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SLM CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
5. Loans Held for Investment
Loans Held for Investment consist of Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans.
Our Private Education Loans are made largely to bridge the gap between the cost of higher education and the amount
funded through financial aid, government loans or customers’ resources. Private Education Loans bear the full credit risk of the
customer. We manage this risk through risk-performance underwriting strategies and qualified cosigners. Private Education
Loans generally carry a variable rate indexed to LIBOR. As of December 31, 2014, 83 percent of all Private Education Loans
were indexed to LIBOR. We provide incentives for customers to include a cosigner on the loan, and the vast majority of loans
in our portfolio are cosigned. We also encourage customers to make payments while in school.
FFELP Loans are insured as to their principal and accrued interest in the event of default subject to a Risk Sharing level
based on the date of loan disbursement. These insurance obligations are supported by contractual rights against the United
States. For loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2006, we receive 97 percent reimbursement. For loans disbursed after October 1,
1993, and before July 1, 2006, we receive 98 percent reimbursement on all qualifying claims. For loans disbursed prior to
October 1, 1993, we receive 100 percent reimbursement.
Loans held for investment are summarized as follows:
December 31,
2014
2013
Private Education Loans ..........................................
$
8,311,376
$
6,563,342
Deferred origination costs ........................................
13,845
5,063
Allowance for loan losses ........................................
(78,574
)
(61,763
)
Total Private Education Loans, net............................
8,246,647
6,506,642
FFELP Loans .........................................................
1,264,807
1,426,972
Unamortized acquisition costs, net ............................
3,600
4,081
Allowance for loan losses ........................................
(5,268
)
(6,318
)
Total FFELP Loans, net ...........................................
1,263,139
1,424,735
Loans held for investment, net .................................
$
9,509,786
$
7,931,377
The estimated weighted average life of student loans in our portfolio was approximately 6.2 years and 7.0 years at
December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
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