SEC Filing | Navient

NAVIENT CORPORATION

Date: January 24, 2023

/s/ JOE FISHER

Joe Fisher

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8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2023

Navient Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36228

46-4054283

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


123 Justison Street, Wilmington, Delaware		19801
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 283-8000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $.01 per share	NAVI	The NASDAQ Global Select Market
6% Senior Notes due December 15, 2043	JSM	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

ITEM 2.02

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On January 24, 2023, Navient Corporation (the “Company”) issued an informational press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 were available on the “Investor” page of its website located at https://www.Navient.com/investors. Additionally, on January 24, 2023, the Company posted its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 to its above-referenced web location. A copy of each press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto.

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)

Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1*		Press Release, dated January 24, 2023.

99.2*		Financial Press Release, dated January 24, 2023.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

*	Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release

Navient posts fourth quarter 2022 financial results

WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 24, 2023 — Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI), a leader in technology-enabled education finance and business processing solutions, today posted its 2022 fourth quarter financial results. The complete financial results release is available on the company’s website at Navient.com/investors. The results will also be available on Form 8-K on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Navient will hold a live audio webcast tomorrow, Jan. 25, 2023, at 8 a.m. ET, hosted by Jack Remondi, president and CEO, and Joe Fisher, CFO.

Analysts and investors who wish to ask questions are requested to pre-register at Navient.com/investors at least 15 minutes ahead of start time to receive their personal dial-in access details. Others who wish to join in listen-only mode do not need to pre-register and may simply visit Navient.com/investors to access the webcast.

Supplemental financial information and presentation slides used during the call will be available no later than the start time. A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the event’s conclusion.

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About Navient

Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI) provides technology-enabled education finance and business processing solutions that simplify complex programs and help millions of people achieve success. Our customer-focused, data-driven services deliver exceptional results for clients in education, healthcare and government. Learn more at navient.com.

Contact:

Media: Paul Hartwick, 302-283-4026, paul.hartwick@navient.com

Investors: Jen Earyes, 703-984-6801, jen.earyes@navient.com

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

NAVIENT REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER

2022 FINANCIAL RESULTS

LOGO

WILMINGTON, Del., January 24, 2023 — Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI) today released its fourth-quarter 2022 financial results.


FOURTH QUARTER – OVERALL RESULTS		• GAAP net income of $105 million($0.78 diluted earnings per share). • AdjustedCore Earnings⁽¹⁾ diluted earnings per share of $0.85. • Core Earnings⁽¹⁾ of $102 million ($0.76 diluted earnings per share).
FOURTH QUARTER – SIGNIFICANT ITEMS		• GAAP and Core Earnings results included: ^○ Regulatory expenses of $2 million ($0.01 diluted loss per share). ^○ Restructuring expenses of $12 million ($0.08 diluted loss per share).
FULL YEAR RESULTS		• GAAP net income of $645 million($4.49 diluted earnings per share). • AdjustedCore Earnings⁽¹⁾ diluted earnings per share of $3.43. • Core Earnings⁽¹⁾ of $458 million ($3.19 diluted earnings per share).

CEO COMMENTARY – “With full year adjusted core earnings per share of $3.43, Navient delivered strong results driven by our business strategy,” said Jack Remondi, president and CEO of Navient. “We are successfully achieving our goal to create long-term value by growing our in-school loan origination and business processing solution franchises, effectively and efficiently managing cash flows from our legacy student-loan portfolios and reducing both our risk and our expenses. Our 2022 accomplishments position the company to continue on a successful path in 2023 and beyond.”

FOURTH-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS


FEDERAL EDUCATION LOANS SEGMENT		• Net income of $97 million. • Net interest margin of 0.94%.
CONSUMER LENDING SEGMENT		• Net income of $84 million. • Net interest margin of 2.87%. • Originated $169 million of Private Education Loans.

BUSINESS PROCESSING SEGMENT		• EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $8 million. • Revenue of $70 million.
CAPITAL		• Adjusted tangible equity ratio⁽¹⁾ of 7.7%. • Repurchased $85 million of common shares. $600 million common share repurchase authority remains outstanding. • Paid $21 million in common stock dividends.
EXPENSES		• Adjusted Core Earnings expenses⁽¹⁾ of $185 million.

⁽¹⁾	Item is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a description and reconciliation, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on pages 18 – 29.

SEGMENT RESULTS — CORE EARNINGS

FEDERAL EDUCATION LOANS

In this segment, Navient owns FFELP Loans and performs servicing and asset recovery services for this loan portfolio, as well as for FFELP Loans owned by other institutions.

FINANCIAL RESULTS AND KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS


(Dollars in millions)	4Q22		3Q22		4Q21

Net interest income	$	115	$	120	$	140
Provision for loan losses		—		—		—
Other revenue		23		28		49

Total revenue		138		148		189
Expenses		27		25		52

Pre-tax income		111		123		137

Net income	$	97	$	94	$	108


Segment net interest margin		.94%		.94%		.99%
FFELP Loans:
FFELP Loan spread		1.08%		1.05%		1.06%
Provision for loan losses	$	—	$	—	$	—
Net charge-offs	$	11	$	12	$	7
Net charge-off rate		.13%		.12%		.06%
Greater than 30-days delinquency rate		15.6%		18.6%		10.6%
Greater than 90-days delinquency rate		9.6%		10.1%		4.8%
Forbearance rate		18.1%		16.4%		12.4%
Average FFELP Loans	$	45,580	$	48,443	$	53,960
Ending FFELP Loans, net	$	43,525	$	46,891	$	52,641

(Dollars in billions)
Total federal loans serviced	$	51	$	54	$	61

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS — 4Q22 vs. 4Q21

•

Net income was $97 million compared to $108 million.

•

Net interest income decreased $25 million primarily due to the paydown of the portfolio as well as an increase in interest rates.

•

Provision for loan losses remained at $0.

^○

Net charge-offs were $11 million compared to $7 million.

^○

Delinquencies greater than 90 days were $3.3 billion compared to $2.1 billion.

^○

Forbearances were $7.6 billion compared to $6.3 billion.

•

Other revenue decreased $26 million due to a decrease in transition services as well as a decrease in asset recovery revenue.

•

Expenses were $25 million lower as a result of the paydown of the loan portfolio as well as the decrease in other revenue discussed above.

CONSUMER LENDING

In this segment, Navient owns, originates, acquires and services consumer loans.

FINANCIAL RESULTS AND KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS


(Dollars in millions)	4Q22		3Q22		4Q21

Net interest income	$	147	$	153	$	152
Provision for loan losses		17		28		5
Other revenue		3		3		2

Total revenue		133		128		149
Expenses		36		43		37

Pre-tax income		97		85		112

Net income	$	84	$	65	$	89


Segment net interest margin		2.87%		2.90%		2.76%
Private Education Loans (including Refinance Loans):
Private Education Loan spread		3.01%		3.03%		2.92%
Provision for loan losses	$	17	$	28	$	5
Net charge-offs⁽¹⁾	$	75	$	99	$	44
Net charge-off rate⁽¹⁾		1.56%		2.01%		.87%
Greater than 30-days delinquency rate		5.0%		4.4%		3.2%
Greater than 90-days delinquency rate		2.2%		2.0%		1.5%
Forbearance rate		2.1%		1.9%		2.6%
Average Private Education Loans	$	19,790	$	20,308	$	21,106
Ending Private Education Loans, net	$	18,725	$	19,151	$	20,171
Private Education Refinance Loans:
Net charge-offs	$	7	$	4	$	2
Greater than 90-days delinquency rate		.2%		.2%		.1%
Average Private Education Refinance Loans	$	9,772	$	9,966	$	9,631
Ending Private Education Refinance Loans, net	$	9,516	$	9,751	$	9,791
Private Education Refinance Loan originations	$	134	$	231	$	1,366

⁽¹⁾

Third-quarter 2022 excludes $30 million of charge-offs on the expected future recoveries of previously fully charged-off loans as a result of increasing the net charge-off rate on defaulted loans.

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS — 4Q22 vs. 4Q21

•

Originated $169 million of Private Education Loans compared to $1.4 billion.

^○

Refinance Loan originations were $134 million compared to $1.4 billion.

^○

In-school loan originations increased 52% to $35 million compared to $23 million.

•

Net income was $84 million compared to $89 million.

•

Net interest income decreased $5 million primarily due to the paydown of the non-refinance loan portfolio. This was partially offset by an increase in the net interest margin on the Refinance Loan portfolio.

•

Provision for loan losses increased $12 million. The provision for loan losses of $17 million in the current period included $3 million of provision in connection with loan originations and $14 million related to a reserve build. The provision of $5 million in the year-ago quarter included $15 million in connection with loan originations and $(10) million related to a reserve release. The increases in charge-offs and delinquencies detailed below are primarily the result of loans that were experiencing repayment difficulties pre-COVID returning to repayment after pandemic relief.

^○

Net charge-offs were $75 million compared with $44 million.

^○

Private Education Loan delinquencies greater than 90 days: $411 million, up $114 million from $297 million.

^○

Private Education Loan forbearances: $401 million, down $134 million from $535 million.

•

Expenses decreased $1 million primarily due to lower marketing spend.

BUSINESS PROCESSING

In this segment, Navient performs business processing services for non-education related government and healthcare clients.

FINANCIAL RESULTS AND KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS


(Dollars in millions)	4Q22		3Q22		4Q21
Revenue from government services	$	39	$	47	$	54
Revenue from healthcare services		31		32		57

Total fee revenue		70		79		111
Expenses		63		67		90

Pre-tax income		7		12		21

Net income	$	6	$	9	$	17

EBITDA⁽¹⁾	$	8	$	13	$	23
EBITDA margin⁽¹⁾		11%		16%		20%

⁽¹⁾

Item is a non-GAAP financial measure. For an explanation and reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures, see pages 18 – 29.

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS — 4Q22 vs. 4Q21

•

Net income was $6 million compared to $17 million.

•

Revenue decreased $41 million due to the expected $55 million reduction in revenue from the wind-down of pandemic-related contracts, which was partially offset by a $14 million increase in revenue from services for our traditional government and healthcare services clients.

•

EBITDA was $8 million, down $15 million, or 65%. The decrease in EBITDA was primarily the result of the revenue decrease discussed above.

Definitions for capitalized terms in this release can be found in Navient’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022).

Navient will hold a live audio webcast tomorrow, January 25, 2023, at 8 a.m. ET, hosted by Jack Remondi, president and CEO, and Joe Fisher, CFO.

Supplemental financial information and presentation slides used during the call will be available no later than start time. A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the event’s conclusion.

This news release contains “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the federal securities law, about our business and prospects and other information that is based on management’s current expectations as of the date of this release. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the company’s beliefs, opinions or expectations and statements that assume or are dependent upon future events, are forward-looking statements and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “goal,” or “target.” Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. For Navient, these factors include, among others, the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including changes in the macroeconomic environment, restrictions on business, individual or travel activities intended to slow the spread of the pandemic and volatility in market conditions resulting from the pandemic including interest rates, the value of equities and other financial assets; the risks and uncertainties associated with increases in financing costs; the availability of financing or limits on our liquidity resulting from disruptions in the capital markets or other factors; unanticipated increases in costs associated with compliance with federal, state or local laws and regulations; changes in the demand for asset management and business processing solutions or other changes in marketplaces in which we compete (including increased competition); changes in accounting standards including but not limited to changes pertaining to loan loss reserves and estimates or other accounting standards that may impact our operations; adverse outcomes in any

significant litigation to which the company is a party; credit risk associated with the company’s underwriting standards or exposure to third parties, including counterparties to hedging transactions; and changes in the terms of education loans and the educational credit marketplace (including changes resulting from the CARES Act or other new laws and the implementation of existing laws). The company could also be affected by, among other things: unanticipated repayment trends on education loans including prepayments or deferrals resulting from new interpretations of current laws, rules or regulations or future laws, executive orders or other policy initiatives which operate to encourage or require consolidation, abolish existing or create additional income-based repayment or debt forgiveness programs or establish other policies and programs which may increase the prepayment rates on education loans and accelerate repayment of the bonds in our securitization trusts; reductions to our credit ratings, the credit ratings of asset-backed securitizations we sponsor or the credit ratings of the United States of America; failures of our operating systems or infrastructure or those of third-party vendors; risks related to cybersecurity including the potential disruption of our systems or those of our third-party vendors or customers, or potential disclosure of confidential customer information; damage to our reputation resulting from cyber-breaches or litigation; failure to successfully implement cost-cutting initiatives and adverse effects of such initiatives on our business; failure to adequately integrate acquisitions or realize anticipated benefits from acquisitions including delays or errors in converting portfolio acquisitions to our servicing platform; changes in law and regulations whether new laws or regulations, or new interpretations of existing laws and regulations applicable to any of our businesses or activities or those of our vendors, suppliers or customers; changes in the general interest rate environment, including the availability of any relevant money-market index rate, including LIBOR, or the relationship between the relevant money-market index rate and the rate at which our assets are priced; our ability to successfully effectuate any acquisitions and other strategic initiatives; activities by shareholder activists, including a proxy contest or any unsolicited takeover proposal; changes in general economic conditions, including the potential impact of persistent inflation; and the other factors that are described in the “Risk Factors” section of Navient’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The preparation of the company’s consolidated financial statements also requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions including estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates or assumptions may prove to be incorrect and actual results could differ materially. All forward-looking statements contained in this release are qualified by these cautionary statements and are made only as of the date of this release. The company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements except as required by law.

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About Navient

Contact:


Media:		Paul Hartwick, 302-283-4026, paul.hartwick@navient.com

Investors:		Jen Earyes, 703-984-6801, jen.earyes@navient.com

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LOGO

SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RATIOS


	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(In millions, except per share data)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
GAAP Basis
Net income (loss)⁽¹⁾	$	105	$	105	$	(11)	$	645	$	717
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	.78	$	.75	$	(.07)	$	4.49	$	4.18
Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per share		134		141		157		144		172
Return on assets		.60%		.57%		(.06)%		.87%		.88%

Core Earnings Basis⁽²⁾
Net income (loss)⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$	102	$	87	$	(67)	$	458	$	551
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share⁽²⁾	$	.76	$	.62	$	(.43)	$	3.19	$	3.21
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share⁽²⁾	$	.85	$	.75	$	.78	$	3.43	$	4.45
Weighted average shares used to compute diluted earnings per share		134		141		157		144		172
Net interest margin, Federal Education Loan segment		.94%		.94%		.99%		1.01%		.99%
Net interest margin, Consumer Lending segment		2.87%		2.90%		2.76%		2.81%		2.92%
Return on assets		.58%		.47%		(.33)%		.62%		.68%

Education Loan Portfolios
Ending FFELP Loans, net	$	43,525	$	46,891	$	52,641	$	43,525	$	52,641
Ending Private Education Loans, net		18,725		19,151		20,171		18,725		20,171

Ending total education loans, net	$	62,250	$	66,042	$	72,812	$	62,250	$	72,812

Average FFELP Loans	$	45,580	$	48,443	$	53,960	$	49,183	$	56,018
Average Private Education Loans		19,790		20,308		21,106		20,524		21,225

Average total education loans	$	65,370	$	68,751	$	75,066	$	69,707	$	77,243

⁽¹⁾

Regulatory expenses (which are excluded from Adjusted Core Earnings⁽²⁾ expenses) for fourth-quarter 2021 and full-year 2021 included $170 million, on an after-tax basis, related to the resolution of previously disclosed litigation. See “GAAP Comparison of 2022 Results with 2021” for further details. This expense equaled $1.08 per share for fourth-quarter 2021 and $0.99 per share for full-year 2021.

⁽²⁾	Item is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a description and reconciliation, see the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures — Core Earnings” at pages 18 – 29.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We present the results of operations below first in accordance with GAAP. Following our discussion of earnings results on a GAAP basis, we present our results on a segment basis. We have four reportable operating segments: Federal Education Loans, Consumer Lending, Business Processing and Other. These segments operate in distinct business environments and we manage and evaluate the financial performance of these segments using non-GAAP financial measures we call Core Earnings (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures — Core Earnings” for further discussion).

GAAP INCOME STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


							December 31, 2022 vs. September 30, 2022				December 31, 2022 vs. December 31, 2021
	QUARTERS ENDED						Increase (Decrease)				Increase (Decrease)
(In millions, except per share data)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		$		%		$		%
Interest income:
FFELP Loans	$	655	$	553	$	359	$	102		18%	$	296		82%
Private Education Loans		332		309		276		23		7		56		20
Cash and investments		37		19		1		18		95		36		3,600

Total interest income		1,024		881		636		143		16		388		61
Total interest expense		801		641		322		160		25		479		149

Net interest income		223		240		314		(17)		(7)		(91)		(29)
Less: provisions for loan losses		17		28		5		(11)		(39)		12		240

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses		206		212		309		(6)		(3)		(103)		(33)
Other income (loss):
Servicing revenue		17		24		18		(7)		(29)		(1)		(6)
Asset recovery and business processing revenue		72		80		123		(8)		(10)		(51)		(41)
Other income (loss)		10		6		22		4		67		(12)		(55)
Losses on debt repurchases		—		—		(41)		—		—		41		(100)
Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net		10		40		43		(30)		(75)		(33)		(77)

Total other income (loss)		109		150		165		(41)		(27)		(56)		(34)
Expenses:
Operating expenses		187		194		448		(7)		(4)		(261)		(58)
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense		3		10		16		(7)		(70)		(13)		(81)
Restructuring/other reorganization expenses		12		21		18		(9)		(43)		(6)		(33)

Total expenses		202		225		482		(23)		(10)		(280)		(58)

Income (loss) before income tax expense		113		137		(8)		(24)		(18)		121		1,513
Income tax expense		8		32		3		(24)		(75)		5		167

Net income (loss)	$	105	$	105	$	(11)	$	—		—%	$	116		1,055%

Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	.79	$	.75	$	(.07)	$	.04		5%	$	.86		1,229%

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	.78	$	.75	$	(.07)	$	.03		4%	$	.85		1,214%

Dividends per common share	$	.16	$	.16	$	.16	$	—		—%	$	—		—%


	YEARS ENDED December 31,				Increase (Decrease)
(In millions, except per share data)	2022		2021		$		%
Interest income:
FFELP Loans	$	1,966	$	1,464	$	502		34%
Private Education Loans		1,195		1,181		14		1
Cash and investments		62		3		59		1,967

Total interest income		3,223		2,648		575		22
Total interest expense		2,102		1,316		786		60

Net interest income		1,121		1,332		(211)		(16)
Less: provisions for loan losses		79		(61)		140		230

Net interest income after provisions for loan losses		1,042		1,393		(351)		(25)
Other income (loss):
Servicing revenue		77		168		(91)		(54)
Asset recovery and business processing revenue		336		539		(203)		(38)
Other income (loss)		32		30		2		7
Gains on sales of loans		—		78		(78)		(100)
Losses on debt repurchases		—		(73)		73		(100)
Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net		171		64		107		167

Total other income (loss)		616		806		(190)		(24)
Expenses:
Operating expenses		776		1,207		(431)		(36)
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization expense		19		30		(11)		(37)
Restructuring/other reorganization expenses		36		26		10		38

Total expenses		831		1,263		(432)		(34)

Income before income tax expense		827		936		(109)		(12)
Income tax expense		182		219		(37)		(17)

Net income	$	645	$	717	$	(72)		(10)%

Basic earnings per common share	$	4.54	$	4.23	$	.31		7%

Diluted earnings per common share	$	4.49	$	4.18	$	.31		7%

Dividends per common share	$	.64	$	.64	$	—		—%

GAAP BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)


(In millions, except share and per share data)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets
FFELP Loans (net of allowance for losses of $222, $233 and $262, respectively)	$	43,525	$	46,891	$	52,641
Private Education Loans (net of allowance for losses of $800, $852 and $1,009, respectively)		18,725		19,151		20,171
Investments		167		176		267
Cash and cash equivalents		1,535		1,364		905
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		3,272		2,548		2,673
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net		705		708		725
Other assets		2,866		2,787		3,223

Total assets	$	70,795	$	73,625	$	80,605

Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	$	5,870	$	5,677	$	2,490
Long-term borrowings		61,026		63,998		74,488
Other liabilities		922		977		1,019

Total liabilities		67,818		70,652		77,997

Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Series A Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.20 per share; 2 million shares authorized at December 31, 2021; no shares issued or outstanding		—		—		—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 1.125 billion shares authorized: 461 million, 461 million and 459 million shares, respectively, issued		4		4		4
Additional paid-in capital		3,313		3,309		3,282
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		87		84		(133)
Retained earnings		4,490		4,406		3,939

Total Navient Corporation stockholders’ equity before treasury stock		7,894		7,803		7,092
Less: Common stock held in treasury: 331 million, 325 million and 305 million shares, respectively		(4,917)		(4,830)		(4,495)

Total Navient Corporation stockholders’ equity		2,977		2,973		2,597
Noncontrolling interest		—		—		11

Total equity		2,977		2,973		2,608

Total liabilities and equity	$	70,795	$	73,625	$	80,605

GAAP COMPARISON OF 2022 RESULTS WITH 2021

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, net income was $105 million, or $0.78 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net loss of $11 million, or $0.07 diluted loss per common share, for the year-ago period.

The primary contributors to the change in net income are as follows:

•

Net interest income decreased by $91 million primarily as a result of an increase in interest rates as well as the paydown of the FFELP and non-refinance Private Education Loan portfolios. This was partially offset by an increase in net interest income from the Private Education Refinance Loan portfolio as a result of increases in both the portfolio size (average balance) and net interest margin.

•

Provisions for loan losses increased $12 million from $5 million to $17 million:

^○

The provision for FFELP Loan losses remained unchanged at $0.

^○

The provision for Private Education Loan losses increased $12 million from $5 million to $17 million.

The Private Education Loan provision for loan losses of $17 million in the current period included $3 million of provision in connection with loan originations and $14 million related to a reserve build. The provision of $5 million in the year-ago quarter included $15 million in connection with loan originations and $(10) million related to a reserve release.

•

Asset recovery and business processing revenue decreased $51 million primarily as a result of a $41 million decrease in revenue earned in our Business Processing segment due to the expected $55 million reduction in revenue from the wind-down of pandemic-related contracts, which was partially offset by a $14 million increase in revenue from services for our traditional services clients. The remaining $10 million decrease was related to revenue earned in our Federal Education Loan segment and was due to the Cares Act’s impact on collection activities.

•

Other income decreased $12 million primarily as a result of the decrease in transition services being performed in connection with the transfer of the ED servicing contract.

•

Losses on debt repurchases decreased $41 million. We repurchased $1.1 billion of debt at a $41 million loss in the year-ago quarter. There were no debt repurchases in the current period.

•

Net gains on derivative and hedging activities decreased $33 million. The primary factors affecting the change were interest rate fluctuations. Valuations of derivative instruments fluctuate based upon many factors including changes in interest rates and other market factors. As a result, net gains and losses on derivative and hedging activities may vary significantly in future periods.

•

Excluding net regulatory-related expenses of $2 million and $211 million in the fourth quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively, operating expenses were $185 million and $237 million in the fourth quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively. This $52 million decrease was primarily related to the transfer of the ED servicing contract and the decline in Business Processing segment pandemic-related revenue. Included in fourth-quarter 2021 regulatory expenses was $205 million related to the resolution of previously disclosed litigation.

•

During the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred $12 million and $18 million, respectively, of restructuring/other reorganization expenses, primarily due to severance-related costs, facility lease terminations and the impairment of a facility held for sale. See discussion that follows related to the full year expenses for further details.

•

The effective income tax rates for the current and year-ago quarters were 7% and (38)%, respectively. The movement in the effective income tax rate was primarily driven by the reduction of tax and interest on state uncertain tax positions in the current period and the settlements with State Attorneys General recorded in the year-ago period, of which a portion was not deductible for tax.

We repurchased 5.4 million and 7.4 million shares of our common stock during the fourth quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively. As a result, our average outstanding diluted shares decreased by 23 million common shares (or 15%) from the year-ago period.

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2021

For the year ended December 31, 2022, net income was $645 million, or $4.49 diluted earnings per common share, compared with net income of $717 million, or $4.18 diluted earnings per common share, for the year-ago period.

The primary contributors to the change in net income are as follows:

•

Net interest income decreased by $211 million primarily as a result of the paydown of the FFELP and non-refinance Private Education Loan portfolios and an increase in interest rates. This was partially offset by an increase in net interest income from the Private Education Refinance Loan portfolio as a result of increases in both the portfolio size (average balance) and net interest margin.

•

Provisions for loan losses increased $140 million from $(61) million to $79 million:

^○

The provision for FFELP Loan losses remained unchanged at $0.

^○

The provision for Private Education Loan losses increased $140 million from $(61) million to $79 million.

The Private Education Loan provision for loan losses of $79 million in the current period included $34 million of provision in connection with loan originations and $45 million related to a reserve build. The negative provision of $(61) million in the year-ago period was primarily related to the reversal of both $107 million of allowance for loan losses in connection with the sale of approximately $1.6 billion of Private Education Loans discussed below and $18 million related to a reserve release, partially offset by $64 million of provision related to loan originations.

•

Servicing revenue decreased $91 million primarily related to the transfer of the ED servicing contract to a third party in October 2021.

•

Asset recovery and business processing revenue decreased $203 million primarily as a result of a $158 million decrease in revenue earned in our Business Processing segment due to the expected $183 million reduction in revenue from the wind-down of pandemic-related contracts, which was partially offset by a $25 million increase in revenue from services for our traditional services clients. The remaining $45 million decrease was related to revenue earned in our Federal Education Loan segment and was due to the Cares Act’s impact on collection activities.

•

Gains on sales of loans decreased $78 million in connection with the sale of approximately $1.6 billion of Private Education Loans in 2021. There were no such sales in the current period.

•

Losses on debt repurchases decreased $73 million. We repurchased $2.6 billion of debt at a $73 million loss in the year-ago period. There were no debt repurchases in the current period.

•

Net gains on derivative and hedging activities increased $107 million. The primary factors affecting the change were interest rate fluctuations. Valuations of derivative instruments fluctuate based upon many factors including changes in interest rates and other market factors. As a result, net gains and losses on derivative and hedging activities may vary significantly in future periods.

•

Excluding net regulatory-related expenses of $7 million and $233 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively, operating expenses were $769 million and $974 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. This $205 million decrease was primarily related to the transfer of the ED servicing contract and the decline in Business Processing segment pandemic-related revenue. Included in 2021 regulatory expenses was $205 million related to the resolution of previously disclosed litigation.

•

During 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred $36 million and $26 million, respectively, of restructuring/other reorganization expenses, primarily due to severance-related costs, facility lease terminations and the impairment of a facility held for sale. Expense in 2022 primarily relates to severance in connection with the Company’s decision to exit and consolidate certain business lines and other efficiency initiatives. Expense in 2021 primarily relates to facility lease terminations and the impairment of a facility that was sold as the Company reduced and consolidated its facility footprint to become more efficient.

We repurchased 24.8 million and 34.4 million shares of our common stock during 2022 and 2021, respectively. As a result, our average outstanding diluted shares decreased by 28 million common shares (or 16%) from the year-ago period.

PRIVATE EDUCATION LOANS PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE

Private Education Loan Delinquencies and Forbearance


	December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)	Balance		%		Balance		%		Balance		%
Loans in-school/grace/deferment⁽¹⁾	$	354			$	348			$	361
Loans in forbearance⁽²⁾		401				371				535
Loans in repayment and percentage of each status:
Loans current		17,838		95.0%		18,426		95.6%		19,634		96.8%
Loans delinquent 31-60 days⁽³⁾		335		1.8		305		1.6		222		1.1
Loans delinquent 61-90 days⁽³⁾		186		1.0		159		.8		131		.6
Loans delinquent greater than 90 days⁽³⁾		411		2.2		394		2.0		297		1.5

Total Private Education Loans in repayment		18,770		100%		19,284		100%		20,284		100%

Total Private Education Loans, gross		19,525				20,003				21,180
Private Education Loan allowance for losses		(800)				(852)				(1,009)

Private Education Loans, net	$	18,725			$	19,151			$	20,171

Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment				96.1%				96.4%				95.8%

Delinquencies as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment				5.0%				4.4%				3.2%

Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance				2.1%				1.9%				2.6%

Cosigner rate⁽⁴⁾				33%				33%				35%

⁽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., internship periods, as well as 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 extension of grace period generally during employment transition or who have temporarily ceased making full payments due to hardship or other factors such as disaster relief, including COVID-19 relief programs, 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⁾	Excluding Private Education Refinance Loans, which do not have a cosigner, the cosigner rate was 65% for fourth-quarter 2022, third-quarter 2022, and fourth-quarter 2021.

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES



	QUARTER ENDED
	December 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	FFELP Loans		Private Education Loans		Total
Allowance at beginning of period	$	233	$	852	$	1,085
Total provision		—		17		17
Charge-offs:
Gross charge-offs		(11)		(88)		(99)
Expected future recoveries on current period gross charge-offs		—		13		13

Total⁽¹⁾		(11)		(75)		(86)
Adjustment resulting from the change in charge-off rate⁽²⁾		—		—		—

Net charge-offs		(11)		(75)		(86)
Decrease in expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		6		6

Allowance at end of period (GAAP)		222		800		1,022
Plus: expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		274		274

Allowance at end of period excluding expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)⁽⁴⁾	$	222	$	1,074	$	1,296

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)		.13%		1.56%
Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized)⁽⁴⁾		4.7		3.6		(Non-GAAP)
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance⁽⁴⁾		.5%		5.5%		(Non-GAAP)
Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment⁽⁴⁾		.6%		5.8%		(Non-GAAP)
Ending total loans	$	43,747	$	19,525
Average loans in repayment	$	35,996	$	19,023
Ending loans in repayment	$	34,372	$	18,770



	QUARTER ENDED
	September 30, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	FFELP Loans		Private Education Loans		Total
Allowance at beginning of period	$	245	$	921	$	1,166
Total provision		—		28		28
Charge-offs:
Gross charge-offs		(12)		(118)		(130)
Expected future recoveries on current period gross charge-offs		—		19		19

Total⁽¹⁾		(12)		(99)		(111)
Adjustment resulting from the change in charge-off rate⁽²⁾		—		(30)		(30)

Net charge-offs		(12)		(129)		(141)
Decrease in expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		32		32

Allowance at end of period (GAAP)		233		852		1,085
Plus: expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		280		280

Allowance at end of period excluding expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)⁽⁴⁾	$	233	$	1,132	$	1,365

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate (annualized)⁽²⁾		.12%		2.01%
Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)⁽²⁾		—%		.60%

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)		.12%		2.61%
Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized)⁽⁴⁾		5.0		2.2		(Non-GAAP)
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance⁽⁴⁾		.5%		5.7%		(Non-GAAP)
Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment⁽⁴⁾		.6%		5.9%		(Non-GAAP)
Ending total loans	$	47,124	$	20,003
Average loans in repayment	$	39,573	$	19,628
Ending loans in repayment	$	37,731	$	19,284



	QUARTER ENDED
	December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)	FFELP Loans		Private Education Loans		Total
Allowance at beginning of period	$	269	$	980	$	1,249
Total provision		—		5		5
Charge-offs:
Gross charge-offs		(7)		(50)		(57)
Expected future recoveries on current period gross charge-offs		—		6		6

Total⁽¹⁾		(7)		(44)		(51)
Adjustment resulting from the change in charge-off rate⁽²⁾		—		—		—

Net charge-offs		(7)		(44)		(51)
Decrease in expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		68		68

Allowance at end of period (GAAP)		262		1,009		1,271
Plus: expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		329		329

Allowance at end of period excluding expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)⁽⁴⁾	$	262	$	1,338	$	1,600

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)		.06%		.87%
Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized)⁽⁴⁾		9.2		7.7		(Non-GAAP)
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance⁽⁴⁾		.5%		6.3%		(Non-GAAP)
Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment⁽⁴⁾		.6%		6.6%		(Non-GAAP)
Ending total loans	$	52,903	$	21,180
Average loans in repayment	$	44,567	$	20,168
Ending loans in repayment	$	44,390	$	20,284



	YEAR ENDED
	December 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	FFELP Loans		Private Education Loans		Total
Allowance at beginning of period	$	262	$	1,009	$	1,271
Total provision		—		79		79
Charge-offs:
Gross charge-offs		(40)		(370)		(410)
Expected future recoveries on current period gross charge-offs		—		57		57

Total⁽¹⁾		(40)		(313)		(353)
Adjustment resulting from the change in charge-off rate⁽²⁾		—		(30)		(30)

Net charge-offs		(40)		(343)		(383)
Decrease in expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		55		55

Allowance at end of period (GAAP)		222		800		1,022
Plus: expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		274		274

Allowance at end of period excluding expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)⁽⁴⁾	$	222	$	1,074	$	1,296

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate⁽²⁾		.10%		1.59%
Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment⁽²⁾		—%		.15%

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment		.10%		1.74%
Allowance coverage of charge-offs⁽⁴⁾		5.5		3.1		(Non-GAAP)
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance⁽⁴⁾		.5%		5.5%		(Non-GAAP)
Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment⁽⁴⁾		.6%		5.7%		(Non-GAAP)
Ending total loans	$	43,747	$	19,525
Average loans in repayment	$	40,332	$	19,796
Ending loans in repayment	$	34,372	$	18,770


	YEAR ENDED
	December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)	FFELP Loans		Private Education Loans		Total
Allowance at beginning of period	$	288	$	1,089	$	1,377
Provision:
Reversal of allowance related to loan sales⁽⁵⁾		—		(107)		(107)
Remaining provision		—		46		46

Total provision		—		(61)		(61)
Charge-offs:
Gross charge-offs		(26)		(175)		(201)
Expected future recoveries on current period gross charge-offs		—		22		22

Total⁽¹⁾		(26)		(153)		(179)
Adjustment resulting from the change in charge-off rate⁽²⁾		—		(16)		(16)

Net charge-offs		(26)		(169)		(195)
Decrease in expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		150		150

Allowance at end of period		262		1,009		1,271
Plus: expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans⁽³⁾		—		329		329

Allowance at end of period excluding expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)⁽⁴⁾	$	262	$	1,338	$	1,600

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment, excluding the net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate⁽²⁾		.06%		.76%
Net adjustment resulting from the change in the charge-off rate as a percentage of average loans in repayment⁽²⁾		—%		.08%

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment		.06%		.84%
Allowance coverage of charge-offs⁽⁴⁾		10.0		7.9		(Non-GAAP	)
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance⁽⁴⁾		.5%		6.3%		(Non-GAAP	)
Allowance as a percentage of ending loans in repayment⁽⁴⁾		.6%		6.6%		(Non-GAAP	)
Ending total loans	$	52,903	$	21,180
Average loans in repayment	$	45,781	$	20,150
Ending loans in repayment	$	44,390	$	20,284

⁽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⁾	In third-quarter 2022 and 2021, an increase in the net charge-off rate on defaulted Private Education Loans resulted in a $30 million and $16 million reduction in the balance of expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans.

⁽³⁾

At the end of each month, for Private Education Loans that are 212 or more 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:


	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Beginning of period expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans	$	280	$	312	$	397	$	329	$	479
Expected future recoveries of current period defaults		13		19		6		57		22
Recoveries (cash collected)		(13)		(14)		(18)		(56)		(87)
Charge-offs (as a result of lower recovery expectations)		(6)		(37)		(6)		(56)		(35)
Reduction in expected recoveries related to regulatory settlement⁽⁶⁾		—		—		(50)		—		(50)

End of period expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans	$	274	$	280	$	329	$	274	$	329

Change in balance during period	$	(6)	$	(32)	$	(68)	$	(55)	$	(150)

⁽⁴⁾	For Private Education Loans, the item is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a description and reconciliation, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

⁽⁵⁾	In connection with the sale of approximately $1.6 billion of Private Education Loans in 2021.

⁽⁶⁾	See “GAAP Comparison of 2022 Results with 2021” for further details.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We expect to fund our ongoing liquidity needs, including the repayment of $1.3 billion of senior unsecured notes that mature in the short term (i.e., over the next 12 months) and the remaining $5.7 billion of senior unsecured notes that mature in the long term (from 2024 to 2043 with 80% maturing by 2029), through a number of sources. These sources include our cash on hand, unencumbered FFELP Loan and Private Education Refinance Loan portfolios (see “Sources of Primary Liquidity” below), the predictable operating cash flows provided by operating activities, the repayment of principal on unencumbered education loan assets, and the distribution of overcollateralization from our securitization trusts. We may also, depending on market conditions and availability, draw down on our secured FFELP Loan and Private Education Loan facilities, issue term ABS, enter into additional Private Education Loan ABS repurchase facilities, or issue additional unsecured debt.

We originate Private Education Loans (a portion of which are obtained through a forward purchase agreement). We also have purchased and may purchase, in future periods, Private Education Loan and FFELP Loan portfolios from third parties. Loan originations and purchases are part of our ongoing liquidity needs. We repurchased 5.4 million shares of common stock for $85 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and have $600 million of unused share repurchase authority as of December 31, 2022.

SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY

Sources of Primary Liquidity


(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Ending balances:
Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments	$	1,535	$	1,364	$	905
Unencumbered FFELP Loans		68		151		124
Unencumbered Private Education Refinance Loans		55		270		383

Total	$	1,658	$	1,785	$	1,412


	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Average balances:
Total unrestricted cash and liquid investments	$	1,517	$	1,363	$	1,339	$	1,157	$	1,209
Unencumbered FFELP Loans		153		123		119		167		220
Unencumbered Private Education Refinance Loans		300		165		565		235		642

Total	$	1,970	$	1,651	$	2,023	$	1,559	$	2,071

Sources of Additional Liquidity

Liquidity may also be available under our secured credit facilities. Maximum borrowing capacity under the FFELP Loan and Private Education Loan asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) facilities will vary and be subject to each agreement’s borrowing conditions, including, among others, facility size, current usage and availability of qualifying collateral from unencumbered loans. The following tables detail the additional borrowing capacity of these facilities with maturity dates ranging from June 2023 to April 2024.


(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Ending balances:
FFELP Loan ABCP facilities	$	101	$	200	$	546
Private Education Loan ABCP facilities		1,248		2,203		2,235

Total	$	1,349	$	2,403	$	2,781


	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Average balances:
FFELP Loan ABCP facilities	$	193	$	190	$	441	$	275	$	514
Private Education Loan ABCP facilities		1,556		2,186		2,419		1,998		2,351

Total	$	1,749	$	2,376	$	2,860	$	2,273	$	2,865

At December 31, 2022, we had a total of $4.1 billion of unencumbered tangible assets inclusive of those listed in the table above as sources of primary liquidity. Total unencumbered education loans comprised $1.6 billion of our unencumbered tangible assets of which $1.5 billion and $68 million related to Private Education Loans and FFELP Loans, respectively. In addition, as of December 31, 2022, we had $5.2 billion of encumbered net assets (i.e., overcollateralization) in our various financing facilities (consolidated variable interest entities). Our secured financing facilities include Private Education Loan ABS Repurchase Facilities, which had $0.7 billion outstanding as of December 31, 2022. These repurchase facilities are collateralized by the net assets in previously issued Private Education Loan ABS trusts and have had a cost of funds lower than that of a new unsecured debt issuance.

The following table reconciles encumbered and unencumbered assets and their net impact on total Tangible Equity.


(Dollars in billions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Net assets of consolidated variable interest entities (encumbered assets) — FFELP Loans	$	3.7	$	3.7	$	3.8
Net assets of consolidated variable interest entities (encumbered assets) — Private Education Loans		1.5		1.4		1.7
Tangible unencumbered assets⁽¹⁾		4.1		4.3		4.5
Senior unsecured debt		(7.0)		(7.0)		(7.0)
Mark-to-market on unsecured hedged debt⁽²⁾		.3		.3		(.3)
Other liabilities, net		(.3)		(.5)		(.8)

Total Tangible Equity⁽¹⁾	$	2.3	$	2.2	$	1.9

⁽¹⁾	Item is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a description and reconciliation, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

⁽²⁾	At December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were $(285) million, $(305) million and $324 million, respectively, of net gains (losses) on derivatives hedging this debt in unencumbered assets, which partially offset these gains (losses).

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to financial results reported on a GAAP basis, Navient also provides certain performance measures which are non-GAAP financial measures. We present the following non-GAAP financial measures: (1) Core Earnings (as well as Adjusted Core Earnings), (2) Tangible Equity (as well as the Adjusted Tangible Equity Ratio and Pro Forma Adjusted Tangible Equity Ratio), (3) EBITDA for the Business Processing segment, and (4) Allowance for Loan Losses Excluding Expected Future Recoveries on Previously Fully Charged-off Loans.

1. Core Earnings

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

Core Earnings are not a substitute for reported results under GAAP. We use Core Earnings to manage our business segments because Core Earnings reflect adjustments to GAAP financial results for two items, discussed below, that can create significant volatility mostly due to timing factors generally beyond the control of management. Accordingly, we believe that Core Earnings provide management with a useful basis from which to better evaluate results from ongoing operations against the business plan or against results from prior periods. Consequently, we disclose this information because we believe it provides investors with additional information regarding the operational and performance indicators that are most closely assessed by management. When compared to GAAP results, the two items we remove to result in our Core Earnings presentations are:

(1)

Mark-to-market gains/losses resulting from our use of derivative instruments to hedge our economic risks that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment or do qualify for hedge accounting treatment but result in ineffectiveness; and

(2)

The accounting for goodwill and acquired intangible assets.

While GAAP provides a uniform, comprehensive basis of accounting, for the reasons described above, our Core Earnings basis of presentation does not. Core Earnings are subject to certain general and specific limitations that investors should carefully consider. For example, there is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for management reporting. Our Core Earnings are not defined terms within GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Accordingly, our Core Earnings presentation does not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting. Investors, therefore, may not be able to compare our performance with that of other financial services companies based upon Core Earnings. Core Earnings results are only meant to supplement GAAP results by providing additional information regarding the operational and performance indicators that are most closely used by management, our board of directors, credit rating agencies, lenders and investors to assess performance.

The following tables show Core Earnings for each reportable segment and our business as a whole along with the adjustments made to the income/expense items to reconcile the amounts to our reported GAAP results as required by GAAP.



	QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Adjustments
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Reclassifications		Additions/ (Subtractions)		Total Adjustments⁽¹⁾		Total GAAP
Interest income:
Education loans	$	658	$	332	$	—	$	—	$	990	$	—	$	(3)	$	(3)	$	987
Cash and investments		20		5		—		12		37		—		—		—		37

Total interest income		678		337		—		12		1,027		—		(3)		(3)		1,024
Total interest expense		563		190		—		42		795		5		1		6		801

Net interest income (loss)		115		147		—		(30)		232		(5)		(4)		(9)		223
Less: provisions for loan losses		—		17		—		—		17		—		—		—		17

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses		115		130		—		(30)		215		(5)		(4)		(9)		206
Other income (loss):
Servicing revenue		14		3		—		—		17		—		—		—		17
Asset recovery and business processing revenue		2		—		70		—		72		—		—		—		72
Other income (loss)		7		—		—		3		10		5		5		10		20

Total other income (loss)		23		3		70		3		99		5		5		10		109
Expenses:
Direct operating expenses		27		36		63		—		126		—		—		—		126
Unallocated shared services expenses		—		—		—		61		61		—		—		—		61

Operating expenses		27		36		63		61		187		—		—		—		187
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		—		—		—		—		—		3		3		3
Restructuring/other reorganization expenses		—		—		—		12		12		—		—		—		12

Total expenses		27		36		63		73		199		—		3		3		202

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		111		97		7		(100)		115		—		(2)		(2)		113
Income tax expense (benefit)⁽²⁾		14		13		1		(15)		13		—		(5)		(5)		8

Net income (loss)	$	97	$	84	$	6	$	(85)	$	102	$	—	$	3	$	3	$	105

⁽¹⁾	Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP:


	QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	Net Impact of Derivative Accounting		Net Impact of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles		Total
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses	$	(9)	$	—	$	(9)
Total other income (loss)		10		—		10
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		3		3

Total Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP	$	1	$	(3)		(2)

Income tax expense (benefit)						(5)

Net income (loss)					$	3

⁽²⁾	Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.



	QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Adjustments
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Reclassifications		Additions/ (Subtractions)		Total Adjustments⁽¹⁾		Total GAAP
Interest income:
Education loans	$	555	$	309	$	—	$	—	$	864	$	—	$	(2)	$	(2)	$	862
Cash and investments		9		3		—		7		19		—		—		—		19

Total interest income		564		312		—		7		883		—		(2)		(2)		881
Total interest expense		444		159		—		33		636		(1)		6		5		641

Net interest income (loss)		120		153		—		(26)		247		1		(8)		(7)		240
Less: provisions for loan losses		—		28		—		—		28		—		—		—		28

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses		120		125		—		(26)		219		1		(8)		(7)		212
Other income (loss):
Servicing revenue		21		3		—		—		24		—		—		—		24
Asset recovery and business processing revenue		1		—		79		—		80		—		—		—		80
Other income (loss)		6		—		—		—		6		(1)		41		40		46

Total other income (loss)		28		3		79		—		110		(1)		41		40		150
Expenses:
Direct operating expenses		25		43		67		—		135		—		—		—		135
Unallocated shared services expenses		—		—		—		59		59		—		—		—		59

Operating expenses		25		43		67		59		194		—		—		—		194
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		—		—		—		—		—		10		10		10
Restructuring/other reorganization expenses		—		—		—		21		21		—		—		—		21

Total expenses		25		43		67		80		215		—		10		10		225

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		123		85		12		(106)		114		—		23		23		137
Income tax expense (benefit)⁽²⁾		29		20		3		(25)		27		—		5		5		32

Net income (loss)	$	94	$	65	$	9	$	(81)	$	87	$	—	$	18	$	18	$	105

⁽¹⁾	Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP:



	QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	Net Impact of Derivative Accounting		Net Impact of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles		Total
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses	$	(7)	$	—	$	(7)
Total other income (loss)		40		—		40
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		10		10

Total Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP	$	33	$	(10)		23

Income tax expense (benefit)						5

Net income (loss)					$	18

⁽²⁾	Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.



	QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Adjustments
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Reclassifications		Additions/ (Subtractions)		Total Adjustments⁽¹⁾		Total GAAP
Interest income:
Education loans	$	343	$	276	$	—	$	—	$	619	$	25	$	(9)	$	16	$	635
Cash and investments		—		1		—		—		1		—		—		—		1

Total interest income		343		277		—		—		620		25		(9)		16		636
Total interest expense		203		125		—		20		348		(2)		(24)		(26)		322

Net interest income (loss)		140		152		—		(20)		272		27		15		42		314
Less: provisions for loan losses		—		5		—		—		5		—		—		—		5

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses		140		147		—		(20)		267		27		15		42		309
Other income (loss):
Servicing revenue		16		2		—		—		18		—		—		—		18
Asset recovery and business processing revenue		12		—		111		—		123		—		—		—		123
Other income (loss)		21		—		—		1		22		(27)		70		43		65
Losses on debt repurchases		—		—		—		(41)		(41)		—		—		—		(41)

Total other income (loss)		49		2		111		(40)		122		(27)		70		43		165
Expenses:
Direct operating expenses		52		37		90		—		179		—		—		—		179
Unallocated shared services expenses		—		—		—		269		269		—		—		—		269

Operating expenses		52		37		90		269		448		—		—		—		448
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		—		—		—		—		—		16		16		16
Restructuring/other reorganization expenses		—		—		—		18		18		—		—		—		18

Total expenses		52		37		90		287		466		—		16		16		482

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		137		112		21		(347)		(77)		—		69		69		(8)
Income tax expense (benefit)⁽²⁾		29		23		4		(66)		(10)		—		13		13		3

Net income (loss)	$	108	$	89	$	17	$	(281)	$	(67)	$	—	$	56	$	56	$	(11)

⁽¹⁾	Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP:



	QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)	Net Impact of Derivative Accounting		Net Impact of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles		Total
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses	$	42	$	—	$	42
Total other income (loss)		43		—		43
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		16		16

Total Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP	$	85	$	(16)		69

Income tax expense (benefit)						13

Net income (loss)					$	56

⁽²⁾	Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.



	YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Adjustments
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Reclassifications		Additions/ (Subtractions)		Total Adjustments⁽¹⁾		Total GAAP
Interest income:
Education loans	$	1,955	$	1,195	$	—	$	—	$	3,150	$	23	$	(12)	$	11	$	3,161
Cash and investments		32		10		—		20		62		—		—		—		62

Total interest income		1,987		1,205		—		20		3,212		23		(12)		11		3,223
Total interest expense		1,468		611		—		107		2,186		8		(92)		(84)		2,102

Net interest income (loss)		519		594		—		(87)		1,026		15		80		95		1,121
Less: provisions for loan losses		—		79		—		—		79		—		—		—		79

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses		519		515		—		(87)		947		15		80		95		1,042
Other income (loss):
Servicing revenue		65		12		—		—		77		—		—		—		77
Asset recovery and business processing revenue		6		—		330		—		336		—		—		—		336
Other income (loss)		31		1		—		—		32		(15)		186		171		203

Total other income (loss)		102		13		330		—		445		(15)		186		171		616
Expenses:
Direct operating expenses		106		148		280		—		534		—		—		—		534
Unallocated shared services expenses		—		—		—		242		242		—		—		—		242

Operating expenses		106		148		280		242		776		—		—		—		776
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		—		—		—		—		—		19		19		19
Restructuring/other reorganization expenses		—		—		—		36		36		—		—		—		36

Total expenses		106		148		280		278		812		—		19		19		831

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		515		380		50		(365)		580		—		247		247		827
Income tax expense (benefit)⁽²⁾		108		80		10		(76)		122		—		60		60		182

Net income (loss)	$	407	$	300	$	40	$	(289)	$	458	$	—	$	187	$	187	$	645

⁽¹⁾	Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP:



	YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	Net Impact of Derivative Accounting		Net Impact of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles		Total
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses	$	95	$	—	$	95
Total other income (loss)		171		—		171
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		19		19

Total Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP	$	266	$	(19)		247

Income tax expense (benefit)						60

Net income (loss)					$	187

⁽²⁾	Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.



	YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Adjustments
(Dollars in millions)	Federal Education Loans		Consumer Lending		Business Processing		Other		Total Core Earnings		Reclassifications		Additions/ (Subtractions)		Total Adjustments⁽¹⁾		Total GAAP
Interest income:
Education loans	$	1,405	$	1,181	$	—	$	—	$	2,586	$	98	$	(39)	$	59	$	2,645
Cash and investments		—		2		—		1		3		—		—		—		3

Total interest income		1,405		1,183		—		1		2,589		98		(39)		59		2,648
Total interest expense		830		541		—		70		1,441		(8)		(117)		(125)		1,316

Net interest income (loss)		575		642		—		(69)		1,148		106		78		184		1,332
Less: provisions for loan losses		—		(61)		—		—		(61)		—		—		—		(61)

Net interest income (loss) after provisions for loan losses		575		703		—		(69)		1,209		106		78		184		1,393
Other income (loss):
Servicing revenue		162		6		—		—		168		—		—		—		168
Asset recovery and business processing revenue		51		—		488		—		539		—		—		—		539
Other income (loss)		25		—		—		5		30		(93)		157		64		94
Gains on sales of loans		—		91		—		—		91		(13)		—		(13)		78
Losses on debt repurchases		—		—		—		(73)		(73)		—		—		—		(73)

Total other income (loss)		238		97		488		(68)		755		(106)		157		51		806
Expenses:
Direct operating expenses		223		162		360		—		745		—		—		—		745
Unallocated shared services expenses		—		—		—		462		462		—		—		—		462

Operating expenses		223		162		360		462		1,207		—		—		—		1,207
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		—		—		—		—		—		30		30		30
Restructuring/other reorganization expenses		—		—		—		26		26		—		—		—		26

Total expenses		223		162		360		488		1,233		—		30		30		1,263

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		590		638		128		(625)		731		—		205		205		936
Income tax expense (benefit)⁽²⁾		136		146		29		(131)		180		—		39		39		219

Net income (loss)	$	454	$	492	$	99	$	(494)	$	551	$	—	$	166	$	166	$	717

⁽¹⁾	Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP:



	YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)	Net Impact of Derivative Accounting		Net Impact of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles		Total
Net interest income after provisions for loan losses	$	184	$	—	$	184
Total other income (loss)		51		—		51
Goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairment and amortization		—		30		30

Total Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP	$	235	$	(30)		205

Income tax expense (benefit)						39

Net income (loss)					$	166

⁽²⁾	Income taxes are based on a percentage of net income before tax for the individual reportable segment.

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



	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Core Earnings net income	$	102	$	87	$	(67)	$	458	$	551
Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP:
Net impact of derivative accounting		1		33		85		266		235
Net impact of goodwill and acquired intangible assets		(3)		(10)		(16)		(19)		(30)
Net tax effect		5		(5)		(13)		(60)		(39)

Total Core Earnings adjustments to GAAP		3		18		56		187		166

GAAP net income	$	105	$	105	$	(11)	$	645	$	717

(1)

Derivative Accounting: Core Earnings exclude periodic gains and losses that are caused by the mark-to-market valuations on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under GAAP, as well as the periodic mark-to-market gains and losses that are a result of ineffectiveness recognized related to effective hedges under GAAP. Under GAAP, for our derivatives that are held to maturity, the mark-to-market gain or loss over the life of the contract will equal $0 except for Floor Income Contracts, where the mark-to-market gain will equal the amount for which we originally sold the contract. In our Core Earnings presentation, we recognize the economic effect of these hedges, which generally results in any net settlement cash paid or received being recognized ratably as an interest expense or revenue over the hedged item’s life.

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



	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Core Earnings derivative adjustments:
Gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net, included in other income	$	10	$	40	$	43	$	171	$	64
Plus: Gains (losses) on fair value hedging activity included in interest expense		(2)		(6)		17		83		88

Total gains (losses)		8		34		60		254		152
Plus: Settlements on derivative and hedging activities, net⁽¹⁾		(5)		1		27		15		93

Mark-to market gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net⁽²⁾		3		35		87		269		245
Amortization of net premiums on Floor Income Contracts in net interest income for Core Earnings		(3)		(2)		(9)		(12)		(39)
Other derivative accounting adjustments⁽³⁾		1		—		7		9		29

Total net impact of derivative accounting	$	1	$	33	$	85	$	266	$	235

⁽¹⁾

Derivative accounting requires net settlement income/expense on derivatives that do not qualify as hedges to be recorded in a separate income statement line item below net interest income. Under our Core Earnings presentation, these settlements are reclassified to the income statement line item of the economically hedged item. For our Core Earnings net interest income, this would primarily include: (a) reclassifying the net settlement amounts related to our Floor Income Contracts to education loan interest income; and (b) reclassifying the net settlement amounts related to certain of our interest rate swaps to debt interest expense. The table below summarizes these net settlements on derivative and hedging activities and the associated reclassification on a Core Earnings basis.



	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Reclassification of settlements on derivative and hedging activities:
Net settlement expense on Floor Income Contracts reclassified to net interest income	$	—	$	—	$	(25)	$	(23)	$	(98)
Net settlement income (expense) on interest rate swaps reclassified to net interest income		5		(1)		(2)		8		(8)
Net realized gains (losses) on terminated derivative contracts reclassified to other income		—		—		—		—		13

Total reclassifications of settlements on derivative and hedging activities	$	5	$	(1)	$	(27)	$	(15)	$	(93)

⁽²⁾	“Mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net” is comprised of the following:


	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Floor Income Contracts	$	—	$	—	$	52	$	65	$	133
Basis swaps		7		(3)		3		1		8
Foreign currency hedges		(1)		(23)		1		33		49
Other		(3)		61		31		170		55

Total mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivative and hedging activities, net	$	3	$	35	$	87	$	269	$	245

⁽³⁾

Other derivative accounting adjustments consist of adjustments related to certain terminated derivatives that did not receive hedge accounting treatment under GAAP but were economic hedges under Core Earnings and, as a result, such gains or losses are amortized into Core Earnings over the life of the hedged item.

Cumulative Impact of Derivative Accounting under GAAP compared to Core Earnings

As of December 31, 2022, derivative accounting has increased GAAP equity by approximately $122 million as a result of cumulative net mark-to-market gains (after tax) recognized under GAAP, but not under Core Earnings. The following table rolls forward the cumulative impact to GAAP equity due to these after-tax mark-to-market net gains related to derivative accounting.



	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Beginning impact of derivative accounting on GAAP equity	$	118	$	39	$	(417)	$	(299)	$	(616)
Net impact of net mark-to-market gains (losses) under derivative accounting⁽¹⁾		4		79		118		421		317

Ending impact of derivative accounting on GAAP equity	$	122	$	118	$	(299)	$	122	$	(299)

⁽¹⁾	Net impact of net mark-to-market gains (losses) under derivative accounting is composed of the following:



	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Total pre-tax net impact of derivative accounting recognized in net income^(a)	$	1	$	33	$	85	$	266	$	235
Tax impact of derivative accounting adjustment recognized in net income		—		(8)		(22)		(65)		(59)
Change in mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivatives, net of tax recognized in other comprehensive income		3		54		55		220		141

Net impact of net mark-to-market gains (losses) under derivative accounting	$	4	$	79	$	118	$	421	$	317

^(a)

See “Core Earnings derivative adjustments” table above.

Hedging Embedded Floor Income

We use Floor Income Contracts, pay-fixed swaps and fixed rate debt to economically hedge embedded floor income in our FFELP loans. Historically, we have used these instruments on a periodic basis and depending upon market conditions and pricing, we may enter into additional hedges in the future. Under GAAP, the Floor Income Contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting and the pay-fixed swaps are accounted for as cashflow hedges. The table below shows the amount of Hedged Floor Income that will be recognized in Core Earnings in future periods based on these hedge strategies.


(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Total hedged Floor Income, net of tax⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$	200	$	224	$	325

⁽¹⁾ $254 million, $293 million and $422 million on a pre-tax basis as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. ⁽²⁾ Of the $200 million as of December 31, 2022, approximately $102 million, $40 million, $22 million and $19 million will be recognized as part of Core Earnings net income in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively.

(2)

Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets: Our Core Earnings exclude goodwill and intangible asset impairment and the amortization of acquired intangible assets. The following table summarizes the goodwill and acquired intangible asset adjustments.



	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Core Earnings goodwill and acquired intangible asset adjustments	$	(3)	$	(10)	$	(16)	$	(19)	$	(30)

Adjusted Core Earnings

Adjusted Core Earnings net income and adjusted Core Earnings operating expenses exclude restructuring and regulatory-related expenses. Management excludes these expenses as Adjusted Core Earnings is one of the measures we review internally when making management decisions regarding our performance and how we allocate resources, as this presentation is a useful basis for management and investors to further analyze Core Earnings. We also refer to this information in our presentations with credit rating agencies, lenders and investors.

The following table summarizes these excluded expenses:



	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Restructuring/other reorganization expenses	$	12	$	21	$	18	$	36	$	26
Regulatory-related expenses⁽¹⁾		2		3		211		7		233

Total	$	14	$	24	$	229	$	43	$	259

⁽¹⁾	Fourth-quarter 2021 and full-year 2021 include $205 million related to the resolution of previously disclosed State Attorneys General litigation and investigations. See “GAAP Comparison of 2022 Results with 2021” for further details.

2. Adjusted Tangible Equity Ratio

Adjusted Tangible Equity measures the ratio of Navient’s Tangible Equity to its tangible assets. We adjust this ratio to exclude the assets and equity associated with our FFELP Loan portfolio because FFELP Loans are no longer originated and the FFELP portfolio bears a 3% maximum loss exposure under the terms of the federal guaranty. Management believes that excluding this portfolio from the ratio enhances its usefulness to investors. Management uses this ratio, in addition to other metrics, for analysis and decision making related to capital allocation decisions. The Adjusted Tangible Equity Ratio is calculated as:


(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Navient Corporation’s stockholders’ equity	$	2,977	$	2,973	$	2,597
Less: Goodwill and acquired intangible assets		705		708		725

Tangible Equity		2,272		2,265		1,872
Less: Equity held for FFELP Loans		218		234		263

Adjusted Tangible Equity	$	2,054	$	2,031	$	1,609

Divided by:
Total assets	$	70,795	$	73,625	$	80,605
Less:
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets		705		708		725
FFELP Loans		43,525		46,891		52,641

Adjusted tangible assets	$	26,565	$	26,026	$	27,239

Adjusted Tangible Equity Ratio⁽¹⁾		7.7%		7.8%		5.9%

⁽¹⁾

The following provides the Adjusted Tangible Equity Ratio on a pro forma basis assuming the cumulative net mark-to-market losses related to derivative accounting under GAAP were excluded. These cumulative losses reverse to $0 upon the maturity of the individual derivative instruments. As these losses are temporary, we believe this pro forma presentation is a useful basis for management and investors to further analyze the Adjusted Tangible Equity Ratio.


(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Adjusted Tangible Equity (from above table)	$	2,054	$	2,031	$	1,609
Plus: Ending impact of derivative accounting on GAAP equity (see page 26)		(122)		(118)		299

Pro forma Adjusted Tangible Equity	$	1,932	$	1,913	$	1,908

Divided by: Adjusted tangible assets (from above table)	$	26,565	$	26,026	$	27,239

Pro forma Adjusted Tangible Equity Ratio		7.3%		7.4%		7.0%

3. Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization Expense (“EBITDA”)

This measures the operating performance of the Business Processing segment and is used by management and equity investors to monitor operating performance and determine the value of those businesses. EBITDA for the Business Processing segment is calculated as:


	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Pre-tax income	$	7	$	12	$	21	$	50	$	128
Plus:
Depreciation and amortization expense⁽¹⁾		1		1		2		3		8

EBITDA	$	8	$	13	$	23	$	53	$	136

Divided by:
Total revenue	$	70	$	79	$	111	$	330	$	488

EBITDA margin		11%		16%		20%		16%		28%

⁽¹⁾	There is no interest expense in this segment.

4. Allowance for Loan Losses Excluding Expected Future Recoveries on Previously Fully Charged-off Loans

The allowance for loan losses on the Private Education Loan portfolio used for the three credit metrics below excludes the expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans to better reflect the current expected credit losses remaining in connection with the loans on balance sheet that have not charged off. That is, as of December 31, 2022, the $1,074 million Private Education Loan allowance for loan losses excluding expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans represents the current expected credit losses that remain in connection with the $19,525 million Private Education Loan portfolio. The $274 million of expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans, which is collected over an average 15-year period, mechanically is a reduction to the overall allowance for loan losses. However, it is not related to the $19,525 million Private Education Loan portfolio on our balance sheet and, as a result, management excludes this impact to the allowance to better evaluate and assess our overall credit loss coverage on the Private Education Loan portfolio. We believe this provides a more meaningful and holistic view of the available credit loss coverage on our non-charged-off Private Education Loan portfolio. We believe this information is useful to our investors, lenders and rating agencies.

Allowance for Loan Losses Metrics – Private Education Loans


	QUARTERS ENDED						YEARS ENDED
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Allowance at end of period (GAAP)	$	800	$	852	$	1,009	$	800	$	1,009
Plus: expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans		274		280		329		274		329

Allowance at end of period excluding expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)	$	1,074	$	1,132	$	1,338	$	1,074	$	1,338

Ending total loans	$	19,525	$	20,003	$	21,180	$	19,525	$	21,180
Ending loans in repayment	$	18,770	$	19,284	$	20,284	$	18,770	$	20,284
Net charge-offs	$	75	$	129	$	44	$	343	$	169

Allowance coverage of charge-offs (annualized):
GAAP		2.7		1.7		5.8		2.3		6.0
Adjustment⁽¹⁾		.9		.5		1.9		.8		1.9

Non-GAAP Financial Measure⁽¹⁾		3.6		2.2		7.7		3.1		7.9

Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance:
GAAP		4.1%		4.3%		4.8%		4.1%		4.8%
Adjustment⁽¹⁾		1.4		1.4		1.5		1.4		1.5

Non-GAAP Financial Measure⁽¹⁾		5.5%		5.7%		6.3%		5.5%		6.3%

Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment:
GAAP		4.3%		4.4%		5.0%		4.2%		5.0%
Adjustment⁽¹⁾		1.5		1.5		1.6		1.5		1.6

Non-GAAP Financial Measure⁽¹⁾		5.8%		5.9%		6.6%		5.7%		6.6%

⁽¹⁾	The allowance used for these credit metrics excludes the expected future recoveries on previously fully charged-off loans. See discussion above.