v3.26.3
Allowance for Loan Losses - Education Loans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]  
Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investments in Loans

Allowance for Loan Losses Roll Forward

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Private
Education
Loans

 

 

FFELP
Loans

 

 

Total

 

 

Private
Education
Loans

 

 

FFELP
Loans

 

 

Total

 

Beginning balance

 

$

263

 

 

$

163

 

 

$

426

 

 

$

348

 

 

$

182

 

 

$

530

 

Total provision

 

 

210

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

168

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Gross charge-offs

 

 

(68

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(79

)

 

 

(112

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(121

)

   Expected future recoveries on current period
      gross charge-offs

 

 

9

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

16

 

Net charge-offs(1)

 

 

(59

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(70

)

 

 

(96

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(105

)

Write off in connection with classification of loans
   as held for sale
(2)

 

 

(121

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(121

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Decrease in expected future recoveries on
  previously fully charged-off loans
(3)

 

 

6

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1

)

Allowance at end of period

 

$

299

 

 

$

165

 

 

$

464

 

 

$

406

 

 

$

186

 

 

$

592

 

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans
  in repayment
(4)

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

.20

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

.15

%

 

 

 

Ending total loans(4)

 

$

12,979

 

 

$

26,063

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,862

 

 

$

29,138

 

 

 

 

Average loans in repayment(4)

 

$

12,613

 

 

$

22,022

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,259

 

 

$

24,527

 

 

 

 

Ending loans in repayment (4)

 

$

12,519

 

 

$

21,872

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,221

 

 

$

24,136

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Charge-offs are reported net of expected recoveries. For Private Education Loans, we charge off the estimated loss of a defaulted loan balance by charging off the entire defaulted loan balance and estimating recoveries on a pool basis. These estimated recoveries are referred to as "expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans." For FFELP Loans, the recovery is received at the time of charge-off.
(2)
Three months ended September 30, 2026 includes $121 million of write-offs related to $1.4 billion of Legacy Private Education Loans that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2026. When loans are first classified as held for sale, if the fair value is lower than the carrying value then the expected losses related to credit are first recorded as provision for loan losses and the allowance for loan losses associated with those items is written off, establishing a new cost basis.
(3)
At the end of each month, for Private Education Loans that are 212 days past due, we charge off the estimated loss of a defaulted loan balance by charging off the entire loan balance and estimating recoveries on a pool basis. These estimated recoveries are referred to as “expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans.” If actual periodic recoveries are less than expected, the difference is immediately reflected as a reduction to expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off 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 following table summarizes the activity in the expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans.

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Beginning of period expected future recoveries on
   previously fully charged-off loans

 

$

163

 

 

$

172

 

Expected future recoveries of current period defaults

 

 

9

 

 

 

16

 

Recoveries (cash collected)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(9

)

Charge-offs (as a result of lower recovery expectations)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(6

)

End of period expected future recoveries on previously
   fully charged-off loans

 

$

157

 

 

$

173

 

Change in balance during period

 

$

(6

)

 

$

1

 

(4)
Third-quarter 2026 excludes $2.4 billion of Private Education Loans that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2026 and $235 million of In-School Education Loans carried at fair value, and their corresponding charge-offs.

 

 

4. Allowance for Loan Losses – Education Loans (Continued)

Allowance for Loan Losses Roll Forward

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Private
Education
Loans

 

 

FFELP
Loans

 

 

Total

 

 

Private
Education
Loans

 

 

FFELP
Loans

 

 

Total

 

Beginning balance

 

$

364

 

 

$

173

 

 

$

537

 

 

$

441

 

 

$

180

 

 

$

621

 

Total provision

 

 

245

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

207

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

236

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Gross charge-offs

 

 

(233

)

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(271

)

 

 

(287

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(310

)

   Expected future recoveries on current period
      gross charge-offs

 

 

31

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

39

 

Net charge-offs(1)

 

 

(202

)

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(240

)

 

 

(248

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(271

)

Write off in connection with classification of loans
   as held for sale
(2)

 

 

(121

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(121

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in expected future recoveries on
  previously fully charged-off loans
(3)

 

 

13

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

6

 

Allowance at end of period

 

$

299

 

 

$

165

 

 

$

464

 

 

$

406

 

 

$

186

 

 

$

592

 

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans
  in repayment
(4)

 

 

1.65

%

 

 

.23

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.16

%

 

 

.13

%

 

 

 

Ending total loans(4)

 

$

12,979

 

 

$

26,063

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,862

 

 

$

29,138

 

 

 

 

Average loans in repayment(4)

 

$

12,450

 

 

$

22,571

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,368

 

 

$

25,036

 

 

 

 

Ending loans in repayment (4)

 

$

12,519

 

 

$

21,872

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,221

 

 

$

24,136

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Charge-offs are reported net of expected recoveries. For Private Education Loans, we charge off the estimated loss of a defaulted loan balance by charging off the entire defaulted loan balance and estimating recoveries on a pool basis. These estimated recoveries are referred to as "expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans." For FFELP Loans, the recovery is received at the time of charge-off.
(2)
Nine months ended September 30, 2026 includes $121 million of write-offs related to $1.4 billion of Legacy Private Education Loans that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2026. When loans are first classified as held for sale, if the fair value is lower than the carrying value then the expected losses related to credit are first recorded as provision for loan losses and the allowance for loan losses associated with those items is written off, establishing a new cost basis.
(3)
At the end of each month, for Private Education Loans that are 212 days past due, we charge off the estimated loss of a defaulted loan balance by charging off the entire loan balance and estimating recoveries on a pool basis. These estimated recoveries are referred to as “expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans.” If actual periodic recoveries are less than expected, the difference is immediately reflected as a reduction to expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off 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 following table summarizes the activity in the expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Beginning of period expected future recoveries on
   previously fully charged-off loans

 

$

170

 

 

$

179

 

Expected future recoveries of current period defaults

 

 

31

 

 

 

39

 

Recoveries (cash collected)

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(30

)

Charge-offs (as a result of lower recovery expectations)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(15

)

End of period expected future recoveries on previously
   fully charged-off loans

 

$

157

 

 

$

173

 

Change in balance during period

 

$

(13

)

 

$

(6

)

(4)
Nine months ended September 30, 2026 excludes $2.4 billion of Private Education Loans that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2026 and $235 million of In-School Education Loans carried at fair value, and their corresponding charge-offs.
4
Age Analysis of Past Due Loans Delinquencies

 

 

Private Education Loan Delinquencies

 

 

 

September 30, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Balance

 

 

%

 

 

Balance

 

 

%

 

 

Balance

 

 

%

 

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)

 

$

216

 

 

 

 

 

$

395

 

 

 

 

 

$

402

 

 

 

 

Loans in forbearance(2)

 

 

244

 

 

 

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

 

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans current

 

 

11,881

 

 

 

94.9

%

 

 

14,230

 

 

 

93.7

%

 

 

14,291

 

 

 

93.9

%

Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)

 

 

233

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

326

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

2.1

 

Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)

 

 

131

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

182

 

 

 

1.2

 

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)

 

 

274

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

2.8

 

Total loans in repayment

 

 

12,519

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

15,184

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

15,221

 

 

 

100

%

Total loans(4)

 

 

12,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,862

 

 

 

 

Allowance for losses

 

 

(299

)

 

 

 

 

 

(364

)

 

 

 

 

 

(406

)

 

 

 

Loans, net

 

$

12,680

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,451

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,456

 

 

 

 

Percentage of loans in repayment

 

 

 

 

 

96.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

96.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

96.0

%

Delinquencies as a percentage of loans in
   repayment

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

(1)
Loans for customers who are attending school or are in other permitted educational activities and are not yet required to make payments on their loans, e.g., loans for customers who have requested and qualify for other permitted program deferments such as various military eligible deferments.
(2)
Loans for customers who have requested an extension of the grace period generally during employment transition or who have temporarily ceased making full payments due to hardship or other factors such as disaster relief consistent with established loan program servicing policies and procedures.
(3)
The period of delinquency is based on the number of days scheduled payments are contractually past due.
(4)
September 30, 2026 excludes $2.4 billion of Private Education Loans that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2026 and $235 million of In-School Education Loans carried at fair value.

 

4. Allowance for Loan Losses – Education Loans (Continued)

FFELP Loans

FFELP Loans are substantially insured and guaranteed as to their principal and accrued interest in the event of default. The key credit quality indicators are loan status and loan type.

 

 

FFELP Loan Delinquencies

 

 

 

September 30, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Balance

 

 

%

 

 

Balance

 

 

%

 

 

Balance

 

 

%

 

Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1)

 

$

1,097

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,210

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,276

 

 

 

 

Loans in forbearance(2)

 

 

3,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,726

 

 

 

 

Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans current

 

 

18,485

 

 

 

84.6

%

 

 

19,441

 

 

 

82.4

%

 

 

19,766

 

 

 

81.9

%

Loans delinquent 31-60 days(3)

 

 

1,015

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

1,075

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

1,062

 

 

 

4.4

 

Loans delinquent 61-90 days(3)

 

 

623

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

706

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

769

 

 

 

3.2

 

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days(3)

 

 

1,749

 

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

2,350

 

 

 

10.0

 

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

10.5

 

Total FFELP Loans in repayment

 

 

21,872

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

23,572

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

24,136

 

 

 

100

%

Total FFELP Loans

 

 

26,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,138

 

 

 

 

FFELP Loan allowance for losses

 

 

(165

)

 

 

 

 

 

(173

)

 

 

 

 

 

(186

)

 

 

 

FFELP Loans, net

 

$

25,898

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,141

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,952

 

 

 

 

Percentage of FFELP Loans in repayment

 

 

 

 

 

83.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

83.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

82.8

%

Delinquencies as a percentage of FFELP Loans in
   repayment

 

 

 

 

 

15.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

17.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

18.1

%

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

 

 

 

 

 

12.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

13.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

13.4

%

 

(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, who need additional time to obtain employment or who have temporarily ceased making full payments due to hardship or other factors such as disaster relief 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.
Loans Type

Loan type:

(Dollars in millions)

 

September 30, 2026

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

 

Change

 

Stafford Loans

 

$

8,615

 

 

$

9,528

 

 

$

(913

)

Consolidation Loans

 

 

14,796

 

 

 

16,649

 

 

 

(1,853

)

Rehab Loans

 

 

2,652

 

 

 

2,961

 

 

 

(309

)

Total loans, gross

 

$

26,063

 

 

$

29,138

 

 

$

(3,075

)

Summary of Amortized Cost Basis of Loans to Borrowers

The following tables show the amortized cost basis as of September 30, 2026 and 2025 of the loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that were modified during the respective period.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2026

 

 

 

Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Interest Rate Reductions(1)

 

 

More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay (2)

 

 

Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension

 

Loan Type

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

Private Education
   Loans

 

$

388

 

 

 

3.0

%

 

$

198

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

$

18

 

 

 

.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

 

 

Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Interest Rate Reductions(1)

 

 

More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay (2)

 

 

Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension

 

Loan Type

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

Private Education
   Loans

 

$

599

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

$

298

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

$

33

 

 

 

.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Interest Rate Reductions(1)

 

 

More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay (2)

 

 

Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension

 

Loan Type

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

Private Education
   Loans

 

$

1,082

 

 

 

8.3

%

 

$

489

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

$

62

 

 

 

.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Interest Rate Reductions(1)

 

 

More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay (2)

 

 

Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension

 

Loan Type

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

% of Loan Type

 

Private Education
   Loans

 

$

1,554

 

 

 

9.8

%

 

$

734

 

 

 

4.6

%

 

$

87

 

 

 

.5

%

 

(1)
As of September 30, 2026 and 2025, there was $0.9 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, of loans in the interest rate reduction program.
(2)
More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay includes loans granted more than 3 months of short-term interest only payments or hardship forbearance.

 

4. Allowance for Loan Losses – Education Loans (Continued)

For those loans modified in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the following tables show the impact of such modification.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2026

Loan Type

Interest Rate Reductions

More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay

Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension

Private Education Loans

Reduced the weighted average contractual rate from 11.9% to 5.1%

Added an average 5 months to the remaining life of the loans

Added an average 6 years to the remaining life of the loans and reduced the weighted average contractual rate from
10.7% to 4.7%.

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

Loan Type

Interest Rate Reductions

More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay

Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension

Private Education Loans

Reduced the weighted average contractual rate from 12.3% to 5.4%

Added an average 5 months to the remaining life of the loans

Added an average 6 years to the remaining life of the loans and reduced the weighted average contractual rate from
12% to 5.2%.

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026

Loan Type

Interest Rate Reductions

More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay

Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension

Private Education Loans

Reduced the weighted average contractual rate from 11.9% to 5.2%

Added an average 6 months to the remaining life of the loans

Added an average 6 years to the remaining life of the loans and reduced the weighted average contractual rate from
11.2% to 4.7%.

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

Loan Type

Interest Rate Reductions

More Than an Insignificant Payment Delay

Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension

Private Education Loans

Reduced the weighted average contractual rate from 12.3% to 5.4%

Added an average 7 months to the remaining life of the loans

Added an average 7 years to the remaining life of the loans and reduced the weighted average contractual rate from
12.1% to 5.4%.

Schedule of Amount of Loans Modified and Payment Default

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Modified loans (amortized cost) (1)

 

$

187

 

 

$

142

 

 

$

241

 

 

$

345

 

Payment default (par)

 

$

189

 

 

$

145

 

 

$

244

 

 

$

353

 

Charge-offs (par)

 

$

16

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

53

 

 

$

44

 

 

(1)
For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the modified loans include $145 million and $95 million, respectively, of Interest Rate Reduction, $7 million and $7 million, respectively, of Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension, and $35 million and $40 million, respectively, of More Than Insignificant Payment Delay. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the modified loans include $177 million and $242 million, respectively, of Interest Rate Reduction, $10 million and $15 million, respectively, of Combination Rate Reduction and Term Extension, and $54 million and $88 million, respectively, of More Than Insignificant Payment Delay.
Summary of Performance and Related Loan Status of Loans Modified

The following table provides the performance and related loan status of Private Education Loans that have been modified within the 12 months prior to September 30, 2026 and the 12 months prior to December 31, 2025, respectively.

 

 

 

Payment Status (Amortized Cost)

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

Loan Status

 

September 30, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Loans in school/deferment

 

$

18

 

 

$

24

 

Loans in forbearance

 

 

81

 

 

 

73

 

Loans current

 

 

1,390

 

 

 

2,056

 

Loans delinquent 31 - 60 days

 

 

144

 

 

 

191

 

Loans delinquent 61 - 90 days

 

 

89

 

 

 

125

 

Loans delinquent greater than 90 days

 

 

143

 

 

 

211

 

  Total modified loans

 

$

1,865

 

 

$

2,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Education Loans [Member]  
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]  
Private Education Loan Portfolio Stratified by Key Credit Quality Indicators

 

 

Private Education Loan Credit Quality Indicators by Origination Year

 

 

 

September 30, 2026

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Prior

 

 

Total

 

 

% of Total

 

Credit Quality
   Indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FICO Scores:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 and above

 

$

2,249

 

 

$

1,481

 

 

$

586

 

 

$

295

 

 

$

762

 

 

$

6,253

 

 

$

11,626

 

 

 

90

%

Below 640

 

 

14

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

1,141

 

 

 

1,353

 

 

 

10

 

Total

 

$

2,263

 

 

$

1,515

 

 

$

631

 

 

$

327

 

 

$

849

 

 

$

7,394

 

 

$

12,979

 

 

 

100

%

Loan Status:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-school/grace/
   deferment/forbearance

 

$

60

 

 

$

51

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

33

 

 

$

263

 

 

$

460

 

 

 

4

%

Current/90 days or
   less delinquent

 

 

2,201

 

 

 

1,458

 

 

 

590

 

 

 

302

 

 

 

804

 

 

 

6,890

 

 

 

12,245

 

 

 

94

 

Greater than 90 days
   delinquent

 

 

2

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

2

 

Total

 

$

2,263

 

 

$

1,515

 

 

$

631

 

 

$

327

 

 

$

849

 

 

$

7,394

 

 

$

12,979

 

 

 

100

%

Seasoning(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-12 payments

 

$

2,224

 

 

$

756

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

3,018

 

 

 

23

%

13-24 payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

328

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

1,123

 

 

 

8

 

25-36 payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

271

 

 

 

162

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

538

 

 

 

4

 

37-48 payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

483

 

 

 

4

 

More than 48
   payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

591

 

 

 

7,011

 

 

 

7,602

 

 

 

59

 

Loans in-school/
   grace/deferment

 

 

39

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

2

 

Total

 

$

2,263

 

 

$

1,515

 

 

$

631

 

 

$

327

 

 

$

849

 

 

$

7,394

 

 

$

12,979

 

 

 

100

%

Certain Loan
   Modifications
(2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified

 

$

—

 

 

$

23

 

 

$

45

 

 

$

43

 

 

$

119

 

 

$

3,221

 

 

$

3,451

 

 

 

27

%

Non-Modified

 

 

2,263

 

 

 

1,492

 

 

 

586

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

730

 

 

 

4,173

 

 

 

9,528

 

 

 

73

 

Total

 

$

2,263

 

 

$

1,515

 

 

$

631

 

 

$

327

 

 

$

849

 

 

$

7,394

 

 

$

12,979

 

 

 

100

%

Cosigners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With cosigner(3)

 

$

273

 

 

$

197

 

 

$

80

 

 

$

31

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

2,110

 

 

$

2,692

 

 

 

21

%

Without cosigner

 

 

1,990

 

 

 

1,318

 

 

 

551

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

848

 

 

 

5,284

 

 

 

10,287

 

 

 

79

 

Total

 

$

2,263

 

 

$

1,515

 

 

$

631

 

 

$

327

 

 

$

849

 

 

$

7,394

 

 

$

12,979

 

 

 

100

%

School Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not-for-profit

 

$

2,262

 

 

$

1,515

 

 

$

622

 

 

$

315

 

 

$

831

 

 

$

6,812

 

 

$

12,357

 

 

 

95

%

For-profit

 

 

1

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

622

 

 

 

5

 

Total

 

$

2,263

 

 

$

1,515

 

 

$

631

 

 

$

327

 

 

$

849

 

 

$

7,394

 

 

$

12,979

 

 

 

100

%

Allowance for loan
   losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(299

)

 

 

 

Total loans, net(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge-Offs

 

$

—

 

 

$

(5

)

 

$

(6

)

 

$

(7

)

 

$

(9

)

 

$

(175

)

 

$

(202

)

 

 

 

 

(1)
Number of months in active repayment for which a scheduled payment was received.
(2)
Loan Modifications represents the historical definition of a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) prior to the implementation of ASU No. 2022-02 on January 1, 2023. Any loan that meets the historical definition of a TDR retains that classification for the life of the loan (including loans that meet that definition subsequent to January 1, 2023). This includes loans given rate modifications, term extensions or forbearance greater than 3 months in the prior 24-month period. This classification is not intended to reconcile in any way to the modification disclosures required under ASU No. 2022-02.
(3)
Excluding Refinance Education Loans, the cosigner rate was 65% for total loans at September 30, 2026.
(4)
Excludes $2.4 billion of Private Education Loans that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2026 and $235 million of In-School Education Loans carried at fair value, and their corresponding charge-offs.

4. Allowance for Loan Losses – Education Loans (Continued)

 

 

Private Education Loan Credit Quality Indicators by Origination Year

 

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Prior

 

 

Total

 

 

% of Total

 

Credit Quality
   Indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FICO Scores:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 and above

 

$

1,566

 

 

$

1,082

 

 

$

592

 

 

$

1,109

 

 

$

2,853

 

 

$

6,688

 

 

$

13,890

 

 

 

88

%

Below 640

 

 

25

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

1,579

 

 

 

1,972

 

 

 

12

 

Total

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

1,132

 

 

$

640

 

 

$

1,213

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

$

8,267

 

 

$

15,862

 

 

 

100

%

Loan Status:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-school/grace/
   deferment/forbearance

 

$

73

 

 

$

94

 

 

$

53

 

 

$

46

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

300

 

 

$

641

 

 

 

4

%

Current/90 days or
   less delinquent

 

 

1,517

 

 

 

1,032

 

 

 

577

 

 

 

1,150

 

 

 

2,919

 

 

 

7,593

 

 

 

14,788

 

 

 

93

 

Greater than 90 days
   delinquent

 

 

1

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

374

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

3

 

Total

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

1,132

 

 

$

640

 

 

$

1,213

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

$

8,267

 

 

$

15,862

 

 

 

100

%

Seasoning(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-12 payments

 

$

1,527

 

 

$

595

 

 

$

25

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

26

 

 

$

2,201

 

 

 

14

%

13-24 payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

458

 

 

 

330

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

894

 

 

 

6

 

25-36 payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

243

 

 

 

336

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

734

 

 

 

5

 

37-48 payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

1,443

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

2,365

 

 

 

15

 

More than 48
   payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,418

 

 

 

7,848

 

 

 

9,266

 

 

 

58

 

Loans in-school/
   grace/deferment

 

 

64

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

402

 

 

 

2

 

Total

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

1,132

 

 

$

640

 

 

$

1,213

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

$

8,267

 

 

$

15,862

 

 

 

100

%

Certain Loan
   Modifications
(2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modified

 

$

—

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

32

 

 

$

104

 

 

$

213

 

 

$

4,933

 

 

$

5,296

 

 

 

33

%

Non-Modified

 

 

1,591

 

 

 

1,118

 

 

 

608

 

 

 

1,109

 

 

 

2,806

 

 

 

3,334

 

 

 

10,566

 

 

 

67

 

Total

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

1,132

 

 

$

640

 

 

$

1,213

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

$

8,267

 

 

$

15,862

 

 

 

100

%

Cosigners:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With cosigner(3)

 

$

318

 

 

$

329

 

 

$

212

 

 

$

129

 

 

$

66

 

 

$

4,017

 

 

$

5,071

 

 

 

32

%

Without cosigner

 

 

1,273

 

 

 

803

 

 

 

428

 

 

 

1,084

 

 

 

2,953

 

 

 

4,250

 

 

 

10,791

 

 

 

68

 

Total

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

1,132

 

 

$

640

 

 

$

1,213

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

$

8,267

 

 

$

15,862

 

 

 

100

%

School Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not-for-profit

 

$

1,500

 

 

$

1,069

 

 

$

604

 

 

$

1,148

 

 

$

2,842

 

 

$

7,185

 

 

$

14,348

 

 

 

90

%

For-profit

 

 

91

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

1,082

 

 

 

1,514

 

 

 

10

 

Total

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

1,132

 

 

$

640

 

 

$

1,213

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

$

8,267

 

 

$

15,862

 

 

 

100

%

Allowance for loan
   losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(406

)

 

 

 

Total loans, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge-Offs

 

$

—

 

 

$

(4

)

 

$

(4

)

 

$

(10

)

 

$

(19

)

 

$

(211

)

 

$

(248

)

 

 

 

 

(1)
Number of months in active repayment for which a scheduled payment was received.
(2)
Loan Modifications represents the historical definition of a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) prior to the implementation of ASU No. 2022-02 on January 1, 2023. Any loan that meets the historical definition of a TDR retains that classification for the life of the loan (including loans that meet that definition subsequent to January 1, 2023). This includes loans given rate modifications, term extensions or forbearance greater than 3 months in the prior 24-month period. This classification is not intended to reconcile in any way to the modification disclosures required under ASU No. 2022-02.
Excluding Refinance Education Loans, the cosigner rate was 67% for total loans at September 30, 2025.