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, 2023~~March 31, 2024

☐ 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

☑

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

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, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, there were ~~226,271,057~~220,275,834 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	1210
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	5347
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	8374
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	8677
PART II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	8778
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	8778
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	8778
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	8778
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	8778
Item 5.	Other Information	8778
Item 6.	Exhibits	8879

2 SLM CORPORATION


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
		September 30,		December 31,
		March 31,
		March 31,
		March 31,						December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)	(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)	2023		2022		(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)	2024		2023
Assets	Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,548,225	$	4,616,117
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments:	Investments:
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)		2,315,978		2,342,089
Trading investments at fair value (cost of $44,978 and $43,412, respectively)
Trading investments at fair value (cost of $44,978 and $43,412, respectively)
Trading investments at fair value (cost of $44,978 and $43,412, respectively)
Available-for-sale investments at fair value (cost of $2,423,183 and $2,563,984, respectively)
Other investments	Other investments	94,068		94,716
Total investments	Total investments	2,462,607		2,492,708
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		—		29,448
Loans held for investment (net of allowance for losses of $1,350,058 and $1,339,772, respectively)

Restricted cash
Restricted cash
Restricted cash	Restricted cash	175,061		156,719
Other interest-earning assets	Other interest-earning assets	11,087		11,162
Accrued interest receivable	Accrued interest receivable	1,457,323		1,202,059
Premises and equipment, net	Premises and equipment, net	132,622		140,728
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net	Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net	127,723		118,273
Income taxes receivable, net	Income taxes receivable, net	409,658		380,058
Tax indemnification receivable		2,945		2,816

Other assets
Other assets
Other assets	Other assets	46,787		34,073
Total assets	Total assets	$	29,273,219	$	28,811,029

Liabilities	Liabilities
Liabilities
Liabilities
Deposits
Deposits
Deposits	Deposits	$	21,550,745	$	21,448,071

Long-term borrowings	Long-term borrowings	5,515,532		5,235,114
Long-term borrowings
Long-term borrowings

Other liabilities
Other liabilities
Other liabilities	Other liabilities	407,718		400,874
Total liabilities	Total liabilities	27,473,995		27,084,059
Commitments and contingencies	Commitments and contingencies					Commitments and contingencies
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:
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
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
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
Common stock, par value $0.20 per share, 1.125 billion shares authorized: 440.2 million and 438.2 million shares issued, respectively
Additional paid-in capital	Additional paid-in capital	1,140,599		1,109,072
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax benefit of ($32,548) and ($30,160), respectively)		(101,315)		(93,870)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax benefit of ($24,752) and ($24,176), respectively)
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	3,485,575		3,163,640
Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock	Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock	4,863,568		4,516,937
Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost: 211.9 million and 194.4 million shares, respectively		(3,064,344)		(2,789,967)
Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost: 219.9 million and 217.9 million shares, respectively
Total equity	Total equity	1,799,224		1,726,970
Total liabilities and equity	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)	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,
			2023		2022		2023		2022
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

		2024
		2024
Interest income:
Interest income:
Interest income:	Interest income:
Loans	Loans		$	581,080	$	483,327	$	1,732,206	$	1,387,411
Loans
Loans
Investments
Investments
Investments	Investments		13,268		10,260		36,636		24,252
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents		57,902		26,324		154,911		36,317
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Total interest income
Total interest income
Total interest income	Total interest income		652,250		519,911		1,923,753		1,447,980
Interest expense:	Interest expense:
Interest expense:
Interest expense:
Deposits
Deposits
Deposits	Deposits		209,921		105,468		584,859		215,473
Interest expense on short-term borrowings	Interest expense on short-term borrowings		3,576		3,054		9,893		8,902
Interest expense on short-term borrowings
Interest expense on short-term borrowings
Interest expense on long-term borrowings
Interest expense on long-term borrowings
Interest expense on long-term borrowings	Interest expense on long-term borrowings		54,125		41,879		152,674		116,255

Total interest expense	Total interest expense		267,622		150,401		747,426		340,630

Total interest expense

Total interest expense
Net interest income
Net interest income
Net interest income	Net interest income		384,628		369,510		1,176,327		1,107,350
Less: provisions for credit losses	Less: provisions for credit losses		198,023		207,598		329,864		336,193
Less: provisions for credit losses
Less: provisions for credit losses
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses	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:
Non-interest income:
Gains (losses) on sales of loans, net	Gains (losses) on sales of loans, net		(5)		74,978		124,740		324,856
Gains (losses) on securities, net			1,490		891		1,988		(2,021)
Gains (losses) on derivatives and hedging activities, net			—		—		—		(5)
Gains (losses) on sales of loans, net
Gains (losses) on sales of loans, net
Gains on securities, net
Gains on securities, net
Gains on securities, net

Other income

Other income

Other income	Other income		22,753		19,234		63,275		52,451
Total non-interest income	Total non-interest income		24,238		95,103		190,003		375,281
Total non-interest income
Total non-interest income
Non-interest expenses:
Non-interest expenses:
Non-interest expenses:	Non-interest expenses:
Operating expenses:	Operating expenses:
Operating expenses:
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits
Compensation and benefits	Compensation and benefits		83,577		65,003		249,459		202,995
FDIC assessment fees	FDIC assessment fees		12,283		4,592		33,663		11,501
FDIC assessment fees
FDIC assessment fees
Other operating expenses
Other operating expenses
Other operating expenses	Other operating expenses		71,542		80,369		192,983		199,204
Total operating expenses	Total operating expenses		167,402		149,964		476,105		413,700
Total operating expenses
Total operating expenses
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	Acquired intangible assets amortization expense		2,834		2,328		7,351		5,478

Total non-interest expenses	Total non-interest expenses		170,236		152,292		483,456		419,178

Total non-interest expenses

Total non-interest expenses
Income before income tax expense
Income before income tax expense
Income before income tax expense	Income before income tax expense		40,607		104,723		553,010		727,260
Income tax expense	Income tax expense		11,242		29,551		140,062		181,203
Income tax expense
Income tax expense
Net income
Net income
Net income	Net income		29,365		75,172		412,948		546,057
Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends		4,642		2,531		12,979		5,563
Preferred stock dividends
Preferred stock dividends
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	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		$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.71	$	2.05
Basic earnings per common share
Basic earnings per common share
Average common shares outstanding
Average common shares outstanding
Average common shares outstanding	Average common shares outstanding		226,120		251,266		234,170		263,098
Diluted earnings per common share	Diluted earnings per common share		$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.69	$	2.03
Diluted earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding	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	$	0.11	$	0.33	$	0.33
Declared dividends per common share
Declared dividends per common share

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,
			2023		2022		2023		2022
		2024
		2024
Net income
Net income
Net income	Net income		$	29,365	$	75,172	$	412,948	$	546,057
Other comprehensive income (loss):	Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments			(17,686)		(68,701)		3,358		(197,930)
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges			(5,767)		29,823		(13,191)		98,248
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains on investments
Unrealized gains on investments
Unrealized gains on investments
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges
Total unrealized gains (losses)
Total unrealized gains (losses)
Total unrealized gains (losses)	Total unrealized gains (losses)		(23,453)		(38,878)		(9,833)		(99,682)
Income tax (expense) benefit	Income tax (expense) benefit		5,702		9,400		2,388		24,102
Income tax (expense) benefit
Income tax (expense) benefit
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (expense) benefit
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (expense) benefit
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (expense) benefit	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (expense) benefit		(17,751)		(29,478)		(7,445)		(75,580)
Total comprehensive income	Total comprehensive income		$	11,614	$	45,694	$	405,503	$	470,477
Total comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SLM CORPORATION 5


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)
			Common Stock Shares
			Common Stock Shares
			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
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
(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
Balance at December 31, 2022
Net income	Net income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		75,172		—		75,172
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		(29,478)		—		—		(29,478)
Total comprehensive income	Total comprehensive income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		45,694
Cash dividends declared:	Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($0.11 per share)	Common stock ($0.11 per share)	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(27,643)		—		(27,643)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.01 per share)		—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(2,531)		—		(2,531)
Common stock ($0.11 per share)
Common stock ($0.11 per share)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.62 per share)

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

Issuance of common shares

Issuance of common shares

Issuance of common shares	Issuance of common shares	—	4,682	—	4,682	—		1		539		—		—		—		540
Stock-based compensation expense	Stock-based compensation expense	—	—	—	—	—		—		6,465		—		289		—		6,754

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	—	—	(448)	(448)	—		—		—		—		—		(7)		(7)
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

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans
Balance at March 31, 2023

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

6 SLM CORPORATION


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)
			Common Stock Shares
			Common Stock Shares
			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
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
(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
Balance at December 31, 2023
Net income	Net income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		29,365		—		29,365
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		(17,751)		—		—		(17,751)
Total comprehensive income	Total comprehensive income	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		11,614
Cash dividends declared:	Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($0.11 per share)	Common stock ($0.11 per share)	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(24,879)		—		(24,879)
Common stock ($0.11 per share)
Common stock ($0.11 per share)
Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.85 per share)	Preferred Stock, Series B ($1.85 per share)	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		(4,642)		—		(4,642)

Issuance of common shares

Issuance of common shares

Issuance of common shares	Issuance of common shares	—	200,886	—	200,886	—		40		2,590		—		(1)		—		2,629
Stock-based compensation expense	Stock-based compensation expense	—	—	—	—	—		—		8,472		—		—		—		8,472
Common stock repurchased	Common stock repurchased	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		(161)		(161)
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans	Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans	—	—	(10,687)	(10,687)	—		—		—		—		—		(173)		(173)
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
Balance at March 31, 2024

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
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.~~


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2024		2023
Operating activities
Net income	$	289,931	$	118,518
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provisions for credit losses	12,041		114,112
Income tax expense	97,554		37,338
Amortization of brokered deposit placement fee	2,803		3,121
Amortization of Secured Borrowing Facility upfront fee	713		723
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs and loan premium/(discounts), net	3,229		3,421
Net amortization of discount on investments	(601)		(622)

Increase in tax indemnification receivable	—		(42)
Depreciation of premises and equipment	4,705		4,524
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	1,215		2,272
Stock-based compensation expense	13,790		11,536
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives and hedging activities, net	20		(56)
(Gains) losses on sales of loans, net	(143,039)		9
Gains on securities, net	(2,118)		(1,711)

Other adjustments to net income, net	2,939		3,063
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in accrued interest receivable	(287,000)		(257,888)

Increase in non-marketable securities	(283)		—
Decrease (increase) in other interest-earning assets	1,657		(1,869)

Increase in other assets	(23,046)		(26,632)
(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable, net	(6,463)		2,483
(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable	(15,738)		20,358

Decrease in other liabilities	(29,020)		(23,770)
Total adjustments	(366,642)		(109,630)
Total net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(76,711)		8,888
Investing activities
Loans acquired and originated	(2,593,293)		(2,463,358)
Net proceeds from sales of loans held for investment and loans held for sale	2,149,774		(9)
Proceeds from FFELP Loan claim payments	10,819		11,274
Net decrease in loans held for investment and loans held for sale (other than loans acquired and originated, and loan sales)	751,120		912,681
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(25,790)		(4,992)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	279,700		73,352

Total net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	572,330		(1,471,052)
Financing activities

Brokered deposit placement fee	—		(2,634)
Net increase in certificates of deposit	31,555		515,909
Net decrease in other deposits	(787,295)		(167,836)

Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - issued	—		569,871
Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - repaid	(253,176)		(293,120)




Fees paid on Secured Borrowing Facility	—		(16)

Common stock dividends paid	(24,278)		(26,635)
Preferred stock dividends paid	(4,653)		(4,063)
Common stock repurchased	(25,457)		(4,005)
Total net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,063,304)		587,471
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(567,685)		(874,693)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	4,299,507		4,772,836
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	3,731,822	$	3,898,143
Cash disbursements made for:
Interest	$	284,041	$	198,874

8 SLM CORPORATION


Income taxes paid	$	7,280	$	4,700
Income taxes refunded	$	(1,001)	$	(7,273)
Reconciliation of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,584,013	$	3,716,379
Restricted cash	147,809		181,764
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	3,731,822	$	3,898,143

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)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2023 2022
Operating activities
Net income $ 412,948 $ 546,057
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provisions for credit losses 329,864 336,193
Income tax expense 140,062 181,203
Amortization of brokered deposit placement fee 8,818 9,757
Amortization of Secured Borrowing Facility upfront fee 2,149 1,930
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs and loan premium/(discounts), net 9,831 11,619
Net amortization of discount on investments (2,012) 802
Increase in tax indemnification receivable (129) (345)
Depreciation of premises and equipment 13,404 12,840
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense 7,351 5,478
Stock-based compensation expense 28,300 27,152
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives and hedging activities, net (280) 247
Gains on sales of loans, net (124,740) (324,856)
(Gains) losses on securities, net (1,988) 2,021
Acquisition transaction costs, net 997 2,602
Other adjustments to net income, net 12,279 11,153
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in accrued interest receivable (777,125) (580,704)
Increase in trading investments — (5,064)
Increase in non-marketable securities (853) (2,050)
Decrease (increase) in other interest-earning assets 75 (1,370)
Increase in other assets (31,211) (20,725)
Decrease in income taxes payable, net (163,077) (217,909)
Increase in accrued interest payable 27,829 25,307
Decrease in other liabilities (9,988) (15,471)
Total adjustments (530,444) (540,190)
Total net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (117,496) 5,867
Investing activities
Loans acquired and originated (5,600,123) (5,234,895)
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 39,836 22,587
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 (70,790) (753,129)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities 215,042 812,712
Purchase of subsidiary, net of cash acquired (14,654) (127,654)
Total net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (935,239) 1,014,201
Financing activities
Brokered deposit placement fee (6,904) (8,147)
Net increase (decrease) in certificates of deposit 886,475 (77,938)
Net increase (decrease) in other deposits (796,218) 611,851
Issuance costs for collateralized borrowings (15) (40)
Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - issued 1,135,054 572,640
Borrowings collateralized by loans in securitization trusts - repaid (863,230) (988,505)
Issuance costs for unsecured debt offering — (375)
Fees paid on Secured Borrowing Facility (2,850) (2,838)
Common stock dividends paid (76,817) (86,219)
Preferred stock dividends paid (12,979) (5,563)
Common stock repurchased (259,331) (555,607)
Total net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 3,185 (540,741)

10 ~~SLM CORPORATION~~

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 4,772,836 4,545,344
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 3,723,286 $ 5,024,671
Cash disbursements made for:
Interest $ 691,632 $ 285,626
Income taxes paid $ 171,022 $ 219,975
Income taxes refunded $ (8,157) $ (2,023)
Reconciliation of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,548,225 $ 4,846,754
Restricted cash 175,061 177,917
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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, ~~2023~~2024 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, ~~2022~~2023 (the ~~“2022~~“2023 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 July 21, 2023, we completed the acquisition of several key assets of Scholly, Inc. (“Scholly”). 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 others as well as related services for scholarship providers. The addition of Scholly assets will support our mission of providing students with the confidence needed to successfully navigate the higher education journey.

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 purchase price allocation for Scholly resulted in an excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired, or goodwill, of $5 million. Certain amounts are provisional and are subject to change, including final working capital adjustments and goodwill.

The results of operations of 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, 2023, as the pro forma impact was deemed immaterial. Transaction costs associated with the Scholly acquisition were approximately $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 $11 million, including tradename and trademarks, developed technology, customer relationships, and partner relationships. The intangible assets will be amortized over a period of ~~two~~
~~to four years based on the estimated economic benefit derived from each of the underlying assets.~~

~~See Note 7, “Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets,” for additional details.~~

1210 SLM CORPORATION

2. Investments

Trading Investments

We periodically sell Private Education Loans (as hereinafter defined) through 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.

At ~~December~~March 31, 2022 we had a $5 million investment in a convertible debt security classified as a trading investment. In March 2023, this security, and the related accrued interest, was converted into equity securities classified as investments in non-marketable securities.

~~At September 30, 2023~~2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, we had ~~$53~~$58 million and ~~$56~~$54 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, 2023
(dollars in thousands) Amortized Cost
Allowance for credit losses(1)
Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities $ 438,527 $ — $ — $ (87,399) $ 351,128
Utah Housing Corporation bonds 3,408 — — (555) 2,853
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries 1,669,748 — — (96,757) 1,572,991
Other securities 412,951 — 595 (24,540) 389,006
Total $ 2,524,634 $ — $ 595 $ (209,251) $ 2,315,978
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:
Mortgage-backed securities $ 389,067 $ — $ 2 $ (68,705) $ 320,364
Utah Housing Corporation bonds 3,584 — — (357) 3,227
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries 1,804,726 — — (115,416) 1,689,310
Other securities 356,955 — 33 (27,800) 329,188
Total $ 2,554,332 $ — $ 35 $ (212,278) $ 2,342,089


As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Allowance for credit losses(1)		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	485,026	$	—	$	353	$	(71,171)	$	414,208
Utah Housing Corporation bonds	3,201		—		—		(292)		2,909
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	1,396,341		—		—		(63,613)		1,332,728
Other securities	538,615		—		2,385		(19,737)		521,263
Total	$	2,423,183	$	—	$	2,738	$	(154,813)	$	2,271,108

As of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Allowance for credit losses(1)		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	468,204	$	—	$	703	$	(62,480)	$	406,427
Utah Housing Corporation bonds	3,408		—		—		(279)		3,129
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	1,645,609		—		—		(66,870)		1,578,739
Other securities	446,763		—		603		(24,039)		423,327
Total	$	2,563,984	$	—	$	1,306	$	(153,668)	$	2,411,622

(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.

SLM CORPORATION 1311


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, 2023:
As of March 31, 2024:
Mortgage-backed securities
Mortgage-backed securities
Mortgage-backed securities	Mortgage-backed securities	$	(3,342)	$	67,737	$	(84,057)	$	283,391	$	(87,399)	$	351,128
Utah Housing Corporation bonds	Utah Housing Corporation bonds	—		—		(555)		2,853		(555)		2,853
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and Treasuries	—		—		(96,757)		1,572,991		(96,757)		1,572,991
Other securities	Other securities	(2,051)		81,109		(22,489)		236,226		(24,540)		317,335
Total	Total	$	(5,393)	$	148,846	$	(203,858)	$	2,095,461	$	(209,251)	$	2,244,307

As of December 31, 2022:
As of December 31, 2023:
As of December 31, 2023:
As of December 31, 2023:
Mortgage-backed securities
Mortgage-backed securities
Mortgage-backed securities	Mortgage-backed securities	$	(13,956)	$	99,598	$	(54,749)	$	220,576	$	(68,705)	$	320,174
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	(28,128)		689,300		(87,288)		1,000,010		(115,416)		1,689,310
Other securities	Other securities	(15,852)		232,546		(11,948)		92,883		(27,800)		325,429
Total	Total	$	(58,293)	$	1,024,671	$	(153,985)	$	1,313,469	$	(212,278)	$	2,338,140

At ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022, 226~~2023, 228 of ~~230~~258 and ~~191~~213 of ~~194,~~248, 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 are 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 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. 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.

1412 SLM CORPORATION


2.			Investments (Continued)

As of ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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, 2023 Year of Maturity (dollars in thousands)		Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
2023		$	25,000	$	24,767
As of March 31, 2024 Year of Maturity (dollars in thousands)						As of March 31, 2024 Year of Maturity (dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost	Estimated Fair Value
2024	2024	699,111		677,812
2025	2025	298,564		285,252
2026	2026	548,563		492,182
2027	2027	98,511		92,979
2038	2038	69		68
2039	2039	663		622
2042	2042	2,439		2,008
2043	2043	4,209		3,573
2044	2044	4,945		4,302
2045	2045	5,163		4,337
2046	2046	7,841		6,540
2047	2047	7,917		6,658
2048	2048	2,032		1,790
2049	2049	15,899		13,366
2050	2050	109,845		82,601
2051	2051	156,133		116,543
2052	2052	54,219		44,328
2053	2053	163,617		150,202
2054	2054	75,509		67,142
2055	2055	90,148		86,125
2056	2056	105,584		104,292
2058	2058	48,653		48,489
Total	Total	$	2,524,634	$	2,315,978

Some of 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 ~~$582~~$578 million and ~~$547~~$612 million par value of securities pledged to this borrowing facility at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, respectively, as discussed further in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 9,8, “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. InAt both 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 September 30, 2023,31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, our total investment in these securities was $14 ~~million and $8 million, respectively.~~million.

SLM CORPORATION 1513


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 ~~$74~~$70 million at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and ~~$80~~$72 million at December 31, ~~2022.~~2023. We are periodically required to provide additional financial support during the investment period. Our liability for these unfunded commitments was ~~$34~~$23 million at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and ~~$46~~$30 million at December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.

Related to these investments, we recognized tax credits and other tax benefits through tax expense of $1 million at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and $9$11 million at December 31, ~~2022.~~2023. 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. 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 the suite of Credit Cards that we previously held. At September 30, 2022, we transferred our Credit Card portfolio to loans held for sale and subsequently sold the Credit Card portfolio to a third party in May 2023. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 4, “Loans Held for 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 SOFR, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate. As of ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 3529 percent and 33 percent, respectively, of all of our Private Education Loans were indexed to ~~SOFR. As of December 30, 2022, 45 percent 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~~three months of ~~2023,~~2024, we recognized ~~$128~~$143 million in gains from the sale of approximately $2.10 billion of Private Education Loans, including ~~$1.96~~$1.95 billion of principal and ~~$144~~$151 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. 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 9,8, “Borrowings - Unconsolidated VIEs” in this Form 10-Q. There were no loan sales in the first three months of 2023.

1614 SLM CORPORATION


3.			Loans Held for Investment (Continued)

Loans held for investment are summarized as follows:


			September 30,		December 31,
		March 31,							March 31,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)		2023		2022		(Dollars in thousands)	2024		2023
Private Education Loans:	Private Education Loans:
Fixed-rate
Fixed-rate
Fixed-rate	Fixed-rate		$	14,000,110	$	11,108,079
Variable-rate	Variable-rate		7,680,757		9,195,609
Total Private Education Loans, gross	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)		78,673		69,656
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses		(1,411,232)		(1,353,631)
Total Private Education Loans, net	Total Private Education Loans, net		20,348,308		19,019,713

FFELP Loans
FFELP Loans
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans		554,309		609,050
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)		1,380		1,549
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses		(4,816)		(3,444)
Total FFELP Loans, net	Total FFELP Loans, net		550,873		607,155

Loans held for investment, net	Loans held for investment, net		$	20,899,181	$	19,626,868

Loans held for investment, net

Loans held for investment, net

The estimated weighted average life of education loans in our portfolio was approximately ~~5.0~~5.4 years and 5.0 years at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, respectively.

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


			2023				2022
Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)			Average Balance		Weighted Average Interest Rate		Average Balance		Weighted Average Interest Rate
		2024																2024						2023
Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands)											Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands)	Average Balance			Weighted Average Interest Rate				Average Balance				Weighted Average Interest Rate
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans		$	20,649,663	10.96	%	$	19,958,763	9.43	%	Private Education Loans	$	21,442,744	11.01		11.01	%			$	21,755,202	10.66			10.66	%
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans		563,502		7.35		655,724		5.03

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

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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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 December 31, 2022. The balance at December 31, 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. 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 — Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses, — Allowance for FFELP Loan Losses” in our ~~2022~~2023 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
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)										FFELP Loans	Private Education Loans	Total
Allowance for Credit Losses	Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance
Beginning balance
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	4,422		$	1,360,294		$	1,364,716
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	—			101,687			101,687
Provisions:	Provisions:
Provision for current period	Provision for current period	666			44,423			45,089

Provision for current period
Provision for current period
Loan sale reduction to provision

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

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

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

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

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	554,309		$	21,680,867		$	22,235,176

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
Accrued interest to be capitalized(3):	Accrued interest to be capitalized(3):
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
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)	0.25		%	2.53		%
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 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)
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)
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)	4.43			3.71
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)
Ending total loans, gross
Ending total loans, gross
Ending total loans, gross	Ending total loans, gross	$	554,309		$	21,680,867
Average loans in repayment(4)	Average loans in repayment(4)	$	428,028		$	15,023,993
Average loans in repayment(4)
Average loans in repayment(4)
Ending loans in repayment(4)
Ending loans in repayment(4)
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
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6)
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6)

(1) See Note 6,5, “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~~March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses	$	~~44,423~~ (38,728)
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	~~152,934~~50,686
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	~~197,357~~11,958
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	~~666~~83

Total	~~666~~83
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	~~198,023~~12,041

(3) For the three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2024, 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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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	FFELP Loans			Private Education Loans			Credit Cards(7)			Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance	$	3,444		$	1,353,631		$	—		$	1,357,075
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)	—			148,513			—			148,513
Provisions:
Provision for current period	739			56,334			730			57,803


Total provisions(2)	739			56,334			730			57,803
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	(256)			(95,085)			(741)			(96,082)
Recoveries	—			11,986			11			11,997
Net charge-offs	(256)			(83,099)			(730)			(84,085)

Ending Balance	$	3,927		$	1,475,379		$	—		$	1,479,306
Allowance(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	3,927		$	1,475,379		$	—		$	1,479,306
Loans(3):

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	592,318		$	21,898,003		$	—		$	22,490,321
Accrued interest to be capitalized(3):
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	1,150,802		$	—		$	1,150,802
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(4)	0.23		%	2.11		%	—		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(5)	0.66		%	6.40		%	—		%
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(4)(5)	0.88		%	9.00		%	—		%
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	3.83			4.44			—
Ending total loans, gross	$	592,318		$	21,898,003		$	—
Average loans in repayment(4)	$	451,451		$	15,764,143		$	—
Ending loans in repayment(4)	$	446,214		$	15,990,459		$	—
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6)	$	—		$	408,263		$	—

(1) See Note 5, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses	$	56,334
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	56,309
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses	112,643
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	739
Credit Cards	730
Total	1,469
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	$	114,112

(3) For the three months ended March 31, 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.

(7) We use “Credit Cards” to refer to the suite of Credit Card loans that we previously held; we sold the Credit Card portfolio to a third party in May 2023.l

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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.~~

~~(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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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(dollars in thousands) FFELP
Loans Private Education
Loans Total
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance $ 3,444 $ 1,353,631 $ 1,357,075
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)
— 278,388 278,388
Provisions:
Provision for current period 2,225 196,859 199,084
Loan sale reduction to provision — (136,531) (136,531)
Total provisions(2)
2,225 60,328 62,553
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs (853) (314,500) (315,353)
Recoveries — 33,385 33,385
Net charge-offs (853) (281,115) (281,968)
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)
0.26 % 2.44 %
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) 4.23 3.77
Ending total loans, gross $ 554,309 $ 21,680,867
Average loans in repayment(4)
$ 440,716 $ 15,358,596
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.~~


Consolidated Statements of Income Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
~~Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)~~
~~Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:~~
~~Provisions for loan losses~~	$	~~60,328~~
~~Provisions for unfunded loan commitments~~	~~267,311~~
~~Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses~~	~~327,639~~
~~Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:~~
~~FFELP Loans~~	~~2,225~~

~~Total~~	~~2,225~~
~~Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income~~	$	~~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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5.			~~Allowance for Credit Losses (Continued)~~

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.~~


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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Allowance for Credit Losses

~~In the fourth quarter of 2022, we changed our~~Our loss model ~~to include~~includes forecasts of college graduate unemployment, home price index, and median family income in determining the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. ~~Prior to this change, we used forecasts of college graduate unemployment and the Consumer Price Index in our loss forecasting models.~~ We obtain forecasts for 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, 2022,~~March 31, 2023, December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, and ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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 infor the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 decreased by $6$102 million compared with the year-ago period. During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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~~$133 million in negative provisions recorded as a result of the $2.10 billion Private Education Loan sales during the first ~~nine~~three months of ~~2023~~2024, an improved economic outlook, and ~~an increase~~changes in management overlays and recovery rates, ~~(as~~offset by new loan commitments, net of expired commitments, and increases to the provision as a result of ~~the change~~decreases in our ~~defaulted loan recovery program noted above).~~estimates of the historical long-term average prepayment speeds used after the two-year reasonable and supportable period. In the year-ago ~~period,~~quarter, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by provisions for new loan commitments, ~~made during the period,~~net of expired commitments, slower ~~than expected~~ prepayment rates, and ~~additional management overlays, which were partially offset by negative provisions recorded related to $3.29 billion~~changes in ~~Private Education Loans sold in the first nine months of 2022.~~economic outlook and recovery rates.

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.

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 or permanent interest rate reduction, a temporary or permanent interest rate reduction with a permanent extension of the loan term, and/or a short-term extended repayment alternative. Forbearance is granted prospectively for borrowers who are current in their payments and may be granted retroactively for certain delinquent borrowers.

When we give a borrower facing financial difficulty an interest rate reduction under our programs, we ~~currently temporarily reduce~~evaluate their ability to pay and provide customized repayment terms based upon their financial condition. As part of demonstrating the ~~contractual~~ability and willingness to pay, the customer must make three consecutive monthly payments at the reduced payment to qualify for the program. We believe by tailoring the modification programs to the borrower’s current financial condition and not having a one size fits all approach, we increase the likelihood the borrower will be able to make the modified payments and avoid default. This approach of giving different interest rate onreductions to different borrowers experiencing more severe hardship also helps us better manage the overall assistance we provide to borrowers. We currently limit the granting of a ~~loan to 4.0 percent for a two-year period and, in the vast majority~~permanent extension of ~~cases, permanently extend~~ the final maturity date of a loan under our loan modification programs to one time over the life of the loan. ~~The combination of these~~We also currently permit two ~~loan term changes helps reduce the monthly payment due from~~consecutive rate reductions so long as the borrower qualifies and ~~increases~~makes three consecutive monthly payments at the ~~likelihood~~reduced payment in connection with each rate reduction. We also now limit the ~~borrower will remain current during the~~number of interest rate ~~modification period as well as when~~reductions to twice over the ~~loan returns to its original contractual interest rate.~~life of the loan.

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,” and Note 7, “Allowance for Credit Losses” in our ~~2022~~2023 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 ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K. IfIn the ~~loan~~first quarter of 2022, we adopted ASU No. 2022-02 (see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in our 2023 Form 10-K). Under ASU No. 2022-02, if the debt has been previously restructured, wean entity must 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.~~disclosure under ASU No. 2022-02. 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.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, we developed additional modification programs tailored to the financial condition of individual borrowers. Pursuant to these additional modification programs, for our borrowers experiencing the most severe financial conditions, we currently may reduce the contractual interest rate on a loan to as low as 2 percent for the remaining life of the loan and also permanently extend the final maturity of the loan. Other borrowers experiencing severe hardship may not require as much assistance, however, given their circumstances. In those instances, we may reduce the contractual interest rate on a loan to a rate greater than 2 percent, and up to 8 percent, for a temporary period of two to four years, and in some instances may also permanently extend the final maturity of the loan. These new programs are reflected in the tables below.

As part of the additional modification programs that were launched in the fourth quarter of 2023, we also offered for a short period of time a permanent term extension with no interest rate reduction program. This program ended in the fourth quarter of 2023. The amortized cost of this program totaled $10.5 million, representing 0.05 percent of the total Private Education Loan portfolio. This program added a weighted average of 6.6 years to the life of loans in the program. As of March 31, 2024, $9.8 million of these loans were in a current or deferred status, $0.4 million of these loans were 30-59 days past due, $0.08 million of these loans were 60-89 days past due, and $0.2 million of these loans were 90 days or greater past due. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were $0.2 million modified loans1 (with $0.2 million of unpaid principal balance at the time of default) in this program that defaulted within 12 months of receiving the term extension and no loans charged off within 12 months of receiving the term extension. We define payment default as 60 days past due for purposes of this disclosure.

1 Represents period-end amortized cost basis of Private Education Loans as of March 31, 2024.

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The following tables show the amortized cost basis at the end of the respective reporting periods of the loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that were modified during the 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
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)			Interest Rate Reduction				Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
		Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty																					Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)											Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (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		$	16,620	0.07	%	$	90,193	0.39	%	Private Education Loans	$	4,991	0.02		0.02	%			$	252,761	1.13			1.13	%
Total	Total		$	16,620	0.07	%	$	90,193	0.39	%	Total	$	4,991	0.02		0.02	%			$	252,761	1.13			1.13	%


			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 Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty																					Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)											Three Months Ended March 31, 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	$	12,902	0.06		0.06	%			$	81,780	0.35			0.35	%
Total	Total		$	9,750	0.05	%	$	79,765	0.40	%	Total	$	12,902	0.06		0.06	%			$	81,780	0.35			0.35	%

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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 describe the financial effect of the modifications made to loans whose borrowers are experiencing financial difficulty:

Three Months Ended ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024

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%~~13.15% to ~~4.00%~~3.94%

Private Education Loans

Added a weighted average ~~10.22~~8.59 years to the life of loans

Reduced average contractual rate from ~~13.12%~~12.57% to ~~4.00%~~3.71%

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Three Months Ended ~~September 30, 2022~~March 31, 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 ~~11.31%~~12.47% to 4.00%

Private Education Loans

Added a weighted average ~~10.24~~10.19 years to the life of loans

Reduced average contractual rate from ~~10.87%~~12.74% 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%~~

Private Education Loans are charged off at the end of the month in which they reach 120 days delinquent or otherwise when the 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 — Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses, and — Allowance for FFELP Loan Losses” in our ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion.

For the current period presented, the following table provides loan modifications for which a payment default occurred in the relevant period presented and 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 rather than within 12 months of the loan receiving a loan modification, as the effective date of adoption for the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 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, 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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		Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2024															Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Modified Loans(1)(3)		Payment Default(4)		Charge-Offs(5)		Modified Loans(1)(3)		Payment Default(4)		Charge-Offs(5)		(Dollars in thousands)	Modified Loans(1)(2)	Payment Default(3)	Charge-Offs(4)	Modified Loans(1)(2)	Payment Default(3)	Charge-Offs(4)
Loan Type:	Loan Type:
Private Education Loans
Private Education Loans
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	26,449	$	27,672	$	6,428	$	12,660	$	12,463	$	1,861
Total	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 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).~~modification.

(2) For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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$13.8 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~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 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$10.4 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $1.2 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications.

~~(4)~~(3) Represents the unpaid principal balance at the time of payment default.

~~(5)~~(4) 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 tables depict the performance of loans that have been modified during the respective reporting periods ~~(first nine months of 2023~~(first-quarter 2024 and full year ~~2022,~~2023, respectively).


			Payment Status (Amortized Cost Basis)
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
		Payment Status (Amortized Cost Basis)
At March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
At March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
At March 31, 2024 (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:
Private Education Loans
Private Education Loans
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans		$	5,140	$	266,090	$	10,137	$	5,565	$	6,970	$	293,902
Total	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

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	Payment Status (Amortized Cost Basis)
At December 31, 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:
Private Education Loans	$	6,843	$	334,967	$	17,205	$	7,689	$	13,822	$	380,526
Total	$	6,843	$	334,967	$	17,205	$	7,689	$	13,822	$	380,526

(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, 2023 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Credit Quality Indicators
As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
Year of Origination Approval
Year of Origination Approval
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			2024(1)						2023(1)						2022(1)						2021(1)						2020(1)							2019 and Prior(1)						Total(1)						% of Balance
Cosigners:	Cosigners:
With cosigner
With cosigner
With cosigner	With cosigner	$	3,262,857	$	4,710,256	$	2,894,829	$	1,686,843	$	1,480,270	$	4,860,436	$	18,895,491	87	%		$	814,592			$		$	5,130,203			$		$	3,451,511			$		$	2,089,098			$		$	1,347,339			$			$	5,440,233			$		$	18,272,976			87			87	%
Without cosigner	Without cosigner	467,628		711,282		468,874		304,590		268,797		564,205		2,785,376		13
Total	Total	$	3,730,485	$	5,421,538	$	3,363,703	$	1,991,433	$	1,749,067	$	5,424,641	$	21,680,867	100	%	Total			$	926,224		$			$	5,803,342		$			$	3,994,361		$			$	2,454,339		$			$	1,606,219		$				$	6,167,861		$			$	20,952,346		100			100	%

FICO at Origination Approval(2):	FICO at Origination Approval(2):
FICO at Origination Approval(2):
FICO at Origination Approval(2):
Less than 670
Less than 670
Less than 670	Less than 670	$	278,407	$	418,966	$	236,903	$	127,660	$	146,011	$	481,014	$	1,688,961	8	%		$	61,789			$		$	424,857			$		$	316,552			$		$	176,921			$		$	105,953			$			$	546,958			$		$	1,633,030			8			8	%
670-699	670-699	530,255		752,093		455,895		278,207		275,056		929,262		3,220,768		15
700-749	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	1,770,946		2,559,608		1,603,150		940,017		743,678		2,184,159		9,801,558		45
Total	Total	$	3,730,485	$	5,421,538	$	3,363,703	$	1,991,433	$	1,749,067	$	5,424,641	$	21,680,867	100	%	Total			$	926,224		$			$	5,803,342		$			$	3,994,361		$			$	2,454,339		$			$	1,606,219		$				$	6,167,861		$			$	20,952,346		100			100	%

FICO Refreshed(2)(3):	FICO Refreshed(2)(3):

FICO Refreshed(2)(3):

FICO Refreshed(2)(3):
Less than 670
Less than 670
Less than 670	Less than 670	$	353,491	$	605,817	$	387,375	$	218,261	$	214,908	$	807,495	$	2,587,347	12	%		$	84,355			$		$	669,427			$		$	541,494			$		$	335,868			$		$	205,407			$			$	951,407			$		$	2,787,958			13			13	%
670-699	670-699	528,071		733,990		422,792		211,964		187,283		607,515		2,691,615		12
700-749	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	1,704,813		2,478,965		1,572,677		1,007,632		860,818		2,539,916		10,164,821		47
Total	Total	$	3,730,485	$	5,421,538	$	3,363,703	$	1,991,433	$	1,749,067	$	5,424,641	$	21,680,867	100	%	Total			$	926,224		$			$	5,803,342		$			$	3,994,361		$			$	2,454,339		$			$	1,606,219		$				$	6,167,861		$			$	20,952,346		100			100	%

Seasoning(4):	Seasoning(4):
Seasoning(4):
Seasoning(4):
1-12 payments
1-12 payments
1-12 payments	1-12 payments	$	2,016,589	$	2,187,876	$	414,530	$	232,959	$	201,057	$	379,107	$	5,432,118	25	%		$	484,203			$		$	3,024,087			$		$	508,182			$		$	323,857			$		$	191,566			$			$	433,762			$		$	4,965,657			24			24	%
13-24 payments	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	—		—		643,381		753,256		120,744		487,209		2,004,590		9
37-48 payments	37-48 payments	—		—		—		410,918		696,040		471,110		1,578,068		7
More than 48 payments	More than 48 payments	—		—		—		40		263,792		3,116,035		3,379,867		16
Not yet in repayment	Not yet in repayment	1,713,896		2,118,976		925,728		410,375		280,963		511,941		5,961,879		28
Total	Total	$	3,730,485	$	5,421,538	$	3,363,703	$	1,991,433	$	1,749,067	$	5,424,641	$	21,680,867	100	%	Total			$	926,224		$			$	5,803,342		$			$	3,994,361		$			$	2,454,339		$			$	1,606,219		$				$	6,167,861		$			$	20,952,346		100			100	%

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		76		1,278		4,802		3,522		3,923		19,784		33,385
2023 Current period(5) net charge-offs		$	(538)	$	(16,554)	$	(48,059)	$	(34,729)	$	(35,787)	$	(145,448)	$	(281,115)
2024 Current period(5) gross charge-offs
2024 Current period(5) gross charge-offs
2024 Current period(5) gross charge-offs
2024 Current period(5) recoveries
2024 Current period(5) recoveries
2024 Current period(5) recoveries
2024 Current period(5) net charge-offs
2024 Current period(5) net charge-offs
2024 Current period(5) net charge-offs

Total accrued interest by origination vintage	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 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.
																		Total accrued interest by origination vintage

Total accrued interest by origination vintage
(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 first-quarter 2024. (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, 2024 through March 31, 2024.

																																																	(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 first-quarter 2024. (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, 2024 through March 31, 2024.

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As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Credit Quality Indicators
As of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)
Year of Origination Approval
Year of Origination Approval
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			2023(1)						2022(1)						2021(1)						2020(1)						2019(1)						2018 and Prior(1)						Total(1)						% of Balance
Cosigners:	Cosigners:
With cosigner
With cosigner
With cosigner	With cosigner	$	3,656,111	$	3,941,921	$	2,208,033	$	1,853,619	$	1,402,828	$	4,626,491	$	17,689,003	87	%		$	3,903,676			$		$	4,428,163			$		$	2,516,380			$		$	1,535,308			$		$	1,378,699			$		$	4,529,768			$		$	18,291,994			87			87	%
Without cosigner	Without cosigner	620,422		605,238		376,589		319,041		213,014		480,381		2,614,685		13
Total	Total	$	4,276,533	$	4,547,159	$	2,584,622	$	2,172,660	$	1,615,842	$	5,106,872	$	20,303,688	100	%	Total			$	4,490,119		$			$	5,088,739		$			$	2,937,422		$			$	1,819,089		$			$	1,632,300		$			$	5,058,175		$			$	21,025,844		100			100	%

FICO at Origination Approval(2):	FICO at Origination Approval(2):
FICO at Origination Approval(2):
FICO at Origination Approval(2):
Less than 670
Less than 670
Less than 670	Less than 670	$	326,991	$	307,646	$	158,606	$	177,098	$	143,674	$	439,587	$	1,553,602	8	%		$	328,199			$		$	395,526			$		$	208,696			$		$	118,935			$		$	137,494			$		$	451,613			$		$	1,640,463			8			8	%
670-699	670-699	593,216		611,649		356,541		339,685		259,142		878,426		3,038,659		15
700-749	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	2,019,561		2,187,354		1,234,656		936,100		675,346		2,066,791		9,119,808		45
Total	Total	$	4,276,533	$	4,547,159	$	2,584,622	$	2,172,660	$	1,615,842	$	5,106,872	$	20,303,688	100	%	Total			$	4,490,119		$			$	5,088,739		$			$	2,937,422		$			$	1,819,089		$			$	1,632,300		$			$	5,058,175		$			$	21,025,844		100			100	%

FICO Refreshed(2)(3):	FICO Refreshed(2)(3):

FICO Refreshed(2)(3):

FICO Refreshed(2)(3):
Less than 670
Less than 670
Less than 670	Less than 670	$	443,868	$	461,589	$	242,310	$	237,105	$	204,894	$	773,324	$	2,363,090	12	%		$	495,451			$		$	638,381			$		$	379,738			$		$	217,956			$		$	214,665			$		$	791,875			$		$	2,738,066			13			13	%
670-699	670-699	594,118		579,784		284,244		240,999		173,754		564,344		2,437,243		12
700-749	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	1,915,989		2,126,876		1,309,700		1,066,496		787,493		2,381,114		9,587,668		47
Total	Total	$	4,276,533	$	4,547,159	$	2,584,622	$	2,172,660	$	1,615,842	$	5,106,872	$	20,303,688	100	%	Total			$	4,490,119		$			$	5,088,739		$			$	2,937,422		$			$	1,819,089		$			$	1,632,300		$			$	5,058,175		$			$	21,025,844		100			100	%

Seasoning(4):	Seasoning(4):
Seasoning(4):
Seasoning(4):
1-12 payments
1-12 payments
1-12 payments	1-12 payments	$	2,448,884	$	636,073	$	384,334	$	330,316	$	235,878	$	424,636	$	4,460,121	22	%		$	2,514,079			$		$	740,450			$		$	440,293			$		$	245,631			$		$	208,941			$		$	332,608			$		$	4,482,002			21			21	%
13-24 payments	13-24 payments	—		2,477,764		255,510		195,753		166,045		455,782		3,550,854		18
25-36 payments	25-36 payments	—		—		1,366,398		257,534		126,223		489,157		2,239,312		11
37-48 payments	37-48 payments	—		—		127		1,008,418		224,805		451,102		1,684,452		8
More than 48 payments	More than 48 payments	—		—		—		—		643,611		2,830,285		3,473,896		17
Not yet in repayment	Not yet in repayment	1,827,649		1,433,322		578,253		380,639		219,280		455,910		4,895,053		24
Total	Total	$	4,276,533	$	4,547,159	$	2,584,622	$	2,172,660	$	1,615,842	$	5,106,872	$	20,303,688	100	%	Total			$	4,490,119		$			$	5,088,739		$			$	2,937,422		$			$	1,819,089		$			$	1,632,300		$			$	5,058,175		$			$	21,025,844		100			100	%

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		124		1,841		4,170		5,556		5,407		24,639		41,737
2022 Current period(5) net charge-offs		$	(2,100)	$	(23,857)	$	(44,101)	$	(56,515)	$	(52,098)	$	(207,008)	$	(385,679)
2023 Current period(5) gross charge-offs
2023 Current period(5) gross charge-offs
2023 Current period(5) gross charge-offs
2023 Current period(5) recoveries
2023 Current period(5) recoveries
2023 Current period(5) recoveries
2023 Current period(5) net charge-offs
2023 Current period(5) net charge-offs
2023 Current period(5) net charge-offs

Total accrued interest by origination vintage	Total accrued interest by origination vintage	$	142,915	$	315,308	$	207,858	$	184,832	$	116,211	$	210,438	$	1,177,562

Total accrued interest by origination vintage

Total accrued interest by origination vintage

(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 ~~2022.~~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 January 1, ~~2022~~2023 through December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.

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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 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 March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)																								As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)	2024		2023		2022		2021		2020			2019 and Prior		Total
			Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Delinquencies by Origination Vintage
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)
Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	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)		4,584			28,747			29,129			21,854			24,555			104,974			213,843
Loans in repayment:	Loans in repayment:
Loans current
Loans current
Loans current	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)		4,272			32,282			41,945			28,901			30,468			145,753			283,621
Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)	Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3)		1,788			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)		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		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		3,730,485			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)		26,268			21,367			11,090			6,555			3,993			9,400			78,673
Total Private Education Loans	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		(220,113)			(361,902)			(227,021)			(134,487)			(111,946)			(355,763)			(1,411,232)
Private Education Loans, net	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		53.9		%	60.4		%	71.6		%	78.3		%	82.5		%	88.6		%	71.5		%
Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment
Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment																									52.1	%	56.3	%	66.2	%	75.1	%	80.6	%		88.0	%	71.4	%
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		0.3		%	1.7		%	3.4		%	3.7		%	4.2		%	6.3		%	3.7		%	Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	0.5	%	1.0	%	2.8	%	3.6	%	3.7	%		5.3	%	3.4	%
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		%	0.9		%	1.2		%	1.4		%	1.7		%	2.1		%	1.4		%	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	0.2	%	1.0	%	4.2	%	3.6	%	3.2	%		2.2	%	2.5	%

(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, 2023 (dollars in thousands)																								As of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019			2018 and Prior		Total
			Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Delinquencies by Origination Vintage
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)
Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	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)		16,046			64,360			38,613			37,802			30,583			91,681			279,085
Loans in repayment:	Loans in repayment:
Loans current
Loans current
Loans current	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)		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)		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)		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		2,432,838			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		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)		26,714			15,933			9,062			5,496			3,575			8,876			69,656
Total Private Education Loans	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		(304,943)			(323,506)			(181,915)			(141,424)			(101,023)			(300,820)			(1,353,631)
Private Education Loans, net	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		56.9		%	67.1		%	76.1		%	80.7		%	84.5		%	89.3		%	74.5		%
Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment
Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment																									55.6	%	65.3	%	75.2	%	81.1	%	85.0	%		89.3	%	73.3	%
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		0.9		%	1.9		%	3.1		%	4.0		%	4.7		%	6.5		%	3.8		%	Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment	1.0	%	2.1	%	3.6	%	4.1	%	4.5	%		6.8	%	3.9	%
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance		0.7		%	2.1		%	1.9		%	2.1		%	2.2		%	2.0		%	1.8		%	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance	0.8	%	2.7	%	2.6	%	2.3	%	2.2	%		1.9	%	2.1	%

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

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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, 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


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

March 31, 2024	$	1,357,987	$	7,216	$	8,247
December 31, 2023	$	1,354,565	$	8,373	$	9,897

(1)The allowance for uncollectible interest at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 represents the expected losses related to the portion of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment ($~~146~~141 million of accrued interest receivable) that is not expected to be capitalized. The accrued interest receivable that is expected to be capitalized ($~~1.3~~1.2 billion) is reserved in the allowance for credit losses. The accrued interest receivable for the loans delinquent 90 days or greater includes $6.7 million of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment that is not expected to be capitalized and $0.5 million that is expected to be capitalized.

(2)The allowance for uncollectible interest at December 31, ~~2022~~2023 represents the expected losses related to the portion of accrued interest receivable on those loans in repayment ($~~240~~151 million of accrued interest receivable) that was not expected to be capitalized. The accrued interest receivable that was expected to be capitalized ($~~937 million)~~1.2 billion) was reserved in the allowance for credit losses. The accrued interest receivable for the loans delinquent 90 days or greater includes $7.7 million of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment that is not expected to be capitalized and $0.6 million that is expected to be capitalized.

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6.5. Unfunded Loan Commitments

At ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, we had ~~$2.4 billion~~$673 million of outstanding contractual loan commitments ~~which~~that we expect to fund during the remainder of the 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.


		2023				2022
Three Months Ended September 30, (dollars in thousands)		Allowance		Unfunded Commitments		Allowance		Unfunded Commitments
	2024												2024		2023
Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands)										Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands)	Allowance	Unfunded Commitments		Allowance		Unfunded Commitments
Beginning Balance	Beginning Balance	$	62,600	$	1,562,856	$	113,525	$	1,413,840
Provision/New commitments - net(1)	Provision/New commitments - net(1)	115,605		3,258,234		192,559		3,148,434
Other provision items		37,329		—		(29,913)		—
Transfer - funded loans(2)	Transfer - funded loans(2)	(101,687)		(2,451,203)		(168,377)		(2,345,348)
Ending Balance	Ending Balance	$	113,847	$	2,369,887	$	107,794	$	2,216,926

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

Beginning Balance		$	124,924	$	1,995,808	$	72,713	$	1,776,976
Provision/New commitments - net(1)		220,303		5,912,418		339,705		5,584,129
Other provision items		47,008		—		(1,033)		—
Transfer - funded loans(2)		(278,388)		(5,538,339)		(303,591)		(5,144,179)
Ending Balance		$	113,847	$	2,369,887	$	107,794	$	2,216,926

(1) Net of expirations of commitments unused. Also includes incremental provision for new commitments and changes to provision for existing commitments.

(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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7.6. 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 College (“Nitro”), in the first quarter of 2022, and the acquisition of the key assets of Scholly Inc. (“Scholly”) in the third quarter of 2023. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested periodically for impairment. We 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,~~both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023,we had $56 million in total goodwill. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Business ~~Combination,” for additional details on our acquisition of Scholly and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Business Combination”~~Combinations” in our ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K for additional details on our ~~acquisition~~acquisitions of ~~Nitro.~~Nitro and Scholly.

Acquired Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets include acquired ~~tradename~~trade name and trademarks, customer relationships, developed technology, and 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, 2023						December 31, 2022
			March 31, 2024																		March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)(1)		Cost Basis		Accumulated Amortization		Net		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)		9.5		$	74,510	$	(11,093)	$	63,417	$	68,470	$	(5,706)	$	62,764
Customer relationships(2)		4.6		8,920		(3,268)		5,652		5,670		(1,723)		3,947
Developed technology(2)		3.5		2,590		(720)		1,870		1,260		(350)		910
Trade name and trademarks(2)
Customer relationships
Developed technology
Partner relationships	Partner relationships	2.5		730		(49)		681		—		—		—
Total acquired intangible assets	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 related to the Nitro acquisition is ~~at acquisition; 9.5~~4.3 years isand the weighted average useful life of the acquired intangible assets related to the ~~Nitro~~Scholly acquisition ~~and~~is 3.9 ~~years is related to the Scholly acquisition.~~years.

(2) ~~Tradename~~In 2023, we fully impaired the Nitro trade name 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.~~asset for $56 million.

We recorded amortization of acquired intangible assets totaling approximately $3$1 million and $7$2 million in the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, ~~respectively, and approximately $2 million and $5 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,~~ respectively. 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~~$5 million, ~~$12~~$4 million, ~~$11 million, $10~~$3 million, and $8$1 million in ~~2023,~~ 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively.

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8.7. Deposits

The following table summarizes total deposits at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.


			September 30,		December 31,
		March 31,							March 31,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)		2023		2022		(Dollars in thousands)	2024		2023
Deposits - interest-bearing	Deposits - interest-bearing		$	21,550,108	$	21,446,647
Deposits - non-interest-bearing	Deposits - non-interest-bearing		637		1,424
Total deposits	Total deposits		$	21,550,745	$	21,448,071

Our total deposits of ~~$21.6~~$20.9 billion were comprised of ~~$10.4~~$10.3 billion in brokered deposits and ~~$11.2~~$10.6 billion in retail and other deposits at ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, compared to total deposits of ~~$21.4~~$21.7 billion, which were comprised of ~~$9.9~~$10.3 billion in brokered deposits and ~~$11.5~~$11.4 billion in retail and other deposits, at December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.

Interest-bearing deposits as of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022~~2023 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 that we consider to be core. These and other large omnibus accounts, aggregating the deposits of many individual depositors, represented ~~$7.5~~$6.8 billion and ~~$8.0~~$7.6 billion of our deposit total as of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, respectively. The omnibus accounts are structured in such a way that entitles the individual depositor pass-through deposit insurance (subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) rules and limitations), and the majority of these deposits have contractual minimum balances and maturity terms.

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 $3 million in the three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2024 and 2023, ~~and 2022, respectively, and placement fee expense of $9 million and $10 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022,~~ respectively. ~~Fees paid to third-party brokers related to brokered CDs~~There were ~~$4 million and $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and~~no fees paid to third-party brokers related to brokered CDs ~~were $7 million and $8 million~~ for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and ~~2022, respectively.~~$3 million in fees were paid for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Interest bearing deposits at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022~~2023 are summarized as follows:


		September 30, 2023				December 31, 2022					March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
(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	$	10,241,232	4.75	%	$	10,977,242	3.75	%
Money market
Money market											$	9,448,177	4.61	%		$	10,258,292	4.85	%
Savings	Savings	930,590		4.35		982,586		3.15
Certificates of deposit	Certificates of deposit	10,378,286		3.58		9,486,819		2.57
Deposits - interest bearing	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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8.7.			Deposits (Continued)

Certificates of deposit remaining maturities are summarized as follows:


(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022		(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2024	December 31, 2023
One year or less	One year or less	$	3,436,186	$	3,224,573
After one year to two years	After one year to two years	4,079,381		2,954,257
After two years to three years	After two years to three years	2,359,064		1,904,919
After three years to four years	After three years to four years	248,301		1,031,881
After four years to five years	After four years to five years	255,354		324,375
After five years	After five years	—		46,814
Total	Total	$	10,378,286	$	9,486,819

As of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, there were ~~$494~~$492 million and ~~$615~~$478 million, respectively, of deposits exceeding ~~Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”)~~FDIC insurance limits. Accrued interest on deposits was ~~$73~~$67 million and ~~$59~~$91 million at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, 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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9.8. 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 12, “Borrowings” in our ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K. The following table summarizes our borrowings at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.

September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands) Short-Term Long-Term Total Short-Term Long-Term Total
Unsecured borrowings:
Unsecured debt (fixed-rate) $ — $ 991,396 $ 991,396 $ — $ 988,986 $ 988,986
Total unsecured borrowings — 991,396 991,396 — 988,986 988,986
Secured borrowings:
Private Education Loan term securitizations:
Fixed-rate — 3,807,493 3,807,493 — 3,462,363 3,462,363
Variable-rate — 716,643 716,643 — 783,765 783,765
Total Private Education Loan term securitizations — 4,524,136 4,524,136 — 4,246,128 4,246,128
Secured Borrowing Facility — — — — — —
Total secured borrowings — 4,524,136 4,524,136 — 4,246,128 4,246,128
Total $ — $ 5,515,532 $ 5,515,532 $ — $ 5,235,114 $ 5,235,114

~~Short-term Borrowings~~

On May 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 15, 2024. The scheduled amortization period, during which amounts outstanding under the Secured Borrowing Facility must be repaid, ends on May 15, 2025 (or earlier, if certain material adverse events occur). At both September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, there were no secured borrowings outstanding under the Secured Borrowing Facility.

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9.			~~Borrowings (Continued)~~


	March 31, 2024						December 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands)	Short-Term		Long-Term		Total		Short-Term		Long-Term		Total
Unsecured borrowings:
Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)	$	—	$	993,005	$	993,005	$	—	$	992,200	$	992,200
Total unsecured borrowings	—		993,005		993,005		—		992,200		992,200
Secured borrowings:
Private Education Loan term securitizations:
Fixed-rate	—		3,390,494		3,390,494		—		3,585,254		3,585,254
Variable-rate	—		593,383		593,383		—		650,058		650,058
Total Private Education Loan term securitizations	—		3,983,877		3,983,877		—		4,235,312		4,235,312
Secured Borrowing Facility	—		—		—		—		—		—
Total secured borrowings	—		3,983,877		3,983,877		—		4,235,312		4,235,312
Total	$	—	$	4,976,882	$	4,976,882	$	—	$	5,227,512	$	5,227,512

Long-term Borrowings

~~Secured Financings~~

~~2023 Transactions~~

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. On September 30, 2023, $609 million of our Private Education Loans, including $563 million of principal and $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 ~~the year ended December 31, 2022 and~~2023. There were no secured financings issued in the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.

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

Issue

Date Issued

Total Issued

Weighted Average Cost of Funds(1)

Weighted Average Life
(in years)

(Dollars in thousands)

Private Education Loans:

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(2)

1,292,507

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

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

~~(3)~~ ~~At September 30, 2023, $1.24~~March 31, 2024, $1.17 billion of our Private Education Loans, including ~~$1.15~~$1.09 billion of principal and ~~$94~~$84 million in capitalized interest, were encumbered related to these transactions.

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9.8.			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, 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
As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)																As of March 31, 2024 (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:
Private Education Loan term securitizations
Private Education Loan term securitizations
Private Education Loan term securitizations	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	—		—		—		—		—		1,767		1,767
Total	Total	$	—	$	4,524,136	$	4,524,136	$	5,776,779	$	174,757	$	359,987	$	6,311,523


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
As of December 31, 2023																As of December 31, 2023	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:
Private Education Loan term securitizations
Private Education Loan term securitizations
Private Education Loan term securitizations	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	—		—		—		—		—		1,066		1,066
Total	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 the fees we receive as the servicer/administrator are commensurate with our responsibility, so the fees are not considered a variable interest. Additionally, the five percent vertical interest we maintain does not absorb more than an insignificant amount of the VIE’s expected losses, nor do we receive more than an insignificant amount of the VIE’s expected residual returns.

~~2023-B~~2024-A Transaction

On ~~May 24, 2023,~~March 13, 2024, we closed an SMB Private Education Loan Trust ~~2023-B~~2024-A term ABS transaction (the ~~“2023-B~~“2024-A Transaction”), in which an unaffiliated third party sold to the trust approximately $2$2.0 billion of Private Education Loans that the third-party seller previously purchased from us on ~~May 3, 2023.~~February 1, 2024. Sallie Mae Bank sponsored the ~~2023-B~~2024-A Transaction, is the servicer and administrator, and was the seller of an additional $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 ~~2023-B~~2024-A Transaction and we recorded a $5$7 million gain on sale associated with this transaction. In connection with the ~~2023-B~~2024-A 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 ~~2023-B~~2024-A 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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9.8.			Borrowings (Continued)

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

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

(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

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, 2023.~~March 31, 2024. 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~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023 or~~March 31, 2024 nor in the year ended December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.

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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, the value of our pledged collateral at the FRB totaled ~~$1.6~~$1.4 billion and ~~$2.2~~$1.6 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~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023 or~~March 31, 2024 nor in the year ended December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.

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~~10.~~9. 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 13, “Derivative Financial Instruments” in our ~~2022~~2023 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, 2023, $1.8~~March 31, 2024, $1.5 billion notional of our derivative contracts were cleared on the CME and $0.1 billion were cleared on the LCH. The derivative contracts cleared through the CME and LCH represent ~~91.7~~92.2 percent and ~~8.3~~7.8 percent, respectively, of our total notional derivative contracts of ~~$1.9~~$1.6 billion at ~~September 30, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.

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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 was ~~$(50)~~$(39) million and ~~$(6)~~$(3) 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 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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, 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~~$8 million and ~~$12~~$9 million, respectively.

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~~10.~~9.			Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

Summary of Derivative Financial Statement Impact

The following tables summarize the fair values and notional amounts of all derivative instruments at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, and their impact on earnings and other comprehensive income for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and ~~September 30, 2022.~~March 31, 2023. Please refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 13, “Derivative Financial Instruments” in our ~~2022~~2023 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	Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets																			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,
			Cash Flow Hedges																					Cash Flow Hedges				Fair Value Hedges				Trading			Total
			March 31,																				March 31,		December 31,		March 31,			December 31,		March 31,		December 31,		March 31,	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)			2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		(Dollars in thousands)	2024	2023		2024		2023			2024		2023		2024		2023
Fair Values(1)	Fair Values(1)	Hedged Risk Exposure

Derivative Assets:(2)	Derivative Assets:(2)

Derivative Assets:(2)

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

Derivative Liabilities:(2)	Derivative Liabilities:(2)
Derivative Liabilities:(2)
Derivative Liabilities:(2)
Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swaps	Interest rate swaps	Interest rate		(268)		—		—		(567)		—		—		(268)		(567)
Total net derivatives	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
			September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
		Other Assets													Other Assets					Other Liabilities
		March 31,											March 31,			December 31,		March 31,			December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)		2023		2022		2023		2022		(Dollars in thousands)	2024		2023			2024		2023
Gross position(1)	Gross position(1)		$	17	$	972	$	(268)	$	(567)
Impact of master netting agreement	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)		—		405		(251)		—
Cash collateral pledged(2)	Cash collateral pledged(2)		11,087		11,162		—		—
Net position	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
		Cash Flow				Fair Value				Trading				Total
		Cash Flow
		Cash Flow
		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)	March 31,	December 31,		March 31,	December 31,	March 31,		December 31,	March 31,	December 31,
		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022		2023		2022			2024	2023		2024	2023	2024		2023	2024	2023
Interest rate swaps	Interest rate swaps	$	1,229,011	$	1,314,660	$	702,309	$	1,528,186	$	—	$	—	$	1,931,320	$	2,842,846

Net total notional
Net total notional
Net total notional	Net total notional	$	1,229,011	$	1,314,660	$	702,309	$	1,528,186	$	—	$	—	$	1,931,320	$	2,842,846

4236 SLM CORPORATION


~~10.~~9.			Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

As of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, the following amounts were recorded on the consolidated balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges:


(Dollars in thousands)	(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)				(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:	Line Item in the Balance Sheet in Which the Hedged Item is Included:	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		Line Item in the Balance Sheet in Which the Hedged Item is Included:	March 31,	December 31,		March 31,	December 31,
		2023		2022		2023		2022			2024	2023		2024	2023

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

											Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Income
			Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Income
Impact of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Income
		Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)		2023		2022		2023		2022

Fair Value Hedges	Fair Value Hedges

Fair Value Hedges

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

Cash Flow Hedges	Cash Flow Hedges

Cash Flow Hedges

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

Trading	Trading

Trading

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

SLM CORPORATION 4337


~~10.~~9.			Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)


Impact of Derivatives on the Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	Impact of Derivatives on the Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
Impact of Derivatives on the Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Impact of Derivatives on the Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
		Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		March 31,
		March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	7,046	$	32,594	$	21,726	$	94,215

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)
Less: amount of gain (loss) reclassified in interest expense
Less: amount of gain (loss) reclassified in interest expense
Less: amount of gain (loss) reclassified in interest expense	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	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
Total change in other comprehensive income (loss) for unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, before income tax (expense) benefit
Total change in other comprehensive income (loss) for unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, before income tax (expense) benefit

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 ~~$46~~$34 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.

Cash Collateral

As of ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, 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~~$8 million and ~~$11~~$9 million at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, respectively. Collateral pledged is recorded in “Other interest-earning assets” on the consolidated balance sheets.

4438 SLM CORPORATION

~~11.~~10. 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 March 31,
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		Three Months Ended March 31,
(Shares and per share amounts in actuals)
(Shares and per share amounts in actuals)
(Shares and per share amounts in actuals)	(Shares and per share amounts in actuals)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Common stock repurchased under repurchase programs(1)	Common stock repurchased under repurchase programs(1)	—		1,191,544		16,389,696		30,721,944
Common stock repurchased under repurchase programs(1)
Common stock repurchased under repurchase programs(1)
Average purchase price per share(2)
Average purchase price per share(2)
Average purchase price per share(2)	Average purchase price per share(2)	$	—	$	14.14	$	15.71	$	18.00
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans(3)	Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans(3)	10,687		448		1,088,330		1,131,351
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans(3)
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans(3)
Average purchase price per share
Average purchase price per share
Average purchase price per share	Average purchase price per share	$	16.14	$	13.99	$	15.45	$	18.36
Common shares issued(4)	Common shares issued(4)	200,886		4,682		3,073,639		3,093,392
Common shares issued(4)
Common shares issued(4)

(1) Common shares purchased under our share repurchase programs. ~~We have utilized all capacity under our 2021~~The 2022 Share Repurchase ~~Program.~~Program expired on January 25, 2024. There was ~~$326~~$623 million of capacity remaining under the ~~2022~~2024 Share Repurchase Program at ~~September 30, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.

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

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

(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 29, 2023~~March 28, 2024 was ~~$13.62.~~$21.79.

Common Stock Dividends

In both ~~September~~March 2024 and March 2023, ~~and September 2022,~~ we paid a common stock dividend of $0.11 per common share.

Share Repurchases

On January ~~27, 2021,~~26, 2022, we announced a share repurchase program (the ~~“2021~~“2022 Share Repurchase Program”), which was effective upon announcement and expired on January ~~26, 2023,~~25, 2024, 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.

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 We did not repurchase shares of common stock ~~for $38 million~~under the 2022 Share Repurchase Program in the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2022. We have utilized all capacity under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program.~~March 31, 2024 or 2023.

On January ~~26, 2022,~~24, 2024, we announced a new share repurchase program (the ~~“2022~~"2024 Share Repurchase ~~Program”~~Program"), which ~~was~~became effective ~~upon announcement~~on January 26, 2024 and expires on ~~January 25, 2024,~~February 6, 2026, 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.~~$650 million. Under the ~~2022~~2024 Share Repurchase Program, we ~~did not repurchase shares of common stock in the three months ended September 30, 2023, and we~~ repurchased ~~16.4~~1.3 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~~$27 million in the three months ended ~~September 30, 2022, and 28.7 million shares of common stock for $515 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022.~~March 31, 2024. We had ~~$326~~$623 million of capacity remaining under the ~~2022~~2024 Share Repurchase Program at ~~September 30, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.

~~So long as there is unexpired capacity under a given repurchase program,~~Under the 2024 Share 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, tender offers, 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)~~

2024 Share Repurchase Program.

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,~~March 31, 2024, we repurchased ~~1.2~~1.3 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of ~~$17~~$27 million ~~and during~~under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan authorized under our 2024 Share Repurchase Program. During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2023, ~~and 2022,~~ we ~~repurchased 16.4 million and 30.7 million~~did not repurchase shares ~~respectively,~~ of our common ~~stock at a total cost of $257 million and $553 million, respectively, under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans authorized under our share repurchase programs.~~stock.

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~~12.~~11. 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 March 31,
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Numerator:	Numerator:
Numerator:
Numerator:
Net income
Net income
Net income	Net income	$	29,365	$	75,172	$	412,948	$	546,057
Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends	4,642		2,531		12,979		5,563
Preferred stock dividends
Preferred stock dividends
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	$	24,723	$	72,641	$	399,969	$	540,494
Denominator:	Denominator:
Denominator:
Denominator:
Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS
Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS
Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS	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:
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)	2,680		2,450		2,423		2,967
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)

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS	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	$	0.11	$	0.29	$	1.71	$	2.05

Basic earnings per common share

Basic earnings per common share

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

Diluted earnings per common share

Diluted earnings per common share

(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,~~March 31, 2024 and 2023, ~~and 2022,~~ securities covering approximately 12 million shares and ~~1 million shares, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, securities covering approximately 1 million and 1~~4 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.~~12. 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 ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K.

During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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 value on a recurring basis.


		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis																	Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
		September 30, 2023								December 31, 2022									March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
(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:
Assets:
Trading investments
Trading investments
Trading investments	Trading investments	$	—	$	—	$	52,561	$	52,561	$	—	$	—	$	55,903	$	55,903
Available-for-sale investments	Available-for-sale investments	—		2,315,978		—		2,315,978		—		2,342,089		—		2,342,089
Derivative instruments	Derivative instruments	—		17		—		17		—		972		—		972
Total	Total	$	—	$	2,315,995	$	52,561	$	2,368,556	$	—	$	2,343,061	$	55,903	$	2,398,964

Liabilities:	Liabilities:
Liabilities:
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments
Derivative instruments
Derivative instruments	Derivative instruments	$	—	$	(268)	$	—	$	(268)	$	—	$	(567)	$	—	$	(567)
Total	Total	$	—	$	(268)	$	—	$	(268)	$	—	$	(567)	$	—	$	(567)

Change in Balance Sheet Carrying Value Associated with Level 3 Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had $58 million and $54 million, respectively, classified as level 3 financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis through earnings which represent the five percent vertical risk retentions in the residual classes of Private Education Loans sold through securitizations. Total gains/(losses), net included in earnings were $2 million in net gains in the three months ended March 31, 2024, and in the year-ago period, recorded in the specified line item “gains/(losses) on sale of securities”. Net settlements in the three months ended March 31, 2024 were $2 million, compared to $(1) million in the year-ago period. There were no transfers into or out of level 3 related to these residual interest investments during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The change in mark to market gains/(losses) on investments held as of the reporting date were $2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and in the year-ago period.

The fair value at March 31, 2024 of the residual interests classified as level 3 valuations was $58 million. The residual interest investments are the projected future cash flows representing the difference between the securitized trust’s asset cash flows and the related outflows to the bondholders and for other fees. The residual investments are valued using an internal discounted cash flow model to arrive at the net present value of expected trust residual distributions. These instruments are not actively traded, nor do they have quoted market prices. As a result, unobservable model input assumptions are made regarding the expected CPR and the probability of defaults of the loans in the securitization trusts. At March 31, 2024, the range (average by volume) of the CPR input was 7.1 percent to 11.1 percent (average of 8.49 percent) and the range of the defaults input was 5.1 percent to 20.7 percent (average of 11.03 percent).

The significant inputs considered unobservable detailed above would be expected to have the following impacts to the valuations:

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~~13.~~12.			Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

•A decrease in CPR would result in a longer weighted average life of the trust, resulting in a decrease to the valuation due to the delay in residual cash flows with the increased term. The opposite is true for an increase in the CPR.

•A decrease in the probability of defaults means increased principal receipts, resulting in an increase to the valuation due to the increase in residual cash flow.

•Conversely, an increase in the probability of defaults means decreased principal receipts, resulting in a decrease to the valuation due to the decrease in residual cash flow.

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


		September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022							March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
(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:
Loans held for investment, net:	Loans held for investment, net:
Loans held for investment, net:
Loans held for investment, net:
Private Education Loans
Private Education Loans
Private Education Loans	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	559,852		550,873		8,979		618,186		607,155		11,031

Loans held for sale		—		—		—		29,448		29,448		—

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	3,548,225		3,548,225		—		4,616,117		4,616,117		—
Trading investments	Trading investments	52,561		52,561		—		55,903		55,903		—
Available-for-sale investments	Available-for-sale investments	2,315,978		2,315,978		—		2,342,089		2,342,089		—
Accrued interest receivable	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	2,945		2,945		—		2,816		2,816		—
Derivative instruments	Derivative instruments	17		17		—		972		972		—
Total earning assets	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:
Money-market and savings accounts	Money-market and savings accounts	$	11,060,884	$	11,171,822	$	110,938	$	11,854,849	$	11,959,828	$	104,979
Money-market and savings accounts
Money-market and savings accounts
Certificates of deposit	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
Long-term borrowings	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	99,415		99,415		—		71,586		71,586		—
Derivative instruments	Derivative instruments	268		268		—		567		567		—
Total interest-bearing liabilities	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					$	2,741,355					$	2,927,221
Excess of net asset fair value over carrying value
Excess of net asset fair value over carrying value

Please refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 17, “Fair Value Measurements” in our ~~2022~~2023 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.~~13. 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.

In July 2023, the federal banking agencies proposed a rule to implement significant changes to the U.S. Basel Ill regulatory capital requirements. The proposed changes to the regulatory capital requirements generally would amend or introduce approaches and methodologies that would apply to banking organizations with total consolidated assets of $100 billion or more or to banking organizations with significant trading activity. The proposed rule therefore would not affect the Bank's capital requirements or the calculation of its capital ratios.

Under regulations issued by the FDIC and other federal banking agencies, banking organizations that adopted CECL during the 2020 calendar year, including the Bank, 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 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. On each of January 1 2022, 2023, and 2024, 25 percent of the adjusted transition amounts ~~was~~were phased in for regulatory capital purposes. On January 1, ~~2023, an additional~~2025, the remaining 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~~phased in amounts included in regulatory capital at the beginning of ~~each~~the 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.

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13.			Regulatory Capital (Continued)

At ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, the adjusted transition amounts that were deferred and are being phased in for regulatory capital purposes are as follows:


			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
		Adjusted Transition Amounts											Adjusted Transition Amounts			Phase-In Amounts for the Year Ended	Phase-In Amounts for the Three Months Ended		Remaining Adjusted Transition Amounts to be Phased-In
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2023		September 30, 2023		(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022	December 31, 2023			March 31, 2024

Retained earnings
Retained earnings
Retained earnings	Retained earnings		$	836,351	$	(209,088)	$	(209,088)	$	418,175
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses		1,038,145		(259,536)		(259,536)		519,073
Liability for unfunded commitments	Liability for unfunded commitments		104,377		(26,094)		(26,094)		52,189
Deferred tax asset	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, including applicable capital conservation buffers, 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~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, the unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments included in other comprehensive income totaled ~~$158~~$115 million and ~~$160~~$115 million, net of tax of ~~$51~~$37 million and ~~$52~~$37 million, respectively. The capital ratios would remain above the well capitalized thresholds, including applicable capital conservation buffers, 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, 2023(3):
As of March 31, 2024(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	2,935,903	11.7	%	$	1,763,562	>	7.0	%		$	2,977,353		12.3	12.3	%				$	1,700,543		>	>		7.0		%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	2,935,903	11.7	%	$	2,141,468	>	8.5	%	Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)			$	2,977,353		12.3	12.3	%				$	2,064,945		>	>		8.5	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,258,771	12.9	%	$	2,645,343	>	10.5	%	Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)			$	3,290,809		13.5	13.5	%				$	2,550,814		>	>		10.5	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	2,935,903	10.1	%	$	1,166,116	>	4.0	%	Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)			$	2,977,353		10.2	10.2	%	$	1,170,715		>	>		4.0		%

As of December 31, 2022(3):
As of December 31, 2023(3):
As of December 31, 2023(3):
As of December 31, 2023(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,040,662	12.9	%	$	1,645,807	>	7.0	%		$	3,019,973		12.3	12.3	%				$	1,719,621		>	>		7.0		%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,040,662	12.9	%	$	1,998,480	>	8.5	%	Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)			$	3,019,973		12.3	12.3	%				$	2,088,111		>	>		8.5	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,338,645	14.2	%	$	2,468,711	>	10.5	%	Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)			$	3,334,140		13.6	13.6	%				$	2,579,432		>	>		10.5	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	3,040,662	10.3	%	$	1,185,280	>	4.0	%	Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)			$	3,019,973		10.2	10.2	%				$	1,184,213		>	>		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~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, the actual amounts and the actual ratios include the adjusted transition amounts discussed above that were phased in at the beginning of ~~2022~~2024 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~~$160 million in dividends and ~~$400 million in~~no dividends to the Company for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2024 and 2023, ~~respectively, and $241 million and $642 million in dividends to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,~~ respectively, with the proceeds primarily used to fund 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.~~14. 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, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, we had ~~$2.4 billion~~$673 million of outstanding contractual loan commitments ~~which~~that we expect to fund during the remainder of the 2023/2024 academic year. At ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, we had a ~~$114~~$32 million reserve recorded in “Other Liabilities” to cover expected 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 — Off-Balance Sheet Exposure for Contractual Loan Commitments” in our ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K and Note 6,5, “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 21, “Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees” in our ~~2022~~2023 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.~~

15. Subsequent ~~Event~~Events

~~Fourth-Quarter 2023 Loan Sales~~2024 Securitizations

On ~~October 13, 2023,~~April 9, 2024, we closed an SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2024-R1 term ABS transaction (the “2024-R1 Transaction”), in which an unaffiliated third party sold to the trust approximately ~~$1 billion~~$69 million of ~~our~~ Private Education Loans ~~including approximately $921 million~~residual flows from our 2020-PTA and 2020-PTB transactions through a re-securitization. Sallie Mae Bank sponsored the 2024-R1 Transaction and is the administrator of the trust. In connection with the 2024-R1 Transaction settlement, we retained a five percent vertical risk retention interest (i.e., five percent of each class issued in ~~principal and approximately $78 million~~the securitization). We classified those vertical risk retention interests related to the 2024-R1 Transaction as available-for-sale investments, except for the interest in ~~capitalized interest to~~the residual class, which we classified as a trading investment recorded at fair value with changes recorded through earnings.

On April 11, 2024, we closed an SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2024-B term ABS transaction (the “2024-B Transaction”), in which unaffiliated third ~~party.~~parties sold to the trust approximately $191 million of Private Education Loans that the third-party sellers previously purchased from us in 2020 and 2021. Sallie Mae Bank sponsored the 2024-B Transaction, is the servicer and administrator, and was the seller of an additional $10 million of Private Education Loans into the trust. The ~~gain on~~ sale of such additional loans ~~sold expressed as a percentage was in the low to mid single-digits and will be recognized in the fourth-quarter 2023 consolidated statements of income. The transaction~~ qualified for sale treatment and removed ~~the balance of the~~these loans from our balance sheet on the settlement ~~date.~~date of the 2024-B Transaction and we recorded a less than $1 million gain on sale associated with this transaction. In connection with the 2024-B Transaction settlement, we retained a five percent vertical risk retention interest (i.e., five percent of each class issued in the securitization). We ~~will continue to service these loans pursuant~~classified those vertical risk retention interests related to the ~~terms of~~2024-B Transaction as available-for-sale investments, except for the ~~applicable transaction documents.~~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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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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.

The following information should be read in connection with SLM Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2022~~2023 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February ~~23, 2023)~~22, 2024) (the ~~“2022~~“2023 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 ~~2022~~2023 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~~“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~~the Company’s beliefs, opinions, or expectations and statements that assume or are dependent upon future events, are forward-looking statements. ~~This includes,~~These include, but isare not limited to: strategies; goals and assumptions of the Company; the Company’s expectation and ability to execute loan sales and share repurchases; 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~~such pandemic on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flows; ~~our~~the Company’s expectation and ability to pay a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock in the future, subject to the ~~determination by~~approval of 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;~~Directors; the Company’s ~~2023~~2024 guidance; the Company’s three-year horizon outlook; the ~~Company’s expectation and ability to execute loan sales and share repurchases;~~impact of acquisitions we have made or may make in the future; 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~~many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results to be materially different from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be the same as those anticipated by management. The Company cautions readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the risks and uncertainties set forth in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in ~~our 2022~~the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on 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;~~laws or regulations; our ability to timely develop new products and services and the acceptance of those products and services by potential and existing customers; 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~~the Company is a party; credit risk associated with ~~our~~the Company’s exposure to third parties, including counterparties to ~~our~~the Company’s derivative transactions; the effectiveness of our risk management framework and quantitative models; 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;~~customers, or any change related thereto; 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~~prepayments on the loans ~~that we own;~~owned by us; 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 usmanagement to make certain estimates and assumptions, including estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates or assumptions may prove to be incorrect.

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All oral and written forward-looking statements ~~contained~~attributed to the Company are expressly qualified in ~~this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are qualified~~their entirety by ~~these~~the factors, risks, and uncertainties set forth in the foregoing cautionary statements, and are made only as of the date of this ~~report.~~report or, where the statement is oral, as of the date stated. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise ~~these~~any forward-looking statements to conform ~~such statements~~ to actual results or changes in our ~~expectations.~~ expectations, nor to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements discussed.

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

~~Impact of COVID-19 on Sallie Mae~~

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 2022 Form 10-K.

The COVID-19 crisis was 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 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 believe risk related to the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy may continue in 2023 and beyond. See Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors — Pandemic Risk” in the 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,
			2023			2022			2023			2022
(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)

		2024
		2024
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	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		$	0.11		$	0.29		$	1.69		$	2.03
Diluted earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share
Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share	Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share		228,800			253,716			236,593			266,065
Return on assets(1)			0.4		%	1.0		%	1.9		%	2.6		%
Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share
Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share
Return on Assets(1)
Return on Assets(1)
Return on Assets(1)

Other Operating Statistics (Held for Investment)

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		$	20,348,308		$	18,980,852		$	20,348,308		$	18,980,852
Ending Private Education Loans, net
Ending Private Education Loans, net
Ending FFELP Loans, net
Ending FFELP Loans, net
Ending FFELP Loans, net	Ending FFELP Loans, net		550,873			641,450			550,873			641,450
Ending total education loans, net	Ending total education loans, net		$	20,899,181		$	19,622,302		$	20,899,181		$	19,622,302
Ending total education loans, net
Ending total education loans, net

Average education loans

Average education loans


Average education loans	Average education loans		$	21,213,165		$	20,614,487		$	21,615,968		$	21,359,026
															(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.

(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, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.

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; Private Education Loan originations; and funding ~~sources; and non-GAAP “Core Earnings”)~~sources) can be found in Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K.

~~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 ceased after June 30, 2023 (the “LIBOR Cessation Date”), U.S. banking and other global financial services regulators 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. 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.

In the third quarter of 2023, all our remaining assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet items referencing LIBOR 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, derivatives, as well as our Series B Preferred Stock. (The first dividend on our Series B Preferred Stock (when, as, and if declared by our Board of Directors) that will be based on a SOFR rate will be any declared dividend to be paid on December 15, 2023, which will be priced as of September 2023.)

Approximately $96 million of our variable-rate ABS (those issued before November 2017) do not have fallback provisions for an alternative reference rate and we 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.

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

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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~~three months of ~~2023,~~2024, we made the following progress on the above corporate strategic imperatives.

~~Acquisition of Scholly~~

On July 21, 2023, we completed the previously announced acquisition of several key assets of Scholly, which 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 others as well as related services for scholarship providers. The addition of Scholly assets will support our mission of providing students with the confidence needed to successfully navigate the higher education journey. 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” in this Form 10-Q.

~~2023-A Securitization~~

~~2023-C Securitization~~

~~2023~~2024 Loan Sales and ~~2023-B~~2024-A Transaction

~~Secured Borrowing Facility~~

~~Sale of Credit Card 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.

Share Repurchases under our Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, we repurchased ~~16.4~~1.3 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of ~~$257~~$27 million under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan authorized under our ~~share repurchase programs.~~2024 Share Repurchase Program.

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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)
			2023		2022		$		%		2023		2022		$		%
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

		2024
		2024
Interest income:
Interest income:
Interest income:	Interest income:
Loans	Loans		$	581	$	483	$	98	20	%	$	1,732	$	1,388	$	344	25	%
Loans
Loans
Investments
Investments
Investments	Investments		13		10		3		30		37		24		13		54
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents		58		26		32		123		155		36		119		331
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Total interest income
Total interest income
Total interest income	Total interest income		652		520		132		25		1,924		1,448		476		33
Total interest expense	Total interest expense		268		150		118		79		747		341		406		119
Total interest expense
Total interest expense
Net interest income
Net interest income
Net interest income	Net interest income		385		370		15		4		1,176		1,107		69		6
Less: provisions for credit losses	Less: provisions for credit losses		198		208		(10)		(5)		330		336		(6)		(2)
Less: provisions for credit losses
Less: provisions for credit losses
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses
Net interest income after provisions for credit losses	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:
Non-interest income:
Gains on sales of loans, net	Gains on sales of loans, net		—		75		(75)		(100)		125		325		(200)		(62)
Gains (losses) on securities, net			1		1		—		—		2		(2)		4		200
Gains on sales of loans, net
Gains on sales of loans, net
Gains on securities, net
Gains on securities, net
Gains on securities, net

Other income

Other income

Other income	Other income		23		19		4		21		63		52		11		21
Total non-interest income	Total non-interest income		24		95		(71)		(75)		190		375		(185)		(49)
Total non-interest income
Total non-interest income
Non-interest expenses:
Non-interest expenses:
Non-interest expenses:	Non-interest expenses:
Total operating expenses	Total operating expenses		167		150		17		11		476		414		62		15
Total operating expenses
Total operating expenses
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense
Acquired intangible assets amortization expense	Acquired intangible assets amortization expense		3		2		1		50		7		5		2		40

Total non-interest expenses	Total non-interest expenses		170		152		18		12		483		419		64		15

Total non-interest expenses

Total non-interest expenses
Income before income tax expense
Income before income tax expense
Income before income tax expense	Income before income tax expense		41		105		(64)		(61)		553		727		(174)		(24)
Income tax expense	Income tax expense		11		30		(19)		(63)		140		181		(41)		(23)
Income tax expense
Income tax expense
Net income
Net income
Net income	Net income		29		75		(46)		(61)		413		546		(133)		(24)
Preferred stock dividends	Preferred stock dividends		5		2		3		150		13		6		7		117
Preferred stock dividends
Preferred stock dividends
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock	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		$	0.11	$	0.29	$	(0.18)	(62)	%	$	1.71	$	2.05	$	(0.34)	(17)	%
Basic earnings per common share
Basic earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share	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	$	0.11	$	—	—	%	$	0.33	$	0.33	$	—	—	%
Declared dividends per common share
Declared dividends per common share

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GAAP Consolidated Earnings Summary

Three Months Ended ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 Compared with Three Months Ended ~~September 30, 2022~~March 31, 2023

For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, net income attributable to common stock was ~~$25~~$285 million, or ~~$0.11~~$1.27 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income attributable to common stock of ~~$73~~$114 million, or ~~$0.29~~$0.47 diluted earnings per common share, for the three months ended ~~September 30, 2022.~~March 31, 2023.

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~~decreased by ~~$15~~$18 million in the current quarter compared with the year-ago quarter primarily due to a ~~16-basis~~21-basis point ~~increase~~decrease in our net interest margin and a ~~$599~~$388 million ~~increase~~decrease in our average Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans outstanding. Our net interest margin ~~increased~~decreased in the current quarter from the year-ago quarter primarily because our cost of funds increased more than the yields on our interest-earning assets. This occurs because as interest rates change, changes in the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities tend to lag compared to changes in our interest-earning assets. In a rising interest rate environment, as we experienced in 2022 and the first part of 2023, our variable-rate interest earning assets repriced faster than our cost of ~~funds as~~funds. As such, we saw an expansion in our net interest margin throughout most of 2023. As interest rates stabilized in the latter half of 2023 and into the first quarter of 2024, our cost of funds increased ~~dramatically over the past year.~~faster than our interest-earning assets and reduced our net interest margin.

•Provision for credit losses in the current quarter was ~~$198~~$12 million, compared with ~~$208~~$114 million in the year-ago quarter. During the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2023,~~2024, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by $133 million negative provisions resulting from the $2.10 billion Private Education Loan sales during the quarter, an improved economic outlook, and changes in management overlays and recovery rates, offset by new loan commitments, net of expired commitments, ~~slower~~and increases to the provision as a result of decreases in our estimates of the historical long-term average prepayment ~~rates, management overlays,~~speeds used after the two-year reasonable and ~~changes in economic outlook.~~supportable period. In the year-ago quarter, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by provisions for new loan commitments, ~~and~~net of expired commitments, slower prepayment rates, ~~which~~and changes in economic outlook and recovery rates.

•Gains on sales of loans, net, were ~~offset by~~$143 million in the current quarter, as a ~~negative $50 million provision associated with the $1.0~~result of $2.10 billion in Private Education Loan ~~sale completed~~sales that occurred in the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2022.~~

•2024. There were no gains on sales of loans, net, in the ~~current~~year-ago quarter, as we did not sell loans in the ~~third~~first quarter of 2023. ~~In the third quarter of 2022, we sold $1.0 billion of Private Education Loans that resulted in a $75 million gain.~~

•Other income was ~~$23~~$29 million in the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2023,~~2024, compared with ~~$19~~$20 million in the year-ago quarter. In the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2023,~~2024, there was a $3$6 million increase in third-party servicing fees from the year-ago quarter. The increase in third-party servicing fees was due to an additional ~~$2.15~~$5.3 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~~There was also ~~increased $1~~a $3 million increase in early withdrawal penalty fee income compared towith the year-ago ~~period.~~quarter, which was related to a health savings account provider who redeemed its deposits early and paid an early withdrawal penalty in the first quarter of 2024.

•~~Third-quarter 2023~~First-quarter 2024 total operating expenses were ~~$167~~$161 million, compared with ~~$150~~$155 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in total operating expenses was primarily driven by higher personnel costs and higher ~~FDIC assessment fees.~~initiative spending.

•During the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2023,~~2024, we recorded $3$1 million in amortization of acquired intangible assets, updown from $2 million in the year-ago quarter. The ~~increase~~decrease is a result of ~~our acquisition~~the impairment write-down of ~~several key assets of Scholly~~the Nitro trade name intangible asset taken in the ~~third~~fourth quarter of 2023. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 7,6, “Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets” in this Form 10-Q.

•~~Third-quarter 2023~~First-quarter 2024 income tax expense was ~~$11~~$97 million, compared with ~~$30~~$37 million in the year-ago quarter. Our effective income tax rate ~~decreased~~increased to ~~27.7~~25.2 percent in the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2023~~2024 from ~~28.2~~24.0 percent in the year-ago quarter. The ~~decrease~~increase in the effective rate for the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2023~~2024 was primarily due to an increase in non-deductible expenses and a decrease in the tax ~~credits.~~

benefit related to stock-based compensation.

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

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

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

•Net interest income increased by $69 million in the first nine months of 2023 compared with the year-ago period primarily due to a $257 million increase in average Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans outstanding and a 27-basis point increase in our net interest margin. Our net interest margin increased in the current period from the year-ago period because of the dramatic increase in interest rates over the past year. When interest rates rise, the yield on our interest-earning assets typically increase faster than our cost of funds. As such, as rates increased in the first nine months of 2023, we saw our net interest margin increase.

•Provision for credit losses in the first nine months of 2023 was $330 million, compared with $336 million in the year-ago period. During the first nine months of 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 the first nine months of 2022.

•Gains on sales of loans,net were $125 million in the first nine months of 2023, compared with $325 million in the year-ago period. 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 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 $63 million in the first nine months of 2023, compared with $52 million in the year-ago period. The increase in other income compared with the year-ago period was primarily the result of a $10 million increase in third-party servicing fees 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 2023 were $476 million, compared with $414 million in the year-ago period. The increase in total operating expenses was primarily driven by higher personnel costs, initiative spending, and higher FDIC assessment fees.

•During the first nine months of 2023, we recorded $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” in this Form 10-Q.

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

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Previously Used Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” Metric

Non-GAAP “Core Earnings”

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

~~Non-GAAP “Core Earnings” recognizes the difference in accounting treatment based upon whether a derivative qualifies~~qualify for hedge accounting ~~treatment. We~~treatment under GAAP. While derivatives continue to be a critical element of our interest rate risk management strategy, and we continue to 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~~portfolio, we have only invested in 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 spreadsunder GAAP during the ~~period~~past eight quarters (including the first quarter of 2024), and 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~~such there has been no difference between GAAP results of operations, net of tax ~~relate to differing treatments~~and non-GAAP "Core Earnings" reported for those ~~derivative instruments used~~quarters. As a result, we no longer believe that it is meaningful to ~~hedge~~report this non-GAAP metric, and have discontinued doing so beginning in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2024. We are continually assessing how best to present 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 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~~and if useful and meaningful, may decide to report future non-GAAP earnings (with appropriate reconciliation to GAAP) in 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

(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.~~

different way.

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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,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate		Balance		Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
Average Assets
Average Assets
Average Assets	Average Assets
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	20,649,663	10.96	%	$	19,958,763	9.43	%	$	21,032,541	10.80	%	$	20,685,372	8.82	%
Private Education Loans
Private Education Loans
FFELP Loans
FFELP Loans
FFELP Loans	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		14,835		14.02		28,219		4.24

Credit Cards

Credit Cards
Taxable securities
Taxable securities
Taxable securities	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	4,328,383		5.32		4,625,523		2.27		4,169,291		4.98		4,077,340		1.21
Cash and other short-term investments
Cash and other short-term investments
Total interest-earning assets
Total interest-earning assets
Total interest-earning assets	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
Non-interest-earning assets	Non-interest-earning assets	367,179				687,518				271,866				597,283



Total assets
Total assets
Total assets	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	Average Liabilities and Equity
Brokered deposits	Brokered deposits	$	9,231,432	3.32	%	$	9,905,248	2.23	%	$	9,641,234	3.15	%	$	9,813,559	1.67	%
Brokered deposits
Brokered deposits
Retail and other deposits
Retail and other deposits
Retail and other deposits	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)	5,411,629		3.73		5,453,219		3.09		5,352,499		3.59		5,550,092		2.96
Other interest-bearing liabilities(1)
Other interest-bearing liabilities(1)
Total interest-bearing liabilities
Total interest-bearing liabilities
Total interest-bearing liabilities	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
Non-interest-bearing liabilities	Non-interest-bearing liabilities	116,645				188,532				71,137				106,363
Equity	Equity	1,806,335				1,978,249				1,812,344				2,096,680
Equity
Equity
Total liabilities and equity
Total liabilities and equity
Total liabilities and equity	Total liabilities and equity	$	28,458,239			$	28,496,086			$	28,611,351			$	28,614,355



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

(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) Increase
Change Due To(1)
Rate
Volume
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 vs. 2022
Interest income $ 132,339 $ 127,006 $ 5,333
Interest expense 117,221 116,034 1,187
Net interest income $ 15,118 $ 11,337 $ 3,781


(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	Increase		Change Due To(1)				(Dollars in thousands)	Increase (Decrease)	Change Due To(1)
				Rate		Volume				Rate	Volume
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 vs. 2022
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 vs. 2023								Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 vs. 2023
Interest income	Interest income	$	475,773	$	458,926	$	16,847
Interest expense	Interest expense	406,796		402,664		4,132
Net interest income	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, 2023 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans			FFELP Loans			Total Loans Held for Investment
As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
As of March 31, 2024 (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)	$	4,055,137		$	57		$	4,055,194		In-school(1)	$	4,303,603		$	57		$	4,303,660
Grace, repayment and other(2)	Grace, repayment and other(2)	17,625,730			554,252			18,179,982			Grace, repayment and other(2)	16,648,743			516,306			17,165,049
Total, gross	Total, gross	21,680,867			554,309			22,235,176			Total, gross	20,952,346			516,363			21,468,709
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	78,673			1,380			80,053			Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	80,868			1,270			82,138
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses	(1,411,232)			(4,816)			(1,416,048)			Allowance for credit losses	(1,345,431)			(4,627)			(1,350,058)
Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	$	20,348,308		$	550,873		$	20,899,181		Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	$	19,687,783		$	513,006		$	20,200,789

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


As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans			FFELP Loans			Total Loans Held for Investment
As of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)											As of December 31, 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)	$	3,659,323		$	57		$	3,659,380
Grace, repayment and other(2)	Grace, repayment and other(2)	16,644,365			608,993			17,253,358
Total, gross	Total, gross	20,303,688			609,050			20,912,738
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	69,656			1,549			71,205
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses	(1,353,631)			(3,444)			(1,357,075)
Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	Total loans held for investment portfolio, net	$	19,019,713		$	607,155		$	19,626,868

% of total	% of total	97		%	3		%	100		%
% of total
% 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).

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


		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2023				2022				2023				2022
Private Education Loans	Private Education Loans	$	20,649,663	97	%	$	19,958,763	97	%	$	21,032,541	97	%	$	20,685,372	97	%
Private Education Loans
Private Education Loans
FFELP Loans
FFELP Loans
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans	563,502		3		655,724		3		583,427		3		673,654		3

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

Total portfolio

Total portfolio

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Loans Held for Investment, Net — Activity


Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)								Private Education Loans	FFELP Loans	Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Beginning balance	Beginning balance	$	18,648,904	$	570,614	$	19,219,518
Acquisitions and originations:	Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate
Fixed-rate
Fixed-rate	Fixed-rate	2,353,735		—		2,353,735
Variable-rate	Variable-rate	114,313		—		114,313
Total acquisitions and originations	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	100,151		5,268		105,419
Sales

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

Allowance	Allowance	(50,937)		(394)		(51,331)
Allowance
Allowance
Repayments and other	Repayments and other	(583,077)		(16,741)		(599,818)
Ending balance	Ending balance	$	20,348,308	$	550,873	$	20,899,181

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, 2023
(dollars in thousands)
Private
Education
Loans FFELP
Loans Total Loans
Held for
Investment, net
Beginning balance $ 19,019,713 $ 607,155 $ 19,626,868
Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate 4,946,020 — 4,946,020
Variable-rate 628,326 — 628,326
Total acquisitions and originations 5,574,346 — 5,574,346
Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization 339,118 16,872 355,990
Sales (1,964,945) — (1,964,945)
Loan consolidations to third parties (731,656) (23,033) (754,689)
Allowance (57,600) (1,372) (58,972)
Repayments and other (1,830,668) (48,749) (1,879,417)
Ending balance $ 20,348,308 $ 550,873 $ 20,899,181

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


Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Total Loans Held for Investment, net
Beginning balance	$	19,019,713	$	607,155	$	19,626,868
Acquisitions and originations:
Fixed-rate	1,977,845		—		1,977,845
Variable-rate	470,132		—		470,132
Total acquisitions and originations	2,447,977		—		2,447,977
Capitalized interest and deferred origination cost premium amortization	119,184		5,904		125,088


Loan consolidations to third parties	(285,483)		(8,586)		(294,069)
Allowance	(121,748)		(483)		(122,231)

Repayments and other	(681,968)		(14,102)		(696,070)
Ending balance	$	20,497,675	$	589,888	$	21,087,563

“Loan consolidations to 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. The amount of loans in full principal and interest repayment status in our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio at ~~September 30, 2023 increased~~March 31, 2024 decreased by ~~4.7~~7.7 percent compared with ~~September 30, 2022,~~March 31, 2023, and now totals 3840 percent of our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio at ~~September 30, 2023.~~March 31, 2024. The balance of loans held for investment in full principal and interest repayment status was affected in 2023 and in the first quarter of 2024 by loan sales.

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“Loan consolidations to third parties” for the three months ended ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 total ~~3.0~~2.6 percent of our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio in full principal and interest repayment status at ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, or ~~1.2~~1.0 percent of our total Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio at ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, compared with the year-ago period of ~~3.9~~3.4 percent of our Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio in full principal and interest repayment status, or ~~1.5~~1.4 percent of our total Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio, respectively. The decrease in consolidations is attributable to higher interest rates in 2024 that made it less competitive for consolidators. 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 first nine months of 2023, we typically experience reduced loan 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 March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2023			%		2022			%		(Dollars in thousands)	2024			%			2023				%
Smart Option - interest only(1)	Smart Option - interest only(1)	$	449,141		18	%	$	464,602		20	%	Smart Option - interest only(1)	$	480,250	19		19	%		$	478,162	20		20	%
Smart Option - fixed pay(1)	Smart Option - fixed pay(1)	821,722			34		770,183			33
Smart Option - deferred(1)	Smart Option - deferred(1)	1,005,987			41		939,835			40
Graduate Loan(2)	Graduate Loan(2)	174,563			7		176,114			7
Parent Loan(3)	Parent Loan(3)	—			—		217			—
Total Private Education Loan originations	Total Private Education Loan originations	$	2,451,413		100	%	$	2,350,951		100	%	Total Private Education Loan originations	$	2,582,070	100		100	%		$	2,441,246	100		100	%

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

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 ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K for a further discussion.

(2) For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, the Graduate Loan originations include ~~$9.5~~$11.7 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 nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023, the Graduate Loan originations include $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$10.4 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 were processed, and final disbursements under those loans 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)		2023				2022
		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Total Portfolio		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Credit Cards		Total Portfolio
Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands)																	Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands)		2024		2023
																		Private Education Loans		FFELP Loans		Total Portfolio	Private Education Loans	FFELP Loans	Credit Cards	Total Portfolio
Beginning balance	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)	101,687		—		101,687		168,377		—		—		168,377
Less:	Less:															Less:
Charge-offs	Charge-offs	(104,865)		(272)		(105,137)		(109,350)		(147)		(2,062)		(111,559)

Plus:	Plus:
Plus:
Plus:
Recoveries	Recoveries	9,693		—		9,693		11,400		—		2		11,402
Provisions for credit losses:	Provisions for credit losses:
Provision, current period	Provision, current period	44,423		666		45,089		95,482		29		2,039		97,550
Provision, current period
Provision, current period
Loan sale reduction to provision	Loan sale reduction to provision	—		—		—		(50,226)		—		—		(50,226)
Loans transferred to held-for-sale		—		—		—		—		—		(2,372)		(2,372)

Total provisions for credit losses(2)
Total provisions for credit losses(2)
Total provisions for credit losses(2)	Total provisions for credit losses(2)	44,423		666		45,089		45,256		29		(333)		44,952
Ending balance	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 6,5, “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)
			2023		2022
Three Months Ended March 31, (dollars in thousands)

		2024
		2024						2023
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:	Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses
Provisions for loan losses
Provisions for loan losses	Provisions for loan losses		$	44,423	$	45,256
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments	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		197,357		207,902
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:	Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans	FFELP Loans		666		29
FFELP Loans
FFELP Loans
Credit Cards	Credit Cards		—		(333)
Total	Total		666		(304)
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income	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) 2023 2022
Private
Education
Loans FFELP
Loans Total
Portfolio Private
Education
Loans FFELP
Loans Credit Cards Total
Portfolio
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)
278,388 — 278,388 303,591 — — 303,591
Less:
Charge-offs (314,500) (853) (315,353) (299,699) (376) (2,549) (302,624)
Plus:
Recoveries 33,385 — 33,385 30,410 — 5 30,415
Provisions for credit losses:
Provision, current period 196,859 2,225 199,084 168,473 110 2,635 171,218
Loan sale reduction to provision (136,531) — (136,531) (171,325) — — (171,325)
Loans transferred to held-for-sale — — — — — (2,372) (2,372)
Total provisions for credit losses(2)
60,328 2,225 62,553 (2,852) 110 263 (2,479)
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
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

Private Education Loan Allowance for Credit Losses

In establishing the allowance for Private Education Loan losses as of ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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 3840 percent of our total Private Education Loans held for investment portfolio at ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, compared with 3941 percent at ~~September 30, 2022.~~March 31, 2023.

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 ~~2022~~2023 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	2023				2022				Private Education Loans Held for Investment		2024									2023
September 30, (dollars in thousands)		Balance		%		Balance		%
March 31, (dollars in thousands)										March 31, (dollars in thousands)		Balance					%						Balance						%
Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)	$	5,961,879			$	5,356,860
Loans in forbearance(2)
Loans in forbearance(2)
Loans in forbearance(2)	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 in repayment and percentage of each status:
Loans current
Loans current
Loans current	Loans current	14,938,462		96.3	%	14,002,955		96.3	%		14,451,606			96.6		96.6		%				15,446,182			96.6				96.6	%
Loans delinquent 30-59 days(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)	153,449		1.0		151,812		1.0
Loans 90 days or greater past due(3)	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	15,505,145		100.0	%	14,546,556		100.0	%	Total Private Education Loans in repayment		14,961,692			100.0			100.0	%					15,990,459		100.0				100.0	%
Total Private Education Loans, gross	Total Private Education Loans, gross	21,680,867				20,104,463				Total Private Education Loans, gross		20,952,346						21,898,003										21,898,003
Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)	78,673				66,816				Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)		80,868						75,051										75,051
Total Private Education Loans	Total Private Education Loans	21,759,540				20,171,279				Total Private Education Loans		21,033,214						21,973,054										21,973,054
Private Education Loans allowance for losses	Private Education Loans allowance for losses	(1,411,232)				(1,190,427)				Private Education Loans allowance for losses		(1,345,431)						(1,475,379)										(1,475,379)
Private Education Loans, net	Private Education Loans, net	$	20,348,308			$	18,980,852			Private Education Loans, net		$	19,687,783					$									$	20,497,675

Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment				71.5	%			72.4	%
Percentage of loans in repayment										Percentage of loans in repayment									71.4	%												73.0	%
Delinquencies as a percentage of loans in repayment										Delinquencies as a percentage of loans in repayment									3.4	%												3.4	%
Delinquencies, excluding those loans within a loan modification qualifying period, as a percentage of loans in repayment(4)										Delinquencies, excluding those loans within a loan modification qualifying period, as a percentage of loans in repayment(4)									2.7	%												3.1	%

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				1.4	%			1.4	%
Percentage of loans in forbearance:
Percentage of loans in forbearance:
Percentage of loans in forbearance:
Percentage of loans in an extended grace period(5)
Percentage of loans in an extended grace period(5)
Percentage of loans in an extended grace period(5)																			1.5	%												0.4	%
Percentage of loans in hardship and other forbearances(6)										Percentage of loans in hardship and other forbearances(6)									1.0	%												1.0	%

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

(4)This metric excludes loans in a loan modification qualifying period, which at March 31, 2024 and 2023, totaled approximately $214 million and $81 million, respectively. When giving a customer facing financial difficulty an interest rate reduction under our programs, we evaluate their ability to pay and provide customized repayment terms based upon their financial condition. As part of demonstrating the ability and willingness to pay, the customer must make three consecutive monthly payments at the reduced payment to qualify for the program. After successfully completing the qualifying period (if eligible), borrowers will have their interest rate reduced, term extended and be brought current, consistent with established loan program servicing policies and procedures.

(5)We calculate the percentage of loans in an extended grace period as the ratio of (a) Private Education Loans in forbearance in an extended grace period numerator to (b) Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance denominator. An extended grace period aligns with The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency definition of an additional, consecutive, one-time period during which no payment is required for up to six months after the initial grace period. We typically grant this extended grace period to customers who may be having difficulty finding employment before the full principal and interest repayment period starts or once it has begun. Loans in forbearance in an extended grace period were approximately $243 million and $59 million at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. See “Use of Forbearance and Rate Modifications as a Private Education Loan Collection Tool” below for additional details.

(6)We calculate the percentage of loans in hardship and other forbearances as the ratio of (a) Private Education Loans in hardship and other forbearances (excluding loans in an extended grace period) numerator to (b) Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance denominator. If the customer is in financial hardship, we work with the customer and/or cosigner and identify any available alternative arrangements designed to reduce monthly payment obligations, which may include a short-term hardship forbearance. Loans in hardship and other forbearances (excluding loans in an extended grace period) were approximately $145 million and $162 million at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. See “Use of Forbearance and Rate Modifications as a Private Education Loan Collection Tool” below for additional details.

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Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans (held for investment) in repayment remained unchanged at ~~3.7~~3.4 percent at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and ~~September 30, 2022,~~March 31, 2023. Delinquencies, excluding those loans within a loan modification qualifying period, as a percentage of Private Education Loans (held for investment) in repayment decreased to 2.7 percent at March 31, 2024 from 3.1 percent at March 31, 2023. The percentage of Private Education Loans in hardship and ~~the forbearance rate~~other forbearances (excluding loans in an extended grace period) remained unchanged at ~~1.4~~1.0 percent at ~~both September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and ~~September 30, 2022.~~March 31, 2023. 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 Condition — Allowance for Credit Losses — Use of Forbearance and Rate Modifications as a Private Education Loan Collection Tool” in the ~~2022~~2023 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,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2023			2022			2023			2022
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance
Beginning balance
Beginning balance	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)	101,687			168,377			278,388			303,591
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)
Provision for credit losses:
Provision for credit losses:
Provision for credit losses:	Provision for credit losses:
Provision, current period	Provision, current period	44,423			95,482			196,859			168,473
Provision, current period
Provision, current period
Loan sale reduction to provision
Loan sale reduction to provision
Loan sale reduction to provision	Loan sale reduction to provision	—			(50,226)			(136,531)			(171,325)

Total provision	Total provision	44,423			45,256			60,328			(2,852)

Total provision

Total provision
Net charge-offs:
Net charge-offs:
Net charge-offs:	Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs	Charge-offs	(104,865)			(109,350)			(314,500)			(299,699)
Charge-offs
Charge-offs
Recoveries	Recoveries	9,693			11,400			33,385			30,410
Recoveries
Recoveries
Net charge-offs
Net charge-offs
Net charge-offs	Net charge-offs	(95,172)			(97,950)			(281,115)			(269,289)

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

Ending balance

Ending balance



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
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 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)
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)	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)	2.53		%	2.67		%	2.44		%	2.37		%
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)		1.36		%	1.36		%	1.36		%	1.36		%
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)
Ending total loans, gross
Ending total loans, gross
Ending total loans, gross	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)	$	15,023,993		$	14,674,437		$	15,358,596		$	15,173,465
Average loans in repayment(2)
Average loans in repayment(2)
Ending loans in repayment(2)
Ending loans in repayment(2)
Ending loans in repayment(2)	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
Accrued interest to be capitalized
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
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(3)
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(3)

(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).

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Use of Forbearance and Rate Modifications as a Private Education Loan Collection Tool

Forbearance allows a borrower to not make scheduled payments for a specified period of time. Using forbearance extends the original term of the loan by the term of forbearance taken. Forbearance does not grant any reduction in the total principal or interest repayment obligation. While a loan is in forbearance status, interest continues to accrue and is capitalized (added to principal) at the end of the forbearance. Interest will not capitalize at the end of certain types of forbearance, such as disaster forbearance, however.

We grant forbearance through our servicing centers to borrowers who are current in their payments and through our collections centers to certain borrowers who are delinquent. Our forbearance policies and practices vary depending upon whether a borrower is current or delinquent at the time forbearance is requested, generally with stricter payment requirements for delinquent borrowers. We view the population of borrowers that use forbearance positively because the borrowers are either proactively reaching out to us to obtain assistance in managing their obligations or are working with our collections center to bring their loans current.

Forbearance may be granted through our servicing centers to customers who are exiting their grace period, and to other customers who are current in their payments, to provide temporary payment relief. In these circumstances, a customer’s loan is placed into a forbearance status in limited monthly increments and is reflected in the forbearance status at month-end during this time. At the end of the forbearance period, the customer will enter repayment status as current and is expected to begin making scheduled monthly payments.

Forbearance may also be granted through our collections centers to customers who are delinquent in their payments. If specific payment requirements are met, the forbearance can cure the delinquency and the customer is returned to a current repayment status. Forbearance as a collection tool is used most effectively when applying historical experience and our judgment to a customer’s unique situation. We leverage updated customer information and other decision support tools to best determine who will be granted forbearance based on our expectations as to a customer’s ability and willingness to repay their obligation. This strategy is aimed at assisting customers while mitigating the risks of delinquency and default as well as encouraging resolution of delinquent loans. In most instances, we require one payment, as an indication of a customer’s willingness and ability to repay, before granting forbearance to delinquent borrowers.

Historically, we have utilized disaster forbearance to assist borrowers affected by material events, typically federally-declared disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic. We typically grant disaster forbearance to affected borrowers in increments of up to three months at a time, but the disaster forbearance granted generally does not apply toward the 12-month forbearance limit described below.

Management continually monitors our credit administration practices and may periodically modify these practices based upon performance, industry conventions, and/or regulatory feedback. In light of these considerations, we previously announced certain changes to our credit administration practices, including the imposition of limits on the number of forbearance months granted consecutively and the number of times certain extended or reduced repayment alternatives may be granted.

Currently, we generally grant forbearance in increments of one to two months at a time, for up to 12 months over the life of the loan, although disaster forbearance and certain assistance we grant to borrowers who are still in school do not apply toward the 12-month limit. We also currently require 12 months of positive payment performance by a borrower (meaning the borrower must make payment in a cumulative amount equivalent to 12 monthly required payments under the loan) between successive grants of forbearance and between forbearance grants and certain other repayment alternatives. This required period of positive payment performance does not apply, however, to forbearances granted during the first six months following a borrower’s grace period (“extended grace period”) and is not required for a borrower to receive a contractual interest rate reduction. In addition, we currently limit the participation of delinquent borrowers in certain short-term extended or interest-only repayment alternatives to once in 12 months and twice in five years. We also now count the number of months a borrower receives a short-term extended repayment alternative toward the 12-month forbearance limit described above.

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We also offer rate and term modifications to customers experiencing more severe hardship. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we developed additional modification programs tailored to the financial condition of individual borrowers. Pursuant to these additional modification programs, for our borrowers experiencing the most severe financial conditions, we currently may reduce the contractual interest rate on a loan to as low as 2 percent for the remaining life of the loan and also permanently extend the final maturity of the loan. Other borrowers experiencing severe hardship may not require as much assistance, however, given their circumstances. In those instances, we may reduce the contractual interest rate on a loan to a rate greater than 2 percent, and up to 8 percent, for a temporary period of two to four years, and in some instances may also permanently extend the final maturity of the loan.

When we give a borrower facing financial difficulty an interest rate reduction under our programs, we evaluate their ability to pay and provide customized repayment terms based upon their financial condition. As part of demonstrating the ability and willingness to pay, the customer must make three consecutive monthly payments at the reduced payment to qualify for the program. We believe by tailoring the modification programs to the borrower’s current financial condition and not having a one size fits all approach, we increase the likelihood the borrower will be able to make the modified payments and avoid default. This approach of giving different interest rate reductions to different borrowers experiencing more severe hardship also helps us better manage the overall assistance we provide to borrowers. We currently limit the granting of a permanent extension of the final maturity date of a loan under our loan modification programs to one time over the life of the loan. We also currently permit two consecutive rate reductions so long as the borrower qualifies and makes three consecutive monthly payments at the reduced payment in connection with each rate reduction. We also now limit the number of interest rate reductions to twice over the life of the loan.

We expect to learn more about how our borrowers are reacting to changes in our credit administration practices and, as we analyze such reactions, we will continue to refine our estimates of the impact of those changes on our allowance for credit losses.

As discussed above, we will continue to monitor our credit administration practices and may modify them further from time to time based upon performance, industry conventions, and/or regulatory feedback.

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 (but for purposes of the tables below, does not include those loans while they are in forbearance).~~period. 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, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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 ~~1.0~~1.9 percent. ~~Approximately 71~~

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At March 31, 2024, approximately 77 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, 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
As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in millions)																							As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in millions)	Private Education Loans Held for Investment Aged by Number of Months in Active Repayment Status								Not Yet in Repayment			Total

Loans in-school/grace/deferment
Loans in-school/grace/deferment
Loans in-school/grace/deferment	Loans in-school/grace/deferment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	5,962		$	5,962
Loans in forbearance	Loans in forbearance	118			35			24			15			22			—			214
Loans in repayment - current	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	86			55			40			31			72			—			284
Loans in repayment - delinquent 60-89 days	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	33			26			20			14			37			—			130
Total	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)																			79
Allowance for credit losses	Allowance for credit losses																			(1,411)
Total Private Education Loans, net	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	0.75		%	0.22		%	0.15		%	0.10		%	0.14		%	—		%	1.36		%	Loans in forbearance as a percentage of total Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance	1.53	%	0.40	%	0.24	%	0.14	%		0.22	%		—	%	2.53	%


As of March 31, 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	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	5,686		$	5,686
Loans in forbearance	126			36			23			15			21			—			221
Loans in repayment - current	4,761			3,594			2,092			1,638			3,362			—			15,447
Loans in repayment - delinquent 30-59 days	82			55			37			28			65			—			267
Loans in repayment - delinquent 60-89 days	47			27			19			16			32			—			141
Loans in repayment - 90 days or greater past due	46			27			18			14			31			—			136
Total	$	5,062		$	3,739		$	2,189		$	1,711		$	3,511		$	5,686		21,898
Deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount)																			75
Allowance for credit losses																			(1,475)
Total Private Education Loans, net																			$	20,498

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of total Private Education Loans in repayment and forbearance	0.78		%	0.22		%	0.14		%	0.09		%	0.13		%	—		%	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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.


As of September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)		Signature and Other		Parent Loan(1)		Smart Option		Career Training(2)		Graduate Loan		Total
As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)														As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)	Signature and Other	Parent Loan(1)	Smart Option	Career Training(2)	Graduate Loan	Total
$ in repayment(3)	$ in repayment(3)	$	220,485	$	219,046	$	13,869,402	$	2,495	$	1,193,717	$	15,505,145
$ in total	$ in total	$	309,164	$	220,082	$	19,433,762	$	2,519	$	1,715,340	$	21,680,867


As of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)		Signature and Other		Parent Loan(1)		Smart Option		Career Training(2)		Graduate Loan		Total
As of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)														As of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands)	Signature and Other	Parent Loan(1)	Smart Option	Career Training(2)	Graduate Loan	Total
$ in repayment(3)	$ in repayment(3)	$	216,513	$	261,316	$	13,599,750	$	4,565	$	1,047,406	$	15,129,550
$ in total	$ 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 continued to be processed, and final disbursements under those loans 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 continued to be processed, and final disbursements under those loans 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 to the balance of the loans when the borrower exits the grace period after separation from 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


	Private Education Loans
	Accrued Interest Receivable
(Dollars in thousands)	Total Interest Receivable		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Allowance for Uncollectible Interest(1)(2)
March 31, 2024	$	1,357,987	$	7,216	$	8,247
December 31, 2023	$	1,354,565	$	8,373	$	9,897
March 31, 2023	$	1,304,726	$	6,638	$	6,523

(1)The allowance for uncollectible interest at ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2024 and 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,~~March 31, 2024 and 2023, ~~and 2022,~~ relates to ~~$146~~$141 million and ~~$144~~$154 million, respectively, of accrued interest receivable) that is/was not expected to be capitalized. The accrued interest receivable that is/was expected to be capitalized ($~~1.3~~1.2 billion and ~~$1.1~~$1.2 billion, at ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2024 and 2023, ~~and 2022,~~ respectively) is reserved in the allowance for credit losses. The accrued interest receivable for the loans delinquent 90 days or greater includes $6.7 million and $6.3 million of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment that is/was not expected to be capitalized and $0.5 million and $0.4 million that is/was expected to be capitalized, at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The accrued interest receivable for the loans delinquent 90 days or greater includes $7.7 million of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment that is not expected to be capitalized and $0.6 million that is expected to be capitalized.

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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, other financing facilities, and loan sales.

Interest-bearing deposits as of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022~~2023 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~~$6.8 billion and ~~$8.0~~$7.6 billion of our deposit total as of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, 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~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, our sources of liquidity included liquid investments with unrealized losses of ~~$184.7~~$134.7 million and ~~$184.5~~$128.9 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 ~~2022,~~the first quarter of 2024, we held a significant liquidity buffer of cash and securities, which we expect to maintain through ~~2023.~~2024. 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)

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

(Dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

Sources of primary liquidity:

Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:

Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries

3,093

—

Sallie Mae Bank(1)

3,545,132

4,617,533

Available-for-sale investments

1,926,971

2,012,901

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,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
Sources of primary liquidity:
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:
Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:
Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries
Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries
Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries	Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries	$	3,609	$	1,391	$	5,840	$	7,661
Sallie Mae Bank(1)	Sallie Mae Bank(1)	4,130,488		4,432,386		3,969,493		3,868,795
Sallie Mae Bank(1)
Sallie Mae Bank(1)
Available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale investments	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	$	6,088,758	$	6,663,242	$	5,959,559	$	6,168,402
Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments
Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments

(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,
		March 31,
		March 31,
		March 31,						December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)	2023		2022		(Dollars in thousands)	2024		2023
Deposits - interest-bearing	Deposits - interest-bearing	$	21,550,108	$	21,446,647
Deposits - non-interest-bearing	Deposits - non-interest-bearing	637		1,424
Total deposits	Total deposits	$	21,550,745	$	21,448,071

Interest-bearing deposits as of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022~~2023 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~~$6.8 billion and ~~$8.0~~$7.6 billion of our deposit total as of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, 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.

Interest bearing deposits at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022~~2023 are summarized as follows:




		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)
(Dollars in thousands)
Money market
Money market
Money market	Money market	$	10,241,232	4.75	%	$	10,977,242	3.75	%
Savings	Savings	930,590		4.35		982,586		3.15
Savings
Savings
Certificates of deposit
Certificates of deposit
Certificates of deposit	Certificates of deposit	10,378,286		3.58		9,486,819		2.57
Deposits - interest bearing	Deposits - interest bearing	$	21,550,108			$	21,446,647
Deposits - interest bearing
Deposits - interest bearing

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

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As of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, there were ~~$494~~$492 million and ~~$615~~$478 million, respectively, of deposits exceeding FDIC insurance limits. Accrued interest on deposits was ~~$73~~$67 million and ~~$59~~$91 million at ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, 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 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, 2023, $1.8~~March 31, 2024, $1.5 billion notional of our derivative contracts were cleared on the CME and $0.1 billion were cleared on the LCH. The derivative contracts cleared through the CME and LCH represent ~~91.7~~92.2 percent and ~~8.3~~7.8 percent, respectively, of our total notional derivative contracts of ~~$1.9~~$1.6 billion at ~~September 30, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.

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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, 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~~$8 million and ~~$12~~$9 million, respectively.

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, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.


As of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands)	SLM Corporation and Sallie Mae Bank Contracts
Total exposure, net of collateral	$	~~10,836~~7,664
Exposure to counterparties with credit ratings, net of collateral	$	~~10,836~~7,664
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 ~~2023.~~2024. As of ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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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~~(collectively,~~ (collectively, the “adjusted transition amounts”), were deferred for the two-year period ending January 1, 2022. On each of January 1 2022, 2023, and 2024, 25 percent of the adjusted transition amounts ~~was~~were phased in for regulatory capital purposes. On January 1, ~~2023, an additional~~2025, the remaining 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~~phased in amounts included in regulatory capital at the beginning of ~~each~~the 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, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, the adjusted transition amounts that were deferred and are being phased in for regulatory capital purposes are as follows:


			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
		Adjusted Transition Amounts											Adjusted Transition Amounts			Phase-In Amounts for the Year Ended	Phase-In Amounts for the Three Months Ended		Remaining Adjusted Transition Amounts to be Phased-In
(Dollars in thousands)	(Dollars in thousands)		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2023		September 30, 2023		(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022	December 31, 2023			March 31, 2024

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

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	Actual				U.S. Basel III Minimum Requirements Plus Buffer(1)(2)
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio
As of March 31, 2024(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	2,977,353	12.3	%	$	1,700,543	>	7.0	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	2,977,353	12.3	%	$	2,064,945	>	8.5	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,290,809	13.5	%	$	2,550,814	>	10.5	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	2,977,353	10.2	%	$	1,170,715	>	4.0	%

As of December 31, 2023(3):
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,019,973	12.3	%	$	1,719,621	>	7.0	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,019,973	12.3	%	$	2,088,111	>	8.5	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)	$	3,334,140	13.6	%	$	2,579,432	>	10.5	%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)	$	3,019,973	10.2	%	$	1,184,213	>	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~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, the actual amounts and the actual ratios include the adjusted transition amounts discussed above that were phased in at the beginning of ~~2022~~2024 and 2023.

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~~$160 million in dividends and ~~$400 million in~~no dividends to the Company for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2024, and 2023, ~~respectively, and $241 million and $642 million in dividends to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,~~ respectively, with the proceeds primarily used to fund 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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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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, respectively. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 9,8, “Borrowings” in this Form 10-Q.


			September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
		March 31, 2024																	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
(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 debt (fixed-rate)
Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)
Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)	Unsecured debt (fixed-rate)		$	—	$	991,396	$	991,396	$	—	$	988,986	$	988,986
Total unsecured borrowings	Total unsecured borrowings		—		991,396		991,396		—		988,986		988,986
Secured borrowings:	Secured borrowings:
Private Education Loan term securitizations:	Private Education Loan term securitizations:
Private Education Loan term securitizations:
Private Education Loan term securitizations:
Fixed-rate
Fixed-rate
Fixed-rate	Fixed-rate		—		3,807,493		3,807,493		—		3,462,363		3,462,363
Variable-rate	Variable-rate		—		716,643		716,643		—		783,765		783,765
Total Private Education Loan term securitizations	Total Private Education Loan term securitizations		—		4,524,136		4,524,136		—		4,246,128		4,246,128
Secured Borrowing Facility	Secured Borrowing Facility		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total secured borrowings	Total secured borrowings		—		4,524,136		4,524,136		—		4,246,128		4,246,128
Total	Total		$	—	$	5,515,532	$	5,515,532	$	—	$	5,235,114	$	5,235,114

~~Short-term Borrowings~~

Other Borrowing Sources

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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 and December 31, ~~2022,~~2023, the value of our pledged collateral at the FRB totaled ~~$1.6~~$1.4 billion and ~~$2.2~~$1.6 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~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2023 or~~March 31, 2024 nor in the year ended December 31, ~~2022.~~2023.

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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, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, we had ~~$2.4 billion~~$673 million of outstanding contractual loan commitments ~~which~~that we expect to fund during the remainder of the 2023/2024 academic year. At ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, we had a ~~$114~~$32 million reserve recorded in “Other Liabilities” to cover expected 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 — Off-Balance Sheet Exposure for Contractual Loan Commitments” in our ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K and Note 6,5, “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 ~~2022~~2023 Form 10-K.

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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 ~~June 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, a significant portion of the Bank’s earning assets and a large balance of deposits were indexed to ~~1-month LIBOR. As of their first repricing date after the LIBOR Cessation Date, these legacy assets~~30-day average SOFR. Therefore, 30-day average SOFR is considered a core rate in our interest rate risk analysis. The 30-day average SOFR and ~~liabilities were converted to various SOFR fallback~~other rates ~~plus a spread adjustment and 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.~~ 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 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 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,~~March 31, 2024 and 2023, ~~and 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 loan sales, new assets, liabilities, commitments, or hedging instruments that may arise in the future.

Due to the low interest rate environment in early 2022, results for the downward 300-basis point rate shock were not presented because they did not provide a meaningful indication of interest rate sensitivity at that 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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 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 higher sensitivity than historic results, including results from one year ~~ago~~ago. This is due to an increase in the mix of fixed-rate versus variable-rate loan disbursements, which results in our liabilities repricing more quickly than ~~fixed-rate assets.~~our assets over time. Planned loan sales, which are not included in the static EVE modeling, significantly reduce this exposure. Management is evaluating this trend ~~and will take~~to determine if further actions asare necessary to manage EVE sensitivity.

2023

2022

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

2024

2023

As of March 31,

+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

-2.5%

-0.8%

+0.5%

+1.5%

+1.8%

+0.6%

-0.7%

N/A

EAR - Shock

-4.6%

-1.5%

+1.1%

+3.4%

-0.1%

0.0%

-0.2%

EAR - Ramp

-2.2%

-0.7%

+0.6%

+1.6%

+1.0%

+0.3%

-0.4%

N/A

EAR - Ramp

-3.3%

-1.1%

+0.9%

+2.5%

+0.7%

+0.2%

-0.3%

-0.9%

EVE

-25.1%

-8.7%

+8.8%

+26.5%

-6.0%

-2.0%

+1.8%

N/A

EVE

-25.0%

-8.6%

+8.4%

+25.7%

-12.7%

-4.7%

+5.1%

+15.1%

In the preceding tables, the interest rate sensitivity analysis reflects the balance sheet mix of fixed-rate loans and funding as well as fully variable ~~SOFR, and Prime-based~~SOFR-based loans, and fully variable funding, including brokered CDs that have been converted to 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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Also considered is the impact of FFELP Loans, which receive floor income in low interest rate environments, and will therefore not reprice fully with interest rate shocks.

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, 2023.~~March 31, 2024. 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, 2023 (dollars in millions) Index		Frequency of Variable Resets	Assets		Funding (1)		Funding Gap
As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in millions) Index									As of March 31, 2024 (dollars in millions) Index	Frequency of Variable Resets	Assets	Funding (1)	Funding Gap
Fed Funds Effective Rate	Fed Funds Effective Rate	daily/weekly/monthly	$	—	$	944.8	$	(944.8)
SOFR Rate	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	87.5		—		87.5
Prime	Prime	monthly	0.5		—		0.5
Non-Discrete reset(2)	Non-Discrete reset(2)	daily/weekly	3,775.8		3,788.3		(12.5)
Fixed-Rate(3)	Fixed-Rate(3)		17,127.0		19,297.8		(2,170.8)
Total	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,~~Rate, SOFR rate, 3-month SOFR, and fixed-rate categories. Changes in the Fed Funds Effective Rate and the daily, weekly, and monthly SOFR, and 3-month SOFR categories are generally quite highly correlated and the rates ~~should~~would be expected to offset each other relatively effectively. The funding in the fixed-rate bucket includes ~~$1.5~~$1.9 billion of equity and ~~$0.4~~$0.3 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 (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, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.


As of ~~September 30, 2023~~March 31, 2024 (averages in years)			Weighted Average Life
Earning assets
Education loans			~~5.01~~5.36

Cash and investments			~~1.46~~1.51
Total earning assets			~~4.23~~4.50

Deposits
Short-term deposits			~~0.78~~0.75
Long-term deposits			~~2.11~~1.90
Total deposits			~~1.11~~0.99

Borrowings

Long-term borrowings			~~3.38~~3.28
Total borrowings			~~3.38~~3.28

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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, 2023.~~March 31, 2024. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, 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, 2023~~March 31, 2024 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 ~~2022~~2023 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 ~~2022~~2023 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, 2023.~~March 31, 2024.

(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 —


(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:
January 1 - January 31, 2024	3	$	18.54	—	$	650,000
February 1 - February 29, 2024	1,379	$	19.80	721	$	636,000
March 1 - March 31, 2024	612	$	21.05	590	$	623,000
Total first-quarter 2024	1,994	$	20.18	1,311

(1) The total number of shares purchased includes the 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) As of ~~September 30, 2023,~~March 31, 2024, we had ~~$326~~$623 million remaining under the ~~2022~~2024 Share Repurchase Program. The 2024 Share Repurchase Program was announced on January 24, 2024, with an effective date of January 26, 2024, and expires on February 6, 2026. See Note 10, “Stockholders’ Equity” to our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for further discussion.

(3) In the ~~third~~first quarter of ~~2023,~~2024, we ~~did not repurchase~~repurchased 1.3 million shares under ~~any~~a 10b5-1 trading plan. See Note ~~11,~~10, “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 29, 2023~~March 28, 2024 was ~~$13.62.~~$21.79.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Nothing to report.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Item 5. Other Information

~~Nothing to report.~~

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Insider Trading Arrangements

The following individuals each adopted a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as that term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K) during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024:

Name and Title

Character of Trading Arrangement(1)

Date Adopted

Duration(2)

Aggregate Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to Trading Arrangement

Nicolas Jafarieh,

EVP & Chief Legal, Government Affairs and Communications Officer

Rule 10b5-1
Trading Arrangement

February 13, 2024

May 15, 2024 to June 14, 2024

9,951

Robert Strong,

Director

Rule 10b5-1
Trading Arrangement

March 4, 2024

June 3, 2024 to December 31, 2024

31,500

(1) Each trading arrangement is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c), as amended (the “Rule”).

(2) Each trading arrangement permits transactions through and including the earlier to occur of (a) the completion of all sales or (b) the date listed in the table. Each trading arrangement marked as a “Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement” only permits transactions upon expiration of the applicable mandatory cooling-off period under the Rule.

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~~.Form of SLM Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Term Sheet.

10.2			Form of SLM Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, 2024 Performance Stock Unit Term Sheet.

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~~PETER M. GRAHAM
						~~Steven J. McGarry~~Peter M. Graham Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: ~~October 25, 2023~~April 24, 2024

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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	4,772,836		4,545,344
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	3,723,286	$	5,024,671
Cash disbursements made for:
Interest	$	691,632	$	285,626
Income taxes paid	$	171,022	$	219,975
Income taxes refunded	$	(8,157)	$	(2,023)
Reconciliation of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,548,225	$	4,846,754
Restricted cash	175,061		177,917
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	3,723,286	$	5,024,671




	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


	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