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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

or

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

For the transition period from                  to

Commission File Number: 001-36228

Navient Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 46-4054283

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

123 Justison Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(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 þ No ¨

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 filer þ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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 þ No ¨

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

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 June 30, 2015
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 374,032,762 shares


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NAVIENT CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.

Financial Statements 1

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 42

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 96

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures 100

Part II. Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings 101

Item 1A.

Risk Factors 103

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 104

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities 105

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures 105

Item 5.

Other Information 105

Item 6.

Exhibits 105


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

NAVIENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

Assets

FFELP Loans (net of allowance for losses of $89 and $93, respectively)

$ 100,264 $ 104,521

Private Education Loans (net of allowance for losses of $1,533 and $1,916 respectively)

28,107 29,796

Investments

Available-for-sale

6 6

Other

637 627

Total investments

643 633

Cash and cash equivalents

1,614 1,443

Restricted cash and investments

3,950 3,926

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net

546 369

Other assets

5,096 5,664

Total assets

$ 140,220 $ 146,352

Liabilities

Short-term borrowings

$ 2,951 $ 2,663

Long-term borrowings

130,387 136,866

Other liabilities

2,949 2,625

Total liabilities

136,287 142,154

Commitments and contingencies

Equity

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 1.125 billion shares authorized: 430 million and 426 million shares issued, respectively

4 4

Additional paid-in capital

2,954 2,893

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (net of tax benefit (expense) of $16 and $(5), respectively)

(26 ) 9

Retained earnings

2,072 1,724

Total Navient Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock

5,004 4,630

Less: Common stock held in treasury at cost: 56 million and 24 million shares, respectively

(1,075 ) (432 )

Total Navient Corporation stockholders’ equity

3,929 4,198

Noncontrolling interest

4

Total equity

3,933 4,198

Total liabilities and equity

$ 140,220 $ 146,352

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

June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

FFELP Loans

$ 96,964 $ 100,367

Private Education Loans

23,409 24,418

Restricted cash and investments

3,828 3,733

Other assets

619 1,230

Short-term borrowings

602 653

Long-term borrowings

112,971 117,678

Net assets of consolidated variable interest entities

$ 11,247 $ 11,417

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NAVIENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
June  30,
Six Months Ended
June  30,
2015 2014 2015 2014

Interest income:

FFELP Loans

$ 626 $ 631 $ 1,262 $ 1,278

Private Education Loans

434 539 891 1,183

Other loans

2 2 4 4

Cash and investments

2 3 4 6

Total interest income

1,064 1,175 2,161 2,471

Total interest expense

515 513 1,029 1,042

Net interest income

549 662 1,132 1,429

Less: provisions for loan losses

198 165 323 350

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

351 497 809 1,079

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

7 12

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net

(18 ) 61 53 53

Servicing revenue

106 73 182 136

Asset recovery revenue

99 132 188 243

Gains on debt repurchases

Other

7 9 15 13

Total other income

201 275 450 445

Expenses:

Salaries and benefits

115 116 238 257

Other operating expenses

110 95 218 321

Total operating expenses

225 211 456 578

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense

3 2 4 6

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

29 61 32 87

Total expenses

257 274 492 671

Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense

295 498 767 853

Income tax expense

113 191 293 328

Net income from continuing operations

182 307 474 525

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

1

Net income

182 307 474 526

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

Net income attributable to Navient Corporation

182 307 474 526

Preferred stock dividends

2 6

Net income attributable to Navient Corporation common stock

$ 182 $ 305 $ 474 $ 520

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Navient Corporation:

Continuing operations

$ .48 $ .72 $ 1.22 $ 1.22

Discontinued operations

Total

$ .48 $ .72 $ 1.22 $ 1.22

Average common shares outstanding

381 422 389 424

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Navient Corporation:

Continuing operations

$ .47 $ .71 $ 1.20 $ 1.20

Discontinued operations

Total

$ .47 $ .71 $ 1.20 $ 1.20

Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding

387 430 396 432

Dividends per common share attributable to Navient Corporation

$ .16 $ .15 $ .32 $ .30

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NAVIENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014

Net income

$ 182 $ 307 $ 474 $ 526

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives:

Unrealized hedging gains (losses) on derivatives

15 (4 ) (55 ) (15 )

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

1 (1 ) 4

Total unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives

15 (3 ) (56 ) (11 )

Unrealized gain (losses) on investments

3 3

Income tax (expense) benefit

(5 ) 21 2

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

10 (35 ) (6 )

Total comprehensive income attributable to Navient Corporation

$ 192 $ 307 $ 439 $ 520

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NAVIENT 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 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

Comprehensive income:

Net income (loss)

307 307 307

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

Total comprehensive income

307 307

Cash dividends:

Common stock ($.15 per share)

(63 ) (63 ) (63 )

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

(1 ) (1 ) (1 )

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

(1 ) (1 ) (1 )

Issuance of common shares

1,867,844 1,867,844 (81 ) 94 13 13

Retirement of common stock in treasury

(126,963,268 ) 126,963,268 (25 ) (2,263 ) 2,288

Tax benefit related to employee stock-based compensation plans

1 1 1

Stock-based compensation expense

10 10 10

Common stock repurchased

(3,862,214 ) (3,862,214 ) (65 ) (65 ) (65 )

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans

(1,270,458 ) (1,270,458 ) (22 ) (22 ) (22 )

Deconsolidation of subsidiary

(5 ) (5 )

Distribution of consumer banking business

(7,300,000 ) (565 ) 565 (1,751 ) (1,751 ) (1,751 )

Balance at June 30, 2014

424,353,699 (4,915,240 ) 419,438,459 $ $ 4 $ 2,868 $ 7 $ 1,224 $ (82 ) $ 4,021 $ $ 4,021

Balance at March 31, 2015

429,222,873 (40,201,428 ) 389,021,445 $ $ 4 $ 2,935 $ (36 ) $ 1,951 $ (767 ) $ 4,087 $ 4 $ 4,091

Comprehensive income:

Net income (loss)

182 182 182

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

10 10 10

Total comprehensive income

192 192

Cash dividends:

Common stock ($.16 per share)

(61 ) (61 ) (61 )

Issuance of common shares

633,170 633,170 5 5 5

Tax benefit related to employee stock-based compensation plans

3 3 3

Stock-based compensation expense

11 11 11

Common stock repurchased

(15,190,685 ) (15,190,685 ) (300 ) (300 ) (300 )

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans

(431,168 ) (431,168 ) (8 ) (8 ) (8 )

Balance at June 30, 2015

429,856,043 (55,823,281 ) 374,032,762 $ $ 4 $ 2,954 $ (26 ) $ 2,072 $ (1,075 ) $ 3,929 $ 4 $ 3,933

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NAVIENT 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, 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)

526 526 526

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

(6 ) (6 ) (6 )

Total comprehensive income

520 520

Cash dividends:

Common stock ($.30 per share)

(127 ) (127 ) (127 )

Preferred stock, series A ($1.74 per share)

(4 ) (4 ) (4 )

Preferred stock, series B ($.98 per share)

(2 ) (2 ) (2 )

Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans

(2 ) (2 ) (2 )

Issuance of common shares

6,106,026 6,106,026 (80 ) 127 47 47

Retirement of common stock in treasury

(126,963,268 ) 126,963,268 (25 ) (2,263 ) 2,288

Tax benefit related to employee stock-based compensation plans

12 12 12

Stock-based compensation expense

28 28 28

Common stock repurchased

(12,230,514 ) (12,230,514 ) (265 ) (265 ) (265 )

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans

(3,385,928 ) (3,385,928 ) (72 ) (72 ) (72 )

Deconsolidation of subsidiary

(5 ) (5 )

Distribution of consumer banking business

(7,300,000 ) (565 ) 565 (1,751 ) (1,751 ) (1,751 )

Balance at June 30, 2014

424,353,699 (4,915,240 ) 419,438,459 $ $ 4 $ 2,868 $ 7 $ 1,224 $ (82 ) $ 4,021 $ $ 4,021

Balance at December 31, 2014

425,637,635 (23,902,829 ) 401,734,806 $ $ 4 $ 2,893 $ 9 $ 1,724 $ (432 ) $ 4,198 $ $ 4,198

Comprehensive income:

Net income (loss)

474 474 474

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

(35 ) (35 ) (35 )

Total comprehensive income

439 439

Cash dividends:

Common stock ($.32 per share)

(124 ) (124 ) (124 )

Dividend equivalent units related to employee stock-based compensation plans

(2 ) (2 ) (2 )

Issuance of common shares

4,218,408 4,218,408 26 26 26

Tax benefit related to employee stock-based compensation plans

12 12 12

Stock-based compensation expense

23 23 23

Common stock repurchased

(29,844,520 ) (29,844,520 ) (600 ) (600 ) (600 )

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans

(2,075,932 ) (2,075,932 ) (43 ) (43 ) (43 )

Noncontrolling interest in asset recovery business

4 4

Balance at June 30, 2015

429,856,043 (55,823,281 ) 374,032,762 $ $ 4 $ 2,954 $ (26 ) $ 2,072 $ (1,075 ) $ 3,929 $ 4 $ 3,933

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NAVIENT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014

Operating activities

Net income

$ 474 $ 526

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

(12 )

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense

4 6

Stock-based compensation expense

23 28

Unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities

(362 ) (397 )

Provisions for loan losses

323 350

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash — other

63 (45 )

Decrease in accrued interest receivable

102 63

Decrease in accrued interest payable

(7 ) (32 )

Decrease in other assets

407 560

Increase in other liabilities

40 54

Cash provided by operating activities — continuing operations

1,055 1,112

Cash provided by operating activities — discontinued operations

1

Total net cash provided by operating activities

1,055 1,113

Investing activities

Student loans acquired and originated

(1,834 ) (2,917 )

Reduction of student loans:

Installment payments, claims and other

7,044 6,005

Proceeds from sales of student loans

386

Other investing activities, net

(18 ) 108

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

(28 )

Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities

1 3

Purchases of other securities

(3 ) (104 )

Proceeds from maturities of other securities

1 107

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash — variable interest entities

(96 ) 54

Purchase of subsidiary, net of cash acquired

(181 )

Total net cash provided by investing activities

5,300 3,228

Financing activities

Distribution of consumer banking business

(2,217 )

Borrowings collateralized by loans in trust — issued

3,424 3,393

Borrowings collateralized by loans in trust — repaid

(6,702 ) (6,108 )

Asset-backed commercial paper conduits, net

(887 ) (2,243 )

Other long-term borrowings issued

493 834

Other long-term borrowings repaid

(1,649 ) (2,040 )

Other financing activities, net

(139 ) 158

Retail and other deposits, net

726

Common stock repurchased

(600 ) (265 )

Common stock dividends paid

(124 ) (127 )

Preferred stock dividends paid

(6 )

Net cash used in financing activities

(6,184 ) (7,895 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

171 (3,554 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

1,443 5,190

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$ 1,614 $ 1,636

Cash disbursements made (refunds received) for:

Interest

$ 991 $ 1,005

Income taxes paid

$ 67 $ 192

Income taxes received

$ $ (70 )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NAVIENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Information at June 30, 2015 and for the three and six months ended

June 30, 2015 and 2014 is unaudited)

1. The Separation

On April 30, 2014, the spin-off of Navient from SLM Corporation (the “Spin-Off”) was completed and Navient became an independent, publicly traded company focused on loan management, servicing and asset recovery. The separation was completed through the distribution of 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Navient common stock, on the basis of one share of Navient common stock for each share of SLM Corporation common stock. SLM Corporation continues operation as a separate publicly traded company and includes Sallie Mae Bank, its Private Education Loan originations business and the Private Education Loans the bank held at the time of the separation.

Due to the relative significance of Navient to SLM Corporation prior to the Spin-Off, for financial reporting purposes, Navient is treated as the “accounting spinnor” and therefore is the “accounting successor” to SLM Corporation as constituted prior to the Spin-Off, notwithstanding the legal form of the Spin-Off. Since Navient is the accounting successor, the historical financial statements of SLM Corporation prior to the Spin-Off are the historical financial statements of Navient. As a result, the GAAP financial results reported in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include the historical financial results of SLM Corporation prior to the Spin-Off on April 30, 2014 (i.e., such consolidated results include our loan management, servicing and asset recovery business and the consumer banking business associated with Sallie Mae Bank (“SLM BankCo”)) and reflect the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo to SLM Corporation’s stockholders on April 30, 2014.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements of Navient 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. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Navient 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 the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2015 or for any other period. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “2014 Form 10-K”). Definitions for certain capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q can be found in our 2014 Form 10-K.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the balances as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 to be consistent with classifications adopted for 2015, and had no effect on net income, total assets, or total liabilities.

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NAVIENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue Recognition

On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“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 transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. In July 2015, the FASB agreed to defer the mandatory effective date by one year. Accordingly, the new standard is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2018. Early application is permitted as of January 2017. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. We have not yet determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting but do not expect it to be material.

3. Allowance for Loan Losses

The financial statements of Navient reflect the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014. As a result of the deemed distribution, all disclosures in this footnote as of a date prior to April 30, 2014 include SLM BankCo’s FFELP and Private Education Loans, whereas the disclosures as of June 30, 2014, December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015 do not contain SLM BankCo’s FFELP and Private Education Loans.

Our provisions for 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 provisions 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 our Private Education Loan portfolio into two classes of loans — traditional and non-traditional. Non-traditional loans are loans 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 other Private Education Loans that are not classified as non-traditional.

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NAVIENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3. Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

Allowance for Loan Losses Metrics

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

FFELP Loans Private Education
Loans
Other
Loans
Total

Allowance for Loan Losses

Beginning balance

$ 91 $ 1,849 $ 23 $ 1,963

Total provision

7 191 198

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining (2)

(9 ) (179 ) (2 ) (190 )

Total net charge-offs

(9 ) (509 ) (2 ) (520 )

Reclassification of interest reserve (3)

2 2

Ending balance

$ 89 $ 1,533 $ 21 $ 1,643

Allowance:

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

$ $ 1,257 $ 17 $ 1,274

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

$ 89 $ 276 $ 4 $ 369

Loans:

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment (4)

$ $ 10,769 $ 41 $ 10,810

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment (4)

$ 99,207 $ 19,435 $ 55 $ 118,697

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

.05 % 2.74 % 8.68 %

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) (1)

% 5.07 % %

Allowance coverage of net charge-offs, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

2.3 2.1 2.4

Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance

.09 % 5.08 % 21.50 %

Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment

.12 % 5.93 % 21.50 %

Ending total loans (4)

$ 99,207 $ 30,204 $ 96

Average loans in repayment

$ 76,325 $ 26,122 $ 101

Ending loans in repayment

$ 75,244 $ 25,865 $ 96

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default on Private Education Loans increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(2)

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 recovered and any shortfalls in what was actually recovered in the period. See “Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans” for further discussion.

(3)

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.

(4)

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

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NAVIENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

3. Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

FFELP Loans Private Education
Loans
Other
Loans
Total

Allowance for Loan Losses

Beginning balance

$ 107 $ 2,059 $ 27 $ 2,193

Total provision

10 155 165

Total net charge-offs (1)

(15 ) (166 ) (1 ) (182 )

Reclassification of interest reserve (2)

4 4

Distribution of SLM BankCo

(6 ) (69 ) (75 )

Ending balance

$ 96 $ 1,983 $ 26 $ 2,105

Allowance:

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

$ $ 1,063 $ 20 $ 1,083

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

$ 96 $ 920 $ 6 $ 1,022

Loans:

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment (3)

$ $ 10,015 $ 43 $ 10,058

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment (3)

$ 98,837 $ 22,966 $ 74 $ 121,877

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

.08 % 2.33 % 3.73 %

Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)

1.6 3.0 5.7

Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance

.10 % 6.01 % 21.91 %

Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment

.13 % 7.31 % 21.91 %

Ending total loans (3)

$ 98,837 $ 32,981 $ 117

Average loans in repayment

$ 72,621 $ 28,599 $ 119

Ending loans in repayment

$ 72,114 $ 27,136 $ 117

(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 recovered and any shortfalls in what was actually recovered 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.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

FFELP Loans Private Education
Loans
Other
Loans
Total

Allowance for Loan Losses

Beginning balance

$ 93 $ 1,916 $ 24 $ 2,033

Total provision

12 311 323

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining (2)

(16 ) (369 ) (3 ) (388 )

Total net charge-offs

(16 ) (699 ) (3 ) (718 )

Reclassification of interest reserve (3)

5 5

Ending balance

$ 89 $ 1,533 $ 21 $ 1,643

Allowance:

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

$ $ 1,257 $ 17 $ 1,274

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

$ 89 $ 276 $ 4 $ 369

Loans:

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment (4)

$ $ 10,769 $ 41 $ 10,810

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment (4)

$ 99,207 $ 19,435 $ 55 $ 118,697

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

.04 % 2.82 % 6.01 %

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) (1)

% 2.53 % %

Allowance coverage of net charge-offs, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

2.8 2.1 3.3

Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance

.09 % 5.08 % 21.50 %

Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment

.12 % 5.93 % 21.50 %

Ending total loans (4)

$ 99,207 $ 30,204 $ 96

Average loans in repayment

$ 76,896 $ 26,382 $ 103

Ending loans in repayment

$ 75,244 $ 25,865 $ 96

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default on Private Education Loans increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(2)

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 recovered and any shortfalls in what was actually recovered in the period. See “Receivable for Partially Charged-Off Private Education Loans” for further discussion.

(3)

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.

(4)

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

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Six Months Ended June 30, 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

20 330 350

Total net charge-offs (1)

(37 ) (385 ) (2 ) (424 )

Reclassification of interest reserve (2)

10 10

Distribution of SLM BankCo

(6 ) (69 ) (75 )

Ending balance

$ 96 $ 1,983 $ 26 $ 2,105

Allowance:

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

$ $ 1,063 $ 20 $ 1,083

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

$ 96 $ 920 $ 6 $ 1,022

Loans:

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment (3)

$ $ 10,015 $ 43 $ 10,058

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment (3)

$ 98,837 $ 22,966 $ 74 $ 121,877

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

.10 % 2.59 % 3.67 %

Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)

1.3 2.6 5.7

Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance

.10 % 6.01 % 21.91 %

Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment

.13 % 7.31 % 21.91 %

Ending total loans (3)

$ 98,837 $ 32,981 $ 117

Average loans in repayment

$ 73,056 $ 29,999 $ 123

Ending loans in repayment

$ 72,114 $ 27,136 $ 117

(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 recovered and any shortfalls in what was actually recovered 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.

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Key Credit Quality Indicators

FFELP Loans are substantially insured and guaranteed as to their principal and accrued interest in the event of default; therefore, the key credit quality indicator for this portfolio is loan status. The impact of changes in loan status is incorporated quarterly into the allowance for loan losses calculation.

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 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
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Credit Quality Indicators

School Type/FICO Scores:

Traditional

$ 26,926 92 % $ 28,527 92 %

Non-Traditional (1)

2,376 8 2,534 8

Total

$ 29,302 100 % $ 31,061 100 %

Cosigners:

With cosigner

$ 18,898 65 % $ 20,001 64 %

Without cosigner

10,404 35 11,060 36

Total

$ 29,302 100 % $ 31,061 100 %

Seasoning (2) :

1-12 payments

$ 2,199 8 % $ 2,734 9 %

13-24 payments

2,617 9 3,161 10

25-36 payments

3,851 13 4,259 14

37-48 payments

4,101 14 4,404 14

More than 48 payments

14,095 48 13,450 43

Not yet in repayment

2,439 8 3,053 10

Total

$ 29,302 100 % $ 31,061 100 %

(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).

(2)

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

(3)

Balance represents gross Private Education Loans.

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3. Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

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

FFELP Loan Delinquencies
June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

(Dollars in millions)

Balance % Balance %

Loans in-school/grace/deferment (1)

$ 9,760 $ 10,861

Loans in forbearance (2)

14,203 14,366

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

Loans current

63,363 84.2 % 65,221 83.4 %

Loans delinquent 31-60 days (3)

3,367 4.5 3,942 5.0

Loans delinquent 61-90 days (3)

2,186 2.9 2,451 3.1

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days (3)

6,328 8.4 6,597 8.5

Total FFELP Loans in repayment

75,244 100 % 78,211 100 %

Total FFELP Loans, gross

99,207 103,438

FFELP Loan unamortized premium

1,146 1,176

Total FFELP Loans

100,353 104,614

FFELP Loan allowance for losses

(89 ) (93 )

FFELP Loans, net

$ 100,264 $ 104,521

Percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

75.8 % 75.6 %

Delinquencies as a percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

15.8 % 16.6 %

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

15.9 % 15.5 %

(1)

Loans for customers who may still be attending school or engaging 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, 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.

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Private Education Traditional Loan
Delinquencies
June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

(Dollars in millions)

Balance % Balance %

Loans in-school/grace/deferment (1)

$ 2,218 $ 2,777

Loans in forbearance (2)

880 935

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

Loans current

22,370 93.9 % 23,012 92.7 %

Loans delinquent 31-60 days (3)

463 1.9 624 2.5

Loans delinquent 61-90 days (3)

307 1.3 363 1.5

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days (3)

688 2.9 816 3.3

Total traditional loans in repayment

23,828 100 % 24,815 100 %

Total traditional loans, gross

26,926 28,527

Traditional loans unamortized discount

(500 ) (526 )

Total traditional loans

26,426 28,001

Traditional loans receivable for partially charged-off loans

569 775

Traditional loans allowance for losses

(1,282 ) (1,515 )

Traditional loans, net

$ 25,713 $ 27,261

Percentage of traditional loans in repayment

88.5 % 87.0 %

Delinquencies as a percentage of traditional loans in repayment

6.1 % 7.3 %

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

3.6 % 3.6 %

(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.

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3. Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

Private Education Non-Traditional
Loan Delinquencies
June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

(Dollars in millions)

Balance % Balance %

Loans in-school/grace/deferment (1)

$ 221 $ 276

Loans in forbearance (2)

118 124

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

Loans current

1,730 84.9 % 1,749 81.9 %

Loans delinquent 31-60 days (3)

81 4.0 110 5.2

Loans delinquent 61-90 days (3)

62 3.1 73 3.4

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days (3)

164 8.0 202 9.5

Total non-traditional loans in repayment

2,037 100 % 2,134 100 %

Total non-traditional loans, gross

2,376 2,534

Non-traditional loans unamortized discount

(64 ) (68 )

Total non-traditional loans

2,312 2,466

Non-traditional loans receivable for partially charged-off loans

333 470

Non-traditional loans allowance for losses

(251 ) (401 )

Non-traditional loans, net

$ 2,394 $ 2,535

Percentage of non-traditional loans in repayment

85.7 % 84.2 %

Delinquencies as a percentage of non-traditional loans in repayment

15.1 % 18.1 %

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

5.5 % 5.5 %

(1)

Deferment includes customers who have returned to school or are engaged in other permitted educational activities and are not yet required to make payments on 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 Private Education 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. The financial crisis, which began in 2007, impacted our collections on defaulted loans and as a result, Private Education Loans which defaulted from 2007 through March 31, 2015, experienced collection performance below our pre-financial crisis experience. As a result, until we gained enough data and experience to determine the long-term, post-default recovery rate of 21 percent this quarter, we established a reserve for potential shortfalls in recoveries. In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in

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3. Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans. We no longer expect to have significant periodic recovery shortfalls as a result of this change, however, it is possible we may continue to experience such shortfalls.

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

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Receivable at beginning of period

$ 1,236 $ 1,297 $ 1,245 $ 1,313

Expected future recoveries of current period defaults (1)

46 53 108 124

Recoveries (2)

(50 ) (58 ) (102 ) (119 )

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (3)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining

(23 ) (19 ) (49 )

Total net charge-offs

(330 ) (23 ) (349 ) (49 )

Receivable at end of period

902 1,269 902 1,269

Allowance for estimated recovery shortfalls (4)

(402 ) (402 )

Net receivable at end of period

$ 902 $ 867 $ 902 $ 867

(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 collections.

(3)

Prior to second-quarter 2015, charge-offs represent the current period recovery shortfall — the difference between what was expected to be collected and what was actually collected. In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans. 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 overall allowance for Private Education Loan losses.

Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”)

We sometimes 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 53 percent and 51 percent of the loans granted forbearance have qualified as a TDR loan at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The unpaid principal balance of TDR loans that were in an interest rate reduction plan was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 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

June 30, 2015

Private Education Loans — Traditional

$ 8,939 $ 9,010 $ 1,022

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

1,460 1,462 235

Total

$ 10,399 $ 10,472 $ 1,257

December 31, 2014

Private Education Loans — Traditional

$ 8,728 $ 8,790 $ 917

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

1,477 1,476 215

Total

$ 10,205 $ 10,266 $ 1,132

(1)

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

The following tables provide the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for our TDR loans.

Three Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Private Education Loans — Traditional

$ 8,943 $ 135 $ 8,002 $ 122

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

1,466 29 1,451 29

Total

$ 10,409 $ 164 $ 9,453 $ 151

Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Private Education Loans — Traditional

$ 8,900 $ 267 $ 7,818 $ 240

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

1,471 58 1,442 58

Total

$ 10,371 $ 325 $ 9,260 $ 298

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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
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Balance % Balance %

Loans in deferment (1)

$ 740 $ 825

Loans in forbearance (2)

726 745

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

Loans current

7,690 85.4 % 7,186 82.7 %

Loans delinquent 31-60 days (3)

383 4.3 464 5.3

Loans delinquent 61-90 days (3)

273 3.0 299 3.4

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days (3)

660 7.3 747 8.6

Total TDR loans in repayment

9,006 100 % 8,696 100 %

Total TDR loans, gross

$ 10,472 $ 10,266

(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.

The following tables provide the amount of loans modified in the periods presented that resulted in a TDR. Additionally, the tables summarize 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 June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Private Education Loans — Traditional

$ 339 $ 101 $ 83 $ 533 $ 74 $ 102

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

36 30 14 59 23 23

Total

$ 375 $ 131 $ 97 $ 592 $ 97 $ 125

Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Private Education Loans — Traditional

$ 768 $ 192 $ 183 $ 999 $ 174 $ 221

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

79 58 32 116 57 52

Total

$ 847 $ 250 $ 215 $ 1,115 $ 231 $ 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.

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3. Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

Accrued Interest Receivable

The following table provides information regarding accrued interest receivable on our Private Education Loans and our allowance for uncollectible interest.

(Dollars in millions)

Accrued
Interest
Receivable
Allowance for
Uncollectible
Interest

June 30, 2015

Private Education Loans — Traditional

$ 490 $ 27

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

61 9

Total

$ 551 $ 36

December 31, 2014

Private Education Loans — Traditional

$ 542 $ 29

Private Education Loans — Non-Traditional

70 11

Total

$ 612 $ 40

4. Borrowings

The following table summarizes our borrowings.

June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Short
Term
Long
Term
Total Short
Term
Long
Term
Total

Unsecured borrowings:

Senior unsecured debt

$ 1,562 $ 14,675 $ 16,237 $ 1,066 $ 16,311 $ 17,377

Total unsecured borrowings

1,562 14,675 16,237 1,066 16,311 17,377

Secured borrowings:

FFELP Loan securitizations

83,780 83,780 86,241 86,241

Private Education Loan securitizations

17,231 17,231 17,997 17,997

FFELP Loan — other facilities

14,522 14,522 15,358 15,358

Private Education Loan — other facilities

602 602 653 653

Other (1)

779 779 937 937

Total secured borrowings

1,381 115,533 116,914 1,590 119,596 121,186

Total before hedge accounting adjustments

2,943 130,208 133,151 2,656 135,907 138,563

Hedge accounting adjustments

8 179 187 7 959 966

Total

$ 2,951 $ 130,387 $ 133,338 $ 2,663 $ 136,866 $ 139,529

(1)

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

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Variable Interest Entities

We consolidated the following financing VIEs as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, as we are the primary beneficiary. As a result, these VIEs are accounted for as secured borrowings.

June 30, 2015
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

$ $ 83,780 $ 83,780 $ 84,101 $ 3,179 $ 728 $ 88,008

Private Education Loan securitizations

17,231 17,231 22,594 388 369 23,351

FFELP Loan — other facilities

12,521 12,521 12,863 250 194 13,307

Private Education Loan — other facilities

602 602 815 11 31 857

Total before hedge accounting adjustments

602 113,532 114,134 120,373 3,828 1,322 125,523

Hedge accounting adjustments

(561 ) (561 ) (703 ) (703 )

Total

$ 602 $ 112,971 $ 113,573 $ 120,373 $ 3,828 $ 619 $ 124,820

December 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

$ $ 86,241 $ 86,241 $ 86,715 $ 3,069 $ 722 $ 90,506

Private Education Loan securitizations

17,997 17,997 23,184 378 389 23,951

FFELP Loan — other facilities

13,358 13,358 13,653 269 260 14,182

Private Education Loan — other facilities

653 653 1,233 17 36 1,286

Total before hedge accounting adjustments

653 117,596 118,249 124,785 3,733 1,407 129,925

Hedge accounting adjustments

82 82 (177 ) (177 )

Total

$ 653 $ 117,678 $ 118,331 $ 124,785 $ 3,733 $ 1,230 $ 129,748

5. Derivative Financial Instruments

Our risk management strategy and use of and accounting for derivatives have not materially changed from that discussed in our 2014 Form 10-K. Please refer to “Note 7 — Derivative Financial Instruments” in our 2014 Form 10-K for a full discussion.

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5. Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

Summary of Derivative Financial Statement Impact

The following tables summarize the fair values and notional amounts of all derivative instruments at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and their impact on other comprehensive income and earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Impact of Derivatives on Consolidated Balance Sheet

Cash Flow Fair Value Trading Total

(Dollars in millions)

Hedged Risk
Exposure

June 30,
2015
Dec. 31,
2014
June 30,
2015
Dec. 31,
2014
June 30,
2015
Dec. 31,
2014
June 30,
2015
Dec. 31,
2014

Fair Values (1)

Derivative Assets:

Interest rate swaps

Interest rate $ $ 6 $ 719 $ 828 $ 25 $ 23 $ 744 $ 857

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

Foreign currency &
interest rate
10 164 10 164

Other (2)

Interest rate 1 1 1 1

Total derivative assets (3)

6 729 992 26 24 755 1,022

Derivative Liabilities:

Interest rate swaps

Interest rate (52 ) (3 ) (27 ) (22 ) (110 ) (120 ) (189 ) (145 )

Floor Income Contracts

Interest rate (676 ) (915 ) (676 ) (915 )

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

Foreign currency &
interest rate
(680 ) (293 ) (70 ) (65 ) (750 ) (358 )

Other (2)

Interest rate (16 ) (12 ) (16 ) (12 )

Total derivative liabilities (3)

(52 ) (3 ) (707 ) (315 ) (872 ) (1,112 ) (1,631 ) (1,430 )

Net total derivatives

$ (52 ) $ 3 $ 22 $ 677 $ (846 ) $ (1,088 ) $ (876 ) $ (408 )

(1)

Fair values reported are exclusive 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.

(2)

“Other” includes embedded derivatives bifurcated from securitization debt as well as derivatives related to our Total Return Swap Facility.

(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)

June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014
June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

Gross position

$ 755 $ 1,022 $ (1,631 ) $ (1,430 )

Impact of master netting agreements

(144 ) (241 ) 144 241

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

611 781 (1,487 ) (1,189 )

Cash collateral (held) pledged

(776 ) (935 ) 633 624

Net position

$ (165 ) $ (154 ) $ (854 ) $ (565 )

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5. Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

The above fair values include adjustments for counterparty credit risk both for when we are exposed to the counterparty, net of collateral postings, and when the counterparty is exposed to us, net of collateral postings. The net adjustments decreased the overall net asset positions at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 by $1 million and $18 million, respectively. In addition, the above fair values reflect adjustments for illiquid 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 positions at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 by $70 million and $73 million, respectively.

Cash Flow Fair Value Trading Total

(Dollars in billions)

June 30,
2015
Dec. 31,
2014
June 30,
2015
Dec. 31,
2014
June 30,
2015
Dec. 31,
2014
June 30,
2015
Dec. 31,
2014

Notional Values:

Interest rate swaps

$ 9.5 $ 6.0 $ 13.2 $ 14.3 $ 28.5 $ 28.7 $ 51.2 $ 49.0

Floor Income Contracts

35.1 35.2 35.1 35.2

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

9.2 9.4 .4 .4 9.6 9.8

Other (1)

3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6

Total derivatives

$ 9.5 $ 6.0 $ 22.4 $ 23.7 $ 67.4 $ 67.9 $ 99.3 $ 97.6

(1)

“Other” includes embedded derivatives bifurcated from securitization debt, as well as derivatives related to our Total Return Swap Facility.

Impact of Derivatives on Consolidated Statements of Income

Three Months Ended June 30,
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)

2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

Fair Value Hedges:

Interest rate swaps

$ (235 ) $ 112 $ 86 $ 99 $ 252 $ (112 ) $ 103 $ 99

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

302 63 3 16 (340 ) (17 ) (35 ) 62

Total fair value derivatives

67 175 89 115 (88 ) (129 ) 68 161

Cash Flow Hedges:

Interest rate swaps

(1 ) (1 )

Total cash flow derivatives

(1 ) (1 )

Trading:

Interest rate swaps

(5 ) 34 9 12 4 46

Floor Income Contracts

171 132 (163 ) (166 ) 8 (34 )

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

(5 ) 7 (1 ) (1 ) (6 ) 6

Other

(2 ) (3 ) (1 ) (3 ) (3 )

Total trading derivatives

159 170 (156 ) (155 ) 3 15

Total

226 345 (67 ) (41 ) (88 ) (129 ) 71 175

Less: realized gains (losses) recorded in interest expense

89 114 89 114

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net

$ 226 $ 345 $ (156 ) $ (155 ) $ (88 ) $ (129 ) $ (18 ) $ 61

(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.”

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5. Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

Six Months Ended June 30,
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)

2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

Fair Value Hedges:

Interest rate swaps

$ (115 ) $ 166 $ 182 $ 199 $ 123 $ (165 ) $ 190 $ 200

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

(540 ) 9 4 38 647 (9 ) 111 38

Total fair value derivatives

(655 ) 175 186 237 770 (174 ) 301 238

Cash Flow Hedges:

Interest rate swaps

(3 ) (3 )

Total cash flow derivatives

(3 ) (3 )

Trading:

Interest rate swaps

13 53 20 23 33 76

Floor Income Contracts

243 313 (325 ) (365 ) (82 ) (52 )

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

(5 ) 14 (2 ) (1 ) (7 ) 13

Other

(4 ) 16 (2 ) (1 ) (6 ) 15

Total trading derivatives

247 396 (309 ) (344 ) (62 ) 52

Total

(408 ) 571 (123 ) (110 ) 770 (174 ) 239 287

Less: realized gains (losses) recorded in interest expense

186 234 186 234

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net

$ (408 ) $ 571 $ (309 ) $ (344 ) $ 770 $ (174 ) $ 53 $ 53

(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.”

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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)

June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

Collateral held:

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

$ 776 $ 935

Securities at fair value — on-balance sheet securitization derivatives (not recorded in financial statements) (1)

275 344

Total collateral held

$ 1,051 $ 1,279

Derivative asset at fair value including accrued interest

$ 851 $ 1,091

Collateral pledged to others:

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

$ 633 $ 624

Total collateral pledged

$ 633 $ 624

Derivative liability at fair value including accrued interest and premium receivable

$ 1,302 $ 926

(1)

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 $614 million with our counterparties. Downgrades in our unsecured credit rating 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 current unsecured credit rating. We currently have a liability position with these derivative counterparties (including accrued interest and net of premiums receivable) of $48 million and have posted $47 million of collateral to these counterparties. If these two counterparties exercised their right to terminate, we would be required to deliver additional assets of $1 million to settle the contracts. Trust related derivatives do not contain credit contingent features related to our or the trusts’ credit ratings.

6. Other Assets

The following table provides the detail of our other assets.

June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Ending
Balance
% of
Balance
Ending
Balance
% of
Balance

Accrued interest receivable, net

$ 1,719 34 % $ 1,821 32 %

Income tax asset, net current and deferred

1,195 23 1,389 25

Derivatives at fair value

611 12 781 14

Accounts receivable

408 8 558 10

Benefit and insurance-related investments

488 10 485 9

Fixed assets, net

152 3 152 3

Other loans, net

75 1 83 1

Other

448 9 395 6

Total

$ 5,096 100 % $ 5,664 100 %

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7. Business Combination — Acquisition of Gila LLC

Acquisitions are accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting as defined in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, “Business Combinations.” The Company allocates the purchase price to the fair value of the acquired tangible assets, liabilities and identifiable intangible assets as of the acquisition date.

On February 20, 2015, Navient acquired a 97.9% controlling interest in Gila LLC for approximately $185 million. Gila LLC is an asset recovery and business process outsourcing firm serving more than 600 clients in 39 states. The firm provides receivables management services and account processing solutions for state governments, agencies, court systems and municipalities. We have engaged an independent appraiser to assist in the valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed including identifiable intangible assets, primarily customer relationships and the trade name. We anticipate the purchase price allocation will be completed by the end of the third quarter 2015. The results of operations of Gila LLC have been included in Navient’s consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date and are reflected in Navient’s Business Services segment results in “Note 13 — Segment Reporting.”

During the second-quarter 2015, there were no other changes or adjustments to goodwill and intangible assets.

8. Stockholders’ Equity

The following table summarizes common share repurchases and issuances.

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014

Common shares repurchased (1)

15,190,685 3,862,214 29,844,520 12,230,514

Average purchase price per share

$ 19.76 $ 16.81 $ 20.12 $ 21.65

Shares repurchased related to employee stock-based compensation plans (2)

431,168 1,270,458 2,075,932 3,385,928

Average purchase price per share

$ 19.83 $ 17.75 $ 20.65 $ 21.38

Common shares issued (3)

633,170 1,867,844 4,218,408 6,106,026

(1)

Common shares purchased under our share repurchase programs, including share repurchase programs conducted by SLM Corporation prior to April 30, 2014.

(2)

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.

(3)

Common shares issued under our various compensation and benefit plans, including shares issued by SLM Corporation prior to April 30, 2014.

The closing price of our common stock on June 30, 2015 was $18.21.

Dividend and Share Repurchase Program

In June 2015 and March 2015, we paid a common stock dividend of $0.16 per share.

We repurchased 29.8 million shares of common stock for $600 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015. The shares were repurchased under our January 2015 share repurchase program that authorizes up to $1 billion of share repurchases, of which $400 million remained available at June 30, 2015. In the six months ended June 30, 2014, we repurchased 12.2 million shares for $265 million.

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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. A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS calculations follows.

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(In millions, except per share data)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Numerator:

Net income attributable to Navient Corporation

$ 182 $ 307 $ 474 $ 526

Preferred stock dividends

2 6

Net income attributable to Navient Corporation common stock

$ 182 $ 305 $ 474 $ 520

Denominator:

Weighted average shares used to compute basic EPS

381 422 389 424

Effect of dilutive securities:

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

6 8 7 8

Dilutive potential common shares (2)

6 8 7 8

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS

387 430 396 432

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

Continuing operations

$ .48 $ .72 $ 1.22 $ 1.22

Discontinued operations

Total

$ .48 $ .72 $ 1.22 $ 1.22

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

Continuing operations

$ .47 $ .71 $ 1.20 $ 1.20

Discontinued operations

Total

$ .47 $ .71 $ 1.20 $ 1.20

(1)

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

(2)

For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, stock options covering approximately 3 million and 3 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, 2015 and 2014, stock options covering approximately 3 million and 3 million shares, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

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10. Restructuring and Other Reorganization Activities

During the second quarter of 2015, the Company launched an initiative to simplify and streamline its management structure following the April 30, 2014 Spin-Off of SLM Bank to improve the operating efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. As part of the Company’s streamlining efforts, restructuring and other reorganization expenses of $29 million were recognized in the second quarter of 2015 primarily related to severance and other related costs.

The Company administers the Navient Corporation Employee Severance Plan and the Navient Corporation Executive Severance Plan for Senior Officers (collectively, “the Severance Plan”), which provides severance benefits in the event of termination of the Company’s full-time employees and part-time employees who work at least 24 hours per week. The Severance Plan establishes specified benefits based on base salary, job level immediately preceding termination and years of service upon involuntary termination of employment. The benefits payable under the Severance Plan relate to past service, and they accumulate and vest. Accordingly, we recognize severance expenses to be paid pursuant to the Severance Plan when payment of such benefits is probable and can be reasonably estimated in accordance with ASC 712, “Compensation — Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits.” Such benefits, including severance pay calculated based on the Severance Plan, medical and dental benefits, and outplacement services expenses are classified as restructuring and other reorganization expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. We expect this initiative to be substantially complete as of December 31, 2015.

11. Fair Value Measurements

We use estimates of fair value in applying various accounting standards in our financial statements. We categorize our fair value estimates based on a hierarchical framework associated with three levels of price transparency utilized in measuring financial instruments at fair value. Please refer to “Note 12 — Fair Value Measurements” in our 2014 Form 10-K for a full discussion.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no significant transfers of financial instruments between levels, or changes in our methodology or assumptions used to value our financial instruments.

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11. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

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
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

(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

$ $ 1 $ $ 1 $ $ 1 $ $ 1

Other

5 5 5 5

Total available-for-sale investments

6 6 6 6

Derivative instruments: (1)

Interest rate swaps

728 16 744 841 16 857

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

10 10 164 164

Other

1 1 1 1

Total derivative assets (3)

728 27 755 841 181 1,022

Total

$ $ 734 $ 27 $ 761 $ $ 847 $ 181 $ 1,028

Liabilities (2)

Derivative instruments (1)

Interest rate swaps

$ $ (91 ) $ (98 ) $ (189 ) $ $ (41 ) $ (104 ) $ (145 )

Floor Income Contracts

(676 ) (676 ) (915 ) (915 )

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

(86 ) (664 ) (750 ) (77 ) (281 ) (358 )

Other

(16 ) (16 ) (12 ) (12 )

Total derivative liabilities (3)

(853 ) (778 ) (1,631 ) (1,033 ) (397 ) (1,430 )

Total

$ $ (853 ) $ (778 ) $ (1,631 ) $ $ (1,033 ) $ (397 ) $ (1,430 )

(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.

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11. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

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

Three Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014
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

$ (88 ) $ (958 ) $ (13 ) $ (1,059 ) $ (87 ) $ 980 $ (3 ) $ 890

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

Included in earnings (1)

5 306 (3 ) 308 13 77 (3 ) 87

Included in other comprehensive income

Settlements

1 (2 ) 1 (15 ) (15 )

Transfers in and/or out of level 3

Balance, end of period

$ (82 ) $ (654 ) $ (15 ) $ (751 ) $ (74 ) $ 1,042 $ (6 ) $ 962

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

$ 6 $ 304 $ (2 ) $ 308 $ 13 $ (30 ) $ (3 ) $ (20 )

Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014
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

$ (88 ) $ (117 ) $ (11 ) $ (216 ) $ (87 ) $ 1,007 $ (21 ) $ 899

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

Included in earnings (1)

6 (534 ) (6 ) (534 ) 13 67 14 94

Included in other comprehensive income

Settlements

(3 ) 2 (1 ) (32 ) 1 (31 )

Transfers in and/or out of level 3

Balance, end of period

$ (82 ) $ (654 ) $ (15 ) $ (751 ) $ (74 ) $ 1,042 $ (6 ) $ 962

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

$ 6 $ (534 ) $ (4 ) $ (532 ) $ 13 $ (65 ) $ 15 $ (37 )

(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
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net

$ 306 $ 73 $ (537 ) $ 62

Interest expense

2 14 3 32

Total

$ 308 $ 87 $ (534 ) $ 94

(2)

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

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11. 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
June 30, 2015
Valuation
Technique
Input Range
(Weighted Average)

Derivatives

Consumer Price Index/ LIBOR basis swaps

$ 12 Discounted cash flow Bid/ask adjustment

to discount rate

.02% — .05%

(.04%)

Prime/LIBOR basis swaps

(94 ) Discounted cash flow Constant prepayment rate 4.6%
Bid/ask adjustment to
discount rate
.08% — .08%

(.08%)

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

(654 ) Discounted cash flow Constant prepayment rate 2.7%

Other

(15 )

Total

$ (751 )

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 the term of the swap is increased. The opposite is true for an increase in the input.

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11. Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

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

June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Fair
Value
Carrying
Value
Difference Fair
Value
Carrying
Value
Difference

Earning assets

FFELP Loans

$ 100,245 $ 100,264 $ (19 ) $ 104,419 $ 104,521 $ (102 )

Private Education Loans

27,733 28,107 (374 ) 29,433 29,796 (363 )

Cash and investments (1)

6,207 6,207 6,002 6,002

Total earning assets

134,185 134,578 (393 ) 139,854 140,319 (465 )

Interest-bearing liabilities

Short-term borrowings

2,964 2,951 (13 ) 2,661 2,663 2

Long-term borrowings

127,716 130,387 2,671 134,201 136,866 2,665

Total interest-bearing liabilities

130,680 133,338 2,658 136,862 139,529 2,667

Derivative financial instruments

Floor Income Contracts

(676 ) (676 ) (915 ) (915 )

Interest rate swaps

555 555 712 712

Cross-currency interest rate swaps

(740 ) (740 ) (194 ) (194 )

Other

(15 ) (15 ) (11 ) (11 )

Excess of net asset fair value over carrying value

$ 2,265 $ 2,202

(1)

“Cash and investments” includes available-for-sale investments that consist of investments that are primarily agency securities whose cost basis is $5 million and $5 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, versus a fair value of $6 million and $6 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Regulatory Matters

On May 2, 2014, Navient Solutions, Inc. (“NSI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navient, and Sallie Mae Bank entered into consent orders with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) (respectively, the “NSI Order” and the “Bank Order”; collectively, “the FDIC Orders”) to resolve matters related to certain cited violations of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, including the disclosures and assessments of certain late fees, as well as alleged violations under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the “SCRA”). The FDIC Orders, which became effective upon the signing of the consent order with the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) by NSI and SLM BankCo on May 13, 2014, required NSI to pay $3.3 million in civil monetary penalties. NSI has paid its civil monetary penalties. In addition, the FDIC Orders required the establishment of a restitution reserve account totaling $30 million to provide restitution with respect to loans owned or originated by Sallie Mae Bank, from November 28, 2005 until the effective date of the FDIC Orders. Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement among SLM Corporation, SLM BankCo and Navient dated as of April 28, 2014 (the “Separation Agreement”), Navient funded the restitution reserve account in May 2014.

The NSI Order also required NSI to ensure proper servicing for service members and proper application of SCRA benefits under a revised and broader definition of eligibility than previously required by the statute and regulatory guidance and to make changes to billing statements and late fee practices. These changes to billing

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statements and late fee practices have already been implemented. NSI also decided to voluntarily make restitution of certain late fees to all other customers whose loans were neither owned nor originated by Sallie Mae Bank. They were calculated in the same manner as that which was required under the FDIC Orders and are estimated to be $42 million. The process to refund these fees as well as amounts from the restitution fund is substantially complete.

With respect to alleged civil violations of the SCRA, NSI and Sallie Mae Bank entered into a consent order with the DOJ. The DOJ consent order (the “DOJ Order”) covers all loans either owned by Sallie Mae Bank or serviced by NSI from November 28, 2005 until the effective date of the settlement. The DOJ Order required NSI to fund a $60 million settlement fund, which represents the total amount of compensation due to service members under the DOJ agreement, and to pay $55,000 in civil money penalties. The DOJ Order was approved by the United States District Court in Delaware on September 29, 2014. Shortly thereafter, Navient funded the settlement fund and paid the civil money penalties pursuant to the terms of the order. On April 15, 2015, the DOJ approved the distribution plan for the settlement fund and the funds were disbursed in the second quarter of 2015.

The total reserves established by the Company in 2013 and 2014 to cover these costs were $177 million, and as of June 30, 2015, substantially all of this amount had been paid or credited or refunded to customer accounts. The final cost of these proceedings will remain uncertain until all of the work under the various consent orders has been completed.

As previously disclosed, the Company and various of its subsidiaries are subject to the following investigations and inquiries:

In December 2013, Navient received Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) issued by the State of Illinois Office of Attorney General and the State of Washington Office of the Attorney General and multiple other state Attorneys General. According to the CIDs, the investigations were initiated to ascertain whether any practices declared to be unlawful under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act have occurred or are about to occur.

In April 2014, NSI received a CID from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) as part of the CFPB’s separate investigation regarding allegations relating to Navient’s disclosures and assessment of late fees and other matters. Navient has received a series of supplemental CIDs on these matters.

In November 2014, Navient’s subsidiary, Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc. (“Pioneer”), received a CID from the CFPB as part of the CFPB’s investigation regarding Pioneer’s activities relating to rehabilitation loans and collection of defaulted student debt.

In December 2014, NSI received a subpoena from the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NY DFS”) as part of the NY DFS’s inquiry with regard to whether persons or entities have engaged in fraud or misconduct with respect to a financial product or service under New York Financial Services Law or other laws.

We have been in discussions with each of the regulatory entities or bodies relating to these matters and are cooperating with these investigations, inquiries or examinations and are committed to resolving any potential concerns. It is not possible at this time to estimate a range of potential exposure, if any, for amounts that may be payable in connection with these matters and reserves have not been established.

In addition, Navient and its subsidiaries are subject to examination by the CFPB, FDIC, ED and various state agencies as part of its ordinary course of business. Items or matters similar to or different from those described above may arise during the course of those examinations.

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Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, Navient agreed to be responsible for, and to indemnify SLM BankCo for, all claims, actions, damages, losses or expenses that may arise from the conduct of all activities of pre-Spin-Off SLM BankCo occurring prior to the Spin-Off other than those specifically excluded in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As a result, all liabilities arising out of the regulatory matters mentioned above, other than fines or penalties directly levied against Sallie Mae Bank, are the responsibility of, or assumed by, Navient or one of its subsidiaries, and Navient has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries, including Sallie Mae Bank, therefrom. Navient has no additional reserves related to indemnification matters with SLM BankCo as of June 30, 2015 other than with respect to the FDIC Orders and the DOJ Order.

OIG Audit

The Office of the Inspector General (the “OIG”) of ED commenced an audit regarding Special Allowance Payments (“SAP”) on September 10, 2007. On September 25, 2013, we received the final audit determination of Federal Student Aid (the “Final Audit Determination”) on the final audit report issued by the OIG on August 3, 2009 related to this audit. The Final Audit Determination concurred with the final audit report issued by the OIG and instructed us to make adjustment to our government billing to reflect the policy determination. Navient remains in active discussions with ED on this matter and we also have the right to appeal the Final Audit Determination to the Administrative Actions and Appeals Service Group of ED. The last date to file an appeal in this matter has been extended by ED several times and is currently August 14, 2015. We continue to believe that our SAP billing practices were proper, considering then-existing ED guidance and lack of applicable regulations. The Company established a reserve for this matter in 2014 as part of the total reserve for pending regulatory matters discussed previously.

Contingencies

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

In the ordinary course of business, we and our subsidiaries are subject to regulatory examinations, information gathering requests, inquiries and investigations. In connection with formal and informal inquiries in these cases, we and our subsidiaries receive numerous requests, subpoenas and orders for documents, testimony and information in connection with various aspects of our regulated activities.

In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such litigation and regulatory matters, 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 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 that loss contingencies, if any, arising from pending investigations, litigation or regulatory matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows.

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13. Segment Reporting

FFELP Loans Segment

In the FFELP Loans segment, we acquire and finance FFELP Loans. Even though FFELP Loans are no longer originated due to changes in federal law that took effect in 2010, we continue to pursue acquisitions of FFELP Loan portfolios that leverage our servicing scale and generate incremental earnings and cash flow. In this segment, we primarily earn net interest income on the FFELP Loan portfolio. This segment is expected to generate significant amounts of earnings and cash flow as the portfolio amortizes.

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

(Dollars in millions)

June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

FFELP Loans, net

$ 100,264 $ 104,521

Cash and investments (1)

4,145 4,050

Other

2,242 2,566

Total assets

$ 106,651 $ 111,137

(1)

Includes restricted cash and investments.

Private Education Loans Segment

In this segment, we acquire, finance and service Private Education Loans. Even though we no longer originate Private Education Loans, we continue to pursue acquisitions of Private Education Loan portfolios that leverage our servicing scale and generate incremental earnings and cash flow. In this segment, we primarily earn net interest income on the Private Education Loan portfolio (after provision for loan losses). This segment is expected to generate significant amounts of cash as the portfolio amortizes.

The following table includes GAAP-basis asset information for our Private Education Loans segment.

(Dollars in millions)

June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

Private Education Loans, net

$ 28,107 $ 29,796

Cash and investments (1)

404 402

Other

2,226 2,453

Total assets

$ 30,737 $ 32,651

(1)

Includes restricted cash and investments.

Business Services Segment

Our Business Services segment generates its revenue from servicing our FFELP Loan portfolio as well as providing servicing and asset recovery services for loans on behalf of Guarantors of FFELP Loans and other institutions, including ED, higher education institutions and other federal, state, court and municipal clients.

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Business Services segment had total assets of $571 million and $416 million, respectively, on a GAAP basis.

Other Segment

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

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13. Segment Reporting (Continued)

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 June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Other segment had total assets of $2.3 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively, on a GAAP basis.

Measure of Profitability

We prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP. However, we also evaluate our business segments on a basis that differs from GAAP. We refer to this different basis of presentation as “Core Earnings.” We provide this “Core Earnings” basis of presentation on a consolidated basis for each business segment because this is what we review internally when making management decisions regarding our performance and how we allocate resources. We also refer to this information in our presentations with credit rating agencies, lenders and investors. Because our “Core Earnings” basis of presentation corresponds to our segment financial presentations, we are required by GAAP to provide “Core Earnings” disclosure in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for our business segments.

“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 three items, discussed below, that are either related to the Spin-Off or 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 because we believe it provides investors with additional information regarding the operational and performance indicators that are most closely assessed by management. When compared to GAAP results, the three items we remove to result in our “Core Earnings” presentations are:

1. The financial results attributable to the operations of SLM BankCo prior to the Spin-Off and related restructuring and other reorganization expense incurred in connection with the Spin-Off, including the restructuring expenses related to the restructuring initiative launched in second-quarter 2015 to simplify and streamline the Company’s management structure post-Spin-Off. For GAAP purposes, Navient reflected the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014. For “Core Earnings,” we exclude the consumer banking business as if it had never been a part of Navient’s historical results prior to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014;

2. Unrealized mark-to-market gains/losses resulting from 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

3. The accounting for goodwill and acquired intangible assets.

While GAAP provides a uniform, comprehensive basis of accounting, for the reasons described above, 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 within 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, credit rating agencies, lenders and investors to assess performance.

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13. Segment Reporting (Continued)

Segment Results and Reconciliations to GAAP

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Interest income:

Student loans

$ 522 $ 434 $ $ $ $ 956 $ 163 $ (59 ) $ 104 $ 1,060

Other loans

2 2 2

Cash and investments

1 1 2 2

Total interest income

523 434 3 960 163 (59 ) 104 1,064

Total interest expense

309 171 28 508 7 7 515

Net interest income (loss)

214 263 (25 ) 452 156 (59 ) 97 549

Less: provisions for loan losses

7 191 198 198

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

207 72 (25 ) 254 156 (59 ) 97 351

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

7 7 7

Servicing revenue

45 6 163 (108 ) 106 106

Asset recovery revenue

99 99 99

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income (loss)

3 3 (156 ) 142 (14 ) (11 )

Total other income (loss)

52 6 262 3 (108 ) 215 (156 ) 142 (14 ) 201

Expenses:

Direct operating expenses

112 44 119 3 (108 ) 170 170

Overhead expenses

55 55 55

Operating expenses

112 44 119 58 (108 ) 225 225

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

3 3 3

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

29 29 29

Total expenses

112 44 119 58 (108 ) 225 32 32 257

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

147 34 143 (80 ) 244 51 51 295

Income tax expense (benefit) (3)

54 12 53 (29 ) 90 23 23 113

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

93 22 90 (51 ) 154 28 28 182

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

Net income (loss)

$ 93 $ 22 $ 90 $ (51 ) $ $ 154 $ $ 28 $ 28 $ 182

(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 June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

Net Impact from
Spin-Off of
SLM BankCo
Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
Net Impact of
Acquired
Intangibles
Total

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

$ $ 97 $ $ 97

Total other income (loss)

(14 ) (14 )

Operating expenses

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

3 3

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

29 29

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ (29 ) $ 83 $ (3 ) 51

Income tax expense

23

Net income

$ 28

(3)

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

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13. Segment Reporting (Continued)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Interest income:

Student loans

$ 522 $ 490 $ $ $ $ 1,012 $ 166 $ (8 ) $ 158 $ 1,170

Other loans

2 2 2

Cash and investments

1 1 2 1 1 3

Total interest income

523 490 3 1,016 166 (7 ) 159 1,175

Total interest expense

291 173 30 494 12 7 19 513

Net interest income (loss)

232 317 (27 ) 522 154 (14 ) 140 662

Less: provisions for loan losses

10 145 155 10 10 165

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

222 172 (27 ) 367 154 (24 ) 130 497

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

Servicing revenue

15 7 166 (115 ) 73 73

Asset recovery revenue

132 132 132

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income (loss)

1 8 9 (154 ) 215 61 70

Total other income (loss)

15 7 299 8 (115 ) 214 (154 ) 215 61 275

Expenses:

Direct operating expenses

121 42 93 2 (115 ) 143 11 11 154

Overhead expenses

52 52 5 5 57

Operating expenses

121 42 93 54 (115 ) 195 16 16 211

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

2 2 2

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

61 61 61

Total expenses

121 42 93 54 (115 ) 195 79 79 274

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

116 137 206 (73 ) 386 112 112 498

Income tax expense (benefit) (3)

44 51 76 (26 ) 145 46 46 191

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

72 86 130 (47 ) 241 66 66 307

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

Net income (loss)

$ 72 $ 86 $ 130 $ (47 ) $ $ 241 $ $ 66 $ 66 $ 307

(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 June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Net Impact from
Spin-Off of
SLM BankCo
Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
Net Impact of
Acquired
Intangibles
Total

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

$ 35 $ 95 $ $ 130

Total other income

6 55 61

Operating expenses

16 16

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

2 2

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

61 61

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ (36 ) $ 150 $ (2 ) 112

Income tax expense

46

Net income

$ 66

(3)

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

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13. Segment Reporting (Continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Interest income:

Student loans

$ 1,055 $ 891 $ $ $ $ 1,946 $ 325 $ (118 ) $ 207 $ 2,153

Other loans

4 4 4

Cash and investments

3 1 4 4

Total interest income

1,058 891 5 1,954 325 (118 ) 207 2,161

Total interest expense

611 345 57 1,013 16 16 1,029

Net interest income (loss)

447 546 (52 ) 941 309 (118 ) 191 1,132

Less: provisions for loan losses

12 311 323 323

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

435 235 (52 ) 618 309 (118 ) 191 809

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

12 12 12

Servicing revenue

63 12 326 (219 ) 182 182

Asset recovery revenue

188 188 188

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income (loss)

2 8 10 (309 ) 367 58 68

Total other income (loss)

75 12 516 8 (219 ) 392 (309 ) 367 58 450

Expenses:

Direct operating expenses

227 90 235 5 (219 ) 338 338

Overhead expenses

118 118 118

Operating expenses

227 90 235 123 (219 ) 456 456

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

4 4 4

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

32 32 32

Total expenses

227 90 235 123 (219 ) 456 36 36 492

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

283 157 281 (167 ) 554 213 213 767

Income tax expense (benefit) (3)

106 58 105 (63 ) 206 87 87 293

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

177 99 176 (104 ) 348 126 126 474

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

Net income (loss)

$ 177 $ 99 $ 176 $ (104 ) $ $ 348 $ $ 126 $ 126 $ 474

(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:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

Net Impact from
Spin-Off of
SLM BankCo
Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
Net Impact of
Acquired
Intangibles
Total

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

$ $ 191 $ $ 191

Total other income

58 58

Operating expenses

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

4 4

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

32 32

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ (32 ) $ 249 $ (4 ) 213

Income tax expense

87

Net income

$ 126

(3)

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

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

13. Segment Reporting (Continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Interest income:

Student loans

$ 1,033 $ 985 $ $ $ $ 2,018 $ 365 $ 78 $ 443 $ 2,461

Other loans

5 5 (1 ) (1 ) 4

Cash and investments

2 2 4 2 2 6

Total interest income

1,035 985 7 2,027 365 79 444 2,471

Total interest expense

578 358 55 991 22 29 51 1,042

Net interest income (loss)

457 627 (48 ) 1,036 343 50 393 1,429

Less: provisions for loan losses

20 281 301 49 49 350

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

437 346 (48 ) 735 343 1 344 1,079

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

Servicing revenue

26 8 335 (233 ) 136 136

Asset recovery revenue

243 243 243

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income (loss)

11 11 (343 ) 398 55 66

Total other income (loss)

26 8 578 11 (233 ) 390 (343 ) 398 55 445

Expenses:

Direct operating expenses

245 98 188 115 (233 ) 413 36 36 449

Overhead expenses

101 101 28 28 129

Operating expenses

245 98 188 216 (233 ) 514 64 64 578

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

6 6 6

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

87 87 87

Total expenses

245 98 188 216 (233 ) 514 157 157 671

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

218 256 390 (253 ) 611 242 242 853

Income tax expense (benefit) (3)

83 95 146 (95 ) 229 99 99 328

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

135 161 244 (158 ) 382 143 143 525

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

1 1 1

Net income (loss)

$ 135 $ 161 $ 245 $ (158 ) $ $ 383 $ $ 143 $ 143 $ 526

(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:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Net Impact from
Spin-Off of
SLM BankCo
Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
Net Impact of
Acquired
Intangibles
Total

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

$ 136 $ 208 $ $ 344

Total other income

14 41 55

Operating expenses

64 64

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

6 6

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

87 87

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ (1 ) $ 249 $ (6 ) 242

Income tax expense

99

Net income

$ 143

(3)

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

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13. Segment Reporting (Continued)

Summary of “Core Earnings” Adjustments to GAAP

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:

Net impact of the removal of SLM BankCo’s operations and restructuring and other reorganization expense in connection with the Spin-Off (1)

$ (29 ) $ (36 ) $ (32 ) $ (1 )

Net impact of derivative accounting (2)

83 150 249 249

Net impact of goodwill and acquired intangibles assets (3)

(3 ) (2 ) (4 ) (6 )

Net tax effect (4)

(23 ) (46 ) (87 ) (99 )

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ 28 $ 66 $ 126 $ 143

(1)

SLM BankCo’s operations and restructuring and other reorganization expense in connection with the Spin-Off: For “Core Earnings,” we have assumed the consumer banking business (SLM BankCo) was never a part of Navient’s historical results prior to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014 and we have removed the restructuring and other reorganization expense incurred in connection with the Spin-Off, including the restructuring expenses related to the restructuring initiative launched in second-quarter 2015 to simplify and streamline the Company’s management structure post-Spin-Off. Excluding these items provides management with a useful basis from which to better evaluate results from ongoing operations against results from prior periods. The adjustment relates to the exclusion of the consumer banking business and represents the operations, assets, liabilities and equity of SLM BankCo, which is comprised of Sallie Mae Bank, Upromise Rewards, the Insurance Business, and the Private Education Loan origination functions. Included in these amounts are also certain general corporate overhead expenses related to the consumer banking business. General corporate overhead consists of costs primarily associated with accounting, finance, legal, human resources, certain information technology costs, stock compensation, and executive management and the board of directors. These costs were generally allocated to the consumer banking business based on the proportionate level of effort provided to the consumer banking business relative to SLM Corporation using a relevant allocation driver (e.g., in proportion to the number of employees by function that were being transferred to SLM BankCo as opposed to remaining at Navient). All intercompany transactions between SLM BankCo and Navient have been eliminated. In addition, all preferred stock dividends have been removed as SLM BankCo succeeded SLM Corporation as the issuer of the preferred stock in connection with the Spin-Off.

(2)

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 FFELP Loans, Private Education 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.

(3)

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

(4)

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

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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “2014 Form 10-K”).

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking” statements and information based on management’s current expectations as of the date of this document. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs, opinions, or expectations and statements that assume or are dependent upon future events, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the risks and uncertainties set forth in Item 1A “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our 2014 Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); 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 are a party; credit risk associated with our exposure to third parties, including counterparties to our derivative transactions; risks inherent in the government contracting environment, including the possible loss of government contracts and potential civil and criminal penalties as a result of governmental investigations or audits; 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). We could also be affected by, among other things: changes in our funding costs and availability; reductions to our credit ratings or the credit ratings of the United States of America; failures of our operating systems or infrastructure, or those of third-party vendors; risks related to cybersecurity including the potential disruption of our systems or potential disclosure of confidential customer information; damage to our reputation; failures to successfully implement cost-cutting initiatives and adverse effects of such initiatives on our business; failures or delays in the planned conversion to our servicing platform of the recently acquired Wells Fargo portfolio of Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”) loans or any other FFELP or Private Education Loan portfolio acquisitions; risks associated with restructuring initiatives; risks associated with the April 30, 2014 separation of Navient and SLM Corporation into two, distinct publicly traded companies, including failure to achieve the expected benefits of the separation; 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; increased competition including from banks, other consumer lenders and other loan servicers; the creditworthiness of our customers; changes in the general interest rate environment, including the rate relationships among relevant money-market instruments and those of our earning assets versus our funding arrangements; 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. The preparation of our 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 do not undertake any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

Definitions for certain capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q can be found in our 2014 Form 10-K.

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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Spin-Off of Navient

On April 30, 2014, the spin-off of Navient from SLM Corporation (the “Spin-Off”) was completed and Navient became an independent, publicly traded company focused on loan management, servicing and asset recovery. The separation was completed through the distribution of 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Navient common stock, on the basis of one share of Navient common stock for each share of SLM Corporation common stock. SLM Corporation continues operation as a separate publicly traded company and includes Sallie Mae Bank, its Private Education Loan originations business and the Private Education Loans the bank held at the time of the separation.

Due to the relative significance of Navient to SLM Corporation prior to the Spin-Off, for financial reporting purposes, Navient is treated as the “accounting spinnor” and therefore is the “accounting successor” to SLM Corporation as constituted prior to the Spin-Off, notwithstanding the legal form of the Spin-Off. Since Navient is the accounting successor, the historical financial statements of SLM Corporation prior to the Spin-Off are the historical financial statements of Navient. As a result, the GAAP financial results reported in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include the historical financial results of SLM Corporation prior to the Spin-Off on April 30, 2014 (i.e., such consolidated results include our loan management, servicing and asset recovery business and the consumer banking business associated with Sallie Mae Bank (“SLM BankCo”)) and reflect the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo to SLM Corporation’s stockholders on April 30, 2014. See “‘Core Earnings’ — Definitions and Limitations” for a discussion of the exclusion of the pre-Spin-Off financial results of the consumer banking business from our “Core Earnings” results.

Navient’s Business

Navient is the nation’s leading loan management, servicing and asset recovery company, committed to helping customers navigate the path to financial success. Servicing more than $300 billion in student loans, Navient supports the educational and economic achievements of more than 12 million customers. A growing number of government and higher education clients rely on Navient for proven solutions to meet their financial goals. Navient began trading on Nasdaq as an independent company on May 1, 2014. Our website is navient.com. Information contained or referenced on our website is not incorporated by reference into and does not form a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Navient holds the largest portfolio of education loans insured or guaranteed under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”), as well as the largest portfolio of Private Education Loans. FFELP Loans are insured or guaranteed by state or not-for-profit agencies based on guaranty agreements among the United States Department of Education (“ED”) and these agencies. Private Education Loans are education loans to students or their families that bear the full credit risk of the customer and any cosigner. Private Education Loans are made primarily to bridge the gap between the cost of higher education and the amount funded through financial aid, federal loans or students’ and families’ resources.

Navient services its own portfolio of education loans, as well as those owned by banks, credit unions, non-profit education lenders and ED. Navient is one of four large servicers to ED under its Direct Student Loan Program (“DSLP”). Navient also provides asset recovery services on its own portfolio (consisting of both education loans as well as other asset classes), guaranty agencies, higher education institutions, ED and other federal clients, as well as states, courts, and municipalities.

As of June 30, 2015, Navient’s principal assets consisted of:

$100.3 billion in FFELP Loans, with a student loan spread of 0.91 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 on a “Core Earnings” basis and a weighted average life of 7.3 years;

$28.1 billion in Private Education Loans, with a student loan spread of 3.66 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 on a “Core Earnings” basis and a weighted average life of 7.0 years;

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a leading student loan servicing platform that services loans for more than 12 million DSLP Loan, FFELP Loan and Private Education Loan customers (including cosigners), including 6.1 million customer accounts serviced under Navient’s contract with ED; and

a leading student loan asset recovery platform with an outstanding inventory of contingent asset recovery receivables of approximately $20.1 billion, of which approximately $11.0 billion was student loans and the remainder was other asset classes.

Navient’s Strengths and Opportunities

Navient possesses a number of competitive advantages that distinguishes it from its competitors, including:

Large, high quality asset base generating significant and predictable cash flows. At June 30, 2015, Navient’s $128.4 billion student loan portfolio is 76 percent funded to term and is expected to produce consistent and predictable cash flows over the remaining life of the portfolio. Navient’s $100.3 billion portfolio of FFELP Loans bears a maximum 3 percent loss exposure due to the federal guarantee. Navient’s $28.1 billion portfolio of Private Education Loans bears the full credit risk of the borrower and cosigner. Navient expects that cash flows from its FFELP Loan and Private Education Loan portfolios will significantly exceed future debt service obligations.

Efficient and large scale servicing platform. Navient is the largest servicer of education loans, servicing over $300 billion in student loans for more than 12 million customers. Navient has demonstrated scalable infrastructure with capacity to add volume at a low cost. Navient’s premier market share and tested servicing and asset recovery infrastructure make it well-positioned to expand its servicing and asset recovery businesses to additional third-party FFELP, federal, private and other loan portfolios.

Superior operating performance. Navient has demonstrated superior default prevention performance and industry leading asset recovery services. The combined portfolio of federal loans serviced by Navient experienced a Cohort Default Rate 40 percent lower than the most recent national rate released by ED in September 2014. We are consistently a top performer in our asset recovery business as well.

Commitment to compliance and customer centricity. Navient fosters a robust compliance culture driven by a “customer first” approach. We invest in rigorous training programs, internal and external auditing, escalated service tracking and analysis, and customer research to enhance our compliance and customer service.

Strong capital return. As a result of its significant cash flow and capital generation, Navient expects to return excess capital to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases. In December 2014, Navient’s board of directors authorized $1 billion to be utilized in a new common share repurchase program effective January 1, 2015. Navient increased its quarterly dividend amount from $0.15 per share to $0.16 per share effective for its first-quarter 2015 dividends. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, we paid $124 million in dividends on shares of our common stock and repurchased $600 million of our shares of common stock.

Meaningful growth opportunities. Navient will pursue opportunistic acquisitions of FFELP and Private Education Loan portfolios. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Navient acquired $1.8 billion of student loans. Navient will also pursue additional third-party servicing and asset recovery fee income opportunities. In February 2015, Navient completed the acquisition of Gila LLC, an asset recovery and business process outsourcing firm serving more than 600 clients in 39 states. The firm provides receivables management services and account processing solutions for state governments, agencies, court systems and municipalities. Navient will leverage its large-scale servicing platform, superior default prevention and asset recovery performance, operating efficiency and regulatory compliance and risk management infrastructure in pursuing other growth opportunities.

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Navient’s Approach to Assisting Students and Families in Repaying their Education Loans

Navient services loans for more than 12 million DSLP Loan, FFELP Loan and Private Education Loan customers (including cosigners), including 6.1 million customer accounts serviced under Navient’s contract with ED. In this work, we help our customers experience success through proactive outreach and emphasis on identifying the payment plan that best fits their budget and financial goals.

We understand managing repayment of education loans is critical for students to achieve their educational goals, recognize their full earning potential and develop a strong credit profile.

Customer success means making steady progress toward repayment, instead of falling behind on payments. Our experience has taught us that the transition from school to full repayment requires customer contact and counseling. For many customers, student loans are their first borrowing experience. For new graduates, salaries grow over time, typically making payments easier to handle as their career progresses. It is also not uncommon for some to return to school, experience illness or encounter temporary interruptions in earnings.

To help customers manage these realities, Navient makes customer success and default prevention top priorities. We customize our outreach using data-driven approaches that draw from our more than 40 years of experience in helping customers successfully manage their loans. As a result, our customers experience higher records of repayment success as evidenced by lower delinquencies and defaults.

We have been a partner in ED’s campaign to inform federal student loan customers about income-driven repayment plans, and have played a leadership role in helping customers understand their options and make an informed choice.

We also find that customers who have fallen behind benefit from outreach and assistance. In fact, nine times out of ten when we can reach federal loan customers who have missed payments, we can identify a solution to help them avoid default.

We also offer free resources to help customers and the general public build knowledge on personal finance topics. In October 2014, we launched new online resources to encourage financial literacy and to help customers understand their repayment options and enroll in the plan that is best for them.

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Selected Historical Financial Information and Ratios

Although SLM BankCo is the entity that distributed the shares of Navient common stock to SLM BankCo common stockholders, for financial reporting purposes, Navient is treated as the “accounting spinnor” and therefore Navient, and not SLM BankCo, is the “accounting successor” to SLM Corporation. Hence, the following GAAP financial information to the extent related to periods on or prior to April 30, 2014 reflects the historical results of operations and financial condition of SLM Corporation, which is the accounting predecessor of Navient. For a discussion of how “Core Earnings” results are different than GAAP results, see “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations” and “Differences between ‘Core Earnings’ and GAAP.”

Three Months
Ended June 30,
Six Months
Ended June 30,

(In millions, except per share data)

2015 2014 2015 2014

GAAP Basis

Net income attributable to Navient Corporation

$ 182 $ 307 $ 474 $ 526

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Navient Corporation

$ .47 $ .71 $ 1.20 $ 1.20

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share

387 430 396 432

Net interest margin, FFELP Loans

1.19 % 1.27 % 1.22 % 1.29 %

Net interest margin, Private Education Loans

3.52 % 4.11 % 3.62 % 4.22 %

Return on assets

.53 % .87 % .69 % .72 %

Ending FFELP Loans, net

$ 100,264 $ 99,730 $ 100,264 $ 99,730

Ending Private Education Loans, net

28,107 30,324 28,107 30,324

Ending total student loans, net

$ 128,371 $ 130,054 $ 128,371 $ 130,054

Average FFELP Loans

$ 101,305 $ 100,926 $ 102,455 $ 102,322

Average Private Education Loans

29,207 33,811 29,653 36,364

Average total student loans

$ 130,512 $ 134,737 $ 132,108 $ 138,686

“Core Earnings” Basis (1)

Net income attributable to Navient Corporation

$ 154 $ 241 $ 348 $ 383

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Navient Corporation

$ .40 $ .56 $ .88 $ .89

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share

387 430 396 432

Net interest margin, FFELP Loans

.81 % .89 % .85 % .88 %

Net interest margin, Private Education Loans

3.55 % 4.00 % 3.64 % 3.96 %

Return on assets

.45 % .70 % .51 % .56 %

Ending FFELP Loans, net

$ 100,264 $ 99,730 $ 100,264 $ 99,730

Ending Private Education Loans, net

28,107 30,324 28,107 30,324

Ending total student loans, net

$ 128,371 $ 130,054 $ 128,371 $ 130,054

Average FFELP Loans

$ 101,305 $ 100,467 $ 102,455 $ 101,393

Average Private Education Loans

29,207 31,408 29,653 31,467

Average total student loans

$ 130,512 $ 131,875 $ 132,108 $ 132,860

(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.

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Overview

The following discussion and analysis presents a review of our business and operations as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

We monitor and assess our ongoing operations and results based on the following four reportable segments: (1) FFELP Loans (2) Private Education Loans, (3) Business Services and (4) Other. Our segment presentation excludes the results of the consumer banking business distributed on April 30, 2014. See “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations” for further discussion.

FFELP Loans Segment

In the FFELP Loans segment, we acquire and finance FFELP Loans. Even though FFELP Loans are no longer originated due to changes in federal law that took effect in 2010, we continue to pursue acquisitions of FFELP Loan portfolios that leverage our servicing scale and generate incremental earnings and cash flow. In this segment, we primarily earn net interest income on the FFELP Loan portfolio. This segment is expected to generate significant amounts of earnings and cash flow as the portfolio amortizes.

Private Education Loans Segment

In this segment, we acquire, finance and service our Private Education Loans. Even though we no longer originate Private Education Loans, we continue to pursue acquisitions of Private Education Loan portfolios that leverage our servicing scale and generate incremental earnings and cash flow. In this segment, we primarily earn net interest income on the Private Education Loan portfolio (after provision for loan losses). This segment is expected to generate significant amounts of cash as the portfolio amortizes.

Business Services Segment

Our Business Services segment generates its revenue from servicing our FFELP Loan portfolio as well as providing servicing and asset recovery services for loans on behalf of Guarantors of FFELP Loans and other institutions, including ED, higher education institutions and other federal, state, court and municipal clients.

Other

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

Key Financial Measures

Our operating results are primarily driven by net interest income from our student loan portfolios, provision for loan losses, the revenues and expenses generated by our servicing and asset recovery 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 summary of our key financial measures (net interest income; provisions for loan losses; charge-offs and delinquencies; servicing and asset recovery revenues; other income (loss); and operating expenses) can be found in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2014 Form 10-K.

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Second-Quarter 2015 Summary of Results

We report financial results on a GAAP basis and also present certain “Core Earnings” performance measures. Our management, board of directors, credit rating agencies, lenders and investors 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.”

Second-quarter 2015 GAAP net income was $182 million ($0.47 diluted earnings per share), versus net income of $307 million ($0.71 diluted earnings per share) in the second-quarter 2014. The changes in GAAP net income are impacted by the same “Core Earnings” items discussed below, as well as changes in net income attributable to (1) the financial results attributable to the operations of the consumer banking business prior to the April 30, 2014 spin-off of Navient from SLM Corporation, and related restructuring and reorganization expense incurred in connection with the Spin-Off, including the restructuring expenses related to the restructuring initiative launched in second-quarter 2015 to simplify and streamline the Company’s management structure post-Spin-Off, (2) unrealized, mark-to-market gains/losses on derivatives and (3) goodwill and acquired intangible asset amortization and impairment. These items are recognized in GAAP results but have not been included in “Core Earnings” results. Second-quarter 2015 GAAP results included gains of $83 million from derivative accounting treatment that are excluded from “Core Earnings” results, compared with gains of $150 million in the year-ago period. See “‘Core Earnings’ — Definition and Limitations — Differences between ‘Core Earnings’ and GAAP” for a complete reconciliation between GAAP net income and “Core Earnings.”

“Core Earnings” for the quarter were $154 million ($0.40 diluted earnings per share), compared with $241 million ($0.56 diluted earnings per share) for the year-ago quarter. The decrease is primarily the result of a $70 million decrease in net interest income and a $43 million increase in the provision for loan losses.

During the first six months of 2015, we:

acquired $1.8 billion of student loans;

issued $2.8 billion of FFELP asset-backed securities (“ABS”), $689 million of Private Education Loan ABS and $500 million of unsecured debt,

repurchased 29.8 million common shares for $600 million on the open market; and

paid two quarterly common stock dividends of $0.16 per share, up from $0.15 per share in the prior year.

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, Private Education Loans, 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”).

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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)

2015 2014 $ % 2015 2014 $ %

Interest income:

FFELP Loans

$ 626 $ 631 $ (5 ) (1 )% $ 1,262 $ 1,278 $ (16 ) (1 )%

Private Education Loans

434 539 (105 ) (19 ) 891 1,183 (292 ) (25 )

Other loans

2 2 4 4

Cash and investments

2 3 (1 ) (33 ) 4 6 (2 ) (33 )

Total interest income

1,064 1,175 (111 ) (9 ) 2,161 2,471 (310 ) (13 )

Total interest expense

515 513 2 1,029 1,042 (13 ) (1 )

Net interest income

549 662 (113 ) (17 ) 1,132 1,429 (297 ) (21 )

Less: provisions for loan losses

198 165 33 20 323 350 (27 ) (8 )

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

351 497 (146 ) (29 ) 809 1,079 (270 ) (25 )

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

7 7 100 12 12 100

Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net

(18 ) 61 (79 ) (130 ) 53 53

Servicing revenue

106 73 33 45 182 136 46 34

Asset recovery revenue

99 132 (33 ) (25 ) 188 243 (55 ) (23 )

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income

7 9 (2 ) (22 ) 15 13 2 15

Total other income (loss)

201 275 (74 ) (27 ) 450 445 5 1

Expenses:

Operating expenses

225 211 14 7 456 578 (122 ) (21 )

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense

3 2 1 50 4 6 (2 ) (33 )

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

29 61 (32 ) (52 ) 32 87 (55 ) (63 )

Total expenses

257 274 (17 ) (6 ) 492 671 (179 ) (27 )

Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense

295 498 (203 ) (41 ) 767 853 (86 ) (10 )

Income tax expense

113 191 (78 ) (41 ) 293 328 (35 ) (11 )

Net income from continuing operations

182 307 (125 ) (41 ) 474 525 (51 ) (10 )

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

1 (1 ) (100 )

Net income

182 307 (125 ) (41 ) 474 526 (52 ) (10 )

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

Net income attributable to Navient Corporation

182 307 (125 ) (41 ) 474 526 (52 ) (10 )

Preferred stock dividends

2 (2 ) (100 ) 6 (6 ) (100 )

Net income attributable to Navient Corporation common stock

$ 182 $ 305 $ (123 ) (40 )% $ 474 $ 520 $ (46 ) (9 )%

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Navient Corporation

$ .48 $ .72 $ (.24 ) (33 )% $ 1.22 $ 1.22 $ %

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Navient Corporation

$ .47 $ .71 $ (.24 ) (34 )% $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ %

Dividends per common share attributable to Navient Corporation

$ .16 $ .15 $ .01 7 % $ .32 $ .30 $ .02 7 %

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Consolidated Earnings Summary — GAAP-basis

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, net income was $182 million, or $0.47 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income of $307 million, or $0.71 diluted earnings per common share, for the three months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in net income was primarily due to a $113 million decline in net interest income, a $33 million increase in the provisions for loan losses, a $79 million decrease in net gains on derivative and hedging activities, a $33 million decrease in asset recovery revenue and a $14 million increase in operating expenses. This was partially offset by a $33 million increase in servicing revenue and a $32 million decrease in restructuring and other reorganization expenses.

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 $113 million, of which $46 million related to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014. Also contributing to the decrease was a reduction in Private Education Loan net interest income resulting from a decline in the balance and net interest margin, as well as a reduction in the net interest margin on the FFELP Loans.

Provisions for loan losses increased $33 million primarily as a result of an increase in the amount of loans exiting deferment status in 2014 over prior years and those loans experiencing unfavorable credit trends compared to loans that exited deferment in prior years.

Gains on derivative and hedging activities, net, decreased $79 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.

Servicing revenue increased $33 million primarily as a result of increasing our recovery expectation on previously assessed late fees.

Asset recovery revenue decreased $33 million primarily as a result of the Bipartisan Budget Act (the “Budget Act”) enacted on December 26, 2013 and effective on July 1, 2014, which reduced the amount paid to Guarantor agencies for defaulted FFELP Loans that are rehabilitated. This legislative reduction in fees represents $39 million of the decrease in asset recovery revenue. This reduction was partially offset by higher asset recovery volume and revenue from Gila LLC, acquired in the prior quarter.

Operating expenses increased $14 million. This increase was primarily due to operating costs related to Gila LLC, which was acquired in the prior quarter, incremental third-party servicing expenses related to an $8.5 billion loan acquisition in fourth-quarter 2014, increased operational costs related to higher servicing and asset recovery volumes and increased regulatory compliance costs, which were partially offset by a decrease of $16 million related to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014.

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses decreased $32 million, from $61 million to $29 million. The year-ago quarter’s expenses were primarily related to third-party costs incurred in connection with the Spin-Off. During the current quarter, the Company launched a restructuring initiative to simplify and streamline its management structure post-Spin-Off to improve the operating efficiency and effectiveness of the organization, and as a result recorded $29 million of restructuring expenses primarily related to expected severance and other related costs.

We repurchased 15.2 million shares and 3.9 million shares of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, 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 43 million common shares from the year-ago quarter.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, net income was $474 million, or $1.20 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income of $526 million, or $1.20 diluted earnings per common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in net income was primarily due to a $297 million decline in net interest income and a $55 million decrease in asset recovery revenue. This was partially offset by a $27 million decrease in the provisions for loan losses, a $46 million increase in servicing revenue, a $122 million decrease in operating expenses, and a $55 million decrease in restructuring and other reorganization expenses.

The primary contributors to each of the identified 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 decreased by $297 million, of which $186 million related to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014. Also contributing to the decrease was a reduction in Private Education Loan net interest income due to a decline in the balance and net interest margin, as well as a reduction in the net interest margin on the FFELP Loans.

Provisions for loan losses declined $27 million, of which $49 million related to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014, partially offset by an increase to the provision primarily as a result of an increase in the amount of loans exiting deferment status in 2014 over prior years and those loans experiencing unfavorable credit trends compared to loans that exited deferment in prior years.

Servicing revenue increased $46 million primarily as a result of increasing our recovery expectation on previously assessed late fees, as well as a general increase in third-party servicing revenue.

Asset recovery revenue decreased $55 million primarily as a result of the Budget Act discussed above and effective on July 1, 2014, which reduced the amount paid to Guarantor agencies for defaulted FFELP Loans that are rehabilitated. This legislative reduction in fees represents $78 million of the decrease in asset recovery revenue. This reduction was partially offset by higher asset recovery volume and revenue from Gila LLC, acquired in the prior quarter.

In the first quarter of 2014, we recorded $103 million of expenses related to the settlement of regulatory matters. Excluding these expenses, operating expenses decreased $19 million. This decrease was primarily due to $63 million related to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014, partially offset by operating costs related to Gila LLC, which was acquired in the first quarter of 2015, incremental third-party servicing expenses related to an $8.5 billion loan acquisition in fourth-quarter 2014, increased operational costs related to higher servicing and asset recovery volumes and increased regulatory compliance costs.

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses decreased $55 million, from $87 million to $32 million. The year-ago period’s expenses were primarily related to third-party costs incurred in connection with the Spin-Off. During the current quarter, the Company launched a restructuring initiative to simplify and streamline its management structure post-Spin-Off to improve the operating efficiency and effectiveness of the organization, and as a result recorded $29 million of restructuring expense primarily related to expected severance and other related costs.

We repurchased 29.8 million shares and 12.2 million shares of our common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, 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 36 million common shares from the year-ago period.

“Core Earnings” — Definition and Limitations

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consolidated basis for each business segment because this is what we review internally when making management decisions regarding our performance and how we allocate resources. We also refer to this information in our presentations with credit rating agencies, lenders and investors. Because our “Core Earnings” basis of presentation corresponds to our segment financial presentations, we are required by GAAP to provide “Core Earnings” disclosure in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for our business segments.

“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 three items, discussed below, that are either related to the Spin-Off or 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 because we believe it provides investors with additional information regarding the operational and performance indicators that are most closely assessed by management. When compared to GAAP results, the three items we remove to result in our “Core Earnings” presentations are:

1. The financial results attributable to the operations of SLM BankCo prior to the Spin-Off and related restructuring and other reorganization expense incurred in connection with the Spin-Off, including the restructuring expenses related to the restructuring initiative launched in second-quarter 2015 to simplify and streamline the Company’s management structure post-Spin-Off. For GAAP purposes, Navient reflected the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014. For “Core Earnings,” we exclude the consumer banking business as if it had never been a part of Navient’s historical results prior to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014;

2. Unrealized mark-to-market gains/losses resulting from 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

3. The accounting for goodwill and acquired intangible assets.

While GAAP provides a uniform, comprehensive basis of accounting, for the reasons described above, 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 within 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, credit rating agencies, lenders and investors to assess performance.

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The following tables show “Core Earnings” for each business segment and our business as a whole along with the adjustments made to the income/expense items to reconcile the amounts to our reported GAAP results as required by GAAP and reported in “Note 13 — Segment Reporting.”

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Interest income:

Student loans

$ 522 $ 434 $ $ $ $ 956 $ 163 $ (59 ) $ 104 $ 1,060

Other loans

2 2 2

Cash and investments

1 1 2 2

Total interest income

523 434 3 960 163 (59 ) 104 1,064

Total interest expense

309 171 28 508 7 7 515

Net interest income (loss)

214 263 (25 ) 452 156 (59 ) 97 549

Less: provisions for loan losses

7 191 198 198

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

207 72 (25 ) 254 156 (59 ) 97 351

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

7 7 7

Servicing revenue

45 6 163 (108 ) 106 106

Asset recovery revenue

99 99 99

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income (loss)

3 3 (156 ) 142 (14 ) (11 )

Total other income (loss)

52 6 262 3 (108 ) 215 (156 ) 142 (14 ) 201

Expenses:

Direct operating expenses

112 44 119 3 (108 ) 170 170

Overhead expenses

55 55 55

Operating expenses

112 44 119 58 (108 ) 225 225

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

3 3 3

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

29 29 29

Total expenses

112 44 119 58 (108 ) 225 32 32 257

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

147 34 143 (80 ) 244 51 51 295

Income tax expense (benefit) (3)

54 12 53 (29 ) 90 23 23 113

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

93 22 90 (51 ) 154 28 28 182

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

Net income (loss)

$ 93 $ 22 $ 90 $ (51 ) $ $ 154 $ $ 28 $ 28 $ 182

(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 June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

Net Impact from
Spin-Off of
SLM BankCo
Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
Net Impact of
Acquired
Intangibles
Total

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

$ $ 97 $ $ 97

Total other income (loss)

(14 ) (14 )

Operating expenses

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

3 3

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

29 29

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ (29 ) $ 83 $ (3 ) 51

Income tax expense

23

Net income

$ 28

(3)

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

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Interest income:

Student loans

$ 522 $ 490 $ $ $ $ 1,012 $ 166 $ (8 ) $ 158 $ 1,170

Other loans

2 2 2

Cash and investments

1 1 2 1 1 3

Total interest income

523 490 3 1,016 166 (7 ) 159 1,175

Total interest expense

291 173 30 494 12 7 19 513

Net interest income (loss)

232 317 (27 ) 522 154 (14 ) 140 662

Less: provisions for loan losses

10 145 155 10 10 165

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

222 172 (27 ) 367 154 (24 ) 130 497

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

Servicing revenue

15 7 166 (115 ) 73 73

Asset recovery revenue

132 132 132

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income (loss)

1 8 9 (154 ) 215 61 70

Total other income (loss)

15 7 299 8 (115 ) 214 (154 ) 215 61 275

Expenses:

Direct operating expenses

121 42 93 2 (115 ) 143 11 11 154

Overhead expenses

52 52 5 5 57

Operating expenses

121 42 93 54 (115 ) 195 16 16 211

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

2 2 2

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

61 61 61

Total expenses

121 42 93 54 (115 ) 195 79 79 274

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

116 137 206 (73 ) 386 112 112 498

Income tax expense (benefit) (3)

44 51 76 (26 ) 145 46 46 191

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

72 86 130 (47 ) 241 66 66 307

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

Net income (loss)

$ 72 $ 86 $ 130 $ (47 ) $ $ 241 $ $ 66 $ 66 $ 307

(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 June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Net Impact  from
Spin-Off of
SLM BankCo
Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
Net Impact of
Acquired
Intangibles
Total

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

$ 35 $ 95 $ $ 130

Total other income

6 55 61

Operating expenses

16 16

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

2 2

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

61 61

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ (36 ) $ 150 $ (2 ) 112

Income tax expense

46

Net income

$ 66

(3)

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

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Interest income:

Student loans

$ 1,055 $ 891 $ $ $ $ 1,946 $ 325 $ (118 ) $ 207 $ 2,153

Other loans

4 4 4

Cash and investments

3 1 4 4

Total interest income

1,058 891 5 1,954 325 (118 ) 207 2,161

Total interest expense

611 345 57 1,013 16 16 1,029

Net interest income (loss)

447 546 (52 ) 941 309 (118 ) 191 1,132

Less: provisions for loan losses

12 311 323 323

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

435 235 (52 ) 618 309 (118 ) 191 809

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

12 12 12

Servicing revenue

63 12 326 (219 ) 182 182

Asset recovery revenue

188 188 188

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income (loss)

2 8 10 (309 ) 367 58 68

Total other income (loss)

75 12 516 8 (219 ) 392 (309 ) 367 58 450

Expenses:

Direct operating expenses

227 90 235 5 (219 ) 338 338

Overhead expenses

118 118 118

Operating expenses

227 90 235 123 (219 ) 456 456

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

4 4 4

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

32 32 32

Total expenses

227 90 235 123 (219 ) 456 36 36 492

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

283 157 281 (167 ) 554 213 213 767

Income tax expense (benefit) (3)

106 58 105 (63 ) 206 87 87 293

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

177 99 176 (104 ) 348 126 126 474

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

Net income (loss)

$ 177 $ 99 $ 176 $ (104 ) $ $ 348 $ $ 126 $ 126 $ 474

(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:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

Net Impact from
Spin-Off of
SLM BankCo
Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
Net Impact of
Acquired
Intangibles
Total

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

$ $ 191 $ $ 191

Total other income

58 58

Operating expenses

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

4 4

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

32 32

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ (32 ) $ 249 $ (4 ) 213

Income tax expense

87

Net income

$ 126

(3)

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

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Interest income:

Student loans

$ 1,033 $ 985 $ $ $ $ 2,018 $ 365 $ 78 $ 443 $ 2,461

Other loans

5 5 (1 ) (1 ) 4

Cash and investments

2 2 4 2 2 6

Total interest income

1,035 985 7 2,027 365 79 444 2,471

Total interest expense

578 358 55 991 22 29 51 1,042

Net interest income (loss)

457 627 (48 ) 1,036 343 50 393 1,429

Less: provisions for loan losses

20 281 301 49 49 350

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses

437 346 (48 ) 735 343 1 344 1,079

Other income (loss):

Gains on sales of loans and investments

Servicing revenue

26 8 335 (233 ) 136 136

Asset recovery revenue

243 243 243

Gains on debt repurchases

Other income (loss)

11 11 (343 ) 398 55 66

Total other income (loss)

26 8 578 11 (233 ) 390 (343 ) 398 55 445

Expenses:

Direct operating expenses

245 98 188 115 (233 ) 413 36 36 449

Overhead expenses

101 101 28 28 129

Operating expenses

245 98 188 216 (233 ) 514 64 64 578

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

6 6 6

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

87 87 87

Total expenses

245 98 188 216 (233 ) 514 157 157 671

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

218 256 390 (253 ) 611 242 242 853

Income tax expense (benefit) (3)

83 95 146 (95 ) 229 99 99 328

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

135 161 244 (158 ) 382 143 143 525

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

1 1 1

Net income (loss)

$ 135 $ 161 $ 245 $ (158 ) $ $ 383 $ $ 143 $ 143 $ 526

(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:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Net Impact from
Spin-Off of
SLM BankCo
Net Impact of
Derivative
Accounting
Net Impact of
Acquired
Intangibles
Total

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses

$ 136 $ 208 $ $ 344

Total other income

14 41 55

Operating expenses

64 64

Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization

6 6

Restructuring and other reorganization expenses

87 87

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

$ (1 ) $ 249 $ (6 ) 242

Income tax expense

99

Net income

$ 143

(3)

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

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Differences between “Core Earnings” and GAAP

The following discussion summarizes the differences between “Core Earnings” and GAAP net income and details each specific adjustment required to reconcile our “Core Earnings” segment presentation to our GAAP earnings.

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

“Core Earnings” net income attributable to Navient Corporation

$ 154 $ 241 $ 348 $ 383

“Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP:

Net impact of the removal of SLM BankCo’s operations and restructuring and other reorganization expense in connection with the Spin-Off

(29 ) (36 ) (32 ) (1 )

Net impact of derivative accounting

83 150 249 249

Net impact of goodwill and acquired intangible assets

(3 ) (2 ) (4 ) (6 )

Net tax effect

(23 ) (46 ) (87 ) (99 )

Total “Core Earnings” adjustments to GAAP

28 66 126 143

GAAP net income attributable to Navient Corporation

$ 182 $ 307 $ 474 $ 526

1) SLM BankCo’s operations and restructuring and other reorganization expense in connection with the Spin-Off: On April 30, 2014, the Spin-Off of Navient from SLM Corporation was completed and Navient became an independent, publicly-traded company. Due to the relative significance of Navient to SLM Corporation prior to the Spin-Off, among other factors, for financial reporting purposes Navient is treated as the “accounting spinnor” and therefore is the “accounting successor” to SLM Corporation as constituted prior to the Spin-Off, notwithstanding the legal form of the Spin-Off. Since Navient is treated for accounting purposes as the “accounting spinnor,” the GAAP financial statements of Navient reflect the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo to SLM BankCo’s stockholders on April 30, 2014.

For “Core Earnings,” we have assumed SLM BankCo was never a part of Navient’s historical results prior to the deemed distribution of SLM BankCo on April 30, 2014 and we have removed the restructuring and other reorganization expense incurred in connection with the Spin-Off, including the restructuring expenses related to the restructuring initiative launched in second-quarter 2015 to simplify and streamline the Company’s management structure post-Spin-Off. Excluding these items provides management with a useful basis from which to better evaluate results from ongoing operations against results from prior periods. The adjustment relates to the exclusion of the consumer banking business and represents the operations, assets, liabilities and equity of SLM BankCo, which is comprised of Sallie Mae Bank, Upromise Rewards, the Insurance Business, and the Private Education Loan origination functions. Included in these amounts are also certain general corporate overhead expenses related to the consumer banking business. General corporate overhead consists of costs primarily associated with accounting, finance, legal, human resources, certain information technology costs, stock compensation, and executive management and the board of directors. These costs were generally allocated to the consumer banking business based on the proportionate level of effort provided to the consumer banking business relative to SLM Corporation using a relevant allocation driver (e.g., in proportion to the number of employees by function that were being transferred to SLM BankCo as opposed to remaining at Navient). All intercompany transactions between SLM BankCo and Navient have been eliminated. In addition, all prior preferred stock dividends have been removed as SLM BankCo succeeded SLM Corporation as the issuer of the preferred stock in connection with the Spin-Off.

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Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

SLM BankCo net income, before income tax expense

$ $ 25 $ $ 86

Restructuring and other reorganization expense in connection with the Spin-Off

(29 ) (61 ) (32 ) (87 )

Total net impact of SLM BankCo

$ (29 ) $ (36 ) $ (32 ) $ (1 )

2) 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 FFELP Loans, Private Education 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.

The accounting for derivatives requires that changes in the fair value of derivative instruments be recognized currently in earnings, with no fair value adjustment of the hedged item, unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. We believe 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, do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and the stand-alone derivative must be marked-to-market 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 contractual 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 contractual premiums received on the Floor Income Contracts. The amortization of the net contractual 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

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

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

“Core Earnings” derivative adjustments:

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

$ (18 ) $ 61 $ 53 $ 53

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

156 154 309 343

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

138 215 362 396

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

(59 ) (59 ) (118 ) (135 )

Other derivative accounting adjustments (3)

4 (6 ) 5 (12 )

Total net impact of derivative accounting (4)

$ 83 $ 150 $ 249 $ 249

(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
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Floor Income Contracts

$ 171 $ 132 $ 243 $ 313

Basis swaps

6 12 6 11

Foreign currency hedges

(43 ) 54 102 15

Other

4 17 11 57

Total unrealized gains on derivative and hedging activities, net

$ 138 $ 215 $ 362 $ 396

(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

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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.

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

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

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

$ (163 ) $ (166 ) $ (325 ) $ (365 )

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

7 12 16 22

Net realized gains on terminated derivative contracts reclassified to other income

Total reclassifications of realized losses on derivative and hedging activities

$ (156 ) $ (154 ) $ (309 ) $ (343 )

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

As of June 30, 2015, derivative accounting has reduced GAAP equity by approximately $443 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
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Beginning impact of derivative accounting on GAAP equity

$ (505 ) $ (854 ) $ (553 ) $ (926 )

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

62 94 110 166

Ending impact of derivative accounting on GAAP equity

$ (443 ) $ (760 ) $ (443 ) $ (760 )

(1)

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

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

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

$ 83 $ 150 $ 249 $ 249

Tax impact of derivative accounting adjustments recognized in net income

(31 ) (54 ) (104 ) (76 )

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

10 (2 ) (35 ) (7 )

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

$ 62 $ 94 $ 110 $ 166

(a)

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

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Hedging FFELP Loan Embedded Floor Income

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 June 30, 2015, the remaining amortization term of the net floor premiums was approximately 4.5 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.

In addition to using Floor Income Contracts, we also use pay fixed interest rate swaps to hedge the embedded Floor Income within FFELP Loans. These interest rate swaps qualify as GAAP hedges and are accounted for as cash flow hedges of variable rate debt. For GAAP, gains and losses on the effective portion of these hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and gains and losses on the ineffective portion are recorded immediately to earnings. Hedged Floor Income from these cash flow hedges that has not been recognized into “Core Earnings” and GAAP as of the respective period-ends is presented in the table below. This hedged Floor Income will be recognized in “Core Earnings” and GAAP in future periods and is presented net of tax. As of June 30, 2015, the hedged period is from April 2016 through December 2019. Historically, we have used pay fixed interest rate swaps on a periodic basis to hedge embedded Floor Income and depending upon market conditions and pricing, we may enter into swaps in the future. The balance of unrecognized hedged Floor Income will increase as we enter into new swaps and decline as revenue is recognized.

(Dollars in millions)

June 30,
2015
June 30,
2014

Unamortized net Floor premiums (net of tax)

$ (220 ) $ (274 )

Unrecognized hedged Floor Income related to pay fixed interest rate swaps (net of tax)

(342 )

Total (1)

$ (562 ) $ (274 )

(1)

$(892) million and $(433) million on a pre-tax basis as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

3) 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
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

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

$ (3 ) $ (3 ) $ (4 ) $ (6 )

(1)

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

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Business Segment Earnings Summary — “Core Earnings” Basis

FFELP Loans Segment

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

Three Months Ended
June 30,
% Increase
(Decrease)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
% Increase
(Decrease)

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 vs. 2014 2015 2014 2015 vs. 2014

“Core Earnings” interest income:

FFELP Loans

$ 522 $ 522 % $ 1,055 $ 1,033 2 %

Cash and investments

1 1 3 2 50

Total “Core Earnings” interest income

523 523 1,058 1,035 2

Total “Core Earnings” interest expense

309 291 6 611 578 6

Net “Core Earnings” interest income

214 232 (8 ) 447 457 (2 )

Less: provision for loan losses

7 10 (30 ) 12 20 (40 )

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

207 222 (7 ) 435 437

Gains on sales of loans and investments

7 100 12 100

Servicing revenue

45 15 200 63 26 142

Total other income

52 15 247 75 26 188

Direct operating expenses

112 121 (7 ) 227 245 (7 )

Income before income tax expense

147 116 27 283 218 30

Income tax expense

54 44 23 106 83 28

“Core Earnings”

$ 93 $ 72 29 % $ 177 $ 135 31 %

“Core Earnings” from the FFELP Loans segment were $93 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared with $72 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase was primarily the result of a $30 million increase in servicing fees and a $9 million reduction in expenses. This was partially offset by an $18 million decrease in net interest income due to a decline in the net interest margin. “Core Earnings” key performance metrics are as follows:

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

FFELP Loan spread

.91 % .98 % .93 % .96 %

Net interest margin

.81 % .89 % .85 % .88 %

Provision for loan losses

$ 7 $ 10 $ 12 $ 20

Charge-offs

$ 9 $ 15 $ 16 $ 37

Charge-off rate

.05 % .08 % .04 % .10 %

Total delinquency rate

15.8 % 14.8 % 15.8 % 14.8 %

Greater than 90-day delinquency rate

8.4 % 7.0 % 8.4 % 7.0 %

Forbearance rate

15.9 % 17.2 % 15.9 % 17.2 %

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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
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan yield

2.61 % 2.55 % 2.59 % 2.57 %

Hedged Floor Income

.23 .24 .23 .27

Unhedged Floor Income

.16 .18 .15 .10

Consolidation Loan Rebate Fees

(.64 ) (.65 ) (.64 ) (.65 )

Repayment Borrower Benefits

(.12 ) (.11 ) (.11 ) (.11 )

Premium amortization

(.17 ) (.13 ) (.14 ) (.12 )

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan net yield

2.07 2.08 2.08 2.06

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan cost of funds

(1.16 ) (1.10 ) (1.15 ) (1.10 )

“Core Earnings” basis FFELP Loan spread

.91 .98 .93 .96

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

(.10 ) (.09 ) (.08 ) (.08 )

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

.81 % .89 % .85 % .88 %

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

.81 % .89 % .85 % .88 %

Adjustment for GAAP accounting treatment (2)

.38 .38 .37 .41

GAAP-basis FFELP Loan net interest margin (1)

1.19 % 1.27 % 1.22 % 1.29 %

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

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

FFELP Loans

$ 101,305 $ 100,467 $ 102,455 $ 101,393

Other interest-earning assets

4,186 3,949 4,040 3,922

Total FFELP Loan “Core Earnings” basis interest-earning assets

$ 105,491 $ 104,416 $ 106,495 $ 105,315

(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.

The decrease in the net interest margin from prior periods is primarily the result of an increase in premium expense related to an $8.5 billion loan acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2014 as well as an increase in the cost of funds and lower floor income.

As of June 30, 2015, our FFELP Loan portfolio totaled $100.3 billion, comprised of $38.7 billion of FFELP Stafford loans and $61.6 billion of FFELP Consolidation Loans. The weighted-average life of these portfolios as of June 30, 2015 was 4.8 years and 8.8 years, respectively, assuming a Constant Prepayment Rate (“CPR”) of 3 percent and 3 percent, respectively.

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Floor Income

The following table analyzes on a “Core Earnings” basis the ability of the FFELP Loans in our portfolio to earn Floor Income after June 30, 2015 and 2014, based on interest rates as of those dates.

June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014

(Dollars in billions)

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

Student loans eligible to earn Floor Income

$ 86.0 $ 12.8 $ 98.8 $ 86.0 $ 12.4 $ 98.4

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

(44.4 ) (1.3 ) (45.7 ) (43.4 ) (0.9 ) (44.3 )

Less: economically hedged Floor Income Contracts

(27.2 ) (27.2 ) (27.2 ) (27.2 )

Student loans eligible to earn Floor Income

$ 14.4 $ 11.5 $ 25.9 $ 15.4 $ 11.5 $ 26.9

Student loans earning Floor Income

$ 14.4 $ 1.4 $ 15.8 $ 15.3 $ 0.6 $ 15.9

The following table presents a projection of the average balance of FFELP Consolidation Loans for which Fixed Rate Floor Income has been economically hedged with derivatives for the period July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019.

(Dollars in billions)

July 1,
2015 to
December 31,
2015
2016 2017 2018 2019

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

$ 27.2 $ 19.9 $ 14.0 $ 13.2 $ 5.5

Servicing Revenue — FFELP Loans

The increase in servicing revenue over the prior periods is primarily the result of increasing our recovery expectation on previously assessed late fees.

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 $108 million and $115 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $219 million and $233 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These amounts exceed the actual cost of servicing the loans. Operating expenses were 44 basis points and 48 basis points of average FFELP Loans in the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 45 basis points and 49 basis points of average FFELP Loans in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The decrease in operating expenses from the year-ago quarter was primarily the result of the decrease in the average servicing rate paid.

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Private Education Loans Segment

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

Three Months Ended
June 30,
% Increase
(Decrease)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
% Increase
(Decrease)

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 vs. 2014 2015 2014 2015 vs. 2014

“Core Earnings” interest income:

Private Education Loans

$ 434 $ 490 (11 )% $ 891 $ 985 (10 )%

Cash and investments

Total “Core Earnings” interest income

434 490 (11 ) 891 985 (10 )

Total “Core Earnings” interest expense

171 173 (1 ) 345 358 (4 )

Net “Core Earnings” interest income

263 317 (17 ) 546 627 (13 )

Less: provision for loan losses

191 145 32 311 281 11

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

72 172 (58 ) 235 346 (32 )

Servicing revenue

6 7 (14 ) 12 8 50

Direct operating expenses

44 42 5 90 98 (8 )

Income before income tax expense

34 137 (75 ) 157 256 (39 )

Income tax expense

12 51 (76 ) 58 95 (39 )

“Core Earnings”

$ 22 $ 86 (74 )% $ 99 $ 161 (39 )%

Quarterly “Core Earnings” were $22 million compared with $86 million in the year-ago quarter. This decrease is primarily the result of a $54 million decrease in net interest income due to a decline in the net interest margin and the balance of the portfolio. In addition, there was a $46 million increase in the provision for Private Education Loan losses which was primarily the result of an increase in the amount of loans exiting deferment status in 2014 over prior years and those loans experiencing unfavorable credit trends compared to loans that exited deferment in prior years. This segment of borrowers returned to school during the recession, deferred payment on their existing loans, and exited deferment status in 2014.

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“Core Earnings” key performance metrics are as follows:

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Private Education Loan spread

3.66 % 4.10 % 3.77 % 4.05 %

Net interest margin

3.55 % 4.00 % 3.64 % 3.96 %

Provision for loan losses

$ 191 $ 145 $ 311 $ 281

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

$ 330 $ $ 330 $

Net charge-offs remaining

179 166 369 385

Total net charge-offs

$ 509 $ 166 $ 699 $ 385

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

2.7 % 2.5 % 2.8 % 2.9 %

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) (1)

5.1 % % 2.5 % %

Total delinquency rate

6.8 % 7.1 % 6.8 % 7.1 %

Greater than 90-day delinquency rate

3.3 % 3.2 % 3.3 % 3.2 %

Forbearance rate

3.7 % 4.2 % 3.7 % 4.2 %

Loans in repayment with more than 12 payments made

93.0 % 90.4 % 93.0 % 90.4 %

Cosigner rate

65 % 64 % 65 % 64 %

Average FICO

719 718 719 718

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

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Private Education Loan Net Interest Margin

The following table shows the “Core Earnings” basis Private Education Loan net interest margin along with reconciliation to the GAAP-basis Private Education Loan net interest margin before provision for loan losses.

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014

“Core Earnings” basis Private Education Loan yield

5.97 % 6.27 % 6.06 % 6.31 %

“Core Earnings” basis Private Education Loan cost of funds

(2.31 ) (2.17 ) (2.29 ) (2.26 )

“Core Earnings” basis Private Education Loan spread

3.66 4.10 3.77 4.05

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

(.11 ) (.10 ) (.13 ) (.09 )

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

3.55 % 4.00 % 3.64 % 3.96 %

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

3.55 % 4.00 % 3.64 % 3.96 %

Adjustment for GAAP accounting treatment (2)

(.03 ) .11 (.02 ) .26

GAAP basis Private Education Loan net interest margin (1)

3.52 % 4.11 % 3.62 % 4.22 %

(1) The average balances of our Private Education Loan “Core Earnings” basis interest-earning assets for the respective periods are:

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Private Education Loans

$ 29,207 $ 31,408 $ 29,653 $ 31,467

Other interest-earning assets

561 491 577 492

Total Private Education Loan “Core Earnings” basis interest-earning assets

$ 29,768 $ 31,899 $ 30,230 $ 31,959

(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 decline in the net interest margin compared to prior periods primarily relates to higher interest provision related to the higher provision for loan losses and an increase in the cost of funds.

Private Education Loan Provision for Loan Losses

The Private Education Loan provision for loan losses on a “Core Earnings” basis was $191 million in the second quarter of 2015, up $46 million from the second quarter of 2014. This increase in provision is primarily the result of an increase in the amount of loans exiting deferment status in 2014 over prior years and those loans experiencing unfavorable credit trends compared to loans that exited deferment in prior years. This segment of borrowers returned to school during the recession, deferred payment on their existing loans, and exited deferment status in 2014. The remainder of the portfolio continues to perform as expected and is experiencing positive credit trends.

In establishing the allowance for Private Education Loan losses as of June 30, 2015, we considered several factors with respect to our Private Education Loan portfolio. On a “Core Earnings” basis, total loans delinquent (as a percentage of loans in repayment) have decreased to 6.8 percent from 7.1 percent in the year-ago quarter. Loans greater than 90 days delinquent (as a percentage of loans in repayment) have increased to 3.3 percent from 3.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. The “Core Earnings” charge-off rate increased to 2.7 percent, excluding the impact from the change described in the “Core Earnings” key performance metrics table above, from 2.5 percent in the year-ago quarter. Loans in forbearance (as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance) decreased to 3.7 percent from 4.2 percent in the year-ago quarter.

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Operating Expenses — Private Education Loans Segment

Operating expenses for our Private Education Loans segment include costs incurred to service and collect on our Private Education Loan portfolio. Operating expenses were $44 million and $42 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $90 million and $98 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Business Services Segment

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

Three Months Ended
June 30,
% Increase
(Decrease)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
% Increase
(Decrease)

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 vs. 2014 2015 2014 2015 vs. 2014

Net interest income

$ $ % $ $ %

Servicing revenue:

Intercompany loan servicing

108 115 (6 ) 219 234 (6 )

Third-party loan servicing

47 42 12 90 83 8

Guarantor servicing

8 9 (11 ) 17 18 (6 )

Total servicing revenue

163 166 (2 ) 326 335 (3 )

Asset recovery revenue

99 132 (25 ) 188 243 (23 )

Other Business Services revenue

1 (100 ) 2 100

Total other income

262 299 (12 ) 516 578 (11 )

Direct operating expenses

119 93 28 235 188 25

Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense

143 206 (31 ) 281 390 (28 )

Income tax expense

53 76 (30 ) 105 146 (28 )

Net income from continuing operations

90 130 (31 ) 176 244 (28 )

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense

1 (100 )

“Core Earnings”

$ 90 $ 130 (31 )% $ 176 $ 245 (28 )%

“Core Earnings” were $90 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared with $130 million in the year-ago quarter. The decrease was primarily the result of lower asset recovery revenue, primarily related to a legislative reduction in certain fees earned and a lower balance of intercompany FFELP Loans serviced. Key segment metrics are:

As of
June 30,

(Dollars in billions)

2015 2014

Number of accounts serviced for ED (in millions)

6.1 5.8

Total federal loans serviced

$ 281 $ 272

Contingent collections receivables inventory:

Student loans

$ 11.0 $ 13.5

Other

9.1 2.8

Total contingent collections receivables inventory

$ 20.1 $ 16.3

In February 2015, Navient completed the acquisition of Gila LLC, an asset recovery and business process outsourcing firm serving more than 600 clients in 39 states. The firm provides receivables management services and account processing solutions for state governments, agencies, court systems and municipalities.

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Revenues related to services performed on FFELP Loans accounted for 72 percent and 78 percent, respectively, of total Business Services segment revenues for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and 73 percent and 78 percent, respectively, of total Business Services segment revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Servicing Revenue

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 $98 billion and $100 billion for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $100 billion and $102 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The decline in the intercompany loan servicing revenue from the year-ago periods was primarily due to the decrease in the average servicing rate paid as well as the decline in the average balance of FFELP Loans serviced.

Third-party loan servicing income increased $5 million from the year-ago quarter and $7 million for the first six months of 2015 compared with the year-ago period primarily related to an increase in the number of accounts serviced for ED.

The Company services student loans for more than 12 million DSLP Loan, FFELP Loan and Private Education Loan customers (including cosigners), including 6.1 million customer accounts under the ED Servicing Contract as of June 30, 2015, compared with 5.8 million customer accounts serviced at June 30, 2014. Third-party loan servicing fees in the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 included $35 million and $31 million, respectively, of servicing revenue related to the ED Servicing Contract. On June 13, 2014, ED extended its servicing contract with us to service Direct Student Loan Program federal loans for five more years.

Asset Recovery Revenue

Our asset recovery revenue consists of fees we receive for asset recovery of delinquent and defaulted debt on behalf of third-party clients performed on a contingent basis. The majority of this fee revenue is generated through collecting or rehabilitating defaulted federal loans. Asset recovery revenue decreased $33 million in the second quarter of 2015 compared with the year-ago quarter primarily as a result of the Bipartisan Budget Act (the “Budget Act”) enacted on December 26, 2013 and effective on July 1, 2014, which reduced the amount paid to Guarantor agencies for defaulted FFELP Loans that are rehabilitated. This legislative reduction in fees represents $39 million of the decrease in asset recovery revenue. This reduction was partially offset by higher asset recovery volume and revenue from the acquisition of Gila LLC.

Since 1997, Navient has provided asset recovery services on defaulted student loans to ED. This contract expired by its terms on February 21, 2015 and our Pioneer Credit Recovery subsidiary received no new account placements under the contract. We are engaged with ED to learn more about their decision and address any questions or concerns they may have. In addition, on March 9, 2015, Pioneer filed a bid protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) which was dismissed on March 13, 2015. This bid protest was dismissed from the GAO based upon overlapping jurisdiction. Following the bid protest dismissal, Pioneer filed its own complaint with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which complaint was consolidated with several similar cases filed by other private collection agencies. On April 16, 2015, Pioneer’s complaint, together with the other plaintiffs’ consolidated complaints, was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We have appealed this decision. A hearing date has not been set.

Separately, we have submitted a response to ED’s request for proposals (RFP) in relation to a new contract for similar services. There can be no assurances that Pioneer will be awarded an extension of the existing contract, a new contract under the RFP or what volume of accounts might be placed with Pioneer.

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 $26 million

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increase in operating expenses in the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared with the year-ago quarter was primarily due to operating costs related to Gila LLC, which was acquired in the prior quarter, incremental third-party servicing expenses related to an $8.5 billion loan acquisition in fourth-quarter 2014, increased operating costs related to higher servicing and asset recovery volumes and increased regulatory compliance costs.

Other Segment

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

Three Months Ended
June 30,
% Increase
(Decrease)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
% Increase
(Decrease)

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 vs. 2014 2015 2014 2015 vs. 2014

Net interest loss after provision for loan losses

$ (25 ) $ (27 ) (7 )% $ (52 ) $ (48 ) 8 %

Gains on sales of loans and investments

Gains on debt repurchases

Other

3 8 (63 ) 8 11 (27 )

Total other income

3 8 (63 ) 8 11 (27 )

Direct operating expenses

3 2 50 5 115 (96 )

Overhead expenses:

Corporate overhead

26 27 (4 ) 60 53 13

Unallocated information technology costs

29 25 16 58 48 21

Total overhead expenses

55 52 6 118 101 17

Total operating expenses

58 54 7 123 216 (43 )

Loss before income tax benefit

(80 ) (73 ) 10 (167 ) (253 ) (34 )

Income tax benefit

(29 ) (26 ) 12 (63 ) (95 ) (34 )

“Core Earnings” (loss)

$ (51 ) $ (47 ) 9 % $ (104 ) $ (158 ) (34 )%

Net Interest Loss after Provision for Loan Losses

Net interest loss after provision for loan losses includes net interest loss related to our corporate liquidity portfolio, partially offset by net interest income related to our mortgage and consumer loan portfolios.

Gains on Debt Repurchases

We repurchased $522 million and $5 million face amount of our unsecured debt for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1.1 billion and $5 million face amount of our unsecured debt for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Debt repurchase activity will fluctuate based on market fundamentals and our liability management strategy.

Direct Operating Expenses — Other Segment

In the first quarter of 2014, we recognized $111 million of expense related to the settlement of regulatory matters (for additional information, see Part II. “Other Information,” Item 1. “Legal Proceedings — Regulatory Matters”). This regulatory expense in the first quarter of 2014 was the primary driver of the decrease in operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the year-ago period.

Overhead — Other Segment

Unallocated 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 expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared with the year-ago period is primarily due to incremental costs post-Spin-Off resulting from operating as a new separate company.

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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.

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.

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Balance Rate Balance Rate Balance Rate Balance Rate

Average Assets

FFELP Loans

$ 101,305 2.48 % $ 100,926 2.51 % $ 102,455 2.48 % $ 102,322 2.52 %

Private Education Loans

29,207 5.97 33,811 6.40 29,653 6.06 36,364 6.56

Other loans

77 9.78 93 9.36 79 9.36 96 9.52

Cash and investments

6,191 .12 7,014 .13 6,248 .12 7,543 .15

Total interest-earning assets

136,780 3.12 % 141,844 3.32 % 138,435 3.15 % 146,325 3.41 %

Non-interest-earning assets

4,399 3,411 4,326 3,766

Total assets

$ 141,179 $ 145,255 $ 142,761 $ 150,091

Average Liabilities and Equity

Short-term borrowings

$ 3,138 2.40 % $ 7,678 .67 % $ 3,532 2.34 % $ 10,452 .76 %

Long-term borrowings

131,193 1.52 130,534 1.54 132,369 1.50 131,819 1.53

Total interest-bearing liabilities

134,331 1.54 % 138,212 1.49 % 135,901 1.53 % 142,271 1.48 %

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

2,845 2,537 2,777 2,758

Equity

4,003 4,506 4,083 5,062

Total liabilities and equity

$ 141,179 $ 145,255 $ 142,761 $ 150,091

Net interest margin

1.61 % 1.87 % 1.65 % 1.97 %

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 June 30, 2015 vs. 2014

Interest income

$ (111 ) $ (70 ) $ (41 )

Interest expense

2 17 (15 )

Net interest income

$ (113 ) $ (90 ) $ (23 )

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 vs. 2014

Interest income

$ (310 ) $ (181 ) $ (129 )

Interest expense

(13 ) 34 (47 )

Net interest income

$ (297 ) $ (223 ) $ (74 )

(1)

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

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Summary of our Student Loan Portfolio

Ending Student Loan Balances, net — GAAP and “Core Earnings” Basis

June 30, 2015

(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)

$ 359 $ $ 359 $ 272 $ 631

Grace, repayment and other (2)

37,711 61,137 98,848 29,030 127,878

Total, gross

38,070 61,137 99,207 29,302 128,509

Unamortized premium/(discount)

664 482 1,146 (564 ) 582

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

902 902

Allowance for loan losses

(54 ) (35 ) (89 ) (1,533 ) (1,622 )

Total student loan portfolio

$ 38,680 $ 61,584 $ 100,264 $ 28,107 $ 128,371

% of total FFELP

39 % 61 % 100 %

% of total

30 % 48 % 78 % 22 % 100 %
December 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)

$ 488 $ $ 488 $ 436 $ 924

Grace, repayment and other (2)

39,958 62,992 102,950 30,625 133,575

Total, gross

40,446 62,992 103,438 31,061 134,499

Unamortized premium/(discount)

677 499 1,176 (594 ) 582

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

1,245 1,245

Allowance for loan losses

(58 ) (35 ) (93 ) (1,916 ) (2,009 )

Total student loan portfolio

$ 41,065 $ 63,456 $ 104,521 $ 29,796 $ 134,317

% of total FFELP

39 % 61 % 100 %

% of total

31 % 47 % 78 % 22 % 100 %

(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.

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

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Total

$ 39,309 $ 61,996 $ 101,305 $ 29,207 $ 130,512

% of FFELP

39 % 61 % 100 %

% of total

30 % 48 % 78 % 22 % 100 %

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Total

$ 38,408 $ 62,518 $ 100,926 $ 33,811 $ 134,737

% of FFELP

38 % 62 % 100 %

% of total

29 % 46 % 75 % 25 % 100 %

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Total

$ 39,968 $ 62,487 $ 102,455 $ 29,653 $ 132,108

% of FFELP

39 % 61 % 100 %

% of total

30 % 48 % 78 % 22 % 100 %

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Total

$ 39,041 $ 63,281 $ 102,322 $ 36,364 $ 138,686

% of FFELP

38 % 62 % 100 %

% of total

28 % 46 % 74 % 26 % 100 %

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Average Student Loan Balances (net of unamortized premium/discount) — “Core Earnings” Basis

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Total

$ 39,309 $ 61,996 $ 101,305 $ 29,207 $ 130,512

% of FFELP

39 % 61 % 100 %

% of total

30 % 48 % 78 % 22 % 100 %

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Total

$ 38,408 $ 62,059 $ 100,467 $ 31,408 $ 131,875

% of FFELP

38 % 62 % 100 %

% of total

29 % 47 % 76 % 24 % 100 %

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Total

$ 39,968 $ 62,487 $ 102,455 $ 29,653 $ 132,108

% of FFELP

39 % 61 % 100 %

% of total

30 % 48 % 78 % 22 % 100 %

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Total

$ 39,041 $ 62,352 $ 101,393 $ 31,467 $ 132,860

% of FFELP

39 % 61 % 100 %

% of total

29 % 47 % 76 % 24 % 100 %

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Student Loan Activity — GAAP Basis

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 39,867 $ 62,557 $ 102,424 $ 28,990 $ 131,414

Acquisitions

527 473 1,000 4 1,004

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

287 289 576 124 700

Consolidations to third parties

(718 ) (529 ) (1,247 ) (41 ) (1,288 )

Sales

(150 ) (36 ) (186 ) (186 )

Repayments and other

(1,133 ) (1,170 ) (2,303 ) (970 ) (3,273 )

Ending balance

$ 38,680 $ 61,584 $ 100,264 $ 28,107 $ 128,371

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

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

Acquisitions and originations

344 474 818 123 941

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

281 271 552 157 709

Consolidations to third parties

(418 ) (349 ) (767 ) (26 ) (793 )

Sales

Distribution of SLM BankCo

(495 ) (885 ) (1,380 ) (7,204 ) (8,584 )

Repayments and other

(994 ) (1,134 ) (2,128 ) (883 ) (3,011 )

Ending balance

$ 37,806 $ 61,924 $ 99,730 $ 30,324 $ 130,054

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 41,065 $ 63,456 $ 104,521 $ 29,796 $ 134,317

Acquisitions

933 891 1,824 10 1,834

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

595 568 1,163 260 1,423

Consolidations to third parties

(1,375 ) (1,016 ) (2,391 ) (64 ) (2,455 )

Sales

(301 ) (72 ) (373 ) (373 )

Repayments and other

(2,237 ) (2,243 ) (4,480 ) (1,895 ) (6,375 )

Ending balance

$ 38,680 $ 61,584 $ 100,264 $ 28,107 $ 128,371

Six Months Ended June 30, 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

622 650 1,272 1,645 2,917

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

588 575 1,163 368 1,531

Consolidations to third parties

(822 ) (626 ) (1,448 ) (59 ) (1,507 )

Sales

Distribution of SLM BankCo

(495 ) (885 ) (1,380 ) (7,204 ) (8,584 )

Repayments and other

(2,108 ) (2,357 ) (4,465 ) (1,938 ) (6,403 )

Ending balance

$ 37,806 $ 61,924 $ 99,730 $ 30,324 $ 130,054

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Student Loan Activity — “Core Earnings” Basis

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 39,867 $ 62,557 $ 102,424 $ 28,990 $ 131,414

Acquisitions

527 473 1,000 4 1,004

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

287 289 576 124 700

Consolidations to third parties

(718 ) (529 ) (1,247 ) (41 ) (1,288 )

Sales

(150 ) (36 ) (186 ) (186 )

Repayments and other

(1,133 ) (1,170 ) (2,303 ) (970 ) (3,273 )

Ending balance

$ 38,680 $ 61,584 $ 100,264 $ 28,107 $ 128,371

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 38,585 $ 62,655 $ 101,240 $ 30,949 $ 132,189

Acquisitions

344 474 818 93 911

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

280 269 549 153 702

Consolidations to third parties

(416 ) (347 ) (763 ) (25 ) (788 )

Sales

Repayments and other

(987 ) (1,127 ) (2,114 ) (846 ) (2,960 )

Ending balance

$ 37,806 $ 61,924 $ 99,730 $ 30,324 $ 130,054

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 41,065 $ 63,456 $ 104,521 $ 29,796 $ 134,317

Acquisitions

933 891 1,824 10 1,834

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

595 568 1,163 260 1,423

Consolidations to third parties

(1,375 ) (1,016 ) (2,391 ) (64 ) (2,455 )

Sales

(301 ) (72 ) (373 ) (373 )

Repayments and other

(2,237 ) (2,243 ) (4,480 ) (1,895 ) (6,375 )

Ending balance

$ 38,680 $ 61,584 $ 100,264 $ 28,107 $ 128,371

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 39,499 $ 63,664 $ 103,163 $ 31,006 $ 134,169

Acquisitions

623 649 1,272 765 2,037

Capitalized interest and premium/discount amortization

581 564 1,145 336 1,481

Consolidations to third parties

(815 ) (621 ) (1,436 ) (51 ) (1,487 )

Sales

Repayments and other

(2,082 ) (2,332 ) (4,414 ) (1,732 ) (6,146 )

Ending balance

$ 37,806 $ 61,924 $ 99,730 $ 30,324 $ 130,054

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Student Loan Allowance for Loan Losses Activity — GAAP Basis

Three Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 91 $ 1,849 $ 1,940 $ 107 $ 2,059 $ 2,166

Less:

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining (2)

(9 ) (179 ) (188 ) (15 ) (166 ) (181 )

Total net charge-offs

(9 ) (509 ) (518 ) (15 ) (166 ) (181 )

Student loan sales

Distribution of SLM BankCo

(6 ) (69 ) (75 )

Plus:

Provision for loan losses

7 191 198 10 155 165

Reclassification of interest reserve (3)

2 2 4 4

Ending balance

$ 89 $ 1,533 $ 1,622 $ 96 $ 1,983 $ 2,079

Troubled debt restructuring (4)

$ $ 10,399 $ 10,399 $ $ 9,650 $ 9,650

Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 93 $ 1,916 $ 2,009 $ 119 $ 2,097 $ 2,216

Less:

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining (2)

(16 ) (369 ) (385 ) (37 ) (385 ) (422 )

Total net charge-offs

(16 ) (699 ) (715 ) (37 ) (385 ) (422 )

Student loan sales

Distribution of SLM BankCo

(6 ) (69 ) (75 )

Plus:

Provision for loan losses

12 311 323 20 330 350

Reclassification of interest reserve (3)

5 5 10 10

Ending balance

$ 89 $ 1,533 $ 1,622 $ 96 $ 1,983 $ 2,079

Troubled debt restructuring (4)

$ $ 10,399 $ 10,399 $ $ 9,650 $ 9,650

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default on Private Education Loans increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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

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Student Loan Allowance for Loan Losses Activity — “Core Earnings” Basis

Three Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 91 $ 1,849 $ 1,940 $ 101 $ 1,987 $ 2,088

Less:

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining (2)

(9 ) (179 ) (188 ) (15 ) (166 ) (181 )

Total net charge-offs

(9 ) (509 ) (518 ) (15 ) (166 ) (181 )

Student loan sales

Plus:

Provision for loan losses

7 191 198 10 145 155

Reclassification of interest reserve (3)

2 2 4 4

Other transactions

13 13

Ending balance

$ 89 $ 1,533 $ 1,622 $ 96 $ 1,983 $ 2,079

Troubled debt restructuring (4)

$ $ 10,399 $ 10,399 $ $ 9,650 $ 9,650

Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

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

Beginning balance

$ 93 $ 1,916 $ 2,009 $ 113 $ 2,035 $ 2,148

Less:

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining (2)

(16 ) (369 ) (385 ) (37 ) (385 ) (422 )

Total net charge-offs

(16 ) (699 ) (715 ) (37 ) (385 ) (422 )

Student loan sales

Plus:

Provision for loan losses

12 311 323 20 281 301

Reclassification of interest reserve (3)

5 5 10 10

Other transactions

42 42

Ending balance

$ 89 $ 1,533 $ 1,622 $ 96 $ 1,983 $ 2,079

Troubled debt restructuring (4)

$ $ 10,399 $ 10,399 $ $ 9,650 $ 9,650

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default on Private Education Loans increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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

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FFELP Loan Portfolio Performance

FFELP Loan Delinquencies and Forbearance — GAAP and “Core Earnings” Basis

FFELP Loan Delinquencies
June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Balance % Balance %

Loans in-school/grace/deferment (1)

$ 9,760 $ 11,794

Loans in forbearance (2)

14,203 14,929

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

Loans current

63,363 84.2 % 61,438 85.2 %

Loans delinquent 31-60 days (3)

3,367 4.5 3,531 4.9

Loans delinquent 61-90 days (3)

2,186 2.9 2,112 2.9

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days (3)

6,328 8.4 5,033 7.0

Total FFELP Loans in repayment

75,244 100 % 72,114 100 %

Total FFELP Loans, gross

99,207 98,837

FFELP Loan unamortized premium

1,146 989

Total FFELP Loans

100,353 99,826

FFELP Loan allowance for losses

(89 ) (96 )

FFELP Loans, net

$ 100,264 $ 99,730

Percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

75.8 % 73.0 %

Delinquencies as a percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

15.8 % 14.8 %

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

15.9 % 17.2 %

(1)

Loans for customers who may still be attending school or engaging in other permitted educational activities and are not yet required to make payments on the loans, e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation, 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.

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Allowance for FFELP Loan Losses — GAAP Basis

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Allowance at beginning of period

$ 91 $ 107 $ 93 $ 119

Provision for FFELP Loan losses

7 10 12 20

Charge-offs

(9 ) (15 ) (16 ) (37 )

Student loan sales

Distribution of SLM BankCo

(6 ) (6 )

Allowance at end of period

$ 89 $ 96 $ 89 $ 96

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

.05 % .08 % .04 % .10 %

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loans, gross

.09 % .10 % .09 % .10 %

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

.12 % .13 % .12 % .13 %

Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized)

2.3 1.6 2.8 1.3

Ending total loans, gross

$ 99,207 $ 98,837 $ 99,207 $ 98,837

Average loans in repayment

$ 76,325 $ 72,621 $ 76,896 $ 73,056

Ending loans in repayment

$ 75,244 $ 72,114 $ 75,244 $ 72,114

Allowance for FFELP Loan Losses — “Core Earnings” Basis

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Allowance at beginning of period

$ 91 $ 101 $ 93 $ 113

Provision for FFELP Loan losses

7 10 12 20

Charge-offs

(9 ) (15 ) (16 ) (37 )

Student loan sales

Allowance at end of period

$ 89 $ 96 $ 89 $ 96

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

.05 % .08 % .04 % .10 %

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loans, gross

.09 % .10 % .09 % .10 %

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

.12 % .13 % .12 % .13 %

Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized)

2.3 1.6 2.8 1.3

Ending total loans, gross

$ 99,207 $ 98,837 $ 99,207 $ 98,837

Average loans in repayment

$ 76,325 $ 72,297 $ 76,896 $ 72,391

Ending loans in repayment

$ 75,244 $ 72,114 $ 75,244 $ 72,114

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Private Education Loan Portfolio Performance

Private Education Loan Delinquencies and Forbearance — GAAP and “Core Earnings” Basis

Private Education Loan Delinquencies
June 30,
2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Balance % Balance %

Loans in-school/grace/deferment (1)

$ 2,439 $ 3,375

Loans in forbearance (2)

998 1,201

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

Loans current

24,100 93.2 % 25,202 92.9 %

Loans delinquent 31-60 days (3)

544 2.1 670 2.5

Loans delinquent 61-90 days (3)

369 1.4 391 1.4

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days (3)

852 3.3 873 3.2

Total Private Education Loans in repayment

25,865 100 % 27,136 100 %

Total Private Education Loans, gross

29,302 31,712

Private Education Loan unamortized discount

(564 ) (674 )

Total Private Education Loans

28,738 31,038

Private Education Loan receivable for partially charged-off loans

902 1,269

Private Education Loan allowance for losses

(1,533 ) (1,983 )

Private Education Loans, net

$ 28,107 $ 30,324

Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment

88.3 % 85.6 %

Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment

6.8 % 7.1 %

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

3.7 % 4.2 %

Loans in repayment with more than 12 payments made

93.0 % 90.4 %

Percentage of Private Education Loans with a cosigner

65 % 64 %

Average FICO at origination

719 718

(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.

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Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses — GAAP Basis

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Allowance at beginning of period

$ 1,849 $ 2,059 $ 1,916 $ 2,097

Provision for Private Education Loan losses

191 155 311 330

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining (2)

(179 ) (166 ) (369 ) (385 )

Total net charge-offs

(509 ) (166 ) (699 ) (385 )

Reclassification of interest reserve (3)

2 4 5 10

Distribution of SLM BankCo

(69 ) (69 )

Allowance at end of period

$ 1,533 $ 1,983 $ 1,533 $ 1,983

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

2.7 % 2.3 % 2.8 % 2.6 %

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) (1)

5.1 % % 2.5 % %

Average coverage of net charge-offs, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

2.1 3.0 2.1 2.6

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loans

5.1 % 6.0 % 5.1 % 6.0 %

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

5.9 % 7.3 % 5.9 % 7.3 %

Ending total loans (4)

$ 30,204 $ 32,981 $ 30,204 $ 32,981

Average loans in repayment

$ 26,122 $ 28,599 $ 26,382 $ 29,999

Ending loans in repayment

$ 25,865 $ 27,136 $ 25,865 $ 27,136

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default was increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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

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Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses — “Core Earnings” Basis

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Allowance at beginning of period

$ 1,849 $ 1,987 $ 1,916 $ 2,035

Provision for Private Education Loan losses

191 145 311 281

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining (2)

(179 ) (166 ) (369 ) (385 )

Total net charge-offs

(509 ) (166 ) (699 ) (385 )

Reclassification of interest reserve (3)

2 4 5 10

Loan sales and other transactions

13 42

Allowance at end of period

$ 1,533 $ 1,983 $ 1,533 $ 1,983

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

2.7 % 2.5 % 2.8 % 2.9 %

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) (1)

5.1 % % 2.5 % %

Average coverage of net charge-offs, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (1)

2.1 3.0 2.1 2.6

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loans

5.1 % 6.0 % 5.1 % 6.0 %

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

5.9 % 7.3 % 5.9 % 7.3 %

Ending total loans (4)

$ 30,204 $ 32,981 $ 30,204 $ 32,981

Average loans in repayment

$ 26,122 $ 27,194 $ 26,382 $ 27,111

Ending loans in repayment

$ 25,865 $ 27,136 $ 25,865 $ 27,136

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default was increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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

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

GAAP Basis:

June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Traditional Non-
Traditional
Total Traditional Non-
Traditional
Total

Ending total loans (1)

$ 27,495 $ 2,709 $ 30,204 $ 29,824 $ 3,157 $ 32,981

Ending loans in repayment

23,828 2,037 25,865 24,947 2,189 27,136

Private Education Loan allowance for losses

1,282 251 1,533 1,546 437 1,983

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (2)

2.4 % 6.9 % 2.7 % 2.0 % 6.8 % 2.3 %

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) (2)

3.5 % 23.6 % 5.1 % % % %

Average coverage of net charge-offs, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (2)

2.2 1.8 2.1 3.0 2.9 3.0

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loan balance

4.7 % 9.3 % 5.1 % 5.2 % 13.8 % 6.0 %

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

5.4 % 12.4 % 5.9 % 6.2 % 19.9 % 7.3 %

Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment

6.1 % 15.1 % 6.8 % 6.3 % 16.2 % 7.1 %

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

2.9 % 8.0 % 3.3 % 2.8 % 8.0 % 3.2 %

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

3.6 % 5.5 % 3.7 % 4.1 % 6.1 % 4.2 %

Loans that entered repayment during the period (3)

$ 68 $ 3 $ 71 $ 85 $ 5 $ 90

Percentage of Private Education Loans with a cosigner

67 % 32 % 65 % 67 % 31 % 64 %

Average FICO at origination

726 626 719 726 626 718

(1)

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

(2)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(3)

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

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“Core Earnings” Basis:

June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Traditional Non-
Traditional
Total Traditional Non-
Traditional
Total

Ending total loans (1)

$ 27,495 $ 2,709 $ 30,204 $ 29,824 $ 3,157 $ 32,981

Ending loans in repayment

23,828 2,037 25,865 24,947 2,189 27,136

Private Education Loan allowance for losses

1,282 251 1,533 1,546 437 1,983

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (2)

2.4 % 6.9 % 2.7 % 2.1 % 6.8 % 2.5 %

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized) (2)

3.5 % 23.6 % 5.1 % % % %

Average coverage of net charge-offs, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized) (2)

2.2 1.8 2.1 3.0 2.9 3.0

Allowance as a percentage of ending total loan balance

4.7 % 9.3 % 5.1 % 5.2 % 13.8 % 6.0 %

Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment

5.4 % 12.4 % 5.9 % 6.2 % 19.9 % 7.3 %

Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment

6.1 % 15.1 % 6.8 % 6.3 % 16.2 % 7.1 %

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

2.9 % 8.0 % 3.3 % 2.8 % 8.0 % 3.2 %

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

3.6 % 5.5 % 3.7 % 4.1 % 6.1 % 4.2 %

Loans that entered repayment during the period (3)

$ 68 $ 3 $ 71 $ 85 $ 5 $ 90

Percentage of Private Education Loans with a cosigner

67 % 32 % 65 % 67 % 31 % 64 %

Average FICO at origination

726 626 719 726 626 718

(1)

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

(2)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(3)

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

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.

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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 Private Education 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. The financial crisis, which began in 2007, impacted our collections on defaulted loans and as a result, Private Education Loans which defaulted from 2007 through March 31, 2015, experienced collection performance below our pre-financial crisis experience. As a result, until we gained enough data and experience to determine the long-term, post-default recovery rate of 21 percent this quarter, we established a reserve for potential shortfalls in recoveries. In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans. We no longer expect to have significant periodic recovery shortfalls as a result of this change, however, it is possible we may continue to experience such shortfalls.

The following table summarizes the activity in the receivable for partially charged-off Private Education Loans (GAAP-basis and “Core Earnings”-basis are the same).

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Receivable at beginning of period

$ 1,236 $ 1,297 $ 1,245 $ 1,313

Expected future recoveries of current period defaults (1)

46 53 108 124

Recoveries (2)

(50 ) (58 ) (102 ) (119 )

Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (3)

(330 ) (330 )

Net charge-offs remaining

(23 ) (19 ) (49 )

Total net charge-offs

(330 ) (23 ) (349 ) (49 )

Receivable at end of period

902 1,269 902 1,269

Allowance for estimated recovery shortfalls (4)

(402 ) (402 )

Net receivable at end of period

$ 902 $ 867 $ 902 $ 867

(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 collections.

(3)

Prior to second-quarter 2015, charge-offs represent the current period recovery shortfall — the difference between what was expected to be collected and what was actually collected. In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans. 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 overall allowance for Private Education Loan losses.

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Use of Forbearance as a Private Education Loan Collection 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 recovery of the loan. Forbearance as a recovery 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.

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.

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

At June 30, 2015, loans in forbearance status as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance were 11.1 percent for loans that have made less than 25 monthly payments. The percentage drops to 1.5 percent for loans that have made more than 48 monthly payments. Approximately 54 percent of our Private Education Loans in forbearance status have made less than 25 monthly payments.

At June 30, 2015, loans in repayment that are delinquent greater than 90 days as a percentage of loans in repayment were 8.9 percent for loans that have made less than 25 monthly payments. The percentage drops to 1.5 percent for loans that have made more than 48 monthly payments. Approximately 45 percent of our Private Education Loans in repayment that are delinquent greater than 90 days have made less than 25 monthly payments.

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans. Excluding this amount, for the three months ended June 30, 2015, charge-offs as a percentage of loans in repayment were 8.7 percent for loans that have made less than 25 monthly payments. The percentage drops to 1.0 percent for loans that have made more than 48 monthly payments. Approximately 55 percent of our Private Education Loan charge-offs occurring in second-quarter 2015 made less than 25 monthly payments.

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GAAP Basis:

(Dollars in millions)

Monthly Scheduled Payments Received Not Yet in
Repayment

June 30, 2015

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

Loans in-school/grace/deferment

$ $ $ $ $ $ 2,439 $ 2,439

Loans in forbearance

387 150 136 119 206 998

Loans in repayment — current

1,418 2,158 3,402 3,721 13,401 24,100

Loans in repayment — delinquent 31-60 days

95 84 96 86 183 544

Loans in repayment — delinquent 61-90 days

81 63 65 57 103 369

Loans in repayment — delinquent greater than 90 days

218 162 152 118 202 852

Total

$ 2,199 $ 2,617 $ 3,851 $ 4,101 $ 14,095 $ 2,439 29,302

Unamortized discount

(564 )

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

902

Allowance for loan losses

(1,533 )

Total Private Education Loans, net

$ 28,107

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

17.6 % 5.7 % 3.5 % 2.9 % 1.5 % % 3.7 %

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

12.1 % 6.6 % 4.1 % 3.0 % 1.5 % % 3.3 %

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

13.6 % 5.1 % 2.8 % 2.0 % 1.0 % % 2.7 %

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(Dollars in millions)

Monthly Scheduled Payments Received Not Yet in
Repayment

June 30, 2014

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

Loans in-school/grace/deferment

$ $ $ $ $ $ 3,375 $ 3,375

Loans in forbearance

537 200 169 125 170 1,201

Loans in repayment — current

2,091 3,471 4,046 4,229 11,365 25,202

Loans in repayment — delinquent 31-60 days

158 133 119 96 164 670

Loans in repayment — delinquent 61-90 days

98 80 72 53 88 391

Loans in repayment — delinquent greater than 90 days

271 189 152 104 157 873

Total

$ 3,155 $ 4,073 $ 4,558 $ 4,607 $ 11,944 $ 3,375 31,712

Unamortized discount

(674 )

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

1,269

Allowance for loan losses

(1,983 )

Total Private Education Loans, net

$ 30,324

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

17.0 % 4.9 % 3.7 % 2.7 % 1.4 % % 4.2 %

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

10.4 % 4.9 % 3.5 % 2.3 % 1.3 % % 3.2 %

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment

7.3 % 2.9 % 2.1 % 1.4 % .9 % % 2.3 %

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“Core Earnings” Basis:

(Dollars in millions)

Monthly Scheduled Payments Received Not Yet in
Repayment

June 30, 2015

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

Loans in-school/grace/deferment

$ $ $ $ $ $ 2,439 $ 2,439

Loans in forbearance

387 150 136 119 206 998

Loans in repayment — current

1,418 2,158 3,402 3,721 13,401 24,100

Loans in repayment — delinquent 31-60 days

95 84 96 86 183 544

Loans in repayment — delinquent 61-90 days

81 63 65 57 103 369

Loans in repayment — delinquent greater than 90 days

218 162 152 118 202 852

Total

$ 2,199 $ 2,617 $ 3,851 $ 4,101 $ 14,095 $ 2,439 29,302

Unamortized discount

(564 )

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

902

Allowance for loan losses

(1,533 )

Total Private Education Loans, net

$ 28,107

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

17.6 % 5.7 % 3.5 % 2.9 % 1.5 % % 3.7 %

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

12.1 % 6.6 % 4.1 % 3.0 % 1.5 % % 3.3 %

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (1)

13.6 % 5.1 % 2.8 % 2.0 % 1.0 % % 2.7 %

(1)

In the second quarter of 2015, the portion of the loan amount charged off at default increased from 73 percent to 79 percent. This did not impact the provision for loan losses as previously this had been reserved through the allowance for loan losses. This change resulted in a $330 million reduction to the balance of the receivable for partially charged-off loans.

(Dollars in millions)

Monthly Scheduled Payments Received Not Yet in
Repayment

June 30, 2014

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

Loans in-school/grace/deferment

$ $ $ $ $ $ 3,375 $ 3,375

Loans in forbearance

537 200 169 125 170 1,201

Loans in repayment — current

2,091 3,471 4,046 4,229 11,365 25,202

Loans in repayment — delinquent 31-60 days

158 133 119 96 164 670

Loans in repayment — delinquent 61-90 days

98 80 72 53 88 391

Loans in repayment — delinquent greater than 90 days

271 189 152 104 157 873

Total

$ 3,155 $ 4,073 $ 4,558 $ 4,607 $ 11,944 $ 3,375 31,712

Unamortized discount

(674 )

Receivable for partially charged-off loans

1,269

Allowance for loan losses

(1,983 )

Total Private Education Loans, net

$ 30,324

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

17.0 % 4.9 % 3.7 % 2.7 % 1.4 % % 4.2 %

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

10.4 % 4.9 % 3.5 % 2.3 % 1.3 % % 3.2 %

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment

7.9 % 3.2 % 2.3 % 1.6 % .9 % % 2.5 %

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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 June 30, 2015.

Loan Program

(Dollars in millions)

Signature and
Other
Smart Option Career
Training
Total

$ in repayment

$20,661 $4,332 $872 $25,865

$ in total

$23,554 $4,843 $905 $29,302

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. On a “Core Earnings” basis, as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, customers in repayment owing approximately $2.6 billion (10 percent of loans in repayment) and $3.9 billion (14 percent of loans in repayment), respectively, were enrolled in the interest-only program. Of these amounts, 7 percent and 8 percent were non-traditional loans as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Accrued Interest Receivable — GAAP and “Core Earnings” Basis:

The following table provides information regarding accrued interest receivable on our Private Education Loans and our allowance for uncollectible interest.

(Dollars in millions)

Accrued
Interest
Receivable
Allowance for
Uncollectible
Interest

June 30, 2015

$ 551 $ 36

December 31, 2014

$ 612 $ 40

June 30, 2014

$ 633 $ 49

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Funding and Liquidity Risk Management

The following “Liquidity and Capital Resources” discussion concentrates on our FFELP Loans and Private Education Loans segments. Our Business Services and Other segments require minimal capital and funding.

We define liquidity as cash and high-quality liquid assets that we can use to meet our cash requirements. Our two primary liquidity needs are: (1) servicing our debt and (2) our ongoing ability to meet our cash needs for

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running the operations of our businesses (including derivative collateral requirements) throughout market cycles, including during periods of financial stress. Secondary liquidity needs, which can be adjusted as needed, include acquisitions of Private Education Loan and FFELP Loan portfolios, acquisitions of companies, the payment of common stock dividends and the repurchase of common stock under common share repurchase programs. To achieve these objectives, we analyze and monitor our liquidity needs, maintain excess liquidity and access diverse funding sources including the issuance of unsecured debt and the issuance of secured debt primarily through asset-backed securitizations and/or other financing facilities.

We define liquidity risk as the potential inability to meet our obligations when they become due without incurring unacceptable losses or invest in future asset growth and business operations at reasonable market rates. Our primary liquidity risk relates to our ability to raise replacement debt at a reasonable cost as our unsecured debt matures. In addition, we must continue to obtain funding at reasonable rates to meet our other business obligations and to continue to grow our business. This ability to access the capital markets may be affected by our credit ratings, as well as the overall 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 might 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 $16.2 billion at June 30, 2015. Three credit rating agencies currently rate our long-term unsecured debt at below investment grade. These ratings could result in higher cost of funds, and our senior unsecured debt to trade with greater volatility. From May 1, 2014 (Spin-Off) to June 30, 2015, we issued $1.5 billion of unsecured debt at an average all-in cost of one-month LIBOR plus 3.88 percent and an average term to maturity of 7.3 years.

We expect to fund our ongoing liquidity needs, including the repayment of $1.6 billion of senior unsecured notes that mature in the next twelve months, primarily through our current cash and investment portfolio, the predictable cash flows provided by operating activities ($1.1 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2015), the repayment of principal on unencumbered student loan assets, the distributions from our securitization trusts (including servicing fees which are priority payments within the trusts) and the issuance of additional unsecured debt. We may also draw down on our secured FFELP and Private Education Loan facilities or issue term ABS.

Sources of Liquidity and Available Capacity

Ending Balances

(Dollars in millions)

June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

Sources of primary liquidity:

Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments

$ 1,619 $ 1,449

Unencumbered FFELP Loans

1,046 1,909

Total GAAP basis

$ 2,665 $ 3,358

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Average Balances

Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2015 2014 2015 2014

Sources of primary liquidity:

Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments

$ 1,441 $ 1,988 $ 1,628 $ 2,083

Unencumbered FFELP Loans

1,594 1,854 1,811 1,763

Total “Core Earnings” basis

3,035 3,842 3,439 3,846

SLM BankCo

1,039 1,969

Total GAAP basis

$ 3,035 $ 4,881 $ 3,439 $ 5,815

(1) For the three months ended June 30, 2014, includes $580 million of cash and $459 million of FFELP Loans. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, includes $1.0 billion of cash and $929 million of FFELP Loans.

Liquidity may also be available under secured credit facilities to the extent we have eligible collateral 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 availability of qualifying collateral from unencumbered FFELP Loans. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the maximum additional capacity under these facilities was $11.5 billion and $13.2 billion, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the average maximum additional capacity under these facilities was $12.2 billion and $11.8 billion, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the average maximum additional capacity under these facilities was $12.5 billion and $12.0 billion, respectively.

In addition to the FFELP Loan – other facilities, liquidity may also be available from our Private Education Loan ABCP facility. This facility provides liquidity for Private Education Loan acquisitions and for the refinancing of loans presently on our balance sheet. The maximum capacity under this facility is $1 billion and it matures in June 2016. At June 30, 2015, the available capacity under this facility was $398 million.

We also hold a number of other unencumbered assets, consisting primarily of Private Education Loans and other assets. Total unencumbered student loans comprised $5.7 billion of our unencumbered assets of which $4.7 billion and $1.0 billion related to Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans, respectively. At June 30, 2015, we had a total of $10.8 billion of unencumbered assets inclusive of those described above as sources of primary liquidity and exclusive of goodwill and acquired intangible assets.

For further discussion of our various sources of liquidity, our continued access to the ABS market, our asset-backed financing facilities, and our issuance of unsecured debt, see “Note 6 — Borrowings” in our 2014 Form 10-K.

The following table reconciles encumbered and unencumbered assets and their net impact on GAAP total tangible equity.

(Dollars in billions)

June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014

Net assets of consolidated variable interest entities (encumbered assets) — FFELP Loans

$ 4.9 $ 4.9

Net assets of consolidated variable interest entities (encumbered assets) — Private Education Loans

6.3 6.5

Tangible unencumbered assets (1)

10.8 12.4

Senior unsecured debt

(16.2 ) (17.4 )

Mark-to-market on unsecured hedged debt (2)

(.7 ) (.9 )

Other liabilities, net

(1.7 ) (1.7 )

Total tangible equity – GAAP Basis

$ 3.4 $ 3.8

(1)

Excludes goodwill and acquired intangible assets.

(2)

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were $675 million and $794 million, respectively, of net gains on derivatives hedging this debt in unencumbered assets, which partially offset these losses.

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Financing Transactions during the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

The following financing transactions have taken place in the first six months of 2015:

Unsecured Financings:

On March 27, 2015, Navient issued $500 million in senior unsecured bonds.

Navient repurchased $1.1 billion of unsecured debt.

FFELP Loan Financings:

On February 26, 2015, Navient issued $1.0 billion in FFELP Loan ABS.

On April 23, 2015, Navient issued $997 million in FFELP Loan ABS.

On June 18, 2015, Navient issued $758 million in FFELP Loan ABS.

Private Education Loan Financings:

On January 22, 2015, Navient issued $689 million in Private Education Loan ABS.

Shareholder Distributions

In the six months ended June 30, 2015, we paid two quarterly common stock dividends of $0.16 per share, up from $0.15 per share in the prior year.

We repurchased 29.8 million shares of common stock for $600 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015. The shares were repurchased under our January 2015 share repurchase program that authorizes up to $1 billion of share repurchases, of which $400 million remained available at June 30, 2015.

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 — FFELP Loan Portfolio Performance” and “— Private Education 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. Additionally, our investing activity is governed by board of director 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”). CSAs require a counterparty to post collateral if a potential default would expose the other party to a loss. All corporate derivative contracts entered into by Navient 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.

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We have liquidity exposure related to collateral movements between us and our derivative counterparties. Movements in the value of the derivatives, which are primarily affected by changes in interest 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. See “Note 7 — Derivative Financial Instruments” in our 2014 Form 10-K for more information on the amount of cash that has been received and delivered to derivative counterparties.

The table below highlights exposure related to our derivative counterparties at June 30, 2015.

(Dollars in millions)

Corporate
Contracts
Securitization Trust
Contracts

Exposure, net of collateral

$ 126 $ 11

Percent of exposure to counterparties with credit ratings below S&P AA- or Moody’s Aa3

74 % 0 %

Percent of exposure to counterparties with credit ratings below S&P A- or Moody’s A3

24 % 0 %

“Core Earnings” Basis Borrowings

The following tables present the ending balances of our “Core Earnings” basis borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and average balances and average interest rates of our “Core Earnings” basis borrowings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. The average interest rates include derivatives that are economically hedging 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

June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Short
Term
Long
Term
Total Short
Term
Long
Term
Total

Unsecured borrowings:

Senior unsecured debt

$ 1,562 $ 14,675 $ 16,237 $ 1,066 $ 16,311 $ 17,377

Total unsecured borrowings

1,562 14,675 16,237 1,066 16,311 17,377

Secured borrowings:

FFELP Loan securitizations

83,780 83,780 86,241 86,241

Private Education Loan securitizations

17,231 17,231 17,997 17,997

FFELP Loan — other facilities

14,522 14,522 15,358 15,358

Private Education Loan — other facilities

602 602 653 653

Other (1)

779 779 937 937

Total secured borrowings

1,381 115,533 116,914 1,590 119,596 121,186

“Core Earnings” balances

2,943 130,208 133,151 2,656 135,907 138,563

Adjustment for GAAP accounting treatment

8 179 187 7 959 966

GAAP balances

$ 2,951 $ 130,387 $ 133,338 $ 2,663 $ 136,866 $ 139,529

(1)

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

Secured borrowings comprised 88 percent and 87 percent of our “Core Earnings” basis debt outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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Average Balances

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014

(Dollars in millions)

Average
Balance
Average
Rate
Average
Balance
Average
Rate
Average
Balance
Average
Rate
Average
Balance
Average
Rate

Unsecured borrowings:

Senior unsecured debt

$ 16,357 4.00 % $ 17,662 3.72 % $ 16,765 3.93 % $ 17,649 3.68 %

Total unsecured borrowings

16,357 4.00 17,662 3.72 16,765 3.93 17,649 3.68

Secured borrowings:

FFELP Loan securitizations

84,159 1.03 89,594 .98 84,689 1.01 89,990 .99

Private Education Loan securitizations

17,553 2.10 18,455 1.99 17,857 2.11 18,559 2.01

FFELP Loan — other facilities

14,713 .87 8,061 .81 14,989 .88 8,659 .88

Private Education Loan — other facilities

633 1.93 584 1.13 639 1.95 676 1.23

Other (1)

916 .64 845 .44 962 .62 785 .29

Total secured borrowings

117,974 1.17 117,539 1.13 119,136 1.16 118,669 1.13

Total

$ 134,331 1.52 % $ 135,201 1.47 % $ 135,901 1.50 % $ 136,318 1.46 %

“Core Earnings” average balance and rate

$ 134,331 1.52 % $ 135,201 1.47 % $ 135,901 1.50 % $ 136,318 1.46 %

Adjustment for GAAP accounting treatment

.02 3,011 2.53 .03 5,953 1.78

GAAP basis average balance and rate

$ 134,331 1.54 % $ 138,212 1.49 % $ 135,901 1.53 % $ 142,271 1.48 %

(1)

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

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 discussion of our critical accounting policies, which include allowance for loan losses, premium and discount amortization related to our loan portfolio, fair value measurement, transfers of financial assets and the VIE consolidation model and derivative accounting can be found in our 2014 Form 10-K. There were no significant changes to these critical accounting policies during the first half of 2015.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis

Our interest rate risk management seeks to limit the impact of short-term movements in interest rates on our results of operations and financial position. The following tables summarize the potential effect on earnings over the next 12 months and the potential effect on fair values of balance sheet assets and liabilities at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 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, as it relates to the effect on earnings, a sensitivity analysis was performed assuming the funding index increases 25 basis points while holding the asset index constant, if the funding index and repricing frequency are different than the asset index. 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 over the next 12 months.

As of June 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2014
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

$ (34 ) $ (54 ) $ (310 ) $ (23 ) $ (6 ) $ (302 )

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities

33 (127 ) 2 189 273 2

Increase in net income before taxes

$ (1 ) $ (181 ) $ (308 ) $ 166 $ 267 $ (300 )

Increase in diluted earnings per common share

$ $ (.47 ) $ (.80 ) $ .38 $ .62 $ (.70 )

(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.

At June 30, 2015
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

$ 100,245 $ (499 ) % $ (1,008 ) (1 )%

Private Education Loans

27,733

Other earning assets

6,207

Other assets

5,642 (235 ) (4 ) (226 ) (4 )

Total assets gain/(loss)

$ 139,827 $ (734 ) (1 )% $ (1,234 ) (1 )%

Liabilities

Interest-bearing liabilities

$ 130,680 $ (724 ) (1 )% $ (2,009 ) (2 )%

Other liabilities

2,949 136 5 1,024 35

Total liabilities (gain)/loss

$ 133,629 $ (588 ) % $ (985 ) (1 )%

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At December 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

$ 104,419 $ (486 ) % $ (977 ) (1 )%

Private Education Loans

29,433

Other earning assets

6,002

Other assets

6,033 (236 ) (4 ) (317 ) (5 )%

Total assets gain/(loss)

$ 145,887 $ (722 ) % $ (1,294 ) (1 )%

Liabilities

Interest-bearing liabilities

$ 136,862 $ (781 ) (1 )% $ (2,164 ) (2 )%

Other liabilities

2,625 85 3 822 31

Total liabilities (gain)/loss

$ 139,487 $ (696 ) % $ (1,342 ) (1 )%

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 loans 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 June 30, 2015 and 2014, 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 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 in which interest rates increase 100 and 300 basis points, the change in pre-tax net income before the unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities is primarily due to the impact of (i) our unhedged 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 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 of the decrease in pre-tax income before unrealized gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities in both the June 30, 2015 and 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 3 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 to interest rate risk addressed in the preceding tables, we are also exposed to risks related to foreign currency exchange rates. Foreign currency exchange risk is primarily the result of foreign currency denominated debt issued by us. When we issue foreign denominated corporate unsecured and securitization debt, our policy is to use cross currency 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

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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.

Asset and Liability Funding Gap

The tables below present our assets and liabilities (funding) arranged by underlying indices as of June 30, 2015. 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.

GAAP Basis:

Index

(Dollars in billions)

Frequency of
Variable
Resets
Assets (1) Funding (2) Funding
Gap

3-month Treasury bill

weekly $ 4.9 $ $ 4.9

Prime

annual .5 .5

Prime

quarterly 3.1 3.1

Prime

monthly 15.1 15.1

Prime

daily .1 (.1 )

PLUS Index

annual .3 .3

3-month LIBOR

quarterly 70.4 (70.4 )

1-month LIBOR

monthly 8.1 38.4 (30.3 )

1-month LIBOR daily

daily 94.2 94.2

CMT/CPI Index

monthly/quarterly .5 (.5 )

Non-Discrete reset (3)

monthly 17.4 (17.4 )

Non-Discrete reset (4)

daily/weekly 6.2 .8 5.4

Fixed Rate (5)

7.8 12.6 (4.8 )

Total

$ 140.2 $ 140.2 $

(1)

FFELP Loans of $43.0 billion ($39.0 billion LIBOR index and $4.0 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 qualify as hedges.

(3)

Funding consists of auction rate ABS and FFELP and Private Education Loan – other facilities.

(4)

Assets include restricted and unrestricted cash equivalents and other overnight type instruments. Funding includes 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.

The “Funding Gaps” in the above table are primarily interest rate mismatches in short-term indices between our assets and liabilities. We address this issue typically through the use of basis swaps that typically convert quarterly reset three-month LIBOR to other indices that are more correlated to our asset indices. These basis

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swaps do not qualify as effective hedges and, as a result, the effect on the funding index is not included in our interest margin and is therefore excluded from the GAAP presentation.

“Core Earnings” Basis:

Index

(Dollars in billions)

Frequency of
Variable
Resets
Assets (1) Funding (2) Funding
Gap

3-month Treasury bill

weekly $ 4.9 $ $ 4.9

Prime

annual .5 .5

Prime

quarterly 3.1 3.1

Prime

monthly 15.1 15.1

Prime

daily .1 (.1 )

PLUS Index

annual .3 .3

3-month LIBOR

quarterly 70.9 (70.9 )

1-month LIBOR

monthly 8.1 42.4 (34.3 )

1-month LIBOR

daily 94.2 94.2

Non-Discrete reset (3)

monthly 17.4 (17.4 )

Non-Discrete reset (4)

daily/weekly 6.2 .8 5.4

Fixed Rate (5)

6.9 7.7 (.8 )

Total

$ 139.3 $ 139.3 $

(1)

FFELP Loans of $15.8 billion ($14.1 billion LIBOR index and $1.7 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 ABS and FFELP and Private Education Loan – other facilities.

(4)

Assets include restricted and unrestricted cash equivalents and other overnight type instruments. Funding includes 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.

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.

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Weighted Average Life

The following table reflects the weighted average life of our GAAP and “Core Earning” assets and liabilities at June 30, 2015.

(Averages in Years)

Weighted Average
Life

Earning assets

Student loans

7.2

Other loans

7.8

Cash and investments

.1

Total earning assets

6.9

Borrowings

Short-term borrowings

.5

Long-term borrowings

6.2

Total borrowings

6.1

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of June 30, 2015. Based on this evaluation, our chief principal executive and principal financial officers concluded that, as of June 30, 2015, 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 and principal financial officers as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On March 18, 2011, a student loan borrower filed a putative class action complaint against Old SLM in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint was captioned Tina M. Ubaldi v. SLM Corporation et. al., Case No. C-11-01320EDL. The plaintiff brought the complaint on behalf of a class consisting of other similarly situated California borrowers. The complaint alleged, among other things, that Old SLM’s practice of charging late fees proportional to the amount of missed payments constituted liquidated damages in violation of California law; and Old SLM engaged in unfair business practices by charging daily interest on private educational loans. Following motion practice and additional amendments to the complaint, which added usury claims under California state law and two additional defendants (Sallie Mae, Inc., now known as Navient Solutions, Inc. (“NSI”), and SLM PC Student Loan Trust 2004-A), a Modified Third Amended Complaint was filed on December 2, 2013. Plaintiffs sought restitution of late charges and interest paid by members of the class, injunctive relief, cancellation of all future interest payments, treble damages as permitted by law, as well as costs and attorneys’ fees, among other relief. Prior to the formation of Sallie Mae Bank in 2005, Old SLM followed prevalent capital market practices of acquiring and securitizing private education loans purchased in secondary transactions from banks who originated these loans. Plaintiffs alleged that the services provided by Old SLM and Sallie Mae, Inc. to the originating banks resulted in Old SLM and Sallie Mae, Inc. constituting lenders on these loans. Since 2006, Sallie Mae Bank originated the vast majority of all private education loans acquired by Old SLM. The claims at issue in this case expressly exclude loans originated by Sallie Mae Bank since its inception. Named defendants are subsidiaries of Navient and as such the Ubaldi litigation will remain the sole responsibility of Navient Corporation. Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Class Certification on October 22, 2013. On March 24, 2014, the Court denied plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification without prejudice, but granted plaintiffs leave to file an amended Motion for Class Certification. On June 20, 2014, a Complaint in Intervention was filed on behalf of two additional customers representing a proposed usury sub-class. On June 23, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a Renewed Motion for Class Certification. On December 19, 2014, the court granted plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for Class Certification regarding the claims concerning late fees, but denied the motion as to the usury claims. On January 30, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a motion seeking leave to file another amended complaint. On March 24, 2015, the Court denied Plaintiffs’ motion, denying their request to amend the complaint again. It is not possible at this time to estimate a range of potential exposure, if any, for amounts that may be payable in connection therewith.

On November 26, 2014, Marlene Blyden filed a putative class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Navient Corporation, Navient, LLC, Navient Solutions, Inc., Navient Credit Finance Corporation, Navient Investment Corporation, SLM Corporation, Bank of New York, and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. The complaint was captioned Marlene Blyden v. Navient Corporation et. al., Case No. 5:14-CV-2456. On December 2, 2014, plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. The plaintiff purports to bring the First Amended Complaint on behalf of a class consisting of other similarly situated California borrowers. The First Amended Complaint alleged that plaintiff and members of the asserted class were charged and/or paid interest at a rate above that permitted under California law. On February 4, 2015, Plaintiff filed her Second Amended Complaint, which drops SLM Corporation as a defendant, adds various securitization trusts as defendants, and adds claims for conversion and for money had and received. Defendants filed Motions to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint on March 6, 2015. The plaintiff filed her Opposition on April 16, 2015, and Defendants filed Replies on April 20, 2015. On July 23, 2015, the Court granted Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint but will permit certain amendments to be made by Plaintiff no later than August 4, 2015. It is not possible at this time to estimate a range of potential exposure, if any, for amounts that may be payable in connection therewith.

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. Most of these matters are claims against our servicing and collection subsidiaries by borrowers and debtors alleging the violation of state or federal laws in connection with servicing or collection activities on their student loans and other debts. In addition, our collection subsidiaries are routinely named in individual plaintiff or class action

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lawsuits in which the plaintiffs allege that those subsidiaries have violated a federal or state law in the process of collecting their accounts.

For a description of these items and other litigation to which we are a party, please see our 2014 Form 10-K.

Regulatory Matters

On May 2, 2014, Navient Solutions, Inc. (“NSI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navient, and Sallie Mae Bank entered into consent orders with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) (respectively, the “NSI Order” and the “Bank Order”; collectively, “the FDIC Orders”) to resolve matters related to certain cited violations of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, including the disclosures and assessments of certain late fees, as well as alleged violations under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the “SCRA”). The FDIC Orders, which became effective upon the signing of the consent order with the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) by NSI and SLM BankCo on May 13, 2014, required NSI to pay $3.3 million in civil monetary penalties. NSI has paid its civil monetary penalties. In addition, the FDIC Orders required the establishment of a restitution reserve account totaling $30 million to provide restitution with respect to loans owned or originated by Sallie Mae Bank, from November 28, 2005 until the effective date of the FDIC Orders. Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement among SLM Corporation, SLM BankCo and Navient dated as of April 28, 2014 (the “Separation Agreement”), Navient funded the restitution reserve account in May 2014.

The NSI Order also required NSI to ensure proper servicing for service members and proper application of SCRA benefits under a revised and broader definition of eligibility than previously required by the statute and regulatory guidance and to make changes to billing statements and late fee practices. These changes to billing statements and late fee practices have already been implemented. NSI also decided to voluntarily make restitution of certain late fees to all other customers whose loans were neither owned nor originated by Sallie Mae Bank. They were calculated in the same manner as that which was required under the FDIC Orders and are estimated to be $42 million. The process to refund these fees as well as amounts from the restitution fund is substantially complete.

With respect to alleged civil violations of the SCRA, NSI and Sallie Mae Bank entered into a consent order with the DOJ. The DOJ consent order (the “DOJ Order”) covers all loans either owned by Sallie Mae Bank or serviced by NSI from November 28, 2005 until the effective date of the settlement. The DOJ Order required NSI to fund a $60 million settlement fund, which represents the total amount of compensation due to service members under the DOJ agreement, and to pay $55,000 in civil money penalties. The DOJ Order was approved by the United States District Court in Delaware on September 29, 2014. Shortly thereafter, Navient funded the settlement fund and paid the civil money penalties pursuant to the terms of the order. On April 15, 2015, the DOJ approved the distribution plan for the settlement fund and the funds were disbursed in the second quarter of 2015.

The total reserves established by the Company in 2013 and 2014 to cover these costs were $177 million, and as of June 30, 2015, substantially all of this amount had been paid or credited or refunded to customer accounts. The final cost of these proceedings will remain uncertain until all of the work under the various consent orders has been completed.

As previously disclosed, the Company and various of its subsidiaries are subject to the following investigations and inquiries:

In December 2013, Navient received Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) issued by the State of Illinois Office of Attorney General and the State of Washington Office of the Attorney General and multiple other state Attorneys General. According to the CIDs, the investigations were initiated to ascertain whether any practices declared to be unlawful under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act have occurred or are about to occur.

In April 2014, NSI received a CID from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) as part of the CFPB’s separate investigation regarding allegations relating to Navient’s disclosures and

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assessment of late fees and other matters. Navient has received a series of supplemental CIDs on these matters.

In November 2014, Navient’s subsidiary, Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc. (“Pioneer”), received a CID from the CFPB as part of the CFPB’s investigation regarding Pioneer’s activities relating to rehabilitation loans and collection of defaulted student debt.

In December 2014, NSI received a subpoena from the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NY DFS”) as part of the NY DFS’s inquiry with regard to whether persons or entities have engaged in fraud or misconduct with respect to a financial product or service under New York Financial Services Law or other laws.

We have been in discussions with each of the regulatory entities or bodies relating to these matters and are cooperating with these investigations, inquiries or examinations and are committed to resolving any potential concerns. It is not possible at this time to estimate a range of potential exposure, if any, for amounts that may be payable in connection with these matters and reserves have not been established.

In addition, Navient and its subsidiaries are subject to examination by the CFPB, FDIC, ED and various state agencies as part of its ordinary course of business. Items or matters similar to or different from those described above may arise during the course of those examinations.

Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, Navient has agreed to be responsible and indemnify SLM BankCo for all claims, actions, damages, losses or expenses that may arise from the conduct of all activities of pre-Spin-Off SLM BankCo occurring prior to the Spin-Off other than those specifically excluded in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. As a result, all liabilities arising out of the regulatory matters mentioned above, other than fines or penalties directly levied against Sallie Mae Bank, are the responsibility of, or assumed by, Navient or one of its subsidiaries, and Navient has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries, including Sallie Mae Bank, therefrom. Navient has no additional reserves related to indemnification matters with SLM BankCo as of June 30, 2015 other than with respect to the FDIC Orders and the DOJ Order.

OIG Audit

The Office of the Inspector General (the “OIG”) of ED commenced an audit regarding Special Allowance Payments (“SAP”) on September 10, 2007. On September 25, 2013, we received the final audit determination of Federal Student Aid (the “Final Audit Determination”) on the final audit report issued by the OIG on August 3, 2009 related to this audit. The Final Audit Determination concurred with the final audit report issued by the OIG and instructed us to make adjustment to our government billing to reflect the policy determination. Navient remains in active discussions with ED on this matter and we also have the right to appeal the Final Audit Determination to the Administrative Actions and Appeals Service Group of ED. The last date to file an appeal in this matter has been extended by ED several times and is currently August 14, 2015. We continue to believe that our SAP billing practices were proper, considering then-existing ED guidance and lack of applicable regulations. The Company established a reserve for this matter in 2014 as part of the total reserve for pending regulatory matters discussed previously.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Higher or lower than expected prepayments of loans could change the Company’s expected servicing revenue or payments the Company receives as the holder of the Residual Interests of securitization trusts holding student loans or cause the bonds issued by the securitization trust to be paid at a different speed than originally anticipated. These factors could materially alter our liquidity, income or the value of our Residual Interests.

Prepayment rates and levels are subject to many factors.

FFELP Loans and Private Education Loans may be voluntarily prepaid without penalty by the borrower or, in the case of FFELP Loans, consolidated with the borrower’s other education loans through refinancing. FFELP Loans may also be repaid after default by the Guarantors of FFELP Loans. FFELP Loan borrowers may also be

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eligible for various existing income-based repayment programs under which borrowers can qualify for reduced or zero monthly payment or even debt forgiveness after a certain number of years of repayment.

Future initiatives by ED or by Congress to encourage or force consolidation, create additional income-based repayment or debt forgiveness programs or establish other factors affecting borrowers’ repayment of their loans, could also affect prepayments on education loans.

While fluctuations in prepayment levels is to be expected, extraordinary or extended increases or decreases in prepayment levels could materially affect our liquidity, interest income, net interest margin and the value of those Residual Interests.

When education loans within a securitization trust amortize faster than originally contracted, the trust’s pool balance may decline at a rate faster than the prepayment rate assumed when the trust’s bonds were originally issued. If the trust’s pool balance declines faster than originally anticipated, in most of our securitization structures, the bonds issued by that trust will also be repaid faster than originally anticipated. In these cases, the Company’s interest income decreases and the value of any Residual Interest in the trust may decline.

Conversely, when education loans within a securitization trust amortize more slowly than originally contracted, the trust’s pool balance may decline more slowly than the prepayment rate assumed when the trust’s bonds were originally issued and the bonds may be repaid more slowly than originally anticipated. In these cases, the Company’s interest income increases and the value of any Residual Interest in the trust may increase. In addition, if the prepayment rate is especially slow and certain rights of the sellers or the servicer are not exercised or are insufficient or other action is not taken to counter the slower prepayment rate, the trust’s bonds may not be repaid by their legal final maturity date(s), which could result in an event of default under the underlying securitization agreements.

In addition, rating agencies may change their ratings on (or their ratings methodology for) the bonds issued by a securitization trust, possibly raising or lowering their ratings, based upon these prepayment rates and their perception of the risk posed by those rates to the timing of the trust cash flows. Negative ratings changes could impact our liquidity, our access to the securitization markets, and our net interest margin, and could raise or lower the value of our Residual Interests of our future securitization transactions.

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 June 30, 2015.

(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:

April 1 — April 30, 2015

7.1 $ 20.33 6.9 $ 559

May 1 — May 31, 2015

3.9 19.59 3.9 $ 484

June 1 — June 30, 2015

4.6 19.04 4.4 $ 400

Total second-quarter 2015

15.6 $ 19.76 15.2

(1)

The total number of shares purchased includes: (i) shares purchased under 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 December 2014, our board of directors authorized us to purchase up to $1.0 billion of shares of our common stock, effective January 1, 2015.

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The closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 30, 2015 was $18.21.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

Nothing to report.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Nothing to report.

Item 5. Other Information

Nothing to report.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished or filed, as applicable:

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.

* Filed herewith.

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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.

NAVIENT CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By: /s/ SOMSAK CHIVAVIBUL

Somsak Chivavibul

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: August 3, 2015

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