UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31,June 30, 2014

or

¨
cTRANSITION 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)

Delaware52-2013874

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

300 Continental Drive, Newark, Delaware19713
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(302) 283-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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  þx    No  ¨c

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

Large accelerated filerþx Accelerated filerc
  Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer¨cSmaller reporting company  ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting companyc

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).    Yes  þx    No   ¨c

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Class

Outstanding at AprilJune 30, 2014

Common Stock, $0.20 par value422,781,435422,936,478 shares







SLM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INDEX

Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.Financial Statements
Item 1.Notes to the Financial Statements
Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 4.Controls and Procedures
PART II. Other Information
Item 1.Legal Proceedings
Item 1A.Risk Factors73
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds81
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities81
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures81
Item 5.Other Information81
Item 6.Exhibits87



1



SLM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
  June 30, December 31,
  2014 2013
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $1,524,176
 $2,182,865
Available-for-sale investments at fair value (cost of $150,117 and $106,977, respectively) 149,399
 102,105
Loans held for investment (net of allowance for losses of $60,527 and $68,081, respectively) 8,793,971
 7,931,377
Other interest-earning assets 45,417
 4,355
Accrued interest receivable 453,461
 356,283
Premises and equipment, net 77,833
 74,188
Acquired intangible assets, net 4,241
 6,515
Tax indemnification receivable 270,198
 
Other assets 60,643
 48,976
Total assets $11,379,339
 $10,706,664
     
Liabilities    
Deposits $8,890,209
 $9,001,550
Income taxes payable, net 323,467
 162,205
Upromise related liabilities 301,160
 307,518
Other liabilities 126,239
 69,248
Total liabilities 9,641,075
 9,540,521
     
Commitments and contingencies 
 
     
Equity    
Preferred stock, par value $0.20 per share, 20 million shares authorized    
Series A: 3.3 million and 0 shares issued, respectively, at stated value of $50 per share 165,000
 
Series B: 4 million and 0 shares issued, respectively, at stated value of $100 per share 400,000
 
Common stock, par value $0.20 per share, 1.125 billion shares authorized: 423 million and 0 shares issued, respectively 84,659
 
Additional paid-in capital 1,071,916
 
Navient's subsidiary investment 
 1,164,495
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (net of tax (benefit) expense of ($354) and ($1,849), respectively) (365) (3,024)
Retained earnings 20,167
 
Total SLM Corporation stockholders' equity before treasury stock 1,741,377
 1,161,471
Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost: 359 million and 0 shares, respectively (3,113) 
Noncontrolling interest 
 4,672
Total equity 1,738,264
 1,166,143
Total liabilities and equity $11,379,339
 $10,706,664

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SLM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2014 2013 2014 2013
Interest income:        
Loans $162,238
 $122,212
 $322,273
 $253,781
Investments 2,236
 5,638
 3,204
 11,624
Cash and cash equivalents 1,099
 1,038
 1,965
 1,770
Total interest income 165,573
 128,888
 327,442
 267,175
Interest expense:        
Deposits 21,034
 21,439
 43,624
 44,008
Other interest expense 
 32
 41
 49
Total interest expense 21,034
 21,471
 43,665
 44,057
Net interest income 144,539
 107,417
 283,777
 223,118
Less: provisions for loan losses 1,014
 (1,015) 40,173
 19,677
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses 143,525
 108,432
 243,604
 203,441
Noninterest income:        
Gains on sales of loans to affiliates, net 1,928
 73,441
 35,816
 148,663
(Losses) gains on derivatives and hedging activities, net (9,458) (52) (10,222) 558
Other 15,229
 8,665
 23,365
 16,465
Total noninterest income 7,699
 82,054
 48,959
 165,686
Expenses:        
Compensation and benefits 31,667
 26,821
 61,334
 56,585
Other operating expenses 28,812
 39,772
 62,744
 70,602
Total operating expenses 60,479
 66,593
 124,078
 127,187
Acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense 1,156
 714
 2,995
 1,428
Restructuring and other reorganization expenses 13,520
 84
 13,749
 107
Total expenses 75,155
 67,391
 140,822
 128,722
Income before income tax expense 76,069
 123,095
 151,741
 240,405
Income tax expense 31,941
 46,973
 60,599
 91,738
Net income 44,128
 76,122
 91,142
 148,667
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 
 (347) (434) (686)
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation 44,128
 76,469
 91,576
 149,353
Preferred stock dividends 3,228
 
 3,228
 
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock $40,900
 $76,469
 $88,348
 $149,353
         
Basic earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation $0.10
 $0.17
 $0.21
 $0.34
Average common shares outstanding 422,805
 439,972
 424,751
 445,309
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation $0.09
 $0.17
 $0.20
 $0.33
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 430,750
 448,064
 432,689
 453,231


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SLM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,  
  2014 2013 2014 2013
Net income $44,128
 $76,122
 $91,142
 $148,667
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments 2,749
 (15,625) 4,155
 37,769
Total unrealized gains (losses) on investments 2,749
 (15,625) 4,155
 37,769
Income tax (expense) benefit (962) 5,955
 (1,496) (14,327)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax benefit (expense) 1,787
 (9,670) 2,659
 23,442
Comprehensive income 45,915
 66,452
 93,801
 172,109
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 
 (347) (434) (686)
Total comprehensive income attributable to SLM Corporation $45,915
 $66,799
 $94,235
 $172,795

















See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SLM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



            
  Navient's Subsidiary Investment 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Total SLM Corporation Equity Non-controlling interest Total Equity
            
Balance at March 31, 2013 $1,056,783
 $47,460
  $1,104,243
 $5,685
 $1,109,928
Net income (loss) 76,469
 
  76,469
 (347) 76,122
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 
 (9,670)  (9,670) 
 (9,670)
Total comprehensive income (loss) 
 
  66,799
 (347) 66,452
Net transfers from affiliate 29,570
 
  29,570
 
 29,570
Balance at June 30, 2013 $1,162,822
 $37,790
  $1,200,612
 $5,338
 $1,205,950
            















See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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SLM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
EXPLANATORY NOTE(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)(Unaudited)

    Common Stock Shares                    
  Preferred Stock Shares Issued Treasury Outstanding Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Navient's Subsidiary Investment 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Retained Earnings Treasury Stock Total SLM Corporation Equity Non-controlling interest Total Equity
Balance at March 31, 2014 
 
 
 
 $
 $
 $
 $1,229,187
 $(2,152) $
 $
 $1,227,035
 $4,238
 $1,231,273
Net income 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20,725
 
 23,403
 
 44,128
 
 44,128
Other comprehen-sive income, net of tax 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,787
 
 
 1,787
 
 1,787
Total comprehensive income 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 45,915
 
 45,915
Net transfers from affiliate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 462,165
 
 
 
 462,165
 
 462,165
Separation adjustments related to Spin-Off of Navient Corporation 7,300,000
 422,790,320
 
 422,790,320
 565,000
 84,558
 1,062,519
 (1,712,077) 
 
 
 
 
 
Sale of non-controlling interest 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (4,238) (4,238)
Cash dividends:                            
Preferred Stock, series A ($.87 per share) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1,917) 
 (1,917) 
 (1,917)
Preferred Stock, series B ($.49 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1,311) 
 (1,311) 
 (1,311)
Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans 
 
 
 
 
 
 8
 
 
 (8) 
 
 
 
Issuance of common shares 
 504,929
 
 504,929
 
 101
 2,344
 
 
 
 
 2,445
 
 2,445
Stock-based compensation expense 
 
 
 
 
 
 7,045
 
 
 
 
 7,045
 
 7,045
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans 
 
 (358,771) (358,771) 
 
 
 
 
 
 (3,113) (3,113) 
 (3,113)
Balance at June 30, 2014 7,300,000
 423,295,249
 (358,771) 422,936,478
 $565,000
 $84,659
 $1,071,916
 $
 $(365) $20,167
 $(3,113) $1,738,264
 $
 $1,738,264
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SLM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)



           
  Navient's Subsidiary Investment 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total SLM Corporation Equity Non-controlling interest Total Equity
           
Balance at December 31, 2012 $1,068,928
 $14,348
 $1,083,276
 $6,024
 $1,089,300
Net income (loss) 149,353
   149,353
 (686) 148,667
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 23,442
 23,442
 
 23,442
Total comprehensive (loss) 
 
 172,795
 (686) 172,109
Net transfers to affiliate (55,459) 
 (55,459) 
 (55,459)
Balance at June 30, 2013 $1,162,822
 $37,790
 $1,200,612
 $5,338
 $1,205,950














See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SLM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)(Unaudited)
    Common Stock Shares                    
  Preferred Stock Shares Issued Treasury Outstanding Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Navient's Subsidiary Investment 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Retained Earnings Treasury Stock Total SLM Corporation Equity Non-controlling interest Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013 
 
 
 
 $
 $
 $
 $1,164,495
 $(3,024) $
 $
 $1,161,471
 $4,672
 $1,166,143
Net income (loss) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 68,173
 
 23,403
 
 91,576
 (434) 91,142
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2,659
 
 
 2,659
 
 2,659
Total comprehensive income (loss) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 94,235
 (434) 93,801
Net transfers from affiliate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 479,409
 
 
 
 479,409
 
 479,409
Separation adjustments related to Spin-Off of Navient Corporation 7,300,000
 422,790,320
 
 422,790,320
 565,000
 84,558
 1,062,519
 (1,712,077) 
 
 
 
 
 
Sale of non-controlling interest 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (4,238) (4,238)
Cash dividends:                            
Preferred Stock, series A ($.87 per share) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1,917) 
 (1,917) 
 (1,917)
Preferred Stock, series B ($.49 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1,311) 
 (1,311) 
 (1,311)
Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans 
 
 
 
 
 
 8
 
 
 (8)   
 
 
Issuance of common shares 
 504,929
 
 504,929
 
 101
 2,344
 
 
 
 
 2,445
 
 2,445
Stock-based compensation expense 
 
 
 
 
 
 7,045
 
 
 
 
 7,045
 
 7,045
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans 
 
 (358,771) (358,771) 
 
 
 
 
 
 (3,113) (3,113) 
 (3,113)
Balance at June 30, 2014 7,300,000
 423,295,249
 (358,771) 422,936,478
 $565,000
 $84,659
 $1,071,916
 $
 $(365) $20,167
 $(3,113) $1,738,264
 $
 $1,738,264
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SLM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
  Six Months Ended
  June 30,
  2014 2013
Operating activities    
Net income $91,142
 $148,667
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:    
Provision for loan losses 40,173
 19,677
Tax provision 60,599
 91,738
Amortization of FDIC fees 
 1,046
Amortization of brokered deposit placement fee 5,222
 4,879
Amortization of deferred loan origination costs and fees, net 847
 616
Net amortization (accretion) of discount on investments 236
 (4,342)
Depreciation of premises and equipment 1,642
 1,694
Amortization and impairment of acquired intangibles 2,995
 1,428
Stock-based compensation expense 8,468
 9,229
Interest rate swap 8,025
 (452)
Gains on sale of loans to affiliates, net (35,816) (148,663)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Net decrease in loans held for sale 6,183
 2,521
Origination of loans held for sale (6,183) (2,521)
Increase in accrued interest receivable (175,919) (119,723)
Increase in other interest-earning assets (41,062) (1,107)
(Increase) decrease in other assets (18,946) (17,888)
Increase (decrease) in income tax payable (199,782) (10,315)
Decrease in accrued interest payable (2,931) (1,498)
Increase in payable due to Navient 11,109
 5,892
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities 12,140
 (41,204)
Total adjustments (323,000) (208,993)
Total net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (231,858) (60,326)
Investing activities    
Loans acquired and originated (32,796) (185,190)
Net proceeds from sales of loans held for investment 755,746
 1,825,406
Net increase in loans held for investment (1,512,009) (1,465,830)
Purchases of available-for-sale securities (47,087) (15,966)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities 3,712
 10,996
Total net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (832,434) 169,416
Financing activities    
Net (decrease) in brokered certificates of deposit (841,965) (521,740)
Net (decrease) increase in NOW account deposits (18,214) 2,179
Net increase in High Yield Savings Deposits 647,864
 414
Net increase in Retail Certificates of Deposit 5,143
 13,335
Net increase in MMDA deposits 133,510
 484,357
Net decrease in deposits with entity that is a subsidiary of Navient (5,633) (110,486)
Special cash contribution from Navient 472,718
 
Net capital contributions (to) from entity that is a subsidiary of Navient 15,408
 76,262
Preferred stock dividends paid (3,228) 
Dividend paid to entity that is a subsidiary of Navient 
 (120,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 405,603
 (175,679)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (658,689) (66,589)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,182,865
 1,599,082

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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $1,524,176
 $1,532,493
Cash disbursements made for:    
Interest $42,819
 $39,866
Income taxes paid $199,782
 $10,315























See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SLM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)


1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation
The financial reporting and accounting policies of SLM Corporation (“Sallie Mae,” “SLM,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In conjunction with the Spin-Off (as herein after defined), our consolidated financial statements are comprised of financial information relating to Sallie Mae Bank (the “Bank”), Upromise, Inc. ("Upromise") and the Private Education Loan origination functions. We use “Private Education Loans” to mean education loans to students or their families that are non-federal loans and loans not insured or guaranteed under the previously existing Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”). Also included in our financial statements are certain general corporate overhead expenses allocated to the Company.
On April 30, 2014, SLM Corporation (“Sallie Mae”, “SLM”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”)we completed itsour plan to legally separate into two distinct publicly-traded entities—publicly traded entities - an education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business, Navient Corporation (“Navient”), and a consumer banking business, SLM.SLM Corporation. The separation of Navient from SLM Corporation (the “Spin-Off”) was preceded by an internal corporate reorganization, which was the first step to separate the education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business from the consumer banking business.  As a result of a holding company merger under Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), which is referred to herein as the “SLM Merger,” all of the shares of then existing SLM Corporation’s common stock were converted, on a 1-to-1 basis, into shares of common stock of New BLC Corporation, a newly formed company that was a subsidiary of then existingpre-Spin-Off SLM Corporation (“pre-Spin-Off SLM”), and, pursuant to the SLM Merger, New BLC Corporation replaced then existing SLM Corporation as the publicly-traded registrant and changed its name to SLM Corporation. As part of the internal corporate reorganization, the assets and liabilities associated with the education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business were transferred to Navient, and those assets and liabilities associated with the consumer banking business remained with or were transferred to the newly constituted SLM. Immediately after the internal corporate reorganization, SLM owned all of the issued and outstanding shares of Navient common stock, which it distributed on April 30, 2014 to the stockholders of record on April 22, 2014 of then existing SLM Corporation. The internal reorganizationseparation and the distribution are sometimes collectively referredwere accounted for on a substantially tax-free basis.
The timing and steps necessary to herein as the “Spin-Off” and SLM Corporation as it existed prior to completion of the Spin-Off is sometimes referred to herein as “Existing SLM.” SLM Corporation as it now exists after the Spin-Off is referred to herein as “Sallie Mae,” the “Company,” “SLM,” “we,” “our” or “us.” Upon completion of the internal reorganization, Existing SLM became a limited liability company wholly-owned by Navient and changed its name to Navient, LLC. For further information regarding the Spin-Off, risk factors of Sallie Mae related tocomplete the Spin-Off and comply with the business to be conducted by Sallie Mae afterSecurities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reporting requirements, including the Spin-Off, please seereplacement of pre-Spin-Off SLM Corporation with our 2013current publicly-traded registrant, have resulted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on February 19, 2014, and our Quarterly Report on Form 8-K10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2013. For furtherMay 12, 2014, providing business results and financial information regarding Navient, risk factorsfor the periods reported therein on the basis of Navient related to the Spin-Off andconsolidated businesses of pre-Spin-Off SLM. While information contained in those prior reports may provide meaningful historical context for the Company’s business, to be conducted by Navient after the Spin-Off, please see the registration statement on Form 10, as amended, filed by Navient with the SEC on April 10, 2014 and declared effective on April 14, 2014, which can be accessed through the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov/edgar.

Given the Spin-Off occurred in the second quarter of 2014, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2014 relates to Existing SLM and contains consolidated financial information of Existing SLM prior to the Spin-Off, including the financial results of the education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business (i.e., Navient). On May 6, 2014, Sallie Mae filed a Current Report on Form 8-K providing pro forma unaudited condensed consolidated financial information of stand-alone Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as adjusted to give effect to the Spin-Off of Navient. Additionally, that Current Report on Form 8-K contained historical carve-out audited financial statements of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, as adjusted for the effects of the Spin-Off. Sallie Mae’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014 and Sallie Mae’s future financial reports to be filed with the SEC will be prepared on the same stand-alone basis as the historical audited financial statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to such terms inis our 2013 Form 10-K.


SLM CORPORATION

Table of Contents

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.

Financial Statements1

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations37

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk81

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures86

PART II. Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings87

Item 1A.

Risk Factors88

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds89

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities89

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures89

Item 5.

Other Information89

Item 6.

Exhibits90


The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

SLM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

   March 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 

Assets

   

FFELP Loans (net of allowance for losses of $107 and $119, respectively)

  $102,635   $104,588  

Private Education Loans (net of allowance for losses of $2,059 and $2,097 respectively)

   38,157    37,512  

Investments

   

Available-for-sale

   135    109  

Other

   652    783  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total investments

   787    892  

Cash and cash equivalents

   3,742    5,190  

Restricted cash and investments

   3,794    3,650  

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net

   421    424  

Other assets

   6,936    7,287  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $156,472   $159,543  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities

   

Short-term borrowings

  $11,626   $13,795  

Long-term borrowings

   136,177    136,648  

Other liabilities

   3,071    3,458  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   150,874    153,901  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

   

Equity

   

Preferred stock, par value $0.20 per share, 20 million shares authorized

   

Series A: 3.3 million and 3.3 million shares issued, respectively, at stated value of $50 per share

   165    165  

Series B: 4 million and 4 million shares issued, respectively, at stated value of $100 per share

   400    400  

Common stock, par value $0.20 per share, 1.125 billion shares authorized: 549 million and 545 million shares issued, respectively

   110    109  

Additional paid-in capital

   4,461    4,399  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (net of tax (expense) benefit of $(4) and $(7), respectively)

   7    13  

Retained earnings

   2,733    2,584  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock

   7,876    7,670  

Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost: 127 million and 116 million shares, respectively

   (2,283  (2,033
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity

   5,593    5,637  

Noncontrolling interest

   5    5  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total equity

   5,598    5,642  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $156,472   $159,543  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Supplemental information — assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities:

   March 31,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 

FFELP Loans

  $97,380    $99,254  

Private Education Loans

   25,139     25,530  

Restricted cash and investments

   3,618     3,395  

Other assets

   2,163     2,322  

Short-term borrowings

   1,694     3,655  

Long-term borrowings

   115,533     115,538  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets of consolidated variable interest entities

  $11,073    $11,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
       2014          2013     

Interest income:

   

FFELP Loans

  $646   $735  

Private Education Loans

   644    623  

Other loans

   3    3  

Cash and investments

   3    5  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest income

   1,296    1,366  

Total interest expense

   530    571  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income

   766    795  

Less: provisions for loan losses

   185    241  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

   581    554  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Other income (loss):

   

Gains on sales of loans and investments

       55  

Losses on derivative and hedging activities, net

   (8  (31

Servicing revenue

   61    70  

Contingency revenue

   111    99  

Gains on debt repurchases

       23  

Other

   6    34  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other income (loss)

   170    250  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Expenses:

   

Salaries and benefits

   142    125  

Other operating expenses

   224    110  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   366    235  

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense

   4    3  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

   26    10  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total expenses

   396    248  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense

   355    556  

Income tax expense

   136    211  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations

   219    345  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

       1  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

   219    346  

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

         
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SLM Corporation

   219    346  

Preferred stock dividends

   5    5  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock

  $214   $341  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation:

   

Continuing operations

  $.50   $.76  

Discontinued operations

         
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

  $.50   $.76  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding

   427    451  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation:

   

Continuing operations

  $.49   $.74  

Discontinued operations

         
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

  $.49   $.74  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding

   435    458  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends per common share attributable to SLM Corporation

  $.15   $.15  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
       2014          2013     

Net income

  $219   $346  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

   

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives:

   

Unrealized hedging gains (losses) on derivatives

   (11  1  

Reclassification adjustments for derivative losses included in net income (interest expense)

   3    3  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives

   (8  4  

Unrealized gains (losses) on investments

       (1

Income tax (expense) benefit

   2    (1
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

   (6  2  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

  $213   $348  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Dollars in millions, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

  Preferred
Stock
Shares
  Common Stock Shares  Preferred
Stock
  Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Retained
Earnings
  Treasury
Stock
  Total
Stockholders’
Equity
  Noncontrolling
Interest
  Total
Equity
 
   Issued  Treasury  Outstanding          

Balance at December 31, 2012

  7,300,000    535,507,965    (82,910,021  452,597,944   $565   $107   $4,237   $(6 $1,451   $(1,294 $5,060   $6   $5,066  

Comprehensive income:

             

Net income (loss)

                                  346        346        346  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

                              2            2        2  
           

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

                                          348        348  

Cash dividends:

             

Common stock ($.15 per share)

                                  (68      (68      (68

Preferred stock, series A ($.87 per share)

                                  (3      (3      (3

Preferred stock, series B ($.49 per share)

                                  (2      (2      (2

Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans

                                  (1      (1      (1

Issuance of common shares

      4,157,795        4,157,795        1    33                34        34  

Tax benefit related to employee stock-based compensation plans

                          2                2        2  

Stock-based compensation expense

                          19                19        19  

Common stock repurchased

          (10,220,804  (10,220,804                      (199  (199      (199

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans

          (2,324,575  (2,324,575                      (42  (42      (42
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2013

  7,300,000    539,665,760    (95,455,400  444,210,360   $565   $108   $4,291   $(4 $1,723   $(1,535 $5,148   $6   $5,154  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

  7,300,000    545,210,941    (116,262,066  428,948,875   $565   $109   $4,399   $13   $2,584   $(2,033 $5,637   $5   $5,642  

Comprehensive income:

             

Net income (loss)

                                  219        219        219  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

                              (6          (6      (6
           

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

                                          213        213  

Cash dividends:

             

Common stock ($.15 per share)

                                  (64      (64      (64

Preferred stock, series A ($.87 per share)

                                  (3      (3      (3

Preferred stock, series B ($.49 per share)

                                  (2      (2      (2

Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans

                                  (1      (1      (1

Issuance of common shares

      4,238,182        4,238,182        1    33                34        34  

Tax benefit related to employee stock-based compensation plans

                          11                11        11  

Stock-based compensation expense

                          18                18        18  

Common stock repurchased

          (8,368,300  (8,368,300                      (200  (200      (200

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans

          (2,115,470  (2,115,470                      (50  (50      (50
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2014

  7,300,000    549,449,123    (126,745,836  422,703,287   $565   $110   $4,461   $7   $2,733   $(2,283 $5,593   $5   $5,598  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2014  2013 

Operating activities

   

Net income

  $219   $346  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

       (1

Gains on loans and investments, net

       (55

Gains on debt repurchases

       (23

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense

   4    3  

Stock-based compensation expense

   18    19  

Unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities

   (181  (138

Provisions for loan losses

   185    241  

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash — other

   5    (15

Decrease in accrued interest receivable

   109    19  

(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable

   (69  2  

Decrease in other assets

   257    291  

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

   11    (158
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities — continuing operations

   558    531  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash (used in) operating activities — discontinued operations

       (2
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total net cash provided by operating activities

   558    529  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Investing activities

   

Student loans acquired and originated

   (1,975  (1,559

Reduction of student loans:

   

Installment payments, claims and other

   3,090    3,349  

Proceeds from sales of student loans

       226  

Other investing activities, net

   119    65  

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

   (25  (14

Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities

   2    9  

Purchases of held-to-maturity and other securities

   (65  (93

Proceeds from sales and maturities of held-to-maturity and other securities

   67    94  

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash — variable interest entities

   (221  107  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total net cash provided by investing activities

   992    2,184  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Financing activities

   

Borrowings collateralized by loans in trust — issued

   2,649    2,588  

Borrowings collateralized by loans in trust — repaid

   (2,834  (3,182

Asset-backed commercial paper conduits, net

   (1,918  427  

ED Conduit Program facility, net

       (2,583

Other long-term borrowings issued

   834    1,489  

Other long-term borrowings repaid

   (1,535  (1,433

Other financing activities, net

   (11  (358

Retail and other deposits, net

   86    396  

Common stock repurchased

   (200  (199

Common stock dividends paid

   (64  (68

Preferred stock dividends paid

   (5  (5
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

   (2,998  (2,928
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   (1,448  (215

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   5,190    3,900  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $3,742   $3,685  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash disbursements made (refunds received) for:

   

Interest

  $519   $568  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

  $38   $15  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income taxes received

  $(1 $(1
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Noncash activity:

   

Investing activity — Student loans and other assets removed related to sale of Residual Interest in securitization

  $   $(3,665
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Financing activity — Borrowings removed related to sale of Residual Interest in securitization

  $   $(3,681
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Information at March 31, 2014 and for the three months ended

March 31, 2014 and 2013 is unaudited)

1.Organization and Business

On May 29, 2013, the board of directors of our predecessor registrant (“Existing SLM”) first announced its intent to separate into two distinct publicly traded entities — a loan management, servicing and asset recovery business and a consumer banking business. The loan management, servicing and asset recovery business, Navient Corporation (“Navient”), would be comprised primarily of Existing SLM’s portfolios of education loans not currently held in Sallie Mae Bank, as well as servicing and asset recovery activities on these loans and loans held by third parties. The consumer banking business would be comprised primarily of Sallie Mae Bank and its Private Education Loan origination business, the Private Education Loans it holds and a related servicing business, and will be a consumer banking franchise with expertise in helping families save, plan and pay for college.

On April 8, 2014, Existing SLM approved the distribution of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Navient common stockperiodic report made on the basis of one share of Navient common stock for each share of Existing SLM common stock issued and outstanding asthe post-Spin-Off business of the close of business on April 22, 2014,Company.

At the record date for the distribution. The distribution occurred on April 30, 2014. The separation of Navient from the Company was preceded by an internal corporate reorganization, which was the first step to separate the consumer banking business and the education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business. As a result of a holding company merger under Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), which is referred to herein as the “SLM Merger” and was effective on April 29, 2014, New BLC Corporation (“SLM BankCo”) replaced Existing SLM as the parent holding company of Sallie Mae. In accordance with Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, by action of the Existing SLM board of directors and without a shareholder vote, Existing SLM was merged into Navient, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SLM BankCo, with Navient, LLC surviving (“Existing SLM SurvivorCo”). Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, SLM BankCo changed its nameSpin-Off transaction, we had a targeted starting equity balance of $1,710 million. To achieve the targeted equity balance we retained $565 million of preferred stock and approximately $473 million of cash to “SLM Corporation” and becameoffset the successor registrantobligation attributable to Existing SLM (“SLM”, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”). Following the SLM Merger and as partprincipal of the internal corporate reorganization, the assets and liabilities associated with the education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business were transferred to Navient, and those assets and liabilities associated with the consumer banking business remained with, or were transferred to, SLM. The internal reorganizationSeries A Preferred Stock and the distribution of Navient common stock are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Spin-Off.” The Spin-Off is intended to be tax-free to stockholders of SLM. For further information on the Spin-Off, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10-K”).

Due to the relative significance of Navient to Existing SLM, among other factors, for financial reporting purposes Navient is treated as the “accounting spinnor” and therefore is the “accounting successor” to Existing SLM, notwithstanding the legal form of the separation and distribution. As a result, the historical financial statements of Existing SLM are the historical financial statements of Navient. Navient will show the distribution of the approximate $1.7 billion of consumer banking business net assets as of the distribution date.

Shortly after the completion of the Spin-Off, SLM issued audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for SLM and its subsidiaries for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013. Series B Preferred Stock.

These carve-out financial statements wereare presented on a basis of accounting that reflects a change in reporting entity. They reflectedentity and have been adjusted for the resultseffects of the consumer banking businessSpin-Off. These carve-out financial statements and did not include Navient’s results. As previously

Theselected financial information represent only those operations, assets, liabilities and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Reportequity that form Sallie Mae on Form 10-Q do not reflecta stand-alone basis. Because the subsequent Spin-Off of Navientoccurred on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated2014, these financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each ofrepresent the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1.Organization and Business (Continued)

discussed, the historical financial statements of Existing SLM prior to the Spin-Off have become the historical financial statements of Navient. As a result, the presentation of thecarved out financial results of the business and operations of SLM, for periods arising after the completion of the Spin-Off will be substantially different from the presentation of Existing SLM’s financial results in its prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). To provide additional information to SLM’s investors regarding the anticipated impact of the Spin-Off, Existing SLM (our predecessor registrant) included certain unaudited pro forma financial information in the 2013 Form 10-K, on a carve-out stand-alone basis as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, to provide some reference for SLM’s expected reissued historical financial statements post Spin-Offfirst four months of 2014 and future manner of presentation of its financial condition andactual results of operations. For further information regarding SLM’s historical carve-out financial statements, please refer to our Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2014. SLM will report its results on the basis of the historical carve-out financial statements beginning with its Form 10-Q for the quartertwo months ended June 30, 2014.

2.Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements of Existing SLM 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 of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. All prior period amounts represent carved-out amounts.

Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Existing SLMthe Company and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries and those Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) for which we are the primary beneficiary, after eliminating the effects of intercompany accounts and transactions. In
Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses
We maintain an allowance for loan losses at an amount sufficient to absorb probable losses incurred in our portfolios at the opinionreporting date based on a projection 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 reportedestimated probable credit losses incurred in the consolidated financial statementsportfolio.
We analyze our portfolio to determine the effects that the various stages of delinquency and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating resultsforbearance have on borrower default behavior and ultimate charge-off activity. We estimate the allowance for loan losses for our loan portfolio using a migration analysis of delinquent and current accounts. A migration analysis is a technique used to estimate the three months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2014 or for any other period.

Consolidation

In first-quarter 2013, Existing SLM sold the Residual Interest inlikelihood that a FFELP Loan securitization trust to a third party. Navient will continue to service the student loans in the trust under existing agreements. Prior to the sale of the Residual Interest, Existing SLM had consolidated the trust as a VIE because we had met the two criteria for consolidation. We had determined we were the primary beneficiary because (1) as servicer to the trust we had the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affected its economic performance and (2) as the residual holder of the trust we had an obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits of the trust that could potentially be significant. Upon the sale of the Residual Interest we are no longer the residual holder, thus we determined we no longer met criterion (2) above and deconsolidated the trust. As a result of this transaction we removed trust assets of $3.8 billion and the related liabilities of $3.7 billion from the balance sheet and recorded a $55 million gain as part of “gains on sales of loans and investments.”

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
2.
1.Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications



loan receivable may progress through the various delinquency stages and ultimately charge off. We may also take into account the current and future economic environment and other qualitative factors when calculating the allowance for loan losses.
The evaluation of the allowance for loan losses is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant changes. Our default estimates are based on a loss confirmation period (loss confirmation period represents the expected period between a loss event and when management considers the debt to be uncollectible), taking into consideration account management practices that affect the timing of a loss, such as the usage of forbearance.
Prior to the Spin-Off, the Bank exercised its right and sold substantially all of the Private Education Loans it originated that became delinquent or were granted forbearance to one or more of its then affiliates. Because of this arrangement, the Bank did not hold many loans in forbearance. As a result, the Bank had very little historical forbearance activity and very few delinquencies.
In connection with the Spin-Off, the agreement under which the Bank previously made these sales was amended so that the Bank now only has the right to require Navient to purchase loans only where (a) the borrower has a lending relationship with both the Bank and Navient (“Split Loans”) and (b) the Split Loans either (1) are more than 90 days past due; (2) have been maderestructured; (3) have been granted a hardship forbearance or more than six months of administrative forbearance; or (4) have a borrower or cosigner who has filed for bankruptcy. At June 30, 2014, we held approximately $1.3 billion of Split Loans.
Pre-Spin-Off SLM’s default aversion strategies were focused on the final stages of delinquency, from 150 days to 212 days. As a result of changing our corporate charge-off policy and greatly reducing the number of potentially delinquent loans we sell to Navient, our default aversion strategies must now focus exclusively on loans 60 to 120 days delinquent. This change has the effect of accelerating the recognition of losses due to the balancesshorter charge-off period (120 days). In addition, we changed our loss confirmation period from two years to one year to reflect the shorter charge-off policy and our revised servicing practices. These two changes resulted in a $14 million net reduction in our allowance for loan losses because we are now only reserving for one year of losses as compared with two years under the prior policy, which more than offset the impact of the shorter charge-off period.
The one-year estimate underlying the allowance for loan losses is subject to a number of assumptions. If actual future performance in delinquency, charge-offs and recoveries are significantly different than estimated, or account management assumptions or practices were to change, this could materially affect the estimate of the allowance for loan losses, the timing of when losses are recognized, and the related provision for loan losses on our consolidated statements of income.

Separately, for our troubled debt restructurings ("TDR") portfolio, we estimate an allowance amount sufficient to cover life-of-loan expected losses through an impairment calculation based on the difference between the loan’s basis and the present value of expected future cash flows (which would include life-of-loan default and recovery assumptions) discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate. Our TDR portfolio is comprised mostly of loans with interest rate reductions and forbearance usage greater than three months.
Income Taxes
In connection with the Spin-Off, the Company will be the taxpayer legally responsible for $283 million of deferred taxes payable (installment payments due quarterly through 2018) in connection with gains recognized by pre-Spin-Off SLM on debt repurchases in prior years. As part of the tax sharing agreement between the Company and Navient, Navient has agreed to fully pay us for these deferred taxes due. An indemnification receivable of $264 million was recorded, which represents the fair value of the future payments under the agreement based a discounted cash flow model. We will accrue interest income on the indemnification receivable using the interest method.
The Company also recorded a liability related to uncertain tax positions of $27 million for which we are indemnified by Navient. If there is an adjustment to the indemnified uncertain tax liability, an offsetting adjustment to the indemnification receivable will be recorded as pre-tax adjustment to the income statement.
As of the date of the Spin-Off on April 30, 2014, we recorded a liability of $310 million ($283 million related to deferred taxes and $27 million related to uncertain tax positions) and an indemnification receivable of $291 million ($310 million less the $19 million discount). As of June 30, 2014, the liability balance is $303 million ($283 million related to deferred taxes and $20 million related to uncertain tax positions) and the indemnification receivable balance is $270 million ($250 million related to deferred taxes and $20 million related to uncertain tax positions).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
1.Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the three months ended Marchtransfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective on January 1, 2017. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.



2. Investments

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

  As of June 30, 2014
  Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities $150,117
 $1,736
 $(2,454) $149,399
Available for sale securities $150,117
 $1,736
 $(2,454) $149,399
         
  As of December 31, 2013
  Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities $106,977
 $706
 $(5,578) $102,105
Available for sale securities $106,977
 $706
 $(5,578) $102,105
Our investment portfolio is comprised of mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae and Fannie Mae, with amortized cost of $74,563, $68,435 and $7,119, respectively, at June 30, 2014. We own these securities to meet our requirements under the Community Reinvestment Act. As of June 30, 2014, there were 13 of 47 separate mortgage-backed securities with unrealized losses in our investment portfolio. As of December 31, 2013, there were 20 of 33 separate mortgage-backed securities with unrealized losses in our investment portfolio. As of June 30, 2014, 7 of the 13 securities in a net loss position were issued under Ginnie Mae programs that carry a full faith and credit guarantee from the U.S. Government. The remaining securities in a net loss position carry a principal and interest guarantee by Fannie Mae. We have the ability and the intent to be consistenthold these securities for a period of time sufficient for the market price to recover to at least the adjusted amortized cost of the security.
The expected payments on mortgage-backed securities may not coincide with classifications adopted fortheir contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to prepay certain obligations. Accordingly, these securities are not included in a maturities distribution.
The mortgage-backed securities have been pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) as collateral against any advances and accrued interest under the Primary Credit program or any other program sponsored by the FRB. We had $138,458 and $103,049 par value of mortgage-backed securities pledged to this borrowing facility at June 30, 2014 and had no effectDecember 31, 2013, respectively, as discussed further in Note 6, “Borrowed Funds.”
As of June 30, 2014, the amortized cost and fair value of securities, by contractual maturities, were as follows:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
2.Investments (Continued)

Year of Maturity Amortized Cost Estimated Fair Value
2038 $767
 $837
2039 13,186
 14,111
2042 29,173
 27,515
2043 76,126
 75,974
2044 30,865
 30,962
Total $150,117
 $149,399



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)


3. Loans Held for Investment
Loans Held for Investment consist of Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans.
Our Private Education Loans are made largely to bridge the gap between the cost of higher education and the amount funded through financial aid, federal loans or customers’ resources. Private Education Loans bear the full credit risk of the customer. We manage this additional risk through historical risk-performance underwriting strategies and the addition of qualified cosigners. Private Education Loans generally carry a variable rate indexed to LIBOR. We provide incentives for customers to include a cosigner on net income, total assets,the loan, and the vast majority of 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. When a FFELP Loan first disbursed on and after July 1, 2006 defaults, the federal government guarantees 97 percent of the principal balance plus accrued interest (98 percent on loans disbursed before July 1, 2006) and the holder of the loan is at risk for the remaining amount not guaranteed as a Risk Sharing loss on the loan. FFELP Loans originated after October 1, 1993 are subject to Risk Sharing on loan default claim payments unless the default results from the borrower’s death, disability or total liabilities.

bankruptcy.
Loans held for investment are summarized as follows:
  June 30, December 31,
  2014 2013
Private Education Loans $7,482,794
 $6,563,342
Unearned discounts 7,746
 5,063
Allowance for loan losses (54,315) (61,763)
Total Private Education Loans, net 7,436,225
 6,506,642
     
FFELP Loans 1,360,107
 1,426,972
Unamortized acquisition costs, net 3,851
 4,081
Allowance for loan losses (6,212) (6,318)
Total FFELP Loans, net 1,357,746
 1,424,735
     
Loans held for investment, net $8,793,971
 $7,931,377

The estimated weighted average life of Private Education Loans in our portfolio was approximately 6.6 years and 7.0 years at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
3.
Allowance
3.Loans Held for Loan LossesInvestment (Continued)



The average balance and the respective weighted average interest rates are summarized as follows:

  Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
  Average Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate Average Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate
Private Education Loans $7,350,825
 8.23% $5,533,745
 8.2%
FFELP Loans 1,374,291
 3.33
 1,087,954
 3.32
Total portfolio $8,725,116
 
 $6,621,699
 

  Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
  Average Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate Average Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate
Private Education Loans $7,382,565
 8.19% $5,863,633
 8.13%
FFELP Loans 1,387,358
 3.27
 1,064,303
 3.3
Total portfolio $8,769,923
   $6,927,936
  



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)


4. Allowance for Loan Losses
Our provisions for loanPrivate Education Loan losses represent the periodic expense of maintaining an allowance sufficient to absorb incurred probable losses, net of expected recoveries, in the held-for-investment loan portfolios. The evaluation of the provisionsallowance for loan losses is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant changes. We believe that the allowance for loan losses is appropriate to cover probable losses incurred in the loan portfolios. We segregate ourSee Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies - Allowance for Private Education Loan portfolio into two classes of loans — traditional and non-traditional. Non-traditional loans are loansLosses” for a more detailed discussion.

Allowance for Loan Losses Metrics

  Allowance for Loan Losses
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
  FFELP Loans 
Private Education
Loans
 Total
Allowance for Loan Losses      
Beginning balance $6,181
 $71,453
 $77,634
Total provision 685
 329
 1,014
Charge-offs(1)
 (654) 
 (654)
Student loan sales(2)
 
 (17,467) (17,467)
Ending Balance $6,212
 $54,315
 $60,527
Allowance:      
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $
 $1,037
 $1,037
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $6,212
 $53,278
 $59,490
Loans:      
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $
 $4,508
 $4,508
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $1,360,107
 $7,478,286
 $8,838,393
Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) 0.07% %  
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance 0.46% 0.73%  
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment 0.66% 1.23%  
Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized) 2.40
 
  
Ending total loans, gross $1,360,107
 $7,482,794
  
Average loans in repayment $973,894
 $4,322,356
  
Ending loans in repayment $947,972
 $4,425,573
  

    (1) Prior to (i) customers attending for-profit schools with an original Fair Isaac and Company (“FICO”) score of less than 670 and (ii) customers attending not-for-profit schools with an original FICO score of less than 640. The FICO score used in determining whether a loan is non-traditional is the greater of the customer or cosigner FICO score at origination. Traditional loans are defined as all otherSpin-Off, Private Education Loans were sold to an entity that are not classified as non-traditional.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Offis now a subsidiary of Navient prior to being charged-off.

(2) Represents fair value write-downs on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements ondelinquent loans sold prior to the Spin-Off to an entity that is now a stand-alone basis for eachsubsidiary of Navient, recorded at the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical informationtime of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.sale.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
3.
4.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)


  Allowance for Loan Losses
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
  FFELP Loans 
Private Education
Loans
 Total
Allowance for Loan Losses      
Beginning balance $4,199
 $65,381
 $69,580
Total provision 951
 (1,966) (1,015)
Charge-offs(1)
 (534) 
 (534)
Student loan sales(2)
 
 (12,546) (12,546)
Ending Balance $4,616
 $50,869
 $55,485
Allowance:      
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $
 $
 $
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $4,616
 $50,869
 $55,485
Loans:      
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $
 $
 $
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $1,162,476
 $5,383,128
 $6,545,604
Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) 0.06% %  
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance 0.40% 0.94%  
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment 0.56% 1.65%  
Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized) 2.16
 
  
Ending total loans, gross $1,162,476
 $5,383,128
  
Average loans in repayment $825,038
 $3,243,513
  
Ending loans in repayment $824,523
 $3,081,929
  

Allowance for Loan Losses Metrics(1)

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP Loans  Private Education
Loans
  Other
Loans
  Total 

Allowance for Loan Losses

     

Beginning balance

  $119   $2,097   $28   $2,244  

Total provision

   10    175        185  

Charge-offs(1)

   (22  (218  (1  (241

Reclassification of interest reserve(2)

       5        5  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $107   $2,059   $27   $2,193  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Allowance:

     

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

  $   $1,081   $20   $1,101  

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

  $107   $978   $7   $1,092  

Loans:

     

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

  $   $9,590   $44   $9,634  

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

  $101,727   $31,307   $79   $133,113  

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)

   .12  2.82  3.62 

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment and forbearance (annualized)

   .10  2.72  3.62 

Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance

   .10  5.03  21.80 

Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment

   .15  6.58  21.80 

Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized)

   1.2    2.3    5.9   

Ending total loans(3)

  $101,727   $40,897   $123   

Average loans in repayment

  $73,496   $31,416   $126   

Ending loans in repayment

  $73,061   $31,309   $123   

(1)

Charge-offs are reported net of expected recoveries. For Private Education Loans, the expected recovery amount is transferred Prior to the receivable for partially charged-off loan balance. Charge-offs include charge-offs against the receivable for partially charged-off loans which represents the difference between what was expected to be collected and any shortfalls in what was actually collected in the period. See “Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans” for further discussion.

(2)

Represents the additional allowance related to the amount of uncollectible interest reserved within interest income that is transferred in the period to the allowance for loan losses when interest is capitalized to a loan’s principal balance.

(3)

Ending total loans for Private Education Loans includes the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off, Private Education Loans were sold to an entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient prior to being charged-off.

(2) Represents fair value write-downs on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements ondelinquent loans sold prior to the Spin-Off to an entity that is now a stand-alone basis for eachsubsidiary of Navient, recorded at the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical informationtime of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.sale.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
3.
4.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP Loans  Private Education
Loans
  Other
Loans
  Total 

Allowance for Loan Losses

     

Beginning balance

  $159   $2,171   $47   $2,377  

Total provision

   16    225        241  

Charge-offs(1)

   (22  (232  (5  (259

Student loan sales

   (6          (6

Reclassification of interest reserve(2)

       6        6  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $147   $2,170   $42   $2,359  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Allowance:

     

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

  $   $1,157   $31   $1,188  

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

  $147   $1,013   $11   $1,171  

Loans:

     

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

  $   $8,018   $65   $8,083  

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

  $118,058   $32,389   $106   $150,553  

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)

   .10  2.97  10.95 

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment and forbearance (annualized)

   .09  2.87  10.95 

Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance

   .12  5.37  24.55 

Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment

   .17  6.88  24.55 

Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized)

   1.6    2.3    2.1   

Ending total loans(3)

  $118,058   $40,407   $171   

Average loans in repayment

  $87,256   $31,645   $179   

Ending loans in repayment

  $85,304   $31,533   $171   

(1)

Charge-offs are reported net of expected recoveries. For Private Education Loans, the expected recovery amount is transferred

  Allowance for Loan Losses
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
  FFELP Loans 
Private Education
Loans
 Total
Allowance for Loan Losses      
Beginning balance $6,318
 $61,763
 $68,081
Total provision 1,191
 38,982
 40,173
Charge-offs(1)
 (1,297) 
 (1,297)
Student loan sales(2)
 
 (46,430) (46,430)
Ending Balance $6,212
 $54,315
 $60,527
Allowance:      
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $
 $1,037
 $1,037
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $6,212
 $53,278
 $59,490
Loans:      
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $
 $4,508
 $4,508
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $1,360,107
 $7,478,286
 $8,838,393
Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) 0.13% %  
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance 0.46% 0.73%  
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment 0.66% 1.23%  
Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized) 2.40
 
  
Ending total loans, gross $1,360,107
 $7,482,794
  
Average loans in repayment $994,290
 $4,354,878
  
Ending loans in repayment $947,972
 $4,425,573
  

(1) Prior to the receivable for partially charged-off loan balance. Charge-offs include charge-offs against the receivable for partially charged-off loans which represents the difference between what was expected to be collected and any shortfalls in what was actually collected in the period. See “Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans” for further discussion.

(2)

Represents the additional allowance related to the amount of uncollectible interest reserved within interest income that is transferred in the period to the allowance for loan losses when interest is capitalized to a loan’s principal balance.

(3)

Ending total loans for Private Education Loans includes the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off, Private Education Loans were sold to an entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient prior to being charged-off.

(2) Represents fair value write-downs on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements ondelinquent loans sold prior to the Spin-Off to an entity that is now a stand-alone basis for eachsubsidiary of Navient, recorded at the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical informationtime of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.sale.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
3.
4.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)


  Allowance for Loan Losses
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
  FFELP Loans 
Private Education
Loans
 Total
Allowance for Loan Losses      
Beginning balance $3,971
 $65,218
 $69,189
Total provision 1,399
 18,278
 19,677
Charge-offs(1)
 (754) 
 (754)
Student loan sales(2)
 
 (32,627) (32,627)
Ending Balance $4,616
 $50,869
 $55,485
Allowance:      
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $
 $
 $
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $4,616
 $50,869
 $55,485
Loans:      
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $
 $
 $
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $1,162,476
 $5,383,128
 $6,545,604
Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) 0.09% %  
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance 0.40% 0.94%  
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment 0.56% 1.65%  
Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized) 3.00
 
  
Ending total loans, gross $1,162,476
 $5,383,128
  
Average loans in repayment $825,038
 $3,670,291
  
Ending loans in repayment $824,523
 $3,081,929
  

(1) Prior to the Spin-Off, Private Education Loans were sold to an entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient prior to being charged-off.
(2) Represents fair value write-downs on delinquent loans sold prior to the Spin-Off to an entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient, recorded at the time of sale.
All of our loans are collectively assessed for impairment except for loans classified as TDR's. Prior to the Spin-Off transaction that occurred on April 30, 2014, we did not have TDR loans because the loans were generally sold in the same month that the terms were restructured. Subsequent to May 1, 2014, we have individually assessed $4.5 million of Private Education Loans as TDRs. When these loans are determined to be impaired, we provide for an allowance for losses sufficient to cover life-of-loan expected losses through an impairment calculation based on the difference between the loan's basis and the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's original effective interest rate.
Within the Private Education Loan portfolio, loans greater than 90 days past due are considered to be nonperforming. FFELP Loans are at least 97 percent guaranteed as to their principal and accrued interest by the federal government in the event of default, and therefore, we do not deem FFELP Loans as nonperforming from a credit risk standpoint at any point in their life cycle prior to claim payment, and continue to accrue interest through the date of claim.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
4.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)



Key Credit Quality Indicators

FFELP Loans are substantiallyat least 97 percent insured and guaranteed as to their principal and accrued interest in the event of default; therefore, thethere is no key credit quality indicator for thisthat will have a material impact to our financial results. Included within our FFELP portfolio June 30, 2014 are $853 million of FFELP rehabilitation loans. These loans have previously defaulted but have subsequently been brought current according to a loan rehabilitation agreement. The credit performance on rehabilitation loans is loan status. The impactworse than the remainder of changes in loan status is incorporated quarterly into the allowance for loan losses calculation.

our FFELP portfolio. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 62.7 percent and 62.9 percent of our FFELP portfolio consisted of rehabilitation loans.

For Private Education Loans, the key credit quality indicators are school type, FICO scores, the existence of a cosigner, the loan status and loan seasoning. The school type/FICO score are assessed at origination and maintained through the traditional/non-traditional loan designation. The other Private Education Loan key quality indicators can change and are incorporated quarterly into the allowance for loan losses calculation. The following table highlights the gross principal balance (excluding the receivable for partially charged-off loans) of our Private Education Loan portfolio stratified by the key credit quality indicators.

   Private Education Loans
Credit Quality Indicators
 
   March 31, 2014  December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Balance(3)   % of Balance  Balance(3)   % of Balance 

Credit Quality Indicators

       

School Type/FICO Scores:

       

Traditional

  $36,822     93 $36,140     93

Non-Traditional(1)

   2,778     7    2,860     7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $39,600     100 $39,000     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cosigners:

       

With cosigner

  $27,084     68 $26,321     67

Without cosigner

   12,516     32    12,679     33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $39,600     100 $39,000     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Seasoning(2):

       

1-12 payments

  $5,305     13 $5,171     14

13-24 payments

   5,282     13    5,511     14  

25-36 payments

   5,186     13    5,506     14  

37-48 payments

   5,038     13    5,103     13  

More than 48 payments

   11,714     30    11,181     29  

Not yet in repayment

   7,075     18    6,528     16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $39,600     100 $39,000     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 


  Private Education Loans
  Credit Quality Indicators
  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013
Credit Quality Indicators: 
Balance(1)
 % of Balance 
Balance(1)
 % of Balance
         
Cosigners:        
With cosigner $6,715,407
 90% $5,898,751
 90%
Without cosigner 767,387
 10
 664,591
 10
Total $7,482,794
 100% $6,563,342
 100%
         
FICO at Origination:        
Less than 670 $510,193
 7% $461,412
 7%
670-699 1,108,321
 15
 1,364,286
 21
700-749 2,357,153
 31
 1,649,192
 25
Greater than or equal to 750 3,507,127
 47
 3,088,452
 47
Total $7,482,794
 100% $6,563,342
 100%
         
Seasoning(2):
        
1-12 payments $2,465,454
 33% $1,840,538
 28%
13-24 payments 1,063,082
 14
 1,085,393
 17
25-36 payments 512,958
 7
 669,685
 10
37-48 payments 384,450
 5
 362,124
 6
More than 48 payments 39,593
 1
 30,891
 
Not yet in repayment 3,017,257
 40
 2,574,711
 39
Total $7,482,794
 100% $6,563,342
 100%
(1) 

Defined as loans to customers attending for-profit schools (with a FICO score of less than 670 at origination) and customers attending not-for-profit schools (with a FICO score of less than 640 at origination).

Balance represents gross Private Education Loans.

(2) 

Number of months in active repayment for which a scheduled payment was due.

(3)

Balance represents gross Private Education Loans.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
3.
4.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)



The following tables provide information regarding the loan status and aging of past due loans.

   FFELP Loan Delinquencies 
   March 31, 2014  December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Balance  %  Balance  % 

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)

  $13,016    $13,678   

Loans in forbearance(2)

   15,650     13,490   

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

     

Loans current

   62,721    85.9  63,330    82.8

Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)

   3,059    4.2    3,746    4.9  

Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)

   1,784    2.4    2,207    2.9  

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)

   5,497    7.5    7,221    9.4  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total FFELP Loans in repayment

   73,061    100  76,504    100
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total FFELP Loans, gross

   101,727     103,672   

FFELP Loan unamortized premium

   1,015     1,035   
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Total FFELP Loans

   102,742     104,707   

FFELP Loan allowance for losses

   (107   (119 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

FFELP Loans, net

  $102,635    $104,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

    71.8   73.8
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Delinquencies as a percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

    14.2   17.2
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFELP Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance

    17.6   15.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 


  Private Education Loan Delinquencies 
  June 30, December 31, 
  2014 2013 
  Balance % Balance % 
Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)
 $3,017,257
   $2,574,711
   
Loans in forbearance(2)
 39,964
   16,314
   
Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:         
Loans current 4,396,772
 99.3% 3,933,143
 99.0% 
Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)
 21,381
 0.5
 28,854
 0.7
 
Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)
 5,987
 0.1
 10,280
 0.3
 
Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)
 1,433
 0.1
 40
 
 
Total private education loans in repayment 4,425,573
 100.0% 3,972,317
 100.0% 
Total private education loans, gross 7,482,794
   6,563,342
   
Private education loans unamortized discount 7,746
   5,063
   
Total private education loans 7,490,540
   6,568,405
   
Private education loans allowance for losses (54,315)   (61,763)   
Private education loans, net $7,436,225
   $6,506,642
   
Percentage of private education loans in repayment   59.1%   60.5% 
Delinquencies as a percentage of private education loans in repayment   0.7%   1.0% 
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance   0.9%   0.4% 
(1)

Loans for customers who may still be attending school or engaging in other permitted educational activities and are not required to make payments on their loans, e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation, as well as loans for customers who have requested and qualify for other permitted program deferments such as military, unemployment, or economic hardships.

(2)

Loans for customers who have used their allowable deferment time or do not qualify for deferment, that need additional time to obtain employment or who have temporarily ceased making full payments due to hardship or other factors.

(3)

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

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

   Private Education Traditional Loan
Delinquencies
 
   March  31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 

(Dollars in millions)

  Balance  %  Balance  % 

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)

  $6,637    $6,088   

Loans in forbearance(2)

   1,069     969   

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

     

Loans current

   27,364    94.0  26,977    92.8

Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)

   550    1.9    674    2.3  

Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)

   353    1.2    420    1.4  

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)

   849    2.9    1,012    3.5  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total traditional loans in repayment

   29,116    100  29,083    100
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total traditional loans, gross

   36,822     36,140   

Traditional loans unamortized discount

   (609   (629 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Total traditional loans

   36,213     35,511   

Traditional loans receivable for partially charged-off loans

   795     799   

Traditional loans allowance for losses

   (1,583   (1,592 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Traditional loans, net

  $35,425    $34,718   
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Percentage of traditional loans in repayment

    79.1   80.5
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Delinquencies as a percentage of traditional loans in repayment

    6.0   7.2
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance

    3.5   3.2
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(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 theirthe loans e.g.(e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation.

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.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.





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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
3.
4.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

    Private Education Non-Traditional  Loan
Delinquencies
 
    March  31,
2014
  December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

      Balance          %          Balance          %     

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)

  $438    $440   

Loans in forbearance(2)

   147     133   

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

     

Loans current

   1,792    81.7  1,791    78.3

Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)

   105    4.8    128    5.6  

Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)

   77    3.5    93    4.1  

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)

   219    10.0    275    12.0  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total non-traditional loans in repayment

   2,193    100  2,287    100
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total non-traditional loans, gross

   2,778     2,860   

Non-traditional loans unamortized discount

   (72   (75 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Total non-traditional loans

   2,706     2,785   

Non-traditional loans receivable for partially charged-off loans

   502     514   

Non-traditional loans allowance for losses

   (476   (505 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Non-traditional loans, net

  $2,732    $2,794   
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Percentage of non-traditional loans in repayment

    79.0   80.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Delinquencies as a percentage of non-traditional loans in repayment

    18.3   21.7
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance

    6.3   5.5
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

Deferment includes customers who have returned to school or are engaged in other permitted educational activities and are not required to make payments on their 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.

Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans

At the end of each month, for loans that are 212 days past due, we charge off the estimated loss of a defaulted loan balance. Actual recoveries are applied against the remaining loan balance that was not charged off. We refer to this remaining loan balance as the “receivable for partially charged-off loans.” If actual periodic recoveries are less than expected, the difference is immediately charged off through the allowance for loan losses with an offsetting reduction in the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans. If actual periodic recoveries are greater than expected, they will be reflected as a recovery through the allowance for Private Education Loan losses once the cumulative recovery amount exceeds the cumulative amount originally expected to be recovered. Private Education Loans which defaulted between 2008 and 2013 for which we have previously charged off estimated

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

losses have, to varying degrees, not met our post-default recovery expectations to date and may continue not to do so. According to our policy, we have been charging off these periodic shortfalls in expected recoveries against our allowance for Private Education Loan losses and the related receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans and we will continue to do so. There was $334 million and $209 million in the allowance for Private Education Loan losses at March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, providing for possible additional future charge-offs related to the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans.

The following table summarizes the activity in the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014  2013 

Receivable at beginning of period

  $1,313   $1,347  

Expected future recoveries of current period defaults(1)

   71    78  

Recoveries(2)

   (61  (68

Charge-offs(3)

   (26  (18
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Receivable at end of period

   1,297    1,339  

Allowance for estimated recovery shortfalls(4)

   (334  (209
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net receivable at end of period

  $963   $1,130  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Represents the difference between the loan balance and our estimate of the amount to be collected in the future.

(2)

Current period cash recoveries.

(3)

Represents the current period recovery shortfall — the difference between what was expected to be collected and what was actually collected. These amounts are included in the Private Education Loan total charge-offs as reported in the “Allowance for Loan Losses Metrics” tables.

(4)

The allowance for estimated recovery shortfalls of the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans is a component of the $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion overall allowance for Private Education Loan losses as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”)

We modify the terms of loans for certain customers when we believe such modifications may increase the ability and willingness of a customer to make payments and thus increase the ultimate overall amount collected on a loan. These modifications generally take the form of a forbearance, a temporary interest rate reduction or an extended repayment plan. For customers experiencing financial difficulty, certain Private Education Loans for which we have granted either a forbearance of greater than three months, an interest rate reduction or an extended repayment plan are classified as TDRs. Approximately 46 percent and 45 percent of the loans granted forbearance have qualified as a TDR loan at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The unpaid principal balance of TDR loans that were in an interest rate reduction plan as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $1.7 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, all of our TDR loans had a related allowance recorded. The following table provides the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and related allowance for our TDR loans.

   TDR Loans 

(Dollars in millions)

  Recorded
Investment(1)
   Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   Related
Allowance
 

March 31, 2014

      

Private Education Loans — Traditional

  $7,800    $7,856    $852  

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

   1,441     1,439     229  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $9,241    $9,295    $1,081  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

      

Private Education Loans — Traditional

  $7,515    $7,559    $812  

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

   1,434     1,427     236  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $8,949    $8,986    $1,048  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

The recorded investment is equal to the unpaid principal balance and accrued interest receivable net of unamortized deferred fees and costs.

The following table provides the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for our TDR loans.

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2014   2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Average
Recorded
Investment
   Interest
Income
Recognized
   Average
Recorded
Investment
   Interest
Income
Recognized
 

Private Education Loans — Traditional

  $7,631    $118    $6,185    $96  

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

   1,434     29     1,315     27  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $9,065    $147    $7,500    $123  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

The following table provides information regarding the loan status and aging of TDR loans that are past due.

   TDR Loan Delinquencies 
   March 31, 2014  December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Balance   %    Balance       %   

Loans in deferment(1)

  $997     $913    

Loans in forbearance(2)

   786      740    

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

       

Loans current

   6,045     80.5  5,613     76.5

Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)

   413     5.5    469     6.4  

Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)

   286     3.8    330     4.5  

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)

   768     10.2    921     12.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total TDR loans in repayment

   7,512     100  7,333     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total TDR loans, gross

  $9,295     $8,986    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

(1)

Deferment includes customers who have returned to school or are engaged in other permitted educational activities and are not 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.

The following table provides the amount of modified loans that resulted in a TDR in the periods presented. Additionally, the table summarizes charge-offs occurring in the TDR portfolio, as well as TDRs for which a payment default occurred in the current period within 12 months of the loan first being designated as a TDR. We define payment default as 60 days past due for this disclosure. The majority of our loans that are considered TDRs involve a temporary forbearance of payments and do not change the contractual interest rate of the loan.

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2014   2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Modified
Loans(1)
   Charge-
Offs(2)
   Payment
Default
   Modified
Loans(1)
   Charge-
Offs(2)
   Payment
Default
 

Private Education Loans — Traditional

  $466    $100    $119    $545    $97    $216  

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

   57     34     29     90     34     57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $523    $134    $148    $635    $131    $273  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

Represents period ending balance of loans that have been modified during the period and resulted in a TDR.

(2)

Represents loans that charged off that were classified as TDRs.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3.Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)


Accrued Interest Receivable

The following table provides information regarding accrued interest receivable on our Private Education Loans. The table also discloses the amount of accrued interest on loans greater than 90 days past due as compared to our allowance for uncollectible interest. The allowance for uncollectible interest exceeds the amount of accrued interest on our 90 days past due portfolio for all periods presented.

   Accrued Interest Receivable 

(Dollars in millions)

  Total   Greater Than
90 Days
Past Due
   Allowance for
Uncollectible
Interest
 

March 31, 2014

      

Private Education Loans — Traditional

  $939    $ 29    $ 41  

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

   85     11     18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,024    $40    $59  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

      

Private Education Loans — Traditional

  $926    $35    $46  

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

   97     13     20  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $1,023    $48    $66  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

4.Borrowings

The following table summarizes our borrowings.

   March 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Short
Term
   Long
Term
   Total   Short
Term
   Long
Term
   Total 

Unsecured borrowings:

            

Senior unsecured debt

  $1,046    $16,836    $17,882    $2,213    $16,056    $18,269  

Bank deposits

   5,964     2,755     8,719     6,133     2,807     8,940  

Other(1)

   684          684     691          691  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unsecured borrowings

   7,694     19,591     27,285     9,037     18,863     27,900  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Secured borrowings:

            

FFELP Loan securitizations

        90,608     90,608          90,756     90,756  

Private Education Loan securitizations

        18,861     18,861          18,835     18,835  

FFELP Loans — other facilities

   3,919     4,400     8,319     4,715     5,311     10,026  

Private Education Loans — other facilities

        597     597          843     843  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total secured borrowings

   3,919     114,466     118,385     4,715     115,745     120,460  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total before hedge accounting adjustments

   11,613     134,057     145,670     13,752     134,608     148,360  

Hedge accounting adjustments

   13     2,120     2,133     43     2,040     2,083  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $11,626    $136,177    $147,803    $13,795    $136,648    $150,443  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

“Other” primarily consists of the obligation to return cash collateral held related to derivative exposures.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

  Private Education Loan
  Accrued Interest Receivable
  Total Interest Receivable Greater than 90 days Past Due Allowance for Uncollectible Interest
       
June 30, 2014 $434,847
 $69
 $3,633
December 31, 2013 $333,857
 $1
 $4,076


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

4.Borrowings (Continued)

Variable

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)



5. Deposits

The following table summarizes total deposits at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
  June 30, December 31, 
  2014 2013 
Deposits - interest bearing $9,503,559
 $9,239,554
 
Deposits - non-interest bearing 42,455
 55,036
 
Total Sallie Mae Bank deposits 9,546,014
 9,294,590
 
Less: money market deposits with subsidiaries (655,805) (293,040) 
Total deposits $8,890,209
 $9,001,550
 
Interest Entities

We consolidate the following financing VIEsBearing

Interest bearing deposits as of March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of non-maturity savings deposits, brokered and retail certificates of deposit and affiliated money market deposits, as discussed further below, and brokered money market deposits. These deposit products are serviced by third party providers. Placement fees associated with the brokered certificates of deposit are amortized into interest expense using the effective interest rate method. We recognized placement fee expense of $2,472 and $2,379 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $5,222 and $4,879 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. No fees were paid to third party brokers related to these certificates of deposit during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.
Historically, we arehave also offered consumer deposit products in the primary beneficiary.form of debit cards associated with interest bearing consumer (“NOW”) accounts to facilitate the distribution of financial aid refunds and other payables to students. These deposit products were serviced by third party providers. As a result, these VIEs are accounted for as secured borrowings.

   March 31, 2014 
   Debt Outstanding   Carrying Amount of Assets Securing Debt
Outstanding
 

(Dollars in millions)

  Short
Term
   Long
Term
   Total   Loans   Cash   Other Assets   Total 

Secured Borrowings — VIEs:

              

FFELP Loan securitizations

  $    $90,608    $90,608    $91,299    $3,055    $700    $95,054  

Private Education Loan securitizations

        18,861     18,861     23,880     390     428     24,698  

FFELP Loans — other facilities

   1,694     4,137     5,831     6,081     157     73     6,311  

Private Education Loans — other facilities

        597     597     1,259     16     24     1,299  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total before hedge accounting adjustments

   1,694     114,203     115,897     122,519     3,618     1,225     127,362  

Hedge accounting adjustments

        1,330     1,330               938     938  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $1,694    $115,533    $117,227    $122,519    $3,618    $2,163    $128,300  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   December 31, 2013 
   Debt Outstanding   Carrying Amount of Assets Securing
Debt Outstanding
 

(Dollars in millions)

  Short
Term
   Long
Term
   Total   Loans   Cash   Other Assets   Total 

Secured Borrowings — VIEs:

              

FFELP Loan securitizations

  $    $90,756    $90,756    $91,535    $2,913    $683    $95,131  

Private Education Loan securitizations

        18,835     18,835     23,947     338     540     24,825  

FFELP Loans — other facilities

   3,655     3,791     7,446     7,719     128     91     7,938  

Private Education Loans — other facilities

        843     843     1,583     16     30     1,629  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total before hedge accounting adjustments

   3,655     114,225     117,880     124,784     3,395     1,344     129,523  

Hedge accounting adjustments

        1,313     1,313               978     978  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $3,655    $115,538    $119,193    $124,784    $3,395    $2,322    $130,501  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended2014, we no longer offer these products.

Interest bearing deposits at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 2012are summarized as follows:
  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 
  Amount Qtr.-End Weighted Average Stated Rate Amount Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate 
          
Money market $4,643,164
 0.60% $3,505,929
 0.60% 
Savings 727,350
 0.81
 743,742
 0.81
 
NOW 
 
 18,214
 0.12
 
Certificates of deposit 4,133,045
 1.09
 4,971,669
 1.39
 
Deposits - interest bearing $9,503,559
   $9,239,554
 

 

As of June 30, 2014 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financialDecember 31, 2013, there were $258,463 and statistical information$159,637 of Sallie Maedeposits exceeding Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits. Accrued interest on deposits was $10,167 and its subsidiaries effective March$13,097 at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Money market deposits with affiliates

Our Upromise subsidiary maintains a money market deposit at the Bank which totaled $287,780 and $293,040 at June 30, 2014 are contained inand December 31, 2013, respectively, which was interest bearing. Interest expense incurred on these deposits during the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed withthree months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 totaled $66 and $85, respectively and for the SEC on May 6, 2014.

six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 totaled $117 and $192, respectively. The Company also maintains a money market deposit at the Bank which totaled $368,025 at June 30, 2014 and $0 at December 31, 2013.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
5.
Derivative Financial Instruments
5.Deposits (Continued)

Our risk management strategy


NonInterest Bearing

Noninterest bearing deposits as of June 30, 2014 and useDecember 31, 2013 consisted of money market deposit accounts and accountingare summarized as follows:
  June 30, December 31,
  2014 2013
     
Money market $42,455
 $55,036
Deposits - noninterest bearing $42,455
 $55,036

6. Borrowed Funds

The Bank maintains discretionary uncommitted Federal Funds lines of credit with various correspondent banks, which totaled $100,000 at June 30, 2014. The interest rate charged to the Bank on these lines of credit is priced at Fed Funds plus a spread at the time of borrowing, and is payable daily. The Bank did not utilize these lines of credit in the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.
The Bank established an account at the FRB to meet eligibility requirements for derivatives haveaccess to the Primary Credit borrowing facility at the FRB’s Discount Window (“Window”). All borrowings at the Window must be fully collateralized. We pledged asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, as well as FFELP consolidation 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 June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the lendable value of our collateral at the FRB totaled $1,397,526 and $900,217, respectively. The interest rate charged to us is the discount rate set by the FRB. We did not materially changed from that discussedutilize this facility in our 2013 Form 10-K. Please refer to “Note 7 —the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.




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SLM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)



7. Derivative Financial Instruments” in our 2013 Form 10-K for a full discussion.

Instruments


Summary of Derivative Financial Statement Impact

The following tables summarize the fair values and notional amounts of all derivative instruments at March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and their impact on other comprehensive income and earnings for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Impact of Derivatives on Consolidated Balance Sheet

    Cash Flow  Fair Value  Trading  Total 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Hedged Risk

Exposure

 Mar. 31,
2014
  Dec. 31,
2013
  Mar. 31,
2014
  Dec. 31,
2013
  Mar. 31,
2014
  Dec. 31,
2013
  Mar. 31,
2014
  Dec. 31,
2013
 

Fair Values(1)

         

Derivative Assets:

         

Interest rate swaps

 Interest rate $16   $24   $753   $738   $47   $61   $816   $823  

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

 Foreign currency &
interest rate
          1,118    1,185            1,118    1,185  

Other(2)

 Interest rate                  1    2    1    2  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets(3)

   16    24    1,871    1,923    48    63    1,935    2,010  

Derivative Liabilities:

         

Interest rate swaps

 Interest rate          (110  (149  (180  (215  (290  (364

Floor Income Contracts

 Interest rate                  (1,206  (1,384  (1,206  (1,384

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

 Foreign currency &
interest rate
          (142  (155  (25  (31  (167  (186

Other(2)

 Interest rate                  (4  (23  (4  (23
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total derivative
liabilities(3)

           (252  (304  (1,415  (1,653  (1,667  (1,957
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net total derivatives

  $16   $24   $1,619   $1,619   $(1,367 $(1,590 $268   $53  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   June 30, December 31, 
 Location 2014 2013 
Fair Values:      
       
Interest rate swaps (receive - fixed/pay - variable)(1)
Other liabilities $(1,036) $
 
Interest rate swaps (receive - fixed/pay - variable)Other assets 
 612
 
Interest rate swaps (receive - variable/pay - fixed)Other liabilities (8,423) 
 
Total fair value  $(9,459) $612
 
       
Notional Amounts:      
       
Interest rate swaps (receive - fixed/pay - variable)(1)
  $2,811,060
 $2,664,755
 
Interest rate swaps (receive - variable/pay - fixed)  1,076,779
 
 
Total notional  $3,887,839
 $2,664,755
 
   Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 Location 2014 2013 2014 2013
          
Earnings impact:         
Interest reclassificationOther noninterest income $(2,427) 333
 (1,967) 627
Hedge ineffectivenessOther noninterest income (7,031) (385) (8,255) (69)
Realized gainsInterest expense 4,573
 7,504
 10,246
 15,508
Total earnings impact  $(4,885) $7,452
 $24
 $16,066
(1) 

Fair values reportedInterest rate swaps are exclusivehedged against certificates of collateral held and pledged and accrued interest. 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.

deposit.

(2) 

“Other”"Other" includes embedded derivatives bifurcated from securitization debt as well as derivatives related to our Total Return Swap Facility and back-to-back private credit floors.

investment securities.

(3)

The following table reconciles gross positions without the impact of master netting agreements to the balance sheet classification:

   Other Assets   Other Liabilities 

(Dollar in millions)

  March 31,
2014
   December 31,
2013
   March 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 

Gross position

  $ 1,935    $ 2,010    $(1,667 $(1,957

Impact of master netting agreements

   (342   (386   342    386  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Derivative values with impact of master netting agreements (as carried on balance sheet)

   1,593     1,624     (1,325  (1,571

Cash collateral (held) pledged

   (683   (687   645    777  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net position

  $910    $937    $(680 $(794
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
5.
7.Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

The above fair values include adjustments for counterparty credit risk both for when we are exposed


Cash Collateral
Cash collateral held related to derivative exposure between the counterparty, net of collateral postings,Company and when the counterparty is exposed to us, net of collateral postings. The net adjustments decreased the overall net asset positionsits derivatives counterparties was $2,500 and $5,190 at March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, by $87 millionrespectively. Collateral held is recorded in “Other Liabilities.” Cash collateral pledged related to derivative exposure between the Company and $91 million, respectively. In addition, the above fair values reflect adjustments for illiquidits derivatives as indicated by a wide bid/ask spread in the interest rate indices to which the derivatives are indexed. These adjustments decreased the overall net asset positionscounterparties was $39,569 and $40 at March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

8. Stockholders' Equity

Preferred Stock
In connection with the Spin-Off, the Company, by $82 million and $84 million, respectively.

   Cash Flow   Fair Value   Trading   Total 

(Dollars in billions)

  Mar. 31,
2014
   Dec. 31,
2013
   Mar. 31,
2014
   Dec. 31,
2013
   Mar. 31,
2014
   Dec. 31,
2013
   Mar. 31,
2014
   Dec. 31,
2013
 

Notional Values:

                

Interest rate swaps

  $.7    $.7    $17.2    $16.0    $46.3    $46.3    $64.2    $63.0  

Floor Income Contracts

                       27.2     31.8     27.2     31.8  

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

             10.7     11.1     .4     .3     11.1     11.4  

Other(1)

                       3.8     3.9     3.8     3.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivatives

  $.7    $.7    $27.9    $27.1    $77.7    $82.3    $106.3    $110.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

“Other” includes embedded derivatives bifurcated from securitization debt,reason of a statutory merger, succeeded pre-Spin-Off SLM as well as derivatives related to our Total Return Swap Facility and back to back private credit floors.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for eachissuer of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012Series A Preferred Stock and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financialthe Series B Preferred Stock. At June 30, 2014, we had outstanding 3.3 million shares of 6.97 percent Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and statistical information4.0 million shares of Sallie MaeFloating-Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). Neither series has a maturity date but can be redeemed at our option. Redemption would include any accrued and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014unpaid dividends up to the redemption date. The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights and are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

5.Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

Impact of Derivatives on Consolidated Statements of Income

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives(1)(2)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives(3)
  Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Hedged
Item(1)
   Total Gain
(Loss)
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014  2013  2014  2013  2014  2013   2014  2013 

Fair Value Hedges:

          

Interest rate swaps

  $53   $(172 $100   $109   $(53 $195    $100   $132  

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

   (53  (556  22    21    7    552     (24  17  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total fair value derivatives

       (728  122    130    (46  747     76    149  

Cash Flow Hedges:

          

Interest rate swaps

           (3  (3           (3  (3
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total cash flow derivatives

           (3  (3           (3  (3

Trading:

          

Interest rate swaps

   19    (19  12    24             31    5  

Floor Income Contracts

   181    189    (198  (213           (17  (24

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

   7    (47  (1  20             6    (27

Other

   19    (4  (1               18    (4
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total trading derivatives

   226    119    (188  (169           38    (50
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

   226    (609  (69  (42  (46  747     111    96  

Less: realized gains (losses) recorded in interest expense

           119    127             119    127  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net

  $226   $(609 $(188 $(169 $(46 $747    $(8 $(31
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Recorded in “Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net” in the consolidated statements of income.

(2)

Represents ineffectiveness related to cash flow hedges.

(3)

For fair value and cash flow hedges, recorded in interest expense. For trading derivatives, recorded in “Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net.”

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basisconvertible into or exchangeable for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

5.Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

Collateral

Collateral held and pledged related to derivative exposures between us and our derivative counterparties are detailed in the following table:

(Dollars in millions)

  March 31,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 

Collateral held:

    

Cash (obligation to return cash collateral is recorded in short-term borrowings)(1)

  $683    $687  

Securities at fair value — on-balance sheet securitization derivatives (not recorded in financial statements)(2)

   633     629  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total collateral held

  $1,316    $1,316  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative asset at fair value including accrued interest

  $1,824    $1,878  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Collateral pledged to others:

    

Cash (right to receive return of cash collateral is recorded in investments)

  $645    $777  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total collateral pledged

  $645    $777  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative liability at fair value including accrued interest and premium receivable

  $769    $948  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $0 and $0 million, respectively, were held in restricted cash accounts.

(2)

The trusts do not have the ability to sell or re-pledge securities they hold as collateral.

Our corporate derivatives contain credit contingent features. At our current unsecured credit rating, we have fully collateralized our corporate derivative liability position (including accrued interest and net of premiums receivable) of $581 million with our counterparties. Further downgrades would not result in any additional collateral requirements, except to increase the frequency of collateral calls. Two counterparties have the right to terminate the contracts based on our recent unsecured credit rating downgrades. We currently have a liability position with these derivative counterparties (including accrued interest and net of premiums receivable) of $133 million and have posted $118 million of collateral to these counterparties. If these two counterparties exercised their right to terminate, we would be required to deliver additional assets of $15 million to settle the contracts. Trust related derivatives do not contain credit contingent features related to our or the trusts’ credit ratings.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

6.Other Assets

The following table provides the detail of our other assets.

   March 31, 2014  December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Ending
Balance
   % of
Balance
  Ending
Balance
   % of
Balance
 

Accrued interest receivable, net

  $2,052     30 $2,161     30

Derivatives at fair value

   1,593     23    1,624     22  

Income tax asset, net current and deferred

   1,212     17    1,299     18  

Accounts receivable

   810     12    881     12  

Benefit and insurance-related investments

   480     7    477     7  

Fixed assets, net

   244     4    237     3  

Other loans, net

   96     1    101     1  

Other

   449     6    507     7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $6,936     100 $7,287     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

7.Stockholders’ Equity

securities or property. Dividends on both series are not mandatory and are paid quarterly, when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative, quarterly cash dividends at the annual rate of $3.485 per share. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive quarterly dividends based on 3-month LIBOR plus 170 basis points per annum in arrears. Upon liquidation or dissolution of the Company, holders of the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive $50 and $100 per share, respectively, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends for the then current quarterly dividend period, if any, pro rata, and before any distribution of assets are made to holders of our common stock.

Common Stock
Our shareholders have authorized the issuance of 1.125 billion shares of common stock (par value of $.20). At June 30, 2014, 423 million shares were issued and outstanding and 34 million shares were unissued but encumbered for outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and dividend equivalent units for employee compensation and remaining authority for stock-based compensation plans.
Post Spin-Off, we do not intend to initiate a publicly announced share repurchase program as a means to return capital to shareholders. We only expect to repurchase common stock acquired in connection with taxes withheld in connection with award exercises and vesting under our employee stock based compensation plans. The following table summarizes our common share repurchases and issuances.

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
           2014                   2013         

Common shares repurchased(1)

   8,368,300     10,220,804  

Average purchase price per share(2)

  $23.89    $19.49  

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans(3)

   2,115,470     2,324,575  

Average purchase price per share

  $23.56    $18.11  

Common shares issued(4)

   4,238,182     4,157,795  

issuances associated with these programs.
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(Shares and per share amounts in actuals) 
2014 
 2013 
2014 
 2013
Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans(1)
 358,771
 3,040,788
 358,771
 5,365,363
Average purchase price per share $8.62
 $22.35
 $8.62
 $20.51
Common shares issued(2)
 504,929
 4,115,424
 504,929
 8,273,219
(1)

Common shares purchased under our share repurchase program, of which $0 million remained available as of March 31, 2014.

(2)

Average purchase price per share includes purchase commission costs.

(3)

Comprises shares withheld from stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock for employees’ tax withholding obligations and shares tendered by employees to satisfy option exercise costs.

(4)(2)

Common shares issued under our various compensation and benefit plans.

The closing price of our common stock on March 31,June 30, 2014 was $24.48.

$Dividend and Share Repurchase Program8.31

In the first-quarter 2014, we paid a common stock dividend of $0.15 per common share. Post Spin-Off we do not anticipate continuing to pay dividends on our common stock.

In the first-quarter 2014, we repurchased 8 million shares of common stock for $200 million, fully utilizing the Company’s July 2013 share repurchase program authorization. In 2013, we repurchased .


27 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $600 million.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.



SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
8.
Earnings per Common Share
8.Stockholders' Equity (Continued)




Investment with entities that are now subsidiaries of Navient

Prior to the Spin-Off transaction, there were transactions between us and affiliates of pre-Spin-Off SLM that are now subsidiaries of Navient. As part of the carve-out, these expenses were included in our results even though the actual payments for the expenses were paid by the aforementioned affiliates. As such, amounts equal to these payments have been treated as equity contributions in the table below. Certain payments made by us to these affiliates prior to the Spin-Off transaction were treated as dividends.

Net transfers (to)/from the entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient are included within Navient's subsidiary investment on the consolidated statements of changes in equity. The components of the net transfers (to)/from the entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient are summarized below:
  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2014 2013 2014 2013
Capital contributions:        
Loan origination activities $7,184
 $33,367
 $32,452
 $58,629
Loan sales 
 
 45
 25
Corporate overhead activities 3,461
 15,731
 21,216
 33,115
Other 491,936
 617
 492,368
 734
Total capital contributions 502,581
 49,715
 546,081
 92,503
Dividend 
 
 
 (120,000)
Corporate push-down (761) (1,641) 4,977
 5,627
Net change in income tax accounts 
 
 15,659
 
Net change in receivable/payable (39,655) (18,615) (87,277) (34,154)
Other 
 111
 (31) 565
Total net transfers from/(to) the entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient $462,165
 $29,570
 $479,409
 $(55,459)

Capital Contributions

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, pre-Spin-Off SLM contributed capital to the Company by funding loan origination activities, providing corporate overhead functions and other activities.
Capital contributed for loan origination activities reflects the fact that loan origination functions were conducted by a subsidiary of pre-Spin-Off SLM (now a subsidiary of Navient). The Company did not pay for the costs incurred by pre-Spin-Off SLM in connection with these functions. The costs eligible to be capitalized are recorded on the respective balance sheets and the costs not eligible for capitalization have been recognized as expenses in the respective statements of income.

Certain general corporate overhead expenses of the Company were incurred and paid for by pre-Spin-Off SLM.

Corporate Push-Down

The consolidated balance sheets include certain assets and liabilities that have historically been held at pre-Spin-Off SLM but which are specifically identifiable or otherwise allocable to the Company. The cash and cash equivalents held by pre-Spin-Off SLM at the corporate level were not allocated to the Company for any of the periods presented.

Receivable/Payable with Affiliate

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
8.Stockholders' Equity (Continued)

Pre-Spin-Off, all significant intercompany payable/receivable balances between the Company and pre-Spin-Off SLM are considered to be effectively settled for cash in the combined financial statements at the time the transaction is recorded.

9. 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. The determination of the weighted-average shares and diluted potential common shares for pre-Spin-Off periods are based on the activity at pre-Spin-Off SLM. A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS calculations follows.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(In millions, except per share data)

      2014           2013     

Numerator:

    

Net income attributable to SLM Corporation

  $ 219    $ 346  

Preferred stock dividends

   5     5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock

  $214    $341  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator:

    

Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS

   427     451  

Effect of dilutive securities:

    

Dilutive effect of stock options, non-vested restricted stock, restricted stock units and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)(1)

   8     7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dilutive potential common shares(2)

   8     7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS

   435     458  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation:

    

Continuing operations

  $.50    $.76  

Discontinued operations

          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $.50    $.76  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation:

    

Continuing operations

  $.49    $.74  

Discontinued operations

          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $.49    $.74  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Three Months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
(In thousands, except per share data) 2014 2013 2014 2013
Numerator:        
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation $44,128
 $76,469
 $91,576
 $149,353
Preferred stock dividends 3,228
 
 3,228
 
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock $40,900
 $76,469
 $88,348
 $149,353
Denominator:        
Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS 422,805
 439,972
 424,751
 445,309
Effect of dilutive securities:        
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units (1)
 7,945
 8,092
 7,938
 7,922
Dilutive potential common shares(2)
 7,945
 8,092
 7,938
 7,922
Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS 430,750
 448,064
 432,689
 453,231
         
Basic earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation: $0.10
 $0.17
 $0.21
 $0.34
         
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation: $0.09
 $0.17
 $0.20
 $0.33

(1)

Includes the potential dilutive effect of additional common shares that are issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, non-vested deferred compensation and restricted stock, restricted stock units, and the outstanding commitment to issue shares under the ESPP, determined by the treasury stock method.

(2)

For the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013, securities covering approximately 4 million and 4 million shares, respectively were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, securities covering approximately 3 million and 5 million shares, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

9.Fair Value Measurements



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SLM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)



10. Fair Value Measurements

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


We categorize our fair value estimates based on a hierarchicalhierarchal framework associated with three levels of price transparency utilized in measuring financial instruments at fair value. Please refer to “Note 12 —For additional information regarding our policies for determining fair value and the hierarchical framework, see Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Measurements”Measurement” in our 2013 Form 10-K for a full discussion.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carvedhistorical carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on Form 8-K on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

9.Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were no significant transfers of financial instruments between levels, or changes in our methodology or assumptions used to value our financial instruments.

for a full discussion.


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

  Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis 
  March 31, 2014  December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total  

Assets

        

Available-for-sale investments:

        

Agency residential mortgage-backed
securities

 $ —   $129   $   $129   $ —   $102   $   $102  

Guaranteed investment contracts

                                

Other

      6        6        7        7  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale investments

      135        135        109        109  

Derivative instruments:(1)

        

Interest rate swaps

      784    32    816        785    38    823  

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

      1    1,117    1,118        27    1,158    1,185  

Other

          1    1            2    2  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total derivative assets(3)

      785    1,150    1,935        812    1,198    2,010  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

 $ —   $920   $1,150   $2,070   $ —   $921   $1,198   $2,119  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities(2)

        

Derivative instruments(1)

        

Interest rate swaps

 $ —   $(171 $(119 $(290 $   $(239 $(125 $(364

Floor Income Contracts

      (1,206      (1,206      (1,384      (1,384

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

      (30  (137  (167      (35  (151  (186

Other

          (4  (4          (23  (23
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities(3)

      (1,407  (260  (1,667      (1,658  (299  (1,957
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

 $ —   $(1,407 $(260 $(1,667 $ —   $(1,658 $(299 $(1,957
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Fair value of derivative instruments excludes accrued interest and the value of collateral.

(2)

Borrowings which are the hedged items in a fair value hedge relationship and which are adjusted for changes in value due to benchmark interest rates only are not carried at full fair value and are not reflected in this table.

(3)

See “Note 5 — Derivative Financial Instruments” for a reconciliation of gross positions without the impact of master netting agreements to the balance sheet classification.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

9.Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

  Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets                
                 
Mortgage-backed securities $
 $149,399
 $
 $149,399
 $
 $102,105
 $
 $102,105
Derivative instruments 
 
 
 
 
 612
 
 612
Total $
 $149,399
 $
 $149,399
 $
 $102,717
 $
 $102,717

  Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Liabilities                
                 
Derivative instruments $
 $(9,459) $
 $(9,459) $
 $
 $
 $
Total $
 $(9,459) $
 $(9,459) $
 $
 $
 $


The following tables summarizetable summarizes the change in balance sheet carrying value associated with level 3 financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis.

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
  2014  2013 
  Derivative instruments  Derivative instruments 

(Dollars in millions)

 Interest
Rate Swaps
  Cross
Currency
Interest
Rate Swaps
  Other  Total
Derivative
Instruments
  Interest
Rate Swaps
  Cross
Currency
Interest
Rate Swaps
  Other  Total
Derivative
Instruments
 

Balance, beginning of period

 $(87 $1,007   $(21 $899   $(73 $1,053   $4   $984  

Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized):

        

Included in earnings(1)

      (10  17    7    5    (546  (5  (546

Included in other comprehensive income

                                

Settlements

      (17  1    (16  (8  (37  1    (44

Transfers in and/or out of level 3

                                
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 $(87 $980   $(3 $890   $(76 $470   $   $394  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains/(losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date(2)

 $   $(28 $19   $(9 $(3 $(514 $(5 $(522
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

“Included in earnings” is comprised of the following amounts recorded in the specified line item in the consolidated statements of income:

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014           2013     

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net

  $(11  $(562

Interest expense

   18     16  

Total

  $7    $(546

(2)

Recorded in “gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net” in the consolidated statements of income.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three yearsand six months ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011,June 30, 2013. There were no financial instruments categorized as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6,level 3 at June 30, 2014.

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2013 June 30, 2013
Balance, beginning of period $589,103
 $532,155
Total gains/(losses) (realized and unrealized):    
Included in earnings (12,461) 42,026
Included in other comprehensive income 
 
Included in earnings - accretion of discount 2,141
 4,602
Proceeds from sale 
 
Transfers in and/or out of level 3 
 
Balance, end of period $578,783
 $578,783
Change in unrealized gains/(losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date $(12,461) $42,026

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
9.
10.Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

The following table presents the significant inputs that are unobservable or from inactive markets used in the recurring valuations of the level 3 financial instruments detailed above.

(Dollars in millions)

 Fair Value at
March 31, 2014
  Valuation
Technique
  Input Range
(Weighted Average)

Derivatives

    

Consumer Price Index/
LIBOR basis swaps

 $29    Discounted cash flow   Bid/ask adjustment

to discount rate

 0.03% — 0.03%

(0.03%)

Prime/LIBOR basis
swaps

  (116  Discounted cash flow   Constant prepayment rate 4.2%
   Bid/ask adjustment to
discount rate
 0.08% — 0.08%

(0.08%)

Cross-currency interest
rate swaps

  980    Discounted cash flow   Constant prepayment rate 2.6%

Other

  (3   
 

 

 

    

Total

 $890     
 

 

 

    

The significant inputs that are unobservable or from inactive markets related to our level 3 derivatives detailed in the table above would be expected to have the following impacts to the valuations:

Consumer Price Index/LIBOR basis swaps — These swaps do not actively trade in the markets as indicated by a wide bid/ask spread. A wider bid/ask spread will result in a decrease in the overall valuation.



Prime/LIBOR basis swaps — These swaps do not actively trade in the markets as indicated by a wide bid/ask spread. A wider bid/ask spread will result in a decrease in the overall valuation. In addition, the unobservable inputs include Constant Prepayment Rates of the underlying securitization trust the swap references. A decrease in this input will result in a longer weighted average life of the swap which will increase the value for swaps in a gain position and decrease the value for swaps in a loss position, everything else equal. The opposite is true for an increase in the input.


Cross-currency interest rate swaps — The unobservable inputs used in these valuations are Constant Prepayment Rates of the underlying securitization trust the swap references. A decrease in this input will result in a longer weighted average life of the swap. All else equal in a typical currency market, this will result in a decrease to the valuation due to the delay in the cash flows of the currency exchanges as well as diminished liquidity in the forward exchange markets as you increase the term. The opposite is true for an increase in the input.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

9.Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

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

  March 31, 2014  December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

 Fair
Value
  Carrying
Value
  Difference  Fair
Value
  Carrying
Value
  Difference 

Earning assets

      

FFELP Loans

 $103,058   $102,635   $423   $104,481   $104,588   $(107

Private Education Loans

  38,862    38,157    705    37,485    37,512    (27

Cash and investments(1)

  8,323    8,323        9,732    9,732      
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total earning assets

  150,243    149,115    1,128    151,698    151,832    (134
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

      

Short-term borrowings

  11,633    11,626    (7  13,807    13,795    (12

Long-term borrowings

  134,190    136,177    1,987    133,578    136,648    3,070  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  145,823    147,803    1,980    147,385    150,443    3,058  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

      

Floor Income Contracts

  (1,206  (1,206      (1,384  (1,384    

Interest rate swaps

  526    526        459    459      

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

  951    951        999    999      

Other

  (3  (3      (21  (21    
   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Excess of net asset fair value over carrying value

   $3,108     $2,924  
   

 

 

    

 

 

 


  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013
  
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Value
 Difference 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Value
 Difference
Earning assets            
Loans held for investment, net $9,394,480
 $8,793,971
 $600,509
 $8,439,068
 $7,931,377
 $507,691
Cash and cash equivalents 1,524,176
 1,524,176
 
 2,182,865
 2,182,865
 
Available-for-sale investments 149,399
 149,399
 
 102,105
 102,105
 
Accrued interest receivable 453,461
 453,461
 
 356,283
 356,283
 
Derivative instruments 
 
 
 612
 612
 
Total earning assets 11,521,516
 10,921,007
 600,509
 $11,080,933
 $10,573,242
 $507,691
Interest-bearing liabilities            
Money-market, savings and NOW accounts 4,757,164
 4,757,164
 
 $4,029,881
 $4,029,881
 $
Certificates of deposit 4,148,223
 4,133,045
 (15,178) 4,984,114
 4,971,669
 (12,445)
Accrued interest payable 10,167
 10,167
 
 13,097
 13,097
 
Derivative instruments 9,459
 9,459
 
 
 
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities $8,925,013
 $8,909,835
 (15,178) $9,027,092
 $9,014,647
 (12,445)
             
Excess of net asset fair value over carrying value     $585,331
     $495,246

The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments are as follows:
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost. Carrying value approximated fair value for disclosure purposes. These are level 1 valuations.
Investments
Investments are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value in the financial statements. Investments in mortgage-backed securities are valued using observable market prices of similar assets. As such, these are level 2 valuations.
Loans held for investment
Our FFELP Loans, Private Education Loans, and other loans are accounted for at net realizable value, or at the lower of cost or market if the loan is held-for-sale. For both FFELP and Private Education Loans, fair value was determined by modeling expected loan level cash flows using stated terms of the assets and internally-developed assumptions to determine aggregate portfolio yield, net present value and average life. The significant assumptions used to determine fair value are prepayment speeds, default rates, cost of funds, required return on equity, and expected Repayment Borrower Benefits to be earned. Repayment Borrower Benefits are financial incentives offered to borrowers based on pre-determined qualifying factors, which are generally tied directly to making on-time monthly payments. We regularly calibrate these models to take into account relevant transactions in the marketplace. Significant inputs into the model are not observable. As such, these are level 3 valuations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
(1)

“Cash and investments” includes available-for-sale investments that consist of investments that are primarily agency securities whose cost basis is $138 million and $113 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, versus a fair value of $135 million and $109 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

10.Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

10.Commitments and Contingencies

Previously




Money market, savings accounts and NOW accounts
The fair value of money market, savings, and NOW accounts equal the amounts payable on April 16, 2014, Existing SLM announced itsdemand at the balance sheet date and are reported at their carrying value. These are level 1 valuations.
Certificates of deposit
The fair value of certificates of deposit are estimated using discounted cash flows based on rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. These are level 2 valuations.
Derivatives
All derivatives are accounted for at fair value in the financial resultsstatements. The fair value of derivative financial instruments was determined by a standard derivative pricing and option model using the stated terms of the contracts and observable market inputs. It is our policy to compare the derivative fair values to those received from our counterparties in order to validate the model’s outputs. Any significant differences are identified and resolved appropriately.
When determining the fair value of derivatives, we take into account counterparty credit risk for positions where we are exposed to the quarter ended March 31, 2014,counterparty on a net basis by assessing exposure net of collateral held. When the last consolidated quartercounterparty has exposure to us under derivative contracts with the Company, we fully collateralize the exposure (subject to certain thresholds).
Interest rate swaps are valued using a standard derivative cash flow model with a LIBOR swap yield curve which is an observable input from an active market. These derivatives are level 2 fair value estimates in the hierarchy.
The carrying value of operationsborrowings designated as the hedged item in a fair value hedge is adjusted for changes in fair value due to changes in the benchmark interest rate (one-month LIBOR). These valuations are determined through standard pricing models using the stated terms of Existing SLM Corporationthe borrowings and observable yield curves.

11. Stock Based Compensation Plans and Arrangements

In connection with the Spin-Off of Navient, we made certain adjustments to the exercise price and number of our stock-based compensation awards with the intention of preserving the intrinsic value of the outstanding awards held by Sallie Mae officers and employees prior to the separationSpin-Off. In general, holders of Navient Corporation (“Navient”). In the April 16,awards granted prior to 2014 announcement, Existing SLM reported it had reserved $70 million for estimated amounts and costs that were probable of being incurred for expected compliance remediation efforts relating to pending regulatory matters with the Department of Justice (“ DOJ”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), which are discussed in more detail below. Since that time, and based on additional information and discussions, we have determined that an additional charge in the amount of $103 million should be taken in the first quarter of 2014 to further reserve against the pending settlements of previously reported regulatory matters with the FDIC and DOJ. In addition, this includes amounts to provide for the voluntary restitution that we now understand Navient has decided to make with respect to certain assessed late fees on loans it owns in connection with these settlements. While the final cost of resolving these proceedings remains uncertain at this time, we believe based on current facts and circumstances the additional $103 million charge isreceived both probable of being incurred and is a reasonable estimate of our exposure.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31,Navient equity awards, and holders of awards granted in 2014 are containedreceived solely equity awards of their post-Spin-Off employer. Stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units and dividend equivalent units were adjusted into equity in the Company’snew companies by a specific conversion ratio per company, which was based upon the volume weighted average prices for each company at the time of the Spin-Off, in an effort to keep the value of the equity awards constant. These adjustments were accounted for as modifications to the original awards. In general, the Sallie Mae and Navient awards will be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions as the original pre-Spin-Off SLM awards. A comparison of the fair value of the modified awards with the fair value of the original awards immediately before the modification resulted in approximately $64 of incremental expense related to fully-vested stock option awards and was expensed immediately and $630 of incremental compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units which will be recorded over the remaining vesting period of the equity awards.





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SLM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)



12. Arrangements with Navient Corporation

In connection with the Spin-Off, the Company entered into a separation and distribution agreement with Navient (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”). In connection therewith, the Company also entered into various other ancillary agreements with Navient to effect the Spin-Off and provide a framework for its relationship with Navient thereafter, such as a transition services agreement, a tax sharing agreement, an employee matters agreement, a loan servicing and administration agreement, a joint marketing agreement, a key services agreement, a data sharing agreement and a master sublease agreement. The majority of these agreements are transitional in nature with most having terms of two years or less from the date of the Spin-Off.

We continue to have significant exposures to risks related to Navient’s loan servicing operations and its creditworthiness. If we are unable to obtain services, complete the transition of our origination and loan servicing operations as planned, or obtain indemnification payments from Navient, we could experience higher than expected costs and operating expenses and our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

We briefly summarize below some of the most significant agreements and relationships we continue to have with Navient. For additional information regarding the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other ancillary agreements, see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6,2, 2014.


Separation and Distribution Agreement

The Separation and Distribution Agreement addresses, among other things, the following ongoing activities:

the obligation of each party to indemnify the other against liabilities retained or assumed by that party pursuant to the Separation and the Distribution Agreement and in connection with claims of third parties;

the allocation among the parties of rights and obligations under insurance policies;

the agreement of the Company and Navient (i) not to engage in certain competitive business activities for a period of five years, (ii) as to the effect of the non-competition provisions on post-spin merger and acquisition activities of the parties and (iii) regarding “first look” opportunities; and

the creation of a governance structure, including a separation oversight committee, by which matters related to the separation and other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement will be monitored and managed.

Transition Services

During a transition period, Navient and its affiliates will provide the Bank with significant servicing capabilities with respect to Private Education Loans held by the Company and its subsidiaries. Beyond this transition period, it is currently anticipated that Navient will continue to service Private Education Loans owned by the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to individual borrowers who also have Private Education Loans which are owned by Navient, in order to optimize the customer’s experience. In addition, Navient will continue to service and collect the Bank’s portfolio of FFELP Loans indefinitely.


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SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
10.
Commitments and Contingencies
12.Arrangements with Navient Corporation (Continued)

Pursuant


Indemnification Obligations

Navient has also agreed to be responsible, and indemnify us, for all claims, actions, damages, losses or expenses that may arise from the conduct of all activities of pre-Spin-Off SLM occurring prior to the Spin-Off other than those specifically excluded in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Some significant examples of the types of indemnification obligations Navient has under the Separation and Distribution Agreement among SLM Corporation, New BLC Corporation and related ancillary agreements include:

Pursuant to a tax sharing agreement, Navient dated as of April 28, 2014 entered intohas agreed to indemnify us for $283 million in connection withdeferred taxes that the separation ofCompany will be legally responsible for but that relate to gains recognized by the Company’s predecessor on debt repurchases made prior to the Spin-Off. In addition, Navient from SLM Corporation, all liabilities arising outhas agreed to indemnify us for tax assessments incurred related to identified uncertain tax positions taken prior to the date of the FDIC and DOJSpin-off transaction.

Navient has responsibility to assume new or ongoing litigation matters other than finesrelating to the conduct of most pre-Spin-Off SLM businesses operated or penalties directly levied against Sallie Mae Bank, will beconducted prior to the responsibilitySpin-Off.

At the time of or assumed by, Navient, and Navient will indemnify and hold harmless SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Sallie Mae Bank, therefrom.

As previously reported, Sallie Maethis filing, the Bank remains subject to a Consent Order, Order to Pay Restitution and Order to Pay Civil Money Penalty dated May 13, 2014 issued by the FDIC (the “2014 FDIC Order”). The 2014 FDIC Order replaces a prior cease and desist order originallyjointly issued in August 2008 by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (“UDFI”). In which was terminated on July 2013,15, 2014. Specifically, on May 13, 2014, the Bank reached settlements with the FDIC first notified Sallie Mae Bankand the Department of plans to replace its order with a new formal enforcement action (the “Bank Order”) that more specifically addresses certain cited violations of Section 5 of the FTCA, including theJustice regarding disclosures and assessments of certain late fees, as well as alleged violations undercompliance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”). In November 2013,Under the FDIC indicated an additional enforcement action would be issued against Sallie Mae, Inc., now known as Navient Solutions, Inc. (“NSI”) (the “NSI Order”;FDIC’s 2014 Order, the Bank Orderagreed to pay $3.3 million in fines and oversee the NSI Order, hereafter referredrefund of up to as the “FDIC Orders”),$30 million in its capacity as a servicer of education loans for Sallie Mae Bank and other financial institutions.

Basedlate fees assessed on our discussions with the FDIC, we believe the FDIC intends to require restitution be made by NSI and Sallie Mae Bank pursuant to the FDIC Orders with respect to loans owned or originated by Sallie Maethe Bank fromsince its inception in November 28, 2005 until2005. Navient is responsible for funding all liabilities, restitution and compensation under orders such as these, other than fines directly levied against the effective dateBank.


Long-Term Arrangements

The Loan Servicing and Administration Agreement governs the terms by which Navient provides servicing, administration and collection services for the Bank’s portfolio of FFELP Loans and Private Education Loans, as well as servicing history information with respect to private education loans previously serviced by Navient and access to certain promissory notes in Navient’s possession. The loan servicing and administration agreement has a fixed term with a renewal option in favor of the FDIC Orders.

In a related development, we understand thatBank.


The Data Sharing Agreement states the Bank will continue to have the right to obtain from Navient has decidedcertain post-Spin-Off performance data relating to voluntarily make restitution of certain assessed late fees to customers whose loans were neitherPrivate Education Loans owned nor originated by Sallie Mae Bank on the same basis and in the same manner as that made pursuant to the FDIC Orders. These credits are currently estimated to be $42 million.

With respect to alleged civil violations of the SCRA, Navient and Sallie Mae Bank remain engaged in negotiations regarding a comprehensive settlement, remediation and civil settlement plan with the DOJ, in its capacity as the agency having primary authority for enforcement of such matters. The DOJ inquiry covers all loans owned by Sallie Mae Bank or serviced by NSI from November 28, 2005 untilNavient to support and facilitate ongoing underwriting, originations, forecasting, performance and reserve analyses.


The Tax Sharing Agreement governs the effective daterespective rights, responsibilities and obligations of the settlement.

As previously disclosed, NSICompany and Navient after the Spin-Off relating to taxes, including with respect to the payment of taxes, the preparation and filing of tax returns and the conduct of tax contests. Under this agreement, each party is generally liable for taxes attributable to its business. The agreement also received Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) fromaddresses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”)allocation of tax liabilities that are incurred as parta result of the CFPB’s separate investigation regarding allegations relatingSpin-Off and related transactions. Additionally, the agreement restricts the parties from taking certain actions that could prevent the Spin-Off from qualifying for the tax treatment.















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SLM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
12.Arrangements with Navient Corporation (Continued)


Amended Loan participation and purchase agreement

Prior to Navient’s disclosuresthe Spin-Off, the Bank sold substantially all of its Private Education Loans to several former affiliates, now subsidiaries of Navient (collectively, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to this agreement. This agreement predates the Spin-Off but has been significantly amended and assessment of late fees. Navient recently commenced discussionsreduced in scope in connection with the CFPB relatingSpin-Off. Post-Spin-Off, the Bank retains only the right to require the Purchasers to purchase loans for which the borrower also has a separate lending relationship with Navient (“Split Loans”) when the Split Loans either (1) are more than 90 days past due; (2) have been restructured; (3) have been granted a hardship forbearance or more than 6 months of administrative forbearance; or (4) have a borrower or cosigner who has filed for bankruptcy. At June 30, 2014, we held approximately $1.3 billion of Split Loans.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Bank separately sold loans to the disclosuresPurchasers in the amount of $94,179 and assessment$765,998, respectively, in principal and $1,770 and $25,797, respectively, in accrued interest income. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Bank sold loans to the Purchasers in the amount of late fees. Reserves$822,906 and $1,709,457, respectively, in principal and $19,386 and $39,196, respectively, in accrued interest income.

Subsequent to March 31, 2012, all loans were sold to the Purchasers at fair value. The gain resulting from loans sold was $1,928 and $73,441 in the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $35,816 and $148,664 in the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Total write-downs to fair value for loans sold with a fair value lower than par totaled $17,467 and $12,546 in the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $46,430 and $32,628 in the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.




13. Regulatory Capital
The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking authorities. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have not beena direct material adverse effect on our financial condition. Under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk-weightings and other factors.
“Well capitalized” regulatory requirements are the quantitative measures established for this matter. Navientby regulation to ensure capital adequacy. The Bank is required to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of Total and Tier I Capital to risk-weighted assets and of Tier I Capital to average assets, as defined by the regulation. The following amounts and ratios are based upon the Bank's assets.
  Actual Well Capitalized Regulatory Requirements
  AmountRatio Amount Ratio
As of June 30, 2014:       
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) $1,291,390
11.6% $554,956
>5.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) $1,291,390
15.2% $509,071
>6.0%
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) $1,351,917
15.9% $848,451
>10.0%
As of December 31, 2013:       
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) $1,221,416
11.7% $521,973
>5.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) $1,221,416
16.4% $446,860
>6.0%
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) $1,289,497
17.3% $745,374
>10.0%

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
13.Regulatory Capital (Continued)

Dividends

The Bank is chartered under the laws of the State of Utah and its subsidiaries will remaindeposits are insured by the FDIC. The Bank’s ability to pay dividends is subject to the CIDs. Sallie Maelaws of Utah and the regulations of the FDIC. Generally, under Utah’s industrial bank laws and regulations as well as FDIC regulations, the Bank ismay pay dividends from its net profits without regulatory approval if, following the payment of the dividend, the Bank’s capital and surplus would not currentlybe impaired. The Bank paid no dividends for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 or for the six months ended June 30, 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Bank paid dividends of $120 million.


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SLM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)



14. Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

Regulatory Matters
At the time of this filing, the Bank remains subject to CFPB jurisdictionthe 2014 FDIC Order. The 2014 FDIC Order replaces a prior cease and desist order jointly issued in August 2008 by the FDIC and the UDFI which was terminated on July 15, 2014.  Specifically, on May 13, 2014, the Bank reached settlements with the FDIC and the Department of Justice regarding disclosures and assessments of certain late fees, as well as compliance with the SCRA.  Under the FDIC’s 2014 Order, the Bank agreed to pay $3.3 million in fines and oversee the refund of up to $30 million in late fees assessed on loans owned or originated by the Bank since its inception in November 2005.
Under the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement between the Company and Navient, Navient is responsible for funding all liabilities under the regulatory orders, other than fines directly levied against the Bank in connection with these matters.

Under the Department of Justice order, Navient is solely responsible for reimbursing SCRA benefits and related compensation on behalf of both its subsidiary, Navient Solutions, Inc., and the Bank.

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,

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

10.Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

employment and other laws. In certain of these actions and proceedings, claims for substantial monetary damage aremay be asserted against us and our subsidiaries.

In

We and our subsidiaries and affiliates are subject to various claims, lawsuits and other actions that arise in the ordinary course of business, we andbusiness. In addition, it is common for the Company, our subsidiaries are subjectand 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 examinations, information gathering requests, inquiriespurposes and investigations. In connectionmay relate to our business practices, the industries in which we operate, or other companies with formalwhom we conduct business. Our practice has been and informal inquiries incontinues to be to cooperate with these cases, webodies and our subsidiaries receive numerous requests, subpoenas and orders for documents, testimony and information in connection with various aspects of our regulated activities.

be responsive to any such requests.

In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such litigation, regulatory and regulatory matters,investigative actions, we cannot predict what the eventual outcome of the pending matters will be, what the timing or the ultimate resolution of these matters will be, or what the eventual loss, fines or penalties, if any, related to each pending matter may be.

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, reserves have been established for certain litigation or regulatory matters where the loss is both probable and estimable.

Based on current knowledge, management does not believe thatthere are loss contingencies, if any, arising from pending investigations, litigation or regulatory matters willthat could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows.




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11.Segment Reporting

Consumer Lending Segment

In this segment, we originate, acquire, finance and service Private Education Loans. The Private Education Loans we make are primarily to bridge the gap between the cost of higher education and the amount funded through financial aid, federal loans or customers’ resources. We continue to offer loan products to parents and graduate students where we believe we are competitive with similar federal education loan products. In this segment, we earn net interest income on our Private Education Loan portfolio (after provision for loan losses). Operating expenses for this segment include costs incurred to acquire and to service our loans. With the elimination of FFELP in July 2010, these FFELP-related revenue sources will continue to decline.

The following table includes asset information for our Consumer Lending segment.

(Dollars in millions)

  March 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 

Private Education Loans, net

  $38,157    $37,512  

Cash and investments(1)

   1,724     2,555  

Other

   3,369     2,934  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $43,250    $43,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

Includes restricted cash and investments.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

11.Segment Reporting (Continued)

Business Services Segment

Our Business Services segment generates the majority of its revenue from servicing our FFELP Loan portfolio. We also provide servicing, loan default aversion and asset recovery services for loans on behalf of Guarantors of FFELP Loans and other institutions, including ED. We also operate a consumer savings network that provides financial rewards on everyday purchases to help families save for college, Upromise.

In 2013, we sold our Campus Solutions and 529 college-savings plan administration businesses. The results of both of these businesses are reported in discontinued operations for all periods presented.

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Business Services segment had total assets of $789 million and $892 million, respectively.

FFELP Loans Segment

Our FFELP Loans segment consists of our FFELP Loan portfolio (approximately $102.6 billion as of March 31, 2014) and the underlying debt and capital funding the loans. We are currently the largest holder of FFELP Loans. As a result of the long-term funding used in the FFELP Loan portfolio and the insurance and guarantees provided on these loans, the net interest margin recorded in the FFELP Loans segment is relatively stable and the capital we choose to retain with respect to the segment is modest. Our FFELP Loan portfolio will amortize over approximately 20 years. Our goal is to maximize the cash flow generated by the portfolio. We will seek to acquire other third-party FFELP Loan portfolios to add net interest income and servicing revenue.

The following table includes asset information for our FFELP Loans segment.

(Dollars in millions)

  March 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 

FFELP Loans, net

  $102,635    $104,588  

Cash and investments(1)

   3,836     4,473  

Other

   2,808     3,587  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $109,279    $112,648  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

Includes restricted cash and investments.

Other Segment

The Other segment consists primarily of the financial results related to activities of our holding company, including the repurchase of debt, the corporate liquidity portfolio and all overhead. We also include results from certain, smaller wind-down and discontinued operations within this segment. Overhead expenses include costs related to executive management, the Board of Directors, accounting, finance, legal, human resources,stock-based compensation expense and certain information technology costs related to infrastructure and operations.

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Other segment had total assets of $3.2 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

11.Segment Reporting (Continued)

Measure of Profitability

The tables below include the condensed operating results for each of our reportable segments. Management, including the chief operating decision makers, evaluates the Company on certain performance measures that we refer to as “Core Earnings” performance measures for each operating segment. We use “Core Earnings” to manage each business segment because “Core Earnings” reflect adjustments to GAAP financial results for two items, discussed below, that create significant volatility mostly due to timing factors generally beyond the control of management. Accordingly, we believe that “Core Earnings” provide management with a useful basis from which to better evaluate results from ongoing operations against the business plan or against results from prior periods. Consequently, we disclose this information as we believe it provides investors with additional information regarding the operational and performance indicators that are most closely assessed by management. The two items adjusted for in our “Core Earnings” presentations are (1) our use of derivative instruments to hedge our economic risks that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment or do qualify for hedge accounting treatment but result in ineffectiveness and (2) the accounting for goodwill and acquired intangible assets. The tables presented below reflect “Core Earnings” operating measures reviewed and utilized by management to manage the business. Reconciliation of the “Core Earnings” segment totals to our consolidated operating results in accordance with GAAP is also included in the tables below.

Our “Core Earnings” performance measures are not defined terms within GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Unlike financial accounting, there is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for management reporting. The management reporting process measures the performance of the operating segments based on the management structure of the Company and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other financial institution. Our operating segments are defined by the products and services they offer or the types of customers they serve, and they reflect the manner in which financial information is currently evaluated by management. Intersegment revenues and expenses are netted within the appropriate financial statement line items consistent with the income statement presentation provided to management. Changes in management structure or allocation methodologies and procedures may result in changes in reported segment financial information.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

11.Segment Reporting (Continued)

Segment Results and Reconciliations to GAAP

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 

(Dollars in millions)

 Consumer
Lending
  Business
Services
  FFELP
Loans
  Other  Eliminations(1)  Total
“Core
Earnings”
  Adjustments  Total
GAAP
 
       Reclassi-
fications
  Additions/
(Subtractions)
  Total
Adjustments(2)
  

Interest income:

          

Student loans

 $644   $   $523   $   $   $1,167   $198   $(75 $123   $1,290  

Other loans

              3        3                3  

Cash and investments

  1    1    1    1    (1  3                3  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest income

  645    1    524    4    (1  1,173    198    (75  123    1,296  

Total interest expense

  206        293    21    (1  519    10    1(4)   11    530  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (loss)

  439    1    231    (17      654    188    (76  112    766  

Less: provisions for loan losses

  175        10            185                185  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

  264    1    221    (17      469    188    (76  112    581  

Other income (loss):

          

Gains on sales of loans and investments

                                        

Servicing revenue

  1    167    11        (118  61                61  

Contingency revenue

      111                111                111  

Gains on debt repurchases

                                        

Other income (loss)

      8        3        11    (188  175(5)   (13  (2
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other income (loss)

  1    286    11    3    (118  183    (188  175    (13  170  

Expenses:

          

Direct operating expenses

  76    106    125    105    (118  294                294  

Overhead expenses

              72        72                72  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating expenses

  76    106    125    177    (118  366                366  

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

                              4    4    4  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

              26        26                26  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total expenses

  76    106    125    203    (118  392        4    4    396  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income tax expense (benefit)

  189    181    107    (217      260        95    95    355  

Income tax expense (benefit)(3)

  71    68    41    (83      97        39    39    136  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

  118    113    66    (134      163        56    56    219  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

                                        
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  118    113    66    (134      163        56    56    219  

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

                                        
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation

 $118   $113   $66   $(134 $   $163   $   $56   $56   $219  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

The eliminations in servicing revenue and direct operating expense represent the elimination of intercompany servicing revenue where the Business Services segment performs the loan servicing function for the FFELP Loans segment.

(2)

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 

(Dollars in millions)

  Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
   Net Impact of
Goodwill and
Acquired Intangibles
   Total 

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

  $112    $    $112  

Total other loss

   (13        (13

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

        4     4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

  $99    $(4   95  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income tax benefit

       39  
      

 

 

 

Net income

      $56  
      

 

 

 

(3)

Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.

(4)

Represents a portion of the $6 million of “other derivative accounting adjustments.”

(5)

Represents the $180 million of “unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities, net” as well as the remaining portion of the $6 million of “other derivative accounting adjustments.”

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

11.Segment Reporting (Continued)

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

 Consumer
Lending
  Business
Services
  FFELP
Loans
  Other  Eliminations(1)  Total
“Core
Earnings”
  Adjustments  Total
GAAP
 
       Reclassifications  Additions/
(Subtractions)
  Total
Adjustments(2)
  

Interest income:

          

Student loans

 $623   $   $599   $   $   $1,222   $212   $(76 $136   $1,358  

Other loans

              3        3                3  

Cash and investments

  1    1    2    2    (1  5                5  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest income

  624    1    601    5    (1  1,230    212    (76  136    1,366  

Total interest expense

  203        340    13    (1  555    18    (2)(4)   16    571  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (loss)

  421    1    261    (8      675    194    (74  120    795  

Less: provisions for loan losses

  225        16            241                241  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

  196    1    245    (8      434    194    (74  120    554  

Other income (loss):

          

Gains on sales of loans and investments

          55            55                55  

Servicing revenue

  10    186    23        (149  70                70  

Contingency revenue

      99                99                99  

Gains on debt repurchases

              29        29    (6      (6  23  

Other income (loss)

      7                7    (188  184(5)   (4  3  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other income (loss)

  10    292    78    29    (149  260    (194  184    (10  250  

Expenses:

          

Direct operating expenses

  67    95    157    3    (149  173                173  

Overhead expenses

              62        62                62  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating expenses

  67    95    157    65    (149  235                235  

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

                              3    3    3  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

              10        10                10  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total expenses

  67    95    157    75    (149  245        3    3    248  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income tax expense (benefit)

  139    198    166    (54      449        107    107    556  

Income tax expense (benefit)(3)

  52    73    62    (20      167        44    44    211  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

  87    125    104    (34      282        63    63    345  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

      1                1                1  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  87    126    104    (34      283        63    63    346  

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

                                        
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation

 $87   $126   $104   $(34 $   $283   $   $63   $63   $346  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

The eliminations in servicing revenue and direct operating expense represent the elimination of intercompany servicing revenue where the Business Services segment performs the loan servicing function for the FFELP Loans segment.

(2)

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
   Net Impact of
Goodwill and
Acquired

Intangibles
   Total 

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

  $120    $    $120  

Total other loss

   (10        (10

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

        3     3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

  $110    $(3   107  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income tax benefit

       44  
      

 

 

 

Net loss

      $63  
      

 

 

 

(3)

Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.

(4)

Represents a portion of the $29 million of “other derivative accounting adjustments.”

(5)

Represents the $157 million of “unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net” as well as the remaining portion of the $29 million of “other derivative accounting adjustments.”

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

SLM CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

11.Segment Reporting (Continued)

Summary of “Core Earnings” Adjustments to GAAP

The two adjustments required to reconcile from our “Core Earnings” results to our GAAP results of operations relate to differing treatments for: (1) our use of derivative instruments to hedge our economic risks that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment or do qualify for hedge accounting treatment but result in ineffectiveness and (2) the accounting for goodwill and acquired intangible assets. The following table reflects aggregate adjustments associated with these areas.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014  2013 

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:

   

Net impact of derivative accounting(1)

  $99   $110  

Net impact of goodwill and acquired intangibles assets(2)

   (4  (3

Net tax effect(3)

   (39  (44

Net effect from discontinued operations

         
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

  $56   $63  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Derivative accounting: “Core Earnings” exclude periodic unrealized gains and losses that are caused by the mark-to-market valuations on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under GAAP as well as the periodic unrealized gains and losses that are a result of ineffectiveness recognized related to effective hedges under GAAP. These unrealized gains and losses occur in our Consumer Lending, FFELP Loans and Other business segments. Under GAAP, for our derivatives that are held to maturity, the cumulative net unrealized gain or loss over the life of the contract will equal $0 except for Floor Income Contracts where the cumulative unrealized gain will equal the amount for which we sold the contract. In our “Core Earnings” presentation, we recognize the economic effect of these hedges, which generally results in any net settlement cash paid or received being recognized ratably as an interest expense or revenue over the hedged item’s life.

(2)

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets: Our “Core Earnings” exclude goodwill and intangible asset impairment and amortization of acquired intangible assets.

(3)

Net tax effect: Such tax effect is based upon our “Core Earnings” effective tax rate for the year.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

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


The following discussioninformation is current as of July 23, 2014 (unless otherwise noted) and analysis should be read in conjunctionconnection with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this QuarterlySLM Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-Q10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10-K”), and the audited consolidatedcarve out financial statements filed on Form 8-K on May 6, 2014, and related notes theretosubsequent reports filed with the Securities and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” includedExchange Commission (the “SEC”). Definitions for capitalized terms in ourthis presentation not defined herein can be found in the 2013 Form 10-K.

10-K (filed with the SEC on February 19, 2014).


This report contains “forward-looking”forward-looking statements and information based on management’s current expectations as of the date of this document.presentation. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about ourthe Company’s beliefs opinions, or expectations and statements that assume or are dependent upon future events, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the risks and uncertainties set forth in Item 1A “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in thisthe Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the 2013 Form 10-K and our subsequent filings with the SEC;quarter ended June 30, 2014; increases in financing costs; limits on liquidity; increases in costs associated with compliance with laws and regulations; changes in accounting standards and the impact of related changes in significant accounting estimates; any adverse outcomes in any significant litigation to which we arethe Company is a party; credit risk associated with ourthe Company’s exposure to third parties, including counterparties to ourthe Company’s derivative transactions; and changes in the terms of student loans and the educational credit marketplace (including changes resulting from new laws and the implementation of existing laws). WeThe Company could also be affected by, among other things: changes in ourits funding costs and availability; reductions to our credit ratings or the credit ratings of the United States of America; failures of ourits operating systems or infrastructure, including those of third-party vendors; failure to implement the recently executed separation of the Company into two separate publicly traded companies, including failure to transition its origination and servicing operations as planned, increased costs in connection with being a stand-alone company, and failure to achieve the expected benefits of the separation; damage to ourits reputation; failures to successfully implement cost-cutting initiatives and adverse effects of such initiatives on our business; risks associated with restructuring initiatives, including the recently completed separation of Navient Corporation (“Navient”) and SLM Corporation into two, distinct publicly traded companies; 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 ourits customers; changes in the general interest rate environment, including the rate relationships among relevant money-market instruments and those of ourits earning assets versus ourvs. its funding arrangements; and changes in general economic conditions; our ability to successfully effectuate any acquisitions and other strategic initiatives; and changes in the demand for debt management services.conditions. The preparation of ourthe Company’s consolidated financial statements also requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions including estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates or assumptions may prove to be incorrect. All forward-looking statements contained in this report are qualified by these cautionary statements and are made only as of the date of this document. We doreport. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in ourits expectations.

Definitions


The Company reports financial results on a GAAP basis and also provides certain core earnings performance measures. The difference between the Company’s “Core Earnings” and GAAP results for certain capitalizedthe periods presented were the unrealized, mark-to-market gains/losses on derivative contracts (excluding current period accruals on the derivative instruments), net of tax. These are recognized in GAAP but not in “Core Earnings” results. The Company provides “Core Earnings” measures because this is what management uses when making management decisions regarding the Company’s performance and the allocation of corporate resources. The Company’s “Core Earnings” are not defined terms usedwithin GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. For additional information, see “Key Financial Measures - 'Core Earnings' ” in this document can be found inForm 10-Q for the 2013 Form 10-K.

quarter ended June 30, 2014 for a further discussion and a complete reconciliation between GAAP net income and “Core Earnings.”


Certain reclassifications have been made to the balances as of and for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2013 to be consistent with classifications adopted for 2014, and had no effect on net income, total assets, or total liabilities.


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.

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Selected Financial Information and financial reports containedRatios
  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions, except per share data) 
 
2014 
 2013 2014 2013
         
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation $44
 $76
 $91
 $149
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation $0.09
 $0.17
 $0.20
 $0.33
Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per share 431
 448
 433
 453
Return on assets 1.55% 3.31% 1.69% 3.23%
Operating efficiency ratio(1)
 35% 32% 33% 29%
         
Other Operating Statistics        
Ending Private Education Loans, net $7,436
 $5,335
 $7,436
 $5,335
Ending FFELP Loans, net 1,358
 1,160
 1,358
 1,160
Ending total education loans, net $8,794
 $6,495
 $8,794
 $6,495
         
Average education loans $8,725
 $6,622
 $8,770
 $6,928
         
(1) Our efficiency ratio is calculated as operating expense, excluding restructuring costs, divided by total interest income and other income. See also Key Financial Measures - Operating Expenses.
Overview
References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflectto “we,” “us,” “our,” “Sallie Mae” and the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae“Company,” refer to SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries, effective March 31,immediately after the Spin-Off (as hereinafter defined) except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires. We use “Private Education Loans” to mean education loans to students or their families that are non-federal loans not insured or guaranteed under the previously existing Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”).
Initiation of Post-Spin-Off Periodic Reporting by SLM Corporation
On April 30, 2014, are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Selected Financial Information and Ratios

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(In millions, except per share data)

  2014  2013 

GAAP Basis

   

Net income attributable to SLM Corporation

  $219   $ 346  

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation

  $.49   $.74  

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per share

   435    458  

Return on assets

   .59  .82

“Core Earnings” Basis(1)

   

“Core Earnings” attributable to SLM Corporation

  $163   $283  

“Core Earnings” diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation

  $.36   $.61  

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per share

   435    458  

“Core Earnings” return on assets

   .44  .67

Other Operating Statistics

   

Ending FFELP Loans, net

  $ 102,635   $ 119,195  

Ending Private Education Loans, net

   38,157    37,465  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ending total student loans, net

  $140,792   $156,660  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average student loans

  $142,679   $160,261  

(1)

“Core Earnings” are non-GAAP financial measures and do not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting. For a greater explanation of “Core Earnings,” see the section titled “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations” and subsequent sections.

Spin-Off of Navient

On May 29, 2013, the board of directors ofwe completed our predecessor registrant (“Existing SLM”) first announced its intentplan to legally separate into two distinct publicly tradedpublicly-traded entities — a loan management, servicing and asset recovery business and a consumer banking business. The- an education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business, Navient Corporation (“Navient”), would be comprised primarily of Existing SLM’s portfolios of education loans not currently held in Sallie Mae Bank, as well as servicing and asset recovery activities on these loans and loans held by third parties. Thea consumer banking business, would be comprised primarily of Sallie Mae Bank and its Private Education Loan origination business, the Private Education Loans it holds and a related servicing business, and will be a consumer banking franchise with expertise in helping families save, plan and pay for college.

On April 8, 2014, Existing SLM approved the distribution of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Navient common stock on the basis of one share of Navient common stock for each share of Existing SLM common stock issued and outstanding as of the close of business on April 22, 2014, the record date for the distribution. The distribution occurred on April 30, 2014.Corporation. The separation of Navient from the CompanySLM Corporation (the “Spin-Off”) was preceded by an internal corporate reorganization, which was the first step to separate the consumer banking business and the education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business from the consumer banking business.  As a result of a holding company merger under Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), which is referred to herein as the “SLM Merger” and was effectiveMerger,” all of the shares of then existing SLM Corporation’s common stock were converted, on April 29, 2014,a 1-to-1 basis, into shares of common stock of New BLC Corporation, (“a newly formed company that was a subsidiary of pre-Spin-Off SLM BankCo”Corporation (“pre-Spin-Off SLM”), and, pursuant to the SLM Merger, New BLC Corporation replaced Existingthen existing SLM Corporation as the parent holding company of Sallie Mae. In accordance with Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, by action of the Existing SLM board of directorspublicly-traded registrant and without a shareholder vote, Existing SLM was merged into Navient, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SLM BankCo, with Navient, LLC surviving (“Existing SLM SurvivorCo”). Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, SLM

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

BankCo changed its name to “SLM Corporation” and became the successor registrant to Existing SLM (“SLM”, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”). Following the SLM Merger and asCorporation. As part of the internal corporate reorganization, the assets and liabilities associated with the education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business were transferred to Navient, and those assets and liabilities associated with the consumer banking business remained with or were transferred to SLM. the newly constituted SLM Corporation. 

The internal reorganizationtiming and the distribution of Navient common stock are sometimes collectively referredsteps necessary to herein as the “Spin-Off.” The Spin-Off is intended to be tax-free to stockholders of SLM. For further information oncomplete the Spin-Off please refer toand comply with SEC reporting requirements, including the replacement of pre-Spin-Off SLM Corporation with our current publicly-traded registrant, have resulted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013filed with the SEC on February 19, 2014, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-K”).

Due to10-Q for the relative significance of Navient to Existing SLM, among other factors,quarter ended March 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on May 12, 2014, providing business results and financial information for financial reporting purposes Navient is treated as the “accounting spinnor” and therefore isperiods reported therein on the “accounting successor” to Existing SLM, notwithstanding the legal formbasis of the separation and distribution. As a result,consolidated businesses of pre-Spin-Off SLM. While information contained in those prior reports may provide meaningful historical context for the historical financial statements of Existing SLM areCompany’s business, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the historical financial statements of Navient. Navient will showquarter ended June 30, 2014 is our first periodic report made on the distributionbasis of the approximate $1.7 billion of consumer bankingpost-Spin-Off business net assets as of the distribution date.

Company.


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Restated Historical Carved Out Financial Information

Shortly after the completion of the Spin-Off, SLM issuedon May 6, 2014 we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K containing carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for SLMof the Company and its subsidiaries for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013. These2013, 2012 and 2011 (the “Carved Out Financial Information (Audited).” This information was prepared in accordance with GAAP and related carve-out financial statements were presented on a basisconventions. Comparisons of accounting that reflects a change in reporting entity. They reflected theyear-over-year results of the consumer banking business and did not include Navient’s results. As previously discussed, the historical financial statements of Existing SLM prior to the Spin-Off have becomedate for quarterly and year-to-date in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made with reference to information derived in a manner consistent with the financial information contained in the Carved Out Financial Information (Audited).
The Carved Out Financial Information (Audited) (i) is comprised of historical financial statements of Navient. As a result,information relating to the presentationBank, Upromise and the Private Education Loan origination functions, (ii) includes certain general corporate overhead expenses allocated to the Company, and (iii) has been adjusted as if the education loan management, servicing and asset recovery business (i.e. Navient) had never been part of the financialCompany (to reflect the change in reporting entity that results from the Spin-Off). For a more detailed description of the businessassumptions applied and operations of SLM, for periods arising after the completionlimitations of the Spin-Off will be substantially different from the presentation of Existing SLM’s financial results in its prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). To provide additional information to SLM’s investors regarding the anticipated impact of the Spin-Off, Existing SLM (our predecessor registrant) included certain unaudited pro forma financial information in the 2013 Form 10-K,Carved Out Financial Information (Audited), see “the Company's Current Report on a carve-out stand-alone basis as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, to provide some reference for SLM’s expected reissued historical financial statements post Spin-Off and future manner of presentation of its financial condition and results of operations. For further information regarding SLM’s historical carve-out financial statements, please refer to our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014. SLM will report its results
Likewise, historical, unaudited financial information included in this Quarterly Report on the basis of the historical carve-out financial statements beginning with its Form 10-Q for the quarter endedmonths of January through April of 2014 has been prepared in accordance with GAAP and these related carve-out conventions.

Post-Spin-Off Changes in Private Education Loan Policies and Practices
Prior to the Spin-Off, the Bank sold loans that were delinquent more than 90 days to an entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient. This practice was followed because the Bank’s charge off policy required charging off loans at 120 days delinquent while pre-Spin-Off SLM’s policy was to charge off loans at 212 days delinquent. Post-Spin-Off, we (a) have changed SLM’s policy of charging off loans when they are delinquent for 212 days to conform to the Bank’s existing charge off policy and (b) will, nonetheless, continue to sell to Navient loans that (i) are delinquent more than 90 days and (ii) are contained in a portfolio of our Private Education Loans for which the borrowers on those loans also have Private Education Loans which are owned by Navient (“Split Loans”). Currently, our portfolio of Split Loans amounts to approximately $1.3 billion. Delinquent loans from this portfolio are sold at a discount to par which has historically been reflected in the Bank’s provision and reduced the allowance for loan losses in equal amounts.
Pre-Spin-Off SLM’s default aversion strategies were focused on the final stages of delinquency, from 150 days to 212 days. As a result of changing our corporate charge-off policy and greatly reducing the number of potentially delinquent loans we sell to Navient, our default aversion strategies must now focus more on loans 60 to 120 days delinquent. We have little experience in executing our default aversion strategies on such compressed collection timeframes. Through June 30, 2014.

Overview

The following discussion and analysis presents a review2014, our delinquency cure rates have exceeded our expectations.

For the reasons described above, many of our businesshistorical credit indicators and operations asperiod-over-period trends are not indicative of future performance and forfuture performance may be somewhat affected by ongoing sales of Split Loans to Navient. Because we now retain more delinquent loans, we believe it could take up to two years before of our credit performance indicators provide meaningful period-over-period comparisons.
Post-Spin-Off Businesses
We continue to originate Private Education Loans through the three months ended March 31, 2014. All periods includeBank by offering products on campus through financial aid offices and through direct marketing to students and their families. We fund Private Education Loan originations through the consolidated resultsretail and brokered deposits of Navientthe Bank, and may obtain additional funding through sales and securitizations of Private Education Loans.
The Bank is our Utah industrial bank subsidiary which is regulated by the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (“UDFI”) and the consumer banking business asFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). At June 30, 2014, the Spin-Off did not occur until April 30, 2014.

We monitorBank had total assets of $11.1 billion, including $7.4 billion in Private Education Loans and assess$1.4 billion of FFELP Loans. As of the same date, the Bank had total deposits of $9.5 billion representing 91 percent of interest earning assets, composed of $3.0 billion of retail deposits, $5.1 billion of brokered deposits and $1.5 billion of other deposits.

Once our post-Spin-Off transition activities are complete, we will also provide ongoing operationsPrivate Education Loan servicing and results basedcollection on the following four reportable segments: (1) Consumer Lending; (2) Business Services; (3) FFELP Loans; and (4) Other.

Consumer Lending Segment

In this segment,loans we originate acquire, finance and hold, as well as those we sell to third parties. We will also continue to offer various products to help families save for college - including our free Upromise service that provides financial rewards on everyday purchases - and to protect their college investment through tuition, rental and life insurance services.


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Private Education Loans. Loans
The Private Education Loans we make are primarily to bridge the gap between the cost of higher education and the amount funded through financial aid, federal loans or customers’ own financial resources. In this segment,We continue to offer loan products to parents and graduate students where we believe our prices are competitive with similar federal education loan products. We earn net interest income on theour Private Education Loan portfolio (after provision for loan losses). Operating expenses associated with interest income include costs incurred to acquire and to service our loans.
In 2009, we introduced the Smart Option private education loan product emphasizing in-school payment features to minimize total finance charges. The product features three primary repayment types. The first two, Interest Only and $25 Fixed Pay options, require monthly payments while the student is in school and they accounted for approximately 56 percent of the Private Education Loans originated during the first six months of 2014. The third repayment option is the more traditional deferred private education loan product where customers do not begin making payments until after graduation. Customers are provided an incentive to make payments while they are in school by a lower interest rate on the Interest Only and Fixed Pay options.
For borrowers in financial difficulty, we provide many repayment options - reduced monthly payments, interest-only payments, extended repayment schedules, temporary interest rate reductions and, if appropriate, forbearance - all scaled to a customer’s individual circumstances to help them repay their loans. These programs must be used wisely given their potential to significantly increase the overall costs of education financing to customers.
Private Education Loans bear the full credit risk of the customer and cosigner. We manage this risk by underwriting and pricing based upon customized credit scoring criteria and the addition of qualified cosigners.
Private Education Loan Servicing
A subsidiary of the Bank (SMB Servicing Company, Inc.) will provide servicing and loan collection for Private Education Loans originated and held by the Bank, as well as those sold to third parties. This will occur once we complete the build-out of our own servicing fees, primarily late fees.

platform which will have at its core the same servicing platform the Company has used for several years. The informationcomplete physical and logistical separation of our servicing and collection platforms from those of Navient is currently expected to be completed within twelve months of the Spin-Off, but could take significantly longer. During that period, servicing of our Private Education Loans will be conducted by Navient, the Bank and SMB Servicing Company, Inc. employees pursuant to various transition agreements. For further detail on these agreements, see the section titled “Post-Separation Relationships with Navient.”

Over time, we expect to seek additional funding, liquidity and revenue from the sale or securitization of loan assets we originate as well as the servicing of the loan assets we sell to third parties.
Upromise
The Upromise save-for-college membership program stands alone as a consumer service committed exclusively to helping Americans save money for higher education. Membership is free and each year approximately 500,000 customers enroll as members to use the service. Members earn money for college by receiving cash back when shopping at on-line or brick-and-mortar retailers, booking travel, dining out or buying gas or groceries at participating merchants or by using their Upromise MasterCard. As of June 30, 2014, more than 1,000 merchants participated by providing discounts on purchases that are returned to the customer. Since inception, Upromise members have saved approximately $850 million for college, and more than 340,000 members actively use the Upromise credit card for everyday purchases.
Sallie Mae Insurance Services
On April 29, 2014, we divested all of our ownership interest in NGI Group Holdings LLC (“NGI”). However, we will continue to partner with Next Generation Insurance Group under an extended joint marketing agreement to offer America’s college students and young adults insurance programs that protect their higher education investment and address their life-stage needs, including tuition insurance, renters insurance, life insurance, and auto insurance.
Loan Sales
We intend to sell Private Education Loans to third parties through an open auction process as well as through securitization transactions. We may retain servicing of these transferred Private Education Loans at prevailing market rates for such services. Loan sales and securitization volumes will be driven by growth in the Bank's loan originations, the Bank’s asset values and capital and liquidity needs. Navient may participate in open auction processes on arm’s length terms. While there may be near-term Private Education Loan sales to Navient to facilitate an orderly transition after the Spin-Off, neither the Company nor Navient will have any ongoing obligation to buy or sell Private Education Loans to or from the other. See notes to consolidated financial reports containedstatements, Note 12, “Arrangements with Navient Corporation,” for further discussion regarding loan purchase agreements.

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Competitive Environment
We face competition for Private Education Loan origination and servicing from a group of the nation’s larger banks and local credit unions. For a more detailed discussion of the Private Education Loan market in this Quarterlycontext and how we have adapted our loan products to meet the needs of our customers, see Item 1. “Business - Business Segments - Consumer Lending Segment” in our Annual Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect10-K for the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three yearsyear ended December 31, 2013, 20122013.
Post-Separation Relationships with Navient

In connection with the Spin-Off, the Company entered into a separation and 2011,distribution agreement with Navient (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”). In connection therewith, the Company also entered into various other ancillary agreements with Navient to effect the Spin-Off and provide a framework for its relationship with Navient thereafter, such as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financiala transition services agreement, a tax sharing agreement, an employee matters agreement, a loan servicing and statistical informationadministration agreement, a joint marketing agreement, a key services agreement, a data sharing agreement and a master sublease agreement. The majority of Sallie Maethese agreements are transitional in nature with most having terms of two years or less from the date of the Spin-Off.

We continue to have significant exposures to risks related to Navient’s loan servicing operations and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014creditworthiness. If we are contained inunable to obtain services, complete the Company’stransition of our origination and loan servicing operations as planned, or obtain indemnification payments from Navient, we could experience higher than expected costs and operating expenses and our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

We briefly summarize below some of the most significant agreements and relationships we continue to have with Navient. For additional information regarding the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other ancillary agreements, see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2014 and Note 12, “Arrangements with Navient Corporation” to the consolidated financial statements.

Separation and Distribution Agreement

The Separation and Distribution Agreement addresses, among other things, the following ongoing activities:

the obligation of each party to indemnify the other against liabilities retained or assumed by that party pursuant to the Separation and the Distribution Agreement and in connection with claims of third parties;

the allocation among the parties of rights and obligations under insurance policies;

the agreement of the Company and Navient (i) not to engage in certain competitive business activities for a period of five years, (ii) as to the effect of the non-competition provisions on post-spin merger and acquisition activities of the parties and (iii) regarding “first look” opportunities; and

the creation of a governance structure, including a separation oversight committee, by which matters related to the separation and other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement will be monitored and managed.

Transition Services

During a transition period, Navient and its affiliates will provide the Bank with significant servicing capabilities with respect to Private Education Loans held by the Company and its subsidiaries. Beyond this transition period, it is currently anticipated that Navient will continue to service Private Education Loans owned by the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to individual borrowers who also have Private Education Loans which are owned by Navient, in order to optimize the customer’s experience. In addition, Navient will continue to service and collect the Bank’s portfolio of FFELP Loans indefinitely.


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Indemnification Obligations

Navient has also agreed to be responsible, and indemnify us, for all claims, actions, damages, losses or expenses that may arise from the conduct of all activities of pre-Spin-Off SLM occurring prior to the Spin-Off other than those specifically excluded in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Some significant examples of the types of indemnification obligations Navient has under the Separation and Distribution Agreement and related ancillary agreements include:

Pursuant to a tax sharing agreement, Navient has agreed to indemnify us for $283 million in deferred taxes that the Company will be legally responsible for but that relate to gains recognized by the Company’s predecessor on debt repurchases made prior to the Spin-Off. In addition, Navient has agreed to indemnify us for tax assessments incurred related to identified uncertain tax positions taken prior to the date of the Spin-off transaction.

Navient has responsibility to assume new or ongoing litigation matters relating to the conduct of most pre-Spin-Off SLM businesses operated or conducted prior to the Spin-Off.

At the time of this filing, the Bank remains subject to a Consent Order, Order to Pay Restitution and Order to Pay Civil Money Penalty dated May 13, 2014 issued by the FDIC (the “2014 FDIC Order”). The 2014 FDIC Order replaces a prior cease and desist order jointly issued in August 2008 by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (“UDFI”) which was terminated on July 15, 2014. Specifically, on May 13, 2014, the Bank reached settlements with the SECFDIC and the Department of Justice regarding disclosures and assessments of certain late fees, as well as compliance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”). Under the FDIC’s 2014 Order, the Bank agreed to pay $3.3 million in fines and oversee the refund of up to $30 million in late fees assessed on May 6, 2014.

Business Services Segment

Our Business Services segment generatesloans owned or originated by the majority ofBank since its revenue frominception in November 2005. Navient is responsible for funding all liabilities, restitution and compensation under orders such as these, other than fines directly levied against the Bank.


Long-Term Arrangements

The Loan Servicing and Administration Agreement governs the terms by which Navient provides servicing, our FFELP Loan portfolio. We also provide servicing, loan default aversionadministration and asset recoverycollection services for loans on behalf of Guarantorsthe Bank’s portfolio of FFELP Loans and other institutions,Private Education Loans, as well as servicing history information with respect to Private Education Loans previously serviced by Navient and access to certain promissory notes in Navient’s possession. The loan servicing and administration agreement has a fixed term with a renewal option in favor of the Bank.

The Data Sharing Agreement states the Bank will continue to have the right to obtain from Navient certain post-Spin-Off performance data relating to Private Education Loans owned or serviced by Navient to support and facilitate ongoing underwriting, originations, forecasting, performance and reserve analyses.

The Tax Sharing Agreement governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of the Company and Navient after the Spin-Off relating to taxes, including ED. Wewith respect to the payment of taxes, the preparation and filing of tax returns and the conduct of tax contests. Under this agreement, each party is generally liable for taxes attributable to its business. The agreement also operateaddresses the allocation of tax liabilities that are incurred as a consumer savings networkresult of the Spin-Off and related transactions. Additionally, the agreement restricts the parties from taking certain actions that provides financial rewards on everyday purchasescould prevent the Spin-Off from qualifying for the tax treatment.

Amended Loan participation and purchase agreement

Prior to help families savethe Spin-Off, the Bank sold substantially all of its Private Education Loans to several former affiliates, now subsidiaries of Navient (collectively, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to this agreement. This agreement predates the Spin-Off but has been significantly amended and reduced in scope in connection with the Spin-Off. Post-Spin-Off, the Bank retains only the right to require the Purchasers to purchase loans for college.

FFELPwhich the borrower also has a separate lending relationship with Navient (“Split Loans”) when the Split Loans Segment

Our FFELP Loans segment consistseither (1) are more than 90 days past due; (2) have been restructured; (3) have been granted a hardship forbearance or more than six months of administrative forbearance; or (4) have a borrower or cosigner who has filed for bankruptcy. At June 30, 2014, we held approximately $1.3 billion of Split Loans.


During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Bank sold loans to the Purchasers in the amount of $94 million and $765 million respectively, in principal and $2 million and $26 million, respectively, in accrued interest income. During the

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three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Bank sold loans to the Purchasers in the amount of $823 million and $1.7 billion respectively, in principal and $19 million and $39 million, respectively, in accrued interest income.
Subsequent to March 31, 2012, all loans were sold to the Purchasers at fair value. The gain resulting from loans sold was $2 million and $73 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $36 million and $149 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Total write-downs to fair value for loans sold with a fair value lower than par totaled $17 million and $12 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $46 million and $32,628 in the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Key Financial Measures
Set forth below are brief summaries of our FFELP Loan portfolio and underlying debt and capital funding these loans. Even though FFELP Loans are no longer originated we continue to seek to acquire FFELP Loan portfolios to leverage our servicing scale to generate incremental earnings and cash flow. This segment is expected to generate significant amounts of cash as the FFELP Loan portfolio amortizes.

Other

Our Other segment primarily consists of activities of our holding company, including the repurchase of debt, the corporate liquidity portfolio and all overhead. We also include results from certain smaller wind-down and discontinued operations within this segment.

Key Financial Measures

key financial measures. Our operating results are primarily driven by net interest income from our student loan portfoliosportfolio (which include financing costs), provision for loan losses, the revenues and expenses generated by our service businesses, and gains and losses on subsidiary sales, loan sales and debt repurchases. We manage and assess the performance of each business segment separately as each is focused on different customers and each derives its revenue from different activities and services. A brief summaryoperating expenses. The growth of our keybusiness and the strength of our financial measures (netcondition are primarily driven by our ability to achieve our annual Private Education Loan originations goals while sustaining credit quality and maintaining diversified, cost-efficient funding sources to support our originations.

Net Interest Income
The most significant portion of our earnings is generated by the spread earned between the interest income; provisions for loan losses; charge-offs and delinquencies; servicing and contingency revenues; other income (loss); operating expenses; and “Core Earnings”) can be found in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”we receive on assets in our 2013 Form 10-K.

First-Quarter 2014 Summary of Results

education loan portfolios and the interest expense we pay on funds we use to originate these loans. We report financial results on a GAAP basisthese earnings as net interest income.

Net interest income is predominantly determined by the balance of Private Education and also present certain “Core Earnings” performance measures.FFELP Loans. As of June 30, 2014, we had $7.4 billion and $1.4 billion of Private Education and FFELP Loans, respectively. For Private Education Loans, net interest margin is determined by interest rates we establish based upon the credit of the customer and any cosigner less our cost of funds. The majority of our Private Education Loans earn variable rate interest and are funded primarily with deposits. Our management, equity investors, credit rating agencies and debt capital providers use these “Core Earnings” measures to monitor our business performance. See “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations” for a further discussion and a complete reconciliation between GAAP net income and “Core Earnings.”

First-quarter 2014 GAAP net income was $219 million ($.49 diluted earnings per share), versus net incomecost of $346 million ($0.74 diluted earnings per share)funds is primarily influenced by competition in the first-quarter 2013. The changes in GAAP net income are driven bydeposit market. For the same typessix months ended June 30, 2014, we originated $1.9 billion of “Core Earnings” items discussed below as well as changes in “mark-to-market” unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts and amortization and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets that are recognized in GAAP but not in “Core Earnings” results. First-quarter 2014 results included gains of $99 millionPrivate Education Loans, up 7 percent, from derivative accounting treatment that are excluded from “Core Earnings” results, compared with gains of $110 million in the year-agoprior year period.

“Core Earnings” for the quarter were $163 million ($.36 diluted earnings per share), compared with $283 million ($0.61 diluted earnings per share) in the year-ago period. The primary driver of the decrease in net income was $103 million of additional reserve recorded for pending regulatory matters (see Part II. “Other

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Information,” Item 1. “Legal Proceedings—Regulatory Matters”). In addition, last year we undertook a series of actions to improve shareholder value as the Company sold residual interests in FFELP securitization trusts and initiated the separation of the Company into two publicly traded companies. In the first quarter of 2013 the Company generated a $55 million gain on the sale of a residual interest in a FFELP securitization trust in addition to $29 million in gains from debt repurchases. There were no similar transactions in 2014. Compared to the year-ago quarter, we spent $16 million in additional reorganization expense tied to the separation of the Company and $28 million in additional operating expenses (excluding the $103 million of additional reserve discussed above), which increased third-party revenue in the business services segment and reduced loan losses in the consumer lending segment. Two other major contributors to the quarter’s results — a $56 million reduction in provision and $21 million reduction in We earned net interest income — areof $284 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

FFELP Loans carry lower risk and have a much lower net interest margin as a result of an improving credit quality in the Private Education Loan business andfederal government guarantee. We do not expect to acquire any more FFELP Loans so the continued amortizationbalance of theour FFELP portfolio respectively.

Duringis expected to decline due to normal amortization.

Provision for Loan Losses
Management estimates and maintains an allowance for loan losses at a level sufficient to cover charge-offs expected over the first quarter of 2014, we:

issued $2 billion of FFELP asset-backed securitiesnext year, plus an additional allowance to cover life-of-loan expected losses for loans classified as a troubled debt restructuring (“ABS”), $676 million of Private Education Loan ABS and $850 million of unsecured bonds;

closed on a new $8 billion asset-backed commercial paper (“ABCP”) facility that matures in January 2016. This facility replaces an existing $5.5 million FFELP ABCP facility which was retired in January 2014; and

repurchased 8 million common shares for $200 million on the open market.

2014 Outlook and Management Objectives

In May 2013, we announced plans to separate our consumer banking and education loan management operations into two separate businesses and complete the Spin-Off in the first half of 2014. Our primary objective for 2014 is successfully completing this transaction. Navient spun off on April 30, 2014.

Results of Operations

We present the results of operations below first on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Following our discussion of consolidated earnings results on a GAAP basis, we present our results on a segment basis. We have four business segments: FFELP Loans, Consumer Lending, Business Services and Other. Since these segments operate in distinct business environments and we manage and evaluate the financial performance of these segments using non-GAAP financial measures, these segments are presented on a “Core Earnings” basis (see “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations”).

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

GAAP Statements of Income (Unaudited)

   Three Months
Ended March 31,
  Increase
(Decrease)
 

(In millions, except per share data)

  2014  2013  $  % 

Interest income:

     

FFELP Loans

  $646   $735   $(89  (12)% 

Private Education Loans

   644    623    21    3  

Other loans

   3    3          

Cash and investments

   3    5    (2  (40
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest income

   1,296    1,366    (70  (5

Total interest expense

   530    571    (41  (7
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income

   766    795    (29  (4

Less: provisions for loan losses

   185    241    (56  (23
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

   581    554    27    5  

Other income (loss):

     

Gains on sales of loans and investments

       55    (55  (100

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net

   (8  (31  23    (74

Servicing revenue

   61    70    (9  (13

Contingency revenue

   111    99    12    12  

Gains on debt repurchases

       23    (23  (100

Other income (loss)

   6    34    (28  (82
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other income (loss)

   170    250    (80  (32

Expenses:

     

Operating expenses

   366    235    131    56  

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense

   4    3    1    33  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

   26    10    16    160  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total expenses

   396    248    148    60  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense

   355    556    (201  (36

Income tax expense

   136    211    (75  (36
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations

   219    345    (126  (37

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax expense (benefit)

       1    (1  (100
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

   219    346    (127  (37

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

                 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SLM Corporation

   219    346    (127  (37

Preferred stock dividends

   5    5          
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock

  $214   $341   $(127  (37)% 
  

��

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation:

     

Continuing operations

  $.50   $.76   $(.26  (34)% 

Discontinued operations

                 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

  $.50   $.76   $(.26  (34)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation:

     

Continuing operations

  $.49   $.74   $(.25  (34)% 

Discontinued operations

                 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

  $.49   $.74   $(.25  (34)% 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends per common share attributable to SLM Corporation

  $.15   $.15   $    
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Consolidated Earnings Summary — GAAP-basis

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, net income was $219 million, or $0.49 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income of $346 million, or $0.74 diluted earnings per common share, for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The primary driver of the decrease in net income was $103 million of additional reserve recorded for pending regulatory matters (see Part II. “Other Information,” Item 1. “Legal Proceedings — Regulatory Matters”TDR”). The decrease in net income was also due to a $55 million gain on the sale of the Residual Interest in a FFELP Loan securitization that occurred in the year-ago quarter, a $29 million decline in net interest income, a $23 million decrease in debt repurchase gains, a $28 million decrease in other income, higher operating expenses of $28 million (excluding the $103 million of additional reserve discussed above)allowance for loan losses increases when we record provision expense and higher restructuringfor recoveries and other reorganization costs of $16 million, which was partially offsetis reduced by a $56 million decline incharge-offs. Generally, the provision for loan losses and a $23 million decrease in net losses on derivative and hedging activities.

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

Net interest income decreased by $29 million primarily due to a reduction in FFELP net interest income resulting from an $18 billion decline in average FFELP Loans outstanding. This decline in FFELP loans was due, in part, to the sale of Residual Interests in FFELP Loan securitization trusts in the first half of 2013. There were approximately $12 billion of FFELP Loans in these trusts at the time of sale.

Provisionsallowance for loan losses declined $56 million primarily as a result ofrise when charge-offs are expected to increase and fall when charge-offs are expected to decline. We bear the overall improvement in Private Education Loans’full credit quality, delinquency and charge-off trends leading to decreases in expected future charge-offs.

Gains on sales of loans and investments decreased by $55 million as the result of a $55 million gain on the sale of the Residual Interest in a FFELP Loan securitization trust in the year-ago quarter. There were no sales in the current quarter.

Losses on derivative and hedging activities, net, decreased $23 million. The primary factors affecting the change were interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations, which primarily affected the valuations of our Floor Income Contracts, basis swaps and foreign currency hedges during each period. Valuations of derivative instruments vary based upon many factors including changes in interest rates, credit risk, foreign currency fluctuations and other market factors. As a result, net gains and losses on derivative and hedging activities may continue to vary significantly in future periods.

Gains on debt repurchases decreased $23 million. Debt repurchase activity will fluctuate based on market fundamentals and our liability management strategy.

Other income decreased $28 million primarily due to a $32 million decrease in foreign currency translation gains. The foreign currency translation gains relate to a portion of our foreign currency denominated debt that does not receive hedge accounting treatment. These gains were partially offset by the “losses on derivative and hedging activities, net” line item on the income statement related to the derivatives used to economically hedge these debt instruments.

Operating expenses increased $131 million primarily as a result of $103 million of additional reserve recorded for pending regulatory matters (see Part II. “Other Information,” Item 1. “Legal Proceedings — Regulatory Matters”). Operating expenses also increased due to increases in our third-party servicing and asset recovery activities, as well as, increased account resolution activityexposure on our Private Education Loan portfolio.

The informationLoans. Losses on our Private Education Loans are determined by risk characteristics such as school type, loan status (in-school, grace, forbearance, repayment and financial reports containeddelinquency), loan seasoning (number of months in this Quarterly Reportactive repayment), underwriting criteria (e.g., credit scores), a cosigner and the current economic environment. Our provision for loan losses on Form 10-Q do notour Private Education Loans was $39 million for the first six months of 2014 compared with $18 million in the comparable 2013 period. In connection with the Spin-Off, we changed our policy of charging off Private Education Loans when they are delinquent for 212 days to charging off loans after 120 days delinquent. In addition, we changed our loss confirmation period for Private Education Loans from two years to one year to reflect the subsequent Spin-Offshorter charge-off period and recent changes in our servicing practices.

Our loss exposure and resulting provision for losses is small for FFELP Loans because we generally bear a maximum of Navientthree percent loss exposure on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statementsthem. Our provision for losses in our FFELP Loans portfolio was $1.2 million for the first six months of 2014 compared with the $1.4 million in the comparable 2013 period.
Charge-Offs and Delinquencies
When a Private Education Loan reaches 120 days delinquent it is charged against the allowance for loan losses. Charge-off data provides relevant information with respect to the performance of our loan portfolios. Management focuses on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011,delinquencies as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensedthe progression of loans from early to late stage delinquency. Prior to the Spin-off, the Bank would sell delinquent loans to an entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient prior to the loans becoming 120 days past due. As a result,

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there were no historical charge-offs recorded in our historical financial statements. In addition, because loans were sold earlier in their delinquency status, the historical delinquency statistics are not necessarily indicative of expected future performance.
Delinquencies are a very important indicator of potential future credit performance. Private Education Loan delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment decreased from 0.8 percent at June 30, 2013 to 0.7 percent at June 30, 2014.
Operating Expenses
The operating expenses reported are those that are directly attributable to the Company, the costs of Transition Services Agreements with Navient, and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filedrestructuring costs associated with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Restructuringbuild-out of our servicing platform and the remaining costs of the Spin-Off. Our efficiency ratio is calculated as operating expense, excluding restructuring costs, divided by total interest income and other reorganization expenses increased $16 millionincome. In the second quarter this ratio was 35 percent. We expect this ratio to $26 million, which consisted of $25 million of expenses primarily relateddecline steadily over the next several years as the balance sheet grows to third-party costs incurred in connectiona level commensurate with its loan origination platform and we control the Company’s previously announced plan to separate its existing organization into two, separate, publicly traded companies and $1 million related to severance costs.

We repurchased 8 million shares and 10 million sharesgrowth of our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, as part of our common share repurchase program. Primarily as a result of ongoing common share repurchases, our average outstanding diluted shares decreased by 23 million common shares from the year-ago quarter.

expense base.

Core Earnings” — Definition and Limitations

Earnings

We prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP. However, prior to the Spin-Off, we also evaluatedproduce and report our business segmentsafter-tax earnings on a separate basis that differs from GAAP. Wewhich we refer to this different basis of presentation as “Core Earnings.” We provide this “Core Earnings” basis of presentation onWhile pre-Spin-Off SLM also reported a consolidated basis for each business segment because this ismetric by that name, what we review internally when makingnow report and what we describe below is significantly different and should not be compared to any Core Earnings reported by pre-Spin-Off SLM.
“Core Earnings” recognizes the difference in accounting treatment based upon whether the derivative qualifies for hedge accounting treatment and eliminates the earnings impact associated with derivatives we use as an economic hedge but do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. We enter into derivatives 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 decisions regardingstrategy. Those derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting treatment have their related cash flows recorded in interest income or interest expense along with the hedged item. However, some of our performancederivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and how we allocate resources. We also referthe 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 derivative and hedging activities, net”, are primarily caused by interest rate volatility and changing credit spreads during the period as well as the volume and term of derivatives not receiving hedge accounting treatment.
The adjustments required to this information in our presentations with credit rating agencies, lenders and investors. Becausereconcile from our “Core Earnings” basis of presentation correspondsresults to our segment financial presentations, we are required by GAAP results of operations, net of tax, relate to provide “Core Earnings” disclosure in the notes to our consolidated financial statementsdiffering treatments for our business segments. For additional information, see “Note 11 — Segment Reporting.”

“Core Earnings” are not a substitute for reported results under GAAP. We use “Core Earnings” to manage each business segment because “Core Earnings” reflect adjustments to GAAP financial results for two items, discussed below, that create significant volatility mostly due to timing factors generally beyond the control of management. Accordingly, we believe that “Core Earnings” provide management with a useful basis from which to better evaluate results from ongoing operations against the business plan or against results from prior periods. Consequently, we disclose this information as we believe it provides investors with additional information regarding the operational and performance indicators that are most closely assessed by management. The two items for which we adjust our “Core Earnings” presentations are (1) our use of derivative instruments to hedge our economic risks that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment or do qualify for hedge accounting treatment but result in ineffectiveness, net of tax. These amounts are recorded on our income statement as “(Losses) gains on derivative and (2)hedging activities, net.” The amount recorded in “(Losses) gains on derivative and hedging activities, net” includes the accrual of the current payment on the swaps as well as the change in fair values related to future expected cash flows. For purposes of “Core Earnings” we are including in GAAP earnings the current period accrual amounts (interest reclassification) on the swaps and excluding the remaining ineffectiveness. "Core Earnings" is meant to represent what earnings would have been had these derivatives qualified for hedge accounting and there was no ineffectiveness.

“Core Earnings” are not a substitute for goodwillreported results under GAAP. We provide “Core Earnings” basis of presentation because (i) earnings per share computed on a “Core Earnings” basis is one of several measures we utilize in establishing management incentive compensation and acquired intangible assets.

While (ii) we believe it better reflects the financial results for derivatives that are economic hedges of interest rate risk but do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment..

GAAP provides a uniform, comprehensive basis of accounting, for the reasons described above, ouraccounting. Our “Core Earnings” basis of presentation does not. “Core Earnings” are subject to certain general and specific limitations that investors should carefully consider. For example, there is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for management reporting. Our “Core Earnings” are not defined terms withindiffers from GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Accordingly, our “Core Earnings” presentation does not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting. Investors, therefore, may not be able to compare our performance with that of other financial services companies based upon “Core Earnings.” “Core Earnings” results are only meant to supplement GAAP results by providing additional information regarding the operational and performance indicators that are most closely used by management, our board of directors, rating agencies, lenders and investors to assess performance.

Specific adjustments that management makes to GAAP results to derive our “Core Earnings” basis of presentation are described in detail in the section titled “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations — Differences between ‘Core Earnings’ and GAAP” of this Item 2.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011,way it treats ineffective hedges as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

described above.


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The following tables show “Core Earnings” for each business segmenttable shows the amount in “(Losses) gains on derivative and our business as a whole along with the adjustments madehedging activities, net” that relates to the income/expense items to reconcileinterest reclassification on the amounts to our reported GAAP results as required by GAAP and reported in “Note 11 — Segment Reporting.”

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 

(Dollars in millions)

 Consumer
Lending
  Business
Services
  FFELP
Loans
  Other  Eliminations(1)  Total
“Core
Earnings”
  Adjustments  Total
GAAP
 
       Reclassifications  Additions/
(Subtractions)
  Total
Adjustments(2)
  

Interest income:

          

Student loans

 $644   $   $523   $   $   $1,167   $198   $(75 $123   $1,290  

Other loans

              3        3                3  

Cash and investments

  1    1    1    1    (1  3                3  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest income

  645    1    524    4    (1  1,173    198    (75  123    1,296  

Total interest expense

  206        293    21    (1  519    10    1(4)   11    530  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (loss)

  439    1    231    (17      654    188    (76  112    766  

Less: provisions for loan losses

  175        10            185                185  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

  264    1    221    (17      469    188    (76  112    581  

Other income (loss):

          

Gains on sales of loans and investments

                                        

Servicing revenue

  1    167    11        (118  61                61  

Contingency revenue

      111                111                111  

Gains on debt repurchases

                                        

Other income (loss)

      8        3        11    (188  175(5)   (13  (2
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other income (loss)

  1    286    11    3    (118  183    (188  175    (13  170  

Expenses:

          

Direct operating expenses

  76    106    125    105    (118  294                294  

Overhead expenses

              72        72                72  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating expenses

  76    106    125    177    (118  366                366  

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

                              4    4    4  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

              26        26                26  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total expenses

  76    106    125    203    (118  392        4    4    396  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income tax expense (benefit)

  189    181    107    (217      260        95    95    355  

Income tax expense (benefit)(3)

  71    68    41    (83      97        39    39    136  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

  118    113    66    (134      163        56    56    219  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

                                        
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  118    113    66    (134      163        56    56    219  

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

                                        
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation

 $118   $113   $66   $(134 $   $163   $   $56   $56   $219  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

The eliminations in servicing revenue and direct operating expense represent the elimination of intercompany servicing revenue where the Business Services segment performs the loan servicing function for the FFELP Loans segment.

(2)

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 

(Dollars in millions)

  Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
   Net Impact of
Goodwill and
Acquired
Intangibles
   Total 

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

  $112    $    $112  

Total other loss

   (13        (13

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

        4     4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

  $99    $(4   95  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income tax benefit

       39  
      

 

 

 

Net income

      $56  
      

 

 

 

(3)

Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.

(4)

Represents a portion of the $6 million of “other derivative accounting adjustments.”

(5)

Represents the $180 million of “unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities, net” as well as the remaining portion of the $6 million of “other derivative accounting adjustments.”

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

 Consumer
Lending
  Business
Services
  FFELP
Loans
  Other  Eliminations(1)  Total
“Core
Earnings”
  Adjustments  Total
GAAP
 
       Reclassifications  Additions/
(Subtractions)
  Total
Adjustments(2)
  

Interest income:

          

Student loans

 $623   $   $599   $   $   $1,222   $212   $(76 $136   $1,358  

Other loans

              3        3                3  

Cash and investments

  1    1    2    2    (1  5                5  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest income

  624    1    601    5    (1  1,230    212    (76  136    1,366  

Total interest expense

  203        340    13    (1  555    18    (2)(4)   16    571  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (loss)

  421    1    261    (8      675    194    (74  120    795  

Less: provisions for loan losses

  225        16            241                241  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

  196    1    245    (8      434    194    (74  120    554  

Other income (loss):

          

Gains on sales of loans and investments

          55            55                55  

Servicing revenue

  10    186    23        (149  70                70  

Contingency revenue

      99                99                99  

Gains on debt repurchases

              29        29    (6      (6  23  

Other income (loss)

      7                7    (188  184(5)   (4  3  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other income (loss)

  10    292    78    29    (149  260    (194  184    (10  250  

Expenses:

          

Direct operating expenses

  67    95    157    3    (149  173                173  

Overhead expenses

              62        62                62  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating expenses

  67    95    157    65    (149  235                235  

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

                              3    3    3  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

              10        10                10  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total expenses

  67    95    157    75    (149  245        3    3    248  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income tax expense (benefit)

  139    198    166    (54      449        107    107    556  

Income tax expense (benefit)(3)

  52    73    62    (20      167        44    44    211  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

  87    125    104    (34      282        63    63    345  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

      1                1                1  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  87    126    104    (34      283        63    63    346  

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

                                        
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation

 $87   $126   $104   $(34 $   $283   $   $63   $63   $346  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

The eliminations in servicing revenue and direct operating expense represent the elimination of intercompany servicing revenue where the Business Services segment performs the loan servicing function for the FFELP Loans segment.

(2)

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
   Net Impact of
Goodwill and
Acquired
Intangibles
   Total 

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

  $120    $    $120  

Total other income

   (10        (10

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

        3     3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

  $110    $(3   107  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income tax expense

       44  
      

 

 

 

Net income

      $63  
      

 

 

 

(3)

Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.

(4)

Represents a portion of the $29 million of “other derivative accounting adjustments.”

(5)

Represents the $157 million of “unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities, net” as well as the remaining portion of the $29 million of “other derivative accounting adjustments.”

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Differences between “Core Earnings” and GAAP

The two adjustments required to reconcile from our “Core Earnings” results to our GAAP results of operations relate to differing treatments for: (1) our use of derivative instruments to hedge our economic risks that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment or do qualify for hedge accounting treatment but result in ineffectiveness and (2) the accounting for goodwill and acquired intangible assets. contracts.

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2014 2013 2014 2013
         
Hedge ineffectiveness (losses) gains $(7,031) $(385) $(8,255) $(69)
Interest reclassification (2,427) 333
 (1,967) 627
(Losses) gains on derivatives and hedging activities, net $(9,458) $(52) $(10,222) $558

The following table reflects aggregate adjustments associated with these areas.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014  2013 

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:

   

Net impact of derivative accounting

  $99   $110  

Net impact of goodwill and acquired intangible assets

   (4  (3

Net income tax effect

   (39  (44

Net effect from discontinued operations

         
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

  $56   $63  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

1) our derivative activities.

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 2014 2013 2014 2013
         
Core Earningsadjustments to GAAP:
        
         
GAAP net income $44,128
 $76,469
 $91,576
 $149,353
         
Adjustments: 
      
Net impact of derivative accounting(1)
 7,031
 385
 8,255
 69
Net tax effect(2)
 (2,708) (142) (3,180) (26)
Total Core Earningsadjustments to GAAP
 4,323
 243
 5,075
 43
         
Core Earnings
 $48,451
 $76,712
 $96,651
 $149,396
         
GAAP diluted earnings per common share $0.09
 $0.17
 $0.20
 $0.33
Derivative adjustments, net of tax 0.01
 
 0.02
 
Core Earningsdiluted earnings per common share
 $0.10
 $0.17
 $0.22
 $0.33
______
(1) Derivative Accounting: “Core Earnings” exclude periodic unrealized gains and losses that are caused by the mark-to-market valuations on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under GAAP, as well as the periodic unrealized gains and losses that are a result of ineffectiveness recognized related to effective hedges under GAAP. These unrealized gains and losses occur in our Consumer Lending, FFELP Loans and Other business segments. Under GAAP, for our derivatives that are held to maturity, the cumulative net unrealized gain or loss over the life of the contract will equal $0 except for Floor Income Contracts,$0.

(2) “Core Earnings” tax rate is based on the effective tax rate at the Bank where the cumulative unrealized gainderivative instruments are held.

Private Education Loan Originations

Private Education Loans are the principal asset on the Bank’s balance sheet and the main driver of the Bank’s future earnings and asset growth. The size of the Private Education Loan market and, hence, our ability to increase Private Education Loan originations is based on three primary factors: college enrollment levels, the costs of attending college, and the availability of funds from the federal government to pay for a college education. If the cost of education increases at a pace that exceeds income and savings growth, and the availability of federal funds does not significantly increase, we can expect more students and families to borrow privately. If the costs of attending college remain constant or decrease and/or the availability of federal funds increases, our ability to sustain Private Education Loan origination growth will equalbe challenged.

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Funding Sources

Deposits. The Bank gathers low cost retail deposits through its direct banking platform which serves as an important source of funding. The Bank utilizes both brokered and retail deposits to meet funding needs and enhance its liquidity position. These deposits can be term or liquid deposits. The term brokered deposits are swapped into one-month LIBOR. This has the amounteffect of increasing the average life of our liabilities and matching the index that our assets reset on, minimizing our exposure to interest rate risk.  Retail deposits are sourced through its direct banking platform and serve as an important source of diversified funding.  Brokered deposits are sourced through a small network of brokers and provide a stable source of funding.  Retail and brokered deposits can be term or liquid deposits.  As of June 30, 2014, the Bank had $9.5 billion of customer deposits, representing 91 percent of interest earning assets, composed of $3.0 billion of retail deposits, $5.1 billion of brokered deposits and $1.5 billion of other deposits.

Loan Sales and Securitizations. The Bank intends to fund its portfolio of Private Education Loans with a mix of deposits and term asset backed securities. Term asset backed securities provide long term funding for our Private Education Loan portfolio at attractive interest rates and at terms that effectively match the average life of the asset. In addition, to prudently manage the growth of its balance sheet, capital, liquidity needs and to generate revenue, over time, the Bank intends to sell Private Education Loans to third parties through an auction process. It may retain servicing of these Private Education Loans subsequent to the sale at prevailing market rates for such services. While there may be near-term Private Education Loan sales to Navient to facilitate an orderly transition after the Spin-Off, neither the Company nor Navient will have any ongoing obligation to buy or sell Private Education Loans to or from the other.
2014 Management Objectives
In 2014 we have set out five major goals to create shareholder value. They are: (1) prudently grow Private Education Loan assets and revenues; (2) maintain our strong capital position; (3) complete necessary steps to permit the Bank to independently originate and service Private Education Loans; (4) continue to expand the Bank's capabilities and enhance risk oversight and internal controls; and (5) manage operating expenses while improving efficiency and customer experience. Here is how we plan to achieve these objectives:
Prudently Grow Private Education Loan Assets and Revenues
We will continue to pursue managed growth in our Private Education Loan portfolio in 2014 by leveraging our Sallie Mae and Upromise brands and our relationship with more than two thousand colleges and universities while sustaining the credit quality of, and percentage of cosigners for, new originations. We are currently targeting at least $4 billion in new loan originations for 2014, compared with $3.8 billion in 2013. We will also continue to help our customers manage their borrowings and succeed in their payoff, which we soldexpect will result in lower charge-offs and provision for loan losses. Originations were 3 percent higher in the contract. second quarter of 2014 compared with the year-ago quarter and 7 percent higher for the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared with the year-ago period.
Maintain Our Strong Capital Position
The Bank’s goal is to remain well-capitalized at all times to support asset growth, operating needs, unexpected credit risks and to protect the interests of depositors and the deposit insurance fund. We are required by our regulators, the UDFI and the FDIC, to comply with mandated capital ratios. We intend to maintain levels of capital that significantly exceed those necessary to be considered “well capitalized” by the FDIC. The Company is a source of strength for the Bank and will provide additional capital if necessary. The Board of Directors and management evaluated the anticipated change in the Bank’s ownership structure, the quality of assets, the stability of earnings, and the adequacy of the Allowance for Loan Losses and believe that current capital levels should be maintained throughout 2014. As of June 30, 2014, the Bank held total Risk-Based Capital of $1.4 billion, or 15.9 percent. We expect significant asset growth and are a new stand-alone bank as a result of the Spin-Off. We do not plan to pay a dividend or repurchase shares in 2014 or 2015.

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Complete Necessary Steps to Permit the Bank to Independently Originate and Service Private Education Loans
At the time of this filing, the Bank continues to be reliant on Navient for loan origination and servicing capabilities provided under a transition services agreement entered into with Navient in connection with the Spin-Off. The two key projects remaining to complete the Bank’s transition to fully independent servicer are the testing and completion of a new loan originations platform and the transition of the Bank’s Private Education Loan accounts to a separate, free-standing application of that servicing platform currently utilized in tandem with Navient. We also must take steps to make sure our customers’ experience is uninterrupted and as seamless and as simple as possible during this transition. Our objectives are to implement, and complete the separation of, the servicing platform and begin use of the new loan originations platform on at least a limited basis by year’s end. While the Bank is not at risk of losing access to Navient originations and servicing applications for 2015 and beyond, completing the full separation of the Bank’s operations from Navient resources is one of our top goals.
Continue to Expand the Bank’s Capabilities and Enhance Risk Oversight and Internal Controls
In preparation for the Spin-Off, since the beginning of the year we have added approximately 880 employees to the Bank, primarily through transfers of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ existing employees, complimented by external hires. We have also undertaken significant work to establish that all functions, policies and procedures transferred to the Bank in the Spin-Off are sufficient to meet currently applicable bank regulatory standards. We must continue to prepare for our “Core Earnings” presentation,expected growth and designation as a “large bank,” which will entail enhanced regulatory scrutiny. For 2014, the following key initiatives have been completed or are underway.
Creation of Board-level Risk and Compliance Committees. In connection with the Spin-Off, we recognizehave created additional Board-level committees to provide more focused resources and oversight with respect to the economic effectcontinuing development of these hedges,our enterprise risk management functions and framework, as well as our consumer protection regulatory compliance management system.
Significant Additions to Management Team and Risk Functions. We have hired a new Chief Executive Officer, Chief Audit Officer and Chief Risk Officer, all with extensive experience in the banking and financial services industries. Since the beginning of the year, we have doubled our internal audit staff through experienced external hires, including our new Chief Audit Officer. We also expect our new Chief Risk Officer to make significant progress in hiring and augmenting existing dedicated risk personnel by year end.
Continuing Development of our Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Controls Environments. In preparation for the Spin-Off, our management and Board of Directors reconsidered and recalibrated our Risk Appetite Framework and related risk profiles and tolerances initially adopted by the Board of Directors of pre-Spin-Off SLM in early 2013. We are also in the process of revising and separating our previous Internal Controls Excellence or “ICE” policies and procedures. Our Chief Financial Officer is now responsible for our internal controls over financial reporting, which generally resultshave been extensively revised and updated in any net settlement cash paid or received being recognized ratablyconnection with the Spin-Off. Our Chief Risk Officer will now separately be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the system of controls and reporting procedures across our organization to monitor, escalate and mitigate significant risks against previous agreed risk tolerances. For the remainder of 2014, we will continue efforts underway to put in place a fully-developed set of operational and managerial controls throughout our organization to assist the Chief Risk Officer and to fully inform our management and Board of Directors via the Risk Appetite Framework.
Improved Compliance with Consumer Protection Laws. As part of our compliance with the terms of the 2014 FDIC Order discussed elsewhere, we expect to continue to make significant changes and enhancements to our compliance management systems and program. This work will be ongoing through 2014 and beyond.
Enhanced Vendor Management Function. As part of the transition and development of the Bank’s capabilities in connection with the Spin-Off, we undertook a full review and redesign of our vendor management function. While Navient will, over time, cease to be the Bank’s dominant, third-party vendor, as ana stand-alone bank the number of third-party vendors on whom we rely and the volume of work we obtain from them will increase significantly as Navient is replaced.
Manage Operating Expenses While Improving Efficiency and Customer Experience
Post-Spin-Off, two major projects remain to be completed before full operational separation from Navient can be achieved: establishing the Bank’s servicing and loan origination platforms. For the remainder of 2014, the Company will focus on further enhancing a culture that values customer satisfaction and the efficient delivery of its products and services. We will measure our effectiveness by the Company’s efficiency ratio excluding restructuring costs, which are the costs associated with the build-out of our servicing platform and the remaining costs of the Spin-Off. Our efficiency ratio is calculated as operating expense, excluding restructuring costs, divided by total interest expense or revenueincome and other income. In the second quarter this ratio was 35 percent. We expect this ratio to decline steadily over the hedged item’s life.

The informationnext several years as the balance sheet grows to a level commensurate with our loan origination platform and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflectwe control the subsequent Spin-Offgrowth of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statementsour expense base.


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GAAP Results of Operations
We present the results of operations below first on a stand-aloneconsolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
GAAP Statements of Income (Unaudited)
  
Three Months
Ended June 30, 
 
Increase
(Decrease) 
 
Six Months
Ended June 30, 
 
Increase
(Decrease) 
(In millions, except per share data) 2014 2013  % 2014 2013 $ %
Interest income:                
Loans $162
 $122
 $40
 33 % $322
 $254
 $68
 27 %
Investments 2
 6
 (4) (67) 3
 11
 (8) (73)
Cash and cash equivalents 1
 1
 
 
 2
 2
 
 
                 
Total interest income 165
 129
 36
 28
 327
 267
 60
 22
Interest expense:                
Total interest expense 21
 22
 (1) (5) 44
 44
 
 
                 
Net interest income 144
 107
 37
 35
 283
 223
 60
 27
Less: provisions for loan losses 1
 (1) 2
 (200) 40
 20
 20
 100
                 
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses 143
 108
 35
 32
 243
 203
 40
 20
Noninterest income:                
Gains on sales of loans to affiliates, net 2
 73
 (71) (97) 36
 149
 (113) (76)
(Losses) gains on derivatives and hedging activities, net (9) 
 (9) (100) (10) 1
 (11) (1,100)
Other income 15
 9
 6
 67
 23
 16
 7
 44
                 
Total noninterest income 8
 82
 (74) (90) 49
 166
 (117) (70)
Expenses:                
Operating expenses 60
 66
 (6) (9) 124
 127
 (3) (2)
Acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense 1
 1
 
 
 3
 2
 1
 50
Restructuring and other reorganization expenses 14
 
 14
 100
 14
 
 14
 100
                 
Total expenses 75
 67
 8
 12
 141
 129
 12
 9
                 
Income before income tax expense 76
 123
 (47) (38) 151
 240
 (89) (37)
Income tax expense 32
 47
 (15) (32) 60
 92
 (32) (35)
                 
Net income 44
 76
 (32) (42) 91
 148
 (57) (39)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 
 
 
 
 
 (1) 1
 (100)
                 
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation 44
 76
 (32) (42) 91
 149
 (58) (39)
Preferred stock dividends 3
 
 3
 100
 3
 
 3
 100
                 
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation common stock $41
 $76
 $(35) (46)% $88
 $149
 $(61) (41)%
                 
Basic earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation $0.10
 $0.17
 $(0.07) (41)% $0.21
 $0.34
 $(0.13) (38)%
                 
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation $0.09
 $0.17
 $(0.08) (47)% $0.20
 $0.33
 $(0.13) (39)%
                 

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GAAP Consolidated Earnings Summary
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, net income was $44 million, or $0.09 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income of $76 million, or $0.17 diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended June 30, 2013. The decrease in net income was primarily due to a $71 million decrease in gains on sales of loans to affiliates and a $9 million increase in losses on derivatives and hedging activities, net, which was partially offset by a $37 million increase in net interest income and lower operating expenses of $6 million.
The primary contributors to each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011,identified drivers of changes in net income for the current quarter compared with the year-ago quarter are as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are containedfollows:
Net interest income increased by $37 million in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filedcurrent quarter compared with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

The accountingyear-ago quarter primarily due to a $1.8 billion increase in average Private Education Loans outstanding.

Provisions for derivatives requires that changesloan losses increased $2 million compared with the year-ago quarter. This increase was primarily the result of less loan sales in the fair valuesecond quarter of 2014 increasing the provision by $8 million quarter-over-quarter, higher sales of credit impaired loans increasing the provision by $5 million, and a $3 million increase due to loans entering repayment.  This was partially offset by a $14 million benefit this quarter from the net effect of a change in our loss emergence period from two years to one year and a change in our charge-off policy.
Gains on sales of loans to affiliates decreased by $71 million as there were fewer sales to affiliates in the quarter.
Other income increased $6 million primarily from the divestiture of NGI and an increase in the tax indemnity receivable from Navient. On April 29, 2014, we divested our ownership interests in NGI, though we will continue to partner with NGI under an extended joint marketing agreement.
(Losses) gains on derivative instruments be recognized currentlyand hedging activities, net, resulted in earnings,a net loss of $9 million in the second quarter 2014 compared with no fair value adjustment of$0 in the hedged item, unless specificyear-ago quarter. The primary factors affecting the change were interest rates and whether the derivative qualified for hedge accounting criteria are met. We believetreatment. In second quarter 2014, we had more derivatives used to economically hedge risk that our derivatives are effective economic hedges, and as such, are a critical element of our interest rate and foreign currency risk management strategy. However, some of our derivatives, primarily Floor Income Contracts and certain basis swaps, dodid not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and the stand-alone derivative must be marked-to-marketthan we did 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 derivative and hedging activities, net” are primarily caused by interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate volatility and changing credit spreads during the period as well as the volume and term of derivatives not receiving hedge accounting treatment.

Our Floor Income Contracts are written options that must meet more stringent requirements than other hedging relationships to achieve hedge effectiveness. Specifically, our Floor Income Contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment because the pay down of principal of the student loans underlying the Floor Income embedded in those student loans does not exactly match the change in the notional amount of our written Floor Income Contracts. Additionally, the term, the interest rate index, and the interest rate index reset frequency of the Floor Income Contract can be different than that of the student loans. Under derivative accounting treatment, the upfront payment is deemed a liability and changes in fair value are recorded through income throughout the life of the contract. The change in the value of Floor Income Contracts is primarily caused by changing interest rates that cause the amount of Floor Income earned on the underlying student loans and paid to the counterparties to vary. This is economically offset by the change in value of the student loan portfolio earning Floor Income but that offsetting change in value is not recognized. We believe the Floor Income Contracts are economic hedges because they effectively fix the amount of Floor Income earned over the contract period, thus eliminating the timing and uncertainty that changes in interest rates can have on Floor Income for that period. Therefore, for purposes of “Core Earnings,” we have removed the unrealized gains and losses related to these contracts and added back the amortization of the net premiums received on the Floor Income Contracts. The amortization of the net premiums received on the Floor Income Contracts for “Core Earnings” is reflected in student loan interest income. Under GAAP accounting, the premiums received on the Floor Income Contracts are recorded as revenue in the “gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net” line item by the end of the contracts’ lives.

Basis swaps are used to convert floating rate debt from one floating interest rate index to another to better match the interest rate characteristics of the assets financed by that debt. We primarily use basis swaps to hedge our student loan assets that are primarily indexed to LIBOR or Prime. The accounting for derivatives requires that when using basis swaps, the change in the cash flows of the hedge effectively offset both the change in the cash flows of the asset and the change in the cash flows of the liability. Our basis swaps hedge variable interest rate risk; however, they generally do not meet this effectiveness test because the index of the swap does not exactly match the index of the hedged assets as required for hedge accounting treatment. Additionally, some of our FFELP Loans can earn at either a variable or a fixed interest rate depending on market interest rates and therefore swaps economically hedging these FFELP Loans do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting treatment. As a result, under GAAP, these swaps are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reflected currently in the income statement.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31,year-ago quarter.

Second-quarter 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

The table below quantifies the adjustments for derivative accounting between GAAP and “Core Earnings” net income.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014          2013     

“Core Earnings” derivative adjustments:

   

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net, included in other income

  $(8 $(31

Plus: Realized losses on derivative and hedging activities, net(1)

   188    188  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities, net(2)

   180    157  

Amortization of net premiums on Floor Income Contracts in net interest income for “Core Earnings”

   (75  (76

Other derivative accounting adjustments(3)

   (6  29  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total net impact of derivative accounting(4)

  $99   $110  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

See “Reclassification of Realized Gains (Losses) on Derivative and Hedging Activities” below for a detailed breakdown of the components of realized losses on derivative and hedging activities.

(2)

“Unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities, net” comprises the following unrealized mark-to-market gains (losses):

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014          2013     

Floor Income Contracts

  $181   $189  

Basis swaps

   (1  (4

Foreign currency hedges

   (39  (32

Other

   39    4  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities, net

  $180   $157  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(3)

Other derivative accounting adjustments consist of adjustments related to: (1) foreign currency denominated debt that is adjusted to spot foreign exchange rates for GAAP where such adjustment are reversed for “Core Earnings” and (2) certain terminated derivatives that did not receive hedge accounting treatment under GAAP but were economic hedges under “Core Earnings” and, as a result, such gains or losses amortized into “Core Earnings” over the life of the hedged item.

(4)

Negative amounts are subtracted from “Core Earnings” net income to arrive at GAAP net income and positive amounts are added to “Core Earnings” net income to arrive at GAAP net income.

Reclassification of Realized Gains (Losses) on Derivative and Hedging Activities

Derivative accounting requires net settlement income/expense on derivatives and realized gains/losses related to derivative dispositions (collectively referred to as “realized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities”) that do not qualify as hedges to be recorded in a separate income statement line item below net interest income. Under our “Core Earnings” presentation, these gains and losses are reclassified to the income statement line item of the economically hedged item. For our “Core Earnings” net interest margin, this would primarily include: (a) reclassifying the net settlement amounts related to our Floor Income Contracts to student loan interest income and (b) reclassifying the net settlement amounts related to certain of our basis swaps to debt interest expense. The table below summarizes the realized losses on derivative and hedging activities and the associated reclassification on a “Core Earnings” basis.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014          2013     

Reclassification of realized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities:

   

Net settlement expense on Floor Income Contracts reclassified to net interest income

  $(198 $(212

Net settlement income on interest rate swaps reclassified to net interest income

   10    18  

Net realized gains on terminated derivative contracts reclassified to other income

       6  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total reclassifications of realized losses on derivative and hedging activities

  $(188 $(188
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cumulative Impact of Derivative Accounting under GAAP compared to “Core Earnings”

As of March 31, 2014, derivative accounting has reduced GAAP equity by approximately $854 million as a result of cumulative net unrealized losses (after tax) recognized under GAAP, but not in “Core Earnings.” The following table rolls forward the cumulative impact to GAAP equity due to these unrealized after tax net losses related to derivative accounting.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014          2013     

Beginning impact of derivative accounting on GAAP equity

  $(926 $(1,080

Net impact of net unrealized gains (losses) under derivative accounting(1)

   72    53  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ending impact of derivative accounting on GAAP equity

  $(854 $(1,027
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Net impact of net unrealized gains (losses) under derivative accounting is composed of the following:

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014          2013     

Total pre-tax net impact of derivative accounting recognized in net income(a)

  $99   $110  

Tax impact of derivative accounting adjustments recognized in net income

   (22  (60

Change in unrealized gain (losses) on derivatives, net of tax recognized in other comprehensive income

   (5  3  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net impact of net unrealized gains (losses) under derivative accounting

  $72   $53  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(a)

See “‘Core Earnings’ derivative adjustments” table above.

Net Floor premiums received on Floor Income Contracts that have not been amortized into “Core Earnings” as of the respective year-ends are presented in the table below. These net premiums will be recognized in “Core Earnings” in future periods. As of March 31, 2014, the remaining amortization term of the net floor premiums

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

was approximately 2.25 years for existing contracts. Historically, we have sold Floor Income Contracts on a periodic basis and depending upon market conditions and pricing, we may enter into additional Floor Income Contracts in the future. The balance of unamortized Floor Income Contracts will increase as we sell new contracts and decline due to the amortization of existing contracts.

   March 31, 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014          2013     

Unamortized net Floor premiums (net of tax)(1)

  $(308 $(498

(1)

$(492) million and $(795) million on a pre-tax basis as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

2)Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets: Our “Core Earnings” exclude goodwill and intangible asset impairment and the amortization of acquired intangible assets. The following table summarizes the goodwill and acquired intangible asset adjustments.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014          2013     

“Core Earnings” goodwill and acquired intangible asset adjustments(1)

  $(4 $(3
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Negative amounts are subtracted from “Core Earnings” net income to arrive at GAAP net income.

Business Segment Earnings Summary — “Core Earnings” Basis

Consumer Lending Segment

The following table includes “Core Earnings” results for our Consumer Lending segment.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   % Increase
(Decrease)
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014           2013       2014 vs. 2013 

“Core Earnings” interest income:

      

Private Education Loans

  $644    $623     3

Cash and investments

   1     1       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total “Core Earnings” interest income

   645     624     3  

Total “Core Earnings” interest expense

   206     203     1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net “Core Earnings” interest income

   439     421     4  

Less: provision for loan losses

   175     225     (22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net “Core Earnings” interest income after provision for loan losses

   264     196     35  

Servicing revenue

   1     10     (90

Direct operating expenses

   76     67     13  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

   76     67     13  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

   189     139     36  

Income tax expense

   71     52     37  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Core Earnings”

  $118    $87     36
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Quarterly core earningsoperating expenses were $118$60 million compared with $87$66 million in the year-ago quarter. The decrease in operating expenses is primarily the result of an $8 million reduction in our litigation reserve, partially offset by a $4 million increase in marketing expenses.

Second-quarter 2014 restructuring and other reorganization expenses were $14 million compared with $0 in the year-ago quarter. The increase is primarily the result of costs related to the Spin-Off.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
For the six months ended June 30, 2014, net income was $91 million, or $0.20 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income of $148 million, or $0.33 diluted earnings per common share for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The decrease in net income was primarily due to a $50$113 million decrease in the provision for Private Education Loan losses.

First-quarter 2014 Private Education Loan portfolio results vs. first-quarter 2013 included:

Loan originations of $1.5 billion, up 8 percent.

Delinquencies of 90 days or more of 3.4 percentnet gains on sales of loans to affiliates, a $20 million increase in repayment, down from 3.9 percent.

Total delinquencies of 6.9 percent of loansprovisions for loan losses, and an $11 million increase in repayment, down from 7.8 percent.

Loanslosses on derivatives and hedging activities which were partially offset by a $60 million increase in forbearance of 3.7 percent of loans in repayment and forbearance, up from 3.4 percent.

Annualized charge-off rate of 2.8 percent of average loans in repayment, down from 3.0 percent.

Provision for Private Education Loan losses of $175 million, down from $225 million.

Core net interest margin, before loan loss provision, of 4.34 percent, up from 4.15 percent.

income.

The portfolio balance, net of loan loss allowance, totaled $38.2 billion, a $692 million increase over the year-ago quarter.

Consumer Lending Net Interest Margin

The following table shows the “Core Earnings” basis Consumer Lending net interest margin along with reconciliationprimary contributors to the GAAP-basis Consumer Lending net interest margin before provision for loan losses.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2014  2013 

“Core Earnings” basis Private Education Loan yield

   6.47  6.35

Discount amortization

   .23    .23  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” basis Private Education Loan net yield

   6.70    6.58  

“Core Earnings” basis Private Education Loan cost of funds

   (2.08  (2.02
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” basis Private Education Loan spread

   4.62    4.56  

“Core Earnings” basis other interest-earning asset spread impact

   (.28  (.41
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” basis Consumer Lending net interest margin(1)

   4.34  4.15
  

 

 

  

 

 

 
          

“Core Earnings” basis Consumer Lending net interest margin(1)

   4.34  4.15

Adjustment for GAAP accounting treatment(2)

   (.03  (.03
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

GAAP basis Consumer Lending net interest margin(1)

   4.31  4.12
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

The average balances of our Consumer Lending “Core Earnings” basis interest-earning assets for the respective periods are:

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014   2013 

Private Education Loans

  $ 38,945    $ 38,406  

Other interest-earning assets

   2,005     2,662  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Consumer Lending “Core Earnings” basis interest-earning assets

  $40,950    $41,068  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(2)

Represents the reclassification of periodic interest accruals on derivative contracts from net interest income to other income and other derivative accounting adjustments. For further discussion of these adjustments, see section titled “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations — Difference between ‘Core Earnings’ and GAAP” above.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the threeidentified drivers of changes in net income for the current six-month period compared with the year-ago six-month period are as follows:

Net interest income increased by $60 million primarily due to a $1.5 billion increase in average Private Education Loans outstanding.
Provisions for loan losses increased $20 million compared with the year-ago period primarily as a result of growth in loans entering repayment and sales of credit impaired loans to Navient during the period which were partially offset by a $14 million benefit from the net effect of a change in our loss emergence period from two years ended December 31, 2013, 2012to one year and 2011,a change in our charge-off policy.
Gains on sales of loans to affiliates decreased by $113 million as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financiala result of fewer loan sales to affiliates.
(Losses) gains on derivative and statistical informationhedging activities, net, resulted in a net loss of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained$10 million in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filedfirst half of 2014 compared with a gain of $1 million in the SEC on May 6, 2014.

year-ago period. The primary factors affecting the change were interest rates and whether the derivative qualified for hedge accounting treatment. In the first half of 2014 we had more derivatives used to economically hedge risk that did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment than we did in the year-ago period.


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First-half 2014 operating expenses were $124 million compared with $127 million in the first half of 2013. The decrease in operating expenses is primarily the result of an $8 million reduction in our litigation reserve relating to the 2014 FDIC Order, which was partially offset by $7 million in increased marketing and servicing costs.
First-half 2014 restructuring and other reorganization expenses were $14 million compared with $0 in the first half of 2013. The increase is primarily the result of costs related to the Spin-Off.
Private Education Loan Provision for Loan Losses and Charge-Offs

The following table summarizes the total Private Education Loan provision for loan losses and charge-offs.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014           2013     

Private Education Loan provision for loan losses

  $ 175    $ 225  

Private Education Loan charge-offs

   218     232  

losses.

  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2014  2013 2014  2013
Private Education Loan provision for loan losses $329
 $(1,966) $38,982
 $18,278

In establishing the allowance for Private Education Loan losses as of March 31,June 30, 2014, we considered several factors with respect to our Private Education Loan portfolio. Inportfolio, in particular, we continue to see improvement in credit quality and continuing positive delinquency, forbearance and charge-off trends in connection with the portfolio.
Prior to the Spin-Off, the Bank sold loans that were delinquent more than 90 days to an entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient. Post-Spin-Off, we (a) have changed SLM’s policy of charging off loans when they are delinquent for 212 days to 120 days and (b) will, nonetheless, continue to sell to Navient Split Loans that are delinquent more than 90 days. Currently, our portfolio of Split Loans amounts to approximately $1.3 billion. Delinquent loans from this portfolio. Improvingportfolio are sold at a discount to par which has historically been included in the Bank’s provision and reduced the allowance for loan losses in equal amounts.
Pre-Spin-Off SLM’s default aversion strategies were focused on the final stages of delinquency, from 150 days to 212 days. As a result of changing our corporate charge-off policy and greatly reducing the number of potentially delinquent loans we sell to Navient, our default aversion strategies must now focus more on loans 60 to 120 days delinquent. We have little experience in executing our default aversion strategies on such compressed collection timeframes. Through June 30, 2014, our delinquency cure rates have exceeded our expectations.
For the reasons described above, many of our historical credit qualityindicators and period-over-period trends are not indicative of future performance and future performance may be somewhat affected by ongoing sales of Split Loans to Navient. Because we now retain more delinquent loans, we believe it could take up to two years before our credit performance indicators provide meaningful period-over-period comparisons.
Private Education Loan provisions for loan losses increased $2 million compared with the year-ago quarter. The provision in the current quarter was primarily driven by a $22 million increase in the provision due to an increase of loans entering repayment which was partially offset by a $14 million benefit this quarter from the net effect of a change in our loss emergence period from two years to one year and a change in our charge-off policy. Although there have been short-term improvements in credit results, it is seenunclear at this point whether these trends are sustainable given our change in higher FICO scores and cosigner rates as wellcharge-off policy. The provision in the prior year quarter was driven by a large loan sale which decreased the provisions for loan losses. Private Education Loan provisions increased $21 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared with the year-ago period primarily as a more seasoned portfolio. result of growth in loans entering repayment and sales of credit impaired loans during the period which were partially offset by the $14 million benefit from the net effect of a change in our loss emergence period from two years to one year and a change in our charge-off policy.
Total loans delinquent (as a percentage of loans in repayment) have decreased to 6.90.7 percent from 7.8 percent in the year-ago quarter. Loans greater than 90 days delinquent (as a percentage of loans in repayment) have decreased to 3.4 percent from 3.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. The charge-off rate decreased to 2.8 percent from 3.00.8 percent in the year-ago quarter.  Loans in forbearance (as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance) have increased to 3.70.9 percent from 3.40.1 percent in the year-ago quarter.

Apart from the overall improvements discussed above that had the effect of reducing the provision for loan losses The increase in the first-quarter 2014 comparedloans in forbearance was because in the prior year we typically sold loans in the same month that a forbearance was offered to the year-ago quarter, Private Educationa borrower. Other than Split Loans, we are retaining loans that have defaulted between 2008 and 2013 for which we have previously charged off estimated losses have, to varying degrees, not met our post-default recovery expectations to date and may continue to not do so. Our allowance for loan losses takesgone into account these potential recovery uncertainties. See “Financial Condition — Consumer Lending Portfolio Performance — Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans” for further discussion.

The Private Education Loan provision for loan losses was $175 million in the first quarter of 2014, down $50 million from the first quarter of 2013. The decline was a result of the overall improvement in credit quality and performance trends discussed above, leading to decreases in expected future charge-offs.

forbearance.

For a more detailed discussion of our policy for determining the collectability of Private Education Loans and maintaining our allowance for Private Education Loan losses, see Item 77. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates - Allowance for Loan Losses”Losses.”

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Upromise Rewards
Upromise generates transaction fees through our Upromise consumer savings network. Since inception through June 30, 2014, members have saved approximately $850 million in our Annual Report on Form 10-Krewards by purchasing products at hundreds of online retailers, booking travel, purchasing a home, dining out, buying gas and groceries, using the Upromise World MasterCard, or completing other qualified transactions. We earn a fee for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Operating Expenses — Consumer Lending Segment

Operating expenses for our Consumer Lending segment include costs incurredmarketing and administrative services we provide to originate Private Education Loans and to service and collect on our Private Education Loan portfolio. The increase in operating expenses of $9 millioncompanies that participate in the Upromise savings network. We also compete with other loyalty shopping services and companies. Upromise income increased $1 million for the quarter and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2014, compared with the year-ago quarter was primarily the result of increased account resolution activity on the portfolio which contributed to significant improvements in delinquency and charge-off rates. Direct operating expenses as a percentage of revenues (revenues calculated as net interest income after provision plus total other income) were 29 percent and 33 percent in the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Business Services Segment

The following table includes “Core Earnings” results for our Business Services segment.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
   % Increase
(Decrease)
 

(Dollars in millions)

      2014           2013       2014 vs. 2013 

Net interest income

  $1    $1     

Servicing revenue:

      

Intercompany loan servicing

   118     149     (21

Third-party loan servicing

   40     27     48  

Guarantor servicing

   9     10     (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total servicing revenue

   167     186     (10

Contingency revenue

   111     99     12  

Other Business Services revenue

   8     7     14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income

   286     292     (2

Direct operating expenses

   106     95     12  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

   106     95     12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense

   181     198     (9

Income tax expense

   68     73     (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations

   113     125     (10

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

        1     (100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Core Earnings”

  $113    $126     (10)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Business services “Core Earnings” were $113 million in first-quarter 2014, compared with $126 million in the year-ago quarter. The decrease is primarilyprior-year periods due to the lower balance of FFELP Loans we serviced.

Our Business Services segment includes intercompany loan servicing fees from servicing the FFELP Loans in our FFELP Loans segment. The average balance of this portfolio was $103 billion and $121 billion for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decline in average balance of FFELP loans outstanding along with the related intercompany loan servicing revenue from the year-ago period is primarily the result of normal amortization of the portfolio, as well as the sale of our Residual Interests in $12 billion of securitized FFELP loans in the first half of 2013.

Third-party loan servicing income for the current quarter compared with the prior-year period increased $13 million, primarily due to the increase in ED servicing revenue (discussed below) as well as a result of the sale of Residual Interests in FFELP Loan securitization trusts in 2013. (See “FFELP Loans Segment” for further discussion.) When we sold the Residual Interests, we retained the right to service the loans in the trusts. As such, servicing income that had previously been recorded as intercompany loan servicing is now recognized as third-party loan servicing income.

We are servicing approximately 5.8 million accounts under the ED Servicing Contract as of March 31, 2014, compared with 5.7 million and 4.8 million accounts serviced at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively. Third-party loan servicing fees in the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 included $31 million and $23 million, respectively, of servicing revenue related to the ED Servicing Contract.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Our contingency revenue consists of fees we receive for asset recovery on delinquent debt on behalf of third-party clients performed on a contingent basis. Contingency revenue increased $12 million in the current quarter compared with the year-ago quarter as a result of the higher asset recovery volume.

The following table presents the outstanding inventory of contingent asset recovery receivables that our Business Services segment will collect on behalf of others. We expect the inventory of FFELP contingent asset recovery receivables to decline over time as a result of the elimination of FFELP.

(Dollars in millions)

  March 31,
2014
   December 31,
2013
   March 31,
2013
 

Contingent asset recovery receivables:

      

Student loans

  $13,168    $13,481    $13,549  

Other

   2,734     2,693     2,239  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $15,902    $16,174    $15,788  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In 2013, we sold our Campus Solutions and 529 college savings plan administration. The results related to these businesses for all periods presented have been reclassified as discontinued operations and are shown on an after-tax basis.

Revenues related to services performed on FFELP Loans accounted for 76 percent and 80 percent, respectively, of total segment revenues for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

Operating Expenses — Business Services Segment

Operating expenses for our Business Services segment primarily include costs incurred to service our FFELP Loan portfolio, third-party servicing and asset recovery costs, and other operating costs. The increase in operating expenses of $11 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2014, respectively, compared with the year-ago period was primarily the result of an increase in our third-party servicing and asset recovery activities. This increase in activity resulted in a $26 million increase in relatedadvertising revenue over the same period.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

FFELP Loans Segment

The following table includes “Core Earnings” results for our FFELP Loans segment.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
     % Increase (Decrease)   

(Dollars in millions)

      2014           2013       2013 vs. 2012 

“Core Earnings” interest income:

      

FFELP Loans

  $523    $599     (13)% 

Cash and investments

   1     2     (50
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total “Core Earnings” interest income

   524     601     (13

Total “Core Earnings” interest expense

   293     340     (14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net “Core Earnings” interest income

   231     261     (11

Less: provision for loan losses

   10     16     (38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net “Core Earnings” interest income after provision for loan losses

   221     245     (10

Gains on sales of loans and investments

        55     (100

Servicing revenue

   11     23     (52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income

   11     78     (86

Direct operating expenses

   125     157     (20

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

   125     157     (20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense

   107     166     (36

Income tax expense

   41     62     (34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Core Earnings”

  $66    $104     (37)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” from the FFELP Loans segment were $66 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared with $104 million in the year-ago quarter. The decrease is primarily due to the $55 million gain from the sale of the Residual Interest in a FFELP Loan securitization trust in the year-ago quarter, as well as a reduction in net interest income due to the decrease in FFELP Loans outstanding. Key financial measures include:

Net interest margin of .87 percent in the first quarter of 2014 compared with .83 percent in the year-ago quarter (see “FFELP Loan Net Interest Margin” for a further discussion of this increase).

The provision for loan losses of $10 million in the first quarter of 2014 decreased from $16 million in the year-ago quarter.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

FFELP Loan Net Interest Margin

The following table includes the “Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan net interest margin along with reconciliation to the GAAP-basis FFELP Loan net interest margin.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
       2014          2013     

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan yield

   2.56  2.61

Hedged Floor Income

   .29    .25  

Unhedged Floor Income

   .05    .06  

Consolidation Loan Rebate Fees

   (.65  (.68

Repayment Borrower Benefits

   (.11  (.11

Premium amortization

   (.10  (.14
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan net yield

   2.04    1.99  

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan cost of funds

   (1.09  (1.06
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan spread

   .95    .93  

“Core Earnings” basis other interest-earning asset spread impact

   (.08  (.10
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan net interest margin(1)

   0.87  .83
  

 

 

  

 

 

 
          

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan net interest margin(1)

   .87  .83

Adjustment for GAAP accounting treatment(2)

   .44    .40  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

GAAP-basis FFELP Loan net interest margin(1)

   1.31  1.23
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

The average balances of our FFELP “Core Earnings” basis interest-earning assets for the respective periods are:

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014   2013 

FFELP Loans

  $103,734    $121,855  

Other interest-earning assets

   3,895     5,555  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total FFELP “Core Earnings” basis interest-earning assets

  $107,629    $127,410  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(2)

Represents the reclassification of periodic interest accruals on derivative contracts from net interest income to other income, the reversal of the amortization of premiums received on Floor Income Contracts, and other derivative accounting adjustments. For further discussion of these adjustments, see section titled “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations — Difference between ‘Core Earnings’ and GAAP” above.

As of March 31, 2014, our FFELP Loan portfolio totaled approximately $103 billion, comprised of $39 billion of FFELP Stafford loans and $64 billion of FFELP Consolidation Loans. The weighted-average life of these portfolios is 4.9 years and 9.2 years, respectively, assuming a Constant Prepayment Rate (“CPR”) of 4 percent and 3 percent, respectively.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Floor Income

The following table analyzes the ability of the FFELP Loans in our portfolio to earn Floor Income after March 31, 2014 and 2013, based on interest rates as of those dates.

   March 31, 2014  March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in billions)

  Fixed
Borrower
Rate
  Variable
Borrower
Rate
  Total  Fixed
Borrower
Rate
  Variable
Borrower
Rate
  Total 

Student loans eligible to earn Floor Income

  $88.4   $12.9   $101.3   $102.9   $14.6   $117.5  

Less: post-March 31, 2006 disbursed loans required to rebate Floor Income

   (44.7  (.9  (45.6  (52.9  (1.0  (53.9

Less: economically hedged Floor Income Contracts

   (27.2      (27.2  (31.7      (31.7
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Student loans eligible to earn Floor Income

  $16.5   $12.0   $28.5   $18.3   $13.6   $31.9  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Student loans earning Floor Income

  $16.4   $1.6   $18.0   $18.3   $1.9   $20.2  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

We have sold Floor Income Contracts to hedge the potential Floor Income from specifically identified pools of FFELP Consolidation Loans that are eligible to earn Floor Income.

The following table presents a projection of the average balance of FFELP Consolidation Loans for which Fixed Rate Floor Income has been economically hedged through Floor Income Contracts for the period April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016. The hedges related to these loans do not qualify as accounting hedges.

(Dollars in billions)

  April 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014
   2015   2016 

Average balance of FFELP Consolidation Loans whose Floor Income is economically hedged(1)

  $27.2    $27.2    $10.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

The remaining projected unamortized net Floor premium balance (pre-tax) related to Floor Income Contracts as of December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016 is $314 million, $77 million and $0 million, respectively.

FFELP Loan Provision for Loan Losses and Charge-Offs

The following table summarizes the total FFELP Loan provision for loan losses and charge-offs for the three months March 31, 2014 and 2013.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014   2013 

FFELP Loan provision for loan losses

  $10    $16  

FFELP Loan charge-offs

   22     22  

Gains on Sales of Loans and Investments

The decrease in gains on sales of loans and investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 from the year-ago period was the result of a $55 million gain from the sale of the Residual Interest in a FFELP Loan securitization trust in the first-quarter 2013. We will continue to service the student loans in the trusts that were sold under existing agreements. The first-quarter 2013 sale removed securitization trust assets of $3.8 billion and related liabilities of $3.7 billion from the balance sheet.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Operating Expenses — FFELP Loans

Operating expenses for our FFELP Loans segment primarily include the contractual rates we pay to service loans in term asset-backed securitization trusts or a similar rate if a loan is not in a term financing facility (which is presented as an intercompany charge from the Business Services segment who services the loans), the fees we pay for third-party loan servicing and costs incurred to acquire loans. The intercompany revenue charged by the Business Services segment and included in those amounts was $118 million and $149 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These amounts exceed the actual cost of servicing the loans. Operating expenses were 49 basis points and 52 basis points of average FFELP Loans in the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease in operating expenses of $32 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2014 compared with the year-ago period was primarily the result of the reduction in the average outstanding balance of our FFELP Loan portfolio.

Other Segment

The following table includes “Core Earnings” results of our Other segment.

   Three Months  Ended
March 31,
  % Increase (Decrease) 

(Dollars in millions)

       2014            2013       2014 vs. 2013 

Net interest loss after provision for loan losses

  $(17 $(8  113

Gains (losses) on sales of loans and investments

             

Gains on debt repurchases

       29    (100

Other

   3        100  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other income

   3    29    (90

Direct operating expenses

   105    3    3,400  

Overhead expenses:

    

Corporate overhead

   40    35    14  

Unallocated information technology costs

   32    27    19  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total overhead expenses

   72    62    16  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   177    65    172  

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

   26    10    160  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total expenses

   203    75    171  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loss before income tax benefit

   (217  (54  302  

Income tax benefit

   (83  (20  315  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

“Core Earnings” (loss)

  $(134 $(34  294
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Interest Loss after Provision for Loan Losses

Net interest loss after provision for loan losses includes net interest income related to our corporate liquidity portfolio as well as net interest income and provision expense related to our mortgage and consumer loan portfolios.

Gains on Debt Repurchases

We repurchased $0 million and $927 million face amount of our debt for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Debt repurchase activity will fluctuate based on market fundamentals and our liability management strategy.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Direct Operating Expenses — Other Segment

The primary driver of the increase in direct operating expenses was $103 million of additional reserve recorded in 2014 for pending regulatory matters (see Part II. “Other Information,” Item 1. “Legal Proceedings — Regulatory Matters”).

Overhead — Other Segment

Corporate overhead is comprised of costs related to executive management, the board of directors, accounting, finance, legal, human resources and stock-based compensation expense. Unallocated information technology costs are related to infrastructure and operations. The increase in overhead from fourth-quarter 2013 was primarily the result of $10 million of seasonal stock-based compensation expense.

Restructuring and Other Reorganization Expenses — Other Segment

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 were $26 million compared with $10 million in the year-ago quarter. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, these consisted of expenses primarily related to third-party costs incurred in connection with the Company’s previously announced plan to separate its existing organization into two, distinct publicly traded companies.

Financial Condition

This section provides additional information regarding the changes in our loan portfolio assets and related liabilities as well as credit quality and performance indicators related to our loan portfolio.

purchases.

Average Balance Sheets - GAAP

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.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2014  2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Balance   Rate  Balance   Rate 

Average Assets

       

FFELP Loans

  $103,734     2.53 $121,855     2.45

Private Education Loans

   38,945     6.70    38,406     6.58  

Other loans

   98     9.69    133     9.36  

Cash and investments

   8,080     .17    9,878     .19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

   150,857     3.48  170,272     3.25
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest-earning assets

   4,124      4,567    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total assets

  $154,981     $174,839    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Average Liabilities and Equity

       

Short-term borrowings

  $13,258     .82 $19,070     1.03

Long-term borrowings

   133,116     1.53    146,977     1.44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   146,374     1.47  166,047     1.39
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

   2,982      3,674    

Equity

   5,625      5,118    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total liabilities and equity

  $154,981     $174,839    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Net interest margin

     2.06    1.89
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  
Three Months Ended June 30, 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2014 2013 2014 2013
(Dollars in thousands) 
Balance 
 
 
Rate 
 
 
Balance 
 
 
Rate 
 
 
Balance 
 
 
Rate 
 
 
Balance 
 
 
Rate 
 
Average Assets                
Private Education Loans $7,350,825
 8.23% $5,533,745
 8.20% $7,382,565
 8.19% $5,863,633
 8.13%
FFELP Loans 1,374,291
 3.33
 1,087,954
 3.32
 1,387,358
 3.27
 1,064,303
 3.30
Taxable securities 376,199
 2.38
 653,098
 3.44
 248,642
 2.58
 628,471
 3.71
Cash and other short-term investments 1,777,683
 0.25
 1,496,399
 0.29
 1,549,076
 0.26
 1,244,492
 0.30
       
        
  
Total interest-earning assets 10,878,998
 6.10% 8,771,196
 5.89% 10,567,641
 6.25% 8,800,899
 6.12%
                 
Non-interest-earning assets 534,109
   505,532
   484,608
   540,463
  
                 
Total assets $11,413,107
   $9,276,728
   $11,052,249
   $9,341,362
  
                 
Average Liabilities and Equity                
Brokered deposits $5,319,031
 0.95% $4,873,915
 1.25% $5,543,419
 1.03% $4,989,395
 1.28%
Retail and other deposits 3,121,003
 0.92
 2,568,062
 0.97
 3,098,722
 0.92
 2,531,003
 0.99
Other interest-bearing liabilities 559,718
 0.92
 129,190
 0.14
 294,905
 0.92
 171,392
 0.09
Total interest-bearing liabilities 8,999,752
 0.94% 7,571,167
 1.14% 8,937,046
 0.99% 7,691,790
 1.16%
                 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities 769,879
   546,456
   702,382
   520,289
  
Equity 1,643,476
   1,159,105
   1,412,821
   1,129,283
  
                 
Total liabilities and equity $11,413,107
   $9,276,728
   $11,052,249
   $9,341,362
  
                 
Net interest margin   5.08%   4.64%   5.18%   4.82%



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Rate/Volume Analysis - GAAP


The following rate/volume analysis shows the relative contribution of changes in interest rates and asset volumes.

   Increase
(Decrease)
  Change Due  To(1) 

(Dollars in millions)

   Rate   Volume 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 vs. 2013

     

Interest income

  $(70 $ 92    $(162

Interest expense

   (41  29     (70
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

  $(29 $66    $(95
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands) 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
Change Due To(1)
 
Rate 
 Volume
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 vs. 2013      
Interest income $36,685
 $9,902
 $26,778
Interest expense (437) (4,293) 3,856
Net interest income $37,122
 $14,195
 $22,927
       
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 vs. 2013      
Interest income $60,267
 $14,332
 $45,928
Interest expense (392) (6,420) 6,028
Net interest income $60,659
 $20,752
 $39,097
(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.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Summary of our StudentOur Education Loan Portfolio

Ending StudentEducation Loan Balances, net
  
June 30, 2014 
 December 31, 2013
(Dollars in thousands) 
Private
Education
Loans 
 
FFELP
Loans
 Total Portfolio 
Private
Education
Loans
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
Total education loan portfolio:            
In-school(1)
 $2,199,238
 $1,689
 $2,200,927
 $2,191,445
 $2,477
 $2,193,922
Grace, repayment and other(2)
 5,283,556
 1,358,418
 6,641,974
 4,371,897
 1,424,495
 5,796,392
Total, gross 7,482,794
 1,360,107
 8,842,901
 6,563,342
 1,426,972
 7,990,314
Unamortized premium/(discount) 7,746
 3,851
 11,597
 5,063
 4,081
 9,144
Allowance for loan losses (54,315) (6,212) (60,527) (61,763) (6,318) (68,081)
Total education loan portfolio $7,436,225
 $1,357,746
 $8,793,971
 $6,506,642
 $1,424,735
 $7,931,377
             
% of total 85% 15% 100% 82% 18% 100%

   March 31, 2014 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP
Stafford and
Other
  FFELP
Consolidation
Loans
  Total
FFELP
Loans
  Private
Education
Loans
  Total
Portfolio
 

Total student loan portfolio:

      

In-school(1)

  $682   $   $682   $3,001   $3,683  

Grace, repayment and other(2)

   37,886    63,159    101,045    36,599    137,644  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total, gross

   38,568    63,159    101,727    39,600    141,327  

Unamortized premium/(discount)

   589    426    1,015    (681  334  

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

               1,297    1,297  

Allowance for loan losses

   (69  (38  (107  (2,059  (2,166
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total student loan portfolio

  $39,088   $63,547   $102,635   $38,157   $140,792  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

% of total FFELP

   38  62  100  

% of total

   28  45  73  27  100

   December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP
Stafford and
Other
  FFELP
Consolidation
Loans
  Total
FFELP
Loans
  Private
Education
Loans
  Total
Portfolio
 

Total student loan portfolio:

      

In-school(1)

  $742   $   $742   $2,629   $3,371  

Grace, repayment and other(2)

   38,752    64,178    102,930    36,371    139,301  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total, gross

   39,494    64,178    103,672    39,000    142,672  

Unamortized premium/(discount)

   602    433    1,035    (704  331  

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

               1,313    1,313  

Allowance for loan losses

   (75  (44  (119  (2,097  (2,216
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total student loan portfolio

  $40,021   $64,567   $104,588   $37,512   $142,100  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

% of total FFELP

   38  62  100  

% of total

   28  46  74  26  100

(1)(1)

Loans for customers still attending school and are not yet required to make payments on the loan.

(2)

Includes loans in deferment or forbearance.

The information and financial reports containedare not yet required to make payments on the loan.

(2)Includes loans in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.deferment or forbearance.


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Average Student Loan Balances (net of unamortized premium/discount)

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP
Stafford and
Other
  FFELP
Consolidation
Loans
  Total
FFELP
Loans
  Private
Education
Loans
  Total
Portfolio
 

Total

  $39,682   $64,052   $103,734   $38,945   $142,679  

% of FFELP

   38  62  100  

% of total

   28  45  73  27  100

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP
Stafford and
Other
  FFELP
Consolidation
Loans
  Total
FFELP
Loans
  Private
Education
Loans
  Total
Portfolio
 

Total

  $43,721   $78,134   $121,855   $38,406   $160,261  

% of FFELP

   36  64  100  

% of total

   27  49  76  24  100


(Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
Private Education Loans $7,350,825
 84% $5,533,745
 84%
FFELP Loans 1,374,291
 16
 1,087,954
 16
Total portfolio $8,725,116
 100% $6,621,699
 100%

(Dollars in thousands) Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Private Education Loans $7,382,565
 84% $5,863,633
 85%
FFELP Loans 1,387,358
 16
 1,064,303
 15
Total portfolio $8,769,923
 100% $6,927,936
 100%


Student Loan Activity

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP
Stafford and
Other
  FFELP
Consolidation
Loans
  Total
FFELP
Loans
  Total Private
Education
Loans
  Total
Portfolio
 

Beginning balance

  $40,021   $64,567   $104,588   $37,512   $142,100  

Acquisitions and originations

   278    175    453    1,522    1,975  

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

   307    304    611    211    822  

Consolidations to third parties

   (404  (277  (681  (33  (714

Sales

                     

Repayments and other

   (1,114  (1,222  (2,336  (1,055  (3,391
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $39,088   $63,547   $102,635   $38,157   $140,792  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP
Stafford and
Other
  FFELP
Consolidation
Loans
  Total
FFELP
Loans
  Total Private
Education
Loans
  Total
Portfolio
 

Beginning balance

  $44,289   $81,323   $125,612   $36,934   $162,546  

Acquisitions and originations

   101    53    154    1,405    1,559  

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

   295    313    608    200    808  

Consolidations to third parties

   (445  (275  (720  (24  (744

Sales(1)

   (72  (3,749  (3,821      (3,821

Repayments and other

   (1,163  (1,475  (2,638  (1,050  (3,688
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $43,005   $76,190   $119,195   $37,465   $156,660  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Includes $3.7 billion of student loans in connection with the sale of Residual Interests in FFELP Loan securitization trusts.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

  
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 
 
(Dollars in thousands) 
 Private
Education
Loans
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
 
Private
Education
Loans
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
Beginning balance $7,208,356
 $1,394,563
 $8,602,919
 $5,832,126
 $1,077,836
 $6,909,962
Acquisitions and originations 396,941
 
 396,941
 387,822
 107,571
 495,393
Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization 25,440
 10,393
 35,833
 17,896
 9,977
 27,873
Sales (74,952) (59) (75,011) (813,197) (50) (813,247)
Repayments and other (119,560) (47,151) (166,711) (89,416) (35,545) (124,961)
Ending balance $7,436,225
 $1,357,746
 $8,793,971
 $5,335,231
 $1,159,789
 $6,495,020
             

  
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 
 
(Dollars in thousands) 
 Private
Education
Loans
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
 
Private
Education
Loans
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
Beginning balance $6,506,642
 $1,424,735
 $7,931,377
 $5,447,700
 $1,039,754
 $6,487,454
Acquisitions and originations 1,913,926
 7,470
 1,921,396
 1,789,446
 159,171
 1,948,617
Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization 53,197
 25,463
 78,660
 34,525
 19,674
 54,199
Sales (713,046) (7,654) (720,700) (1,677,853) (127) (1,677,980)
Repayments and other (324,494) (92,268) (416,762) (258,587) (58,684) (317,271)
Ending balance $7,436,225
 $1,357,746
 $8,793,971
 $5,335,231
 $1,159,788
 $6,495,019
             


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Student Loan Allowance for Loan Losses Activity

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2014  2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  FFELP
Loans
  Private
Education
Loans
  Total
Portfolio
  FFELP
Loans
  Private
Education
Loans
  Total
Portfolio
 

Beginning balance

  $119   $2,097   $2,216   $159   $2,171   $2,330  

Less:

       

Charge-offs(1)

   (22  (218  (240  (22  (232  (254

Student loan sales

               (6      (6

Plus:

       

Provision for loan losses

   10    175    185    16    225    241  

Reclassification of interest reserve(2)

       5    5        6    6  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $107   $2,059   $2,166   $147   $2,170   $2,317  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Troubled debt restructuring(3)

  $   $9,241   $9,241   $   $7,714   $7,714  

  
Three Months Ended June 30, 
 
  2014 
2013 
 
(Dollars in thousands) 
Private
Education
Loans 
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
 
Private
Education
Loans
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
Beginning balance $71,453
 $6,181
 $77,634
 $65,381
 $4,199
 $69,580
Less:            
Charge-offs 
 (654) (654) 
 (534) (534)
Student loan sales (17,467) 
 (17,467) (12,546) 
 (12,546)
Plus:            
Provision for loan losses 329
 685
 1,014
 (1,966) 951
 (1,015)
Ending balance $54,315
 $6,212
 $60,527
 $50,869
 $4,616
 $55,485
             
Troubled debt restructuring(1)
 $4,508
 $
 $4,508
 $
 $
 $
  
Six Months Ended June 30, 
 
  2014 
2013 
 
(Dollars in thousands) 
Private
Education
Loans
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
 
Private
Education
Loans
 
FFELP
Loans
 
Total
Portfolio
Beginning balance $61,763
 $6,318
 $68,081
 $65,218
 $3,971
 $69,189
Less:            
Charge-offs 
 (1,297) (1,297) 
 (754) (754)
Student loan sales (46,430) 
 (46,430) (32,627) 
 (32,627)
Plus:            
Provision for loan losses 38,982
 1,191
 40,173
 18,278
 1,399
 19,677
Ending balance $54,315
 $6,212
 $60,527
 $50,869
 $4,616
 $55,485
             
Troubled debt restructuring(1)
 $4,508
 $
 $4,508
 $
 $
 $


(1)

Charge-offs are reported net of expected recoveries. For Private Education Loans, the expected recovery amount is transferred to the receivable for partially charged-off loan balance. Charge-offs include charge-offs against the receivable for partially charged-off loans which represents the difference between what was expected to be collected and any shortfalls in what was actually collected in the period. See “Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans” for further discussion.

(2)

Represents the additional allowance related to the amount of uncollectible interest reserved within interest income that is transferred in the period to the allowance for loan losses when interest is capitalized to a loan’s principal balance.

(3)

Represents the recorded investment of loans classified as troubled debt restructuring.


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Private Education Loan Originations

The following table summarizes our Private Education Loan originations.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014   2013 

Smart Option — interest only(1)

  $372    $365  

Smart Option — fixed pay(1)

   483     439  

Smart Option — deferred(1)

   661     590  

Other

   14     17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Private Education Loan originations

  $1,530    $1,411  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 
(Dollars in thousands) 2014 2013 2014 2013
Smart Option - interest only(1)
 $86,136
 $85,183
 $454,801
 $447,181
Smart Option - fixed pay(1)
 106,781
 103,347
 580,954
 536,249
Smart Option - deferred(1)
 153,147
 142,091
 807,383
 725,621
Smart Option - principal and interest 213
 347
 921
 544
Other 26,628
 31,286
 40,301
 48,199
Total Private Education Loan originations $372,905
 $362,254
 $1,884,360
 $1,757,794
         
(1)

Interest only, fixed pay and deferred describe the payment option while in school or in grace period. See “Consumer Lending Portfolio Performance — Private“Private Education Loan Repayment Options” for further discussion.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Consumer Lending Portfolio Performance

Private Education Loan Delinquencies and Forbearance

Prior to the Spin-Off, the Bank exercised its right and sold substantially all of the Private Education Loans it originated that became delinquent or were granted forbearance to one or more of its then affiliates. Because of this arrangement, the Bank did not hold many loans in forbearance. As a result, the Bank had very little historical forbearance activity and very few delinquencies.
In connection with the Spin-Off, the agreement under which the Bank previously made these sales was amended so that the Bank now only has the right to require Navient to purchase loans where (a) the borrower has a lending relationship with both the Bank and Navient (“Split Loans”) and (b) the Split Loans are either (1) more than 90 days past due; (2) have been restructured; (3) have been granted a hardship forbearance or more than six months of administrative forbearance; or (4) have a borrower or cosigner who has filed for bankruptcy. At June 30, 2014, we held approximately $1.3 billion of Split Loans.
Pre-Spin-Off SLM’s default aversion strategies were focused on the final stages of delinquency, from 150 days to 212 days. As a result of changing our corporate charge-off policy and greatly reducing the number of potentially delinquent loans we sell to Navient, our default aversion strategies must now focus more on loans 60 to 120 days delinquent. This change has the effect of accelerating the recognition of losses due to the shorter charge-off period. In addition, we changed our loss confirmation period from two years to one year to reflect the shorter charge-off policy and our revised servicing practices. These two changes resulted in a $14 million net reduction in our allowance for loan losses because we are now only reserving for one year of losses as compared with two years under the prior policy which more than offset the impact of the shorter charge-off period.
For the reasons described above, many of our historical credit indicators and period-over-period trends are not indicative of future performance and future performance may be somewhat affected by ongoing sales of Split Loans to Navient. The following results have not been adjusted to reflect what the delinquencies, charge-offs and recoveries would have been had we not sold these loans. Because we now retain more delinquent loans, we believe it could take up to two years before our credit performance indicators provide meaningful period-over-period comparisons.


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The table below presents our Private Education Loan delinquency trends.

   Private Education Loan Delinquencies 
   March 31, 
   2014  2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Balance  %  Balance  % 

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)

  $7,075    $6,434   

Loans in forbearance(2)

   1,216     1,101   

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

     

Loans current

   29,156    93.1  29,069    92.2

Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)

   655    2.1    731    2.3  

Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)

   430    1.4    491    1.6  

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)

   1,068    3.4    1,242    3.9  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Private Education Loans in repayment

   31,309    100  31,533    100
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Private Education Loans, gross

   39,600     39,068   

Private Education Loan unamortized discount

   (681   (772 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Total Private Education Loans

   38,919     38,296   

Private Education Loan receivable for partially charged-off loans

   1,297     1,339   

Private Education Loan allowance for losses

   (2,059   (2,170 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Private Education Loans, net

  $38,157    $37,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment

    79.1   80.7
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment

    6.9   7.8
��  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance

    3.7   3.4
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans in repayment greater than 12 months as a percentage of loans in repayment(4)

    84.8   79.1
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

  
June 30, 
  2014 2013
(Dollars in thousands) Balance % Balance %
Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)
 $3,017,257
   $2,297,148
  
Loans in forbearance(2)
 39,964
   4,199
  
Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:        
Loans current 4,396,772
 99.3% 3,054,707
 99.2%
Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)
 21,381
 0.5
 18,520
 0.6
Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)
 5,987
 0.1
 8,462
 0.2
Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)
 1,433
 0.1
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Total Private Education Loans in repayment 4,425,573
 100.0% 3,081,742
 100.0%
Total Private Education Loans, gross 7,482,794
   5,383,089
  
Private Education Loan unamortized discount 7,746
   3,011
  
Total Private Education Loans 7,490,540
   5,386,100
  
Private Education Loan allowance for losses (54,315)   (50,869)  
Private Education Loans, net $7,436,225
   $5,335,231
  
         
Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment   59.1%   57.2%
         
Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment   0.7%   0.8%
         
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance   0.9%   0.1%
(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 their 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.

(4)

Based on number of months in an active repayment status for which a scheduled monthly payment was due.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.


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Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for Private Education Loan losses.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014  2013 

Allowance at beginning of period

  $2,097   $2,171  

Provision for Private Education Loan losses

   175    225  

Charge-offs(1)

   (218  (232

Reclassification of interest reserve(2)

   5    6  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Allowance at end of period

  $2,059   $2,170  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)

   2.8  3.0

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment and forbearance (annualized)

   2.7  2.9

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loans

   5.0  5.4

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

   6.6  6.9

Average coverage of charge-offs (annualized)

   2.3    2.3  

Ending total loans(3)

  $ 40,897   $ 40,407  

Average loans in repayment

  $31,416   $31,645  

Ending loans in repayment

  $31,309   $31,533  

  
Three Months Ended
June 30, 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 
(Dollars in thousands) 2014 2013 2014 2013
Allowance at beginning of period $71,453
 $65,381
 $61,763
 $65,218
Provision for Private Education Loan losses 329
 (1,966) 38,982
 18,278
Discount on delinquent student loan sales (17,467) (12,546) (46,430) (32,627)
Allowance at end of period $54,315
 $50,869
 $54,315
 $50,869
         
Allowance as a percentage of ending total loans 0.73% 0.94% 0.73% 0.94%
Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment 1.23% 1.65% 1.23% 1.65%
Delinquencies as a percentage of loans in repayment 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8%
Loans in forbearances as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance 0.9% 0.1% 0.9% 0.1%
Percentage of loans with a cosigner 89.7% 89.2% 89.7% 89.2%
Average FICO at origination 745
 745
 745
 745
Ending total loans(2)
 $7,482,794
 $5,383,128
 $7,482,794
 $5,383,128
Average loans in repayment $4,322,356
 $3,243,513
 $4,354,878
 $3,670,291
Ending loans in repayment $4,425,573
 $3,081,929
 $4,425,573
 $3,081,929
(1)

Charge-offs are reported net of expected recoveries. The expected recovery amount is transferred to the receivable for partially charged-off loan balance. Charge-offs include charge-offs against the receivable for partially charged-off loans which represents the difference between what was expected to be collected and any shortfalls in what was actually collected in the period. See “Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans” for further discussion.

(2)

Represents the additional allowance related to the amount of uncollectible interest reserved within interest income that is transferred in the period to the allowance for loan losses when interest is capitalized to a loan’s principal balance.

(3)

Ending total loans represents gross Private Education Loans, plus the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

The following table provides the detail for our traditional and non-traditional Private Education Loans for the quarters ended.

  March 31, 2014  March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

 Traditional  Non-
Traditional
  Total  Traditional  Non-
Traditional
  Total 

Ending total loans(1)

 $ 37,617   $ 3,280   $ 40,897   $ 36,746   $ 3,661   $ 40,407  

Ending loans in repayment

  29,116    2,193    31,309    29,022    2,511    31,533  

Private Education Loan allowance for losses

  1,583    476    2,059    1,643    527    2,170  

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)

  2.3  9.5  2.8  2.5  8.7  3.0

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loan balance

  4.2  14.5  5.0  4.5  14.4  5.4

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

  5.4  21.7  6.6  5.7  21.0  6.9

Average coverage of charge-offs (annualized)

  2.3    2.3    2.3    2.3    2.4    2.3  

Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment

  6.0  18.3  6.9  6.7  20.5  7.8

Delinquencies greater than 90 days as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment

  2.9  10.0  3.4  3.3  11.2  3.9

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance

  3.5  6.3  3.7  3.2  5.1  3.4

Loans that entered repayment during the period(2)

 $528   $11   $539   $553   $23   $576  

Percentage of Private Education Loans with a cosigner

  71  31  68  69  30  66

Average FICO at origination

  730    625    723    728    624    720  

(1)

Ending total loans represent gross Private Education Loans, plus the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(2)

Includes loans that are required to make a payment for the first time.

(2)
 Ending total loans represents gross Private Education Loans.

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

Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans

At the end of each month, for loans that are 212 days past due, we charge off the estimated loss of a defaulted loan balance. Actual recoveries are applied against the remaining loan balance that was not charged off. We refer to this remaining loan balance as the “receivable for partially charged-off loans.” If actual periodic recoveries are less than expected, the difference is immediately charged off through the allowance for loan losses with an offsetting reduction in the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans. If actual periodic recoveries are greater than expected, they will be reflected as a recovery through the allowance for Private Education Loan losses once the cumulative recovery amount exceeds the cumulative amount originally expected to be recovered. Private Education Loans which defaulted between 2008 and 2013 for which we have previously charged off estimated losses have, to varying degrees, not met our post-default recovery expectations to date and

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

may continue not to do so. According to our policy, we have been charging off these periodic shortfalls in expected recoveries against our allowance for Private Education Loan losses and the related receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans and we will continue to do so. There was $334 million and $209 million in the allowance for Private Education Loan losses at March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, providing for possible additional future charge-offs related to the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans (see “Consumer Lending Segment — Private Education Loan Provision for Loan Losses and Charge-Offs” for a further discussion).

The following table summarizes the activity in the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014  2013 

Receivable at beginning of period

  $ 1,313   $ 1,347  

Expected future recoveries of current period defaults(1)

   71    78  

Recoveries(2)

   (61  (68

Charge-offs(3)

   (26  (18
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Receivable at end of period

   1,297    1,339  

Allowance for estimated recovery shortfalls(4)

   (334  (209
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net receivable at end of period

  $963   $1,130  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Represents the difference between the defaulted loan balance and our estimate of the amount to be collected in the future.

(2)

Current period cash recoveries.

(3)

Represents the current period recovery shortfall — the difference between what was expected to be collected and what was actually collected. These amounts are included in total charge-offs as reported in the “Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses” table.

(4)

The allowance for estimated recovery shortfalls of the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans is a component of the $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion overall allowance for Private Education Loan losses as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Use of Forbearance as a Private Education Loan RecoveryCollection Tool

Forbearance involves granting the customer a temporary cessation of payments (or temporary acceptance of smaller than scheduled payments) for a specified period of time. Using forbearance extends the original term of the loan. Forbearance does not grant any reduction in the total repayment obligation (principal or interest). While in forbearance status, interest continues to accrue and is capitalized to principal when the loan re-enters repayment status. Our forbearance policies include limits on the number of forbearance months granted consecutively and the total number of forbearance months granted over the life of the loan. In some instances, we require good-faith payments before granting forbearance. Exceptions to forbearance policies are permitted when such exceptions are judged to increase the likelihood of recoverycollection of the loan. Forbearance as a recoverycollection tool is used most effectively when applied based on a customer’s unique situation, including historical information and judgments. 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 mitigating the overall risk of the portfolio as well as encouraging cash resolution of delinquent loans.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Forbearance may be granted to customers who are exiting their grace period to provide additional time to obtain employment and income to support their obligations, or to current customers who are faced with a hardship and request forbearance time 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 their granted forbearance period, the customer will enter repayment status as current and is expected to begin making their scheduled monthly payments on a go-forward basis.

Forbearance may also be granted to customers who are delinquent in their payments. In these circumstances, the forbearance cures the delinquency and the customer is returned to a current repayment status. In more limited instances, delinquent customers will also be granted additional forbearance time.

Prior to the Spin-Off, the Bank sold Private Education Loans that were delinquent more than 90 days or were granted a hardship forbearance to n entity that is now a subsidiary of Navient. As such, the Bank did not hold many loans in forbearance. Because of this past business practice, we do not have historic forbearance activity. However, subsequent to the Spin-Off, we began using forbearance as part of our loss mitigation efforts. The table below reflects the historical effectiveness of using forbearance. Our experience has shown that three years after being granted forbearance for the first time, 66 percent of the loans are current, paid in full, or receiving an in-school grace or deferment, and 20 percent have defaulted. Thehistoric default experience associated withon loans which utilizeput into forbearance that

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Navient (pre-Spin-Off SLM) experienced prior to the Spin-Off is considered in the determination of our allowance for loan losses. The number of loans in a forbearance status as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance increased to 3.7 percent in the first quarter of 2014 compared with 3.4 percent in the year-ago quarter. As of March 31, 2014, one percent of loans in current status were delinquent as of the end of the prior month, but were granted a forbearance that made them current as of March 31, 2014 (customers made payments on approximately 34 percent of these loans as a prerequisite to being granted forbearance).

Tracking by First Time in Forbearance Compared to All Loans Entering Repayment —

Portfolio data through March 31, 2014

 
   Status distribution
36 months after
being granted
forbearance
for the first time
  Status distribution
36 months after
entering repayment
(all loans)
  Status distribution
36 months after
entering repayment for
loans never entering
forbearance
 

In-school/grace/deferment

   9.8  9.1  5.5

Current

   51.2    59.9    67.7  

Delinquent 31-60 days

   3.1    2.0    .4  

Delinquent 61-90 days

   1.9    1.1    .1  

Delinquent greater than 90 days

   4.7    2.7    .3  

Forbearance

   3.8    3.0      

Defaulted

   20.2    11.4    7.6  

Paid

   5.3    10.8    18.4  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

   100  100  100
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

The tables below show the composition and status of the Private Education Loan portfolio aged by number of months in active repayment status (months for which a scheduled monthly payment was due). As indicated in the tables, the percentage of loans that are delinquent greater than 90 days or that are in forbearance status decreases the longer the loans have been in active repayment status.

At March 31,June 30, 2014, loans in forbearance status as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance were 7.20.9 percent for loans that have been in active repayment status for less than 25 months. The percentage drops to 1.3 percent for loans that have been in active repayment status for more than 48 months. Approximately 6380 percent of our Private Education Loans in forbearance status has been in active repayment status less than 25 months.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

At March 31, 2014, loans in repayment that are delinquent greater than 90 days as a percentage of loans in repayment were 5.0 percent for loans that have been in active repayment status for less than 25 months. The percentage drops to 1.9 percent for loans that have been in active repayment status for more than 48 months. Approximately 46 percent of our Private Education Loans in repayment that are delinquent greater than 90 days status has been in active repayment status less than 25 months.

(Dollars in millions)

  Monthly Scheduled Payments Due  Not Yet in
Repayment
    

March 31, 2014

  0 to 12  13 to 24  25 to 36  37 to 48  More than 48   Total 

Loans in-school/grace/deferment

  $   $   $   $   $   $7,075   $7,075  

Loans in forbearance

   559    208    177    121    151        1,216  

Loans in repayment — current

   4,271    4,580    4,611    4,609    11,085        29,156  

Loans in repayment — delinquent 31-60 days

   147    134    121    95    158        655  

Loans in repayment — delinquent 61-90 days

   98    94    79    62    97        430  

Loans in repayment — delinquent greater than 90 days

   230    266    198    151    223        1,068  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

  $5,305   $5,282   $5,186   $5,038   $11,714   $7,075    39,600  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Unamortized discount

         (681

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

         1,297  

Allowance for loan losses

         (2,059
        

 

 

 

Total Private Education Loans, net

        $38,157  
        

 

 

 

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance

   10.5  3.9  3.4  2.4  1.3    3.7
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loans in repayment — delinquent greater than 90 days as a percentage of loans in repayment

   4.8  5.2  4.0  3.1  1.9    3.4
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

  Monthly Scheduled Payments Due  Not Yet in
Repayment
    

March 31, 2013

  0 to 12  13 to 24  25 to 36  37 to 48  More than 48   Total 

Loans in-school/grace/deferment

  $   $   $   $   $   $6,434   $6,434  

Loans in forbearance

   587    184    145    79    106        1,101  

Loans in repayment — current

   5,645    5,156    5,345    4,505    8,418        29,069  

Loans in repayment — delinquent 31-60 days

   252    139    132    85    123        731  

Loans in repayment — delinquent 61-90 days

   189    95    82    54    71        491  

Loans in repayment — delinquent greater than 90 days

   513    260    204    115    150        1,242  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

  $7,186   $5,834   $5,908   $4,838   $8,868   $6,434    39,068  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Unamortized discount

         (772

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

         1,339  

Allowance for loan losses

         (2,170
        

 

 

 

Total Private Education Loans, net

        $37,465  
        

 

 

 

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance

   8.2  3.2  2.5  1.6  1.2    3.4
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Loans in repayment — delinquent greater than 90 days as a percentage of loans in repayment

   7.8  4.6  3.5  2.4  1.7    3.9
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

The table below stratifies the portfolio of Private Education Loans in forbearance by the cumulative number of months the customer has used forbearance as of the dates indicated.

   March 31, 2014  March 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Forbearance
Balance
   % of
Total
  Forbearance
Balance
   % of
Total
 

Cumulative number of months customer has used forbearance

       

Up to 12 months

  $913     75 $867     79

13 to 24 months

   200     16    178     16  

More than 24 months

   103     9    56     5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $1,216     100 $1,101     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

June 30, 2014
 Monthly Scheduled Payments Due 
Not Yet in
Repayment
 Total
 0 to 12 13 to 24 25 to 36 37 to 48 More than 48 
Loans in-school/grace/deferment $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $3,017
 $3,017
Loans in forbearance 24
 8
 5
 3
 
 
 40
Loans in repayment - current 2,425
 1,050
 505
 378
 39
 
 4,397
Loans in repayment - delinquent 31-60 days 12
 4
 2
 3
 
 
 21
Loans in repayment - delinquent 61-90 days 4
 1
 1
 
 1
 
 7
Loans in repayment - delinquent greater than 90 days 1
 
 
 
 
 
 1
Total $2,466
 $1,063
 $513
 $384
 $40
 $3,017
 7,483
Unamortized discount             7
Allowance for loan losses             (54)
Total Private Education Loans, net             $7,436
               
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance 0.98% 0.73% 0.89% 0.86% 0.58% % %
(Dollars in millions)

June 30, 2013
 Monthly Scheduled Payments Due 
Not Yet in
Repayment
 Total
 0 to 12 13 to 24 25 to 36 37 to 48 More than 48 
Loans in-school/grace/deferment $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $2,297
 $2,297
Loans in forbearance 2
 1
 1
 
 
 
 4
Loans in repayment - current 1,577
 830
 595
 40
 12
 
 3,054
Loans in repayment - delinquent 31-60 days 10
 4
 4
 
 
 
 18
Loans in repayment - delinquent 61-90 days 5
 2
 2
 
 
 
 9
Loans in repayment - delinquent greater than 90 days 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total $1,594
 $837
 $602
 $40
 $12
 $2,297
 5,382
Unamortized discount             3
Allowance for loan losses             (51)
Total Private Education Loans, net             $5,334
               
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance 0.15% 0.09% 0.17% 0.05% 0.21% % %



59


Private Education Loan Repayment Options

Certain loan programs allow customers to select from a variety of repayment options depending on their loan type and their enrollment/loan status, which include the ability to extend their repayment term or change their monthly payment. The chart below provides the optional repayment offerings in addition to the standard level principal and interest payments as of March 31,June 30, 2014.

  

Loan Program

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Signature and
Other

 

Smart Option

 

Career
Training

 Total 

$ in repayment

 $ 21,765 $ 8,385 $1,159 $31,309  

$ in total

 26,660 11,735 1,205  39,600  

Payment method by enrollment status:

    

In-school/grace

 Deferred(1) 

Deferred(1),

interest-only or fixed
$25/month

 

Interest-only or fixed

$25/month

 

Repayment

 

Level principal and

interest or graduated

 

Level principal and

interest

 

Level principal and

interest

 

(Dollars in thousands 
Signature and
Other
 Smart Option 
Career
Training
 Total
$ in repayment $125,208
 $4,283,202
 $17,163
 $4,425,573
$ in total $276,244
 $7,189,239
 $17,311
 $7,482,794
Payment method by enrollment status:        
In-school/grace 
Deferred(1)

 
Deferred(1),
interest-only or fixed
$25/month

 
Interest-only or fixed
$25/month

  
Repayment 
Level principal and
interest or graduated

 
Level principal and
interest

 
Level principal and
interest

  
(1)

“Deferred” includes loans for which no payments are required and interest charges are capitalized into the loan balance.

The graduated repayment program that is part of Signature and Other Loans includes an interest-only payment feature that may be selected at the option of the customer. Customers elect to participate in this program at the time they enter repayment following their grace period. This program is available to customers in repayment, after their grace period, who would like a temporary lower payment from the required principal and interest payment amount. Customers participating in this program pay monthly interest with no amortization of their principal balance for up to 48 payments after entering repayment (dependent on the loan product type). The maturity date of the loan is not extended when a customer participates in this program. As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, customers in repayment owing approximately $4.2 billion (13 percent of loans in repayment) and $6.1 billion (19 percent of loans in repayment), respectively, were enrolled in the interest-only program. Of these amounts, 9 percent and 10 percent were non-traditional loans as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

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 greater than 90 days past due as compared to our allowance for uncollectible interest. The allowance for uncollectible interest exceeds the amount of accrued interest on our 90 days past due portfolio for all periods presented.

   Accrued Interest Receivable 

(Dollars in millions)

  Total   Greater Than
90 Days
Past Due
   Allowance for
Uncollectible
Interest
 

March 31, 2014

  $1,024    $40    $59  

December 31, 2013

  $1,023    $48    $66  

March 31, 2013

  $918    $48    $68  

FFELP Loan Portfolio Performance

FFELP Loan Delinquencies and Forbearance

The table below presents our FFELP Loan delinquency trends.

  FFELP Loan Delinquencies 
  March 31, 
  2014  2013 

(Dollars in millions)

 Balance  %  Balance  % 

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)

 $13,016    $17,324   

Loans in forbearance(2)

  15,650     15,430   

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

    

Loans current

  62,721    85.9  71,792    84.2

Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)

  3,059    4.2    4,186    4.9  

Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)

  1,784    2.4    2,441    2.9  

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)

  5,497    7.5    6,885    8.0  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total FFELP Loans in repayment

  73,061    100  85,304    100
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total FFELP Loans, gross

  101,727     118,058   

FFELP Loan unamortized premium

  1,015     1,284   
 

 

 

   

 

 

  

Total FFELP Loans

  102,742     119,342   

FFELP Loan allowance for losses

  (107   (147 
 

 

 

   

 

 

  

FFELP Loans, net

 $102,635    $119,195   
 

 

 

   

 

 

  

Percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

   71.8   72.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Delinquencies as a percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

   14.2   15.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFELP Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance

   17.6   15.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

Loans for customers who may still be attending school or engaging in other permitted educational activities and are not required to make payments on the loans, e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation, as well as loans for customers who have requested extension of grace period during employment transition or who have temporarily ceased making payments due to hardship or other factors.

(2)

Loans for customers who have used their allowable deferment time or do not qualify for deferment, that need additional time to obtain employment or who have temporarily ceased making payments due to hardship or other factors.

(3)

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

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Allowance for FFELP Loan Losses

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for FFELP Loan losses.

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014  2013 

Allowance at beginning of period

   119    159  

Provision for FFELP Loan losses

   10    16  

Charge-offs

   (22  (22

Student loan sales

       (6
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Allowance at end of period

  $107   $147  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in
repayment (annualized)

   .12  .10

Charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment and forbearance (annualized)

   .10  .09

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loans, gross

   .10  .12

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

   .15  .17

Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized)

   1.2    1.6  

Ending total loans, gross

  $101,727   $118,058  

Average loans in repayment

  $73,496   $87,256  

Ending loans in repayment

  $73,061   $85,304  

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

  
Accrued Interest Receivable 
(Dollars in thousands) Total Interest Receivable 
Greater Than
90 Days
Past Due
 
Allowance for
Uncollectible
Interest
June 30, 2014 $434,847
 $69
 $3,633
December 31, 2013 $333,857
 $1
 $4,076
June 30, 2013 $280,267
 $3
 $3,490

60


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Funding and Liquidity Risk Management

The following “Liquidity and Capital Resources” discussion concentrates on our Consumer Lending and FFELP Loans segments. Our Business Services and Other segments require minimal capital and funding.

We define liquidity risk as the potential inability to meet our obligations when they become due without incurring unacceptable losses, such as the ability to fund liability maturities and deposit withdrawals, orall creditworthy loans, invest in future asset growth and business operations at reasonable market rates, as well as the potential inability to fund Private Education Loan originations.meet customer demand for deposit withdrawals and maintain state and federal liquidity requirements. Our threefour primary liquidity needs include our ongoing ability to meet our funding needs forfund our businesses throughout market cycles including(including during periods of financial stress and to avoid any mismatch between the maturity of assets and liabilities,stress), our ongoing ability to fund originations of Private Education Loans, and servicing our indebtednessbank deposits and bank deposits.payment of required dividends on our preferred stock. To achieve these objectives we analyze and monitor our liquidity needs, maintain excess liquidity and plan to access diverse funding sources includingsources. This includes the issuance of unsecured debt, theexpected issuance of secured debt primarily through asset-backed securitizations and/or other financing facilities and through deposits at Sallie Maethe Bank.

We define It is our policy to manage operations so that liquidity asneeds are fully satisfied through normal operations so that there is no need to make unplanned sales of assets under emergency conditions. The Bank will target an investment portfolio that meets its liquidity needs. Our liquidity management is guided by policies developed and monitored by our Asset and Liability Committee and approved by our Board of Directors. These policies take into account the volatility of cash flow forecasts, expected maturities, anticipated loan demand and high-quality liquid securities that we can usea variety of other factors to meet our funding requirements. Our primaryestablish minimum liquidity risk relates to our ability to fund new originations and raise replacement funding at a reasonable cost as our unsecured debt and bank deposits mature. In addition, we must continue to obtain funding at reasonable rates to meet our other business obligations and to continue to grow our business. guidelines.

Key risks associated with our liquidity relate to our ability to access the capital markets and bank deposits and access them at reasonable rates. This ability may be affected by our credit ratings, as well as the overallperformance of the Company, the macroeconomic environment and the impact they have on the availability of funding sources in the marketplace. In addition, credit ratings may be important to customers or counterparties when we compete in certain markets and when we seek to engage in certain transactions, including over-the-counter derivatives.

Credit ratings and outlooks are opinions subject to ongoing review by the ratings agencies and may change from time to time based on our financial performance, industry dynamics and other factors. Other factors that influence our credit ratings include the ratings agencies’ assessment of the general operating environment, our relative positions in the markets in which we compete, reputation, liquidity position, the level and volatility of earnings, corporate governance and risk management policies, capital position and capital management practices. A negative change in our credit rating could have a negative effect on our liquidity because it would raise the cost and availability of funding and potentially require additional cash collateral or restrict cash currently held as collateral on existing borrowings or derivative collateral arrangements. It is our objective to improve our credit ratings so that we can continue to efficiently access the capital markets even in difficult economic and market conditions.

We have unsecured debt that totaled, as of March 31, 2014, approximately $17.9 billion. This unsecured debt, after the Spin-Off, is the debt of a wholly-owned Navient subsidiary, Navient, LLC. On April 30, 2014, three rating agencies took negative ratings actions with regard to our long-term unsecured debt ratings. Fitch lowered its rating one notch to BB and changed its rating outlook to stable. Moody’s lowered its rating two notches to Ba3 and changed its rating outlook to stable. S&P lowered its rating two notches to BB and changed its rating outlook to stable. As a result of S&P’s action, all three credit rating agencies now rate our long-term unsecured debt at below investment grade. This could result in higher cost of funds and our senior unsecured debt to trade with greater volatility.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

The negative actions taken by the credit rating agencies were based on concerns that the Spin-Off will have a negative impact on the holders of Navient, LLC’s senior unsecured debt following the Spin-Off. According to their ratings reports, these concerns primarily focus on Navient’s loss of access to the earnings, cash flow, equity and potential market value of Sallie Mae Bank, the run-off of the FFELP Loan portfolio and the growth of other fee businesses to replace the earnings that are in run-off, refinancing risk, and the potential for new and more onerous rules and regulations.

We expect to fund our ongoing liquidity needs, including the origination of new Private Education Loans and the repayment of $1.0 billion of senior unsecured debt (after the Spin-Off the senior unsecured debt became an obligation of Navient, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navient) that matures in the next twelve months, primarily through our current cash and investment portfolio, the issuance of additional bank deposits and unsecured debt, the predictable operating cash flows provided by earnings, the repayment of principal on unencumbered student loan assets and the distributions from our securitization trusts (including servicing fees which are priority payments within the trusts). We may also draw down on our secured FFELP facilities; we may also issue term ABS.

Currently, new Private Education Loan originations are initially funded through deposits and subsequently securitized to term. We have $1.4 billion of cash at Sallie Mae Bank as of March 31, 2014 available to fund future originations. We no longer originate FFELP Loans and therefore no longer have liquidity requirements for new FFELP Loan originations, but will continue to opportunistically purchase FFELP Loan portfolios from others.

Sources of Liquidity and Available Capacity

Ending Balances

(Dollars in millions)

  March 31,
2014
   December 31,
2013
 

Sources of primary liquidity:

    

Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:

    

Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries

  $2,516    $3,015  

Sallie Mae Bank(1)

   1,361     2,284  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments

  $3,877    $5,299  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unencumbered FFELP Loans:

    

Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries

  $1,441    $1,259  

Sallie Mae Bank

   1,395     1,425  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unencumbered FFELP Loans

  $2,836    $2,684  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report

(Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013
Sources of primary liquidity:    
Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:    
Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries $8,664
 $1,052
Sallie Mae Bank(1)
 1,515,512
 2,181,813
Available-for-sale investments 149,399
 102,105
Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments $1,673,575
 $2,284,970

(1) This amount will be used primarily to originate student loans at the Bank. See discussion below on Form 10-Q do not reflectrestrictions on the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Bank to pay dividends.


Average Balances

   Three Months Ended
March  31,
 

(Dollars in millions)

  2014   2013 

Sources of primary liquidity:

    

Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:

    

Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries

  $2,180    $2,820  

Sallie Mae Bank(1)

   1,505     1,229  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments

  $3,685    $4,049  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unencumbered FFELP Loans:

    

Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries

  $1,670    $655  

Sallie Mae Bank

   1,411     1,040  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unencumbered FFELP Loans

  $3,081    $1,695  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  
Three Months Ended
June  30, 
 
Six Months Ended
June  30, 
(Dollars in thousands) 2014 
2013 
 2014 
2013 
Sources of primary liquidity:        
Unrestricted cash and liquid investments:        
Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries $50,467
 $1,246
 $4,858
 $996
Sallie Mae Bank(1)
 1,705,493
 1,626,773
 1,542,794
 1,399,305
Available-for-sale investments 138,251
 648,392
 125,752
 618,288
Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments $1,894,211
 $2,276,411
 $1,673,404
 $2,018,589
(1)

This amount will be used primarily to originate or acquire student loans at Sallie Maethe Bank. See discussion below on restrictions on Sallie Maethe Bank to pay dividends.

Liquidity may also be available under secured credit facilities to the extent we have eligible collateral


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Deposits

The following table summarizes total deposits at June 30, 2014 and capacity available. Maximum borrowing capacity under the FFELP Loan — other facilities will vary and be subject to each agreement’s borrowing conditions, including, among others, facility size, current usage and availabilityDecember 31, 2013.
  June 30, December 31, 
(Dollars in thousands) 2014 2013 
Deposits - interest bearing $9,503,559
 $9,239,554
 
Deposits - non-interest bearing 42,455
 55,036
 
Total Sallie Mae Bank deposits 9,546,014
 9,294,590
 
Less money market deposits with subsidiaries (655,805) (293,040) 
Total deposits $8,890,209
 $9,001,550
 

Interest Bearing
Interest bearing deposits as of qualifying collateral from unencumbered FFELP Loans. As of March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of non-maturity savings deposits, brokered and retail certificates of deposit and affiliated money market deposits, as discussed further below, and brokered money market deposits. These deposit products are serviced by third party providers. Placement fees associated with the maximum additional capacity under these facilities was $12.7 billionbrokered certificates of deposit are amortized into interest expense using the effective interest rate method. We recognized placement fee expense of $2,472 thousand and $10.6 billion, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the average maximum additional capacity under these facilities was $12.3 billion and $10.8 billion, respectively.

We also hold a number of other unencumbered assets, consisting primarily of Private Education Loans and other assets. Total unencumbered student loans, net, comprised $16.0 billion of our unencumbered assets of which $13.2 billion and $2.8 billion related to Private Education Loans, net and FFELP Loans, net, respectively. At March 31, 2014, we had a total of $24.2 billion of unencumbered assets inclusive of those described above as sources of primary liquidity and exclusive of goodwill and acquired intangible assets.

Sallie Mae 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, Sallie Mae Bank may pay dividends from its net profits without regulatory approval if, following the payment of the dividend, Sallie Mae Bank’s capital and surplus would not be impaired. While applicable Utah and FDIC regulations differ in approach as to determinations of impairment of capital and surplus, neither method of determination has historically required Sallie Mae Bank to obtain consent to the payment of dividends. Sallie Mae Bank paid no dividends$2,379,000 thousand for the three months ended MarchJune 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively and $5,222 thousand and $4,879 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. No fees were paid to third party brokers related to these certificates of deposit during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Historically, we have also offered consumer deposit products in the form of debit cards associated with interest bearing consumer (“NOW”) accounts to facilitate the distribution of financial aid refunds and other payables to students. These deposit products were serviced by third party providers. As of April 30, 2014, we no longer offer these products.

Interest bearing deposits at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014. For2013 are summarized as follows:
  June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate Amount Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate 
          
Money market $4,643,164
 0.60% $3,505,929
 0.60% 
Savings 727,350
 0.81
 743,742
 0.81
 
NOW 
 
 18,214
 0.12
 
Certificates of deposit 4,133,045
 1.09
 4,971,669
 1.39
 
Deposits - interest bearing $9,503,559
   $9,239,554
 

 

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were $ 258 million and $159 million of deposits exceeding Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance limits. Accrued interest on deposits was $10 million and $13 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Money market deposits with affiliates

Our Upromise subsidiary maintains a money market deposit at the Bank which totaled $288 million and $293 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, which was interest bearing. Interest expense incurred on these deposits during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013 Sallie Mae Bank paid dividends of $120 million.

In addition to the foregoing, Sallie Mae Bank’s annual business plans are periodically reviewed by the FDIC. Recently the FDIC expressed its objection to the payment of dividends from Sallie Mae Bank to the Company prior to the completion of the Spin-Off. The basestotaled $66 thousand and $85 thousand, respectively and for the objection are unrelated tosix months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 totaled $117 thousand and $192 thousand, respectively. The Company also maintains a money market deposit at the current capitalizationBank which totaled $368 million at June 30, 2014 and $0 at December 31, 2013.


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NonInterest Bearing

Noninterest bearing deposits as of Sallie Mae Bank or the results of its operations. The FDIC has stated its preference that Sallie Mae Bank refrain from making periodic dividends to the Company for any reason other than the payment of the normal quarterly cash dividend paid by the Company to holders of its two series of preferred stock until all terms of the pending formal enforcement action with the FDIC are resolvedJune 30, 2014 and the Spin-Off has been completed. Sallie Mae Bank does not expect to declare such a dividend prior to the occurrence of the Spin-Off and not doing

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013 2012consisted of money market deposit accounts and 2011,are summarized as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

so will not materially or adversely affect the financial condition, operations or liquidity of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole. If the FDIC continues its general objection to the payment of dividends from Sallie Mae Bank to its parent for an extended period of time after the completion of the Spin-Off, our financial condition, operations, liquidity and ability to access capital markets could be materially and adversely affected.

For further discussion of our various sources of liquidity, such as Sallie Mae Bank, our continued access to the ABS market, our asset-backed financing facilities, and our issuance of unsecured debt, see “Note 6 — Borrowings” in our 2013 Form 10-K.

The following table reconciles encumbered and unencumbered assets and their net impact on total tangible equity.

(Dollars in billions)

  March 31,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 

Net assets of consolidated variable interest entities (encumbered assets) — FFELP Loans

  $4.6   $4.6  

Net assets of consolidated variable interest entities (encumbered assets) — Private Education Loans

   6.5    6.7  

Tangible unencumbered assets — Holding Company and other non-bank subsidiaries(1)

   13.6    13.1  

Tangible unencumbered assets — Sallie Mae Bank(1)

   10.6    10.7  

Unsecured debt

   (27.3  (27.9

Mark-to-market on unsecured hedged debt(2)

   (0.8  (0.8

Other liabilities, net

   (2.0  (1.2
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total tangible equity

  $5.2   $5.2  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

Excludes goodwill and acquired intangible assets.

(2)

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were $640 million and $612 million, respectively, of net gains on derivatives hedging this debt in unencumbered assets, which partially offset these losses.

First-Quarter 2014 Financing Transactions

The following financing transactions have taken place in the first quarter of 2014:

Unsecured Financings:

follows:

March 27, 2014 — issued $850 million senior unsecured bonds.

FFELP Loan Financings:

January 28, 2014 — issued $994 million FFELP Loan ABS.

  June 30, December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2014 2013
     
Money market $42,455
 $55,036
Deposits - noninterest bearing $42,455
 $55,036

March 27, 2014 — issued $992 million FFELP Loan ABS.


Private Education Loan Financings:

March 6, 2014 — issued $676 million Private Education Loan ABS.


FFELP ABCP Facility

On January 10, 2014, we closed on a new $8 billion asset-backed commercial paper (“ABCP”) facility that matures in January 2016. This facility replaces an existing $5.5 billion FFELP ABCP facility which was retired in January 2014. The additional $2.5 billion will be available for FFELP acquisition or refinancing. The maximum amount that can be financed steps down to $7 billion in March 2015. The new facility’s maturity date is January 8, 2016.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Shareholder distributions

In the first-quarter 2014, we paid a common stock dividend of $0.15 per share.

In the first-quarter 2014, we repurchased 8 million shares of common stock for $200 million, fully utilizing the Company’s 2013 share repurchase program authorization.

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. Risks associated with our lending portfolio are discussed in the section titled “Financial Condition — Consumer Lending Portfolio Performance” and “— FFELP Loan Portfolio Performance.”

Our investment portfolio is composed of very short-term securities issued by a diversified group of highly rated issuers, limiting our counterparty exposure.exposure, as well as mortgage-backed securities issued by government agencies and government sponsored enterprises. Additionally, our investing activity is governed by Board of Director approvedBoard-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. (“ISDA”) Credit Support Annexes (“CSAs”)., or clearinghouses for OTC derivatives which eliminate counterparty risk. 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 us and Sallie Maethe Bank are covered under such agreements and require collateral to be exchanged based on the net fair value of derivatives with each counterparty. Our securitization trusts require collateral in all cases if the counterparty’s credit rating is withdrawn or downgraded below a certain level. Additionally, securitizations involving foreign currency notes issued after November 2005 also require the counterparty to post collateral to the trust based on the fair value of the derivative, regardless of credit rating. The trusts are not required to post collateral to the counterparties. In all cases, our exposure is limited to the value of the derivative contracts in a gain position net of any collateral we are holding. We consider counterparties’ credit risk when determining the fair value of derivative positions on our exposure net of collateral.

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 eliminate counterparty risk. As of June 30 2014, $2.0 billion notional of our derivative contracts were cleared on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the London Clearing House. All derivative contracts cleared through an exchange require collateral to be exchanged based on the fair value of the derivative. Our exposure is limited to the value of the derivative contracts in a gain position net of any collateral we are holding.
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 rate and foreign exchange rates, may require us to return cash collateral held or may require us to access primary liquidity to post collateral to counterparties. If our credit ratings are downgraded from current levels, we may be required to segregate additional unrestricted cash collateral into restricted accounts.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

The table below highlights exposure related to our derivative counterparties at March 31,June 30, 2014.

(Dollars in millions)

  SLM Corporation
and Sallie Mae Bank
Contracts
  Securitization Trust
Contracts
 

Exposure, net of collateral(1)

  $75   $947  

Percent of exposure to counterparties with credit ratings below S&P AA- or Moody’s Aa3

   51  30

Percent of exposure to counterparties with credit ratings below S&P A- or Moody’s A3

   44  0

(1)

Our securitization trusts had total net exposure of $770 million related to financial institutions located in France; of this amount, $577 million carries a guaranty from the French government. The total exposure relates to $5.1 billion notional amount of cross-currency interest rate swaps held in our securitization trusts, of which $3.3 billion notional amount carries a guaranty from the French government. Counterparties to the cross currency interest rate swaps are required to post collateral when their credit rating is withdrawn or downgraded below a certain level. As of March 31, 2014, no collateral was required to be posted and we are not holding any collateral related to these contracts. Adjustments are made to our derivative valuations for counterparty credit risk. The adjustments made at March 31, 2014 related to derivatives with French financial institutions (including those that carry a guaranty from the French government) decreased the derivative asset value by $57 million. Credit risks for all derivative counterparties are assessed internally on a continual basis.

(Dollars in thousands) 
SLM Corporation
and Sallie Mae Bank
Contracts
Exposure, net of collateral $2,256
Percent of exposure to counterparties with credit ratings below S&P AA- or Moody’s Aa3 8%
Percent of exposure to counterparties with credit ratings below S&P A- or Moody’s Baa 8%

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Regulatory Capital
The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal 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 financial statements. Under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk-weightings and other factors.
Core Earnings” Basis Borrowings

Well capitalized” regulatory requirements are the quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy. The Bank is required to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of Total and Tier I Capital to risk-weighted assets and of Tier I Capital to average assets, as defined by the regulation. The following tables presentamounts and ratios are based upon the ending balancesBank's assets.

  Actual Well Capitalized Regulatory Requirements
(Dollars in thousands) AmountRatio Amount Ratio
As of June 30, 2014:       
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) $1,291,390
11.6% $554,956
>5.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) $1,291,390
15.2% $509,071
>6.0%
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) $1,351,917
15.9% $848,451
>10.0%
As of December 31, 2013:       
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) $1,221,416
11.7% $521,973
>5.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) $1,221,416
16.4% $446,860
>6.0%
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) $1,289,497
17.3% $745,374
>10.0%


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Capital Management
The Bank’s goal is to remain well-capitalized at all times with sufficient capital to support asset growth, operating needs, unexpected credit risks and to protect the interests of depositors and the deposit insurance fund. We are required by our “Core Earnings” basis borrowings at March 31,regulators, the UDFI and the FDIC, to comply with mandated capital ratios. We intend to maintain levels of capital that significantly exceed the levels of capital necessary to be considered “well capitalized” by the FDIC. The Company is a source of strength for the Bank and will provide additional capital if necessary. The Board of Directors and management evaluated the anticipated change in the Bank’s ownership structure, the quality of assets, the stability of earnings, and the adequacy of the Allowance for Loan Losses and believe that current capital levels can be maintained throughout 2014. As of June 30, 2014, the Bank held total Risk-Based Capital of $1.4 billion or 15.9 percent. We expect significant asset growth and are a new stand-alone bank as a result of the Spin-Off. We do not plan to pay a dividend or or authorize any publicly announced share repurchase program in 2014 or 2015. The Bank will reinvest excess capital in its Private Education Loan business.
On July 9, 2013, the FDIC Board of Directors approved an interim final rule that adopts new rules related to regulatory capital measurement and reporting. The interim final rule would strengthen both the quantity and quality of risk-based capital for all banks, placing greater emphasis on Tier 1 common equity capital. The Bank’s updated Capital Policy, approved in December 31, 2013, requires that management begin monitoring the new capital standards ahead of their implementation date of January 2015. Under the new guidelines, well-capitalized institutions will be required to maintain a minimum Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 5 percent, a minimum Tier 1 common equity risk-based capital ratio of 6.5 percent, a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital of 8 percent and average balancesminimum total risk-based capital of 10 percent. In addition, a capital conservation buffer will be phased in over four years beginning on January 1, 2016, as follows: the maximum buffer will be 0.625 percent of risk weighted assets for 2016, 1.25 percent for 2017, 1.875 percent for 2018 and average interest rates2.5 percent for 2019 and beyond, resulting in the following minimum ratios beginning in 2019: a Tier 1 common equity risk-based capital ratio of our “Core Earnings” basis borrowingsa minimum 7.0 percent, a Tier 1 capital ratio of a minimum 8.5 percent and a total risk-based capital ratio of a minimum 10.5 percent. Institutions that do not maintain the capital conservation buffer could face restrictions on dividend payments, share repurchases and the payment of discretionary bonuses.
As of June 30, 2014, the Bank had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.6 percent, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 15.2 percent and total risk-based capital ratio of 15.9 percent, exceeding the current guidelines by a significant factor. Our ratios would also exceed the future guidelines if we calculated them today based on the new definitions of capital and risk weighted assets.
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 to the Company 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 paid no dividends for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2014 and 2013. The average interest rates include derivatives that are economically hedging2013 or for the underlying debt but do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. (See “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations — Differences between ‘Core Earnings’ and GAAP — Reclassification of Realized Gains (Losses) on Derivative and Hedging Activities” of this Item 2).

Ending Balances

  March 31, 2014  December 31, 2013 

(Dollars in millions)

 Short
Term
  Long
Term
  Total  Short
Term
  Long
Term
  Total 

Unsecured borrowings:

      

Senior unsecured debt

 $1,046   $16,836   $17,882   $2,213   $16,056   $18,269  

Bank deposits

  5,964    2,755    8,719    6,133    2,807    8,940  

Other(1)

  684        684    691        691  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total unsecured borrowings

  7,694    19,591    27,285    9,037    18,863    27,900  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Secured borrowings:

      

FFELP Loan securitizations

      90,608    90,608        90,756    90,756  

Private Education Loan securitizations

      18,861    18,861        18,835    18,835  

FFELP Loan — other facilities

  3,919    4,400    8,319    4,715    5,311    10,026  

Private Education Loan — other facilities

      597    597        843    843  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total secured borrowings

  3,919    114,466    118,385    4,715    115,745    120,460  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total before hedge accounting adjustments

  11,613    134,057    145,670    13,752    134,608    148,360  

Hedge accounting adjustments

  13    2,120    2,133    43    2,040    2,083  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

 $11,626   $136,177   $147,803   $13,795   $136,648   $150,443  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

“Other” primarily consists of the obligation to return cash collateral held related to derivative exposures.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on Aprilsix months ended June 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statementsFor the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Bank paid dividends of $120 million. For the foreseeable future, we expect the Bank to pay dividends to the Company only in amounts sufficient to provide for regularly scheduled dividends payable on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Secured borrowings comprised 81 percentSeries A and 81 percentSeries B Preferred Stock.

Contractual Cash Obligations
The following table provides a summary of our “Core Earnings” basis debt outstandingcontractual principal obligations associated with long-term bank deposits at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Average Balances

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2014  2013 

(Dollars in millions)

  Average
Balance
   Average
Rate
  Average
Balance
   Average
Rate
 

Unsecured borrowings:

       

Senior unsecured debt

  $17,637     3.63 $18,324     3.17

Bank deposits

   8,921     1.03    7,552     1.22  

Other(1)

   729     .12    1,396     .22  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unsecured borrowings

   27,287     2.69    27,272     2.48  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Secured borrowings:

       

FFELP Loan securitizations

   90,391     .99    102,532     .97  

Private Education Loan securitizations

   18,664     2.02    19,712     2.06  

FFELP Loan — other facilities

   9,264     .94    15,612     1.02  

Private Education Loan — other facilities

   768     1.30    919     1.74  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total secured borrowings

   119,087     1.15    138,775     1.13  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $146,374     1.44 $166,047     1.35
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

“Core Earnings” average balance and rate

  $146,374     1.44 $166,047     1.35

Adjustment for GAAP accounting treatment

        .03         .04  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP basis average balance and rate

  $146,374     1.47 $166,047     1.39
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

“Other” primarily consists of the obligation to return cash collateral held related to derivative exposure.

June 30, 2014.

  June 30, 
(Dollars in thousands) 2014 
One year or less $948,769
 
One to 3 years 1,790,342
 
3 to 5 years 963,536
 
Over 5 years 
 
Total contractual cash obligations $3,702,647
 


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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. A discussionThe preparation of ourthese financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results may differ from these estimates under varying assumptions or conditions. On a quarterly basis, management evaluates its estimates, particularly those that include the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments and are often about matters that are inherently uncertain. The most significant judgments, estimates and assumptions relate to the following critical accounting policies which includethat are discussed in more detail below.
Allowance for Loan Losses

In determining the allowance for loan losses premiumon our Private Education Loan non-TDR portfolio, we estimate the principal amount of loans that will default over the next year (one year being the expected period between a loss event and discount amortizationdefault) and how much we expect to recover over the same one year period related to the defaulted amount. Expected defaults less our expected recoveries equal the allowance related to this portfolio. Our historical experience indicates that, on average, the time between the date that a customer experiences a default causing event (i.e., the loss trigger event) and the date that we charge off the unrecoverable portion of that loan is one year.

In estimating both the non-TDR and TDR allowance amounts, we start with historical experience of customer delinquency and default behavior. We make judgments about which historical period to start with and then make further judgments about whether that historical experience is representative of future expectations and whether additional adjustments may be needed to those historical default rates. We may also take the economic environment into consideration when calculating the allowance for loan losses.

Our non-TDR allowance for loan losses is estimated using an analysis of delinquent and current accounts. Our model is used to estimate the likelihood that a loan receivable may progress through the various delinquency stages and ultimately charge off (“migration analysis”). Once a charge-off forecast is estimated, a recovery assumption is layered on top.

In connection with the Spin-Off, we changed our charge-off policy for Private Education Loans to charging off loans after 120 days of delinquency. Pre-Spin-Off SLM default aversion strategies were focused on the final stages of delinquency, from 150 days to 212 days. Our default aversion strategies are now focused on loans that are 60 to 120 days delinquent. It is uncertain if our existing default aversion strategies will be as successful in this compressed collection timeframe. We implemented our 120 day collection strategy in April 2014. Through June 30, 2014, our delinquency cure rates have exceeded our expectations.

The migration analysis model is based upon sixteen months of actual collection experience which includes twelve months of collection experience using the 212 day charge off default aversion strategies and four months of experience using the 120 day charge off default aversion strategies. We only used collection data from the first four collection buckets for all sixteen months. This results in our placing a greater emphasis on older periods when the accounts were not being aggressively collected in the 60 to 120 days delinquent buckets. We believe this is appropriate as we have a very limited data since the change in collection practices to be confident that the positive trends will continue. Once the quantitative calculation is performed, we review the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and determine if qualitative adjustments need to be considered. As part of this process we consider changes in laws and regulations that could potentially impact the allowance for loan losses. We did not adjust our allowance to reflect any qualitative impacts.

Separately, for our TDR portfolio, we estimate an allowance amount sufficient to cover life-of-loan expected losses through an impairment calculation based on the difference between the loan’s basis and the present value of expected future cash flows (which would include life-of-loan default and recovery assumptions) discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate. Our TDR portfolio is comprised mostly of loans with interest rate reductions and forbearance usage greater than three months.

The separate allowance estimates for our TDR and non-TDR portfolios are combined into our total allowance for Private Education Loan losses. The evaluation of the allowance for loan losses is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates and assumptions that may be susceptible to significant changes. If actual future performance in delinquency, charge-offs or recoveries are significantly different than estimated, this could materially affect our estimate of the allowance for loan losses and the related provision for loan losses on our income statement.


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Similar to the rules governing FFELP payment requirements, our collection policies allow for periods of nonpayment for borrowers requesting additional payment grace periods upon leaving school or experiencing temporary difficulty meeting payment obligations. This is referred to as forbearance status and is considered separately in the allowance for loan losses. The loss confirmation period is in alignment with the typical collection cycle and takes into account these periods of nonpayment.

As part of concluding on the adequacy of the allowance for loan loss, we review key allowance and loan metrics. The most relevant of these metrics considered are the allowance coverage of charge-offs ratio; the allowance as a percentage of total loans and of loans in repayment; and delinquency and forbearance percentages.

We consider a loan to be delinquent 31 days after the last payment was contractually due. We use a model to estimate the amount of uncollectible accrued interest on Private Education Loans and reserve for that amount against current period interest income.

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 after October 1, 1993, and before July 1, 2006, we receive 98 percent reimbursement on all qualifying default claims. For loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2006, we receive 97 percent reimbursement. For loans disbursed prior to October 1, 1993, we receive 100 percent reimbursement.

The allowance for FFELP Loan losses uses historical experience of customer default behavior and a two year loss confirmation period to estimate the credit losses incurred in the loan portfolio at the reporting date. We apply the default rate projections, net of applicable Risk Sharing, to each category for the current period to perform our quantitative calculation. Once the quantitative calculation is performed, we review the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and determine if qualitative adjustments need to be considered.
Fair Value Measurement
The most significant assumptions used in fair value measurement, transfersmeasurements, including those related to credit and liquidity risk, are as follows:
1.
Derivatives - When determining the fair value of derivatives, we take into account counterparty credit risk for positions where we are exposed to the counterparty on a net basis by assessing exposure net of collateral held. The net exposure for each counterparty is adjusted based on market information available for that specific counterparty, including spreads from credit default swaps. Additionally, when the counterparty has exposure to us related to our derivatives, we fully collateralize the exposure, minimizing the adjustment necessary to the derivative valuations for our own credit risk. A major indicator of market inactivity is the widening of the bid/ask spread in these markets. In general, the widening of counterparty credit spreads and reduced liquidity for derivative instruments as indicated by wider bid/ask spreads will reduce the fair value of derivatives.
2.
Education Loans - Our Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans are accounted for at cost or at the lower of cost or fair value if the loan is held-for-sale. The fair values of our student loans are disclosed in Note 10, “Fair Value Measurements.” For both Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans accounted for at cost, fair value is determined by modeling loan level cash flows using stated terms of the assets and internally-developed assumptions to determine aggregate portfolio yield, net present value and average life. The significant assumptions used to project cash flows are prepayment speeds, default rates, cost of funds, the amount funded by deposits versus equity, and required return on equity. Significant inputs into the models are not generally market observable. They are either derived internally through a combination of historical experience and management’s qualitative expectation of future performance (in the case of prepayment speeds, default rates, and capital assumptions) or are obtained through external broker quotes (as in the case of cost of funds). When possible, market transactions are used to validate the model. In most cases, these are either infrequent or not observable. For FFELP Loans classified as held-for-sale and accounted for at the lower of cost or market, the fair value is based on the committed sales price of the various loan purchase programs established by the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”).
For further information regarding the effect of financial assets and the VIE consolidation model,our use of fair values on our results of operations, see Note 10, “Fair Value Measurements.”

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Derivative Accounting
The most significant judgments related to derivative accounting are: (1) concluding the derivative is an effective hedge and goodwillqualifies for hedge accounting and intangible assets can(2) determining the fair value of certain derivatives and hedged items. To qualify for hedge accounting a derivative must be foundconcluded to be a highly effective hedge upon designation and on an ongoing basis. There are no “bright line” tests on what is considered a highly effective hedge. We use a historical regression analysis to prove ongoing and prospective hedge effectiveness. See the previous discussion in the section titled “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates - Fair Value Measurement” for significant judgments related to the valuation of derivatives. Although some of our 2013 Form 10-K. There were no significant changesvaluations are more judgmental than others, we compare the fair values of our derivatives that we calculate to these critical accounting policies during the first three months of 2014.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statementsthose provided by our counterparties on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012monthly basis. We view this as a critical control which helps validate these judgments. Any significant differences with our counterparties are identified and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

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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 limitmanage 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 short-term movementshypothetical changes in interest rates on net interest income;
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 resultsasset liability management system. The Bank is primary source of operationsinterest rate risk within the Company. The majority of the Bank’s assets are priced off of 1-month LIBOR. Therefore, 1-month LIBOR is considered the core rate in our interest rate risk analyses with other interest rate changes are correlated to this rate through a detailed statistical analysis. In addition, all rates have floors which indicate how low each specific rate is likely to go. Rates are adjusted up or down via a set of scenarios that includes both shocks and financial position. ramps. Shocks represent an immediate and sustained change in 1-month LIBOR plus the resulting changes in other indexes correlated accordingly. Ramps represent a linear increase in 1-month LIBOR over the course of 12 months plus the resulting changes in other indexes correlated accordingly.
The following tables summarize the potential effect on earnings over the next 1224 months and the potential effect on fair values of balance sheet assets and liabilities at March 31,June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, based upon a sensitivity analysis performed by management assuming a hypothetical increase in market interest rates of 100 basis points and 300 basis points while funding spreads remain constant. Additionally,constant, as it relates to the effect on earnings,well as a sensitivity analysis was performed assuming the funding index increases 25hypothetical 100 basis points while holding the asset index constant, if the funding index is different than the asset index.point decrease in market interest rates. The earnings sensitivity is applied only to financial assets and liabilities, including hedging instruments that existed at the balance sheet date, and does not take into account new assets, liabilities or hedging instruments that may arise in 2014.

  As of March 31, 2014  As of March 31, 2013 
  Impact on Annual Earnings If:  Impact on Annual Earnings If: 
  Interest Rates  Funding Indices  Interest Rates  Funding Indices 

(Dollars in millions, except

per share amounts)

 Increase
100 Basis
Points
  Increase
300 Basis
Points
  Increase
25 Basis
Points(1)
  Increase
100 Basis
Points
  Increase
300 Basis
Points
  Increase
25 Basis
Points(1)
 

Effect on Earnings:

      

Change in pre-tax net income before unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities

 $(11 $37   $(225 $(32 $(17 $(281

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities

  214    331    1    368    593    (2
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Increase in net income before taxes

 $203   $368   $(224 $336   $576   $(283
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Increase in diluted earnings per common share

 $.47   $.85   $(.51 $.73   $1.26   $(.62
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)

If an asset is not funded with the same index/frequency reset of the asset then it is assumed the funding index increases 25 basis points while holding the asset index constant.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

   At March 31, 2014 
       Interest Rates: 
       Change from
Increase of
100 Basis
Points
  Change from
Increase of
300 Basis
Points
 

(Dollars in millions)

  Fair Value   $  %  $  % 

Effect on Fair Values:

       

Assets

       

FFELP Loans

  $103,058    $(565  (1)%  $(1,130  (1)% 

Private Education Loans

   38,862                   

Other earning assets

   8,323             (1    

Other assets

   7,357     (270  (4  (452  (6)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets gain/(loss)

  $157,600    $(835  (1)%  $(1,583  (1)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Interest-bearing liabilities

  $145,823    $(860  (1)%  $(2,411  (2)% 

Other liabilities

   3,071     177    6    1,077    35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities (gain)/loss

  $148,894    $(683   $(1,334  (1)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   At December 31, 2013 
   Fair Value   Interest Rates: 
     Change from
Increase of
100 Basis
Points
  Change from
Increase of
300 Basis
Points
 

(Dollars in millions)

            $                  %                  $                  %         

Effect on Fair Values

       

Assets

       

FFELP Loans

  $104,481    $(566  (1)%  $(1,126  (1)% 

Private Education Loans

   37,485                   

Other earning assets

   9,732             (1    

Other assets

   7,711     (278  (4  (435  (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets gain/(loss)

  $159,409    $(844  (1)%  $(1,562  (1)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 ��

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Interest-bearing liabilities

  $147,385    $(859  (1)%  $(2,393  (2)% 

Other liabilities

   3,458     58    2    805    23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities (gain)/loss

  $150,843    $(801  (1)%  $(1,588  (1)% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 


 June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013
 
+300 Basis
Points
 
+100 Basis
Points
 
+300 Basis
Points
 
+100 Basis
Points
        
EAR - Shock13.1 % 4.2 % 10.5 % 3.4 %
EAR - Ramp8.2 % 2.4 % 7.0 % 2.3 %
EVE(3.2)% (3.3)% (2.4)% (0.9)%

A primary objective in our funding is to minimize our sensitivity to changing interest rates by generally funding our floating rate student loan portfolio with floating rate debt. However, due to the ability of some FFELP loansLoans to earn Floor Income, we can have a fixed versus floating mismatch in funding if the student loan earns at the fixed borrower rate and the funding remains floating. In addition, we can have a mismatch in the index (including the frequency of reset) of floating rate debt versus floating rate assets.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, certain FFELP Loans were earning Floor Income and we locked in a portion of that Floor Income through the use of Floor Income Contracts. The result of these

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

hedging transactions was to convert a portion of the fixed rate nature of student loans to variable rate, and to fix the relative spread between the student loan asset rate and the variable rate liability.

In the preceding tables, under the scenario where interest rates increase 100 and 300 basis points, the change in pre-tax net interest income before the unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities is primarily due to the impact of (i) our unhedged loansFFELP Loans being in a fixed-rate mode due to Floor Income, while being funded with variable debt in low interest rate environments; and (ii) a portion of our variable assets being funded with fixed rate liabilities and equity. Item (i) will generally cause net interest income to decrease when interest rates increase from a low interest rate environment, whereas item (ii) will generally offset this decrease.

Under the scenario in the tables above labeled “Impact on Annual Earnings If: Funding Indices Increase 25 Basis Points,” the main driver

Although we believe that these measurements provide an estimate of the decrease in pre-tax income before unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities in both the March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014 analyses is primarily the result of one-month LIBOR-indexed FFELP Loans being funded with three-month LIBOR and other non-discrete indexed liabilities. See “Asset and Liability Funding Gap” of this Item 7A. for a further discussion. Increasing the spread between indices will also impact the unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities as it relates to basis swaps that hedge the mismatch between the asset and funding indices.

In addition toour interest rate sensitivity, they do not account for potential changes in credit quality 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 that could be taken to change our risk addressed inprofile. Accordingly, we can give no assurance that actual results would not differ materially from the preceding tables, we are also exposed to risks related to foreign currency exchange rates. Foreign currency exchange risk is primarily the resultestimated outcomes of foreign currency denominated debt issued by us. When we issue foreign denominated corporate unsecured and securitization debt, our policy is to use cross currencysimulations. Further, such simulations do not represent our current view of expected future interest rate swaps to swap all foreign currency denominated debt payments (fixed and floating) to U.S. dollar LIBOR using a fixed exchange rate. In the tables above, there would be an immaterial impact on earnings if exchange rates were to decrease or increase, due to the terms of the hedging instrument and hedged items matching. The balance sheet interest bearing liabilities would be affected by a change in exchange rates; however, the change would be materially offset by the cross currency interest rate swaps in other assets or other liabilities. In the current economic environment, volatility in the spread between spot and forward foreign exchange rates has resulted in material mark-to-market impacts to current-period earnings which have not been factored into the above analysis. The earnings impact is noncash, and at maturity of the instruments the cumulative mark-to-market impact will be zero.

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Asset and Liability Funding Gap

The tables below present our assets and liabilities (funding) arranged by underlying indices as of March 31,June 30, 2014. In the following GAAP presentation, the funding gap only includes derivatives that qualify as effective hedges (those derivatives which are reflected in net interest margin, 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 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.

Management analyzes interest rate risk and in doing so includes all derivatives that are economically hedging our debt whether they qualify as effective hedges or not (“Core Earnings” basis). Accordingly, we are also presenting the asset and liability funding gap on a “Core Earnings” basis in the table that follows the GAAP presentation.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

GAAP-Basis

Index

(Dollars in billions)

  Frequency of
Variable

Resets
  Assets(1)   Funding(2)   Funding
Gap
 

3-month Treasury bill

  weekly  $5.3    $    $5.3  

Prime

  annual   .6          .6  

Prime

  quarterly   3.8          3.8  

Prime

  monthly   18.5          18.5  

Prime

  daily        .1     (.1

PLUS Index

  annual   .3          .3  

3-month LIBOR

  daily               

3-month LIBOR

  quarterly        82.2     (82.2

1-month LIBOR

  monthly   15.3     39.5     (24.2

1-month LIBOR daily

  daily   96.4          96.4  

CMT/CPI Index

  monthly/quarterly        1.0     (1.0

Non-Discrete reset(3)

  monthly        10.8     (10.8

Non-Discrete reset(4)

  daily/weekly   8.3     5.2     3.1  

Fixed Rate(5)

     8.0     17.7     (9.7
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $156.5    $156.5    $  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Dollars in billions)
Index
 
Frequency of
Variable
Resets
 Assets 
Funding (1) 
 
Funding
Gap
3-month Treasury bill weekly $0.4
 $
 $0.4
1-month LIBOR daily 0.9
 
 0.9
1-month LIBOR weekly 
 0.5
 (0.5)
1-month LIBOR monthly 6.4
 3.3
 3.1
Non-Discrete reset(2)
 daily/weekly 1.7
 2.8
 (1.1)
Fixed Rate(3)
   2.0
 2.3
 (0.3)
Total   $11.4
 $8.9
 $2.5
         
(1)

FFELP Loans of $45.3 billion ($41.0 billion LIBOR index and $4.3 billion Treasury bill index) are currently earning a fixed rate of interest as a result of the low interest rate environment.

(2)

Funding (by index) includes all derivatives that qualify as hedges.

(3)(2)

Funding consists of auction rate asset-backed securities and FFELP Loan-other facilities.

(4)

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

(5)(3)

Assets include receivables and other assets (including goodwillpremiums and acquired intangibles)reserves). Funding includes other liabilities and stockholders’ equity (excluding series B Preferred Stock).

unswapped time deposits.

The “Funding Gaps”"Funding Gap" in the above table are primarily interest rate mismatches in short-term indices between our assets and liabilities.the reset frequency of the 1-month LIBOR index. We address this issue typically throughconsider the use of basis swaps that typically convert quarterlyrisk to be minimal since they are all indexed to the same rate as the reset three-month LIBOR to other indices that are more correlated to our asset indices. These basis swaps do not qualify as effective hedges and as a result the effect on the funding indexfrequency is not included in our interest margin and is therefore excluded from the GAAP presentation.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

“Core Earnings” Basis

Index

(Dollars in billions)

  Frequency of
Variable
Resets
  Assets(1)   Funding(2)   Funding
Gap
 

3-month Treasury bill

  weekly  $5.3    $    $5.3  

Prime

  annual   .6          .6  

Prime

  quarterly   3.8          3.8  

Prime

  monthly   18.5     1.5     17.0  

Prime

  daily        .1     (.1

PLUS Index

  annual   .3          .3  

3-month LIBOR

  daily               

3-month LIBOR

  quarterly        66.9     (66.9

1-month LIBOR

  monthly   15.3     51.8     (36.5

1-month LIBOR

  daily   96.4     5.0     91.4  

Non-Discrete reset(3)

  monthly        10.8     (10.8

Non-Discrete reset(4)

  daily/weekly   8.3     5.2     3.1  

Fixed Rate(5)

     5.8     13.0     (7.2
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $154.3    $154.3    $  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

FFELP Loans of $18.1 billion ($16.1 billion LIBOR index and $2.0 billion Treasury bill index) are currently earning a fixed rate of interest as a result of the low interest rate environment.

(2)

Funding (by index) includes all derivatives that management considers economic hedges of interest rate risk and reflects how we internally manage our interest rate exposure.

(3)

Funding consists of auction rate asset-backed securities and FFELP Loan-other facilities.

(4)

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

(5)

Assets include receivables and other assets (including goodwill and acquired intangibles). Funding includes other liabilities and stockholders’ equity (excluding series B Preferred Stock).

materially different.

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, when economical, 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.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Weighted Average Life


The following table reflects the weighted average life of our earning assets and liabilities at March 31,June 30, 2014.

Weighted
Average
(Averages in Years)

Life
Weighted Average
Life
Earning assets
 

EarningStudent loans

6.7
Cash and investments0.6
Total earning assets

5.7
 
Deposits
Short-term deposits0.1
Long-term deposits2.4
Total deposits0.8

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Student loans

7.4

Other loans

7.4

Cash and investments

.1

Total earning assets

7.0

Borrowings

Short-term borrowings

.2

Long-term borrowings

6.3

Total borrowings

5.8

Item 4.Controls and Procedures


Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief principal executive officer and principal financial officers,officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of March 31,June 30, 2014. Based on this evaluation, our chief principal executive officer and principal financial officersofficer concluded that, as of March 31,June 30, 2014, 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 (a) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (b) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief principal executive officer and principal financial officersofficer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

No change

Before the Spin-Off, the Company relied on the controls and resources of pre-Spin-Off SLM for internal control over financial reporting. In conjunction with the Spin-Off, several areas of internal control over financial reporting have changed. We have implemented our own financial, administrative, and other support systems as well as new corporate oversight functions, primarily through the retention of pre-Spin-Off SLM personnel, policies and procedures within the Company and giving consideration to the significantly smaller size of the Company post-Spin-Off.
Other than those noted above, there were no changes 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 March 31,June 30, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item  1.Legal Proceedings


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. We believe that these claims, lawsuits and other actions will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. MostIn the ordinary course of these matters are claims againstbusiness, it is common for the Company, our servicingsubsidiaries and asset recovery subsidiaries by borrowersaffiliates to receive information and debtors allegingdocument 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 violation of state or federal laws in connection with servicing or asset recovery activities on their student loans and other debts. In addition, our asset recovery subsidiaries are routinely named in individual plaintiff or class action lawsuitsindustries in which the plaintiffs allege that those subsidiaries have violated a federalwe operate, or state law in the process of collecting their accounts.

For a description of these itemsother companies with whom we conduct business. Our practice has been and other litigationcontinues to which we are a party, please see our 2013 Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC.

Regulatory Update

Previously on April 16, 2014, Existing SLM announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the last consolidated quarter of operations of Existing SLM Corporation priorbe to the separation of Navient Corporation (“Navient”). In the April 16, 2014 announcement, Existing SLM reported it had reserved $70 million for estimated amounts and costs that were probable of being incurred for expected compliance remediation efforts relating to pending regulatory matters with the Department of Justice (“ DOJ”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), which are discussed in more detail below. Since that time, and based on additional information and discussions, we have determined that an additional charge in the amount of $103 million should be taken in the first quarter of 2014 to further reserve against the pending settlements of previously reported regulatory matters with the FDIC and DOJ. In addition, this includes amounts to provide for the voluntary restitution that we now understand Navient has decided to make with respect to certain assessed late fees on loans it owns in connectioncooperate with these settlements. Whilebodies and be responsive to any such requests.

Regulatory Update
At the final costtime of resolving these proceedings remains uncertain at this time, we believe based on current facts and circumstancesfiling, the additional $103 million charge is both probable of being incurred and is a reasonable estimate of our exposure.

Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement among SLM Corporation, New BLC Corporation and Navient dated as of April 28, 2014 entered into in connection with the separation of Navient from SLM Corporation, all liabilities arising out of the FDIC and DOJ matters, other than fines or penalties directly levied against Sallie Mae Bank, will be the responsibility of, or assumed by, Navient, and Navient will indemnify and hold harmless SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Sallie Mae Bank, therefrom.

As previously reported, Sallie Mae Bank remains subject tothe 2014 FDIC Order. The 2014 FDIC Order replaces a prior cease and desist order originallyjointly issued in August 2008 by the FDIC and the UtahUDFI which was terminated on July 15, 2014.  Specifically, on May 13, 2014, the Bank reached settlements with the FDIC and the Department of Financial Institutions (“UDFI”). In July 2013, the FDIC first notified Sallie Mae Bank of plans to replace its order with a new formal enforcement action (the “Bank Order”) that more specifically addresses certain cited violations of Section 5 of the FTCA, including theJustice regarding disclosures and assessments of certain late fees, as well as alleged violationscompliance with the SCRA.  Under the FDIC’s 2014 Order, the Bank agreed to pay $3.3 million in fines and oversee the refund of up to $30 million in late fees assessed on loans owned or originated by the Bank since its inception in November 2005.


Under the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Navient is responsible for funding all liabilities under the regulatory orders, other than fines directly levied against the Bank in connection with these matters. Under the Department of Justice order, Navient is solely responsible for reimbursing SCRA benefits and related compensation on behalf of both its subsidiary, Navient Solutions, Inc., and the Bank.

As required by the 2014 FDIC Order and the Department of Justice order, the Bank is implementing new SCRA policies, procedures and training, has updated billing statement disclosures, and is taking additional steps to ensure its third-party service providers are also fully compliant in these regards. The 2014 FDIC Order also requires the Bank to have its current compliance with consumer protection regulations audited by independent qualified audit personnel. The Bank is focused on achieving timely and comprehensive remediation of each item contained in the orders and on further enhancing its policies and practices to promote responsible financial practices, customer experience and compliance.

In May 2014, the Bank received a Civil Investigative Demand from the CFPB in the Bank’s capacity as a former affiliate of Navient as part of the CFPB’s separate investigation relating to fees and policies of pre-Spin-Off SLM during the period prior to the Spin-Off of Navient. We are cooperating fully with the CFPB but are not in a position at this time to predict the duration or outcome of the investigation. Given the timeframe covered by this demand, Navient would be responsible for all costs, expenses, losses or remediation likely to arise from this investigation.

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Item 1A.Risk Factors
Our business activities involve a variety of risks. Below we describe the significant risk factors affecting our business. The implications of the recently completed Spin-Off, the ongoing transition of our business and related operational platforms after the Spin-Off, as well as our ongoing involvement with, and reliance on, Navient will add to these risks in the near term. These risk factors should be considered in connection with evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q because these factors could cause our actual results or financial condition to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements.
Economic Environment
Economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
Our business is always influenced by economic conditions. Economic growth in the United States remains slow and uneven. Our earnings are dependent on the expected future creditworthiness of our student loan customers and their co-borrowers. High unemployment rates and the failure of our in-school borrowers to graduate are two of the most significant macroeconomic factors that could increase loan delinquencies, defaults and forbearance, or otherwise negatively affect performance of our existing education loan portfolios. Since 2009, the unemployment rate has been higher than historical norms. In 2008, the unemployment rate was 5.8 percent; it reached a high of 9.6 percent in 2010 and declined to 7.4 percent in 2013. Forbearance program provides temporary relief for borrowers experiencing difficulty in making payments but may also have the effect of delaying the recognition of potential defaults. Higher credit-related losses and weaker credit quality could also negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and limit funding options, which could also adversely impact our liquidity position. If the type and amount of federal funds available to pay for a college education or refinance existing education loans increases, the volume of our new loan originations and the repayment rates of our existing loans could be materially and adversely effected.
Regulatory
We operate in a highly regulated environment and the laws and regulations that govern our operations, or changes in them, or our failure to comply with them, may adversely affect us.
We are subject to extensive regulation and supervision that govern almost all aspects of our operations. Intended to protect clients, depositors, the Deposit Insurance Fund (the “DIF”), and the overall financial system, these laws and regulations, among other matters, prescribe minimum capital requirements, impose limitations on the business activities in which we can engage, limit the dividend or distributions that the Bank can pay to us, restrict the ability of institutions to guarantee our debt, limit proprietary trading and investments in certain private funds, impose certain specific accounting requirements on us that may be more restrictive and may result in greater or earlier charges to earnings or reductions in our capital than generally accepted accounting principles, among other things. Compliance with laws and regulations can be difficult and costly, and changes to laws and regulations, as well as increased intensity in supervision, often impose additional compliance costs. We, like the rest of the banking sector, are facing increased regulation and supervision of our industry by the federal bank regulatory agencies and expect that there will be additional and changing requirements and conditions imposed on us. Once the Bank has four consecutive quarters with total assets of at least $10 billion, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) will become its primary consumer compliance supervisor, with exclusive examination authority and primary enforcement authority. CFPB jurisdiction could result in additional regulation and supervision, which could increase our costs and limit our ability to pursue business opportunities. Consent orders, decrees or settlements entered into with governmental agencies may also increase our compliance costs or restrict certain of our activities. The Bank is subject to a Consent Order, Order to Pay Restitution and Order to Pay Civil Money Penalty issued by the FDIC.  Specifically, on May 13, 2014, the Bank reached settlements with the FDIC and the Department of Justice regarding disclosures and assessments of certain late fees, as well as compliance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”). Further, our failure to comply with these laws and regulations, even if the failure is inadvertent or reflects a difference in interpretation, could subject us to restrictions on our business activities, fines and other penalties, any of which could adversely affect our results of operations, capital base and the price of our securities. Finally, we operate in a politically charged environment for student loan lending and originations, which could lead to further laws and regulations limiting our business.

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Funding, Liquidity, and Capital
Our business is heavily reliant on our ability to obtain deposits and dispose of portions of the loans we originate.
If we are unable to obtain funds from which to make new Private Education Loans or sell sufficient portions of the loans we produce, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.
We fund Private Education Loan originations through term and liquid brokered and retail deposits raised by the Bank. Assets funded in this manner result in refinancing risk because the average term of the deposits is shorter than the expected term of the education loan assets we create. Also, our ability to maintain our current level of deposits or grow our deposit base could be affected by regulatory restrictions, including the possible imposition of prior approval requirements or restrictions on deposit growth through brokered deposits. As a supervisory matter, reliance on brokered deposits as a significant source of funding is discouraged. As a result, in order to grow our deposit base, we will need to expand our non-brokered channels for deposit generation, including through new marketing and advertising efforts, which may require significant time, capital, and effort to implement. Further, we are likely to face significant competition for deposits from other banking organizations that are also seeking stable deposits to support their funding needs. If we are unable to develop new channels of deposit origination, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results in operations, and financial position.
We cannot increase the rate of growth on Private Education Loan originations and remain within FDIC-stipulated growth rates unless we can sell significant amounts of our loan production in secondary capital markets transactions. There is no assurance that secondary buyers of our loan production will be available at sufficient levels or costs that make the origination of new Private Education Loans possible or profitable.
The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us.
Our ability to engage in routine transactions including with our derivative counterparties could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions or market utilities. Defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial institutions or market utilities, or the financial services industry generally, may lead to market-wide liquidity problems and a lack of confidence in financial institutions and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other financial institutions.

The interest rate characteristics of our earning assets do not always match the interest rate characteristics of our funding arrangements, which may increase the price of, or decrease our ability to obtain, necessary liquidity.
Net interest income is the primary source of cash flow generated by our portfolios of Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans. Interest earned on Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans is primarily indexed to one-month LIBOR rates. In Novembera rising interest rate environment, this difference in timing may compress the net interest margin on Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans.
The different interest rate characteristics of our loan portfolio and liabilities funding these loans also result in basis risk and re-pricing risk. It is not possible to hedge all of our exposure to such risks. While the asset and hedge indices are short-term with rate movements that are typically highly correlated, there can be no assurance that the historically high correlation will not be disrupted by capital market dislocations or other factors not within our control. In these circumstances, our earnings could be materially adversely affected.
Adverse market conditions or an inability to effectively manage our liquidity risk could negatively impact our ability to meet our liquidity and funding needs, which could materially and adversely impact our business operations and our overall financial condition.
We must effectively manage the liquidity risk to which we are exposed. We require liquidity to meet cash requirements such as day-to-day operating expenses, extensions of credit on our Private Education Loans, meet demand for deposit withdrawals and payment of required dividends on our preferred stock. Our primary sources of liquidity and funding are from customer deposits, payments made on Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans that we hold, and proceeds from loan sales we undertake. We may maintain too much liquidity, which can be costly, or we may be too illiquid, which could result in financial distress during times of financial stress or capital market disruptions.
Unexpected and sharp changes in the overall economic environment may negatively impact the performance of our loan and credit portfolios and cause increases in our provision for loan losses and charge-offs.
Unexpected changes in the overall economic environment, including unemployment, may result in the credit performance of our loan portfolio being materially different from what we expect. Our earnings are dependent on the expected future creditworthiness of our education loan customers, especially with respect to our Private Education Loan portfolio. We maintain an allowance for credit losses based on expected future charge-offs expected over primarily the next year, which considers

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many factors, including levels of past due loans and forbearances and expected economic conditions. However, management’s determination of the appropriate allowance level may under- or over-estimate future losses. If the credit quality of our customer base materially decreases, if a market risk changes significantly, or if our reserves for credit losses are not adequate, our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer.
Our use of derivatives to manage interest rate sensitivity exposes us to credit and market risk that could have a material adverse effect on our earnings.
We maintain an overall interest rate strategy that uses derivatives to minimize the economic effect of interest rate changes. Developing an effective strategy for dealing with movements in interest rates is complex, and no strategy can completely avoid the risks associated with these fluctuations. For example, our education loan portfolio remains subject to prepayment risk that could result in its being under- or over-hedged, which could result in material losses. In addition, our interest rate risk management activities expose us to mark-to-market losses if interest rates move in a materially different way than was expected when we entered into the related derivative contracts. As a result, there can be no assurance that hedging activities using derivatives will effectively manage our interest rate sensitivity, have the desired beneficial impact on our results of operations or financial condition or not adversely impact our liquidity and earnings.
Our use of derivatives also exposes us to market risk and credit risk. Market risk is the chance of financial loss resulting from changes in interest rates and market liquidity. Some of the swaps we use to manage earnings variability caused by having different reset characteristics on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Therefore, the change in fair value, called the “mark-to-market,” of these derivative instruments is included in our statement of income. A decline in the fair value of these derivatives could have a material adverse effect on our reported earnings.
We are also subject to the creditworthiness of other third parties, including counterparties to derivative transactions. For example, we have exposure to the financial conditions of various lending, investment and derivative counterparties. If a counterparty fails to perform its obligations, we could, depending on the type of counterparty arrangement, experience a loss of liquidity or an economic loss. In addition, we might not be able to cost effectively replace the derivative position depending on the type of derivative and the current economic environment, and thus be exposed to a greater level of interest rate and/or foreign currency exchange rate risk which could lead to additional losses. Our counterparty exposure is more fully discussed in Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Counterparty Exposure.” If our counterparties are unable to perform their obligations, our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer.
Defaults on education loans, particularly Private Education Loans, could adversely affect our earnings, financial condition, and liquidity.
We bear the full credit exposure on Private Education Loans. Delinquencies are an important indicator of the potential future credit performance for Private Education Loans. Our delinquencies, as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment, were 0.7 percent at June 30, 2014.
The evaluation of our allowance for loan losses is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates that may be subject to significant changes. As of June 30, 2014, our allowance for Private Education Loan losses was approximately $54 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we recognized provisions for Private Education Loan losses of $39 million. The provision for loan losses reflects the activity for the applicable period and provides an allowance at a level that management believes is appropriate to cover probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. However, future defaults can be higher than anticipated due to a variety of factors outside of our control, such as downturns in the economy, regulatory or operational changes and other unforeseen future trends. Losses on Private Education Loans are also determined by risk characteristics such as school type, loan status (in-school, grace, forbearance, repayment and delinquency), loan seasoning (number of months in active repayment), underwriting criteria (e.g., credit scores), a cosigner and the current economic environment. General economic and employment conditions, including employment rates for recent college graduates during the recent recession, led to higher rates of education loan defaults. If actual loan performance is worse than currently estimated, it could materially affect our estimate of the allowance for loan losses and the related provision for loan losses in our statements of income and, as a result, adversely affect our results of operations.
Additionally, pre-Spin-Off SLM’s Private Education Loan default aversion strategies were focused on the final stages of delinquency, from 150 days to 212 days. As a result of changing our corporate charge-off policy to charging off at 120 days delinquent and greatly reducing the number of potentially delinquent loans we sell to Navient, our default aversion strategies must now focus more on loans 60 to 120 days delinquent. We have little experience in executing our default aversion strategies on such compressed collection timeframes.  If we are unable to maintain or improve on our existing default aversion levels during these shortened collection timeframes default rates on our Private Education Loans could increase.

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FFELP Loans are insured or guaranteed by state or not-for-profit agencies and are also protected by contractual rights to recovery from the United States pursuant to guaranty agreements among ED and these agencies. These guarantees generally cover at least 97 percent of a FFELP Loan’s principal and accrued interest for loans disbursed and, in limited circumstances, 100 percent of the loan’s principal and accrued interest. Nevertheless, we are exposed to credit risk on the non-guaranteed portion of the FFELP Loans in our portfolio and to the possible loss of the insurance or guarantee due to a failure of our servicer to comply with the Higher Education Act and related regulations.

The revised capital requirements under the U.S. Basel III capital rules impose heightened capital standards which may adversely affect us, our business, results of operations and financial position.
In July 2013, the FDIC indicated an additional enforcement action would befederal banking regulators issued against Sallie Mae, Inc., now known as Navient Solutions, Inc. (“NSI”) (the “NSI Order”;the U.S. Basel III final rule. The final rule implements the Basel III capital framework in the United States and certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, including the Collins Amendment. The U.S. Basel III final rule will apply to the Bank Orderbeginning on January 1, 2015. Consistent with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s Basel III capital framework, the U.S. Basel III final rule includes a new minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 4.5 percent and

a Common Equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of greater than 2.5 percent of risk-weighted assets that will apply to all U.S. banking organizations, including the Bank. Failure to maintain the capital conservation buffer will result in increasingly stringent restrictions on a banking organization’s ability to make dividend payments and other capital distributions and pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers. The capital conservation buffer and certain other aspects of the U.S. Basel III final rule will be phased in over several years. The final rule also increases the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4 percent to 6 percent, while maintaining the current minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8 percent. Effective January 1, 2015, the final rule revises the capital categories, including the well-capitalized category, in the prompt corrective action framework applicable to insured depository institutions such as the Bank to reflect the higher Basel III capital ratios. If the Bank fails to satisfy regulatory capital or leverage capital requirements, it may be subject to serious regulatory sanctions which could also have an impact on us. If any of these sanctions were to occur, they could prevent us from successfully executing our business plan and may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial position.

Operations
A failure of our operating systems or infrastructure could disrupt our business, cause significant losses, result in regulatory action or damage our reputation.
A failure of operating systems or infrastructure could disrupt our business. Our business is dependent on our ability to process and monitor large numbers of daily transactions in compliance with legal and regulatory standards and our product specifications, which change to reflect our business needs and new or revised regulatory requirements. As processing demands change and our loan portfolios grow in both volume and differing terms and conditions, developing and maintaining our operating systems and infrastructure becomes increasingly challenging. There is no assurance that we can adequately or efficiently develop, maintain or acquire access to such systems and infrastructure.
Our loan originations and conversions and the servicing, financial, accounting, data processing or other operating systems and facilities that support them may fail to operate properly or become disabled as a result of events that are beyond our control, adversely affecting our ability to process these transactions. Any such failure could adversely affect our ability to service our clients, result in financial loss or liability to our clients, disrupt our business, result in regulatory action or cause reputational damage. Despite the plans and facilities we have in place, our ability to conduct business may be adversely affected by a disruption in the infrastructure that supports our businesses. This may include a disruption involving electrical, communications, Internet, transportation or other services used by us or third parties with which we conduct business. Notwithstanding our efforts to maintain business continuity, a disruptive event impacting our processing locations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We depend on secure information technology, and a breach of those systems could result in significant losses, disclosure of confidential customer information and reputational damage, which would adversely affect our business.
Our operations rely on the secure processing, storage and transmission of personal, confidential and other information in our computer systems and networks. Although we take protective measures, our computer systems, software and networks may be vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses, malicious attacks and other events that could have a security impact beyond our control. Our technologies, systems, networks and those of third parties may become the target of cyber-attacks or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of our or our customers’ confidential, proprietary and other information, or otherwise disrupt our or our customers’ or other third parties’ business operations. Moreover, information security risks for large financial reports containedinstitutions have generally increased in this Quarterly Reportrecent years in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, the use of the Internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct financial transactions, and the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists, activists, and other external parties.

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If one or more of such events occur, personal, confidential and other information processed and stored in, and transmitted through, our computer systems and networks, could be jeopardized or could cause interruptions or malfunctions in our operations that could result in significant losses or reputational damage. We also routinely transmit and receive personal, confidential and proprietary information, some through third parties. We have put in place secure transmission capability, and work to ensure third parties follow similar procedures. An interception, misuse or mishandling of personal, confidential or proprietary information being sent to or received from a customer or third party could result in legal liability, regulatory action and reputational harm. In the event personal, confidential or other information is jeopardized, intercepted, misused or mishandled, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify our protective measures or to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures, and we may be subject to fines, penalties, litigation costs and settlements and financial losses that are either not insured against or not fully covered through any insurance maintained by us. If one or more of such events occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be significantly and adversely affected.
We depend on Form 10-Q do not reflectthird parties for a wide array of services, systems and information technology applications, and a breach or violation of law by one of these third parties could disrupt our business or provide our competitors with an opportunity to enhance their position at our expense.
We increasingly depend on third parties for a wide array of services, systems and information technology applications. Third-party vendors are significantly involved in aspects of our software and systems development, the subsequent Spin-Offtimely transmission of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out auditedinformation across our data communication network, and for other telecommunications, processing, remittance and technology-related services in connection with our banking and payment services businesses. If a service provider fails to provide the services we require or expect, or fails to meet applicable contractual or regulatory requirements, such as service levels or compliance with applicable laws, the failure could negatively impact our business by adversely affecting our ability to process customers’ transactions in a timely and accurate manner, otherwise hampering our ability to serve our customers, or subjecting us to litigation and regulatory risk for matters as diverse as poor vendor oversight or improper release or protection of personal information. Such a failure could adversely affect the perception of the reliability of our networks and services, and the quality of our brands, and could materially adversely affect our revenues and/or our results of operations.
Incorrect estimates and assumptions by management in connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements could adversely affect the reported assets, liabilities, income and expenses.
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires management to make critical accounting estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses during the reporting periods. Incorrect estimates and assumptions by management in connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements could adversely affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expenses. A description of our critical accounting estimates and assumptions may be found in Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and in Note 1, “Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q. If we make incorrect assumptions or estimates, we may under- or overstate reported financial results, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Risks Related to the Spin-Off

The actions required to implement the complete separation of our pre-Spin-Off businesses into two, distinct, publicly-traded entities have and will continue to take significant management time and attention and could disrupt operations.
The complete separation of the pre-Spin-Off organization into two publicly-traded companies will require significant ongoing execution and administration at all levels of the internal organization. A team of employees is charged with implementing the Spin-Off, reporting frequently to management on status and progress of the project. For the foreseeable future, high-level employees and management will continue to dedicate a significant amount of time to the implementation of the Spin-Off to ensure that it is carried out timely and appropriately. The time and attention that high-level employees and management dedicate to the implementation of the Spin-Off could limit the time and attention spent on managing the business which could disrupt current and future operations.

We will incur significant costs in connection with being a stand-alone basiscompany and lose the advantage of our larger size and purchasing power that existed prior to the Spin-Off.
We will incur significant costs in connection with the transition to being a stand-alone public company and implementing the Spin-Off, including costs to separate information systems, accounting, tax, legal and other professional services costs and recruiting and relocation costs associated with hiring key senior management personnel new to us. In addition, the businesses that we operate have historically taken advantage of our larger size and purchasing power prior to the Spin-Off in procuring goods and services. After the Spin-Off, we are no longer able to rely on this purchasing power and, as a result, we may not be able to obtain goods and services from third-party service providers and vendors at prices or on terms as favorable as those we obtained prior to the Spin-Off. Furthermore, prior to the Spin-Off, our businesses have obtained services from, or engaged in transactions with, our affiliates under intercompany agreements. Navient and its affiliates will provide services to us and our affiliates following the Spin-Off under a transition services agreement for eacha transition period and potentially thereafter. The fees charged by Navient and its affiliates for the provision of these services to us and our affiliates may be higher than those charged prior to the Spin-Off. All of these factors will result in costs that are higher than the amounts reflected in historical financial statements which could cause our profitability to decrease.
We continue to have significant exposures to risks related to Navient’s loan servicing operations and its creditworthiness. If we are unable to obtain services, complete the transition of our origination and loan servicing operations as planned, or obtain indemnification payments from Navient, we could experience higher than expected costs and operating expenses and our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
At the time of this filing, our loan origination and servicing capabilities continue to be provided by Navient pursuant to a transition services agreement. Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement and transition services agreement, Navient will also continue to bear significant responsibility for its servicing activities undertaken for the Bank during this transition period. We are continuing to work with Navient to complete an orderly and staged transition to our own separate, stand-alone loan origination and servicing platforms. Any unexpected delays or additional costs or expenses to complete this transition or to provide the servicing activities conducted by Navient on our behalf, whether or not due to Navient’s actions, could significantly affect our operating expenses and earnings.
Navient has also agreed to be responsible, and indemnify us, for all claims, actions, damages, losses or expenses that may arise from the conduct of all activities of pre-Spin-Off SLM occurring prior to the Spin-Off other than those specifically excluded in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Some significant examples of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012types of indemnification obligations Navient has include:

Pursuant to a tax sharing agreement, Navient has agreed to indemnify us for $283 million in deferred taxes that the Company will be legally responsible for but that relate to gains recognized by the Company’s predecessor on debt repurchases made prior to the Spin-Off.

Navient has responsibility to assume new or ongoing litigation matters relating to the conduct of most pre-Spin-Off SLM businesses operated or conducted prior to the Spin-Off.

Under the terms of the Separation and 2011,Distribution Agreement, Navient is responsible for funding all liabilities under the recently agreed regulatory orders with the FDIC and the Department of Justice, other than fines directly levied against the Bank in connection with these matters. Under the Department of Justice order, Navient is solely responsible for reimbursing SCRA benefits and related compensation on behalf of both its subsidiary, Navient Solutions, Inc., and the Bank.

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The Separation and Distribution Agreement provides specific processes and procedures pursuant to which we may submit claims for indemnification to Navient and, to date, Navient has acknowledged and accepted all claims. Nonetheless, if for any reason Navient is unable or unwilling to pay claims made against it, our costs, operating expenses and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected over time.
We may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the Spin-Off, and the Spin-Off may adversely affect our business.
We may not be able to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits expected to result from the Spin-Off, or such benefits may be delayed or not occur at all. The Spin-Off is expected to provide the following benefits, among others: (i) a distinct investment identity allowing investors to evaluate the merits, performance, and future prospects of the Company separately from Navient; (ii) cash flows significantly in excess of preferred stock dividend and debt service obligations; (iii) more efficient allocation of capital for the Company and Navient; (iv) reducing the likelihood the Company is designated a systemically important financial institution; and (v) a separate equity structure that allows direct access by the Company to the capital markets and the use of our equity for acquisitions and equity compensation.
We may not be able to realize these and other anticipated benefits for a variety of reasons, including, among others: (a) the Spin-Off will continue to require significant amounts of management’s time and effort for the foreseeable future, which may divert management’s attention from operating our business; (b) following the Spin-Off, the Company may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than if it were still part of the larger SLM Corporation that existed prior to the Spin-Off; (c) since the Spin-Off, our business is less diversified than our business prior to the Spin-Off; and (d) other actions required to separate our business from Navient could disrupt our operations. If we fail to achieve some or all of the benefits expected to result from the Spin-Off, or if such benefits are delayed, the business, financial condition and results of our operations of could be adversely affected and the value of its stock could be impacted.
Our common and preferred stock prices may fluctuate significantly.
The market price of shares of our common stock may fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:
Actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results
Our smaller market capitalization as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financialcompared to pre-Spin-Off SLM
Changes in earnings estimated by securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates
Our policy of paying no common stock dividends
The operating and statistical informationstock price performance of comparable companies
Changes to the regulatory and legal environment under which we and our subsidiaries operate
Domestic and worldwide economic conditions
The market price of shares of our preferred stock may fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:
Significant sales of our preferred stock, or the expectation of these sales or expectations of same
Lack of credit agency ratings or FDIC insurance
Movements in interest rates and spreads that negatively affect return
Call and redemption features
In addition, when the market price of a company’s common stock drops significantly, stockholders often institute securities class action lawsuits against the company. A securities class action lawsuit against the Company could cause it to incur substantial costs and could divert the time and attention of its management and other resources, which could materially adversely affect our business, financing condition and results of operations.

Sallie Mae and Navient will each be subject to restrictions under a tax sharing agreement between them, and a violation of the tax sharing agreement may result in tax liability to Sallie Mae and to its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filedstockholders.
In connection with the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Spin-Off, the NSI Order, hereafter referredCompany entered into a tax sharing agreement with Navient to aspreserve the “FDIC Orders”), in its capacity as a servicer of education loans for Sallie Mae Bank and other financial institutions.

Based on our discussions with the FDIC, we believe the FDIC intends to require restitution be made by NSI and Sallie Mae Bank pursuant to the FDIC Orders with respect to loans owned or originated by Sallie Mae Bank from November 28, 2005 until the effective datetax-free treatment of the FDIC Orders.

In a related development, we understand that Navient has decided to voluntarily make restitutionseparation and distribution of certain assessed late fees to customers whose loans were neither owned nor originated by Sallie Mae Bank on the same basis and in the same manner as that made pursuant to the FDIC Orders. These credits are currently estimated to be $42 million.

With respect to alleged civil violations of the SCRA, Navient and Sallie Mae Bank remain engaged in negotiations regarding a comprehensive settlement, remediation and civil settlement plan with the DOJ, in its capacity as the agency having primary authority for enforcement of such matters. The DOJ inquiry covers all loans owned by Sallie Mae Bank or serviced by NSI from November 28, 2005 until the effective date of the settlement.

As previously disclosed, NSI also received Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) as part of the CFPB’s separate investigation regarding allegations relating to Navient’s disclosures and assessment of late fees. Navient recently commenced discussions with the CFPB relating to the disclosures and assessment of late fees. Reserves have not been established forNavient. Under this matter. Navient and its subsidiaries will remain subject to the CIDs. Sallie Mae Bank is not currently subject to CFPB jurisdiction on these matters.

Preferred Stock Litigation

We previously reported that on January 28, 2014 and February 10, 2014, a stockholder of each of the Series B preferred stock and Series A preferred stock oftax sharing agreement, both the Company respectively, filed a putative class action complaintand Navient will be restricted from engaging in certain transactions that could prevent the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware againstSpin-Off from being tax-free to the Company and its board of directors. The complaints were captionedWilliam McCrady v. SLM Corporation et. al. , C.A. No 9285-VCL andJames L. Myers v. SLM Corporation et. al. , C.A. No 9371-VCL, respectively. Each plaintiff purported to bringstockholders at the complaint on behalf of a class consistingtime of the holdersSpin-Off for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Compliance with the tax sharing agreement and the restrictions therein may limit the Company’s near-term ability to pursue certain strategic transactions or engage in activities


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that might be beneficial from a business perspective, including M&A transactions. This may result in missed opportunities or the pursuit of business strategies that may not be as beneficial for the Company and which may negatively affect the Company’s anticipated profitability. If Navient fails to comply with the restrictions in the tax sharing agreement and as a result the Spin-Off was determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company and its stockholders at the time of the series of preferred stock he holds in connectionSpin-Off that are subject to U.S. federal income tax could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities. Although the tax sharing agreement will provide that Navient is required to indemnify the Company for taxes incurred by the Company that may arise were Navient to fail to comply with its obligations under the spin-off oftax sharing agreement, there is no assurance that Navient fromwill have the Company. The complaints generally alleged, among other things,funds to satisfy that the Company’s board of directors breachedliability. Also, Navient will not be required to indemnify our stockholders for any tax liabilities they may incur for its fiduciary duties to the holders of such preferred stock and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in structuring the proposed spin-off of Navient. On May 7, 2014, plaintiffs filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice, dismissing the consolidated class actions. On May 7, 2014, the Court entered an order dismissing the cases without prejudice.

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for eachviolation of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012tax sharing agreement.

Our framework for managing risks may not be effective in mitigating our risk of loss.
Our risk management framework seeks to mitigate risk and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financialappropriately balance risk and statistical informationreturn. We have established processes and procedures intended to identify, measure, monitor, control and report the types of Sallie Maerisk to which we are subject. We seek to monitor and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014control our risk exposure through a framework of policies, procedures, limits and reporting requirements. Management of risks in some cases depends upon the use of analytical and/or forecasting models. If the models that we use to mitigate these risks are containedinadequate, we may incur increased losses. In addition, there may be risks that exist, or that develop in the Company’s Current Reportfuture, that we have not appropriately anticipated, identified or mitigated. If our risk management framework does not effectively identify or mitigate our risks, we could suffer unexpected losses and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Competition
We operate in a competitive environment. Our product offerings are primarily concentrated in loan and savings products for higher education.
We compete in the private credit lending business with banks and other consumer lending institutions, many with strong consumer brand name recognition and greater financial resources. We compete based on Form 8-K filed withour products, origination capability and customer service. To the SEC on May 6, 2014.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

There have been no material changes fromextent our competitors compete aggressively or more effectively, we could lose market share to them or subject our existing loans to refinancing risk. Our product offerings may not prove to be profitable and may result in higher than expected losses.

We are a leading provider of saving- and paying-for-college products and programs. This concentration gives us a competitive advantage in the risk factors previously disclosedmarketplace. This concentration also creates risks in our 2013 Form 10-K.

business, particularly in light of our concentrations as a Private Education Loan lender. If population demographics result in a decrease in college-age individuals, if demand for higher education decreases, if the cost of attendance of higher education decreases, if public resistance to higher education costs increases, or if the demand for higher education loans decreases, our business could be negatively affected. In addition, the federal government, through the Direct Student Loan Program (“DSLP”), poses significant competition to our private credit loan products. If loan limits under the DSLP and other federal education lending programs increase, federally-funded education loans could be more widely available to students and their families, resulting in further decreases in the size of the Private Education Loan market and demand for our Private Education Loan products.
We are dependent on key personnel and the loss of one or more of those key personnel could harm our business.
Our future success depends significantly on the continued services and performance of our management team. We believe our management team’s depth and breadth of experience in our industry is integral to executing our business plan. We also will need to continue to attract, motivate and retain other key personnel. The loss of the services of members of our management team or other key personnel or the inability to attract additional qualified personnel as needed could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.



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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 March 31,June 30, 2014.

(In millions, 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)
  Approximate Dollar
Value
of Shares That
May Yet Be
Purchased  Under
Publicly Announced
Plans or
Programs(2)
 

Period:

    

January 1 —January 31, 2014

  2.2   $23.45    1.7   $161  

February 1 —February 28, 2014

  4.9    23.26    3.5    80  

March 1 — March 31, 2014

  3.4    24.87    3.2      
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total first-quarter 2014

  10.5   $23.82    8.4   
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

(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)  
 
Approximate Dollar
Value
of Shares That
May Yet Be
Purchased  Under
Publicly Announced
Plans or
Programs(2)
Period:       
April 1 - April 30, 2014
 
 
 
May 1 - May 31, 201447
 $8.87
 
 
June 1 - June 30, 2014312
 $8.58
 
 
  
  
  
  
Total second-quarter 2014359
 $8.62
 
  
        
     _
(1)

The total number ofAll shares purchased includes: (i) shares purchased underare pursuant to the stock repurchase program discussed below, and (ii) shares of our common stock tendered to us to satisfy the exercise price in connection with cashless exercise of stock options, and tax withholding obligations in connection with exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units.

(2)

In July 2013, our board of directors authorized us to purchase up to $400 million of shares of our common stock.

At the present time the Company does not have a publicly announced share repurchase plan or program.

The closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on March 31,June 30, 2014 was $24.48.

$8.31.
Item  3.Defaults uponUpon Senior Securities

Nothing to report.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Nothing to report.

Item  5.Other Information

Nothing


Supervision and Regulation
Overview

The following discussion addresses the significant areas of supervision and regulation applicable to report.

our current business and operations.


We are subject to extensive regulation, examination and supervision by various federal, state and local authorities. Significant aspects of the laws and regulations that apply to us and our subsidiaries are described below. These descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable statutes, legislation, regulations and policies, as they may be amended, and as interpreted and applied, by federal, state and local agencies. Such statutes, regulations and policies are continually under review and are subject to change at any time, particularly in the current economic and regulatory environment.
 Dodd-Frank Act

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was adopted to reform and strengthen regulation and supervision of the U.S. financial services industry. It contains comprehensive provisions to govern the practices and oversight of financial institutions and other participants in the financial markets. It imposes significant regulations, additional requirements and oversight on almost every aspect of the U.S. financial services industry, including increased capital and liquidity requirements, limits on leverage and enhanced supervisory authority. It requires the issuance of many implementing regulations which will take effect over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the overall impact to us, our affiliates, including the Bank as well as our customers and the financial industry more generally. While

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the overall impact cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty, we are and will continue to be affected by the Dodd-Frank Act in a wide range of areas.

The Consumer Financial Protection Act, a part of the Dodd-Frank Act, established the CFPB, which has broad authority to write regulations under federal consumer financial protection laws and to directly or indirectly enforce those laws, including regulatory oversight of the Private Education Loan industry, and to examine financial institutions for compliance. It is authorized to collect fines and provide consumer restitution in the event of violations, engage in consumer financial education, track consumer complaints, request data and promote the availability of financial services to underserved consumers and communities. It has authority to prevent unfair, deceptive or abusive practices by issuing regulations that define the same or by using its enforcement authority without first issuing regulations. The CFPB has been active in its supervision, examination and enforcement of financial services companies, most notably bringing enforcement actions, imposing fines and mandating large refunds to customers of several large banking institutions for practices relating to the sale of additional products associated with the extension of consumer credit. Once the Bank has four consecutive quarters with total assets of at least $10 billion, the CFPB will become its primary consumer compliance supervisor with exclusive examination authority and primary enforcement authority. The UDFI and FDIC will remain the prudential regulatory authorities with respect to the Bank’s financial strength.

The CFPB continues an active interest in the student loan industry undertaking a number of initiatives relative to the Private Education Loan Market and student loan servicing. On October 16, 2013, the Private Education Loan Ombudsman within the CFPB submitted its second report based on Private Education Loan inquiries received through the CFPB portal from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013, including 1,327 inquiries transmitted to Sallie Mae during that period. The Dodd-Frank Act created the Private Education Loan Ombudsman within the CFPB to receive and attempt to informally resolve inquiries about Private Education Loans. The Private Education Loan Ombudsman reports to Congress annually on the trends and issues that it identifies through this process. The report offers analysis, commentary and recommendations to address issues reported by consumers. The report’s key observations included: (1) just under 50 percent of all private student loan inquiries received were related to consumers seeking a loan modification or other option to reduce their monthly payment; (2) payment processing problems continue to represent a significant amount of the inquiries received by the CFPB, such as confusion about payment application policies, the application of excess payments and underpayments, timing of payment processing, access to payment histories, lost payments, obtaining payoff information and servicing transfers; and (3) many of the private student loan inquiries mirror the problems heard from consumers in the mortgage market and that recent changes to mortgage servicing and credit card servicing practices might be applicable to the Private Education Loan market.

Regulation of Sallie Mae Bank
The Bank was chartered in 2005 and is a Utah industrial bank regulated by the FDIC and the UDFI. We are currently not a bank holding company and therefore are not subject to the regulation applicable to bank holding companies. However, we and our non-bank subsidiaries are subject to regulation and oversight as institution-affiliated parties. The following discussion sets forth some of the elements of the bank regulatory framework applicable to us, the Bank and our other non-bank subsidiaries.
General

The Bank is currently subject to primary regulation and examination by the FDIC and the UDFI. Numerous other federal and state laws as well as regulations promulgated by the FDIC and the state banking regulator govern almost all aspects of the operations of the Bank and, to some degree, our operations and those of our non-bank subsidiaries as institution-affiliated parties.
Actions by Federal and State Regulators

Like all depository institutions, the Bank is regulated extensively under federal and state law. Under federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the safety and soundness of insured depository institutions, the UDFI and separately the FDIC as the insurer of bank deposits have the authority to compel or restrict certain actions on the Bank’s part if they determine that it has insufficient capital or other resources, or is otherwise operating in a manner that may be deemed to be inconsistent with safe and sound banking practices. Under this authority, the Bank’s regulators can require it to enter into informal or formal supervisory agreements, including board resolutions, memoranda of understanding, written agreements and consent or cease and desist orders, pursuant to which the Bank would be required to take identified corrective actions to address cited concerns and to refrain from taking certain actions.

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Enforcement Powers

We and our nonbank subsidiaries are “institution-affiliated parties” of the Bank, including our management, employees, agents, independent contractors and consultants, and are generally subject to potential civil and criminal penalties for violations of law, regulations or written orders of a government agency. Violations can include failure to timely file required reports, filing false or misleading information or submitting inaccurate reports. Civil penalties may be as high as $1,000,000 a day for such violations and criminal penalties for some financial reportsinstitution crimes may include imprisonment for 20 years. Regulators have flexibility to commence enforcement actions against institutions and institution-affiliated parties, and the FDIC has the authority to terminate deposit insurance. When issued by a banking agency, cease and desist and similar orders may, among other things, require affirmative action to correct any harm resulting from a violation or practice, including restitution, reimbursement, indemnifications or guarantees against loss. A financial institution may also be ordered to restrict its growth, dispose of certain assets, rescind agreements or contracts, or take other actions determined to be appropriate by the ordering agency. The federal banking regulators also may remove a director or officer from an insured depository institution (or bar them from the industry) if a violation is willful or reckless.

At the time of this filing, the Bank remains subject to the 2014 FDIC Order. The 2014 FDIC Order replaces a prior cease and desist order jointly issued in August 2008 by the FDIC and the UDFI which was terminated on July 15, 2014.  Specifically, on May 13, 2014, the Bank reached settlements with the FDIC and the Department of Justice regarding disclosures and assessments of certain late fees, as well as compliance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”).  Under the FDIC’s 2014 Order, the Bank agreed to pay $3.3 million in fines and oversee the refund of up to $30 million in late fees assessed on loans owned or originated by the Bank since its inception in November 2005.

Under the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Navient is responsible for funding all liabilities under the regulatory orders, other than fines directly levied against the Bank in connection with these matters. Under the Department of Justice order, Navient is solely responsible for reimbursing SCRA benefits and related compensation on behalf of both its subsidiary, Navient Solutions, Inc., and the Bank.

As required by the 2014 FDIC Order and the Department of Justice order, the Bank is implementing new SCRA policies, procedures and training, has updated billing statement disclosures, and is taking additional steps to ensure its third-party service providers are also fully compliant in these regards. The 2014 FDIC Order also requires the Bank to have its current compliance with consumer protection regulations audited by independent qualified audit personnel. The Bank is focused on achieving timely and comprehensive remediation of each item contained in the orders and on further enhancing its policies and practices to promote responsible financial practices, customer experience and compliance.

In May 2014, the Bank received a Civil Investigative Demand from the CFPB in its capacity as a former affiliate of Navient as part of the CFPB’s separate investigation relating to fees and policies of pre-Spin-Off SLM during the period prior to the Spin-Off of Navient. We are cooperating fully with the CFPB but are not in a position at this Quarterly Reporttime to predict the duration or outcome of the investigation. Given the timeframe covered by this demand, Navient would be responsible for all costs, expenses, losses or remediation likely to arise from this investigation.
Standards for Safety and Soundness
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the “FDIA”) requires the federal bank regulatory agencies such as the FDIC to prescribe, by regulation or guideline, operational and managerial standards for all insured depository institutions, such as the Bank, relating to internal controls, information systems and audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate risk exposure, and asset quality. The agencies also must prescribe standards for asset quality, earnings, and stock valuation, as well as standards for compensation, fees and benefits. The federal banking regulators have adopted regulations and interagency guidelines prescribing standards for safety and soundness to implement these required standards. These guidelines set forth the safety and soundness standards used to identify and address problems at insured depository institutions before capital becomes impaired. Under the regulations, if a regulator determines that a bank fails to meet any standards prescribed by the guidelines, the regulator may require the bank to submit an acceptable plan to achieve compliance, consistent with deadlines for the submission and review of such safety and soundness compliance plans.

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Dividends

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act generally prohibits a depository institution from making any capital distribution, including payment of a dividend, or paying any management fee to its holding company if the institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. In addition, federal banking regulations applicable to the Bank require minimum levels of capital that may limit the amounts available for payment of dividends. In addition, many regulators have a policy, but not a requirement, that a dividend payment should not exceed net income to date in the current year. Finally, the ability of the Bank to pay dividends, and the contents of its respective dividend policy, could be impacted by a range of regulatory changes made pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, many of which will require final implementing rules to become effective.

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 paid no dividends for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 or for the six months ended June 30, 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Bank paid dividends of $120 million.
Capital Requirements under Basel III

The current risk-based capital guidelines that apply to the Bank are based on Form 10-Qthe 1988 Basel I capital accord. In 2007, the federal banking regulators established capital standards based on the advanced internal ratings-based approach for credit risk and the advanced measurement approaches for operational risk contained in the Basel Committee’s second capital accord, referred to as “Basel II,” for the largest and most internationally active U.S. banking organizations, which do not reflectinclude the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statementsBank. In December 2010, the Basel Committee reached agreement on a stand-alone basis for eachrevised set of regulatory capital standards: Basel III. These new standards, which are aimed at increasing the quality and quantity of regulatory capital, seek to further strengthen financial institutions’ capital positions by mandating a higher minimum level of common equity to be held, along with a capital conservation buffer to withstand future periods of stress.

In July 2013, the federal banking regulators issued the U.S. Basel III final rule. The final rule implements the Basel III capital framework and certain provisions of the threeDodd-Frank Act, including the Collins Amendment. Certain aspects of the final rule, such as the new minimum capital ratios and the revised methodology for calculating risk-weighted assets, will become effective on January 1, 2015 for the Bank. Other aspects of the final rule, such as the capital conservation buffer and the new regulatory deductions from and adjustments to capital, will be phased in over several years endedbeginning on January 1, 2015.

Consistent with the Basel Committee’s Basel III capital framework, the U.S. Basel III final rule includes a new minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 4.5 percent and a Common Equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of greater than 2.5 percent of risk-weighted assets that will apply to all U.S. banking organizations, including the Bank. Failure to maintain the capital conservation buffer will result in increasingly stringent restrictions on a banking organization’s ability to make dividend payments and other capital distributions and pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers. The final rule also increases the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4 percent to 6 percent, while maintaining the current minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8 percent. In addition, for the largest and most internationally active U.S. banking organizations, which do not include the Bank, the final rule includes a new minimum supplementary leverage ratio that takes into account certain off-balance sheet exposures.

The U.S. Basel III final rule focuses regulatory capital on Common Equity Tier 1 capital, and introduces new regulatory adjustments and deductions from capital as well as narrower eligibility criteria for regulatory capital instruments. The new eligibility criteria for regulatory capital instruments results in, among other things, cumulative perpetual preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1 capital.

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Stress Testing Requirements

As of December 31, 2013, 2012the Bank had total assets of $10.8 billion. Once the Bank’s average total assets over four consecutive quarters exceed $10 billion, it will subsequently become subject to annual Dodd-Frank Act stress testing requirements. The Dodd-Frank Act imposes stress test requirements on banking organizations with total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion. The FDIC’s implementing regulations require FDIC-regulated depository institutions, such as the Bank, to conduct annual company-run stress test scenarios provided by the FDIC and publish a summary of those results. If, as is expected, the proposed rule that revises Part 325 Subpart C of the FDIC Rules and Regulations is adopted, the Bank will be required to submit the results of its stress tests to the FDIC by July 31, 2016.
Deposit Insurance and Assessments

Deposits at the Bank are insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund (the “DIF”), as administered by the FDIC, up to the applicable limits established by law. The Dodd-Frank Act amended the statutory regime governing the DIF. Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act established a minimum designated reserve ratio (“DRR”) of 1.35 percent of estimated insured deposits, required that the fund reserve ratio reach 1.35 percent by September 30, 2020, and directed the FDIC to amend its regulations to redefine the assessment base used for calculating deposit insurance assessments. Specifically, the Dodd-Frank Act requires the assessment base to be an amount equal to the average consolidated total assets of the insured depository institution during the assessment period, minus the sum of the average tangible equity of the insured depository institution during the assessment period and an amount the FDIC determines is necessary to establish assessments consistent with the risk-based assessment system found in the FDIA.
In December of 2010, the FDIC adopted a final rule setting the DRR at 2.0 percent. Furthermore, on February 7, 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financialthe FDIC issued a final rule changing its assessment system from one based on domestic deposits to one based on the average consolidated total assets of a bank minus its average tangible equity during each quarter. The February 7, 2011 final rule modifies two adjustments added to the risk-based pricing system in 2009 (an unsecured debt adjustment and statisticala brokered deposit adjustment), discontinues a third adjustment added in 2009 (the secured liability adjustment), and adds an adjustment for long-term debt held by an insured depository institution where the debt is issued by another insured depository institution. Under the February 7, 2011 final rule, the total base assessment rates will vary depending on the DIF reserve ratio.
With respect to brokered deposits, an insured depository institution must be well-capitalized in order to accept, renew or roll over such deposits without FDIC clearance. An adequately capitalized insured depository institution must obtain a waiver from the FDIC in order to accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits. Undercapitalized insured depository institutions generally may not accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits. For more information on the Bank’s deposits, see the section titled “Certain Unaudited Financial and Statistical Information of Sallie Mae and Sallie Mae Bank.”
Regulatory Examinations
The Bank currently undergoes regular on-site examinations by the Bank’s regulators, which examine for adherence to a range of legal and regulatory compliance responsibilities. A bank regulator conducting an examination has complete access to the books and records of the examined institution. The results of the examination are confidential. The cost of examinations may be assessed against the examined institution as the agency deems necessary or appropriate.
Source of Strength
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, we are required to serve as a source of financial strength to the Bank and to commit resources to support the Bank in circumstances when we might not do so absent the statutory requirement. Any loan by us to the Bank would be subordinate in right of payment to depositors and to certain other indebtedness of the Bank.
Community Reinvestment Act
The Community Reinvestment Act requires the FDIC to evaluate the record of the Bank in meeting the credit needs of its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014local community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. These evaluations are containedconsidered in evaluating mergers, acquisitions and applications to open a branch or facility. Failure to adequately meet these criteria could result in additional requirements and limitations on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed withBank.

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Properties
The following table lists the SEC on May 6, 2014.

principal facilities owned by us as of June 30, 2014:
LocationFunctionRelated Business Area(s)
Approximate
Square Feet
Newark, DEHeadquartersConsumer Lending; Business Services; FFELP Loans; Other160,000
Indianapolis, INLoan Servicing CenterBusiness Services50,000
The following table lists the principal facilities leased by us as of June 30, 2014:
LocationFunctionRelated Business Area(s)
Approximate
Square Feet
Reston, VAAdministrative OfficesConsumer Lending; Business Services; FFELP Loans; Other18,000
Newton, MAUpromiseBusiness Services18,000
Salt Lake City, UTSallie Mae BankConsumer Lending11,400
None of the facilities that we own is encumbered by a mortgage. We believe that our headquarters, loan servicing centers, data center, back-up facility and data management and collection centers are generally adequate to meet our long-term student loan and business goals. Our headquarters are currently located in owned space at 300 Continental Drive, Newark, Delaware, 19713.


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Item  6.Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished or filed, as applicable:

3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SLM Corporation
 10.1 
Letter10.1
Employment Agreement, dated January 15,April 21, 2014 with Raymond J. Quinlan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 ofbetween Laurent C. Lutz and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 19, 2014)†
Company†
 10.2 
SLM Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive10.2
Sallie Mae Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Restricted Stock Unit Term Sheet — Raymond J. Quinlan Signing Award (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39Amended and Restated as of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 19, 2014)†
June 25, 2014†
 
10.3
Form of SLM Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan, BonusIndependent Director Restricted Stock Unit Term Sheet —Agreement - 2014†
  10.4Form of SLM Corporation 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Restricted Stock Unit Term Sheet — 2014†
12.1
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
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.
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.

Management Contract or Compensatory Plan or Arrangement

The information and financial reports contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the subsequent Spin-Off of Navient on April 30, 2014. Carved out audited consolidated financial statements on a stand-alone basis for each of the three years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as certain unaudited pro forma condensed financial and statistical information of Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries effective March 31, 2014 are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2014.


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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)

SLM CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/S/ STEVEN J. MCGARRY

Steven J. McGarry

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: May 12,July 23, 2014

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