the estimated fair value for securities having gross unrealized loss positions, categorized by length of time the securities have been in an unrealized loss position:


(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Less than 12 months				12 months or more				Total				(Dollars in thousands)	Less than 12 months				12 months or more				Total
		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value			Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
As of September 30, 2022:
As of September 30, 2023:														As of September 30, 2023:
Mortgage-backed securities	Mortgage-backed securities	$	(21,060)	$	126,053	$	(50,622)	$	196,946	$	(71,682)	$	322,999	Mortgage-backed securities	$	(3,342)	$	67,737	$	(84,057)	$	283,391	$	(87,399)	$	351,128
Utah Housing Corporation bonds	Utah Housing Corporation bonds	(279)		3,305		—		—		(279)		3,305		Utah Housing Corporation bonds	—		—		(555)		2,853		(555)		2,853
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	(84,320)		1,430,124		(39,919)		374,523		(124,239)		1,804,647		U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	—		—		(96,757)		1,572,991		(96,757)		1,572,991
Other securities	Other securities	(15,459)		264,836		(4,342)		31,680		(19,801)		296,516		Other securities	(2,051)		81,109		(22,489)		236,226		(24,540)		317,335
Total	Total	$	(121,118)	$	1,824,318	$	(94,883)	$	603,149	$	(216,001)	$	2,427,467	Total	$	(5,393)	$	148,846	$	(203,858)	$	2,095,461	$	(209,251)	$	2,244,307

As of December 31, 2021:
As of December 31, 2022:														As of December 31, 2022:
Mortgage-backed securities	Mortgage-backed securities	$	(5,534)	$	261,404	$	(1,540)	$	36,587	$	(7,074)	$	297,991	Mortgage-backed securities	$	(13,956)	$	99,598	$	(54,749)	$	220,576	$	(68,705)	$	320,174
Utah Housing Corporation bonds	Utah Housing Corporation bonds	—		—		—		—		—		—		Utah Housing Corporation bonds	(357)		3,227		—		—		(357)		3,227
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	(11,892)		1,199,367		—		—		(11,892)		1,199,367		U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	(28,128)		689,300		(87,288)		1,000,010		(115,416)		1,689,310
Other securities	Other securities	(1,563)		132,884		—		—		(1,563)		132,884		Other securities	(15,852)		232,546		(11,948)		92,883		(27,800)		325,429
Total	Total	$	(18,989)	$	1,593,655	$	(1,540)	$	36,587	$	(20,529)	$	1,630,242	Total	$	(58,293)	$	1,024,671	$	(153,985)	$	1,313,469	$	(212,278)	$	2,338,140

At September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021, 190~~2022, 226 of 230 and 191 ~~and 60~~ of ~~180,~~194, respectively, of our available-for-sale securities were in an unrealized loss position.

Impairment

For available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether we intend to sell, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of these criteria isare met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through net income. For securities in an unrealized loss position that do not meet these criteria, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit loss or other factors. In making this assessment, we consider the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, adverse conditions specifically related to the security, as well as any guarantees (e.g., guarantees by the U.S. Government) that may be applicable to the security. If this assessment indicates a credit loss exists, the credit-related portion of the loss is recorded as an allowance for losses on the security.

Our investment portfolio contains mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, as well as Utah Housing Corporation bonds. We own these securities to meet our requirements under the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”). We also invest in other U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities issued by the Federal Home Loan ~~Bank,~~Banks, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Farm Credit Bank. Our mortgage-backed securities that were issued under Ginnie Mae programs carry a full faith and credit guarantee from the U.S. Government. The remaining mortgage-backed securities in a net loss position carry a principal and interest guarantee by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, respectively. Our Treasury and other U.S. government-sponsored enterprise bonds are rated Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service or AA+ by Standard and Poor’s. ~~The decline in value from December 31, 2021 to September 30, 2022 was driven by the current interest rate environment and is not credit related.~~ We have the intent and ability to hold these bonds for a period of time sufficient for the market price to recover to at least the adjusted amortized cost of the security. Based on this qualitative analysis, we have determined that no credit impairment exists.

We periodically sell Private Education Loans through securitization transactions where we are required to retain a five percent vertical risk retention interest. We classify the non-residual vertical risk retention interests as available-for-sale investments. We have the intent and ability to hold each of these bonds for a period of time sufficient for the market price to recover to at least the adjusted amortized cost of the security. We expect to receive all contractual cash flows related to these investments and do not consider a credit impairment to exist.

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2.			Investments (Continued)

As of September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the amortized cost and fair value of securities, by contractual maturities, are summarized below. Contractual maturities versus actual maturities may differ due to the effect of prepayments.


As of September 30, 2022 Year of Maturity (dollars in thousands)		Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
2022		$	124,994	$	124,744
As of September 30, 2023 Year of Maturity (dollars in thousands)						As of September 30, 2023 Year of Maturity (dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
2023	2023	162,549		157,988		2023	$	25,000	$	24,767
2024	2024	697,586		660,951		2024	699,111		677,812
2025	2025	297,572		282,163		2025	298,564		285,252
2026	2026	548,076		484,902		2026	548,563		492,182
2027	2027	98,109		93,900		2027	98,511		92,979
2038	2038	72		73		2038	69		68
2039	2039	831		810		2039	663		622
2042	2042	2,742		2,347		2042	2,439		2,008
2043	2043	4,834		4,285		2043	4,209		3,573
2044	2044	5,597		5,047		2044	4,945		4,302
2045	2045	5,699		5,002		2045	5,163		4,337
2046	2046	8,170		7,138		2046	7,841		6,540
2047	2047	8,718		7,750		2047	7,917		6,658
2048	2048	2,154		2,050		2048	2,032		1,790
2049	2049	16,820		14,799		2049	15,899		13,366
2050	2050	119,167		95,297		2050	109,845		82,601
2051	2051	165,761		131,838		2051	156,133		116,543
2052	2052	57,773		49,940		2052	54,219		44,328
2053	2053	117,467		107,891		2053	163,617		150,202
2054	2054	92,527		85,057		2054	75,509		67,142
2055	2055	106,322		103,568		2055	90,148		86,125
2056						2056	105,584		104,292
2058						2058	48,653		48,489
Total	Total	$	2,643,540	$	2,427,540	Total	$	2,524,634	$	2,315,978

Some of ~~our~~the mortgage-backed securities and a portion of the government securities have been pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank (the “FRB”) as collateral against any advances and accrued interest under the Primary Credit lending program sponsored by the FRB. We had ~~$627~~$582 million and ~~$888~~$547 million par value of securities pledged to this borrowing facility at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively, as discussed further in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 9, ~~“Borrowings.”~~“Borrowings” in this Form 10-Q.

Other Investments

Investments in Non-Marketable Securities

We hold investments in non-marketable securities and account for these investments at cost, less impairment, plus or minus observable price changes of identical or similar securities of the same issuer. Changes in market value are recorded through earnings. Because these are non-marketable securities, we use observable price changes of identical or similar securities of the same issuer, or when observable prices are not available, use market data of similar entities, in determining any changes in the value of the securities. In March 2023 our $5 million investment in a convertible debt security, classified as a trading investment, and the related accrued interest were converted into equity securities and were reclassified to investments in non-marketable securities. As of ~~both~~ September 30, ~~2022~~2023, and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, our total investment in these securities was ~~$69 million.~~$14 million and $8 million, respectively.

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2.			Investments (Continued)

Low Income Housing Tax Credit Investments

We invest in affordable housing projects that qualify for the low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”), which is designed to promote private development of low-income housing. These investments generate a return mostly through realization of federal tax credits and tax benefits from net operating losses on the underlying properties. Total carrying value of the LIHTC investments was ~~$62~~$74 million at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~$68~~$80 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. We are periodically required to provide additional financial support during the investment period. Our liability for these unfunded commitments was ~~$27~~$34 million at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~$30~~$46 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~

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2022.

Related to these investments, we recognized tax credits and other tax benefits through tax expense of ~~more than~~ $1 million at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and $7$9 million at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. Tax credits and other tax benefits are recognized as part of our annual effective tax rate used to determine tax expense in a given quarter. Accordingly, the portion of a year’s expected tax benefits recognized in any given quarter may differ from 25 percent.

3. Loans Held for Investment

Loans held for investment consist of Private Education Loans and FFELP ~~Loans, and Credit Cards.~~Loans. We use “Private Education Loans” to mean education loans to students or their families that are not made, insured, or guaranteed by any state or federal government. Private Education Loans do not include loans insured or guaranteed under the previously existing Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”). We use “Credit Cards” to refer to ~~our~~the suite of Credit Cards ~~with bonus rewards.~~that we previously held. At September 30, 2022, we transferred our Credit Card portfolio to loans held for sale ~~as we plan to sell our~~and subsequently sold the Credit Card ~~portfolio.~~portfolio to a third party in May 2023. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 4, “Loans Held for ~~Sale.”~~Sale” in this Form 10-Q.

Our Private Education Loans are made largely to bridge the gap between the cost of higher education and the amount funded through financial aid, government loans, and customers’ resources. Private Education Loans bear the full credit risk of the customer. We manage this risk through risk-performance underwriting strategies and qualified cosigners. Private Education Loans may be fixed-rate or may carry a variable interest rate indexed to ~~LIBOR, the London interbank offered rate, or~~ SOFR, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate. As of September 30, 2023, 35 percent of all of our Private Education Loans were indexed to SOFR. As of December 30, 2022, ~~and December 31, 2021,~~ 4745 percent~~and 52 percent, respectively,~~ of all of our Private Education Loans were indexed to LIBOR, the London interbank offered rate, or SOFR. We provide incentives for customers to include a cosigner on the loan, and the vast majority of Private Education Loans in our portfolio are cosigned. We also encourage customers to make payments while in school.

FFELP Loans are insured as to their principal and accrued interest in the event of default, subject to a risk-sharing level based on the date of loan disbursement. These insurance obligations are supported by contractual rights against the United States. For loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2006, we receive 97 percent reimbursement on all qualifying claims. For loans disbursed after October 1, 1993, and before July 1, 2006, we receive 98 percent reimbursement on all qualifying claims. For loans disbursed prior to October 1, 1993, we receive 100 percent reimbursement on all qualifying claims.

In the first nine months of 2023, we recognized $128 million in gains from the sale of approximately $2.10 billion of Private Education Loans, including $1.96 billion of principal and $144 million in capitalized interest, to an unaffiliated third party. In the first nine months of 2022, we recognized $325 million in gains from the sale of approximately $3.29 billion of our Private Education Loans, including $3.08 billion of principal and $213 million in capitalized interest, to unaffiliated third parties. In the first nine months of 2021, we recognized $403 million in gains from the sale of approximately $3.19 billion of our Private Education Loans, including $2.99 billion of principal and $195 million in capitalized interest, to an unaffiliated third party. There were VIEs created in the execution of certain of these loan sales; however, based on our consolidation analysis, we are not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. These transactions qualified for sale treatment and removed the balance of the loans from our balance sheet on the respective settlement dates. We remained the servicer of these loans pursuant to applicable servicing agreements executed in connection with the sales. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 9, “Borrowings - Unconsolidated ~~VIEs.”~~VIEs” in this Form 10-Q.

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3.			Loans Held for Investment (Continued)

Loans held for investment are summarized as follows:


		September 30,		December 31,			September 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021		(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022
Private Education Loans:	Private Education Loans:					Private Education Loans:
Fixed-rate	Fixed-rate	$	10,693,123	$	9,920,547	Fixed-rate	$	14,000,110	$	11,108,079
Variable-rate	Variable-rate	9,411,340		10,796,316		Variable-rate	7,680,757		9,195,609
Total Private Education Loans, gross	Total Private Education Loans, gross	20,104,463		20,716,863		Total Private Education Loans, gross	21,680,867		20,303,688
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	66,816		67,488		Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	78,673		69,656
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses	(1,190,427)		(1,158,977)		Allowance for credit losses	(1,411,232)		(1,353,631)
Total Private Education Loans, net	Total Private Education Loans, net	18,980,852		19,625,374		Total Private Education Loans, net	20,348,308		19,019,713

FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans	643,614		695,216		FFELP Loans	554,309		609,050
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	1,647		1,815		Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	1,380		1,549
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses	(3,811)		(4,077)		Allowance for credit losses	(4,816)		(3,444)
Total FFELP Loans, net	Total FFELP Loans, net	641,450		692,954		Total FFELP Loans, net	550,873		607,155

Credit Cards (fixed-rate)		—		25,014
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)		—		222
Allowance for credit losses		—		(2,281)
Total Credit Cards, net		—		22,955

Loans held for investment, net	Loans held for investment, net	$	19,622,302	$	20,341,283	Loans held for investment, net	$	20,899,181	$	19,626,868

The estimated weighted average life of education loans in our portfolio was approximately 5.0 years and ~~4.7~~5.0 years at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively.

The average balance (net of unamortized premium/~~discount)~~(discount)) and the respective weighted average interest rates of loans held for investment in our portfolio are summarized as follows:


		2022				2021					2023				2022
Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Average Balance		Weighted Average Interest Rate		Average Balance		Weighted Average Interest Rate		Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Average Balance		Weighted Average Interest Rate		Average Balance		Weighted Average Interest Rate
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	19,958,763	9.43	%	$	20,944,581	8.26	%	Private Education Loans	$	20,649,663	10.96	%	$	19,958,763	9.43	%
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans	655,724		5.03		713,517		3.45		FFELP Loans	563,502		7.35		655,724		5.03
Credit Cards		—		—		14,894		6.95

Total portfolio	Total portfolio	$	20,614,487			$	21,672,992			Total portfolio	$	21,213,165			$	20,614,487


	2023				2022
Nine Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Average Balance		Weighted Average Interest Rate		Average Balance		Weighted Average Interest Rate
Private Education Loans	$	21,032,541	10.80	%	$	20,685,372	8.82	%
FFELP Loans	583,427		7.10		673,654		4.18

Total portfolio	$	21,615,968			$	21,359,026

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2022 2021
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands) Average Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate Average Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate
Private Education Loans $ 20,685,372 8.82 % $ 20,860,973 8.23 %
FFELP Loans 673,654 4.18 723,656 3.43
Credit Cards — — 12,821 4.97
Total portfolio $ 21,359,026 $ 21,597,450

4. Loans Held for Sale

We had no loans held for sale at September 30, 2023 and $29 million in loans held for sale at ~~September 30, 2022 and no loans held for sale~~December 31, 2022. The balance at December 31, ~~2021. The balance at September 30,~~ 2022 was comprised of our Credit Card loan portfolio. At September 30, 2022, when the loans were transferred to held for sale, we reversed $2.4 million through the provisions for credit losses for the allowance related to these ~~loans, when the loans were transferred to held for sale.~~loans. At September 30, 2022, we wrote down this loan portfolio to its estimated fair value through a charge-off to the allowance for credit losses of $1.5 million. In May 2023, we sold our Credit Card loan portfolio to a third party. This transaction qualified for sale treatment and removed the balance of the loans from our balance sheet on the settlement date. We recorded a loss of $4 million related to the sale in the second quarter of 2023.

5. Allowance for Credit Losses

Our provision for credit losses represents the periodic expense of maintaining an allowance sufficient to absorb lifetime expected credit losses in the held for investment loan portfolios. The evaluation of the allowance for credit losses is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant changes. We believe the allowance for credit losses is appropriate to cover lifetime losses expected to be incurred in the loan portfolios. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Allowance for Credit Losses ~~- 2021 and 2020~~ — Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses, ~~- 2021 and 2020,~~ — Allowance for FFELP Loan ~~Losses - 2021 and 2020, and — Allowance for Credit Card Loans - 2021 and 2020”~~Losses” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion.

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Allowance for Credit Losses Metrics


Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	FFELP Loans			Private Education Loans			Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance	$	4,422		$	1,360,294		$	1,364,716
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	—			101,687			101,687
Provisions:
Provision for current period	666			44,423			45,089


Total provisions(2)	666			44,423			45,089
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	(272)			(104,865)			(105,137)
Recoveries	—			9,693			9,693
Net charge-offs	(272)			(95,172)			(95,444)

Ending Balance	$	4,816		$	1,411,232		$	1,416,048
Allowance(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	4,816		$	1,411,232		$	1,416,048
Loans(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	554,309		$	21,680,867		$	22,235,176
Accrued interest to be capitalized(3):
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	1,283,388		$	1,283,388
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(4)	0.25		%	2.53		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(5)	0.87		%	6.15		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(4)(5)	1.15		%	8.84		%
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	4.43			3.71
Ending total loans, gross	$	554,309		$	21,680,867
Average loans in repayment(4)	$	428,028		$	15,023,993
Ending loans in repayment(4)	$	418,022		$	15,505,145
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6)	$	—		$	464,807

(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.

(2) Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of income. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses	$	44,423
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	152,934
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	197,357
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	666

Total	666
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	198,023

(3) For the three months ended September 30, 2023, there were no allowance for credit losses, loans, or accrued interest to be capitalized balances that were individually evaluated for impairment.

(4) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).

(5) Accrued interest to be capitalized on Private Education Loans only.

(6) Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment includes interest on loans that are in repayment but have not yet entered into full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, does not include the interest on those loans while they are in forbearance).

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~~Allowance for Credit Losses Metrics~~

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(dollars in thousands) FFELP
Loans Private Education
Loans Credit Cards Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance $ 3,929 $ 1,074,744 $ 2,393 $ 1,081,066
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)
— 168,377 — 168,377
Provisions:
Provision for current period 29 95,482 2,039 97,550
Loan sale reduction to provision — (50,226) — (50,226)
Loans transferred to held-for-sale — — (2,372) (2,372)
Total provisions(2)
29 45,256 (333) 44,952
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs (147) (109,350) (2,062) (111,559)
Recoveries — 11,400 2 11,402
Net charge-offs (147) (97,950) (2,060) (100,157)
Ending Balance $ 3,811 $ 1,190,427 $ — $ 1,194,238
Allowance:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ — $ — $ —
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $ 3,811 $ 1,190,427 $ — $ 1,194,238
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ — $ — $ —
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $ 643,614 $ 20,104,463 $ — $ 20,748,077
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(3)
0.11 % 2.67 % — %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance 0.59 % 5.92 % — %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment(3)
0.78 % 8.18 % — %
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) 6.48 3.04 —
Ending total loans, gross $ 643,614 $ 20,104,463 $ —
Average loans in repayment(3)
$ 518,226 $ 14,674,437 $ —
Ending loans in repayment(3)
$ 489,920 $ 14,546,556 $ —


Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	FFELP Loans			Private Education Loans			Credit Cards			Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance	$	3,929		$	1,074,744		$	2,393		$	1,081,066
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	—			168,377			—			168,377
Provisions:
Provision for current period	29			95,482			2,039			97,550
Loan sale reduction to provision	—			(50,226)			—			(50,226)
Loans transferred from held-for-sale	—			—			(2,372)			(2,372)
Total provisions(2)	29			45,256			(333)			44,952
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	(147)			(109,350)			(2,062)			(111,559)
Recoveries	—			11,400			2			11,402
Net charge-offs	(147)			(97,950)			(2,060)			(100,157)

Ending Balance	$	3,811		$	1,190,427		$	—		$	1,194,238
Allowance(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	3,811		$	1,190,427		$	—		$	1,194,238
Loans(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	643,614		$	20,104,463		$	—		$	20,748,077
Accrued interest to be capitalized(3):
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	1,056,983		$	—		$	1,056,983
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(4)	0.11		%	2.67		%	—		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(5)	0.59		%	5.63		%	—		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(4)(5)	0.78		%	7.98		%	—		%
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	6.48			3.04			—
Ending total loans, gross	$	643,614		$	20,104,463		$	—
Average loans in repayment(4)	$	518,226		$	14,674,437		$	—
Ending loans in repayment(4)	$	489,920		$	14,546,556		$	—
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6)	$	—		$	371,388		$	—

(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.

(2)Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of income. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses	$	45,256
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	162,646
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	207,902
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	29
Credit Cards	(333)
Total	(304)
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	207,598

(3) For the three months ended September 30, 2022, there were no allowance for credit losses, loans, or accrued interest to be capitalized balances that were individually evaluated for impairment.

~~(3)~~(4) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).

(5) Accrued interest to be capitalized on Private Education Loans only.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands)		FFELP Loans			Private Education Loans			Credit Cards			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)													Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	FFELP Loans			Private Education Loans			Total
Allowance for Credit Losses	Allowance for Credit Losses												Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	4,262		$	1,154,540		$	1,442		$	1,160,244	Beginning balance	$	3,444		$	1,353,631		$	1,357,075
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	—			110,613			—			110,613		Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	—			278,388			278,388
Provisions:	Provisions:												Provisions:
Provision for current period	Provision for current period	50			(6,995)			415			(6,530)		Provision for current period	2,225			196,859			199,084
Loan sale reduction to provision	Loan sale reduction to provision	—			—			—			—		Loan sale reduction to provision	—			(136,531)			(136,531)

Total provisions(2)	Total provisions(2)	50			(6,995)			415			(6,530)		Total provisions(2)	2,225			60,328			62,553
Net charge-offs:	Net charge-offs:												Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	Charge-offs	(106)			(56,000)			(119)			(56,225)		Charge-offs	(853)			(314,500)			(315,353)
Recoveries	Recoveries	—			7,302			3			7,305		Recoveries	—			33,385			33,385
Net charge-offs	Net charge-offs	(106)			(48,698)			(116)			(48,920)		Net charge-offs	(853)			(281,115)			(281,968)

Ending Balance	Ending Balance	$	4,206		$	1,209,460		$	1,741		$	1,215,407	Ending Balance	$	4,816		$	1,411,232		$	1,416,048
Allowance:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment		$	—		$	69,626		$	—		$	69,626
Allowance(3):													Allowance(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	4,206		$	1,139,834		$	1,741		$	1,145,781	Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	4,816		$	1,411,232		$	1,416,048
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment		$	—		$	1,148,282		$	—		$	1,148,282
Loans(3):													Loans(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	705,691		$	20,554,555		$	17,766		$	21,278,012	Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	554,309		$	21,680,867		$	22,235,176
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(3)		0.08		%	1.29		%	3.07		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance		0.60		%	5.57		%	9.80		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment(3)		0.79		%	7.81		%	9.80		%
Accrued interest to be capitalized(3):													Accrued interest to be capitalized(3):
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment													Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	1,283,388		$	1,283,388
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(4)													Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(4)	0.26		%	2.44		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(5)													Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(5)	0.87		%	6.15		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(4)(5)													Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(4)(5)	1.15		%	8.84		%
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	9.92			6.21			3.75					Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	4.23			3.77
Ending total loans, gross	Ending total loans, gross	$	705,691		$	21,702,837		$	17,766				Ending total loans, gross	$	554,309		$	21,680,867
Average loans in repayment(3)		$	540,018		$	15,108,802		$	15,098
Ending loans in repayment(3)		$	530,476		$	15,490,132		$	17,766
Average loans in repayment(4)													Average loans in repayment(4)	$	440,716		$	15,358,596
Ending loans in repayment(4)													Ending loans in repayment(4)	$	418,022		$	15,505,145
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6)													Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6)	$	—		$	464,807

(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.

(2)Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of income. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
~~Three~~Nine Months Ended September 30, ~~2021~~2023 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses	$	~~(6,995)~~60,328
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	~~144,972~~267,311
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	~~137,977~~327,639
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	502,225
~~Credit Cards~~	~~415~~
Total	~~465~~2,225
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	~~138,442~~329,864

(3) For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were no allowance for credit losses, loans, or accrued interest to be capitalized balances that were individually evaluated for impairment.

(5) Accrued interest to be capitalized on Private Education Loans only.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(dollars in thousands) FFELP
Loans Private Education
Loans Credit Cards Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance $ 4,077 $ 1,158,977 $ 2,281 $ 1,165,335
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)
— 303,591 — 303,591
Provisions:
Provision for current period 110 168,473 2,635 171,218
Loan sale reduction to provision — (171,325) — (171,325)
Loans transferred to held-for-sale — — (2,372) (2,372)
Total provisions(2)
110 (2,852) 263 (2,479)
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs (376) (299,699) (2,549) (302,624)
Recoveries — 30,410 5 30,415
Net charge-offs (376) (269,289) (2,544) (272,209)
Ending Balance $ 3,811 $ 1,190,427 $ — $ 1,194,238
Allowance:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ — $ — $ —
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $ 3,811 $ 1,190,427 $ — $ 1,194,238
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ — $ — $ —
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $ 643,614 $ 20,104,463 $ — $ 20,748,077
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(3)
0.09 % 2.37 % — %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance 0.59 % 5.92 % — %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment(4)
0.78 % 8.18 % — %
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) 7.60 3.32 —
Ending total loans, gross $ 643,614 $ 20,104,463 $ —
Average loans in repayment(3)
$ 532,275 $ 15,173,465 $ —
Ending loans in repayment(3)
$ 489,920 $ 14,546,556 $ —


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	FFELP Loans			Private Education Loans			Credit Cards			Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance	$	4,077		$	1,158,977		$	2,281		$	1,165,335
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	—			303,591			—			303,591
Provisions:
Provision for current period	110			168,473			2,635			171,218
Loan sale reduction to provision	—			(171,325)			—			(171,325)
Loans transferred from held-for-sale	—			—			(2,372)			(2,372)
Total provisions(2)	110			(2,852)			263			(2,479)
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	(376)			(299,699)			(2,549)			(302,624)
Recoveries	—			30,410			5			30,415
Net charge-offs	(376)			(269,289)			(2,544)			(272,209)

Ending Balance	$	3,811		$	1,190,427		$	—		$	1,194,238
Allowance(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	3,811		$	1,190,427		$	—		$	1,194,238
Loans(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	643,614		$	20,104,463		$	—		$	20,748,077
Accrued interest to be capitalized(3):
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	1,056,983		$	—		$	1,056,983
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(4)	0.09		%	2.37		%	—		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(5)	0.59		%	5.63		%	—		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(4)(5)	0.78		%	7.98		%	—		%
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	7.60			3.32			—
Ending total loans, gross	$	643,614		$	20,104,463		$	—
Average loans in repayment(4)	$	532,275		$	15,173,465		$	—
Ending loans in repayment(4)	$	489,920		$	14,546,556		$	—
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6)	$	—		$	371,388		$	—

(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.

(2)Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of income. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses	$	(2,852)
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	338,672
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	335,820
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	110
Credit Cards	263
Total	373
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	336,193

(3) For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, there were no allowance for credit losses, loans, or accrued interest to be capitalized balances that were individually evaluated for impairment.

(5) Accrued interest to be capitalized on Private Education Loans only.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(dollars in thousands) FFELP
Loans Private Education
Loans Credit Cards Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance $ 4,378 $ 1,355,844 $ 1,501 $ 1,361,723
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)
— 262,049 — 262,049
Provisions:
Provision for current period 77 (260,923) 511 (260,335)
Loan sale reduction to provision — (10,335) — (10,335)
Loans transferred from held-for-sale — 1,887 — 1,887
Total provisions(2)
77 (269,371) 511 (268,783)
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs (249) (161,039) (281) (161,569)
Recoveries — 21,977 10 21,987
Net charge-offs (249) (139,062) (271) (139,582)
Ending Balance $ 4,206 $ 1,209,460 $ 1,741 $ 1,215,407
Allowance:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ 69,626 $ — $ 69,626
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $ 4,206 $ 1,139,834 $ 1,741 $ 1,145,781
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ 1,148,282 $ — $ 1,148,282
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $ 705,691 $ 20,554,555 $ 17,766 $ 21,278,012
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(3)
0.06 % 1.25 % 2.75 %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance 0.60 % 5.57 % 9.80 %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment(3)
0.79 % 7.81 % 9.80 %
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) 12.67 6.52 4.82
Ending total loans, gross $ 705,691 $ 21,702,837 $ 17,766
Average loans in repayment(3)
$ 547,394 $ 14,877,937 $ 13,136
Ending loans in repayment(3)
$ 530,476 $ 15,490,132 $ 17,766

~~(1)~~ ~~See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.~~

~~(2)~~ Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of income. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
~~Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands)~~
~~Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:~~
~~Provisions for loan losses~~	$	~~(269,371)~~
~~Provisions for unfunded loan commitments~~	~~251,135~~
~~Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses~~	~~(18,236)~~
~~Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:~~
~~FFELP Loans~~	77
~~Credit Cards~~	~~511~~
~~Total~~	~~588~~
~~Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income~~	$	~~(17,648)~~

~~(3)~~ Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).

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5.			~~Allowance for Credit Losses (Continued)~~

Allowance for Credit Losses ~~- Forecast Assumptions~~

In the fourth quarter of 2022, we changed our loss model to include forecasts of college graduate unemployment, home price index, and median family income in determining the adequacy of the allowance for credit ~~losses,~~losses. Prior to this change, we ~~include~~used forecasts of ~~among other macroeconomic inputs,~~ college graduate unemployment and the Consumer Price Index in our loss forecasting models. We obtain forecasts for ~~all macroeconomic~~these inputs from Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s Analytics provides a range of forecasts for each of these inputs with various likelihoods of occurring. We determine which forecasts we will include in our estimation of the allowance for credit losses and the associated weightings for each of these inputs. At September 30, ~~2021,~~2022, December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, and September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we used the Base (50th percentile likelihood of occurring)/S1 (stronger near-term growth scenario with 10 percent likelihood of occurring)/S3 (downside scenario with 10 percent likelihood of occurring) scenarios and weighted them 40 percent, 30 percent, and 30 percent, respectively. Management reviews both the scenarios and their respective weightings each quarter in determining the allowance for credit losses.

In the second quarter of 2023, we changed how we collect on defaulted loans. Previously, we used a mix of in-house collectors and sales to third parties. We will continue to sell a segment of defaulted loans immediately after charge-off but will no longer sell retained defaulted loans (that have been subject to internal collection attempts for six months) to third parties and instead will continue our collection efforts using in-house collectors and collection agencies. This improved our estimate of recovery rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. When we estimate the timing and amount of future recoveries on charged-off loans, we no longer include expectations of future sales on retained defaulted loans. We continue to monitor how we collect on defaulted loans and may modify the approach from time to time based on performance, industry conventions, and/or regulatory feedback.

Provisions for credit losses in the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022 increased~~2023 decreased by ~~$354~~$6 million compared with the year-ago period. During the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by new loan commitments, net of expired commitments, slower prepayment rates, management overlays, and changes in economic outlook, which were offset by $137 million in negative provisions recorded as a result of the $2.10 billion Private Education Loan sales during the first nine months of 2023 and an increase in recovery rates (as a result of the change in our defaulted loan recovery program noted above). In the year-ago period, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by new loan commitments made during the period, slower than expected prepayment rates, and additional management overlays, which were partially offset by a negative ~~provision~~provisions recorded related to $3.29 billion in Private Education Loans sold in ~~2022. During~~ the first nine months of 2021, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by improvements in the economic forecasts and faster prepayment speeds. In addition, during the first quarter of 2021, we increased our estimates of future prepayment speeds during both the two-year reasonable and supportable period as well as the remaining term of the underlying loans. These faster estimated prepayment speeds during the two-year reasonable and supportable period reflected the significant improvement in economic forecasts as well as the implementation of an updated prepayment speed model in the first quarter of 2021. We experienced higher prepayments during the COVID-19 pandemic, when unemployment rates were elevated, than we would have expected based upon our experience during past financial crises.2022.

As part of concluding on the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, we review key allowance and loan metrics. The most significant of these metrics considered are the allowance coverage of net charge-offs ratio; the allowance as a percentage of ending total loans and accrued interest to be capitalized and of ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment; and delinquency and forbearance percentages.

Charge-offs increased in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the respective year-ago periods because of the credit administration practices changes we implemented in 2021 that imposed additional requirements for those borrowers requesting forbearance. Also contributing to the increase were elevated losses on loans whose borrowers took a “gap year” during the pandemic and entered full principal and interest repayment status starting in late 2021, and the overall strain on our collections team arising from increased collections activity and staffing shortages driven by tight labor markets. The increased charge-offs caused the allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) ratio to decline for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the respective year-ago periods.

Loan Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty

The allowance for credit losses incorporates an estimate of lifetime expected credit losses and is recorded on each asset upon asset origination or acquisition. The starting point for the estimate of the allowance for credit losses is historical information, which includes losses from modifications of receivables whose borrowers are experiencing financial difficulty. We use a discounted cash flow model to determine the allowance for credit losses. An assessment of whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty is made on the date of a modification.

The effect of most modifications of loans made to borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulty is already included in the allowance for credit losses because of the measurement methodologies used to estimate the allowance. The forecast of expected future cash flows is updated as the loan modifications occur.

We adjust the terms of loans for certain borrowers when we believe such changes will help our customers manage their student loan obligations and achieve better student outcomes and increase the collectability of the loans. These changes generally take the form of a temporary forbearance of payments, a temporary interest rate reduction, a temporary interest rate reduction with a permanent extension of the loan term, and/or a short-term extended repayment alternative.

When we give a borrower facing financial difficulty an interest rate reduction, we currently temporarily reduce the contractual interest rate on a loan ~~(currently~~ to 4.0 ~~percent)~~percent for a two-year period and, in the vast majority of cases, permanently extend the final maturity date of the loan. The combination of these two loan term changes helps reduce the monthly payment due from the borrower and increases the likelihood the borrower will remain current during the interest rate modification period as well as when the loan returns to its original contractual interest rate.

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Within the Private Education Loan portfolio, we deem loans greater than 90 days past due as nonperforming. FFELP Loans are at least 97 percent guaranteed as to their principal and accrued interest by the federal government in the event

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of default and, therefore, we do not deem FFELP Loans as nonperforming from a credit risk perspective at any point in their life cycle prior to claim payment and continue to accrue interest on those loans through the date of claim.

For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies —Allowance for Credit Losses, ~~- 2021 and 2020,~~” and Note 7, “Allowance for Credit Losses” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

Under our current forbearance practices, temporary forbearance of payments is generally granted in one-to-two month increments, for up to 12 months over the life of the loan, with 12 months of positive payment performance by a borrower required between grants (meaning the borrower must make payment in a cumulative amount equivalent to 12 monthly required payments under the loan). See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 5, “Loans Held for Investment — Certain Collection Tools - Private Education Loans” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K. InIf the ~~first quarter of 2022, we adopted ASU No. 2022-02 (see Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies” in this Form 10-Q). Under this new amendment, if the debt~~loan has been previously restructured, ~~an entity must~~we consider the cumulative effect of past restructurings made within the 12-month period before the current restructuring when determining whether a delay in payment resulting from the current restructuring is insignificant. Due to our current forbearance practices, including the limitations on forbearances offered to borrowers, we do not believe the granting of forbearances will exceed the significance threshold and, therefore, we do not consider the forbearances as loan modifications.

The limitations on granting of forbearances described above apply to hardship forbearances. We offer other administrative forbearances (e.g., death and disability, bankruptcy, military service, disaster forbearance, and in school assistance) that are either required by law (such as by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) or are considered separate from our active loss mitigation programs and therefore are not considered to be loan modifications requiring ~~disclosure under ASU No. 2022-02.~~disclosure. In addition, we may offer on a limited basis term extensions or rate reductions or a combination of both to borrowers to reduce consolidation activities. For purposes of this disclosure, we do not consider them modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and they therefore are not included in the tables below.

The following ~~table shows~~tables show the amortized cost basis at the end of the respective reporting ~~period~~periods of the loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that were modified during the ~~period from January 1, 2022 (the effective date of our adoption of ASU No. 2022-02) through the end of the reporting~~ period, disaggregated by class of financing receivable and type of modification. When we approve a Private Education Loan at the beginning of an academic year, we do not always disburse the full amount of the loan at the time of approval, but instead have a commitment to fund a portion of the loan at a later date (usually at the start of the second semester or subsequent trimesters). We consider borrowers to be in financial difficulty after they have exited school and have difficulty making their scheduled principal and interest payments.


		Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty									Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Interest Rate Reduction				Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)										Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Interest Rate Reduction				Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type:	Loan Type:	Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Loan Type:	Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	9,750	0.05	%	$	79,765	0.40	%	Private Education Loans	$	16,620	0.07	%	$	90,193	0.39	%
Total	Total	$	9,750	0.05	%	$	79,765	0.40	%	Total	$	16,620	0.07	%	$	90,193	0.39	%

Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(dollars in thousands) Interest Rate Reduction Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type: Amortized Cost Basis % of Total Class of Financing Receivable Amortized Cost Basis % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans $ 25,065 0.12 % $ 237,588 1.18 %
Total $ 25,065 0.12 % $ 237,588 1.18 %


	Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Interest Rate Reduction				Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type:	Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans	$	9,750	0.05	%	$	79,765	0.40	%
Total	$	9,750	0.05	%	$	79,765	0.40	%

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	Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Interest Rate Reduction				Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type:	Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans	$	39,263	0.17	%	$	254,639	1.10	%
Total	$	39,263	0.17	%	$	254,639	1.10	%


	Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Interest Rate Reduction				Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type:	Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		Amortized Cost Basis		% of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans	$	25,065	0.12	%	$	237,588	1.18	%
Total	$	25,065	0.12	%	$	237,588	1.18	%

The following tables ~~describes~~describe the financial effect of the modifications made to loans whose borrowers are experiencing financial difficulty:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

Interest Rate Reduction

Combination - Interest Rate
Reduction and Term Extension

Loan Type

Financial Effect

Loan Type

Financial Effect

Private Education Loans

Reduced average contractual rate from 13.57% to 4.00%

Private Education Loans

Added a weighted average 10.22 years to the life of loans

Reduced average contractual rate from 13.12% to 4.00%

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Interest Rate Reduction

Combination - Interest Rate
Reduction and Term Extension

Loan Type

Financial Effect

Loan Type

Financial Effect

Private Education Loans

Reduced average contractual rate from 11.31% to 4.00%

Private Education Loans

Added a weighted average 10.24 years to the life of loans

Reduced average contractual rate from 10.87% to 4.00%

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Interest Rate Reduction

Combination - Interest Rate
Reduction and Term Extension

Loan Type

Financial Effect

Loan Type

Financial Effect

Private Education Loans

Reduced average contractual rate from 13.29% to 4.00%

Private Education Loans

Added a weighted average 10.24 years to the life of loans

Reduced average contractual rate from 12.84% to 4.00%

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Interest Rate Reduction

Combination - Interest Rate
Reduction and Term Extension

Loan Type

Financial Effect

Loan Type

Financial Effect

Private Education Loans

Reduced average contractual rate from 10.76% to 4.00%

Private Education Loans

Added a weighted average 10.38 years to the life of loans

Reduced average contractual rate from 10.17% to 4.00%

~~When a~~ Private Education ~~Loan reaches~~Loans are charged off at the end of the month in which they reach 120 days delinquent or otherwise when the ~~loan is charged off.~~loans are classified as a loss by us or our regulator. Therefore, the amortized cost basis of the loan is reduced by the uncollectible amount and the allowance for credit losses is adjusted by the same amount. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Allowance for Credit Losses ~~- 2021 and 2020~~ — Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses, ~~- 2021~~ and ~~2020,~~ — Allowance for FFELP Loan ~~Losses - 2021 and 2020, and — Allowance for Credit Card Loans - 2021 and 2020”~~Losses” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion.

~~The~~

For the current period presented, the following table provides ~~the amount of financing receivables whose borrowers were experiencing financial difficulty and had~~loan modifications for which a payment default occurred in the relevant period presented and ~~were modified~~within 12 months of the loan receiving a loan modification. Additionally, for the current period presented, the table summarizes charge-offs occurring in the relevant period presented and within 12 months of the loan receiving a loan modification. The charge-offs and payment defaults for the year-ago period are presented for loans receiving a loan modification during the reporting period ~~from January 1, 2022 (the~~rather than within 12 months of the loan receiving a loan modification, as the effective date of ~~our~~ adoption ~~of ASU~~for the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. ~~2022-02) through the end of the reporting period.~~2022-02, Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures, was January 1, 2022. We define payment default as 60 days or more past due for purposes of this disclosure.

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Modified Loans(1)(2)
Payment Default
Modified Loans(1)(2)
Payment Default
Loan Type:
Private Education Loans $ 9,467 $ 9,289 $ 12,660 $ 12,463
Total $ 9,467 $ 9,289 $ 12,660 $ 12,463




	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023						Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	Modified Loans(1)(2)		Payment Default(4)		Charge-Offs(5)		Modified Loans(1)(2)		Payment Default(4)		Charge-Offs(5)
Loan Type:
Private Education Loans	$	14,546	$	14,129	$	4,534	$	9,467	$	9,289	$	1,801
Total	$	14,546	$	14,129	$	4,534	$	9,467	$	9,289	$	1,801

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	Modified Loans(1)(3)		Payment Default(4)		Charge-Offs(5)		Modified Loans(1)(3)		Payment Default(4)		Charge-Offs(5)
Loan Type:
Private Education Loans	$	26,449	$	27,672	$	6,428	$	12,660	$	12,463	$	1,861
Total	$	26,449	$	27,672	$	6,428	$	12,660	$	12,463	$	1,861

(1) Represents period-end amortized cost basis of loans that have been ~~modified.~~modified and for which a payment default occurred in the relevant period presented and within 12 months of receiving a modification (or within the reporting period, for the loans shown in in the year-ago period, as the case may be).

(2) For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the modified loans include $12.4 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $2.1 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, the modified loans include $8.5 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $1.0 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications.

(3) For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the modified loans include $23.0 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $3.4 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the modified loans include $11.4 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $1.2 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications.

(4) Represents the unpaid principal balance at the time of payment default.

(5) Represents the unpaid principal balance at the time of charge off.

We closely monitor performance of the loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that are modified to understand the effectiveness of the modification efforts. The following ~~table depicts~~tables depict the performance of loans that have

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been modified during the ~~period from January 1,~~respective reporting periods (first nine months of 2023 and full year 2022, ~~(the effective date of our adoption of ASU No. 2022-02) through the end of the reporting period.~~respectively).


		Payment Status (Amortized Cost Basis)											Payment Status (Amortized Cost Basis)
At September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Deferment(1)		Current(2)(3)		30-59 Days Past Due(2)(3)		60-89 Days Past Due(2)(3)		90 Days or Greater Past Due(2)(3)
At September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)												At September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Deferment(1)		Current(2)(3)		30-59 Days Past Due(2)(3)		60-89 Days Past Due(2)(3)		90 Days or Greater Past Due(2)(3)		Total
Loan Type:	Loan Type:											Loan Type:
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	5,575	$	236,477	$	10,335	$	5,835	$	4,431	Private Education Loans	$	5,140	$	266,090	$	10,137	$	5,565	$	6,970	$	293,902
Total	Total	$	5,575	$	236,477	$	10,335	$	5,835	$	4,431	Total	$	5,140	$	266,090	$	10,137	$	5,565	$	6,970	$	293,902


	Payment Status (Amortized Cost Basis)
At December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Deferment(1)		Current(2)(3)		30-59 Days Past Due(2)(3)		60-89 Days Past Due(2)(3)		90 Days or Greater Past Due(2)(3)		Total
Loan Type:
Private Education Loans	$	7,698	$	289,134	$	13,859	$	8,809	$	6,616	$	326,116
Total	$	7,698	$	289,134	$	13,859	$	8,809	$	6,616	$	326,116

(1) Deferment includes customers who have returned to school or are engaged in other permitted educational activities and are not yet required to make full principal and interest payments on the loans (e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation). Deferment also includes loans that have entered a forbearance after the loan modification was granted.

(2) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making full principal and interest payments after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).

(3) The period of delinquency is based on the number of days scheduled payments are contractually past due.

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Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Key Credit Quality Indicators

FFELP Loans are at least 97 percent guaranteed as to their principal and accrued interest in the event of default; therefore, there are no key credit quality indicators associated with FFELP Loans.

For Private Education Loans, the key credit quality indicators are FICO scores, the existence of a cosigner, the loan status, and loan seasoning. The FICO scores are assessed at original approval and periodically refreshed/updated through the loan’s term. The following tables highlight the gross principal balance of our Private Education Loan portfolio (held for investment), by year of origination approval, stratified by key credit quality indicators.


As of September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Credit Quality Indicators
Year of Origination		2022(1)		2021(1)		2020(1)		2019(1)		2018(1)		2017 and Prior(1)		Total(1)		% of Balance
As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)																		As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Credit Quality Indicators
Year of Origination Approval																		Year of Origination Approval	2023(1)		2022(1)		2021(1)		2020(1)		2019(1)		2018 and Prior(1)		Total(1)		% of Balance
Cosigners:	Cosigners:																	Cosigners:
With cosigner	With cosigner	$	3,047,398	$	3,994,466	$	2,273,147	$	1,903,962	$	1,443,011	$	4,871,685	$	17,533,669	87	%	With cosigner	$	3,262,857	$	4,710,256	$	2,894,829	$	1,686,843	$	1,480,270	$	4,860,436	$	18,895,491	87	%
Without cosigner	Without cosigner	491,319		618,831		392,461		333,419		224,139		510,625		2,570,794		13		Without cosigner	467,628		711,282		468,874		304,590		268,797		564,205		2,785,376		13
Total	Total	$	3,538,717	$	4,613,297	$	2,665,608	$	2,237,381	$	1,667,150	$	5,382,310	$	20,104,463	100	%	Total	$	3,730,485	$	5,421,538	$	3,363,703	$	1,991,433	$	1,749,067	$	5,424,641	$	21,680,867	100	%

FICO at Origination(2):
FICO at Origination Approval(2):																		FICO at Origination Approval(2):
Less than 670	Less than 670	$	271,510	$	308,184	$	161,273	$	180,403	$	146,085	$	460,074	$	1,527,529	8	%	Less than 670	$	278,407	$	418,966	$	236,903	$	127,660	$	146,011	$	481,014	$	1,688,961	8	%
670-699	670-699	490,170		615,019		364,369		348,359		266,501		922,131		3,006,549		15		670-699	530,255		752,093		455,895		278,207		275,056		929,262		3,220,768		15
700-749	700-749	1,106,786		1,457,396		859,924		739,722		554,847		1,813,627		6,532,302		32		700-749	1,150,877		1,690,871		1,067,755		645,549		584,322		1,830,206		6,969,580		32
Greater than or equal to 750	Greater than or equal to 750	1,670,251		2,232,698		1,280,042		968,897		699,717		2,186,478		9,038,083		45		Greater than or equal to 750	1,770,946		2,559,608		1,603,150		940,017		743,678		2,184,159		9,801,558		45
Total	Total	$	3,538,717	$	4,613,297	$	2,665,608	$	2,237,381	$	1,667,150	$	5,382,310	$	20,104,463	100	%	Total	$	3,730,485	$	5,421,538	$	3,363,703	$	1,991,433	$	1,749,067	$	5,424,641	$	21,680,867	100	%

FICO Refreshed(2)(3):	FICO Refreshed(2)(3):																	FICO Refreshed(2)(3):
Less than 670	Less than 670	$	330,446	$	431,998	$	233,480	$	239,180	$	206,833	$	811,604	$	2,253,541	11	%	Less than 670	$	353,491	$	605,817	$	387,375	$	218,261	$	214,908	$	807,495	$	2,587,347	12	%
670-699	670-699	494,948		594,535		292,414		246,158		179,979		589,077		2,397,111		12		670-699	528,071		733,990		422,792		211,964		187,283		607,515		2,691,615		12
700-749	700-749	1,092,230		1,402,767		778,630		649,713		466,824		1,458,193		5,848,357		29		700-749	1,144,110		1,602,766		980,859		553,576		486,058		1,469,715		6,237,084		29
Greater than or equal to 750	Greater than or equal to 750	1,621,093		2,183,997		1,361,084		1,102,330		813,514		2,523,436		9,605,454		48		Greater than or equal to 750	1,704,813		2,478,965		1,572,677		1,007,632		860,818		2,539,916		10,164,821		47
Total	Total	$	3,538,717	$	4,613,297	$	2,665,608	$	2,237,381	$	1,667,150	$	5,382,310	$	20,104,463	100	%	Total	$	3,730,485	$	5,421,538	$	3,363,703	$	1,991,433	$	1,749,067	$	5,424,641	$	21,680,867	100	%

Seasoning(4):	Seasoning(4):																	Seasoning(4):
1-12 payments	1-12 payments	$	1,961,724	$	1,921,089	$	323,754	$	305,985	$	224,662	$	482,794	$	5,220,008	26	%	1-12 payments	$	2,016,589	$	2,187,876	$	414,530	$	232,959	$	201,057	$	379,107	$	5,432,118	25	%
13-24 payments	13-24 payments	—		946,963		1,028,413		169,959		156,320		489,470		2,791,125		14		13-24 payments	—		1,114,686		1,380,064		183,885		186,471		459,239		3,324,345		15
25-36 payments	25-36 payments	—		—		583,318		909,963		130,692		508,953		2,132,926		11		25-36 payments	—		—		643,381		753,256		120,744		487,209		2,004,590		9
37-48 payments	37-48 payments	—		—		42		362,762		639,349		483,212		1,485,365		7		37-48 payments	—		—		—		410,918		696,040		471,110		1,578,068		7
More than 48 payments	More than 48 payments	—		—		—		—		231,269		2,886,910		3,118,179		16		More than 48 payments	—		—		—		40		263,792		3,116,035		3,379,867		16
Not yet in repayment	Not yet in repayment	1,576,993		1,745,245		730,081		488,712		284,858		530,971		5,356,860		26		Not yet in repayment	1,713,896		2,118,976		925,728		410,375		280,963		511,941		5,961,879		28
Total	Total	$	3,538,717	$	4,613,297	$	2,665,608	$	2,237,381	$	1,667,150	$	5,382,310	$	20,104,463	100	%	Total	$	3,730,485	$	5,421,538	$	3,363,703	$	1,991,433	$	1,749,067	$	5,424,641	$	21,680,867	100	%

2022 Current period(5) gross charge-offs		$	(696)	$	(13,397)	$	(33,009)	$	(44,122)	$	(42,589)	$	(165,886)	$	(299,699)
2022 Current period(5) recoveries		40		928		2,901		4,092		4,049		18,400		30,410
2022 Current period(5) net charge-offs		$	(656)	$	(12,469)	$	(30,108)	$	(40,030)	$	(38,540)	$	(147,486)	$	(269,289)
2023 Current period(5) gross charge-offs																		2023 Current period(5) gross charge-offs	$	(614)	$	(17,832)	$	(52,861)	$	(38,251)	$	(39,710)	$	(165,232)	$	(314,500)
2023 Current period(5) recoveries																		2023 Current period(5) recoveries	76		1,278		4,802		3,522		3,923		19,784		33,385
2023 Current period(5) net charge-offs																		2023 Current period(5) net charge-offs	$	(538)	$	(16,554)	$	(48,059)	$	(34,729)	$	(35,787)	$	(145,448)	$	(281,115)

Total accrued interest by origination vintage	Total accrued interest by origination vintage	$	72,446	$	292,512	$	222,265	$	217,871	$	149,759	$	246,305	$	1,201,158			Total accrued interest by origination vintage	$	94,292	$	407,226	$	328,076	$	186,063	$	150,655	$	262,913	$	1,429,225
(1)Balance represents gross Private Education Loans held for investment. (2)Represents the higher credit score of the cosigner or the borrower. (3)Represents the FICO score updated as of the third-quarter 2022. (4)Number of months in active repayment (whether interest only payment, fixed payment, or full principal and interest payment status) for which a scheduled payment was due. (5)Current period refers to period from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.

																		(1)Balance represents gross Private Education Loans held for investment. (2)Represents the higher credit score of the cosigner or the borrower. (3)Represents the FICO score updated as of the third-quarter 2023. (4)Number of months in active repayment (whether interest only payment, fixed payment, or full principal and interest payment status) for which a scheduled payment was due. (5)Current period refers to period from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023.																	(1)Balance represents gross Private Education Loans held for investment. (2)Represents the higher credit score of the cosigner or the borrower. (3)Represents the FICO score updated as of the third-quarter 2023. (4)Number of months in active repayment (whether interest only payment, fixed payment, or full principal and interest payment status) for which a scheduled payment was due. (5)Current period refers to period from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023.

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As of December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Credit Quality Indicators
Year of Origination		2021(1)		2020(1)		2019(1)		2018(1)		2017(1)		2016 and Prior(1)		Total(1)		% of Balance
As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)																		As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Credit Quality Indicators
Year of Origination Approval																		Year of Origination Approval	2022(1)		2021(1)		2020(1)		2019(1)		2018(1)		2017 and Prior(1)		Total(1)		% of Balance
Cosigners:	Cosigners:																	Cosigners:
With cosigner	With cosigner	$	3,263,892	$	3,604,553	$	2,778,262	$	2,025,463	$	1,765,719	$	4,753,775	$	18,191,664	88	%	With cosigner	$	3,656,111	$	3,941,921	$	2,208,033	$	1,853,619	$	1,402,828	$	4,626,491	$	17,689,003	87	%
Without cosigner	Without cosigner	558,469		561,730		438,263		294,597		212,514		459,626		2,525,199		12		Without cosigner	620,422		605,238		376,589		319,041		213,014		480,381		2,614,685		13
Total	Total	$	3,822,361	$	4,166,283	$	3,216,525	$	2,320,060	$	1,978,233	$	5,213,401	$	20,716,863	100	%	Total	$	4,276,533	$	4,547,159	$	2,584,622	$	2,172,660	$	1,615,842	$	5,106,872	$	20,303,688	100	%

FICO at Origination(2):
FICO at Origination Approval(2):																		FICO at Origination Approval(2):
Less than 670	Less than 670	$	248,368	$	238,005	$	251,157	$	193,123	$	166,048	$	428,416	$	1,525,117	7	%	Less than 670	$	326,991	$	307,646	$	158,606	$	177,098	$	143,674	$	439,587	$	1,553,602	8	%
670-699	670-699	508,264		564,497		493,237		363,313		329,807		884,981		3,144,099		15		670-699	593,216		611,649		356,541		339,685		259,142		878,426		3,038,659		15
700-749	700-749	1,210,833		1,348,269		1,057,001		770,452		660,270		1,753,709		6,800,534		33		700-749	1,336,765		1,440,510		834,819		719,777		537,680		1,722,068		6,591,619		32
Greater than or equal to 750	Greater than or equal to 750	1,854,896		2,015,512		1,415,130		993,172		822,108		2,146,295		9,247,113		45		Greater than or equal to 750	2,019,561		2,187,354		1,234,656		936,100		675,346		2,066,791		9,119,808		45
Total	Total	$	3,822,361	$	4,166,283	$	3,216,525	$	2,320,060	$	1,978,233	$	5,213,401	$	20,716,863	100	%	Total	$	4,276,533	$	4,547,159	$	2,584,622	$	2,172,660	$	1,615,842	$	5,106,872	$	20,303,688	100	%

FICO Refreshed(2)(3):	FICO Refreshed(2)(3):																	FICO Refreshed(2)(3):
Less than 670	Less than 670	$	326,613	$	279,578	$	273,652	$	235,684	$	233,022	$	739,268	$	2,087,817	10	%	Less than 670	$	443,868	$	461,589	$	242,310	$	237,105	$	204,894	$	773,324	$	2,363,090	12	%
670-699	670-699	506,021		475,674		365,133		256,400		209,536		570,605		2,383,369		12		670-699	594,118		579,784		284,244		240,999		173,754		564,344		2,437,243		12
700-749	700-749	1,209,493		1,285,015		978,763		682,024		568,766		1,448,692		6,172,753		30		700-749	1,322,558		1,378,910		748,368		628,060		449,701		1,388,090		5,915,687		29
Greater than or equal to 750	Greater than or equal to 750	1,780,234		2,126,016		1,598,977		1,145,952		966,909		2,454,836		10,072,924		48		Greater than or equal to 750	1,915,989		2,126,876		1,309,700		1,066,496		787,493		2,381,114		9,587,668		47
Total	Total	$	3,822,361	$	4,166,283	$	3,216,525	$	2,320,060	$	1,978,233	$	5,213,401	$	20,716,863	100	%	Total	$	4,276,533	$	4,547,159	$	2,584,622	$	2,172,660	$	1,615,842	$	5,106,872	$	20,303,688	100	%

Seasoning(4):	Seasoning(4):																	Seasoning(4):
1-12 payments	1-12 payments	$	2,265,811	$	594,850	$	515,328	$	385,246	$	340,242	$	501,269	$	4,602,746	22	%	1-12 payments	$	2,448,884	$	636,073	$	384,334	$	330,316	$	235,878	$	424,636	$	4,460,121	22	%
13-24 payments	13-24 payments	—		2,287,737		362,674		203,674		211,064		479,540		3,544,689		17		13-24 payments	—		2,477,764		255,510		195,753		166,045		455,782		3,550,854		18
25-36 payments	25-36 payments	—		173		1,565,203		312,049		164,575		482,369		2,524,369		12		25-36 payments	—		—		1,366,398		257,534		126,223		489,157		2,239,312		11
37-48 payments	37-48 payments	—		—		—		983,434		295,206		464,563		1,743,203		8		37-48 payments	—		—		127		1,008,418		224,805		451,102		1,684,452		8
More than 48 payments	More than 48 payments	—		—		—		—		671,138		2,726,304		3,397,442		16		More than 48 payments	—		—		—		—		643,611		2,830,285		3,473,896		17
Not yet in repayment	Not yet in repayment	1,556,550		1,283,523		773,320		435,657		296,008		559,356		4,904,414		25		Not yet in repayment	1,827,649		1,433,322		578,253		380,639		219,280		455,910		4,895,053		24
Total	Total	$	3,822,361	$	4,166,283	$	3,216,525	$	2,320,060	$	1,978,233	$	5,213,401	$	20,716,863	100	%	Total	$	4,276,533	$	4,547,159	$	2,584,622	$	2,172,660	$	1,615,842	$	5,106,872	$	20,303,688	100	%

2021 Current period(5) gross charge-offs		$	(1,183)	$	(8,604)	$	(23,866)	$	(32,741)	$	(37,186)	$	(126,011)	$	(229,591)
2021 Current period(5) recoveries		35		540		2,092		3,693		4,450		18,684		29,494
2021 Current period(5) net charge-offs		$	(1,148)	$	(8,064)	$	(21,774)	$	(29,048)	$	(32,736)	$	(107,327)	$	(200,097)
2022 Current period(5) gross charge-offs																		2022 Current period(5) gross charge-offs	$	(2,224)	$	(25,698)	$	(48,271)	$	(62,071)	$	(57,505)	$	(231,647)	$	(427,416)
2022 Current period(5) recoveries																		2022 Current period(5) recoveries	124		1,841		4,170		5,556		5,407		24,639		41,737
2022 Current period(5) net charge-offs																		2022 Current period(5) net charge-offs	$	(2,100)	$	(23,857)	$	(44,101)	$	(56,515)	$	(52,098)	$	(207,008)	$	(385,679)

Total accrued interest by origination vintage	Total accrued interest by origination vintage	$	109,233	$	247,418	$	270,242	$	198,816	$	131,685	$	229,729	$	1,187,123			Total accrued interest by origination vintage	$	142,915	$	315,308	$	207,858	$	184,832	$	116,211	$	210,438	$	1,177,562

(1)Balance represents gross Private Education Loans held for investment.

(2)Represents the higher credit score of the cosigner or the borrower.

(3)Represents the FICO score updated as of the fourth-quarter ~~2021.~~2022.

(4)Number of months in active repayment (whether interest only payment, fixed payment, or full principal and interest payment status) for which a scheduled payment was due.

(5)Current period refers to January 1, ~~2021~~2022 through December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

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Delinquencies - Private Education Loans Held for Investment

The following tables provide information regarding the loan status of our Private Education Loans held for investment, by year of ~~origination.~~origination approval. Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the following tables, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).


		Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Delinquencies by Origination Vintage																						Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Delinquencies by Origination Vintage
As of September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		2022			2021			2020			2019			2018			2017 and Prior			Total
As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)																							As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	2023			2022			2021			2020			2019			2018 and Prior			Total

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	$	1,576,993		$	1,745,245		$	730,081		$	488,712		$	284,858		$	530,971		$	5,356,860		Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	$	1,713,896		$	2,118,976		$	925,728		$	410,375		$	280,963		$	511,941		$	5,961,879
Loans in forbearance(2)	Loans in forbearance(2)	4,034			19,309			21,994			24,534			24,589			106,587			201,047			Loans in forbearance(2)	4,584			28,747			29,129			21,854			24,555			104,974			213,843
Loans in repayment:	Loans in repayment:																						Loans in repayment:
Loans current	Loans current	1,950,830			2,802,675			1,854,054			1,654,125			1,293,502			4,447,769			14,002,955			Loans current	2,005,363			3,218,301			2,327,629			1,500,801			1,382,249			4,504,119			14,938,462
Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	4,690			25,836			28,361			32,374			28,952			135,028			255,241			Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	4,272			32,282			41,945			28,901			30,468			145,753			283,621
Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	1,542			13,268			17,592			19,004			18,721			81,685			151,812			Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	1,788			15,013			22,612			16,566			16,311			81,159			153,449
Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	628			6,964			13,526			18,632			16,528			80,270			136,548			Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	582			8,219			16,660			12,936			14,521			76,695			129,613
Total Private Education Loans in repayment	Total Private Education Loans in repayment	1,957,690			2,848,743			1,913,533			1,724,135			1,357,703			4,744,752			14,546,556			Total Private Education Loans in repayment	2,012,005			3,273,815			2,408,846			1,559,204			1,443,549			4,807,726			15,505,145
Total Private Education Loans, gross	Total Private Education Loans, gross	3,538,717			4,613,297			2,665,608			2,237,381			1,667,150			5,382,310			20,104,463			Total Private Education Loans, gross	3,730,485			5,421,538			3,363,703			1,991,433			1,749,067			5,424,641			21,680,867
Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	20,938			16,761			9,719			5,935			3,867			9,596			66,816			Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	26,268			21,367			11,090			6,555			3,993			9,400			78,673
Total Private Education Loans	Total Private Education Loans	3,559,655			4,630,058			2,675,327			2,243,316			1,671,017			5,391,906			20,171,279			Total Private Education Loans	3,756,753			5,442,905			3,374,793			1,997,988			1,753,060			5,434,041			21,759,540
Private Education Loans allowance for losses	Private Education Loans allowance for losses	(260,520)			(296,638)			(153,743)			(135,939)			(91,886)			(251,701)			(1,190,427)			Private Education Loans allowance for losses	(220,113)			(361,902)			(227,021)			(134,487)			(111,946)			(355,763)			(1,411,232)
Private Education Loans, net	Private Education Loans, net	$	3,299,135		$	4,333,420		$	2,521,584		$	2,107,377		$	1,579,131		$	5,140,205		$	18,980,852		Private Education Loans, net	$	3,536,640		$	5,081,003		$	3,147,772		$	1,863,501		$	1,641,114		$	5,078,278		$	20,348,308

Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	55.3		%	61.8		%	71.8		%	77.1		%	81.4		%	88.2		%	72.4		%	Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	53.9		%	60.4		%	71.6		%	78.3		%	82.5		%	88.6		%	71.5		%
Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	0.4		%	1.6		%	3.1		%	4.1		%	4.7		%	6.3		%	3.7		%	Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	0.3		%	1.7		%	3.4		%	3.7		%	4.2		%	6.3		%	3.7		%
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	0.2		%	0.7		%	1.1		%	1.4		%	1.8		%	2.2		%	1.4		%	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	0.2		%	0.9		%	1.2		%	1.4		%	1.7		%	2.1		%	1.4		%

(1)Deferment includes customers who have returned to school or are engaged in other permitted educational activities and are not yet required to make payments on the loans (e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation).

(2)Loans for customers who have requested extension of grace period generally during employment transition or who have temporarily ceased making full payments due to hardship or other factors, consistent with established loan program servicing policies and procedures.

(3)The period of delinquency is based on the number of days scheduled payments are contractually past due.

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		Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Delinquencies by Origination Vintage																						Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Delinquencies by Origination Vintage
As of December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands)		2021			2020			2019			2018			2017			2016 and Prior			Total
As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)																							As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	2022			2021			2020			2019			2018			2017 and Prior			Total

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	$	1,556,550		$	1,283,523		$	773,320		$	435,657		$	296,008		$	559,356		$	4,904,414		Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	$	1,827,649		$	1,433,322		$	578,253		$	380,639		$	219,280		$	455,910		$	4,895,053
Loans in forbearance(2)	Loans in forbearance(2)	11,951			55,844			52,364			43,613			41,355			96,110			301,237			Loans in forbearance(2)	16,046			64,360			38,613			37,802			30,583			91,681			279,085
Loans in repayment:	Loans in repayment:																						Loans in repayment:
Loans current	Loans current	2,234,876			2,786,646			2,321,728			1,772,651			1,570,815			4,319,057			15,005,773			Loans current	2,411,441			2,991,839			1,907,574			1,683,986			1,301,809			4,262,698			14,559,347
Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	15,148			29,146			46,616			43,197			41,695			132,757			308,559			Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	14,164			30,740			30,877			35,213			31,366			144,948			287,308
Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	3,194			7,441			14,044			14,310			16,425			61,533			116,947			Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	5,523			15,056			14,433			18,201			16,697			77,595			147,505
Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	642			3,683			8,453			10,632			11,935			44,588			79,933			Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	1,710			11,842			14,872			16,819			16,107			74,040			135,390
Total Private Education Loans in repayment	Total Private Education Loans in repayment	2,253,860			2,826,916			2,390,841			1,840,790			1,640,870			4,557,935			15,511,212			Total Private Education Loans in repayment	2,432,838			3,049,477			1,967,756			1,754,219			1,365,979			4,559,281			15,129,550
Total Private Education Loans, gross	Total Private Education Loans, gross	3,822,361			4,166,283			3,216,525			2,320,060			1,978,233			5,213,401			20,716,863			Total Private Education Loans, gross	4,276,533			4,547,159			2,584,622			2,172,660			1,615,842			5,106,872			20,303,688
Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	22,169			16,067			9,575			5,918			4,588			9,171			67,488			Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	26,714			15,933			9,062			5,496			3,575			8,876			69,656
Total Private Education Loans	Total Private Education Loans	3,844,530			4,182,350			3,226,100			2,325,978			1,982,821			5,222,572			20,784,351			Total Private Education Loans	4,303,247			4,563,092			2,593,684			2,178,156			1,619,417			5,115,748			20,373,344
Private Education Loans allowance for losses	Private Education Loans allowance for losses	(248,102)			(239,507)			(195,223)			(129,678)			(99,982)			(246,485)			(1,158,977)			Private Education Loans allowance for losses	(304,943)			(323,506)			(181,915)			(141,424)			(101,023)			(300,820)			(1,353,631)
Private Education Loans, net	Private Education Loans, net	$	3,596,428		$	3,942,843		$	3,030,877		$	2,196,300		$	1,882,839		$	4,976,087		$	19,625,374		Private Education Loans, net	$	3,998,304		$	4,239,586		$	2,411,769		$	2,036,732		$	1,518,394		$	4,814,928		$	19,019,713

Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	59.0		%	67.9		%	74.3		%	79.3		%	82.9		%	87.4		%	74.9		%	Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	56.9		%	67.1		%	76.1		%	80.7		%	84.5		%	89.3		%	74.5		%
Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	0.8		%	1.4		%	2.9		%	3.7		%	4.3		%	5.2		%	3.3		%	Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	0.9		%	1.9		%	3.1		%	4.0		%	4.7		%	6.5		%	3.8		%
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	0.5		%	1.9		%	2.1		%	2.3		%	2.5		%	2.1		%	1.9		%	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	0.7		%	2.1		%	1.9		%	2.1		%	2.2		%	2.0		%	1.8		%

(3)The period of delinquency is based on the number of days scheduled payments are contractually past due.

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5.			Allowance for Credit Losses (Continued)

Accrued Interest Receivable

The following table provides information regarding accrued interest receivable on our Private Education Loans. The table also discloses the amount of accrued interest on loans 90 days or greater past due as compared to our allowance for uncollectible interest on loans making full interest payments. The majority of the total accrued interest receivable represents accrued interest on deferred loans where no payments are due while the borrower is in school and fixed-pay loans where the borrower makes a $25 monthly payment that is smaller than the interest accruing on the loan in that month. The accrued interest on these loans will be capitalized to the balance of the loans when the borrower exits the grace period after separation from ~~school. The allowance for this portion of~~school, and the current expected credit losses on accrued interest that will be capitalized is included in our ~~loan loss reserve.~~allowance for credit losses.

Private Education Loans
Accrued Interest Receivable
(Dollars in thousands) Total Interest Receivable 90 Days or Greater Past Due Allowance for Uncollectible Interest
September 30, 2022 $ 1,201,159 $ 6,515 $ 7,783
December 31, 2021 $ 1,187,123 $ 3,635 $ 4,937


	Private Education Loans
	Accrued Interest Receivable
(Dollars in thousands)	Total Interest Receivable		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Allowance for Uncollectible Interest(1)(2)

September 30, 2023	$	1,429,225	$	6,756	$	8,516
December 31, 2022	$	1,177,562	$	6,609	$	8,121

(1)The allowance for uncollectible interest at September 30, 2023 represents the expected losses related to the portion of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment ($146 million of accrued interest receivable) that is not expected to be capitalized. The accrued interest receivable that is expected to be capitalized ($1.3 billion) is reserved in the allowance for credit losses.

(2)The allowance for uncollectible interest at December 31, 2022 represents the expected losses related to the portion of accrued interest receivable on those loans in repayment ($240 million of accrued interest receivable) that was not expected to be capitalized. The accrued interest receivable that was expected to be capitalized ($937 million) was reserved in the allowance for credit losses.

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6. Unfunded Loan Commitments

At September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we had ~~$2.2~~$2.4 billion of outstanding contractual loan commitments ~~that~~which we expect to fund during the remainder of the ~~2022/2023~~2023/2024 academic year. The tables below summarize the activity in the allowance recorded to cover lifetime expected credit losses on the unfunded commitments, which is recorded in “Other Liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets, as well as the activity in the unfunded commitments balance.


		2022				2021					2023				2022
Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Allowance		Unfunded Commitments		Allowance		Unfunded Commitments		Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Allowance		Unfunded Commitments		Allowance		Unfunded Commitments
Beginning Balance	Beginning Balance	$	113,525	$	1,413,840	$	64,772	$	1,161,696	Beginning Balance	$	62,600	$	1,562,856	$	113,525	$	1,413,840
Provision/New commitments - net(1)	Provision/New commitments - net(1)	192,559		3,148,434		129,904		2,885,024		Provision/New commitments - net(1)	115,605		3,258,234		192,559		3,148,434
Other provision items	Other provision items	(29,913)		—		15,068		—		Other provision items	37,329		—		(29,913)		—
Transfer - funded loans(2)	Transfer - funded loans(2)	(168,377)		(2,345,348)		(110,613)		(2,083,128)		Transfer - funded loans(2)	(101,687)		(2,451,203)		(168,377)		(2,345,348)
Ending Balance	Ending Balance	$	107,794	$	2,216,926	$	99,131	$	1,963,592	Ending Balance	$	113,847	$	2,369,887	$	107,794	$	2,216,926

		2022				2021					2023				2022
Nine Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Allowance		Unfunded Commitments		Allowance		Unfunded Commitments		Nine Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Allowance		Unfunded Commitments		Allowance		Unfunded Commitments

Beginning Balance	Beginning Balance	$	72,713	$	1,776,976	$	110,044	$	1,673,018	Beginning Balance	$	124,924	$	1,995,808	$	72,713	$	1,776,976
Provision/New commitments - net(1)	Provision/New commitments - net(1)	339,705		5,584,129		218,304		4,963,789		Provision/New commitments - net(1)	220,303		5,912,418		339,705		5,584,129
Other provision items	Other provision items	(1,033)		—		32,831		—		Other provision items	47,008		—		(1,033)		—
Transfer - funded loans(2)	Transfer - funded loans(2)	(303,591)		(5,144,179)		(262,048)		(4,673,215)		Transfer - funded loans(2)	(278,388)		(5,538,339)		(303,591)		(5,144,179)
Ending Balance	Ending Balance	$	107,794	$	2,216,926	$	99,131	$	1,963,592	Ending Balance	$	113,847	$	2,369,887	$	107,794	$	2,216,926

(1) Net of expirations of commitments unused.

(2) When a loan commitment is funded, its related liability for credit losses (which originally was recorded as a provision for unfunded commitments) is transferred to the allowance for credit losses.

The unfunded commitments disclosed above represent the total amount of outstanding unfunded commitments at each period end. However, historically not all of these commitments are funded prior to the expiration of the commitments. We estimate the amount of commitments expected to be funded in calculating the reserve for unfunded commitments. The amount we expect to fund and use in our calculation of the reserve for unfunded commitments will change period to period based upon the loan characteristics of the underlying commitments.

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7. Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill

We recorded as goodwill the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired as part of the acquisition of the assets primarily used or held for use of Epic Research Education Services, LLC, which does business as Nitro ~~acquisition~~College (“Nitro”), in the first quarter of ~~2022.~~2022 and the acquisition of the key assets of Scholly in the third quarter of 2023. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested periodically for impairment. We ~~plan to~~ test goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of the year, or more frequently if we believe that indicators of impairment exist. At September 30, ~~2022~~2023, we had ~~$51~~$56 million in total goodwill. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1,2, “Significant Accounting ~~Policies”~~Policies — Business Combination,” for additional details on our acquisition of Scholly and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Business Combination” in ~~this~~our 2022 Form ~~10-Q~~10-K for additional details on our acquisition of Nitro.

Acquired Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include acquired tradename and trademarks, customer relationships, developed technology, and ~~developed technology.~~partner relationships. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.

Acquired intangible assets include the following:


			September 30, 2022						September 30, 2023					December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Useful Life (in years)(1)	Cost Basis		Accumulated Amortization		Net			(Dollars in thousands)	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)(1)	Cost Basis		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost Basis		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Tradename and trademarks(2)	Tradename and trademarks(2)	10	$	68,470	$	(3,994)	$	64,476		Tradename and trademarks(2)	9.5	$	74,510	$	(11,093)	$	63,417	$	68,470	$	(5,706)	$	62,764
Customer relationships(2)	Customer relationships(2)	5	5,670		(1,239)		4,431			Customer relationships(2)	4.6	8,920		(3,268)		5,652		5,670		(1,723)		3,947
Developed technology(2)	Developed technology(2)	3	1,260		(245)		1,015			Developed technology(2)	3.5	2,590		(720)		1,870		1,260		(350)		910
Partner relationships										Partner relationships	2.5	730		(49)		681		—		—		—
Total acquired intangible assets	Total acquired intangible assets		$	75,400	$	(5,478)	$	69,922		Total acquired intangible assets		$	86,750	$	(15,130)	$	71,620	$	75,400	$	(7,779)	$	67,621

(1) The weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets is at acquisition; 9.5 years is the weighted average useful life of the acquired intangible assets related to the Nitro acquisition and 3.9 years is ~~9.51 years.~~related to the Scholly acquisition.

(2)Tradename and trademarks, customer relationships, and developed technology at September 30, 2023 include $6 million, $3 million, and $1 million, respectively related to the Scholly acquisition.

We recorded amortization of acquired intangible assets totaling approximately $3 million and $7 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and approximately $2 million and $5 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. ~~There was no amortization of acquired intangible assets recorded in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.~~ We will continue to amortize our intangible assets with definite useful lives over their remaining estimated useful lives. We estimate amortization expense associated with these intangible assets will be approximately $10 million, $12 million, $11 million, $10 million, and $8 million ~~$9 million, $8 million, $8 million, and $7 million~~ in ~~2022,~~ 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and ~~2026,~~2027, respectively.

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8. Deposits

The following table summarizes total deposits at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.


		September 30,		December 31,			September 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021		(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022
Deposits - interest-bearing	Deposits - interest-bearing	$	21,276,181	$	20,826,692	Deposits - interest-bearing	$	21,550,108	$	21,446,647
Deposits - non-interest-bearing	Deposits - non-interest-bearing	567		1,432		Deposits - non-interest-bearing	637		1,424
Total deposits	Total deposits	$	21,276,748	$	20,828,124	Total deposits	$	21,550,745	$	21,448,071

Our total deposits of ~~$21.3~~$21.6 billion were comprised of ~~$10.2~~$10.4 billion in brokered deposits and ~~$11.1~~$11.2 billion in retail and other deposits at September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared to total deposits of ~~$20.8~~$21.4 billion, which were comprised of ~~$10.1~~$9.9 billion in brokered deposits and ~~$10.7~~$11.5 billion in retail and other deposits, at December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

Interest-bearing deposits as of September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021~~2022 consisted of retail and brokered non-maturity savings deposits, retail and brokered non-maturity money market deposits (“MMDAs”), and retail and brokered certificates of deposit (“CDs”). Interest-bearing deposits also include deposits from Educational 529 and Health Savings plans that diversify our funding sources and ~~additional deposits~~that we consider to be core. These and other large omnibus accounts, aggregating the deposits of many individual depositors, represented ~~$8.0~~$7.5 billion and ~~$7.3~~$8.0 billion of our deposit total as of September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively.

Some of our deposit products are serviced by third-party providers. Placement fees associated with the brokered CDs are amortized into interest expense using the effective interest rate method. We recognized placement fee expense of $3 million and $4$3 million in the three months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, respectively, and placement fee expense of ~~$10~~$9 million and ~~$12~~$10 million in the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. Fees paid to third-party brokers related to brokered CDs were $4 million and ~~$10~~$4 million for the three months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, respectively, and fees paid to third-party brokers related to brokered CDs were $8$7 million and ~~$11~~$8 million for the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, respectively.

Interest bearing deposits at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021~~2022 are summarized as follows:


		September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021					September 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Qtr.-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1)		Amount		Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1)		(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Qtr.-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1)		Amount		Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1)

Money market	Money market	$	11,053,370	2.57	%	$	10,473,569	0.69	%	Money market	$	10,241,232	4.75	%	$	10,977,242	3.75	%
Savings	Savings	947,870		2.14		959,122		0.43		Savings	930,590		4.35		982,586		3.15
Certificates of deposit	Certificates of deposit	9,274,941		2.29		9,394,001		1.20		Certificates of deposit	10,378,286		3.58		9,486,819		2.57
Deposits - interest bearing	Deposits - interest bearing	$	21,276,181			$	20,826,692			Deposits - interest bearing	$	21,550,108			$	21,446,647

(1) Includes the effect of interest rate swaps in effective hedge relationships.

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8.			Deposits (Continued)

Certificates of deposit remaining maturities are summarized as follows:


(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
One year or less	$	3,436,186	$	3,224,573
After one year to two years	4,079,381		2,954,257
After two years to three years	2,359,064		1,904,919
After three years to four years	248,301		1,031,881
After four years to five years	255,354		324,375
After five years	—		46,814
Total	$	10,378,286	$	9,486,819

As of September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, there were ~~$538~~$494 million and ~~$743~~$615 million, respectively, of deposits exceeding Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits. Accrued interest on deposits was ~~$48~~$73 million and ~~$35~~$59 million at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. The omnibus accounts are structured in such a way that entitles the individual depositor pass-through deposit insurance (subject to FDIC rules and limitations), and the majority of these deposits have contractual minimum balances and maturity terms.

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9. Borrowings

Outstanding borrowings consist of unsecured debt and secured borrowings issued through our term asset-backed securitization (“ABS”) program and our Private Education Loan multi-lender secured borrowing facility (the “Secured Borrowing Facility”). For additional information regarding our borrowings, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note ~~11,~~12, “Borrowings” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K. The following table summarizes our borrowings at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.


		September 30, 2022						December 31, 2021							September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		(Dollars in thousands)	Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Short-Term		Long-Term		Total
Unsecured borrowings:	Unsecured borrowings:													Unsecured borrowings:
Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)	Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)	$	—	$	988,182	$	988,182	$	—	$	986,138	$	986,138	Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)	$	—	$	991,396	$	991,396	$	—	$	988,986	$	988,986
Total unsecured borrowings	Total unsecured borrowings	—		988,182		988,182		—		986,138		986,138		Total unsecured borrowings	—		991,396		991,396		—		988,986		988,986
Secured borrowings:	Secured borrowings:													Secured borrowings:
Private Education Loan term securitizations:	Private Education Loan term securitizations:													Private Education Loan term securitizations:
Fixed-rate	Fixed-rate	—		3,673,627		3,673,627		—		3,897,996		3,897,996		Fixed-rate	—		3,807,493		3,807,493		—		3,462,363		3,462,363
Variable-rate	Variable-rate	—		860,502		860,502		—		1,046,856		1,046,856		Variable-rate	—		716,643		716,643		—		783,765		783,765
Total Private Education Loan term securitizations	Total Private Education Loan term securitizations	—		4,534,129		4,534,129		—		4,944,852		4,944,852		Total Private Education Loan term securitizations	—		4,524,136		4,524,136		—		4,246,128		4,246,128
Secured Borrowing Facility	Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		—		Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total secured borrowings	Total secured borrowings	—		4,534,129		4,534,129		—		4,944,852		4,944,852		Total secured borrowings	—		4,524,136		4,524,136		—		4,246,128		4,246,128
Total	Total	$	—	$	5,522,311	$	5,522,311	$	—	$	5,930,990	$	5,930,990	Total	$	—	$	5,515,532	$	5,515,532	$	—	$	5,235,114	$	5,235,114

Short-term Borrowings

On May ~~17, 2022,~~16, 2023, we amended our Secured Borrowing Facility to extend the maturity of the facility. The amount that can be borrowed under the facility is $2 billion. We hold 100 percent of the residual interest in the Secured Borrowing Facility trust. Under the Secured Borrowing Facility, we incur financing costs on unused borrowing capacity and on outstanding advances. The amended Secured Borrowing Facility extended the revolving period, during which we may borrow, repay, and reborrow funds, until May ~~16, 2023.~~15, 2024. The scheduled amortization period, during which amounts outstanding under the Secured Borrowing Facility must be repaid, ends on May ~~16, 2024~~15, 2025 (or earlier, if certain material adverse events occur). At both September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, there were no secured borrowings outstanding under the Secured Borrowing Facility.

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9.			Borrowings (Continued)

Long-term Borrowings

Secured Financings

~~2022~~2023 Transactions

On ~~August 9, 2022,~~March 15, 2023, we executed our ~~$575~~$579 million SMB Private Education Loan Trust ~~2022-C~~2023-A term ABS transaction, which was accounted for as a secured financing. We sold ~~$575~~$579 million of notes to third parties and retained a 100 percent interest in the residual certificates issued in the securitization, raising approximately ~~$575~~$572 million of gross proceeds. The Class A and Class B notes had a weighted average life of ~~4.69~~5.06 years and priced at a weighted average SOFR equivalent cost of SOFR plus ~~1.76~~1.53 percent. On September 30, ~~2022, $658~~2023, $609 million of our Private Education Loans, including ~~$613~~$563 million of principal and ~~$45~~$46 million in capitalized interest, were encumbered because of this transaction.

On August 16, 2023, we executed our $568 million SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2023-C term ABS transaction, which was accounted for as a secured financing. We sold $568 million of notes to third parties and retained a 100 percent interest in the residual certificates issued in the securitization, raising approximately $568 million of gross proceeds. The Class A and Class B notes had a weighted average life of 4.93 years and priced at a weighted average SOFR equivalent cost of SOFR plus 1.69 percent. On September 30, 2023, $637 million of our Private Education Loans, including $590 million of principal and $47 million in capitalized interest, were encumbered because of this transaction.

Secured Financings at Issuance

The following table summarizes our secured financings issued in ~~2021. There was one secured financing issued~~the year ended December 31, 2022 and in the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

Issue Date Issued Total Issued
Weighted Average Cost of Funds(1)
Weighted Average Life
(in years)
(Dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loans:
2021-B May 2021 $ 531,000 1-month LIBOR plus 0.77% 4.26
2021-D August 2021 527,000 1-month LIBOR plus 0.69% 4.22
2021-E November 2021 534,000 1-month LIBOR plus 0.69% 4.15
Total notes issued in 2021 $ 1,592,000
Total loan and accrued interest amount securitized at inception in 2021(2)
$ 1,656,263
2022-C August 2022 $ 575,000 SOFR plus 1.76% 4.69
Total notes issued in 2022 $ 575,000
Total loan and accrued interest amount securitized at inception in 2022(3)
$ 674,387


Issue	Date Issued	Total Issued		Weighted Average Cost of Funds(1)	Weighted Average Life (in years)
(Dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loans:
2022-C	August 2022	$	575,000	SOFR plus 1.76%	4.69
Total notes issued in 2022		$	575,000

Total loan and accrued interest amount securitized at inception in 2022(2)		$	674,387

2023-A	March 2023	$	579,000	SOFR plus 1.53%	5.06
2023-C	August 2023	568,000		SOFR plus 1.69%	4.93
Total notes issued in 2023		$	1,147,000

Total loan and accrued interest amount securitized at inception in 2023(3)		$	1,292,507

(1) Represents ~~LIBOR~~SOFR equivalent cost of funds for floating and fixed-rate bonds, excluding issuance costs.

(2) At September 30, ~~2022, $1.33 billion~~2023, $565 million of our Private Education Loans, including ~~$1.25 billion~~$527 million of principal and ~~$84~~$38 million in capitalized interest, were encumbered related to these transactions.

(3) At September 30, ~~2022, $658 million~~2023, $1.24 billion of our Private Education Loans, including ~~$613 million~~$1.15 billion of principal and ~~$45~~$94 million in capitalized interest, were encumbered related to these transactions.

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9.			Borrowings (Continued)

Consolidated Funding Vehicles

We consolidate our financing entities that are VIEs as a result of our being the entities’ primary beneficiary. As a result, these financing VIEs are accounted for as secured borrowings.


As of September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Debt Outstanding						Carrying Amount of Assets Securing Debt Outstanding
		Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Loans		Restricted Cash		Other Assets(1)		Total
As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)																As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Debt Outstanding						Carrying Amount of Assets Securing Debt Outstanding
																	Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Loans		Restricted Cash		Other Assets(1)		Total
Secured borrowings:	Secured borrowings:															Secured borrowings:
Private Education Loan term securitizations	Private Education Loan term securitizations	$	—	$	4,534,129	$	4,534,129	$	5,665,062	$	177,917	$	345,436	$	6,188,415	Private Education Loan term securitizations	$	—	$	4,524,136	$	4,524,136	$	5,776,779	$	174,757	$	358,220	$	6,309,756
Secured Borrowing Facility	Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		1,775		1,775		Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		1,767		1,767
Total	Total	$	—	$	4,534,129	$	4,534,129	$	5,665,062	$	177,917	$	347,211	$	6,190,190	Total	$	—	$	4,524,136	$	4,524,136	$	5,776,779	$	174,757	$	359,987	$	6,311,523


As of December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands)		Debt Outstanding						Carrying Amount of Assets Securing Debt Outstanding
		Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Loans		Restricted Cash		Other Assets(1)		Total
As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)																As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Debt Outstanding						Carrying Amount of Assets Securing Debt Outstanding
																	Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Loans		Restricted Cash		Other Assets(1)		Total
Secured borrowings:	Secured borrowings:															Secured borrowings:
Private Education Loan term securitizations	Private Education Loan term securitizations	$	—	$	4,994,852	$	4,994,852	$	6,029,034	$	210,741	$	357,982	$	6,597,757	Private Education Loan term securitizations	$	—	$	4,246,128	$	4,246,128	$	5,433,602	$	156,719	$	286,093	$	5,876,414
Secured Borrowing Facility	Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		867		867		Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		1,066		1,066
Total	Total	$	—	$	4,994,852	$	4,994,852	$	6,029,034	$	210,741	$	358,849	$	6,598,624	Total	$	—	$	4,246,128	$	4,246,128	$	5,433,602	$	156,719	$	287,159	$	5,877,480

(1) Other assets primarily represent accrued interest receivable.

Unconsolidated VIEs

Private Education Loan Securitizations

Unconsolidated VIEs include variable interests that we hold in certain securitization trusts created by the sale of our Private Education Loans to unaffiliated third parties. We remained the servicer of these loans pursuant to applicable servicing agreements executed in connection with the sales, and we are also the administrator of these trusts. Additionally, we own five percent of the securities issued by the trusts to meet risk retention requirements. We were not required to consolidate these entities because ~~our~~the fees we receive as the servicer/administrator ~~decision-maker~~are commensurate with our responsibility, so the fees are not considered a variable ~~interests and our other interests in~~interest. Additionally, the ~~VIE, which are in the form of our~~ five percent vertical interest dowe maintain does not absorb more than an insignificant amount of the VIE’s expected losses, ornor do we receive more than an insignificant amount of the VIE’s expected residual returns.

~~2022-A~~2023-B Transaction

On ~~March 16, 2022,~~May 24, 2023, we closed an SMB Private Education Loan Trust ~~2022-A~~2023-B term ABS transaction (the ~~“2022-A~~“2023-B Transaction”), in which an unaffiliated ~~third-party~~third party sold to the trust approximately ~~$973 million~~$2 billion of Private Education Loans that the third-party seller previously purchased from us on ~~November 17, 2021. In~~May 3, 2023. Sallie Mae Bank sponsored the ~~2022-A~~2023-B Transaction, ~~we were~~is the ~~sponsor,~~ servicer and administrator, and was the seller of an additional ~~$95~~$105 million of Private Education Loans into the trust. The sale of such additional loans qualified for sale treatment and removed these loans from our balance sheet on the settlement date of the ~~2022-A~~2023-B Transaction and we recorded a ~~$10~~$5 million gain on sale associated with this transaction. In connection with the ~~2022-A~~2023-B Transaction settlement, we retained a five percent vertical risk retention interest (i.e., five percent of each class issued in the securitization). We classified those vertical risk retention interests related to the ~~2022-A~~2023-B Transaction as available-for-sale investments, except for the interest in the residual class, which we classified as a trading investment recorded at fair value with changes recorded through earnings.

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9.			Borrowings (Continued)

~~2022-B Transaction~~

On May 27, 2022, we closed an SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2022-B term ABS transaction (the “2022-B Transaction”), in which an unaffiliated third-party sold to the trust approximately $2.0 billion of Private Education Loans that the third-party seller previously purchased from us on April 27, 2022. In the 2022-B Transaction, we were the sponsor, servicer and administrator, and the seller of an additional $107 million of Private Education Loans into the trust. The sale of such additional loans qualified for sale treatment and removed these loans from our balance sheet on the settlement date of the 2022-B Transaction and we recorded an $11 million gain on sale associated with this transaction. In connection with the 2022-B Transaction settlement, we retained a five percent vertical risk retention interest (i.e., five percent of each class issued in the securitization). We classified those vertical risk retention interests related to the 2022-B Transaction as available-for-sale investments, except for the interest in the residual class, which we classified as a trading investment recorded at fair value with changes recorded through earnings.

The table below provides a summary of our exposure related to our unconsolidated VIEs.


		September 30, 2022						December 31, 2021							September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Debt Interests(1)		Equity Interests(2)		Total Exposure		Debt Interests(1)		Equity Interests(2)		Total Exposure		(Dollars in thousands)	Debt Interests(1)		Equity Interests(2)		Total Exposure		Debt Interests(1)		Equity Interests(2)		Total Exposure
Private Education Loan term securitizations	Private Education Loan term securitizations	$	296,516	$	47,386	$	343,902	$	192,245	$	37,465	$	229,710	Private Education Loan term securitizations	$	389,006	$	52,561	$	441,567	$	329,188	$	50,786	$	379,974

(1) Vertical risk retention interest classified as available-for-sale investment.

(2) Vertical risk retention interest classified as trading investment.

Other Borrowing Sources

We maintain discretionary uncommitted Federal Funds lines of credit with various correspondent banks, which totaled $125 million at September 30, ~~2022.~~2023. The interest rate we are charged on these lines of credit is priced at Fed Funds plus a spread at the time of borrowing and is payable daily. We did not utilize these lines of credit in the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 or in the year ended December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

We established an account at the FRB to meet eligibility requirements for access to the Primary Credit borrowing facility at the FRB’s Discount Window (the “Window”). The Primary Credit borrowing facility is a lending program available to depository institutions that are in generally sound financial condition. All borrowings at the Window must be fully collateralized. We can pledge asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, as well as FFELP Loans and Private Education Loans, to the FRB as collateral for borrowings at the Window. Generally, collateral value is assigned based on the estimated fair value of the pledged assets. At September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, the value of our pledged collateral at the FRB totaled ~~$2.6~~$1.6 billion and ~~$3.3~~$2.2 billion, respectively. The interest rate charged to us is the discount rate set by the FRB. We did not utilize this facility in the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 or in the year ended December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

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10. Derivative Financial Instruments

Risk Management Strategy

We maintain an overall interest rate risk management strategy that incorporates the use of derivative instruments to reduce the economic effect of interest rate changes. Our goal is to manage interest rate sensitivity by modifying the repricing frequency and underlying index characteristics of certain balance sheet assets or liabilities so any adverse impacts related to movements in interest rates are managed within low to moderate limits. As a result of interest rate fluctuations, hedged balance sheet positions will appreciate or depreciate in market value or create variability in cash flows. Income or loss on the derivative instruments linked to the hedged item will generally offset the effect of this unrealized appreciation or depreciation or volatility in cash flows for the period the item is being hedged. We view this strategy as a prudent management of interest rate risk. Please refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note ~~12,~~13, “Derivative Financial Instruments” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K for a full discussion of our risk management strategy.

Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) requires all standardized derivatives, including most interest rate swaps, to be submitted for clearing to central counterparties to reduce counterparty risk. Two of the central counterparties we use are the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”) and the London Clearing House (“LCH”). All variation margin payments on derivatives cleared through the CME and LCH are accounted for as legal settlement. As of September 30, ~~2022, $3.2~~2023, $1.8 billion notional of our derivative contracts were cleared on the CME and ~~$0.3~~$0.1 billion were cleared on the LCH. The derivative contracts cleared through the CME and LCH represent ~~93.0~~91.7 percent and ~~7.0~~8.3 percent, respectively, of our total notional derivative contracts of ~~$3.5~~$1.9 billion at September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

For derivatives cleared through the CME and LCH, the net gain (loss) position includes the variation margin amounts as settlement of the derivative and not collateral against the fair value of the derivative. The amount of variation margin included as settlement as of September 30, ~~2022~~2023 was ~~$(56)~~$(50) million and ~~$(7)~~$(6) million for the CME and LCH, respectively. Changes in fair value for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are presented as realized gains (losses).

Our exposure ~~to the counterparty~~ is limited to the value of the derivative contracts in a gain position less any collateral held and plus any collateral posted. When there is a net negative exposure, we consider our exposure to the counterparty to be zero. At September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, we had a net positive exposure (derivative gain/loss positions to us, less collateral held by us and plus collateral posted with counterparties) related to derivatives of ~~$12~~$11 million and $9$12 million, respectively.

~~Summary of Derivative Financial Statement Impact~~

The following tables summarize the fair values and notional amounts of all derivative instruments at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and their impact on earnings and other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. Please refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 12, “Derivative Financial Instruments” in our 2021 Form 10-K for a full discussion of cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and trading activities.

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10.			Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Cash Flow Hedges Fair Value Hedges Trading Total
September 30, December 31, September 30, December 31, September 30, December 31, September 30, December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
Fair Values(1)
Hedged Risk Exposure
Derivative Assets:(2)
Interest rate swaps Interest rate $ 2,172 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 5 $ 2,172 $ 5
Other Other — — — — — 1,317 — 1,317
Derivative Liabilities:(2)
Interest rate swaps Interest rate — (231) (1,051) (21) — — (1,051) (252)
Total net derivatives $ 2,172 $ (231) $ (1,051) $ (21) $ — $ 1,322 $ 1,121 $ 1,070
Summary of Derivative Financial Statement Impact

The following tables summarize the fair values and notional amounts of all derivative instruments at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and their impact on earnings and other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022. Please refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 13, “Derivative Financial Instruments” in our 2022 Form 10-K for a full discussion of cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and trading activities.


Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
		Cash Flow Hedges				Fair Value Hedges				Trading				Total
		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022
Fair Values(1)	Hedged Risk Exposure

Derivative Assets:(2)
Interest rate swaps	Interest rate	$	—	$	972	$	17	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	17	$	972

Derivative Liabilities:(2)
Interest rate swaps	Interest rate	(268)		—		—		(567)		—		—		(268)		(567)
Total net derivatives		$	(268)	$	972	$	17	$	(567)	$	—	$	—	$	(251)	$	405

(1) Fair values reported include variation margin as legal settlement of the derivative contract. Assets and liabilities are presented without consideration of master netting agreements. Derivatives are carried on the balance sheet based on net position by counterparty under master netting agreements and classified in other assets or other liabilities depending on whether in a net positive or negative position.

(2) The following table reconciles gross positions with the impact of master netting agreements to the balance sheet classification:


		Other Assets				Other Liabilities					Other Assets				Other Liabilities
		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,			September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021		(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Gross position(1)	Gross position(1)	$	2,172	$	1,322	$	(1,051)	$	(252)	Gross position(1)	$	17	$	972	$	(268)	$	(567)
Impact of master netting agreement	Impact of master netting agreement	(1,051)		(5)		1,051		5		Impact of master netting agreement	(17)		(567)		17		567
Derivative values with impact of master netting agreements (as carried on balance sheet)	Derivative values with impact of master netting agreements (as carried on balance sheet)	1,121		1,317		—		(247)		Derivative values with impact of master netting agreements (as carried on balance sheet)	—		405		(251)		—
Cash collateral pledged(2)	Cash collateral pledged(2)	11,025		9,655		—		—		Cash collateral pledged(2)	11,087		11,162		—		—
Net position	Net position	$	12,146	$	10,972	$	—	$	(247)	Net position	$	11,087	$	11,567	$	(251)	$	—

(1)Gross position amounts include accrued interest and variation margin as legal settlement of the derivative contract.

(2)Cash collateral pledged excludes amounts that represent legal settlement of the derivative contracts.


Notional Values	Notional Values																	Notional Values
		Cash Flow				Fair Value				Trading				Total					Cash Flow				Fair Value				Trading				Total
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		(Dollars in thousands)	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
		2022		2021		2022		2021		2022		2021		2022		2021			2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022
Interest rate swaps	Interest rate swaps	$	1,345,688	$	1,438,144	$	2,130,049	$	3,915,999	$	—	$	181,953	$	3,475,737	$	5,536,096	Interest rate swaps	$	1,229,011	$	1,314,660	$	702,309	$	1,528,186	$	—	$	—	$	1,931,320	$	2,842,846
Other		—		—		—		—		—		1,053,760		—		1,053,760

Net total notional	Net total notional	$	1,345,688	$	1,438,144	$	2,130,049	$	3,915,999	$	—	$	1,235,713	$	3,475,737	$	6,589,856	Net total notional	$	1,229,011	$	1,314,660	$	702,309	$	1,528,186	$	—	$	—	$	1,931,320	$	2,842,846

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~~10.~~			~~Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)~~

~~As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the following amounts were recorded on the consolidated balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges:~~

(Dollars in thousands) Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets/(Liabilities) Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets/(Liabilities)
Line Item in the Balance Sheet in Which the Hedged Item is Included: September 30, December 31, September 30, December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Deposits $ (2,090,825) $ (3,963,268) $ 36,114 $ (50,784)

Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Income
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Fair Value Hedges
Interest rate swaps:
Interest recognized on derivatives $ (1,783) $ 21,763 $ 24,418 $ 67,230
Hedged items recorded in interest expense 14,143 20,551 86,899 72,774
Derivatives recorded in interest expense (14,425) (20,602) (86,896) (72,787)
Total $ (2,065) $ 21,712 $ 24,421 $ 67,217
Cash Flow Hedges
Interest rate swaps:
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense $ 2,771 $ (5,228) $ (4,033) $ (15,791)
Total $ 2,771 $ (5,228) $ (4,033) $ (15,791)
Trading
Interest rate swaps:
Change in fair value of future interest payments recorded in earnings $ — $ (3,571) $ (248) $ (21,383)
Total — (3,571) (248) (21,383)
Total $ 706 $ 12,913 $ 20,140 $ 30,043

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10.			Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the following amounts were recorded on the consolidated balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges:


(Dollars in thousands)	Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets/(Liabilities)				Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets/(Liabilities)
Line Item in the Balance Sheet in Which the Hedged Item is Included:	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022

Deposits	$	(681,292)	$	(1,494,087)	$	20,755	$	31,259

Impact of Derivatives on the Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) $ 32,594 $ (133) $ 94,215 $ 13,583
Less: amount of gain (loss) reclassified in interest expense 2,771 (5,228) (4,033) (15,791)
Total change in other comprehensive income (loss) for unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, before income tax (expense) benefit $ 29,823 $ 5,095 $ 98,248 $ 29,374


Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Income
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022

Fair Value Hedges
Interest rate swaps:
Interest recognized on derivatives	$	(6,701)	$	(1,783)	$	(19,086)	$	24,418
Hedged items recorded in interest expense	(4,346)		14,143		(10,504)		86,899
Derivatives recorded in interest expense	4,265		(14,425)		10,596		(86,896)
Total	$	(6,782)	$	(2,065)	$	(18,994)	$	24,421

Cash Flow Hedges
Interest rate swaps:
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense	$	12,813	$	2,771	$	34,917	$	(4,033)
Total	$	12,813	$	2,771	$	34,917	$	(4,033)

Trading
Interest rate swaps:
Change in fair value of future interest payments recorded in earnings	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(248)
Total	—		—		—		(248)
Total	$	6,031	$	706	$	15,923	$	20,140

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10.			Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)


Impact of Derivatives on the Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	7,046	$	32,594	$	21,726	$	94,215
Less: amount of gain (loss) reclassified in interest expense	12,813		2,771		34,917		(4,033)
Total change in other comprehensive income (loss) for unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, before income tax (expense) benefit	$	(5,767)	$	29,823	$	(13,191)	$	98,248

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate deposits. During the next 12 months, we estimate that ~~$38~~$46 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.

Cash Collateral

As of September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, cash collateral held and pledged excludes amounts that represent legal settlement of the derivative contracts held with the CME and LCH. There was no cash collateral held by us related to derivative exposure between us and our derivatives counterparties at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. Collateral held is recorded in “Other Liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets. Cash collateral pledged by us related to derivative exposure between us and our derivatives counterparties was $11 million and ~~$10~~$11 million at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. Collateral pledged is recorded in “Other interest-earning assets” on the consolidated balance sheets.

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11. Stockholders’ Equity

The following table summarizes our common share repurchases and issuances.


		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Shares and per share amounts in actuals)	(Shares and per share amounts in actuals)	2022		2021		2022		2021		(Shares and per share amounts in actuals)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Common stock repurchased under repurchase programs~~(3)~~(1)	Common stock repurchased under repurchase programs~~(3)~~(1)	1,191,544		13,018,585		30,721,944		84,528,256		Common stock repurchased under repurchase programs~~(3)~~(1)	—		1,191,544		16,389,696		30,721,944
Average purchase price per share~~(4)~~(2)	Average purchase price per share~~(4)~~(2)	$	14.14	$	18.75	$	18.00	$	17.17	Average purchase price per share~~(4)~~(2)	$	—	$	14.14	$	15.71	$	18.00
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans~~(5)~~(3)	Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans~~(5)~~(3)	448		115,414		1,131,351		1,367,826		Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans~~(5)~~(3)	10,687		448		1,088,330		1,131,351
Average purchase price per share	Average purchase price per share	$	13.99	$	18.83	$	18.36	$	14.70	Average purchase price per share	$	16.14	$	13.99	$	15.45	$	18.36
Common shares issued~~(6)~~(4)	Common shares issued~~(6)~~(4)	4,682		504,183		3,093,392		3,785,490		Common shares issued~~(6)~~(4)	200,886		4,682		3,073,639		3,093,392

(1) Common shares purchased under our share repurchase programs. We have utilized all capacity under our 2021 Share Repurchase Program. There was ~~$736~~$326 million of capacity remaining under the 2022 Share Repurchase Program at September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

(2)For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the amount includes 13 million shares related to the completion of the accelerated share repurchase agreement in the first quarter of 2021. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 13, “Stockholders’ Equity” in our 2021 Form 10-K for additional information.

~~(3)~~ For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the amount includes 28.5 million shares related to the settlement of our common stock tender offer in the first quarter of 2021. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 13, “Stockholders’ Equity” in our 2021 Form 10-K for additional information.

~~(4)~~ Average purchase price per share includes purchase commission ~~costs.~~costs and excise taxes.

~~(5)~~(3) Comprised of shares withheld from stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock for employees’ tax withholding obligations and shares tendered by employees to satisfy option exercise costs.

~~(6)~~(4) Common shares issued under our various compensation and benefit plans.

The closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on September ~~30, 2022~~29, 2023 was ~~$13.99.~~$13.62.

Common Stock Dividends

In both September 2023 and September 2022, we paid a common stock dividend of $0.11 per common share. In September 2021, we paid a common stock dividend of $0.03 per common share. In the nine months ended September 2022 and 2021, we paid a common stock dividend of $0.33 per common share and $0.09 per common share, respectively.

Share Repurchases

On January 27, 2021, we announced a share repurchase program (the “2021 Share Repurchase Program”), which was effective upon announcement and ~~expires~~expired on January 26, 2023, and originally permitted us to repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time up to an aggregate repurchase price not to exceed $1.25 billion. Under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program, we repurchased 13.0 million shares of common stock for $244 million in the three months ended September 31, 2021, and we repurchased 66.8 million shares of common stock for $1.2 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. (For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, those amounts include the shares repurchased under the common stock tender offer that settled in the first quarter of 2021.)

In October 2021, our Board of Directors approved a $250 million increase in the amount of common stock that may be repurchased under our 2021 Share Repurchase Program. This was in addition to the original $1.25 billion of authorization announced on January 27, 2021, for a total 2021 Share Repurchase Program authorization of $1.5 billion. Under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program, we repurchased 2.0 million shares of common stock for $38 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. We have ~~now~~ utilized all capacity under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program.

On January 26, 2022, we announced a new share repurchase program (the “2022 Share Repurchase Program”), which was effective upon announcement and expires on January 25, 2024, and permits us to repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time up to an aggregate repurchase price not to exceed $1.25 billion. Under the 2022 Share Repurchase Program, we did not repurchase shares of common stock in the three months ended September 30, 2023, and we repurchased 16.4 million shares of common stock for $257 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Under the 2022 Share Repurchase Program, we also repurchased 1.2 million shares of common stock for $17 million in the three months ended

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~~11.~~			~~Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)~~

September 30, 2022, and 28.7 million shares of common stock for $515 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. We had ~~$736~~$326 million of capacity remaining under the 2022 Share Repurchase Program at September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

So long as there is unexpired capacity under a given repurchase program, repurchases under the programs may occur from time to time and through a variety of methods, including tender offers, open market repurchases, repurchases effected through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, negotiated block purchases, accelerated share repurchase programs, or other similar transactions. The timing and volume of any repurchases under the 2022 Share Repurchase Program will be subject to market conditions, and there can be no guarantee that the Company will repurchase up to the limit of the program or at all.

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11.			Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

Share Repurchases under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we did not repurchase shares of our common stock under any share repurchase program. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, ~~and 2021,~~ we repurchased 1.2 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of $17 million, and ~~13.0~~during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we repurchased 16.4 million and 30.7 million shares, respectively, of our common stock at a total cost of ~~$17~~$257 million and $244 million, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we repurchased 30.7 million shares and 42.6 million shares, respectively, of our common stock at a total cost of $553 ~~million and $804~~ million, respectively, under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans authorized under our share repurchase programs.

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12. Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) are calculated using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS calculations follows.


		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2022		2021		2022		2021		(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Numerator:	Numerator:									Numerator:
Net income	Net income	$	75,172	$	72,840	$	546,057	$	854,248	Net income	$	29,365	$	75,172	$	412,948	$	546,057
Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends	2,531		1,166		5,563		3,559		Preferred stock dividends	4,642		2,531		12,979		5,563
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	72,641	$	71,674	$	540,494	$	850,689	Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	24,723	$	72,641	$	399,969	$	540,494
Denominator:	Denominator:									Denominator:
Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS	Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS	251,266		299,890		263,098		324,148		Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS	226,120		251,266		234,170		263,098
Effect of dilutive securities:	Effect of dilutive securities:									Effect of dilutive securities:
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) (1)(2)	Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) (1)(2)	2,450		4,621		2,967		4,916		Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) (1)(2)	2,680		2,450		2,423		2,967

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS	Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS	253,716		304,511		266,065		329,064		Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS	228,800		253,716		236,593		266,065

Basic earnings per common share	Basic earnings per common share	$	0.29	$	0.24	$	2.05	$	2.62	Basic earnings per common share	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.71	$	2.05

Diluted earnings per common share	Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.29	$	0.24	$	2.03	$	2.59	Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.69	$	2.03

(1) Includes the potential dilutive effect of additional common shares that are issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units, and the outstanding commitment to issue shares under the ESPP, determined by the treasury stock method.

(2) For the three months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, securities covering approximately 1 million shares and 1 million shares, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, securities covering approximately 1 million ~~shares~~ and 1 million shares, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

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13. Fair Value Measurements

We use estimates of fair value in applying various accounting standards for our consolidated financial statements.

We categorize our fair value estimates based on a hierarchical framework associated with three levels of price transparency utilized in measuring financial instruments at fair value. For additional information regarding our policies for determining fair value and the hierarchical framework, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Measurement” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

During the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, there were no significant transfers of financial instruments between levels or changes in our methodology or assumptions used to value our financial instruments.

The following table summarizes the valuation of our financial instruments that are ~~marked to fair~~marked-to-fair value on a recurring basis.


		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis																	Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
		September 30, 2022								December 31, 2021									September 30, 2023								December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		(Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Assets:	Assets:																	Assets:
Trading investments	Trading investments	$	—	$	—	$	52,450	$	52,450	$	—	$	—	$	37,465	$	37,465	Trading investments	$	—	$	—	$	52,561	$	52,561	$	—	$	—	$	55,903	$	55,903
Available-for-sale investments	Available-for-sale investments	—		2,427,540		—		2,427,540		—		2,517,956		—		2,517,956		Available-for-sale investments	—		2,315,978		—		2,315,978		—		2,342,089		—		2,342,089
Derivative instruments	Derivative instruments	—		2,172		—		2,172		—		1,322		—		1,322		Derivative instruments	—		17		—		17		—		972		—		972
Total	Total	$	—	$	2,429,712	$	52,450	$	2,482,162	$	—	$	2,519,278	$	37,465	$	2,556,743	Total	$	—	$	2,315,995	$	52,561	$	2,368,556	$	—	$	2,343,061	$	55,903	$	2,398,964

Liabilities:	Liabilities:																	Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	Derivative instruments	$	—	$	(1,051)	$	—	$	(1,051)	$	—	$	(252)	$	—	$	(252)	Derivative instruments	$	—	$	(268)	$	—	$	(268)	$	—	$	(567)	$	—	$	(567)
Total	Total	$	—	$	(1,051)	$	—	$	(1,051)	$	—	$	(252)	$	—	$	(252)	Total	$	—	$	(268)	$	—	$	(268)	$	—	$	(567)	$	—	$	(567)

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13.			Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

The following table summarizes the fair values of our financial assets and liabilities, including derivative financial instruments.


		September 30, 2022						December 31, 2021							September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Difference		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Difference		(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Difference		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Difference
Earning assets:	Earning assets:													Earning assets:
Loans held for investment, net:	Loans held for investment, net:													Loans held for investment, net:
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	20,932,120	$	18,980,852	$	1,951,268	$	22,919,836	$	19,625,374	$	3,294,462	Private Education Loans	$	22,370,679	$	20,348,308	$	2,022,371	$	21,062,548	$	19,019,713	$	2,042,835
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans	653,268		641,450		11,818		705,644		692,954		12,690		FFELP Loans	559,852		550,873		8,979		618,186		607,155		11,031
Credit Cards		—		—		—		25,037		22,955		2,082

Loans held for sale	Loans held for sale	28,880		28,880		—		—		—		—		Loans held for sale	—		—		—		29,448		29,448		—
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	4,846,754		4,846,754		—		4,334,603		4,334,603		—		Cash and cash equivalents	3,548,225		3,548,225		—		4,616,117		4,616,117		—
Trading investments	Trading investments	52,450		52,450		—		37,465		37,465		—		Trading investments	52,561		52,561		—		55,903		55,903		—
Available-for-sale investments	Available-for-sale investments	2,427,540		2,427,540		—		2,517,956		2,517,956		—		Available-for-sale investments	2,315,978		2,315,978		—		2,342,089		2,342,089		—
Accrued interest receivable	Accrued interest receivable	1,262,493		1,223,647		38,846		1,306,410		1,205,667		100,743		Accrued interest receivable	1,498,156		1,457,323		40,833		1,237,074		1,202,059		35,015
Tax indemnification receivable	Tax indemnification receivable	8,392		8,392		—		8,047		8,047		—		Tax indemnification receivable	2,945		2,945		—		2,816		2,816		—
Derivative instruments	Derivative instruments	2,172		2,172		—		1,322		1,322		—		Derivative instruments	17		17		—		972		972		—
Total earning assets	Total earning assets	$	30,214,069	$	28,212,137	$	2,001,932	$	31,856,320	$	28,446,343	$	3,409,977	Total earning assets	$	30,348,413	$	28,276,230	$	2,072,183	$	29,965,153	$	27,876,272	$	2,088,881
Interest-bearing liabilities:	Interest-bearing liabilities:													Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money-market and savings accounts	Money-market and savings accounts	$	11,885,984	$	12,001,240	$	115,256	$	11,457,490	$	11,432,691	$	(24,799)	Money-market and savings accounts	$	11,060,884	$	11,171,822	$	110,938	$	11,854,849	$	11,959,828	$	104,979
Certificates of deposit	Certificates of deposit	8,977,283		9,274,941		297,658		9,451,528		9,394,001		(57,527)		Certificates of deposit	10,201,927		10,378,286		176,359		9,175,339		9,486,819		311,480

Long-term borrowings	Long-term borrowings	5,163,501		5,522,311		358,810		6,000,174		5,930,990		(69,184)		Long-term borrowings	5,133,657		5,515,532		381,875		4,813,233		5,235,114		421,881
Accrued interest payable	Accrued interest payable	71,907		71,907		—		46,600		46,600		—		Accrued interest payable	99,415		99,415		—		71,586		71,586		—
Derivative instruments	Derivative instruments	1,051		1,051		—		252		252		—		Derivative instruments	268		268		—		567		567		—
Total interest-bearing liabilities	Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	26,099,726	$	26,871,450	$	771,724	$	26,956,044	$	26,804,534	$	(151,510)	Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	26,496,151	$	27,165,323	$	669,172	$	25,915,574	$	26,753,914	$	838,340

Excess of net asset fair value over carrying value	Excess of net asset fair value over carrying value					$	2,773,656					$	3,258,467	Excess of net asset fair value over carrying value					$	2,741,355					$	2,927,221

Please refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note ~~16,~~17, “Fair Value Measurements” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K for a full discussion of the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.

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14. Regulatory Capital

Sallie Mae Bank (the “Bank”) is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial position. Under the FDIC’s regulations implementing the Basel III capital framework (“U.S. Basel III”) and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital standards that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and its classification under the prompt corrective action framework are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components of capital, risk weightings, and other factors.

The Bank is subject to the following minimum capital ratios under U.S. Basel III: a Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.5 percent, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0 percent, a Total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0 percent, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.0 percent. In addition, the Bank is subject to a Common Equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of greater than 2.5 percent. Failure to maintain the buffer will result in restrictions on the Bank’s ability to make capital distributions, including the payment of dividends, and to pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers. Including the buffer, the Bank is required to maintain the following capital ratios under U.S. Basel III in order to avoid such restrictions: a Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of greater than 7.0 percent, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of greater than 8.5 percent, and a Total risk-based capital ratio of greater than 10.5 percent.

To qualify as “well capitalized” under the prompt corrective action framework for insured depository institutions, the Bank must maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.5 percent, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0 percent, a Total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0 percent, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 5.0 percent.

Under regulations issued by the FDIC and other federal banking agencies, banking organizations that ~~adopt~~adopted CECL during the 2020 calendar year, including the Bank, ~~may~~could elect to delay for two years, and then phase in over the following three years, the effects on regulatory capital of CECL relative to the incurred loss methodology. The Bank ~~has~~ elected to use this option. Therefore, the regulatory capital impact of the Bank’s transition adjustments recorded on January 1, 2020 from the adoption of CECL, and 25 percent of the ongoing impact of CECL on the Bank’s allowance for credit losses, retained earnings, and average total consolidated assets, each as reported for regulatory capital purposes (collectively, the “adjusted transition amounts”), were deferred for the two-year period ending January 1, 2022. ~~From~~On January 1, 2022, to25 percent of the adjusted transition amounts was phased in for regulatory capital purposes. On January 1, 2023, an additional 25 percent of the adjusted transition amounts was phased in for regulatory capital purposes. On January 1 of 2024 and 2025, the adjusted transition amounts will continue to be phased in for regulatory capital purposes at a rate of 25 percent per year, with the phased-in amounts included in regulatory capital at the beginning of each year. The Bank’s January 1, 2020 CECL transition amounts increased our allowance for credit losses by $1.1 billion, increased the liability representing our off-balance sheet exposure for unfunded commitments by $116 million, and increased our deferred tax asset by $306 million, resulting in a cumulative effect adjustment that reduced retained earnings by $953 million. This transition adjustment was inclusive of qualitative adjustments incorporated into our CECL allowance as necessary, to address any limitations in the models used.

At September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the adjusted transition amounts ~~reflecting changes over the phase-in period,~~ that ~~will be~~were deferred and are being phased in for regulatory capital purposes are as follows:

Transition Amounts Adjustments for the Year Ended Adjustments for the Year Ended Adjustments
for the
Nine Months Ended Adjusted Transition Amounts
(Dollars in thousands) January 1, 2020 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 September 30, 2022 September 30, 2022
Retained earnings $ 952,639 $ (57,859) $ (58,429) $ (209,088) $ 627,263
Allowance for credit losses 1,143,053 (55,811) (49,097) (259,536) 778,609
Liability for unfunded commitments 115,758 (2,048) (9,333) (26,094) 78,283
Deferred tax asset 306,171 — — (76,542) 229,629


	Adjusted Transition Amounts		Phase-In Amounts for the Year Ended		Phase-In Amounts for the Nine Months Ended		Remaining Adjusted Transition Amounts to be Phased-In
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2023		September 30, 2023

Retained earnings	$	836,351	$	(209,088)	$	(209,088)	$	418,175
Allowance for credit losses	1,038,145		(259,536)		(259,536)		519,073
Liability for unfunded commitments	104,377		(26,094)		(26,094)		52,189
Deferred tax asset	306,171		(76,542)		(76,542)		153,087

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14.			Regulatory Capital (Continued)

The Bank’s required and actual regulatory capital amounts and ratios under U.S. Basel III are shown in the following table. The following capital amounts and ratios are based upon the Bank’s average assets and risk-weighted assets, as indicated. The Bank has elected to exclude accumulated other comprehensive income related to both available-for-sale investments and swap valuations from Common Equity Tier 1 Capital. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments included in other comprehensive income totaled $158 million and $160 million, net of tax of $51 million and $52 million, respectively. The capital ratios would remain above the well capitalized thresholds if the unrealized loss became fully recognized into capital.


(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Actual				U.S. Basel III Minimum Requirements Plus Buffer(1)(2)					(Dollars in thousands)	Actual				U.S. Basel III Minimum Requirements Plus Buffer(1)(2)
		Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio			Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio
As of September 30, 2022(3):
As of September 30, 2023(3):											As of September 30, 2023(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,098,799	13.3	%	$	1,626,628	>	7.0	%	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	2,935,903	11.7	%	$	1,763,562	>	7.0	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,098,799	13.3	%	$	1,975,191	>	8.5	%	Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	2,935,903	11.7	%	$	2,141,468	>	8.5	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,391,178	14.6	%	$	2,439,942	>	10.5	%	Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,258,771	12.9	%	$	2,645,343	>	10.5	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	3,098,799	10.6	%	$	1,170,406	>	4.0	%	Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	2,935,903	10.1	%	$	1,166,116	>	4.0	%

As of December 31, 2021:
As of December 31, 2022(3):											As of December 31, 2022(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,314,657	14.1	%	$	1,643,132	>	7.0	%	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,040,662	12.9	%	$	1,645,807	>	7.0	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,314,657	14.1	%	$	1,995,232	>	8.5	%	Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,040,662	12.9	%	$	1,998,480	>	8.5	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,410,183	14.5	%	$	2,464,699	>	10.5	%	Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,338,645	14.2	%	$	2,468,711	>	10.5	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	3,314,657	11.1	%	$	1,198,808	>	4.0	%	Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	3,040,662	10.3	%	$	1,185,280	>	4.0	%

(1) Reflects the U.S. Basel III minimum required ratio plus the applicable capital conservation buffer.

(2) The Bank’s regulatory capital ratios also exceeded all applicable standards for the Bank to qualify as “well capitalized” under the prompt corrective action framework.

(3) For both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the actual amounts and the actual ratios include the adjusted transition amounts discussed above that were phased in at the beginning of ~~2022.~~2022 and 2023.

Bank Dividends

The Bank is chartered under the laws of the State of Utah and its deposits are insured by the FDIC. The Bank’s ability to pay dividends is subject to the laws of Utah and the regulations of the FDIC. Generally, under Utah’s industrial bank laws and regulations as well as FDIC regulations, the Bank may pay dividends from its net profits without regulatory approval if, following the payment of the dividend, the Bank’s capital and surplus would not be impaired. The Bank declared $100 million and $400 million in dividends to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and $241 million and $642 million in dividends to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, ~~and $50 million and $1.2 billion in dividends to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively,~~ with the proceeds primarily used to fund ~~the 2022, 2021, and 2020~~ share repurchase programs and stock dividends. In the future, we expect that the Bank will pay dividends to the Company as may be necessary to enable the Company to pay any declared dividends on its Series B Preferred Stock and common stock and to consummate any common share repurchases by the Company under its share repurchase programs.

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15. Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Commitments

When we approve a Private Education Loan at the beginning of an academic year, that approval may cover the borrowing for the entire academic year. As such, we do not always disburse the full amount of the loan at the time of such approval, but instead have a commitment to fund a portion of the loan at a later date (usually at the start of the second semester or subsequent trimesters). We estimate expected credit losses over the contractual period that we are exposed to credit risk via a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by us. At September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we had ~~$2.2~~$2.4 billion of outstanding contractual loan commitments which we expect to fund during the ~~2022/2023~~remainder of the 2023/2024 academic year. At September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we had a ~~$108~~$114 million reserve recorded in “Other Liabilities” to cover ~~lifetime~~ expected ~~credit~~ losses that may occur during the one-year loss emergence period on these unfunded commitments. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies - Allowance for Credit Losses ~~- 2021 and 2020~~ — Off-Balance Sheet Exposure for Contractual Loan ~~Commitments - 2021 and 2020”~~Commitments” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K and Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments” in this Form 10-Q for additional information.

Regulatory Matters

For additional information regarding our regulatory matters, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note ~~20,~~21, “Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, we and our subsidiaries are routinely defendants in or parties to pending and threatened legal actions and proceedings, including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. These actions and proceedings may be based on alleged violations of consumer protection, securities, employment, and other laws. In certain of these actions and proceedings, claims for substantial monetary damage may be asserted against us and our subsidiaries.

It is common for the Company, our subsidiaries, and affiliates to receive information and document requests and investigative demands from state attorneys general, legislative committees, and administrative agencies. These requests may be for informational or regulatory purposes and may relate to our business practices, the industries in which we operate, or other companies with whom we conduct business. Our practice has been and continues to be to cooperate with these bodies and be responsive to any such requests.

We are required to establish reserves for litigation and regulatory matters where those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. When loss contingencies are not both probable and estimable, we do not establish reserves.

Based on current knowledge, management does not believe there are loss contingencies, if any, arising from pending investigations, litigation, or regulatory matters for which reserves should be established.

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16. Subsequent Event

~~2022-D Transaction~~Fourth-Quarter 2023 Loan Sales

On October ~~19, 2022,~~13, 2023, we ~~closed an SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2022-D term ABS transaction (the “2022-D Transaction”), in which an unaffiliated third-party~~ sold ~~to the trust~~ approximately ~~$1.0~~$1 billion of our Private Education Loans, ~~that the third-party seller previously purchased from us on September 15, 2022. In the 2022-D Transaction, we were the sponsor, servicer~~including approximately $921 million in principal and ~~administrator, and the seller of~~approximately $78 million in capitalized interest to an additional $54 million of Private Education Loans into the trust. The sale of such additional loans qualified for sale treatment and removed these loans from our balance sheet on the settlement date of the 2022-D transaction.unaffiliated third party. The gain on sale of loans sold expressed as a percentage was in the low to mid single-digits and will be recognized in the fourth-quarter ~~2022~~2023 consolidated statements of income. The transaction qualified for sale treatment and removed the balance of the loans from our balance sheet on the settlement date. We will continue to service these loans pursuant to the terms of the applicable transaction documents.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following information should be read in connection with SLM Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2021~~2022 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February ~~24, 2022)~~23, 2023) (the ~~“2021~~“2022 Form 10-K”), and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Definitions for capitalized terms used in this report not defined herein can be found in the ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

References in this Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Sallie Mae,” “SLM,” and the “Company” refer to SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries, except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires.

This report contains “forward-looking” statements and information based on management’s current expectations as of the date of this report. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs, opinions, or expectations and statements that assume or are dependent upon future events, are forward-looking statements. This includes, but is not limited to: statements regarding future developments surrounding COVID-19 or any other pandemic, including, without limitation, statements regarding the potential impact of COVID-19 or any other pandemic on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flows; our expectation and ability to pay a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock in the future, subject to the determination by our Board of Directors, and based on an evaluation of our earnings, financial condition and requirements, business conditions, capital allocation determinations, and other factors, risks, and uncertainties; the Company’s ~~2022~~2023 guidance; the Company’s three-year horizon outlook; the Company’s expectation and ability to execute loan sales and share repurchases; the Company’s projections regarding originations, net charge-offs, non-interest expenses, earnings, balance sheet position, and other metrics; any estimates related to accounting standard changes; and any estimates related to the impact of credit administration practices changes, including the results of simulations or other behavioral observations. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the risks and uncertainties set forth in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC; the societal, business, and legislative/regulatory impact of pandemics and other public heath crises; increases in financing costs; limits on liquidity; increases in costs associated with compliance with laws and regulations; failure to comply with consumer protection, banking, and other laws; changes in accounting standards and the impact of related changes in significant accounting estimates, including any regarding the measurement of our allowance for credit losses and the related provision expense; any adverse outcomes in any significant litigation to which we are a party; credit risk associated with our exposure to ~~third-parties,~~third parties, including counterparties to our derivative transactions; and changes in the terms of education loans and the educational credit marketplace (including changes resulting from new laws and the implementation of existing laws). We could also be affected by, among other things: changes in our funding costs and availability; reductions to our credit ratings; cybersecurity incidents, cyberattacks, and other failures or breaches of our operating systems or infrastructure, including those of third-party vendors; damage to our reputation; risks associated with restructuring initiatives, including failures to successfully implement cost-cutting programs and the adverse effects of such initiatives on our business; changes in the demand for educational financing or in financing preferences of lenders, educational institutions, students, and their families; changes in law and regulations with respect to the student lending business and financial institutions generally; changes in banking rules and regulations, including increased capital requirements; increased competition from banks and other consumer lenders; the creditworthiness of our customers; changes in the general interest rate environment, including the rate relationships among relevant money-market instruments and those of our earning assets versus our funding arrangements; rates of prepayment on the loans that we own; changes in general economic conditions and our ability to successfully effectuate any acquisitions; and other strategic initiatives. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements also requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions, including estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates or assumptions may prove to be incorrect. All forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are qualified by these cautionary statements and are made only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or changes in our expectations.

We report financial results on a GAAP basis and also provide certain non-GAAP core earnings performance measures. The difference between our non-GAAP “Core Earnings” and GAAP results for the periods presented were the unrealized, mark-to-fair value gains/losses on derivative contracts (excluding current period accruals on the derivative instruments), net of tax. These are recognized in GAAP, but not in non-GAAP “Core Earnings” results. We provide non-GAAP “Core Earnings” measures because this is one of several measures management uses when making management decisions regarding our performance and the allocation of corporate resources. Our non-GAAP “Core Earnings” are not defined terms within GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. For additional information, see “—Key Financial Measures” and “—Non-GAAP ‘Core Earnings’ ” in this Form 10-Q for the

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quarter ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 for a further discussion and a complete reconciliation between GAAP net income and non-GAAP “Core Earnings.”

Through this discussion and analysis, we intend to provide the reader with some narrative context for how our management views our consolidated financial statements, additional context within which to assess our operating results, and information on the quality and variability of our earnings, liquidity, and cash flows.

Impact of COVID-19 on Sallie Mae

~~In April 2022, we returned to our offices, with most employees working under a hybrid model of some days in the office and other days working from home.~~

For further discussion of the impact of the coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 (“COVID-19”) pandemic on the Company, see Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Impact of COVID-19 on Sallie Mae” in the ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

The COVID-19 crisis iswas unprecedented and has had a significant impact on the economic environment globally and in the U.S. On April 10, 2023, President Biden signed into law a joint resolution that immediately terminated the COVID-19 national emergency. On June 3, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, and as a result, the U.S. Department of Education announced the end of its COVID-19 student loan forbearance program. Beginning on September 1, 2023, interest accrual on federal student loans resumed and in October 2023, payments by federal student loan borrowers resumed.

There ~~is a significant amount of~~still remains some uncertainty as to the length and breadth of the COVID-19 impact to the U.S. economy and, consequently, on us. Economists ~~expect~~believe risk related to the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy tomay continue ~~to be significant into 2022~~in 2023 and beyond. See Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors — Pandemic Risk” in the ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K for additional discussion regarding the risks associated with COVID-19.

Selected Financial Information and Ratios


(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)	(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,						(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022			2021			2022			2021				2023			2022			2023			2022
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	72,641		$	71,674		$	540,494		$	850,689		Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	24,723		$	72,641		$	399,969		$	540,494
Diluted earnings per common share	Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.29		$	0.24		$	2.03		$	2.59		Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.11		$	0.29		$	1.69		$	2.03
Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share	Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share	253,716			304,511			266,065			329,064			Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share	228,800			253,716			236,593			266,065
Return on assets(1)	Return on assets(1)	1.0		%	1.0		%	2.6		%	3.8		%	Return on assets(1)	0.4		%	1.0		%	1.9		%	2.6		%

Other Operating Statistics (Held for Investment)	Other Operating Statistics (Held for Investment)													Other Operating Statistics (Held for Investment)
Ending Private Education Loans, net	Ending Private Education Loans, net	$	18,980,852		$	20,561,961		$	18,980,852		$	20,561,961		Ending Private Education Loans, net	$	20,348,308		$	18,980,852		$	20,348,308		$	18,980,852
Ending FFELP Loans, net	Ending FFELP Loans, net	641,450			703,355			641,450			703,355			Ending FFELP Loans, net	550,873			641,450			550,873			641,450
Ending total education loans, net	Ending total education loans, net	$	19,622,302		$	21,265,316		$	19,622,302		$	21,265,316		Ending total education loans, net	$	20,899,181		$	19,622,302		$	20,899,181		$	19,622,302

Ending Credit Cards, net(2)		$	—		$	16,211		$	—		$	16,211

Average education loans	Average education loans	$	20,614,487		$	21,658,098		$	21,359,026		$	21,584,629		Average education loans	$	21,213,165		$	20,614,487		$	21,615,968		$	21,359,026
Average Credit Cards(2)		$	—		$	14,894		$	—		$	12,821
(1) We calculate and report our Return on Assets as the ratio of (a) GAAP net income numerator (annualized) to (b) the GAAP total average assets denominator.
(2) Credit Card loans were transferred to loans held-for-sale at September 30, 2022.

(1) We calculate and report our Return on Assets as the ratio of (a) GAAP net income numerator (annualized) to (b) the GAAP total average assets denominator.														(1) We calculate and report our Return on Assets as the ratio of (a) GAAP net income numerator (annualized) to (b) the GAAP total average assets denominator.

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Overview

The following discussion and analysis presents a review of our business and operations as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

Key Financial Measures

Our operating results are primarily driven by net interest income from our Private Education Loan portfolio, gains and losses on loan sales, provision expense for credit losses, and operating expenses. The growth of our business and the strength of our financial condition are primarily driven by our ability to achieve our annual Private Education Loan origination goals while sustaining credit quality and maintaining cost-efficient funding sources to support our originations. A brief summary of our key financial measures (net interest income; loan sales and secured financings; allowance for credit losses; charge-offs and delinquencies; operating expenses; ~~non-GAAP “Core Earnings;”~~ Private Education Loan originations; funding sources; and ~~funding sources)~~non-GAAP “Core Earnings”) can be found in Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

~~Non-GAAP “Core Earnings”~~

We prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP. However, we also produce and report our after-tax earnings on a separate basis that we refer to as “Core Earnings.” The difference between our non-GAAP “Core Earnings” and GAAP results for periods presented generally is driven by the unrealized, mark-to-fair value gains (losses) on derivative contracts recognized in GAAP, but not in non-GAAP “Core Earnings.”

Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” recognizes the difference in accounting treatment based upon whether a derivative qualifies for hedge accounting treatment. We enter into derivative instruments to economically hedge interest rate and cash flow risk associated with our portfolio. We believe that our derivatives are effective economic hedges and, as such, are a critical element of our interest rate risk management strategy. Those derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting treatment have their related cash flows recorded in interest income or interest expense along with the hedged item. Some of our derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and the stand-alone derivative must be marked-to-fair value in the income statement with no consideration for the corresponding change in fair value of the hedged item. These gains and losses, recorded in “Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net,” are primarily caused by interest rate volatility and changing credit spreads during the period as well as the volume and term of derivatives not receiving hedge accounting treatment. Cash flows on derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are not recorded in interest income and interest expense; they are recorded in non-interest income: “Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net.”

The adjustments required to reconcile from our non-GAAP “Core Earnings” results to our GAAP results of operations, net of tax, relate to differing treatments for those derivative instruments used to hedge our economic risks that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. The amount recorded in “Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net” includes (i) the accrual of the current payment on the interest rate swaps that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, and (ii) the change in fair values related to future expected cash flows for derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. For purposes of non-GAAP “Core Earnings,” we include in GAAP earnings the current period accrual amounts (interest reclassification) on the swaps and exclude the change in fair values for those derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting treatment. Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” is meant to represent what earnings would have been had these derivatives qualified for hedge accounting and there was no ineffectiveness.

Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” are not a substitute for reported results under GAAP. We provide a non-GAAP “Core Earnings” basis of presentation because (i) earnings per share computed on a non-GAAP “Core Earnings” basis is one of several measures we utilize in establishing management incentive compensation, and (ii) we believe it better reflects the financial results for derivatives that are economic hedges of interest rate risk, but which do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

~~GAAP provides a uniform, comprehensive basis of accounting. Our non-GAAP “Core Earnings” basis of presentation differs from GAAP in the way it treats derivatives as described above.~~

~~The following table shows the amount in “Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net” that relates to the interest reclassification on the derivative contracts.~~

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Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Unrealized gains (losses) on instruments not in a hedging relationship $ — $ (3,571) $ (248) $ (21,383)
Interest reclassification — 3,615 243 21,544
Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net $ — $ 44 $ (5) $ 161

~~The following table reflects adjustments associated with our derivative activities.~~

Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:
GAAP net income $ 75,172 $ 72,840 $ 546,057 $ 854,248
Preferred stock dividends 2,531 1,166 5,563 3,559
GAAP net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock $ 72,641 $ 71,674 $ 540,494 $ 850,689
Adjustments:
Net impact of derivative accounting(1)
— 3,571 248 21,383
Net tax expense(2)
— 864 60 5,172
Total non-GAAP “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP — 2,707 188 16,211
Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” attributable to SLM Corporation common stock $ 72,641 $ 74,381 $ 540,682 $ 866,900
GAAP diluted earnings per common share $ 0.29 $ 0.24 $ 2.03 $ 2.59
Derivative adjustments, net of tax — — — 0.04
Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” diluted earnings per common share $ 0.29 $ 0.24 $ 2.03 $ 2.63

(1) Derivative Accounting: Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” exclude periodic unrealized gains and losses caused by the mark-to-fair value valuations on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under GAAP, but include current period accruals on the derivative instruments. Under GAAP, for our derivatives held to maturity, the cumulative net unrealized gain or loss over the life of the contract will equal $0.

~~(2) Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” tax rate is based on the effective tax rate at the Bank where the derivative instruments are held.~~

~~The following table reflects our provisions for credit losses and total portfolio net charge-offs:~~

Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Provisions for credit losses $ 207,598 $ 138,442 $ 336,193 $ (17,648)
Total portfolio net charge-offs $ (100,157) $ (48,920) $ (272,209) $ (139,582)

We evaluate management’s performance internally using a measure that starts with non-GAAP “Core Earnings” net income as disclosed above for a period, and further adjusting it by increasing it by the impact of GAAP provisions for credit losses and decreasing it by the total portfolio net charge-offs recorded in that period, net of the tax impact of these adjustments.

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LIBOR Transition

Following announcements by the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (“UKFCA”), which regulates LIBOR, and ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, the administrator of LIBOR, publication of 1-week and 2-month USD LIBOR and all tenors for other currencies ceased after December 31, 2021. While publication of the remaining USD settings ~~is expected to cease~~ceased after June 30, 2023 (the “LIBOR Cessation Date”), U.S. banking and other global financial services regulators ~~have~~had previously directed regulated institutions to cease entering into new LIBOR-based contracts as soon as practicable and in any event by the end of 2021.

In 2020, we launched a formal cross-functional replacement project with the goal of ensuring a smooth transition to a replacement index for our LIBOR-based assets and obligations with minimal negative impact on our customers, investors, and the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The project team monitors developments, assesses impacts, proposes plans and, with the approval of an executive committee, implements changes. The Chief Financial Officer and/or project team reports status regularly to our Board of Directors. In 2020, we began accepting certain deposits based on SOFR. In the second quarter of 2021, we began issuing variable-rate Private Education Loans that are indexed to SOFR. In May 2022, we renewed the Secured Borrowing Facility with an index based on SOFR and, in the third quarter of 2022, we began issuing ABS that are indexed to SOFR. In the second quarter of 2023, our derivatives were transitioned by the CME and LCH into instruments on which the LIBOR coupon remained in effect until the first repricing date after the LIBOR Cessation Date.

~~Substantially~~In the third quarter of 2023, all our remaining assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet items referencing LIBOR ~~are~~transitioned to reference SOFR plus the applicable spread adjustment on their respective first repricing dates after the LIBOR Cessation Date. These items were comprised of Private Education Loans originated before April 2021, deposits, variable-rate ABS, ~~and derivatives. In addition,~~derivatives, as well as our Series B Preferred Stock. (The first dividend on our Series B Preferred Stock ~~is indexed~~(when, as, and if declared by our Board of Directors) that will be based on a SOFR rate will be any declared dividend to ~~LIBOR. We plan to transition these exposures to LIBOR by changing them to an alternative reference rate, either through modification or replacement, by June 30,~~be paid on December 15, 2023, ~~although we may accelerate the transition~~which will be priced as of ~~our legacy Private Education Loans depending upon a number of considerations, including regulatory guidance.~~ September 2023.)

Approximately ~~$228~~$96 million of our variable-rate ABS (those issued before November 2017) do not have fallback provisions for an alternative reference rate and we ~~intend to rely~~relied upon the safe harbors provided by recently passed federal legislation to transition these ABS to an alternative reference rate. Generally, the safe harbors will shield parties from liability and damages for transitioning certain USD LIBOR-indexed contracts (generally, those that do not have provisions for an alternative reference rate) to a benchmark replacement rate based on SOFR and selected by the Federal Reserve Board. We have evaluated the potential basis risk associated with a mismatch in variable-rate assets and liabilities, including any mismatches related to (i) legacy assets and liabilities that remain indexed to LIBOR up to June 2023 and newly issued assets and liabilities that are, or will be, indexed to SOFR and (ii) term SOFR-indexed assets and liabilities and average SOFR assets and liabilities. In all such cases, we have determined the basis risk is immaterial on an aggregate basis.

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~~The chart below depicts our current LIBOR exposure at September 30, 2022.~~

As of September 30, 2022
(dollars in thousands)

LIBOR
Exposure

~~Private Education Loans~~

~~6,833,357~~

~~FFELP Loans~~

~~544,795~~

~~Available-for-sale investments~~

~~52,726~~

~~Total Assets~~

~~7,430,878~~

~~Deposits~~

~~1,871,135~~

~~Private Education Loan term securitizations - no contractual fallback~~

~~227,645~~

~~Private Education Loan term securitizations - alternative reference rate fallback~~

~~634,422~~

~~Total Liabilities~~

~~2,733,202~~

~~Total Equity (preferred stock)~~

~~251,070~~

~~Total Liabilities and Equity~~

~~2,984,272~~

~~Off-Balance Sheet:~~

~~Pay LIBOR derivative notional~~

~~2,130,049~~

~~Receive LIBOR derivative notional~~

~~1,345,688~~

~~Total derivative notional~~

~~3,475,737~~

~~Total Off-Balance Sheet~~

~~3,475,737~~

See Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K for additional discussion regarding the risks associated with the transition from LIBOR.

Strategic Imperatives

To further focus our business and increase shareholder value, we continue to advance our strategic imperatives. Our focus remains on maximizing the profitability and growth of our core private student loan business, while harnessing and optimizing the power of our brand and attractive client base. In addition, we continue to seek to better inform the external narrative about student lending and Sallie Mae. We also strive to maintain a rigorous and predictable capital allocation and return program to create shareholder value. We are focused on driving a mission-led culture that continues to make

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Sallie Mae a great place to work. We also continue to strengthen our risk and compliance function, enhance and build upon our risk management framework, and assess and monitor enterprise-wide risk.

During the first nine months of ~~2022,~~2023, we made the following progress on the above corporate strategic imperatives.

Acquisition of ~~Nitro College~~Scholly

On ~~March 4, 2022,~~July 21, 2023, we completed the previously announced acquisition of ~~Nitro,~~several key assets of Scholly, which ~~provides resources that help~~is engaged in the business of operating as a scholarship publishing and servicing platform, comprised of websites and mobile application search products which offer custom recommendations for post-secondary scholarships for students, their families, and ~~families evaluate how to responsibly pay~~others as well as related services for ~~college and manage their financial responsibilities after graduation.~~scholarship providers. The addition of ~~Nitro~~Scholly assets will ~~bring innovative products, tools, and resources~~support our mission of providing students with the confidence needed to ~~help students and families confidently~~successfully navigate ~~their~~the higher education journey.

The acquisition of Nitro enhances future strategic growth opportunities for Sallie Mae and expands our digital marketing capabilities, reduces the cost to acquire customer accounts, and accelerates our progress to become a broader education solutions provider helping students to, through, and immediately after college. For additional information on this transaction, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies — Business Combination,” and Note 7, “Goodwill and Acquired Intangible ~~Assets.”~~Assets” in this Form 10-Q.

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2023-A Securitization

~~2022~~On March 15, 2023, we executed our $579 million SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2023-A term ABS transaction, which was accounted for as a secured financing. We sold $579 million of notes to third parties and retained a 100 percent interest in the residual certificates issued in the securitization, raising approximately $572 million of gross proceeds. The Class A and Class B notes had a weighted average life of 5.06 years and priced at a weighted average SOFR equivalent cost of SOFR plus 1.53 percent.

2023-C Securitization

2023 Loan Sales and ~~2022-A and 2022-B Transactions~~2023-B Transaction

~~During~~In the first nine months of ~~2022,~~2023, we ~~sold $3.29~~recognized $128 million in gains from the sale of approximately $2.10 billion of ~~our~~ Private Education Loans, including ~~$3.08~~$1.96 billion inof principal and ~~$213~~$144 million in capitalized interest, to an unaffiliated third ~~parties.~~party. The transactions qualified for sale treatment and removed the balance of the loans from our balance sheet on the respective settlement dates. We remained the servicer of these loans pursuant to applicable servicing agreements executed in connection with the sales. ~~These sales resulted in our recognizing a gain of $325 million during the first nine months of 2022.~~ For additional information regarding these transactions, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 3, “Loans Held for Investment” and Note 9, “Borrowings - Unconsolidated ~~VIEs~~VIEs” in this Form 10-Q.”

~~2022-C Securitization~~

On August 9, 2022, we executed our $575 million SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2022-C term ABS transaction, which was accounted for as a secured financing. We sold $575 million of notes to third parties and retained a 100 percent interest in the residual certificates issued in the securitization, raising approximately $575 million of gross proceeds. The Class A and Class B notes had a weighted average life of 4.69 years and priced at a weighted average SOFR equivalent cost of SOFR plus 1.76 percent. On September 30, 2022, $658 million of our Private Education Loans, including $613 million of principal and $45 million in capitalized interest, were encumbered because of this transaction.

Secured Borrowing Facility

~~Disposition~~Sale of Credit Card ~~Business~~Loan Portfolio

In May 2023, we sold our Credit Card loan portfolio to a third party. This transaction qualified for sale treatment and removed the balance of the loans from our balance sheet on the settlement date. We recorded a loss of $4 million related to the sale in the second quarter of 2023.

We plan to exit and sell our credit card business to focus resources on our core business strategies. We will process completed credit card applications received through the end of December 2022. At September 30, 2022, we had $29 million in Credit Card receivables in loans held for sale.

Share Repurchases under our Rule 10b5-1 ~~trading plan~~Trading Plans

During the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we repurchased ~~30.7~~16.4 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of ~~$553~~$257 million under a Rule 10b5-1 trading ~~plans~~plan authorized under our share repurchase programs.

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Results of Operations

We present the results of operations below on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

GAAP Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)


(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)	(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)				(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)
		2022		2021		$		%		2022		2021		$		%			2023		2022		$		%		2023		2022		$		%
Interest income:	Interest income:																	Interest income:
Loans	Loans	$	483	$	443	$	40	9	%	$	1,388	$	1,304	$	84	6	%	Loans	$	581	$	483	$	98	20	%	$	1,732	$	1,388	$	344	25	%
Investments	Investments	10		3		7		233		24		9		15		167		Investments	13		10		3		30		37		24		13		54
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	26		2		24		1,200		36		5		31		620		Cash and cash equivalents	58		26		32		123		155		36		119		331
Total interest income	Total interest income	520		448		72		16		1,448		1,318		130		10		Total interest income	652		520		132		25		1,924		1,448		476		33
Total interest expense	Total interest expense	150		90		60		67		341		291		50		17		Total interest expense	268		150		118		79		747		341		406		119
Net interest income	Net interest income	370		358		12		3		1,107		1,027		80		8		Net interest income	385		370		15		4		1,176		1,107		69		6
Less: provisions for credit losses	Less: provisions for credit losses	208		138		70		51		336		(18)		354		1,967		Less: provisions for credit losses	198		208		(10)		(5)		330		336		(6)		(2)
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses	Net interest income after provisions for credit losses	162		219		(57)		(26)		771		1,045		(274)		(26)		Net interest income after provisions for credit losses	187		162		25		15		846		771		75		10
Non-interest income:	Non-interest income:																	Non-interest income:
Gains on sales of loans, net	Gains on sales of loans, net	75		—		75		100		325		403		(78)		(19)		Gains on sales of loans, net	—		75		(75)		(100)		125		325		(200)		(62)

Gains (losses) on securities, net																		Gains (losses) on securities, net	1		1		—		—		2		(2)		4		200

Other income	Other income	20		14		6		43		50		77		(27)		(35)		Other income	23		19		4		21		63		52		11		21
Total non-interest income	Total non-interest income	95		14		81		579		375		480		(105)		(22)		Total non-interest income	24		95		(71)		(75)		190		375		(185)		(49)
Non-interest expenses:	Non-interest expenses:																	Non-interest expenses:
Total operating expenses	Total operating expenses	150		141		9		6		414		393		21		5		Total operating expenses	167		150		17		11		476		414		62		15
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	2		—		2		100		5		—		5		100		Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	3		2		1		50		7		5		2		40
Restructuring expenses		—		—		—		—		—		1		(1)		(100)

Total non-interest expenses	Total non-interest expenses	152		141		11		8		419		394		25		6		Total non-interest expenses	170		152		18		12		483		419		64		15
Income before income tax expense	Income before income tax expense	105		92		13		14		727		1,130		(403)		(36)		Income before income tax expense	41		105		(64)		(61)		553		727		(174)		(24)
Income tax expense	Income tax expense	30		19		11		58		181		276		(95)		(34)		Income tax expense	11		30		(19)		(63)		140		181		(41)		(23)
Net income	Net income	75		73		2		3		546		854		(308)		(36)		Net income	29		75		(46)		(61)		413		546		(133)		(24)
Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends	2		1		1		100		6		4		2		50		Preferred stock dividends	5		2		3		150		13		6		7		117
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	73	$	72	$	1	1	%	$	540	$	850	$	(310)	(36)	%	Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	25	$	73	$	(48)	(66)	%	$	400	$	540	$	(140)	(26)	%
Basic earnings per common share	Basic earnings per common share	$	0.29	$	0.24	$	0.05	21	%	$	2.05	$	2.62	$	(0.57)	(22)	%	Basic earnings per common share	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	(0.18)	(62)	%	$	1.71	$	2.05	$	(0.34)	(17)	%
Diluted earnings per common share	Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.29	$	0.24	$	0.05	21	%	$	2.03	$	2.59	$	(0.56)	(22)	%	Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	(0.18)	(62)	%	$	1.69	$	2.03	$	(0.34)	(17)	%
Declared dividends per common share	Declared dividends per common share	$	0.11	$	0.03	$	0.08	267	%	$	0.33	$	0.09	$	0.24	267	%	Declared dividends per common share	$	0.11	$	0.11	$	—	—	%	$	0.33	$	0.33	$	—	—	%

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GAAP Consolidated Earnings Summary

Three Months Ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, ~~2021~~2022

For the three months ended September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, net income attributable to common stock was ~~$75~~$25 million, or ~~$0.29~~$0.11 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income attributable to common stock of $73 million, or ~~$0.24~~$0.29 diluted earnings per common share, for the three months ended September 30, ~~2021.~~2022.

The primary drivers of changes in net income for the current quarter compared with the year-ago quarter are as follows:

•Net interest income increased by ~~$12~~$15 million in the current quarter compared with the year-ago quarter primarily due to a ~~24-basis~~16-basis point increase in our net interest margin ~~which more than offset~~and a ~~$1.0 billion reduction~~$599 million increase in our average Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans outstanding. ~~Average Private Education Loans outstanding declined $986 million as a result of a $1.0 billion Private Education Loan sale that occurred during the third quarter of 2022.~~ Our net interest margin increased in the current quarter from the year-ago quarter primarily ~~due to~~because our interest-earning assets ~~repricing~~repriced faster than our cost of funds as interest rates increased dramatically over the past year. Historically, during a period of rising interest rates, our net interest margin will typically increase because the yields on interest-earning assets reprice more quickly than our cost of funds, and during a period of declining interest rates we typically see our net interest margin decrease.

•Provision for credit losses in the current quarter was ~~$208~~$198 million, compared with ~~$138~~$208 million in the year-ago quarter. During the third quarter of ~~2022,~~2023, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by ~~slower than expected prepayment rates,~~ new loan commitments, ~~made during the period, and additional~~net of expired commitments, slower prepayment rates, management overlays, ~~which were partially offset by a negative provision recorded as a result of a $1.0 billion Private Education Loan sale that occurred during the quarter.~~and changes in economic outlook. In the year-ago quarter, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by provisions for new loan commitments and increased provisions related to our continuing implementation of new credit administration practices in 2021. See additional discussion related to collections activity in Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Financial Condition — Allowance for Credit Losses — Use of Forbearance and Rate Modifications asslower prepayment rates, which were offset by a negative $50 million provision associated with the $1.0 billion Private Education Loan ~~Collection Tool”~~sale completed in the ~~2021 Form 10-K.~~third quarter of 2022.

•~~Gains~~There were no gains on sales of loans, ~~were $75 million~~net, in the current quarter, as ~~a result~~we did not sell loans in the third quarter of ~~selling~~2023. In the third quarter of 2022, we sold $1.0 billion of Private Education Loans that resulted in ~~the quarter. There were no loan sales in the year-ago quarter.~~a $75 million gain.

•Other income was ~~$20~~$23 million in the third quarter of ~~2022,~~2023, compared with ~~$14~~$19 million in the year-ago quarter. In the third quarter of ~~2022,~~2023, there was a $4$3 million increase in third-party servicing ~~fees from the year-ago quarter and a $1 million increase in Private Education Loan late~~ fees from the year-ago quarter. The increase in third-party servicing fees was due to an additional ~~$4.3~~$2.15 billion of loans that we sold during the past year where we continue to service on behalf of the owners of the loans. Private Education Loan late fees also increased $1 million compared to the year-ago period.

•Third-quarter ~~2022~~2023 total operating expenses were ~~$150~~$167 million, compared with ~~$141~~$150 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in total operating expenses was primarily driven by higher ~~marketing~~personnel costs ~~staffing,~~ and ~~initiative spending, partially offset by lower~~higher FDIC assessment fees.

•During the third quarter of ~~2022,~~2023, we recorded $2$3 million in amortization of acquired intangible assets, ~~related to~~up from $2 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase is a result of our acquisition of ~~Nitro~~several key assets of Scholly in the ~~first~~third quarter of ~~2022.~~2023. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 7, “Goodwill and Acquired Intangible ~~Assets.”~~Assets” in this Form 10-Q.

•Third-quarter ~~2022~~2023 income tax expense was ~~$30~~$11 million, compared with ~~$19~~$30 million in the year-ago quarter. Our effective income tax rate ~~increased~~decreased to ~~28.2~~27.7 percent in the third quarter of ~~2022~~2023 from ~~21.0~~28.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. The ~~increase~~decrease in the effective rate for the third quarter of ~~2022~~2023 was primarily due to ~~lower than expected~~an increase in tax ~~credits in 2022.~~credits.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, ~~2021~~2022

For the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, net income attributable to common stock was ~~$546~~$400 million, or ~~$2.03~~$1.69 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income attributable to common stock of ~~$854~~$540 million, or ~~$2.59~~$2.03 diluted earnings per common share, for the nine months ended September 30, ~~2021.~~2022.

The primary drivers of changes in net income for the first nine months of ~~2022~~2023 compared with the first nine months of ~~2021~~2022 are as follows:

•Net interest income increased by ~~$80~~$69 million in the first nine months of ~~2022~~2023 compared with the year-ago period primarily due to a ~~57-basis~~$257 million increase in average Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans outstanding and a 27-basis point increase in our net interest ~~margin, which more than offset a $1.2 billion reduction in average interest-earning assets.~~margin. Our net interest margin increased in the current period from the year-ago period because of ~~a combination of factors, including a $1.5 billion reduction~~the dramatic increase in ~~low-yielding average cash and other short-term investments, and~~interest rates over the past year. When interest rates rise, the yield on our interest-earning assets ~~increasing~~typically increase faster ~~than our cost of funds. Historically, the yields on interest-earnings assets reprice more quickly~~ than our cost of funds. As such, as rates increased over the past year, we saw the yields on our interest-earning assets increase 87 basis points, while our cost of funds increased 28 basis points, compared with the first nine months of 2021. The higher level of cash and other short-term investments in 2021 was primarily the result of the $3.19 billion Private Education Loan sale that occurred in the first nine months of ~~2021.~~2023, we saw our net interest margin increase.

•Provision for credit losses in the first nine months of ~~2022~~2023 was ~~$336~~$330 million, compared with ~~a negative provision of $18~~$336 million in the year-ago period. During the first nine months of ~~2022,~~2023, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by $137 million in negative provisions recorded as a result of the $2.10 billion Private Education Loan sales during the first nine months of 2023 and an increase in recovery rates (as a result of the change in our defaulted loan recovery process noted above), which was offset by new loan commitments, net of expired commitments, slower prepayment rates, management overlays, and changes in economic outlook. In the year-ago period, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by new loan commitments made during the period, slower than expected prepayment rates, and additional management overlays, which were partially offset by negative provisions recorded related to $3.29 billion in Private Education Loans sold in 2022. In the year-ago period, the provision for credit losses was favorably affected by improved economic forecasts in 2021, a change in the economic scenarios used and their respective weightings when estimating our allowance for credit losses, and faster prepayments speeds. In addition, during the first ~~quarter~~nine months of 2021, we increased our estimates of future prepayment speeds during both the two-year reasonable and supportable period as well as the remaining term of the underlying loans. The faster estimated prepayment speeds reflected the significant improvement in economic forecasts as well as the implementation of an updated prepayment speed model in the first quarter of 2021.2022.

•Gains on sales of loans,net were ~~$325~~$125 million in the first nine months of ~~2022,~~2023, compared with ~~$403~~$325 million in the year-ago period. ~~Higher interest rates in 2022 compared with 2021 caused the~~The decrease in gains on sales of loans was primarily the result of selling $2.10 billion of Private Education Loans in the first nine months of ~~2022,~~2023, compared with the sale of approximately $3.29 billion of Private Education Loans in the year-ago period, and lower sales premiums compared to the year-ago period, which were attributable to higher interest rates in the first nine months of 2023. We also sold our Credit Card loan portfolio in May 2023 and recorded a $3.5 million loss on the sale in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

•Gains (losses) on securities, net, were $2 million in gains in the first nine months of 2023, compared with $2 million in losses in the year-ago period. The increase in gains (losses) on securities, net was related to the changes in mark-to-fair value of our trading investments.

•Other income was ~~$50~~$63 million in the first nine months of ~~2022,~~2023, compared with ~~$77~~$52 million in the year-ago period. The ~~decrease~~increase in other income compared with the year-ago period was primarily the result of a $35 million gain recorded in the year-ago period related to changes in the valuation of certain non-marketable securities. In addition, other income in the first nine months of 2021 was negatively affected by a $6 million reduction in the tax indemnification receivable related to uncertain tax positions. In the first nine months of 2022, we recorded a $5 million mark-to-fair value loss on our trading investments, offset by a $5$10 million increase in third-party servicing fees ~~versus~~from the year-ago period and a $2 million increase in Private Education Loan late fees compared with the year-ago period.

•Total operating expenses for the first nine months of ~~2022~~2023 were ~~$414~~$476 million, compared with ~~$393~~$414 million in the year-ago period. The increase in total operating expenses was primarily driven by ~~transaction costs related to our acquisition of Nitro,~~ higher personnel costs, initiative spending, and ~~marketing and initiative spending.~~higher FDIC assessment fees.

•During the first nine months of ~~2022,~~2023, we recorded $5$7 million in amortization of acquired intangible assets, compared with $5 million in the year-ago period, related to our acquisition of several key assets of Scholly in the third quarter of 2023 and Nitro in the first quarter of 2022. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 7, “Goodwill and Acquired Intangible ~~Assets.”~~Assets” in this Form 10-Q.

•Income tax expense for the first nine months of ~~2022~~2023 was ~~$181~~$140 million, compared with ~~$276~~$181 million in the year-ago period. Our effective income tax rate ~~was 24.9~~increased to 25.3 percent for the nine months ending September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared with ~~24.4~~24.9 percent for the year-ago period. The increase in the effective rate for the first nine months of ~~2022~~2023 was primarily ~~due~~attributable to an increase in non-deductible expenses and a ~~lower than~~decrease in the tax benefit related to stock compensation.

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Non-GAAP “Core Earnings”

The adjustments required to reconcile from our non-GAAP “Core Earnings” results to our GAAP results of operations, net of tax, relate to differing treatments for those derivative instruments used to hedge our economic risks that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. The amount recorded in “Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net” includes (i) the accrual of the current payment on the interest rate swaps that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, and (ii) the change in fair values related to future expected ~~tax credits~~cash flows for derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. For purposes of non-GAAP “Core Earnings,” we include in GAAP earnings the current period accrual amounts (interest reclassification) on the swaps and exclude the change in fair values for those derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting treatment. Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” is meant to represent what earnings would have been had these derivatives qualified for hedge accounting and there was no ineffectiveness.

Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” are not a substitute for reported results under GAAP. We provide a non-GAAP “Core Earnings” basis of presentation because we believe it better reflects the financial results for derivatives that are economic hedges of interest rate risk, but which do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

GAAP provides a uniform, comprehensive basis of accounting. Our non-GAAP “Core Earnings” basis of presentation differs from GAAP in the way it treats derivatives as described above.

The following table shows the amount in “Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net” that relates to the interest reclassification on the derivative contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. There were no gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities in the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, and in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)		2022
Unrealized gains (losses) on instruments not in a hedging relationship		$	(248)
Interest reclassification		243
Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net		$	(5)

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The following table reflects adjustments associated with our derivative activities.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:
GAAP net income	$	29,365	$	75,172	$	412,948	$	546,057
Preferred stock dividends	4,642		2,531		12,979		5,563
GAAP net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	24,723	$	72,641	$	399,969	$	540,494

Adjustments:
Net impact of derivative accounting(1)	—		—		—		248
Net tax expense(2)	—		—		—		60
Total non-GAAP “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP	—		—		—		188
Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	24,723	$	72,641	$	399,969	$	540,682

GAAP diluted earnings per common share	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.69	$	2.03
Derivative adjustments, net of tax	—		—		—		—
Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” diluted earnings per common share	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.69	$	2.03

(2) Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” tax rate is based on the effective tax rate at the Bank where the derivative instruments are held.

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Financial Condition

Average Balance Sheets

The following table reflects the rates earned on interest-earning assets and paid on interest-bearing liabilities and reflects our net interest margin on a consolidated basis.


		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,									Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021					2023				2022				2023				2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate		(Dollars in thousands)	Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate
Average Assets	Average Assets																	Average Assets
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	19,958,763	9.43	%	$	20,944,581	8.26	%	$	20,685,372	8.82	%	$	20,860,973	8.23	%	Private Education Loans	$	20,649,663	10.96	%	$	19,958,763	9.43	%	$	21,032,541	10.80	%	$	20,685,372	8.82	%
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans	655,724		5.03		713,517		3.45		673,654		4.18		723,656		3.43		FFELP Loans	563,502		7.35		655,724		5.03		583,427		7.10		673,654		4.18

Credit Cards	Credit Cards	29,443		4.77		14,894		6.95		28,219		4.24		12,821		4.97		Credit Cards	—		—		29,443		4.77		14,835		14.02		28,219		4.24
Taxable securities	Taxable securities	2,539,115		1.60		2,029,739		0.66		2,552,487		1.27		2,007,867		0.62		Taxable securities	2,549,512		2.06		2,539,115		1.60		2,539,391		1.93		2,552,487		1.27
Cash and other short-term investments	Cash and other short-term investments	4,625,523		2.27		4,477,634		0.16		4,077,340		1.21		5,574,427		0.13		Cash and other short-term investments	4,328,383		5.32		4,625,523		2.27		4,169,291		4.98		4,077,340		1.21
Total interest-earning assets	Total interest-earning assets	27,808,568		7.42	%	28,180,365		6.30	%	28,017,072		6.91	%	29,179,744		6.04	%	Total interest-earning assets	28,091,060		9.21	%	27,808,568		7.42	%	28,339,485		9.08	%	28,017,072		6.91	%

Non-interest-earning assets	Non-interest-earning assets	687,518				655,288				597,283				656,357				Non-interest-earning assets	367,179				687,518				271,866				597,283

Total assets	Total assets	$	28,496,086			$	28,835,653			$	28,614,355			$	29,836,101			Total assets	$	28,458,239			$	28,496,086			$	28,611,351			$	28,614,355

Average Liabilities and Equity	Average Liabilities and Equity																	Average Liabilities and Equity
Brokered deposits	Brokered deposits	$	9,905,248	2.23	%	$	10,706,147	1.26	%	$	9,813,559	1.67	%	$	11,281,800	1.38	%	Brokered deposits	$	9,231,432	3.32	%	$	9,905,248	2.23	%	$	9,641,234	3.15	%	$	9,813,559	1.67	%
Retail and other deposits	Retail and other deposits	10,970,838		1.89		10,377,808		0.66		11,047,661		1.15		10,533,660		0.73		Retail and other deposits	11,892,198		4.66		10,970,838		1.89		11,734,137		4.29		11,047,661		1.15
Other interest-bearing liabilities(1)	Other interest-bearing liabilities(1)	5,453,219		3.09		5,371,756		2.88		5,550,092		2.96		5,235,105		2.99		Other interest-bearing liabilities(1)	5,411,629		3.73		5,453,219		3.09		5,352,499		3.59		5,550,092		2.96
Total interest-bearing liabilities	Total interest-bearing liabilities	26,329,305		2.27	%	26,455,711		1.35	%	26,411,312		1.72	%	27,050,565		1.44	%	Total interest-bearing liabilities	26,535,259		4.00	%	26,329,305		2.27	%	26,727,870		3.74	%	26,411,312		1.72	%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities	Non-interest-bearing liabilities	188,532				159,371				106,363				323,184				Non-interest-bearing liabilities	116,645				188,532				71,137				106,363
Equity	Equity	1,978,249				2,220,571				2,096,680				2,462,352				Equity	1,806,335				1,978,249				1,812,344				2,096,680
Total liabilities and equity	Total liabilities and equity	$	28,496,086			$	28,835,653			$	28,614,355			$	29,836,101			Total liabilities and equity	$	28,458,239			$	28,496,086			$	28,611,351			$	28,614,355

Net interest margin	Net interest margin			5.27	%			5.03	%			5.28	%			4.71	%	Net interest margin			5.43	%			5.27	%			5.55	%			5.28	%

(1) Includes the average balance of our unsecured borrowings, as well as secured borrowings and amortization expense of transaction costs related to our term asset-backed securitizations and our Secured Borrowing Facility.

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Rate/Volume Analysis

The following rate/volume analysis shows the relative contribution of changes in interest rates and asset volumes to changes in interest income, interest expense, and net interest income.


(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Increase (Decrease)		Change Due To(1)				(Dollars in thousands)	Increase		Change Due To(1)
				Rate		Volume					Rate		Volume
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 vs. 2021
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 vs. 2022								Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 vs. 2022
Interest income	Interest income	$	72,356	$	78,333	$	(5,977)	Interest income	$	132,339	$	127,006	$	5,333
Interest expense	Interest expense	60,364		60,797		(433)		Interest expense	117,221		116,034		1,187
Net interest income	Net interest income	$	11,992	$	16,757	$	(4,765)	Net interest income	$	15,118	$	11,337	$	3,781

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 vs. 2021
Interest income		$	129,577	$	183,748	$	(54,171)
Interest expense		49,643		56,665		(7,022)
Net interest income		$	79,934	$	122,102	$	(42,168)


(Dollars in thousands)	Increase		Change Due To(1)
			Rate		Volume
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 vs. 2022
Interest income	$	475,773	$	458,926	$	16,847
Interest expense	406,796		402,664		4,132
Net interest income	$	68,977	$	56,116	$	12,861

(1) Changes in income and expense due to both rate and volume have been allocated in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each. The changes in income and expense are calculated independently for each line in the table. The totals for the rate and volume columns are not the sum of the individual lines.

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Summary of Our Loans Held for Investment Portfolio

Ending Loans Held for Investment Balances, net


As of September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans			FFELP Loans			Total Loans Held for Investment
As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)											As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans			FFELP Loans			Total Loans Held for Investment
Total loan portfolio:	Total loan portfolio:										Total loan portfolio:
In-school(1)	In-school(1)	$	3,554,254		$	57		$	3,554,311		In-school(1)	$	4,055,137		$	57		$	4,055,194
Grace, repayment and other(2)	Grace, repayment and other(2)	16,550,209			643,557			17,193,766			Grace, repayment and other(2)	17,625,730			554,252			18,179,982
Total, gross	Total, gross	20,104,463			643,614			20,748,077			Total, gross	21,680,867			554,309			22,235,176
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	66,816			1,647			68,463			Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	78,673			1,380			80,053
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses	(1,190,427)			(3,811)			(1,194,238)			Allowance for credit losses	(1,411,232)			(4,816)			(1,416,048)
Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	$	18,980,852		$	641,450		$	19,622,302		Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	$	20,348,308		$	550,873		$	20,899,181

% of total	% of total	97		%	3		%	100		%	% of total	97		%	3		%	100		%

As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in thousands)
Private
Education
Loans
FFELP
Loans Credit
Cards Total Loans Held for Investment
Total loan portfolio:
In-school(1)
$ 3,544,030 $ 82 $ — $ 3,544,112
Grace, repayment and other(2)
17,172,833 695,134 25,014 17,892,981
Total, gross 20,716,863 695,216 25,014 21,437,093
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount) 67,488 1,815 222 69,525
Allowance for credit losses (1,158,977) (4,077) (2,281) (1,165,335)
Total loans held for investment portfolio, net $ 19,625,374 $ 692,954 $ 22,955 $ 20,341,283

% of total 97 % 3 % — % 100 %


As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans			FFELP Loans			Total Loans Held for Investment
Total loan portfolio:
In-school(1)	$	3,659,323		$	57		$	3,659,380
Grace, repayment and other(2)	16,644,365			608,993			17,253,358
Total, gross	20,303,688			609,050			20,912,738
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	69,656			1,549			71,205
Allowance for credit losses	(1,353,631)			(3,444)			(1,357,075)
Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	$	19,019,713		$	607,155		$	19,626,868

% of total	97		%	3		%	100		%

(1) Loans for customers still attending school and who are not yet required to make payments on the loans.

(2) Includes loans in deferment or forbearance. Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).

Average Loans Held for Investment Balances (net of unamortized premium/~~discount)~~(discount))


		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,									Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022				2021				2022				2021				(Dollars in thousands)	2023				2022				2023				2022
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	19,958,763	97	%	$	20,944,581	97	%	$	20,685,372	97	%	$	20,860,973	97	%	Private Education Loans	$	20,649,663	97	%	$	19,958,763	97	%	$	21,032,541	97	%	$	20,685,372	97	%
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans	655,724		3		713,517		3		673,654		3		723,656		3		FFELP Loans	563,502		3		655,724		3		583,427		3		673,654		3
Credit Cards		—		—		14,894		—		—		—		12,821		—

Total portfolio	Total portfolio	$	20,614,487	100	%	$	21,672,992	100	%	$	21,359,026	100	%	$	21,597,450	100	%	Total portfolio	$	21,213,165	100	%	$	20,614,487	100	%	$	21,615,968	100	%	$	21,359,026	100	%

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Loans Held for Investment, Net — Activity


Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)										Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	18,511,250	$	663,452	$	26,626	$	19,201,328	Beginning balance	$	18,648,904	$	570,614	$	19,219,518
Acquisitions and originations:	Acquisitions and originations:									Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate	Fixed-rate	1,740,029		—		—		1,740,029		Fixed-rate	2,353,735		—		2,353,735
Variable-rate	Variable-rate	616,333		—		21,122		637,455		Variable-rate	114,313		—		114,313
Total acquisitions and originations	Total acquisitions and originations	2,356,362		—		21,122		2,377,484		Total acquisitions and originations	2,468,048		—		2,468,048
Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	91,637		6,096		(41)		97,692		Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	100,151		5,268		105,419
Sales		(976,888)		—		—		(976,888)
Transfer to loans held-for-sale		—		—		(28,458)		(28,458)
Loan consolidations to third-parties		(290,727)		(16,163)		—		(306,890)

Loan consolidations to third parties										Loan consolidations to third parties	(234,781)		(7,874)		(242,655)

Allowance	Allowance	(115,683)		118		2,393		(113,172)		Allowance	(50,937)		(394)		(51,331)
Repayments and other	Repayments and other	(595,099)		(12,053)		(21,642)		(628,794)		Repayments and other	(583,077)		(16,741)		(599,818)
Ending balance	Ending balance	$	18,980,852	$	641,450	$	—	$	19,622,302	Ending balance	$	20,348,308	$	550,873	$	20,899,181

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
(dollars in thousands) Private
Education
Loans FFELP
Loans Credit
Cards Total Loans
Held for
Investment, net
Beginning balance $ 19,389,089 $ 714,609 $ 11,446 $ 20,115,144
Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate 1,253,720 — — 1,253,720
Variable-rate 844,110 — 18,326 862,436
Total acquisitions and originations 2,097,830 — 18,326 2,116,156
Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization 96,385 6,892 (43) 103,234
Loan consolidations to third-parties (408,414) (6,441) — (414,855)
Allowance (54,920) 56 (298) (55,162)
Repayments and other (558,009) (11,761) (13,220) (582,990)
Ending balance $ 20,561,961 $ 703,355 $ 16,211 $ 21,281,527


Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Beginning balance	$	18,511,250	$	663,452	$	26,626	$	19,201,328
Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate	1,740,029		—		—		1,740,029
Variable-rate	616,333		—		21,122		637,455
Total acquisitions and originations	2,356,362		—		21,122		2,377,484
Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	91,637		6,096		(41)		97,692
Sales	(976,888)		—		—		(976,888)
Transfer to loans held-for-sale	—		—		(28,458)		(28,458)
Loan consolidations to third parties	(290,727)		(16,163)		—		(306,890)
Allowance	(115,683)		118		2,393		(113,172)

Repayments and other	(595,099)		(12,053)		(21,642)		(628,794)
Ending balance	$	18,980,852	$	641,450	$	—	$	19,622,302

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)										Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	19,625,374	$	692,954	$	22,955	$	20,341,283	Beginning balance	$	19,019,713	$	607,155	$	19,626,868
Acquisitions and originations:	Acquisitions and originations:									Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate	Fixed-rate	3,528,370		—		—		3,528,370		Fixed-rate	4,946,020		—		4,946,020
Variable-rate	Variable-rate	1,643,194		—		63,331		1,706,525		Variable-rate	628,326		—		628,326
Total acquisitions and originations	Total acquisitions and originations	5,171,564		—		63,331		5,234,895		Total acquisitions and originations	5,574,346		—		5,574,346
Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	303,049		18,709		(195)		321,563		Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	339,118		16,872		355,990
Sales	Sales	(3,085,758)		—		—		(3,085,758)		Sales	(1,964,945)		—		(1,964,945)
Transfer to loans held-for-sale		—		—		(28,458)		(28,458)
Loan consolidations to third-parties		(1,126,636)		(33,880)		—		(1,160,516)

Loan consolidations to third parties										Loan consolidations to third parties	(731,656)		(23,033)		(754,689)

Allowance	Allowance	(31,450)		266		2,281		(28,903)		Allowance	(57,600)		(1,372)		(58,972)
Repayments and other	Repayments and other	(1,875,291)		(36,599)		(59,914)		(1,971,804)		Repayments and other	(1,830,668)		(48,749)		(1,879,417)
Ending balance	Ending balance	$	18,980,852	$	641,450	$	—	$	19,622,302	Ending balance	$	20,348,308	$	550,873	$	20,899,181

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(dollars in thousands) Private
Education
Loans FFELP
Loans Credit
Cards Total Loans
Held for
Investment, net
Beginning balance $ 18,436,968 $ 735,208 $ 10,967 $ 19,183,143
Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate 2,570,579 — — 2,570,579
Variable-rate 2,134,149 — 39,484 2,173,633
Total acquisitions and originations 4,704,728 — 39,484 4,744,212
Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization 297,149 21,022 (251) 317,920
Sales (150,928) — — (150,928)
Transfer from loans held-for-sale 25,040 — — 25,040
Loan consolidations to third-parties (1,135,141) (20,320) — (1,155,461)
Allowance 146,384 171 (239) 146,316
Repayments and other (1,762,239) (32,726) (33,750) (1,828,715)
Ending balance $ 20,561,961 $ 703,355 $ 16,211 $ 21,281,527


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Beginning balance	$	19,625,374	$	692,954	$	22,955	$	20,341,283
Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate	3,528,370		—		—		3,528,370
Variable-rate	1,643,194		—		63,331		1,706,525
Total acquisitions and originations	5,171,564		—		63,331		5,234,895
Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	303,049		18,709		(195)		321,563
Sales	(3,085,758)		—		—		(3,085,758)
Transfer to loans held-for-sale	—		—		(28,458)		(28,458)
Loan consolidations to third parties	(1,126,636)		(33,880)		—		(1,160,516)
Allowance	(31,450)		266		2,281		(28,903)

Repayments and other	(1,875,291)		(36,599)		(59,914)		(1,971,804)
Ending balance	$	18,980,852	$	641,450	$	—	$	19,622,302

“Loan consolidations to ~~third-parties”~~third parties” and “Repayments and other” are both significantly affected by the volume of loans in our held for investment portfolio in full principal and interest repayment status. ~~Loans~~The amount of loans in full principal and interest repayment status in our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio at September 30, ~~2022 decreased~~2023 increased by 14.7 percent compared with September 30, ~~2021,~~2022, and now ~~total 39~~totals 38 percent of our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio at September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

“Loan consolidations to ~~third-parties”~~third parties” for the three months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 total ~~3.9~~3.0 percent of our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio in full principal and interest repayment status at September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, or ~~1.5~~1.2 percent of our total Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio at September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared with the year-ago period of ~~5.5~~3.9 percent of our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio in full principal and interest repayment status, or ~~2.0~~1.5 percent of our total Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio, respectively. Historical experience has shown that loan consolidation activity is heightened in the period when the loan initially enters full principal and interest repayment status and then subsides over time. In addition, in higher interest rate environments, such as occurred in the ~~third quarter~~first nine months of ~~2022,~~2023, we typically experience reduced loan ~~consolidated~~consolidation activity.

The “Repayments and other” category includes all scheduled repayments, as well as voluntary prepayments, made on loans in repayment (including loans in full principal and interest repayment status) and also includes charge-offs. Consequently, this category can be significantly affected by the volume of loans in repayment.

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Private Education Loan Originations

The following table summarizes our Private Education Loan originations. Originations represent loans that were funded or acquired during the period presented.


		Three Months Ended September 30,											Three Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022			%		2021			%		(Dollars in thousands)	2023			%		2022			%
Smart Option - interest only(1)	Smart Option - interest only(1)	$	464,602		20	%	$	412,877		20	%	Smart Option - interest only(1)	$	449,141		18	%	$	464,602		20	%
Smart Option - fixed pay(1)	Smart Option - fixed pay(1)	770,183			33		672,068			32		Smart Option - fixed pay(1)	821,722			34		770,183			33
Smart Option - deferred(1)	Smart Option - deferred(1)	939,835			40		791,716			38		Smart Option - deferred(1)	1,005,987			41		939,835			40
Graduate Loan(2)	Graduate Loan(2)	176,114			7		176,898			8		Graduate Loan(2)	174,563			7		176,114			7
Parent Loan(3)	Parent Loan(3)	217			—		34,400			2		Parent Loan(3)	—			—		217			—
Total Private Education Loan originations	Total Private Education Loan originations	$	2,350,951		100	%	$	2,087,959		100	%	Total Private Education Loan originations	$	2,451,413		100	%	$	2,350,951		100	%

Percentage of loans with a cosigner	Percentage of loans with a cosigner	88.6		%			87.8		%			Percentage of loans with a cosigner	90.1		%			88.6		%
Average FICO at approval(4)	Average FICO at approval(4)	747					749					Average FICO at approval(4)	749					747

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)		2022			%		2021			%
Smart Option - interest only(1)		$	995,603		19	%	$	988,838		21	%
Smart Option - fixed pay(1)		1,679,130			33		1,448,614			31
Smart Option - deferred(1)		2,025,277			39		1,737,430			37
Graduate Loan(2)		424,807			8		432,837			9
Parent Loan(3)		30,439			1		77,957			2
Total Private Education Loan originations		$	5,155,256		100	%	$	4,685,676		100	%

Percentage of loans with a cosigner		86.6		%			86.7		%
Average FICO at approval(4)		747					750


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2023			%		2022			%
Smart Option - interest only(1)	$	1,024,261		18	%	$	995,603		19	%
Smart Option - fixed pay(1)	1,837,397			33		1,679,130			33
Smart Option - deferred(1)	2,258,488			41		2,025,277			39
Graduate Loan(2)	423,833			8		424,807			8
Parent Loan(3)	38			—		30,439			1
Total Private Education Loan originations	$	5,544,017		100	%	$	5,155,256		100	%

Percentage of loans with a cosigner	88.0		%			86.6		%
Average FICO at approval(4)	747					747

(1) Interest only, fixed pay and deferred describe the payment option while in school or in grace period. See Item 1. “Business - Our Business - Private Education Loans” in the ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K for a further discussion.

(2) For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Graduate Loan originations include $9.5 million of Smart Option Loans where the student was in a graduate status. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Graduate Loan originations include $0.1 million of Parent Loans and $10.7 million of Smart Option Loans where the student was in a graduate status. For the ~~three~~nine months ended September 30, ~~2021,~~2023, the Graduate Loan originations include ~~$2.3 million of Parent Loans and $9.8~~$24.4 million of Smart Option Loans where the student was in a graduate status. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Graduate Loan originations include $1.8 million of Parent Loans and $24.5 million of Smart Option Loans where the student was in a graduate status. ~~For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Graduate Loan originations include $4.8 million of Parent Loans and $20.2 million of Smart Option Loans where the student was in a graduate status.~~

(3) In December 2021, we discontinued offering our Parent Loan product. Applications for those loans received before the offering termination date ~~will continue to be~~were processed, ~~with~~and final disbursements under those loans ~~to occur until mid-December 2022.~~occurred in February 2023.

(4) Represents the higher credit score of the cosigner or the borrower.

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Allowance for Credit Losses

Allowance for Credit Losses Activity


Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	2022								2021								Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	2023				2022
		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Portfolio		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Portfolio			Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Total Portfolio		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Portfolio
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	1,074,744	$	3,929	$	2,393	$	1,081,066	$	1,154,540	$	4,262	$	1,442	$	1,160,244	Beginning balance	$	1,360,294	$	4,422	$	1,364,716	$	1,074,744	$	3,929	$	2,393	$	1,081,066
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	168,377		—		—		168,377		110,613		—		—		110,613		Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	101,687		—		101,687		168,377		—		—		168,377
Less:	Less:																	Less:
Charge-offs	Charge-offs	(109,350)		(147)		(2,062)		(111,559)		(56,000)		(106)		(119)		(56,225)		Charge-offs	(104,865)		(272)		(105,137)		(109,350)		(147)		(2,062)		(111,559)

Plus:	Plus:																	Plus:
Recoveries	Recoveries	11,400		—		2		11,402		7,302		—		3		7,305		Recoveries	9,693		—		9,693		11,400		—		2		11,402
Provisions for credit losses:	Provisions for credit losses:																	Provisions for credit losses:
Provision, current period	Provision, current period	95,482		29		2,039		97,550		(6,995)		50		415		(6,530)		Provision, current period	44,423		666		45,089		95,482		29		2,039		97,550
Loan sale reduction to provision	Loan sale reduction to provision	(50,226)		—		—		(50,226)		—		—		—		—		Loan sale reduction to provision	—		—		—		(50,226)		—		—		(50,226)
Loans transferred to held-for-sale	Loans transferred to held-for-sale	—		—		(2,372)		(2,372)		—		—		—		—		Loans transferred to held-for-sale	—		—		—		—		—		(2,372)		(2,372)
Total provisions for credit losses(2)	Total provisions for credit losses(2)	45,256		29		(333)		44,952		(6,995)		50		415		(6,530)		Total provisions for credit losses(2)	44,423		666		45,089		45,256		29		(333)		44,952
Ending balance	Ending balance	$	1,190,427	$	3,811	$	—	$	1,194,238	$	1,209,460	$	4,206	$	1,741	$	1,215,407	Ending balance	$	1,411,232	$	4,816	$	1,416,048	$	1,190,427	$	3,811	$	—	$	1,194,238

(1) See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” in this Form 10-Q for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.

(2) Below is a reconciliation of the provision for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of income. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation	Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation					Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)					Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)
		2022		2021			2023		2022
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:	Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:					Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses	Provisions for loan losses	$	45,256	$	(6,995)	Provisions for loan losses	$	44,423	$	45,256
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	162,646		144,972		Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	152,934		162,646
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	207,902		137,977		Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	197,357		207,902
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:	Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:					Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans	29		50		FFELP Loans	666		29
Credit Cards	Credit Cards	(333)		415		Credit Cards	—		(333)
Total	Total	(304)		465		Total	666		(304)
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	207,598	$	138,442	Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	198,023	$	207,598

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Nine Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	2022								2021								Nine Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)	2023				2022
		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Portfolio		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Portfolio			Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Total Portfolio		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Portfolio
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	1,158,977	$	4,077	$	2,281	$	1,165,335	$	1,355,844	$	4,378	$	1,501	$	1,361,723	Beginning balance	$	1,353,631	$	3,444	$	1,357,075	$	1,158,977	$	4,077	$	2,281	$	1,165,335
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	303,591		—		—		303,591		262,049		—		—		262,049		Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	278,388		—		278,388		303,591		—		—		303,591
Less:	Less:																	Less:
Charge-offs	Charge-offs	(299,699)		(376)		(2,549)		(302,624)		(161,039)		(249)		(281)		(161,569)		Charge-offs	(314,500)		(853)		(315,353)		(299,699)		(376)		(2,549)		(302,624)

Plus:	Plus:																	Plus:
Recoveries	Recoveries	30,410		—		5		30,415		21,977		—		10		21,987		Recoveries	33,385		—		33,385		30,410		—		5		30,415
Provisions for credit losses:	Provisions for credit losses:																	Provisions for credit losses:
Provision, current period	Provision, current period	168,473		110		2,635		171,218		(260,923)		77		511		(260,335)		Provision, current period	196,859		2,225		199,084		168,473		110		2,635		171,218
Loan sale reduction to provision	Loan sale reduction to provision	(171,325)		—		—		(171,325)		(10,335)		—		—		(10,335)		Loan sale reduction to provision	(136,531)		—		(136,531)		(171,325)		—		—		(171,325)

Loans transferred (to) from held-for-sale		—		—		(2,372)		(2,372)		1,887		—		—		1,887
Loans transferred to held-for-sale																		Loans transferred to held-for-sale	—		—		—		—		—		(2,372)		(2,372)
Total provisions for credit losses(2)	Total provisions for credit losses(2)	(2,852)		110		263		(2,479)		(269,371)		77		511		(268,783)		Total provisions for credit losses(2)	60,328		2,225		62,553		(2,852)		110		263		(2,479)
Ending balance	Ending balance	$	1,190,427	$	3,811	$	—	$	1,194,238	$	1,209,460	$	4,206	$	1,741	$	1,215,407	Ending balance	$	1,411,232	$	4,816	$	1,416,048	$	1,190,427	$	3,811	$	—	$	1,194,238


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Nine Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)
	2023		2022
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses	$	60,328	$	(2,852)
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	267,311		338,672
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	327,639		335,820
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	2,225		110
Credit Cards	—		263
Total	2,225		373
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	329,864	$	336,193

Consolidated Statements of Income
Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2022 2021
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses $ (2,852) $ (269,371)
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments 338,672 251,135
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses 335,820 (18,236)
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans 110 77
Credit Cards 263 511
Total 373 588
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income $ 336,193 $ (17,648)

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Private Education Loan Allowance for Credit Losses

In establishing the allowance for Private Education Loan losses as of September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we considered several factors with respect to our Private Education Loan portfolio, in particular, credit quality and delinquency, forbearance, and charge-off trends.

Private Education Loans held for investment in full principal and interest repayment status were 3938 percent of our total Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio at September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, compared with 3639 percent at September 30, ~~2021.~~2022.

For a more detailed discussion of our policy for determining the collectability of Private Education Loans and maintaining our allowance for Private Education Loans, see Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Allowance for Credit Losses” and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 5, “Loans Held for Investment — Certain Collection Tools - Private Education Loans” in the ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

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The table below presents our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio delinquency trends. Loans in repayment include loans making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the following table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).


Private Education Loans Held for Investment	Private Education Loans Held for Investment	2022				2021				Private Education Loans Held for Investment	2023				2022
September 30, (dollars in thousands)	September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Balance		%		Balance		%		September 30, (dollars in thousands)	Balance		%		Balance		%
Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	$	5,356,860			$	5,855,280			Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	$	5,961,879			$	5,356,860
Loans in forbearance(2)	Loans in forbearance(2)	201,047				357,425				Loans in forbearance(2)	213,843				201,047

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:	Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:									Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:
Loans current	Loans current	14,002,955		96.3	%	15,115,541		97.6	%	Loans current	14,938,462		96.3	%	14,002,955		96.3	%
Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	255,241		1.8		199,942		1.3		Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3)	283,621		1.8		255,241		1.8
Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	151,812		1.0		101,512		0.6		Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	153,449		1.0		151,812		1.0
Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	136,548		0.9		73,137		0.5		Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	129,613		0.9		136,548		0.9
Total Private Education Loans in repayment	Total Private Education Loans in repayment	14,546,556		100.0	%	15,490,132		100.0	%	Total Private Education Loans in repayment	15,505,145		100.0	%	14,546,556		100.0	%
Total Private Education Loans, gross	Total Private Education Loans, gross	20,104,463				21,702,837				Total Private Education Loans, gross	21,680,867				20,104,463
Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	66,816				68,584				Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	78,673				66,816
Total Private Education Loans	Total Private Education Loans	20,171,279				21,771,421				Total Private Education Loans	21,759,540				20,171,279
Private Education Loans allowance for losses	Private Education Loans allowance for losses	(1,190,427)				(1,209,460)				Private Education Loans allowance for losses	(1,411,232)				(1,190,427)
Private Education Loans, net	Private Education Loans, net	$	18,980,852			$	20,561,961			Private Education Loans, net	$	20,348,308			$	18,980,852

Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment			72.4	%			71.4	%	Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment			71.5	%			72.4	%

Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment			3.7	%			2.4	%	Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment			3.7	%			3.7	%


Loans in forbearance as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance			1.4	%			2.3	%	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance			1.4	%			1.4	%

(3)The period of delinquency is based on the number of days scheduled payments are contractually past due.

Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans (held for investment) in repayment ~~increased to~~remained unchanged at 3.7 percent at September 30, ~~2022 from 2.4 percent at~~2023 and September 30, ~~2021,~~2022, and the forbearance rate ~~decreased to~~remained unchanged at 1.4 percent at both September 30, ~~2022 from 2.3 percent at~~2023 and September 30, 2021. The delinquency rate at September 30, 2022 was higher than for the year-ago quarter due to several factors, including the credit administration practices changes we implemented in 2021 that imposed additional requirements for those borrowers requesting forbearance. Also contributing to the increase are certain loans whose borrowers took a “gap year” during the pandemic entering full principal and interest repayment status starting in late 2021 and early 2022, and the overall strain on our collections team arising from increased collections activity and staffing shortages driven by tight labor markets. The lower forbearance rate was the result of the aforementioned credit administration practices changes.2022. See additional discussion related to collections activity and the COVID-19 pandemic in Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Impact of COVID-19 on Sallie Mae — Customers and Credit Performance” and ~~“Financial~~“—Financial Condition — Allowance for Credit Losses — Use of Forbearance and Rate Modifications as a Private Education Loan Collection Tool” in the ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

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Changes in Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for Private Education Loan (held for investment) losses.


		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,							Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022			2021			2022			2021			(Dollars in thousands)	2023			2022			2023			2022
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	1,074,744		$	1,154,540		$	1,158,977		$	1,355,844		Beginning balance	$	1,360,294		$	1,074,744		$	1,353,631		$	1,158,977
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	168,377			110,613			303,591			262,049			Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	101,687			168,377			278,388			303,591
Provision for credit losses:	Provision for credit losses:													Provision for credit losses:
Provision, current period	Provision, current period	95,482			(6,995)			168,473			(260,923)			Provision, current period	44,423			95,482			196,859			168,473
Loan sale reduction to provision	Loan sale reduction to provision	(50,226)			—			(171,325)			(10,335)			Loan sale reduction to provision	—			(50,226)			(136,531)			(171,325)
Loans transferred from held-for-sale		—			—			—			1,887

Total provision	Total provision	45,256			(6,995)			(2,852)			(269,371)			Total provision	44,423			45,256			60,328			(2,852)
Net charge-offs:	Net charge-offs:													Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	Charge-offs	(109,350)			(56,000)			(299,699)			(161,039)			Charge-offs	(104,865)			(109,350)			(314,500)			(299,699)
Recoveries	Recoveries	11,400			7,302			30,410			21,977			Recoveries	9,693			11,400			33,385			30,410
Net charge-offs	Net charge-offs	(97,950)			(48,698)			(269,289)			(139,062)			Net charge-offs	(95,172)			(97,950)			(281,115)			(269,289)

Ending balance	Ending balance	$	1,190,427		$	1,209,460		$	1,190,427		$	1,209,460		Ending balance	$	1,411,232		$	1,190,427		$	1,411,232		$	1,190,427

Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance		5.92		%	5.57		%	5.92		%	5.57		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment(2)		8.18		%	7.81		%	8.18		%	7.81		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized														Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized	6.15		%	5.63		%	6.15		%	5.63		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(2)(3)														Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(2)(3)	8.84		%	7.98		%	8.84		%	7.98		%
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	3.04			6.21			3.32			6.52			Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	3.71			3.04			3.77			3.32
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(2)	Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(2)	2.67		%	1.29		%	2.37		%	1.25		%	Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(2)	2.53		%	2.67		%	2.44		%	2.37		%
Delinquencies as a percentage of ending loans in repayment(2)	Delinquencies as a percentage of ending loans in repayment(2)	3.74		%	2.42		%	3.74		%	2.42		%	Delinquencies as a percentage of ending loans in repayment(2)	3.65		%	3.74		%	3.65		%	3.74		%

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment and forbearance(2)	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment and forbearance(2)	1.36		%	2.26		%	1.36		%	2.26		%	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment and forbearance(2)	1.36		%	1.36		%	1.36		%	1.36		%
Ending total loans, gross	Ending total loans, gross	$	20,104,463		$	21,702,837		$	20,104,463		$	21,702,837		Ending total loans, gross	$	21,680,867		$	20,104,463		$	21,680,867		$	20,104,463
Average loans in repayment(2)	Average loans in repayment(2)	$	14,674,437		$	15,108,802		$	15,173,465		$	14,877,937		Average loans in repayment(2)	$	15,023,993		$	14,674,437		$	15,358,596		$	15,173,465
Ending loans in repayment(2)	Ending loans in repayment(2)	$	14,546,556		$	15,490,132		$	14,546,556		$	15,490,132		Ending loans in repayment(2)	$	15,505,145		$	14,546,556		$	15,505,145		$	14,546,556
Accrued interest to be capitalized														Accrued interest to be capitalized	$	1,283,388		$	1,056,983		$	1,283,388		$	1,056,983
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(3)														Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(3)	$	464,807		$	371,388		$	464,807		$	371,388

(2) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).

(3) Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment includes interest on loans that are in repayment but have not yet entered into full principal and interest payment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, does not include the interest on those loans while they are in forbearance).

Charge-offs increased in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the respective year-ago periods because of the credit administration practices changes we implemented in 2021 that imposed additional requirements for those borrowers requesting forbearance. Also contributing to the increase were elevated losses on loans whose borrowers took a “gap year” during the pandemic and entered full principal and interest repayment status starting in late 2021 and early 2022, and the overall strain on our collections team arising from increased collections activity and staffing shortages driven by tight labor markets. The increased charge-offs caused the allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) ratio to decline for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the respective year-ago periods.

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Delinquency Trends by Active Repayment Status

The tables below show the composition and status of the Private Education Loan portfolio held for investment aged by number of months in active repayment status (months for which a scheduled monthly payment was due). Active repayment status includes loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace ~~period.~~period (but for purposes of the tables below, does not include those loans while they are in forbearance). Our experience shows that the percentage of loans in forbearance status generally decreases the longer the loans have been in active repayment status. At September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, for Private Education Loans (held for investment) that have been in active repayment status for fewer than 25 months, loans in forbearance status as a percentage of all loans in repayment and forbearance were 11.0 percent. Approximately 7571 percent of our Private Education Loans (held for investment) in forbearance status have been in active repayment status fewer than 25 months.

As of September 30, 2022
(dollars in millions)
Private Education Loans Held for Investment
Monthly Scheduled Payments Due Not Yet in
Repayment Total
0 to 12 13 to 24 25 to 36 37 to 48 More than 48
Loans in-school/grace/deferment $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 5,357 $ 5,357
Loans in forbearance 117 33 20 13 18 — 201
Loans in repayment - current 4,918 2,659 2,032 1,418 2,975 — 14,002
Loans in repayment - delinquent 30-59 days 88 45 38 24 60 — 255
Loans in repayment - delinquent 60-89 days 53 27 22 16 34 — 152
Loans in repayment - 90 days or greater past due 44 27 21 14 31 — 137
Total $ 5,220 $ 2,791 $ 2,133 $ 1,485 $ 3,118 $ 5,357 20,104
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount) 67
Allowance for credit losses (1,190)
Total Private Education Loans, net $ 18,981

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of total Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance 0.79 % 0.22 % 0.14 % 0.09 % 0.12 % — % 1.36 %


As of September 30, 2021 (dollars in millions)		Private Education Loans Held for Investment Monthly Scheduled Payments Due															Not Yet in Repayment			Total
		0 to 12			13 to 24			25 to 36			37 to 48			More than 48
As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in millions)																							As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in millions)	Private Education Loans Held for Investment Aged by Number of Months in Active Repayment Status															Not Yet in Repayment			Total
																								0 to 12			13 to 24			25 to 36			37 to 48			More than 48
Loans in-school/grace/deferment	Loans in-school/grace/deferment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	5,855		$	5,855		Loans in-school/grace/deferment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	5,962		$	5,962
Loans in forbearance	Loans in forbearance	195			56			37			27			42			—			357			Loans in forbearance	118			35			24			15			22			—			214
Loans in repayment - current	Loans in repayment - current	4,853			3,364			2,244			1,625			3,030			—			15,116			Loans in repayment - current	5,147			3,180			1,898			1,504			3,209			—			14,938
Loans in repayment - delinquent 30-59 days	Loans in repayment - delinquent 30-59 days	74			37			28			21			40			—			200			Loans in repayment - delinquent 30-59 days	86			55			40			31			72			—			284
Loans in repayment - delinquent 60-89 days	Loans in repayment - delinquent 60-89 days	43			19			14			9			17			—			102			Loans in repayment - delinquent 60-89 days	48			28			22			14			40			—			152
Loans in repayment - 90 days or greater past due	Loans in repayment - 90 days or greater past due	28			14			10			7			14			—			73			Loans in repayment - 90 days or greater past due	33			26			20			14			37			—			130
Total	Total	$	5,193		$	3,490		$	2,333		$	1,689		$	3,143		$	5,855		21,703			Total	$	5,432		$	3,324		$	2,004		$	1,578		$	3,380		$	5,962		21,680
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)																			68			Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)																			79
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses																			(1,209)			Allowance for credit losses																			(1,411)
Total Private Education Loans, net	Total Private Education Loans, net																			$	20,562		Total Private Education Loans, net																			$	20,348

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of total Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of total Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance	1.23		%	0.35		%	0.24		%	0.17		%	0.27		%	—		%	2.26		%	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of total Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance	0.75		%	0.22		%	0.15		%	0.10		%	0.14		%	—		%	1.36		%

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As of September 30, 2022 (dollars in millions)	Private Education Loans Held for Investment Aged by Number of Months in Active Repayment Status															Not Yet in Repayment			Total
	0 to 12			13 to 24			25 to 36			37 to 48			More than 48
Loans in-school/grace/deferment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	5,357		$	5,357
Loans in forbearance	117			33			20			13			18			—			201
Loans in repayment - current	4,918			2,659			2,032			1,418			2,975			—			14,002
Loans in repayment - delinquent 30-59 days	88			45			38			24			60			—			255
Loans in repayment - delinquent 60-89 days	53			27			22			16			34			—			152
Loans in repayment - 90 days or greater past due	44			27			21			14			31			—			137
Total	$	5,220		$	2,791		$	2,133		$	1,485		$	3,118		$	5,357		20,104
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)																			67
Allowance for credit losses																			(1,190)
Total Private Education Loans, net																			$	18,981

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of total Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance	0.79		%	0.22		%	0.14		%	0.09		%	0.12		%	—		%	1.36		%

Private Education Loans Held for Investment Types

The following table provides information regarding the loans in repayment balance and total loan balance by Private Education Loan held for investment product type at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.


As of September 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Signature and Other		Parent Loan(1)		Smart Option		Career Training(2)		Graduate Loan		Total
As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)														As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Signature and Other		Parent Loan(1)		Smart Option		Career Training(2)		Graduate Loan		Total
$ in repayment(3)	$ in repayment(3)	$	225,630	$	275,581	$	13,042,595	$	5,441	$	997,309	$	14,546,556	$ in repayment(3)	$	220,485	$	219,046	$	13,869,402	$	2,495	$	1,193,717	$	15,505,145
$ in total	$ in total	$	316,076	$	276,608	$	18,029,447	$	5,509	$	1,476,823	$	20,104,463	$ in total	$	309,164	$	220,082	$	19,433,762	$	2,519	$	1,715,340	$	21,680,867


As of December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands)		Signature and Other		Parent Loan(1)		Smart Option		Career Training(2)		Graduate Loan		Total
As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)														As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)	Signature and Other		Parent Loan(1)		Smart Option		Career Training(2)		Graduate Loan		Total
$ in repayment(3)	$ in repayment(3)	$	221,637	$	301,422	$	14,097,819	$	9,354	$	880,980	$	15,511,212	$ in repayment(3)	$	216,513	$	261,316	$	13,599,750	$	4,565	$	1,047,406	$	15,129,550
$ in total	$ in total	$	318,055	$	302,764	$	18,789,771	$	9,402	$	1,296,871	$	20,716,863	$ in total	$	308,884	$	262,602	$	18,218,925	$	4,602	$	1,508,675	$	20,303,688

(1) In December 2021, we discontinued offering our Parent Loan product. Applications for those loans received before the offering termination date ~~will continue~~continued to be processed, ~~with~~and final disbursements under those loans ~~to occur until mid–December 2022.~~occurred in February 2023.

(2) In May 2022, we discontinued offering our Career Training loan product. Applications for those loans received before the offering termination date ~~will continue~~continued to be processed, ~~with~~and final disbursements under those loans ~~to occur until May~~occurred in September 2023.

(3) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).

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Accrued Interest Receivable

The following table provides information regarding accrued interest receivable on our Private Education Loans held for investment. The table also discloses the amount of accrued interest on loans 90 days or greater past due as compared to our allowance for uncollectible interest. The majority of the total accrued interest receivable represents accrued interest on deferred loans where no payments are due while the borrower is in school and fixed-pay loans where the borrower makes a $25 monthly payment that is smaller than the interest accruing on that loan in that month. The accrued interest on these loans will be capitalized ~~against~~to the balance of the loans when the borrower exits the grace period ~~upon~~after separation from ~~school.~~school, and the current expected credit losses on accrued interest that will be capitalized is included in our allowance for credit losses.


	Private Education Loans
	Accrued Interest Receivable
(Dollars in thousands)	Total Interest Receivable		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Allowance for Uncollectible Interest(1)(2)
September 30, 2023	$	1,429,225	$	6,756	$	8,516
December 31, 2022	$	1,177,562	$	6,609	$	8,121
September 30, 2022	$	1,201,159	$	6,515	$	7,783

(1)The allowance for uncollectible interest at September 30, 2023 and 2022 represents the expected losses related to the portion of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment (at September 30, 2023 and 2022, relates to $146 million and $144 million, respectively, of accrued interest receivable) that is/was not expected to be capitalized. The accrued interest receivable that is/was expected to be capitalized ($1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, at September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively) is reserved in the allowance for credit losses.

Private Education Loans

Accrued Interest Receivable
(Dollars in thousands) Total Interest Receivable 90 Days or Greater Past Due Allowance for
Uncollectible
Interest
September 30, 2022 $ 1,201,159 $ 6,515 $ 7,783
December 31, 2021 $ 1,187,123 $ 3,635 $ 4,937
September 30, 2021 $ 1,386,427 $ 3,636 $ 4,351

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Funding and Liquidity Risk Management

Our primary liquidity needs include our ongoing ability to fund our businesses throughout market cycles, including during periods of financial stress, our ongoing ability to fund originations of Private Education Loans, and our ability to meet any outflows of our Bank deposits. To achieve these objectives, we analyze and monitor our liquidity needs, and maintain excess liquidity and access to diverse funding sources, such as deposits at the Bank, issuance of secured debt primarily through asset-backed securitizations, ~~and~~ other financing facilities, and loan sales.

Interest-bearing deposits as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of retail and brokered non-maturity savings deposits, retail and brokered non-maturity MMDAs, and retail and brokered CDs. Interest-bearing deposits also include deposits from Educational 529 and Health Savings plans that diversify our funding sources and that we consider to be core. These and other large omnibus accounts, aggregating the deposits of many individual depositors, represented $7.5 billion and $8.0 billion of our deposit total as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The omnibus accounts are structured in such a way that entitles the individual depositor pass-through deposit insurance (subject to FDIC rules and limitations), and the majority of these deposits have contractual minimum balances and maturity terms.

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our sources of liquidity included liquid investments with unrealized losses of $184.7 million and $184.5 million, respectively. It is our policy to manage operations so liquidity needs are fully satisfied through normal operations to avoid unplanned loan or liquid investment sales under all but the most dire emergency conditions. Our liquidity management is governed by policies approved by our Board of Directors. Oversight of these policies is performed in the Asset and Liability Committee, a management-level committee.

These policies take into account the volatility of cash flow forecasts, expected asset and liability maturities, anticipated loan demand, and a variety of other factors to establish minimum liquidity guidelines.

Key risks associated with our liquidity relate to our ability to access the capital markets and the markets for bank deposits at reasonable rates. This ability may be affected by our performance, competitive pressures, the macroeconomic environment, and the impact they have on the availability of funding sources in the marketplace. We target maintaining sufficient on-balance sheet and contingent sources of liquidity to enable us to meet all contractual and contingent obligations under various stress scenarios, including severe macroeconomic stresses as well as specific stresses that test the resiliency of our balance sheet. As the Bank has grown, we have improved our liquidity stress testing practices to align more closely with the industry, which resulted in our adopting increased liquidity requirements. Beginning in the second quarter of 2019, we began to increase our liquidity levels by increasing cash and marketable investments held as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our ability to maintain a strong risk management position. By early 2020 and continuing through ~~2021,~~2022, we held a significant liquidity buffer of cash and securities, which we expect to maintain through ~~2022.~~2023. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, our liquidity levels will likely vary from quarter to quarter.

Sources of Liquidity and Available Capacity

Ending Balances


(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Sources of primary liquidity:	Sources of primary liquidity:					Sources of primary liquidity:
Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:	Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:					Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:
Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries	Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries	$	467	$	2,588	Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries	$	3,093	$	—
Sallie Mae Bank(1)	Sallie Mae Bank(1)	4,846,288		4,332,015		Sallie Mae Bank(1)	3,545,132		4,617,533
Available-for-sale investments	Available-for-sale investments	2,131,024		2,325,711		Available-for-sale investments	1,926,971		2,012,901
Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments	Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments	$	6,977,779	$	6,660,314	Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments	$	5,475,196	$	6,630,434

(1) This amount will be used primarily to originate Private Education Loans at the Bank.

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Average Balances


		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021		(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Sources of primary liquidity:	Sources of primary liquidity:									Sources of primary liquidity:
Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:	Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:									Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:
Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries	Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries	$	1,391	$	4,621	$	7,661	$	3,903	Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries	$	3,609	$	1,391	$	5,840	$	7,661
Sallie Mae Bank(1)	Sallie Mae Bank(1)	4,432,386		4,271,373		3,868,795		5,370,768		Sallie Mae Bank(1)	4,130,488		4,432,386		3,969,493		3,868,795
Available-for-sale investments	Available-for-sale investments	2,229,465		1,817,721		2,291,946		1,822,730		Available-for-sale investments	1,954,661		2,229,465		1,984,226		2,291,946
Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments	Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments	$	6,663,242	$	6,093,715	$	6,168,402	$	7,197,401	Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments	$	6,088,758	$	6,663,242	$	5,959,559	$	6,168,402

(1) This amount will be used primarily to originate Private Education Loans at the Bank.

Deposits

The following table summarizes total deposits.


		September 30,		December 31,			September 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021		(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022
Deposits - interest-bearing	Deposits - interest-bearing	$	21,276,181	$	20,826,692	Deposits - interest-bearing	$	21,550,108	$	21,446,647
Deposits - non-interest-bearing	Deposits - non-interest-bearing	567		1,432		Deposits - non-interest-bearing	637		1,424
Total deposits	Total deposits	$	21,276,748	$	20,828,124	Total deposits	$	21,550,745	$	21,448,071

Interest-bearing deposits as of September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021~~2022 consisted of retail and brokered non-maturity savings deposits, retail and brokered non-maturity MMDAs, and retail and brokered CDs. Interest-bearing deposits also include deposits from Educational 529 and Health Savings plans that diversify our funding sources and ~~additional deposits~~that we consider to be core. These and other large omnibus accounts, aggregating the deposits of many individual depositors, represented ~~$8.0~~$7.5 billion and ~~$7.3~~$8.0 billion of our deposit total as of September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively.

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Interest bearing deposits at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021~~2022 are summarized as follows:


		September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021					September 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Qtr.-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1)		Amount		Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1)		(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Qtr.-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1)		Amount		Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1)
Money market	Money market	$	11,053,370	2.57	%	$	10,473,569	0.69	%	Money market	$	10,241,232	4.75	%	$	10,977,242	3.75	%
Savings	Savings	947,870		2.14		959,122		0.43		Savings	930,590		4.35		982,586		3.15
Certificates of deposit	Certificates of deposit	9,274,941		2.29		9,394,001		1.20		Certificates of deposit	10,378,286		3.58		9,486,819		2.57
Deposits - interest bearing	Deposits - interest bearing	$	21,276,181			$	20,826,692			Deposits - interest bearing	$	21,550,108			$	21,446,647

(1) Includes the effect of interest rate swaps in effective hedge relationships.

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As of September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, there were ~~$538~~$494 million and ~~$743~~$615 million, respectively, of deposits exceeding FDIC insurance limits. Accrued interest on deposits was ~~$48~~$73 million and ~~$35~~$59 million at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. The omnibus accounts are structured in such a way that entitles the individual depositor pass-through deposit insurance (subject to FDIC rules and limitations), and the majority of these deposits have contractual minimum balances and maturity terms.

Counterparty Exposure

Counterparty exposure related to financial instruments arises from the risk that a lending, investment, or derivative counterparty will not be able to meet its obligations to us.

Excess cash is generally invested with the FRB on an overnight basis or in the FRB’s Term Deposit Facility, minimizing counterparty exposure on cash balances.

Our investment portfolio is primarily comprised of ~~U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries, and~~ a small portfolio of mortgage-backed securities issued by government agencies and government-sponsored enterprises that are purchased to meet CRA targets. Additionally, our investing activity is governed by Board-approved limits on the amount that is allowed to be invested with any one issuer based on the credit rating of the issuer, further minimizing our counterparty exposure. Counterparty credit risk is considered when valuing investments and considering impairment.

Related to derivative transactions, protection against counterparty risk is generally provided by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Credit Support Annexes (“CSAs”), or clearinghouses for over-the-counter derivatives. CSAs require a counterparty to post collateral if a potential default would expose the other party to a loss. All derivative contracts entered into by the Bank are covered under CSAs or clearinghouse agreements and require collateral to be exchanged based on the net fair value of derivatives with each counterparty. Our exposure to the counterparty is limited to the value of the derivative contracts in a gain position, less any collateral held by us and plus collateral posted with the counterparty.

Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act requires all standardized derivatives, including most interest rate swaps, to be submitted for clearing to central counterparties to reduce counterparty risk. Two of the central counterparties we use are the CME and the LCH. All variation margin payments on derivatives cleared through the CME and LCH are accounted for as legal settlement. As of September 30, ~~2022, $3.2~~2023, $1.8 billion notional of our derivative contracts were cleared on the CME and ~~$0.3~~$0.1 billion were cleared on the LCH. The derivative contracts cleared through the CME and LCH represent ~~93.0~~91.7 percent and ~~7.0~~8.3 percent, respectively, of our total notional derivative contracts of ~~$3.5~~$1.9 billion at September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

Our exposure to the counterparty is limited to the value of the derivative contracts in a gain position less any collateral held and plus any collateral posted. When there is a net negative exposure, we consider our exposure to the counterparty to be zero. At September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, we had a net positive exposure (derivative gain/loss positions to us, less collateral held by us and plus collateral posted with counterparties) related to derivatives of $11 million and $12 million, ~~and $9 million,~~ respectively.

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We have liquidity exposure related to collateral movements between us and our derivative counterparties. Movements in the value of the derivatives, which are primarily affected by changes in interest rates, may require us to return cash collateral held or may require us to access primary liquidity to post collateral to counterparties.

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The table below highlights exposure related to our derivative counterparties as of September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.


As of September 30, ~~2022~~2023 (dollars in thousands)	SLM Corporation and Sallie Mae Bank Contracts
Total exposure, net of collateral	$	~~12,146~~10,836
Exposure to counterparties with credit ratings, net of collateral	$	~~12,146~~10,836
Percent of exposure to counterparties with credit ratings below S&P AA- or Moody’s Aa3	—		%
Percent of exposure to counterparties with credit ratings below S&P A- or Moody’s A3	—		%

Regulatory Capital

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal and state banking authorities. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Under U.S. Basel III and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital standards that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and its classification under the prompt corrective action framework are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components of capital, risk weightings, and other factors.

Capital Management

The Bank intends to maintain at all times regulatory capital levels that meet both the minimum levels required under U.S. Basel III (including applicable buffers) and the levels necessary to be considered “well capitalized” under the FDIC’s prompt corrective action framework, in order to support asset growth and operating needs, address unexpected credit risks, and protect the interests of depositors and the Deposit Insurance Fund administered by the FDIC. The Bank’s Capital Policy requires management to monitor these capital standards and the Bank’s compliance with them. The Board of Directors and management periodically evaluate the quality of assets, the stability of earnings, and the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses for the Bank. The Company is a source of strength for the Bank and will provide additional capital if necessary.

We believe that current and projected capital levels are appropriate for ~~2022.~~2023. As of September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, the Bank’s risk-based and leverage capital ratios exceed the required minimum ratios and the applicable buffers under the fully phased-in U.S. Basel III standards as well as the “well capitalized” standards under the prompt corrective action framework.

Under U.S. Basel III, the Bank is required to maintain the following minimum regulatory capital ratios: a Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.5 percent, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0 percent, a Total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0 percent, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.0 percent. In addition, the Bank is subject to a Common Equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of greater than 2.5 percent. Failure to maintain the buffer will result in restrictions on the Bank’s ability to make capital distributions, including the payment of dividends, and to pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers. Including the buffer, the Bank is required to maintain the following capital ratios under U.S. Basel III in order to avoid such restrictions: a Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of greater than 7.0 percent, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of greater than 8.5 percent, and a Total risk-based capital ratio of greater than 10.5 percent.

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from the adoption of CECL, and 25 percent of the ongoing impact of CECL on the Bank’s allowance for credit losses, retained earnings, and average total consolidated assets, each as reported for regulatory capital purposes ~~(collectively,~~

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(collectively, the “adjusted transition amounts”), were deferred for the two-year period ending January 1, 2022. ~~From~~On January 1, 2022, to25 percent of the adjusted transition amounts was phased in for regulatory capital purposes. On January 1, 2023, an additional 25 percent of the adjusted transition amounts was phased in for regulatory capital purposes. On January 1 of 2024 and 2025, the adjusted transition amounts will continue to be phased in for regulatory capital purposes at a rate of 25 percent per year, with the phased-in amounts included in regulatory capital at the beginning of each year. The Bank’s January 1, 2020 CECL transition amounts increased our allowance for credit losses by $1.1 billion, increased the liability representing our off-balance sheet exposure for unfunded commitments by $116 million, and increased our deferred tax asset by $306 million, resulting in a cumulative effect adjustment that reduced retained earnings by $953 million. This transition adjustment was inclusive of qualitative adjustments incorporated into our CECL allowance as necessary, to address any limitations in the models used.


	Adjusted Transition Amounts		Phase-In Amounts for the Year Ended		Phase-In Amounts for the Nine Months Ended		Remaining Adjusted Transition Amounts to be Phased-In
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2023		September 30, 2023

Retained earnings	$	836,351	$	(209,088)	$	(209,088)	$	418,175
Allowance for credit losses	1,038,145		(259,536)		(259,536)		519,073
Liability for unfunded commitments	104,377		(26,094)		(26,094)		52,189
Deferred tax asset	306,171		(76,542)		(76,542)		153,087

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Actual
U.S. Basel III Minimum
Requirements Plus Buffer(1)(2)
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
As of September 30, 2022(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) $ 3,098,799 13.3 % $ 1,626,628 > 7.0 %
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) $ 3,098,799 13.3 % $ 1,975,191 > 8.5 %
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) $ 3,391,178 14.6 % $ 2,439,942 > 10.5 %
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) $ 3,098,799 10.6 %

$ 1,170,406 > 4.0 %
As of December 31, 2021:
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) $ 3,314,657 14.1 % $ 1,643,132 > 7.0 %
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) $ 3,314,657 14.1 % $ 1,995,232 > 8.5 %
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) $ 3,410,183 14.5 % $ 2,464,699 > 10.5 %
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) $ 3,314,657 11.1 % $ 1,198,808 > 4.0 %


	Actual				U.S. Basel III Minimum Requirements Plus Buffer(1)(2)
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio
As of September 30, 2023(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	2,935,903	11.7	%	$	1,763,562	>	7.0	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	2,935,903	11.7	%	$	2,141,468	>	8.5	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,258,771	12.9	%	$	2,645,343	>	10.5	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	2,935,903	10.1	%	$	1,166,116	>	4.0	%

As of December 31, 2022(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,040,662	12.9	%	$	1,645,807	>	7.0	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,040,662	12.9	%	$	1,998,480	>	8.5	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,338,645	14.2	%	$	2,468,711	>	10.5	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	3,040,662	10.3	%	$	1,185,280	>	4.0	%

(1) Reflects the U.S. Basel III minimum required ratio plus the applicable capital conservation buffer.

(2) The Bank’s regulatory capital ratios also exceeded all applicable standards for the Bank to qualify as “well capitalized” under the prompt corrective action framework.

(3) For September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the actual amounts and the actual ratios include the adjusted transition amounts discussed above that were phased in at the beginning of ~~2022.~~2022 and 2023.

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Dividends

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Borrowings

Outstanding borrowings consist of unsecured debt and secured borrowings issued through our term ABS program and our Secured Borrowing Facility. The issuing entities for those secured borrowings are VIEs and are consolidated for accounting purposes. The following table summarizes our borrowings at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, respectively. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 9, “Borrowings” in this Form 10-Q.


		September 30, 2022						December 31, 2021							September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		(Dollars in thousands)	Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Short-Term		Long-Term		Total
Unsecured borrowings:	Unsecured borrowings:													Unsecured borrowings:
Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)	Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)	$	—	$	988,182	$	988,182	$	—	$	986,138	$	986,138	Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)	$	—	$	991,396	$	991,396	$	—	$	988,986	$	988,986
Total unsecured borrowings	Total unsecured borrowings	—		988,182		988,182		—		986,138		986,138		Total unsecured borrowings	—		991,396		991,396		—		988,986		988,986
Secured borrowings:	Secured borrowings:													Secured borrowings:
Private Education Loan term securitizations:	Private Education Loan term securitizations:													Private Education Loan term securitizations:
Fixed-rate	Fixed-rate	—		3,673,627		3,673,627		—		3,897,996		3,897,996		Fixed-rate	—		3,807,493		3,807,493		—		3,462,363		3,462,363
Variable-rate	Variable-rate	—		860,502		860,502		—		1,046,856		1,046,856		Variable-rate	—		716,643		716,643		—		783,765		783,765
Total Private Education Loan term securitizations	Total Private Education Loan term securitizations	—		4,534,129		4,534,129		—		4,944,852		4,944,852		Total Private Education Loan term securitizations	—		4,524,136		4,524,136		—		4,246,128		4,246,128
Secured Borrowing Facility	Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		—		Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total secured borrowings	Total secured borrowings	—		4,534,129		4,534,129		—		4,944,852		4,944,852		Total secured borrowings	—		4,524,136		4,524,136		—		4,246,128		4,246,128
Total	Total	$	—	$	5,522,311	$	5,522,311	$	—	$	5,930,990	$	5,930,990	Total	$	—	$	5,515,532	$	5,515,532	$	—	$	5,235,114	$	5,235,114

Short-term Borrowings

Other Borrowing Sources

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2022.

We established an account at the FRB to meet eligibility requirements for access to the Primary Credit borrowing facility at the FRB’s Window. The Primary Credit borrowing facility is a lending program available to depository institutions that are in generally sound financial condition. All borrowings at the Window must be fully collateralized. We can pledge asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, as well as FFELP Loans and Private Education Loans, to the FRB as collateral for borrowings at the Window. Generally, collateral value is assigned based on the estimated fair value of the pledged assets. At September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and December 31, ~~2021,~~2022, the value of our pledged collateral at the FRB totaled ~~$2.6~~$1.6 billion and ~~$3.3~~$2.2 billion, respectively. The interest rate charged to us is the discount rate set by the FRB. We did not utilize this facility in the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 or in the year ended December 31, ~~2021.~~2022.

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Contractual Loan Commitments

When we approve a Private Education Loan at the beginning of an academic year, that approval may cover the borrowing for the entire academic year. As such, we do not always disburse the full amount of the loan at the time of such approval, but instead have a commitment to fund a portion of the loan at a later date (usually at the start of the second semester or subsequent trimesters). We estimate expected credit losses over the contractual period in which we are exposed to credit risk via a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by us. At September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we had ~~$2.2~~$2.4 billion of outstanding contractual loan commitments ~~that~~which we expect to fund during the ~~2022/2023~~remainder of the 2023/2024 academic year. At September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we had a ~~$108~~$114 million reserve recorded in “Other Liabilities” to cover ~~lifetime~~ expected ~~credit~~ losses that may occur during the one-year loss emergence period on these unfunded commitments. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies - Allowance for Credit Losses ~~- 2021 and 2020~~ — Off-Balance Sheet Exposure for Contractual Loan ~~Commitments - 2021 and 2020”~~Commitments” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K and Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments” in this Form 10-Q for additional information.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations addresses our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we have identified certain accounting estimates and assumptions that we consider to be the most critical to an understanding of our financial statements because they involve significant judgments and uncertainties.

The critical accounting estimates we have identified relate to the allowance for credit losses. These estimates reflect our best judgment about current and, for some estimates, including management overlays, future economic and market conditions. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of these financial statements. If conditions change from those expected, it is reasonably possible that these judgments and estimates could change, which may result in a change in the allowance for credit losses or material changes to our consolidated financial statements. A discussion of our critical accounting policies can be found in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K. ~~During~~

In the second quarter of 2023, we changed how we collect on defaulted loans. Previously, we used a mix of in-house collectors and sales to third parties. We will continue to sell a segment of defaulted loans immediately after charge-off but will no longer sell retained defaulted loans (that have been subject to internal collection attempts for six months) to third parties and instead will continue our collection efforts using in-house collectors and collection agencies. This improved our estimate of recovery rates for the nine months ended September 30, ~~2022,~~2023. When we ~~adopted ASU No. 2022-02, which affects~~estimate the ~~accounting~~timing and ~~disclosure~~amount of ~~TDRs, as discussed below.~~

~~Recently Issued~~future recoveries on charged-off loans, we no longer include expectations of future sales on retained defaulted loans. We continue to monitor how we collect on defaulted loans and ~~Adopted Accounting Pronouncements~~

~~On March 31, 2022,~~may modify the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-02, “Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures,” which eliminates the accounting guidance for TDRs while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The enhanced disclosures are requiredapproach from time to ~~be provided for modifications made starting in the period of adoption. Information about modifications in periods before adoption is not required to be provided.~~

ASU No. 2022-02 also requires that entities disclose current-period gross charge-offs by year of origination. For entities that have adopted CECL, the amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

Early adoption of the amendments in ASU No. 2022-02 is permitted if an entity has adopted CECL. The amendments should be applied prospectively. For the transition method related to the recognition and measurement of TDRs, an entity has the option to apply a modified retrospective transition method. We elected to early adopt ASU No. 2022-02 prospectively for the period beginning January 1, 2022. The adoption was immaterial to our consolidated financial statements. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 5, "Allowance for Credit Losses" in this Form 10-Q.time based on performance, industry conventions, and/or regulatory feedback.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis

Our interest rate risk management program seeks to manage and control interest rate risk, thereby reducing our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and achieving consistent and acceptable levels of profit in any rate environment and sustainable growth in net interest income over the long term. We evaluate and monitor interest rate risk through two primary methods:

•Earnings at Risk (“EAR”), which measures the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates on net interest income; and

•Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”), which measures the sensitivity or change in the economic value of equity to changes in interest rates.

A number of potential interest rate scenarios are simulated using our asset liability management system. The Bank is the primary source of interest rate risk within the Company. At ~~present,~~June 30, 2023, a significant portion of the Bank’s earning assets and a large balance of deposits ~~are~~were indexed to 1-month LIBOR. ~~Therefore, 1-month~~As of their first repricing date after the LIBOR ~~is considered~~Cessation Date, these legacy assets and liabilities were converted to various SOFR fallback rates plus a ~~core rate in our interest rate risk analysis. 1-month LIBOR~~spread adjustment and ~~other rates~~are modeled accordingly. Rates are shocked in parallel for shock scenarios unless otherwise indicated. In addition, key rates are modeled with a floor, which indicates how low each specific rate is likely to move in practice. ~~On April 1, 2021, we began offering variable-rate Private Education Loans based on the 30-day average SOFR, replacing 1-month LIBOR for new originations.~~ Rates are adjusted up or down via a set of scenarios that includes both rate shocks and ramps. Rate shocks represent an immediate and sustained change in key rates, including ~~both 1-month LIBOR and~~ 30-day average SOFR, with the resulting changes in other indices correlated accordingly. Interest rate ramps represent a linear increase in those key rates over the course of 12 months, with the resulting changes in other indices correlated accordingly.

The following ~~tables summarize~~table summarizes the potential effect on earnings over the next 24 months and the potential effect on market values of balance sheet assets and liabilities at September 30, ~~2022~~2023 and ~~2021,~~2022, based upon a sensitivity analysis performed by management assuming hypothetical increases in market interest rates of 100 and 300 basis points and a decrease of 100 and 300 basis points while credit and funding spreads remain constant. EAR analysis assumes a static balance sheet, with maturities of each product replaced with assumed issuance of new products of the same type. The EVE sensitivity is applied only to financial assets and liabilities, including hedging instruments, that existed at the balance sheet date, and does not reflect any impact of new assets, liabilities, commitments, or hedging instruments that may arise in the future.

~~With current~~Due to the low interest ~~rates levels, a~~rate environment in early 2022, results for the downward 300-basis point ~~downward~~ rate shock ~~does~~were not presented because they did not provide a meaningful indication of interest rate sensitivity ~~so results for~~at that ~~scenario have not been presented.~~time. As interest rates rose, the 100-basis point downward rate shock was added to the model in the second quarter of 2022 and the 300-basis point downward rate shock was added in the fourth quarter of 2022. The EAR results for September 30, ~~2022~~2023 indicate a market risk profile of low sensitivity to rate changes, based on static balance sheet assumptions over the next two years. The EVE metrics demonstrate ~~lower~~higher sensitivity than results from one year ~~ago.~~ago due to fixed-rate liabilities repricing more quickly than fixed-rate assets. Management is evaluating this trend and will take actions as necessary to manage EVE sensitivity.

2022

2021

2023

2022

As of September 30,

+300
Basis Points

+100
Basis Points

-100
Basis Points

+300
Basis Points

+100
Basis Points

-100
Basis Points

As of September 30,

+300
Basis Points

+100
Basis Points

-100
Basis Points

-300 Basis Points

+300
Basis Points

+100
Basis Points

-100
Basis Points

-300 Basis Points

EAR - Shock

+1.8%

+0.6%

-0.7%

+2.6%

+1.0%

N/A

EAR - Shock

-2.5%

-0.8%

+0.5%

+1.5%

+1.8%

+0.6%

-0.7%

N/A

EAR - Ramp

+1.0%

+0.3%

-0.4%

+1.8%

+0.7%

N/A

EAR - Ramp

-2.2%

-0.7%

+0.6%

+1.6%

+1.0%

+0.3%

-0.4%

N/A

EVE

-6.0%

-2.0%

+1.8%

-9.3%

-2.8%

N/A

EVE

-25.1%

-8.7%

+8.8%

+26.5%

-6.0%

-2.0%

+1.8%

N/A

In the preceding tables, the interest rate sensitivity analysis reflects the balance sheet mix of fully variable ~~LIBOR,~~ SOFR, and Prime-based loans, and fully variable funding, including brokered CDs that have been converted to ~~LIBOR or~~ SOFR through derivative transactions. The analysis assumes that retail MMDAs and retail savings balances, while relatively sensitive to interest rate changes, will not correlate 100 percent to the full interest rate shocks or ramps. Also considered is the impact

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of FFELP Loans, which receive floor income in low interest rate environments, and will therefore not reprice fully with interest rate shocks.

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Although we believe that these measurements provide an estimate of our interest rate sensitivity, they do not account for potential changes in credit quality, balance sheet mix, and size of our balance sheet. They also do not account for other business developments that could affect net income, or for management actions that could affect net income or could be taken to change our risk profile. Accordingly, we can give no assurance that actual results would not differ materially from the estimated outcomes of our simulations. Further, such simulations do not represent our current view of expected future interest rate movements.

Asset and Liability Funding Gap

The table below presents our assets and liabilities (funding) arranged by underlying indices as of September 30, ~~2022.~~2023. In the following GAAP presentation, the funding gap only includes derivatives that qualify as effective hedges (those derivatives which are reflected in net interest income, as opposed to those reflected in the “gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net” line on the consolidated statements of income). The difference between the asset and the funding is the funding gap for the specified index. This represents at a high level our exposure to interest rate risk in the form of basis risk and repricing risk, which is the risk that the different indices may reset at different frequencies or may not move in the same direction or at the same magnitude. (Note that all fixed-rate assets and liabilities are aggregated into one line item, which does not capture the differences in time due to maturity.)


As of September 30, 2022 (dollars in millions) Index		Frequency of Variable Resets	Assets		Funding (1)		Funding Gap
As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in millions) Index									As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in millions) Index	Frequency of Variable Resets	Assets		Funding (1)		Funding Gap
Fed Funds Effective Rate	Fed Funds Effective Rate	daily/weekly/monthly	$	—	$	1,499.9	$	(1,499.9)	Fed Funds Effective Rate	daily/weekly/monthly	$	—	$	944.8	$	(944.8)
SOFR Rate	SOFR Rate	daily/weekly/monthly	2,618.7		2,910.2		(291.5)		SOFR Rate	daily/weekly/monthly	8,282.4		4,991.2		3,291.2
3-month SOFR									3-month SOFR	quarterly	—		251.1		(251.1)
3-month Treasury bill	3-month Treasury bill	weekly	98.8		—		98.8		3-month Treasury bill	weekly	87.5		—		87.5
Prime	Prime	monthly	31.1		—		31.1		Prime	monthly	0.5		—		0.5
3-month LIBOR		quarterly	—		251.1		(251.1)
1-month LIBOR		monthly	6,886.1		3,442.6		3,443.5
1-month LIBOR		daily	544.8		—		544.8
Non-Discrete reset(2)	Non-Discrete reset(2)	daily/weekly	5,072.1		4,154.9		917.2		Non-Discrete reset(2)	daily/weekly	3,775.8		3,788.3		(12.5)
Fixed-Rate(3)	Fixed-Rate(3)		13,887.5		16,880.4		(2,992.9)		Fixed-Rate(3)		17,127.0		19,297.8		(2,170.8)
Total	Total		$	29,139.1	$	29,139.1	$	—	Total		$	29,273.2	$	29,273.2	$	—

(1) Funding (by index) includes the impact of all derivatives that qualify as effective hedges.

(2) Assets include restricted and unrestricted cash equivalents and other overnight type instruments. Funding includes liquid retail deposits and the obligation to return cash collateral held related to derivatives exposures.

(3) Assets include receivables and other assets (including premiums and reserves). Funding includes unswapped time deposits, liquid MMDAs swapped to fixed-rates, and stockholders' equity.

The “Funding Gap” in the above table shows primarily mismatches in the Fed Funds Effective rate, SOFR rate, 3-month ~~LIBOR, 1-Month LIBOR monthly, 1-Month LIBOR daily, Non-Discrete reset,~~SOFR, and fixed-rate categories. Changes in the Fed Funds Effective Rate ~~SOFR, 3-month LIBOR,~~ and ~~1-Month LIBOR~~the daily, weekly, and monthly SOFR categories are generally quite highly correlated and the rates should offset each other relatively effectively. The funding in the fixed-rate bucket includes ~~$1.7~~$1.5 billion of equity and ~~$0.3~~$0.4 billion of non-interest bearing liabilities. We consider the overall repricing risk to be moderate, which is supported by other analyses of interest rate sensitivity.

We use interest rate swaps and other derivatives to achieve our risk management objectives. Our asset liability management strategy is to match assets with debt (in combination with derivatives) that have the same underlying index and reset frequency or have interest rate characteristics that we believe are highly correlated. The use of funding with index types and reset frequencies that are different from our assets exposes us to interest rate risk in the form of basis and repricing risk. This could result in our cost of funds not moving in the same direction or with the same magnitude as the yield on our assets. While we believe this risk is low, as all of these indices are short-term with rate movements that are highly correlated over a long period of time, market disruptions ~~(some currently impacting today’s market)~~(which have occurred in recent years) can lead to a temporary divergence between indices, resulting in a negative impact to our earnings.

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Weighted Average Life

The following table reflects the weighted average lives of our earning assets and liabilities at September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.


As of September 30, ~~2022~~ 2023 (averages in years)			Weighted Average Life
Earning assets
Education loans			~~4.96~~5.01

Cash and investments			~~1.29~~1.46
Total earning assets			~~3.96~~4.23

Deposits
Short-term deposits			~~1.01~~0.78
Long-term deposits			~~2.62~~2.11
Total deposits			~~1.36~~1.11

Borrowings

Long-term borrowings			~~3.46~~3.38
Total borrowings			~~3.46~~3.38

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of September 30, ~~2022.~~2023. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, ~~2022~~2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We and our subsidiaries and affiliates are subject to various claims, lawsuits, and other actions that arise in the normal course of business. It is common for the Company, our subsidiaries, and affiliates to receive information and document requests and investigative demands from state attorneys general, legislative committees, and administrative agencies. These requests may be for informational or regulatory purposes and may relate to our business practices, the industries in which we operate, or other companies with whom we conduct business. Our practice has been and continues to be to cooperate with these bodies and be responsive to any such requests.

For additional information regarding our legal proceedings, see Part I, Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” in our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business activities involve a variety of risks. Readers should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our ~~2021~~2022 Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Share Repurchases

The following table provides information relating to our purchase of shares of our common stock in the three months ended September 30, ~~2022.~~2023.

(In thousands,
except per share data)
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased(1)
Average Price
Paid per
Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs(2)(3)
Approximate Dollar
Value
of Shares That
May Yet Be
Purchased Under
Publicly Announced
Plans or
Programs(2)
Period:
July 1 - July 31, 2022 — $ — — $ 753,000
August 1 - August 31, 2022 — $ — — $ 753,000
September 1 - September 30, 2022 1,192 $ 14.14 1,191 $ 736,000
Total third-quarter 2022 1,192 $ 14.14 1,191


(In thousands, except per share data)	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)(3)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)
Period:
July 1 - July 31, 2023	—	$	—	—	$	326,000
August 1 - August 31, 2023	10	$	16.18	—	$	326,000
September 1 - September 30, 2023	1	$	13.62	—	$	326,000
Total third-quarter 2023	11	$	16.14	—

(1) The total number of shares purchased ~~includes: (i) shares purchased under~~includes the ~~stock repurchase programs discussed herein, and (ii)~~ shares of our common stock tendered to us to satisfy the exercise price in connection with cashless exercises of stock options, and tax withholding obligations in connection with exercises of stock options and vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance stock units.

(2) ~~In the first quarter of 2022, we utilized all capacity then remaining under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program.~~ As of September 30, ~~2022,~~2023, we had ~~$736~~$326 million remaining under the 2022 Share Repurchase Program.

(3) In the third quarter of ~~2022,~~2023, we ~~repurchased 1.2 million~~did not repurchase shares under ~~our~~any 10b5-1 trading plan. See Note 11, “Stockholders’ Equity” to our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for further discussion.

The closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on September ~~30, 2022~~29, 2023 was ~~$13.99.~~

$13.62.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Nothing to report.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Nothing to report.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished or filed, as applicable:


10.1			Offer Letter between Peter Graham and the Company dated August 25, 2023 .

31.1			Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2			Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1			Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2			Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS			XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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SIGNATURES

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



SLM CORPORATION (Registrant)

By:						/S/ STEVEN J. MCGARRY
						Steven J. McGarry Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: October ~~26, 2022~~25, 2023

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	Transition Amounts		Adjustments for the Year Ended		Adjustments for the Year Ended		Adjustments for the Nine Months Ended		Adjusted Transition Amounts
(Dollars in thousands)	January 1, 2020		December 31, 2020		December 31, 2021		September 30, 2022		September 30, 2022

Retained earnings	$	952,639	$	(57,859)	$	(58,429)	$	(209,088)	$	627,263
Allowance for credit losses	1,143,053		(55,811)		(49,097)		(259,536)		778,609
Liability for unfunded commitments	115,758		(2,048)		(9,333)		(26,094)		78,283
Deferred tax asset	306,171		—		—		(76,542)		229,629