SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2004

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                     to                    

Commission file number: 000-50846

Collegiate Funding Services, Inc.

10304 Spotsylvania Avenue
Suite 100
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408
(540) 374-1600
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code and Telephone Number, Including Area Code of Agent for Service)

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 [X] No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes [   ] No [X]

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

30,502,773 Shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, were outstanding as of November 1, 2004.

Table of Contents

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PART I. – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes.

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COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.

Nature of the Business

     Collegiate Funding Services, Inc., formerly CFSL Holdings Corp. (the Company), established in 2002, is a Delaware Corporation. The Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary, CFSL Acquisition Corp. (CFSL Acquisition) were established for the purpose of acquiring the operations of Collegiate Funding Services, LLC (Predecessor of CFS). The Company continues the business of the Predecessor, which was established in 1998.

     Collegiate Funding Services, Inc. is a vertically integrated education finance company that markets, originates, finances and services education loans. The Company markets education loans primarily through direct to consumer programs, including targeted direct mail, telemarketing and the internet. Using its direct-to-consumer platform, or DTC, along with other distribution channels, and its origination capabilities, the Company assists consumers in financing and refinancing the cost of undergraduate, graduate, professional, career and continuing education training. The DTC marketing strategy is supplemented with marketing through channels created by relationships with membership organizations, alumni associations, universities and other entities to reach customers and promote the Company’s products under private label and co-branded offerings. The Company finances, retains and services a substantial portion of the loans it originates.

     Certain completed loan applications are sold to and funded by third party lenders whereby the Company receives a fee for its services. Other completed consolidation loan applications are funded through a subsidiary of the Company and held and serviced by the Company. The Company has call centers located in Virginia and Florida. The Company also has a loan-servicing center in Mississippi and an affinity marketing subsidiary in Boston.

     In April, 2004, the Company acquired Members Connect Inc. d/b/a Youth Media & Marketing Networks, (Y2M), a company that provides affinity marketing of products and services, with a focus on education finance products targeted at college students and recent college graduates. The purchase price was approximately $35,890. Y2M’s results of operations since April 21, 2004, are included in the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004.

     The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Y2M at the date of acquisition:

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2.

Initial Public Offering

     In July 2004, the Company completed its initial public offering of common stock issuing 9,375,000 shares of common stock at $16.00 per share. The net proceeds of the offering of $136,060 were used to pay the $93,951 liquidation preference of all shares of the preferred stock issued by a subsidiary, and the remaining $42,109 million was used repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under the revolving line of credit. Immediately prior to the consummation of the offering, the Company amended its amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock in order to create a single class of common stock. As of the closing of the offering, the Company’s authorized capital stock consisted of 120,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 30,446,523 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding. In addition, the Company issued 56,250 shares of stock and 262,075 shares of restricted stock to management in connection with the initial public offering. As of the closing of the offering the Company had warrants outstanding to purchase 1,430,099 shares at an exercise price of $0.007 per share. Also, options to purchase a total of 1,464,127 shares were outstanding as of the closing of the offering. Of this total, there were options to purchase 450,481 shares at an exercise price of $0.91 per share and 1,013,646 shares at an exercise price of $16.00 per share.

3.		Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
		Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

     The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2004, consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, the consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the consolidated statement of equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, are unaudited. The unaudited financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. The information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements for these periods is unaudited. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year or for any future period and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in our registration statement on Form S-1 dated July 15, 2004.

     The Company’s quarterly results of operations have varied significantly in the past and are expected to continue to vary significantly in the future. Quarterly results of operations in any period will be particularly affected by the amount and timing of loan sales. We give borrowers who complete loan applications during the second quarter the option to fund their loans prior to July 1, when the new rate is effective. Accordingly, if any year’s borrower rate decreases over the prior year’s borrower rate, the origination of a significant portion of the loan applications completed in the second quarter will be shifted to the third quarter; conversely, if any year’s borrower rate increases from the prior year’s borrower rate, a higher percentage of completed applications will be originated in the second quarter.

Stock Split

     In June 2004, the Company declared a 1.430099-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend. Accordingly, all share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to this event.

Estimates and assumptions

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing the financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Other accounting polices

     The remainder of our accounting policies are described in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements.

4.

Earnings Per Share

     SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, requires the presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The diluted earnings (loss) per common share data is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents, unless the common stock equivalents are anti-dilutive.

     The following details the computation of earnings (loss) per common share:

     For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, the effect of outstanding convertible notes converting into shares of common stock prior to their conversion in April 2003 was not included in the computation of diluted loss per common share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. In addition, the treasury stock effect of warrants and options to purchase an aggregate of 1,880,580 shares of common stock that were outstanding as of September 30, 2003, were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive. See Note 2 for shares outstanding after completion of the Company’s initial public offering in July, 2004.

5.

Student Loans

     The Company’s loan portfolio consists of loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL Program or FFELP). The FFEL Program is subject to comprehensive reauthorization every five years and to statutory and regulatory changes. The most recent reauthorization was the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, which is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2005.

     There are three principal categories of FFELP loans: consolidation loans, Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) loans and Stafford loans. Generally, Stafford loans and PLUS loans have repayment periods of between five and ten years. Consolidation loans have repayment periods ranging from 12 to 30 years. At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the Company retained only FFELP loans in its portfolio.

     The Company’s FFELP loans are guaranteed against the borrower’s default, death, disability or bankruptcy. The guarantee on FFELP loans is provided by certain state or nonprofit guarantee agencies, which are reinsured by the federal government. The loans are 100% guaranteed in cases of death, disability and bankruptcy and are guaranteed for 98% to 100% in other cases. The Company accrues interest until receipt of proceeds from the guarantor.

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     The FFELP loans are also subject to regulatory requirements relating to origination and servicing. In the event of default or the borrower’s death, disability or bankruptcy, the Company files a claim with the insurer or guarantor of the loan, who, provided the loan has been properly originated and serviced, pays the Company the unpaid principal balance and accrued interest on the loan, less risk-sharing (in the case of defaults).

     Claims not immediately honored by the guarantor because of servicing or origination defects are returned for remedial servicing, during which period income is not earned. The Company’s servicing experience with FFELP loans resulted in zero, zero, one and one outstanding rejected claims during the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company had no non-accrual loans at September 30, 2004 or December 31, 2003.

     The weighted average remaining term of student loans in the Company’s portfolio was approximately 22 years at September 30, 2004 and 23 years at December 31, 2003.

6.

Allowance for Loan Losses

     The allowance for loan losses represents the amount estimated to absorb probable losses inherent in the portfolio. The evaluation of the allowance for loan losses is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant changes. The key estimates used to determine the level of the allowance, include the probability of default and the related loss severity. In assessing the probabilities of default, management considers the performance of their portfolio, including delinquency and charge-off trends. In addition, because the portfolio has not matured to a point where predictable loss patterns have developed, management reviews the published DOE statistics and performance characteristics of the other lenders in developing the Company’s estimates of the probabilities of default. The primary factor impacting our risk sharing rate is the existence of the 98% guarantee of principal and interest on our loans. Generally, our loans carry a 98% guarantee of principal and accrued interest. In May 2004, the Company was notified by the DOE that it had been awarded Exceptional Performance status as a servicer and thus its loss claims on loans it services at SunTech will be paid to 100% of the unpaid principal and interest for the twelve month period June 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005. As a result, the average risk-sharing rate used in our allowance computation at September 30, 2004, was 1.61% compared to 2.00% at December 31, 2003.

     The following table details the allowance for loan losses:

     A loan is placed on non-accrual status at the point at which a guarantee claim is more than 60 days past due or it is concluded that collection of the claim is in doubt. Loans are charged off upon receipt of the final claim payment from the respective guarantor.

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7.		Debt
		Asset-backed notes and lines of credit

     The Company finances its loan originations through the sale of asset-backed notes in the capital markets, using both public offerings and private placements. Approximately 97% of the notes issued to date by the Company have been structured to a AAA credit rating. The notes issued are indexed to three month LIBOR or are auction rate based. After the initial issuance, interest rates on the auction rate notes are reset every 28 days. Fees are incurred at a rate equal to 0.26% per annum in connection with each monthly auction. These fees are recorded as a component of interest expense. The Company utilizes a warehouse credit facility principally to fund its retention of FFELP loan originations, of which such loans collateralize the associated borrowings. The Company pays the warehouse credit facility a credit spread over the commercial paper rate, typically a 30-day rate, on the warehouse credit facility. The principal balances outstanding, interest rates and maturity dates are as follows: