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Unfunded Loan Commitments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Credit Loss [Abstract]  
Allowance for credit losses and recorded investments in loans
Allowance for Credit Losses Metrics
 Allowance for Credit Losses
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
FFELP
Loans
Private Education
Loans
Credit CardsTotal
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance$4,378 $1,355,844 $1,501 $1,361,723 
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)
— 126,880 — 126,880 
Provisions:
Provision for current period29 (254,942)(86)(254,999)
Loan sale reduction to provision— (8,858)— (8,858)
Loan transfer from held-for-sale— 1,887 — 1,887 
Total provisions(2)
29 (261,913)(86)(261,970)
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs(89)(55,139)(88)(55,316)
Recoveries— 7,703 7,704 
Net charge-offs(89)(47,436)(87)(47,612)
Loan sales— — — — 
Ending Balance$4,318 $1,173,375 $1,328 $1,179,021 
Allowance:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment$— $95,536 $— $95,536 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment$4,318 $1,077,839 $1,328 $1,083,485 
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment$— $1,225,604 $— $1,225,604 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment$727,664 $19,516,236 $11,309 $20,255,209 
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(3)
0.06 %1.29 %2.92 %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance0.59 %5.66 %11.74 %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment(3)
0.80 %7.94 %11.74 %
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)12.13 6.18 3.82 
Ending total loans, gross$727,664 $20,741,840 $11,309 
Average loans in repayment(3)
$554,510 $14,743,508 $11,909 
Ending loans in repayment(3)
$540,903 $14,777,939 $11,309 
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(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.
(2) Below is a reconciliation of the provision for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of income. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.
Consolidated Statements of Income
Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2021
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses$(261,913)
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments36,203 
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses(225,710)
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
FFELP Loans29 
Credit Cards(86)
Total(57)
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income$(225,767)

(3) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period.
 Allowance for Credit Losses
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
FFELP 
Loans
Private Education
Loans
Personal
Loans
Credit CardsTotal
Allowance for Credit Losses
Beginning balance$1,633 $374,300 $65,877 $102 $441,912 
Day 1 adjustment for the adoption of CECL2,852 1,060,830 79,183 188 1,143,053 
Balance at January 1, 20204,485 1,435,130 145,060 290 1,584,965 
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1)
— 142,075 — — 142,075 
Provisions:
Provision for current period37 143,862 25,318 291 169,508 
Loan sale reduction to provision— (161,793)— — (161,793)
Total provisions(2)
37 (17,931)25,318 291 7,715 
Net charge-offs:
Charge-offs(226)(51,469)(19,247)(7)(70,949)
Recoveries— 7,976 1,542 — 9,518 
Net charge-offs(226)(43,493)(17,705)(7)(61,431)
Ending Balance$4,296 $1,515,781 $152,673 $574 $1,673,324 
Allowance:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment$— $150,822 $— $— $150,822 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment$4,296 $1,364,959 $152,673 $574 $1,522,502 
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment$— $1,518,763 $— $— $1,518,763 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment$766,954 $20,107,984 $899,704 $7,234 $21,781,876 
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(3)
0.15 %1.05 %7.27 %0.52 %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance0.56 %7.01 %16.97 %7.93 %
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment(3)
0.74 %10.11 %16.97 %7.93 %
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized)4.75 8.71 2.16 20.50 
Ending total loans, gross$766,954 $21,626,747 $899,704 $7,234 
Average loans in repayment(3)
$600,534 $16,521,356 $973,772 $5,364 
Ending loans in repayment(3)
$581,997 $14,988,345 $899,704 $7,234 
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(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively.
(2)Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of income. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.
Consolidated Statements of Income
Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2020
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses:
Provisions for loan losses$(17,931)
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments53,543 
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses35,612 
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses:
Personal Loans25,318 
FFELP Loans37 
Credit Cards291 
Total25,646 
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of income$61,258 

(3) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period.
The tables below summarize the activity in the allowance recorded to cover lifetime expected credit losses on the unfunded commitments, which is recorded in “Other Liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets, as well as the activity in the unfunded commitments balance.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
AllowanceUnfunded CommitmentsAllowanceUnfunded Commitments
Beginning Balance$110,044 $1,673,018 $2,481 $1,910,603 
Day 1 adjustment for the adoption of CECL— — 115,758 — 
Balance at January 1110,044 1,673,018 118,239 1,910,603 
Provision/New commitments - net(1)
40,197 843,161 49,561 834,946 
Other provision items(3,994)— 3,982 — 
Transfer - funded loans(2)
(126,880)(2,058,726)(142,075)(2,295,742)
Ending Balance$19,367 $457,453 $29,707 $449,807 
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(1)     Net of expirations of commitments unused.
(2)     When a loan commitment is funded, its related liability for credit losses (which originally was recorded as a provision for unfunded commitments) is transferred to the allowance for credit losses.