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Exhibit 99.1
(SALLIEMAE NEWS LETTERHEAD)
         
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  Media Contact:   Investor Contacts:
 
  Martha Holler   Steve McGarry
 
  703/984-5178   703/984-6746
 
      Joe Fisher
 
      703/984-5755
SALLIE MAE REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER 2010 RESULTS
RESTON, Va., April 21, 2010—SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, reported net income on a core earnings basis of $212 million ($.39 per diluted share) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. On a GAAP basis, first-quarter 2010 net income was $240 million ($.45 per diluted share).
During the quarter, President Obama signed student loan reform legislation that prohibits private sector companies from making new federal student loans after June 30, 2010; terms of existing loans remain unchanged. As a result, the company has begun to significantly restructure its operations to align its cost structure with future revenues. First-quarter core earnings and GAAP results were reduced by $19 million ($.04 per diluted share) for after-tax restructuring and asset impairment costs related to the legislation.
“As we expected, first-quarter results improved as the financial storm has receded,” said Albert L. Lord, vice chairman and CEO. “Ironically, one quarter before the government takes over loan originations, Sallie Mae broke its own FFELP origination record, a testament to the service provided by our talented employees. Of more immediate concern, however, is the unpleasant task of reducing our work force by 2,500 persons and restructuring our operations.”
During the quarter, the company repurchased $1.3 billion of unsecured debt, resulting in an after-tax gain of $57 million ($.11 per diluted share).
Core earnings net interest income after provision for loan losses was $343 million in the first quarter, compared to $320 million in the prior quarter and $80 million in the year-ago quarter.
The company originated $7.7 billion in federal student loans in the first quarter, up 16 percent from the year-ago quarter.
Private education loan originations were $840 million in the first quarter, compared to $1.5 billion one year ago, a reflection of tightened underwriting and significant increases in federal programs.
Private Education Loan Portfolio Quality
Managed private education loan charge-offs declined to $284 million in the first quarter from $298 million in the previous quarter. Managed delinquencies as a percentage of private education loans in
 
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repayment were 12.2 percent, compared to 12.1 percent in the previous quarter, primarily due to the seasonal effect of customers entering repayment. The core earnings provision for private education loan losses was $325 million in the first quarter, down from $327 million in the fourth quarter.
Funding
The company continued to improve its balance sheet strength during the quarter. It completed a $1.6 billion private education loan securitization and issued $1.5 billion in senior unsecured notes, the first such issuance in 21 months. Subsequent to the quarter end, the company closed a $1.2 billion federal student loan securitization at the most favorable terms since 2007.
Other Income and Operating Expenses
Core earnings fee income, which includes the gain on debt repurchases, was $336 million in the first quarter, up from the year-ago quarter’s $304 million.
Core earnings operating expenses were $318 million for the quarter, compared to $285 million in the year-ago quarter.
GAAP
Sallie Mae officially reports financial results on a GAAP basis and also presents certain core earnings performance measures. The company’s management, equity investors, credit rating agencies and debt capital providers use these core earnings measures to monitor the company’s business performance. Both a description of the core earnings treatment and a full reconciliation to the GAAP income statement can be found at: www.salliemae.com/about/investors/stockholderinfo/earningsinfo/, click on the First Quarter 2010 Supplemental Earnings Disclosure.
The company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board updates as of Jan. 1, 2010, and as a result, the company’s GAAP and core earnings presentations for securitization accounting are the same, and managed and on-balance sheet (GAAP) student loan portfolios are now the same size.
The primary difference between the company’s first-quarter 2010 core earnings and GAAP results is the impact of derivative and hedge accounting. First-quarter 2010 GAAP results include the net impact of a $122 million unrealized, mark-to-market, pre-tax gain on certain derivative contracts that are recognized in GAAP, but not in core earnings, results.
Presentation slides for the conference call discussed below may be accessed on www.salliemae.com/about/investors/stockholderinfo/webcast.
***
The company will host an earnings conference call tomorrow, April 22, 2010, at 8 a.m. EDT. Sallie Mae executives will discuss various highlights of the quarter and to answer questions related to the company’s performance. Individuals interested in participating should call the following number tomorrow, April 22, starting at 7:45 a.m. EDT: (877) 356-5689 (USA and Canada) or (706) 679-0623 (International) and use access code 63277857. The conference call will be replayed continuously beginning at 11:30 a.m. EDT on April 22, 2010, and concluding at midnight EDT on May 6,
 
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2010. To access the replay, please dial (800) 642-1687 (USA and Canada) or dial (706) 645-9291 (International) and use access code 63277857. In addition, there will be a live audio Web cast of the conference call, which may be accessed at www.SallieMae.com. A replay will be available 30 to 45 minutes after the live broadcast.
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” based on management’s current expectations as of the date of this release. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, among others, changes in the terms of student loans and the educational credit marketplace arising from the implementation of applicable laws and regulations, and from changes in such laws and regulations, adverse results in legal disputes, changes in the demand for educational financing or in financing preferences of educational institutions, students and their families, limited liquidity, increased financing costs and changes in the general interest rate environment. For more information, see the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the forward-looking statements contained in the company’s Supplemental Financial Information First Quarter 2010. All information in this release is as of April 21, 2010. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company’s expectations.
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SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the nation’s leading saving, planning and paying for education company. Sallie Mae’s saving programs, planning resources and financing options have helped more than 31 million people make the investment in higher education. Through its subsidiaries, the company manages $182 billion in education loans and serves 10 million student and parent customers. In addition, the company’s Upromise program has enabled 12 million members to earn more than $525 million in rewards to help pay for college. Its Upromise affiliates also manage more than $25 billion in 529 college-savings plans. Sallie Mae offers services to a range of institutional clients, including colleges and universities, student loan guarantors and state and federal agencies. More information is available at www.SallieMae.com. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.
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SLM CORPORATION
 
Supplemental Earnings Disclosure
 
March 31, 2010
(In millions, except per share amounts)
 
                         
    Quarters ended  
    March 31,
    December 31,
    March 31,
 
    2010     2009     2009  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
 
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RATIOS
                       
GAAP Basis(1)
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 240     $ 309     $ (21 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders
  $ .45     $ .52     $ (.10 )
Return on assets
    .50 %     .77 %     (.05 )%
“Core Earnings” Basis(1)(2)(3)
                       
“Core Earnings” net income attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 212     $ 249     $ 14  
“Core Earnings” diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders
  $ .39     $ .41     $ (.03 )
“Core Earnings” return on assets
    .44 %     .51 %     .03 %
OTHER OPERATING STATISTICS
                       
Average on-balance sheet student loans
  $ 181,533     $ 145,964     $ 149,662  
Average off-balance sheet student loans
          33,277       35,577  
                         
Average Managed student loans
  $ 181,533     $ 179,241     $ 185,239  
                         
Ending on-balance sheet student loans, net
  $ 181,866     $ 143,807     $ 150,374  
Ending off-balance sheet student loans, net
          32,638       34,961  
                         
Ending Managed student loans, net
  $ 181,866     $ 176,445     $ 185,335  
                         
Ending Managed FFELP Stafford and Other Student Loans, net
  $ 64,346     $ 58,174     $ 64,690  
Ending Managed FFELP Consolidation Loans, net
    82,178       83,176       86,228  
Ending Managed Private Education Loans, net
    35,362       35,095       34,417  
                         
Ending Managed student loans, net
  $ 181,886     $ 176,445     $ 185,335  
                         
 
 
(1) Diluted earnings per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders from continuing and discontinued operations on both a GAAP basis and “Core Earnings” basis for the three months ended March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 was:
 
                         
    Quarters ended  
    March 31,
    December 31,
    March 31,
 
    2010     2009     2009  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
 
GAAP Basis
                       
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders:
                       
Continuing operations
  $ .45     $ .71     $  
                         
Discontinued operations
  $     $ (.19 )   $ (.10 )
                         
Total
  $ .45     $ .52     $ (.10 )
                         
“Core Earnings” Basis(2)(3)
                       
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders:
                       
Continuing operations
  $ .39     $ .60     $ .07  
                         
Discontinued operations
  $     $ (.19 )   $ (.10 )
                         
Total
  $ .39     $ .41     $ (.03 )
                         
 
(2) “Core Earnings” are non-GAAP measures and do not represent a comprehensive system of accounting. For a greater explanation of “Core Earnings,” see the section titled “Reconciliation of ‘Core Earnings’ Net Income to GAAP Net Income” and subsequent sections.
 
(3) “Core Earnings” does not include Floor Income unless it is Fixed Rate Floor Income that is economically hedged. The amount of this Economic Floor Income (net of tax) excluded from “Core Earnings” for the three months ended March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 was:
 
                         
    Quarters ended  
    March 31,
    December 31,
    March 31,
 
    2010     2009     2009  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
 
Total Economic Floor Income earned on Managed loans, not included in “Core Earnings” (net of tax)
  $ 3     $ 14     $ 79  
                         
Total Economic Floor Income earned, not included in “Core Earnings” (net of tax) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders
  $ .01     $ .03     $ .17  
                         


 

SLM CORPORATION
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
                         
    March 31,
    December 31,
    March 31,
 
    2010     2009     2009  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
 
Assets
                       
FFELP Stafford and Other Student Loans (net of allowance for losses of $119,522; $104,219; and $101,375, respectively)
  $ 47,928,753     $ 42,978,874     $ 43,444,179  
FFELP Stafford Loans Held-for-Sale
    16,418,101       9,695,714       14,399,802  
FFELP Consolidation Loans (net of allowance for losses of $66,693; $56,949; and $50,919, respectively)
    82,177,664       68,378,560       70,885,647  
Private Education Loans (net of allowance for losses of $2,018,676; $1,443,440; and $1,384,455, respectively)
    35,361,689       22,753,462       21,644,579  
Other loans (net of allowance for losses of $77,159; $73,985; and $66,011, respectively)
    334,879       420,233       684,913  
Cash and investments
    8,241,961       8,083,841       3,748,192  
Restricted cash and investments
    6,115,399       5,168,871       3,855,546  
Retained Interest in off-balance sheet securitized loans
          1,828,075       1,950,566  
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net
    1,167,599       1,177,310       1,239,556  
Other assets
    9,767,040       9,500,358       9,698,331  
                         
Total assets
  $ 207,513,085     $ 169,985,298     $ 171,551,311  
                         
Liabilities
                       
Short-term borrowings
  $ 41,102,389     $ 30,896,811     $ 46,331,461  
Long-term borrowings
    157,983,266       130,546,272       116,669,381  
Other liabilities
    3,671,734       3,263,593       3,586,610  
                         
Total liabilities
    202,757,389       164,706,676       166,587,452  
                         
Commitments and contingencies
                       
Equity
                       
Preferred stock, par value $.20 per share, 20,000 shares authorized:
                       
Series A: 3,300; 3,300; and 3,300 shares, respectively, issued at stated value of $50 per share
    165,000       165,000       165,000  
Series B: 4,000; 4,000; and 4,000 shares, respectively, issued at stated value of $100 per share
    400,000       400,000       400,000  
Series C: 7.25% mandatory convertible preferred stock: 810; 810; and 1,150 shares, respectively, issued at liquidation preference of $1,000 per share
    810,370       810,370       1,149,770  
Common stock, par value $.20 per share, 1,125,000 shares authorized:
                       
553,408; 552,220; and 534,698 shares, respectively, issued
    110,682       110,444       106,940  
Additional paid-in capital
    5,106,094       5,090,891       4,694,155  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit
    (42,511 )     (40,825 )     (70,450 )
Retained earnings
    72,062       604,467       378,387  
                         
Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock
    6,621,697       7,140,347       6,823,802  
Common stock held in treasury: 67,564; 67,222; and 67,105 shares, respectively
    1,866,020       1,861,738       1,859,955  
                         
Total SLM Corporation stockholders’ equity
    4,755,677       5,278,609       4,963,847  
Noncontrolling interest
    19       13       12  
                         
Total equity
    4,755,696       5,278,622       4,963,859  
                         
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 207,513,085     $ 169,985,298     $ 171,551,311  
                         


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SLM CORPORATION
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
                         
    Quarters ended  
    March 31,
    December 31,
    March 31,
 
    2010     2009     2009  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
 
Interest income:
                       
FFELP Stafford and Other Student Loans
  $ 283,437     $ 241,640     $ 342,816  
FFELP Consolidation Loans
    523,325       450,551       489,362  
Private Education Loans
    565,154       406,115       387,041  
Other loans
    8,996       10,075       16,420  
Cash and investments
    4,949       6,168       5,971  
                         
Total interest income
    1,385,861       1,114,549       1,241,610  
Total interest expense
    531,384       515,763       1,026,547  
                         
Net interest income
    854,477       598,786       215,063  
Less: provisions for loan losses
    359,120       269,442       250,279  
                         
Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses
    495,357       329,344       (35,216 )
                         
Other income:
                       
Servicing and securitization revenue (loss)
          148,049       (95,305 )
Gains on sales of loans and securities, net
    8,653       271,084        
Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net
    (82,410 )     (35,209 )     104,025  
Contingency fee revenue
    80,311       65,500       74,815  
Collections revenue (loss)
    21,966       (37,678 )     43,656  
Guarantor servicing fees
    36,090       28,695       34,008  
Other
    190,410       187,922       192,458  
                         
Total other income
    255,020       628,363       353,657  
                         
Expenses:
                       
Restructuring expenses
    26,282       4,169       3,773  
Operating expenses
    328,020       339,122       295,116  
                         
Total expenses
    354,302       343,291       298,889  
                         
Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense (benefit)
    396,075       614,416       19,552  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    155,795       206,568       (5,517 )
                         
Net income from continuing operations
    240,280       407,848       25,069  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
          (98,557 )     (46,174 )
                         
Net income (loss)
    240,280       309,291       (21,105 )
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    140       157       281  
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation
    240,140       309,134       (21,386 )
Preferred stock dividends
    18,678       51,014       26,395  
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation common stock
  $ 221,462     $ 258,120     $ (47,781 )
                         
 
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation:
                       
Continuing operations, net of tax
  $ 240,140     $ 407,691     $ 24,788  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
          (98,557 )     (46,174 )
                         
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 240,140     $ 309,134     $ (21,386 )
                         
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders:
                       
Continuing operations
  $ .46     $ .74     $  
                         
Discontinued operations
  $     $ (.20 )   $ (.10 )
                         
Total
  $ .46     $ .54     $ (.10 )
                         
Average common shares outstanding
    484,259       479,459       466,761  
                         
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders:
                       
Continuing operations
  $ .45     $ .71     $  
                         
Discontinued operations
  $     $ (.19 )   $ (.10 )
                         
Total
  $ .45     $ .52     $ (.10 )
                         
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
    526,631       521,740       466,761  
                         
Dividends per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders
  $     $     $  
                         


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SLM CORPORATION
 
Segment and “Core Earnings”
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands)
 
                                                 
    Quarter ended March 31, 2010  
          Asset
                         
          Performance
    Corporate
    Total “Core
          Total
 
    Lending     Group     and Other     Earnings”(2)     Adjustments     GAAP  
    (unaudited)  
   
 
 
Interest income:
                                               
FFELP Stafford and Other Student Loans
  $ 274,347     $     $     $ 274,347     $ 9,090     $ 283,437  
FFELP Consolidation Loans
    363,755                   363,755       159,570       523,325  
Private Education Loans
    565,154                   565,154             565,154  
Other loans
    8,996                   8,996             8,996  
Cash and investments
    445             4,504       4,949             4,949  
                                                 
Total interest income
    1,212,697             4,504       1,217,201       168,660       1,385,861  
Total interest expense
    515,130                   515,130       16,254       531,384  
                                                 
Net interest income
    697,567             4,504       702,071       152,406       854,477  
Less: provisions for loan losses
    359,120                   359,120             359,120  
                                                 
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses
    338,447             4,504       342,951       152,406       495,357  
                                                 
Contingency fee revenue
          80,311             80,311             80,311  
Collections revenue
          21,966             21,966             21,966  
Guarantor servicing fees
                36,090       36,090             36,090  
Other income
    141,317             56,521       197,838       (81,185 )     116,653  
                                                 
Total other income
    141,317       102,277       92,611       336,205       (81,185 )     255,020  
                                                 
Restructuring expenses
    21,336       1,608       3,338       26,282             26,282  
Direct operating expenses
    145,758       75,557       62,218       283,533       9,712       293,245  
Overhead expenses
    20,613       10,773       3,389       34,775             34,775  
                                                 
Operating expenses
    166,371       86,330       65,607       318,308       9,712       328,020  
                                                 
Total expenses
    187,707       87,938       68,945       344,590       9,712       354,302  
                                                 
Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense
    292,057       14,339       28,170       334,566       61,509       396,075  
Income tax expense(1)
    107,068       5,257       10,327       122,652       33,143       155,795  
                                                 
Net income from continuing operations
    184,989       9,082       17,843       211,914       28,366       240,280  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                   
                                                 
Net income
    184,989       9,082       17,843       211,914       28,366       240,280  
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
          140             140             140  
                                                 
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 184,989     $ 8,942     $ 17,843     $ 211,774     $ 28,366     $ 240,140  
                                                 
Economic Floor Income (net of tax) not included in “Core Earnings”
  $ 2,866     $     $     $ 2,866                  
                                                 
 
 
(1) Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.
(2) “Core Earnings” are non-GAAP measures and do not represent a comprehensive system of accounting. For a greater explanation of “Core Earnings,” see the section titled “Reconciliation of ‘Core Earnings’ Net Income to GAAP Net Income” and subsequent sections.
 
 
                                                 
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation:
                                               
Continuing operations, net of tax
  $  184,989     $  8,942     $  17,843     $  211,774     $  28,366     $  240,140  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
                                   
                                                 
Net income attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 184,989     $ 8,942     $ 17,843     $ 211,774     $ 28,366     $ 240,140  
                                                 


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SLM CORPORATION
 
Segment and “Core Earnings”
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands)
 
                                                 
    Quarter ended December 31, 2009  
          Asset
                         
          Performance
    Corporate
    Total “Core
          Total
 
    Lending     Group     and Other     Earnings”(2)     Adjustments     GAAP  
    (unaudited)  
   
 
 
Interest income:
                                               
FFELP Stafford and Other Student Loans
  $ 269,297     $     $     $ 269,297     $ (27,657 )   $ 241,640  
FFELP Consolidation Loans
    382,681                   382,681       67,870       450,551  
Private Education Loans
    571,423                   571,423       (165,308 )     406,115  
Other loans
    10,075                   10,075             10,075  
Cash and investments
    1,052             5,477       6,529       (361 )     6,168  
                                                 
Total interest income
    1,234,528             5,477       1,240,005       (125,456 )     1,114,549  
Total interest expense
    554,461                   554,461       (38,698 )     515,763  
                                                 
Net interest income
    680,067             5,477       685,544       (86,758 )     598,786  
Less: provisions for loan losses
    365,211                   365,211       (95,769 )     269,442  
                                                 
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses
    314,856             5,477       320,333       9,011       329,344  
                                                 
Contingency fee revenue
          65,500             65,500             65,500  
Collections revenue (loss)
          (37,678 )           (37,678 )           (37,678 )
Guarantor servicing fees
                28,695       28,695             28,695  
Other income
    383,093             63,017       446,110       125,736       571,846  
                                                 
Total other income
    383,093       27,822       91,712       502,627       125,736       628,363  
                                                 
Restructuring expenses
    3,627       331       211       4,169             4,169  
Direct operating expenses
    132,761       72,273       58,492       263,526       46,472       309,998  
Overhead expenses
    17,263       9,023       2,838       29,124             29,124  
                                                 
Operating expenses
    150,024       81,296       61,330       292,650       46,472       339,122  
                                                 
Total expenses
    153,651       81,627       61,541       296,819       46,472       343,291  
                                                 
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income tax expense (benefit)
    544,298       (53,805 )     35,648       526,141       88,275       614,416  
Income tax expense (benefit)(1)
    188,105       (20,497 )     11,343       178,951       27,617       206,568  
                                                 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
    356,193       (33,308 )     24,305       347,190       60,658       407,848  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
          (98,250 )           (98,250 )     (307 )     (98,557 )
                                                 
Net income (loss)
    356,193       (131,558 )     24,305       248,940       60,351       309,291  
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
          157             157             157  
                                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 356,193     $ (131,715 )   $ 24,305     $ 248,783     $ 60,351     $ 309,134  
                                                 
Economic Floor Income (net of tax) not included in “Core Earnings”
  $ 14,111     $     $     $ 14,111                  
                                                 
 
 
(1) Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.
 
(2) “Core Earnings” are non-GAAP measures and do not represent a comprehensive system of accounting. For a greater explanation of “Core Earnings,” see the section titled “Reconciliation of ‘Core Earnings’ Net Income to GAAP Net Income” and subsequent sections.
 
 
                                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation:
                                               
Continuing operations, net of tax
  $    356,193     $   (33,465 )   $   24,305     $   347,033     $   60,658     $   407,691  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
          (98,250 )           (98,250 )     (307 )     (98,557 )
                                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 356,193     $ (131,715 )   $ 24,305     $ 248,783     $ 60,351     $ 309,134  
                                                 


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SLM CORPORATION
 
Segment and “Core Earnings”
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands)
 
                                                 
    Quarter ended March 31, 2009  
          Asset
                         
          Performance
    Corporate
    Total “Core
          Total
 
    Lending     Group     and Other     Earnings”(2)     Adjustments     GAAP  
    (unaudited)  
   
 
 
Interest income:
                                               
FFELP Stafford and Other Student Loans
  $ 361,919     $     $     $ 361,919     $ (19,103 )   $ 342,816  
FFELP Consolidation Loans
    438,896                   438,896       50,466       489,362  
Private Education Loans
    563,282                   563,282       (176,241 )     387,041  
Other loans
    16,420                   16,420             16,420  
Cash and investments
    2,179             5,128       7,307       (1,336 )     5,971  
                                                 
Total interest income
    1,382,696             5,128       1,387,824       (146,214 )     1,241,610  
Total interest expense
    958,879                   958,879       67,668       1,026,547  
                                                 
Net interest income
    423,817             5,128       428,945       (213,882 )     215,063  
Less: provisions for loan losses
    349,086                   349,086       (98,807 )     250,279  
                                                 
Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses
    74,731             5,128       79,859       (115,075 )     (35,216 )
                                                 
Contingency fee revenue
          74,815             74,815             74,815  
Collections revenue
          42,967             42,967       689       43,656  
Guarantor servicing fees
                34,008       34,008             34,008  
Other income
    102,368             49,781       152,149       49,029       201,178  
                                                 
Total other income
    102,368       117,782       83,789       303,939       49,718       353,657  
                                                 
Restructuring expenses
    1,537       656       1,580       3,773             3,773  
Direct operating expenses
    123,715       83,420       45,786       252,921       9,759       262,680  
Overhead expenses
    19,227       10,048       3,161       32,436             32,436  
                                                 
Operating expenses
    142,942       93,468       48,947       285,357       9,759       295,116  
                                                 
Total expenses
    144,479       94,124       50,527       289,130       9,759       298,889  
                                                 
Income from continuing operations, before income tax expense (benefit)
    32,620       23,658       38,390       94,668       (75,116 )     19,552  
Income tax expense (benefit)(1)
    12,010       8,247       14,136       34,393       (39,910 )     (5,517 )
                                                 
Net income from continuing operations
    20,610       15,411       24,254       60,275       (35,206 )     25,069  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
          (46,110 )           (46,110 )     (64 )     (46,174 )
                                                 
Net income (loss)
    20,610       (30,699 )     24,254       14,165       (35,270 )     (21,105 )
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
          281             281             281  
                                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 20,610     $ (30,980 )   $ 24,254     $ 13,884     $ (35,270 )   $ (21,386 )
                                                 
Economic Floor Income (net of tax) not included in “Core Earnings”
  $ 79,388     $     $     $ 79,388                  
                                                 
 
 
(1) Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.
 
(2) “Core Earnings” are non-GAAP measures and do not represent a comprehensive system of accounting. For a greater explanation of “Core Earnings,” see the section titled “Reconciliation of ‘Core Earnings’ Net Income to GAAP Net Income” and subsequent sections.
 
 
                                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation:
                                               
Continuing operations, net of tax
  $     20,610     $   15,130     $   24,254     $     59,994     $   (35,206 )   $   24,788  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
          (46,110 )           (46,110 )     (64 )     (46,174 )
                                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 20,610     $ (30,980 )   $ 24,254     $ 13,884     $ (35,270 )   $ (21,386 )
                                                 


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SLM CORPORATION
 
Reconciliation of “Core Earnings” Net Income to GAAP Net Income
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
                         
    Quarters ended  
    March 31,
    December 31,
    March 31,
 
    2010     2009     2009  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
 
“Core Earnings” net income attributable to SLM Corporation(1)(2)
  $ 211,774     $ 248,783     $ 13,884  
“Core Earnings” adjustments:
                       
Net impact of securitization accounting
          (4,094 )     (198,590 )
Net impact of derivative accounting
    120,107       171,068       54,010  
Net impact of Floor Income
    (48,886 )     (32,222 )     79,023  
Net impact of acquired intangibles
    (9,712 )     (46,784 )     (9,623 )
                         
Total “Core Earnings” adjustments before income tax effect
    61,509       87,968       (75,180 )
Net income tax effect
    (33,143 )     (27,617 )     39,910  
                         
Total “Core Earnings” adjustments
    28,366       60,351       (35,270 )
                         
GAAP net income (loss) attributable to SLM Corporation
  $ 240,140     $ 309,134     $ (21,386 )
                         
GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders
  $ .45     $ .52     $ (.10 )
                         
                         
                       
(1)  “Core Earnings” diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders
  $ .39     $ .41     $ (.03 )
                         
(2)  Total Economic Floor Income earned on Managed loans, not included in “Core Earnings” (net of tax)
  $ 2,866     $ 14,111     $ 79,388  
                         
     Total Economic Floor Income earned, not included in “Core Earnings” (net of tax) per common share attributable to SLM Corporation common shareholders
  $ .01     $ .03     $ .17  
                         
 
“Core Earnings”
 
In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP. In addition to evaluating the Company’s GAAP-based financial information, management evaluates the Company’s business segments on a basis that, as allowed under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB’s”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, “Segment Reporting,” differs from GAAP. We refer to management’s basis of evaluating our segment results as “Core Earnings” presentations for each business segment and we refer to this information in our presentations with credit rating agencies and lenders. While “Core Earnings” are not a substitute for reported results under GAAP, we rely on “Core Earnings” to manage each operating segment because we believe these measures provide additional information regarding the operational and performance indicators that are most closely assessed by management.
 
Our “Core Earnings” are not defined terms within GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. “Core Earnings” net income reflects only current period adjustments to GAAP net income as described below. Unlike financial accounting, there is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for management reporting and as a result, our management reporting is not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other financial institution. Our operating segments are defined by products and services or by types of customers, and reflect the manner in which financial information is currently evaluated by management. Intersegment revenues and expenses are netted within the appropriate financial statement line items consistent with the income statement presentation provided to management. Changes in management structure or allocation methodologies and procedures may result in changes in reported segment financial information.


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Limitations of “Core Earnings”
 
While GAAP provides a uniform, comprehensive basis of accounting, for the reasons described above, management believes that “Core Earnings” are an important additional tool for providing a more complete understanding of the Company’s results of operations. Nevertheless, “Core Earnings” are subject to certain general and specific limitations that investors should carefully consider. For example, as stated above, unlike financial accounting, 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. Unlike GAAP, “Core Earnings” reflect only current period adjustments to GAAP. Accordingly, the Company’s “Core Earnings” presentation does not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting. Investors, therefore, may not compare our Company’s 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, the Company’s board of directors, rating agencies and lenders to assess performance.
 
Other limitations arise from the specific adjustments that management makes to GAAP results to derive “Core Earnings” results. For example, in reversing the unrealized gains and losses that result from ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” on derivatives that do not qualify for “hedge accounting treatment,” as well as on derivatives that do qualify but are in part ineffective because they are not perfect hedges, we focus on the long-term economic effectiveness of those instruments relative to the underlying hedged item and isolate the effects of interest rate volatility and changing credit spreads on the fair value of such instruments during the period. Under GAAP, the effects of these factors on the fair value of the derivative instruments (but often not on the underlying hedged item) tend to show more volatility in the short term. While our presentation of our results on a “Core Earnings” basis provides important information regarding the performance of our Managed portfolio, a limitation of this presentation is that we are presenting the ongoing spread income on loans that have been sold to a trust managed by us. While we believe that our “Core Earnings” presentation presents the economic substance of our Managed loan portfolio, it understates earnings volatility from securitization gains. Our “Core Earnings” results exclude certain Floor Income, which is real cash income, from our reported results and therefore may understate earnings in certain periods. Management’s financial planning and valuation of operating results, however, does not take into account Floor Income because of its inherent uncertainty, except when it is Fixed Rate Floor Income that is economically hedged through Floor Income Contracts.
 
Pre-Tax Differences between “Core Earnings” and GAAP
 
Our “Core Earnings” are the primary financial performance measures used by management to evaluate performance and to allocate resources. Accordingly, financial information is reported to management on a “Core Earnings” basis by reportable segment, as these are the measures used regularly by our chief operating decision makers. Our “Core Earnings” are used in developing our financial plans and tracking results, and also in establishing corporate performance targets and incentive compensation. Management believes this information provides additional insight into the financial performance of the Company’s core business activities. “Core Earnings” net income reflects only current period adjustments to GAAP net income, as described in the more detailed discussion of the differences between “Core Earnings” and GAAP that follows, which includes further detail on each specific adjustment required to reconcile our “Core Earnings” segment presentation to our GAAP earnings.
 
  1)  Securitization Accounting: Under GAAP, prior to the adoption of topic updates to ASC 810, “Consolidation,” certain securitization transactions in our Lending operating segment were accounted for as sales of assets. Under “Core Earnings” for the Lending operating segment, we presented all securitization transactions on a “Core Earnings” basis as long-term non-recourse financings. The upfront “gains” on sale from securitization transactions, as well as ongoing “servicing and securitization revenue” presented in accordance with GAAP, were excluded from “Core Earnings” and were replaced by interest income, provisions for loan losses, and interest expense as earned or incurred on the securitization loans. We also excluded transactions with our off-balance sheet trusts from “Core


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  Earnings” as they were considered intercompany transactions on a “Core Earnings” basis. On January 1, 2010, the Company prospectively adopted the topic updates to ASC 810, which resulted in the consolidation of these off-balance sheet securitization trusts at their historical cost basis. As a result, there are no longer differences between the Company’s GAAP and “Core Earnings” presentation for securitization accounting.
 
       On January 1, 2010, upon the adoption of topic updates to ASC 810, the Company removed the $1.8 billion of Residual Interests (associated with its off-balance sheet securitization trusts as of December 31, 2009) from the consolidated balance sheet and the Company consolidated $35.0 billion of assets ($32.6 billion of which are student loans, net of a $550 million allowance for loan loss) and $34.4 billion of liabilities (primarily trust debt), which resulted in an approximate $750 million after-tax reduction of stockholders’ equity (recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings). After the adoption of topic updates to ASC 810, related to the securitization trusts that were consolidated on January 1, 2010, the Company’s results of operations no longer reflect servicing and securitization income related to these securitization trusts, but instead report interest income, provisions for loan losses associated with the securitized assets and interest expense associated with the debt issued from the securitization trusts to third parties, consistent with the Company’s accounting treatment of prior on-balance securitization trusts.
 
  2)  Derivative Accounting: “Core Earnings” exclude periodic unrealized gains and losses that are caused primarily by the mark-to-market derivative valuations prescribed by ASC 815 on derivatives that do not qualify for “hedge accounting treatment” under GAAP. These unrealized gains and losses occur in our Lending operating segment. In our “Core Earnings” presentation, we recognize the economic effect of these hedges, which generally results in any cash paid or received being recognized ratably as an expense or revenue over the hedged item’s life.
 
  3)  Floor Income: The timing and amount (if any) of Floor Income earned in our Lending operating segment is uncertain and in excess of expected spreads. Therefore, we only include such income in “Core Earnings” when it is Fixed Rate Floor Income that is economically hedged. We employ derivatives, primarily Floor Income Contracts and futures, to economically hedge Floor Income. As discussed above in “Derivative Accounting,” these derivatives do not qualify as effective accounting hedges, and therefore, under GAAP, they are marked-to-market through the “gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net” line in the consolidated statement of income with no offsetting gain or loss recorded for the economically hedged items. For “Core Earnings,” we reverse the fair value adjustments on the Floor Income Contracts and futures economically hedging Floor Income and include in income the amortization of net premiums received on contracts economically hedging Fixed Rate Floor Income.
 
  4)  Acquired Intangibles: Our “Core Earnings” exclude goodwill and intangible impairment and the amortization of acquired intangibles.


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