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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)
November 6, 2025
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NELNET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nebraska 001-31924 84-0748903
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
121 South 13th Street, Suite 100
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (402) 458-2370
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per Share NNI New York Stock Exchange
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).
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 6, 2025, Nelnet, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release with respect to its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. In addition, a copy of the supplemental financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, which was made available on the Company's website at www.nelnetinvestors.com on November 6, 2025 in connection with the press release, is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.
The above information and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information and Exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. In addition, information on the Company's website is not incorporated by reference into this report and should not be considered part of this report.
Certain statements contained in the exhibits furnished with this report may be considered forward looking in nature and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or expected. Among the key risks and uncertainties that may have a direct bearing on the Company's future operating results, performance, or financial condition expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements are the matters discussed in the Risk Factors section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 27, 2025 and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2025 filed with the SEC on November 6, 2025. Although the Company may from time to time voluntarily update its prior forward-looking statements, it disclaims any commitment to do so except as required by securities laws.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
99.2
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101).






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.
Dated: November 6, 2025
NELNET, INC.
By:    /s/ JAMES D. KRUGER
Name:    James D. Kruger
Title:    Chief Financial Officer



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Nelnet Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
LINCOLN, Neb., November 6, 2025 - Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) today reported GAAP net income of $106.7 million, or $2.94 per share, for the third quarter of 2025, compared with GAAP net income of $2.4 million, or $0.07 per share, for the same period a year ago.
Net income, excluding derivative market value adjustments1, was $107.3 million, or $2.95 per share, for the third quarter of 2025, compared with $12.4 million, or $0.34 per share, for the same period in 2024.
The third quarter 2025 operating results included the following items:
•Non-recurring revenue of $32.9 million ($25.0 million after tax or $0.69 per share) from the company's government servicing contract. Upon reaching a final agreement with the Department of Education, the company recognized revenue on a contract modification for services previously performed.
•A gain of $30.2 million ($23.0 million after tax or $0.63 per share) related to a partial redemption and increase in the remaining carrying value on a venture capital investment.
•The recognition of $28.9 million ($22.0 million after tax or $0.60 per share) of negative provision (that increased income) related to the reversal of allowance for loan losses on a portfolio of loans sold.
•Certain expense items of $20.1 million ($15.3 million after tax or $0.42 per share) related to a non-cash charge to write-off debt discount costs related to the repurchase of the company's own debt ($8.3 million); continued losses in the company's solar construction business ($6.0 million); and a non-cash impairment charge on a solar development project ($5.8 million).
“Strong results this quarter were driven by ongoing strength across our core businesses in loan servicing, consumer lending, payments, and technology along with some one-time transactions that had a positive impact,” said Jeff Noordhoek, chief executive officer of Nelnet. “We remain focused on long-term value creation and see meaningful opportunities to invest in and grow these businesses. During the quarter, we repurchased shares at an attractive price and increased our dividend. We also plan to make a significant contribution to our foundation before the end of the year. Additionally, we were excited to announce our agreement to acquire Finastra’s Canadian student loan servicing business, which builds on our legacy of serving student loan borrowers and government partners in both the U.S. and Canada. We look forward to continuing their success.”
Nelnet has four reportable operating segments, earning interest income on loans in its Asset Generation and Management (AGM) and Nelnet Bank segments, both part of the company's Nelnet Financial Services (NFS) division, and fee-based revenue in its Loan Servicing and Systems (referred to as Nelnet Diversified Services (NDS)) and Education Technology Services and Payments (referred to as Nelnet Business Services (NBS)) segments. Other business activities and operating segments that are not reportable and not part of the NFS division are combined and included in Corporate Activities.
Asset Generation and Management
The AGM operating segment reported loan and investment net interest income of $44.7 million during the third quarter of 2025, compared with $38.4 million for the same period a year ago. The increase in 2025 was due to an increase in loan spread2, which was partially offset by the expected runoff of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loan portfolio. The average balance of loans outstanding decreased from $9.8 billion for the third quarter of 2024 to $8.8 billion for the same period in 2025.
AGM recognized a negative provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2025 of $7.4 million ($5.6 million after tax) compared with provision expense of $12.0 million ($9.1 million after tax) for the same period in 2024. As discussed above, during the third quarter of 2025, the company sold $203.3 million of consumer loans and reduced its allowance (and recognized negative provision expense) of $28.9 million related to this loan sale.
In addition, during the third quarter of 2025, AGM recognized a loss of $8.3 million ($6.3 million after tax) from repurchasing $377.6 million of its own debt in the secondary market. As of September 30, 2025, the company holds $499.5 million (par value) of its own FFELP asset-backed securities. For accounting purposes, these notes are eliminated in consolidation and are not included in the company's consolidated financial statements. However, these securities remain legally outstanding at the trust level and may be sold to third parties or redeemed at par as the trust generates cash.
1 Net income, excluding derivative market value adjustments, is a non-GAAP measure. See "Non-GAAP Performance Measures" at the end of this press release and the "Non-GAAP Disclosures" section below for explanatory information and reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information.

2 Loan spread represents the spread between the yield earned on loan assets and the costs of the liabilities used to fund the assets.



AGM recognized net income after tax of $27.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared with a net loss of $12.4 million for the same period in 2024. In the third quarter of 2024, AGM recognized a loss of $9.5 million ($7.2 million after tax) related to changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting and a provision expense of $29.0 million ($22.0 million after tax) related to certain of the company's beneficial interest investments.
Nelnet Bank
As of September 30, 2025, Nelnet Bank had total assets of $2.00 billion that consisted of a $974.9 million and $1.01 billion loan and investment portfolio, respectively, and total deposits, including intercompany deposits, of $1.73 billion. Nelnet Bank reported loan and investment net interest income of $15.4 million during the third quarter of 2025, compared with $10.6 million for the same period a year ago. The increase in 2025 was due to an increase in the loan and investment portfolio, partially offset by a decrease in net interest margin.
Nelnet Bank recognized a provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2025 of $3.8 million ($2.9 million after tax), compared with $6.1 million ($4.6 million after tax) in the third quarter of 2024.
Nelnet Bank recognized net income after tax for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 of $4.6 million, compared with a net loss of $3.6 million for the same period in 2024. In the third quarter of 2024, Nelnet Bank recognized a loss of $3.6 million ($2.7 million after tax) related to changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting
Loan Servicing and Systems
Revenue from the Loan Servicing and Systems segment was $151.1 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared with $108.2 million for the same period in 2024. The increase in revenue was due to the $32.9 million of non-recurring revenue from the government servicing contract as discussed above and an increase of private education loan servicing volume as a result of the conversion of Discover Financial Services and SoFi Lending Corp. loan portfolios during the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025. As of September 30, 2025, the company was servicing $508.7 billion in government-owned, FFELP, private education, and consumer loans for 14.2 million borrowers.
The Loan Servicing and Systems segment reported net income after tax of $35.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared with a loss of $3.5 million for the same period in 2024. Net income in 2025 has been positively impacted in 2025 compared with 2024 due to an increase in revenue and a decrease in expenses obtained from strategic cost management activities including efficiencies achieved with technology and automation.
On October 23, 2025, the company announced that it entered into an agreement with DH Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Finastra Holdings Limited (Finastra), to acquire Finastra’s Canadian student loan servicing business for approximately $93 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Finastra’s Canadian student loan servicing business is the leading provider of student loan servicing solutions to governments and financial institutions in Canada providing technology enabled managed services across the loan lifecycle. The business currently services loans for 2.4 million borrowers on proprietary technology platforms.
Education Technology Services and Payments
For the third quarter of 2025, revenue from the Education Technology Services and Payments operating segment was $129.3 million, an increase from $118.2 million for the same period in 2024. Revenue less direct costs to provide services for the third quarter of 2025 was $79.0 million, compared with $72.9 million for the same period in 2024. Operating margin has decreased in 2025 compared with 2024 as the company continues to make investments to support the growth in the customer base and development of new technologies.
Net income after tax for the Education Technology Services and Payments segment was $19.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared with $20.4 million for the same period in 2024.
Corporate Activities
The company has an investment in an unaffiliated third-party technology company. In August 2025, this technology company completed an equity raise and accepted tender offers to redeem existing equity holders with a portion of the proceeds. The company redeemed a portion of its investment and adjusted its carrying value of its remaining investment to reflect the August 2025 transaction value. As a result of this transaction, the company recognized a pre-tax gain of $30.2 million.
For the third quarter of 2025, the company reported a loss of $6.0 million ($4.6 million after tax) in its solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business. Since the acquisition of this business in 2022, it has incurred low and, in many cases, negative margins on legacy projects.



The company continues to recognize loss reserves that represent its estimate of costs it will incur to complete the remaining legacy contracts.
Share Repurchases
During the first nine months of 2025, the company has repurchased 439,895 Class A common shares for $53.1 million (average price of $120.69 per share), including a total of 217,850 Class A common shares for $27.3 million (average price of $125.19 per share) during the third quarter.
Board of Directors Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend
The Nelnet Board of Directors declared a fourth-quarter cash dividend on the company's outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock of $0.33 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 15, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2025.
The Nelnet Foundation was established to help us fulfill our core value of giving back to the communities where we live and work. Historically, Nelnet has contributed annually to the Foundation to support this mission. Due to recent tax law changes and strong operating performance in 2025, our Board of Directors has approved a contribution of up to $35 million to the Foundation. We expect this amount will cover our 2025 annual contribution as well as contributions for the foreseeable future. The full contribution will be expensed in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. The words “anticipate,” “assume," "believe,” “continue,” “could,” "ensure," “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” "scheduled," “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations as of the date of this release and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause the actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to the ability to successfully maintain and increase allocated volumes of student loans serviced by the company under existing and future servicing contracts with the Department of Education, risks related to unfavorable contract modifications or interpretations, risks related to consistently meeting service requirements to avoid the assessment of performance penalties, and risks related to the company's ability to comply with agreements with third-party customers for the servicing of Federal Direct Loan Program, FFEL Program, private education, and consumer loans; loan portfolio risks such as credit risk, prepayment risk, interest rate basis and repricing risk, risks related to the use of derivatives to manage exposure to interest rate fluctuations, uncertainties regarding the expected benefits from purchased securitized and unsecuritized FFELP, private education, consumer, and other loans, or investment interests therein, and initiatives to purchase additional FFELP, private education, consumer, and other loans; financing and liquidity risks, including risks of changes in the interest rate environment; risks from changes in the terms of education loans and in the educational credit and services markets resulting from changes in applicable laws, regulations, and government programs and budgets; risks related to a breach of or failure in the company's operational or information systems or infrastructure, or those of third-party vendors, including disclosure of confidential or personal information and/or damage to reputation resulting from cyber breaches; risks related to use of artificial intelligence; uncertainties inherent in forecasting future cash flows from student loan assets, including investment interests therein, and related asset-backed securitizations; risks related to the ability of Nelnet Bank to achieve its business objectives and effectively deploy loan and deposit strategies and achieve expected market penetration; risks related to the expected benefits to the company from its continuing investment in Hudl; risks related to the company's solar tax equity investments and solar construction business, including risks of not being able to realize tax credits which remain subject to recapture by taxing authorities and risks from the impact of the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill that accelerates the expiration and phase out of solar energy credits; risks and uncertainties related to other initiatives to pursue additional strategic investments (and anticipated income therefrom) including venture capital and real estate investments, reinsurance, acquisitions, and other activities (including risks associated with errors that occasionally occur in converting loan servicing portfolios to a new servicing platform), including activities that are intended to diversify the company both within and outside of its historical core education-related businesses; risks and uncertainties associated with climate change; risks from changes in economic conditions and consumer behavior; risks related to the company's ability to adapt to technological change; risks related to the exclusive forum provisions in the company's articles of incorporation; risks related to the company's executive chairman's ability to control matters related to the company through voting rights; risks related to related party transactions; risks related to natural disasters, terrorist activities, or international hostilities; and risks and uncertainties associated with litigation matters and maintaining compliance with the extensive regulatory requirements applicable to the company's businesses, including recent changes to the regulatory environment in the United States, and uncertainties inherent in the estimates and assumptions about future events that management is required to make in the preparation of the company's consolidated financial statements.



For more information, see the "Risk Factors" sections and other cautionary discussions of risks and uncertainties included in documents filed or furnished by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this release are as of the date of this release. Although the company may voluntarily update or revise its forward-looking statements from time to time to reflect actual results or changes in the company's expectations, the company disclaims any commitment to do so except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Performance Measures
The company prepares its financial statements and presents its financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, it also provides additional non-GAAP financial information related to specific items management believes to be important in the evaluation of its operating results and performance. Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information, and a discussion of why the company believes providing this additional information is useful to investors, is provided in the "Non-GAAP Disclosures" section below.




Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Interest income:
Loan interest $ 162,717  172,104  190,211  501,260  609,064 
Investment interest 43,241  40,185  50,272  124,815  143,086 
Total interest income 205,958  212,289  240,483  626,075  752,150 
Interest expense on bonds and notes payable and bank deposits 120,708  132,854  168,328  378,677  539,367 
Net interest income 85,250  79,435  72,155  247,398  212,783 
Less (negative provision) provision for loan losses (3,563) 17,930  18,111  29,704  32,551 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 88,813  61,505  54,044  217,694  180,232 
Other income (expense):
Loan servicing and systems revenue 151,052  120,724  108,175  392,517  344,428 
Education technology services and payments revenue 129,321  118,184  118,179  394,836  378,627 
Reinsurance premiums earned 23,165  26,112  16,619  73,964  44,250 
Solar construction revenue 5,738  1,259  19,321  10,992  42,741 
Other, net 35,730  22,976  15,706  82,401  33,807 
Loss on sale of loans, net (2,472) —  (107) (1,562) (1,685)
Gain on partial redemption of ALLO investment —  175,044  —  175,044  — 
Derivative market value adjustments and derivative settlements, net (27) (3,122) (11,525) (8,728) 1,378 
Total other income (expense), net 342,507  461,177  266,368  1,119,464  843,546 
Cost of services and expenses:
Loan servicing contract fulfillment and acquisition costs 2,021  1,845  196  5,500  392 
Cost to provide education technology services and payments 50,363  39,844  45,273  138,254  134,106 
Cost to provide solar construction services 7,607  14,050  26,815  29,485  49,115 
Total cost of services 59,991  55,739  72,284  173,239  183,613 
Salaries and benefits 144,778  134,699  146,192  417,700  429,701 
Depreciation and amortization 7,327  7,624  13,661  24,206  45,572 
Reinsurance losses and underwriting expenses 19,962  25,662  16,761  67,836  39,066 
Other expenses 53,669  51,306  44,685  153,200  138,820 
Total operating expenses 225,736  219,291  221,299  662,942  653,159 
Impairment expense and provision for beneficial interests 9,145  10,288  29,052  21,024  36,865 
Total expenses 294,872  285,318  322,635  857,205  873,637 
Income (loss) before income taxes 136,448  237,364  (2,223) 479,953  150,141 
Income tax (expense) benefit (35,773) (59,510) 282  (120,294) (37,653)
Net income (loss) 100,675  177,854  (1,941) 359,659  112,488 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 6,009  3,605  4,329  11,044  8,398 
Net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 106,684  181,459  2,388  370,703  120,886 
Earnings per common share:
Net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. shareholders - basic and diluted $ 2.94  4.97  0.07  10.18  3.29 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted 36,316,315  36,485,605  36,430,485  36,426,188  36,703,314 



Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
As of As of As of
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 September 30, 2024
Assets:
Loans and accrued interest receivable, net $ 10,227,261  9,992,744  10,572,881 
Cash, cash equivalents, and investments 2,455,950  2,395,214  2,173,000 
Restricted cash 550,371  736,502  679,334 
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 189,783  194,357  196,400 
Other assets 453,317  458,936  462,513 
Total assets $ 13,876,682  13,777,753  14,084,128 
Liabilities:
Bonds and notes payable $ 7,822,531  8,309,797  8,938,446 
Bank deposits 1,476,765  1,186,131  1,070,758 
Other liabilities 990,691  982,708  864,786 
Total liabilities 10,289,987  10,478,636  10,873,990 
Equity:
Total Nelnet, Inc. shareholders' equity 3,653,290  3,349,762  3,290,652 
Noncontrolling interests (66,595) (50,645) (80,514)
Total equity 3,586,695  3,299,117  3,210,138 
Total liabilities and equity $ 13,876,682  13,777,753  14,084,128 

Contacts:
Media, Ben Kiser, 402.458.3024, or Investors, Phil Morgan, 402.458.3038, both of Nelnet, Inc.




Non-GAAP Disclosures
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by management are meant to provide additional information and insight relative to business trends to investors and, in certain cases, to present financial information as measured by rating agencies and other users of financial information. These measures are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, GAAP and may be different from, or inconsistent with, non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The company reports this non-GAAP information because the company believes that it provides additional information regarding operational and performance indicators that are closely assessed by management. There is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for the presentation of such non-GAAP information, which is only meant to supplement GAAP results by providing additional information that management utilizes to assess performance.
Net income, excluding derivative market value adjustments
Three months ended September 30,
2025 2024
GAAP net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 106,684  2,388 
Realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments (a) 788  13,165 
Tax effect (b) (189) (3,160)
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc., excluding derivative market value adjustments $ 107,283  12,393 
Earnings per share:
GAAP net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 2.94  0.07 
Realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments (a) 0.02  0.36 
Tax effect (b) (0.01) (0.09)
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc., excluding derivative market value adjustments $ 2.95  0.34 

(a)    "Derivative market value adjustments" includes both the realized portion of gains and losses (corresponding to variation margin received or paid on derivative instruments that are settled daily at a central clearinghouse) and the unrealized portion of gains and losses that are caused by changes in fair values of derivatives which do not qualify for "hedge treatment" under GAAP. "Derivative market value adjustments" does not include "derivative settlements" that represent the cash paid or received during the respective period to settle with derivative instrument counterparties the economic effect of the company's derivative instruments based on their contractual terms.
The accounting for derivatives requires that changes in the fair value of derivative instruments be recognized currently in earnings, with no fair value adjustment of the hedged item, unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Management has structured all of the company’s derivative transactions with the intent that each is economically effective; however, the majority of the company’s derivative instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, the change in fair value for the derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting is reported in current period earnings with no consideration for the corresponding change in fair value of the hedged item. Under GAAP, the cumulative net realized and unrealized gain or loss caused by changes in fair values of derivatives in which the company plans to hold to maturity will generally equal zero over the life of the contract. However, the net realized and unrealized gain or loss during any given reporting period fluctuates significantly from period to period.
The company believes these point-in-time estimates of asset and liability values related to its derivative instruments that are subject to interest rate fluctuations are subject to volatility mostly due to timing and market factors beyond the control of management, and affect the period-to-period comparability of the results of operations. Accordingly, the company’s management utilizes operating results excluding these items for comparability purposes when making decisions regarding the company’s performance and in presentations with credit rating agencies, lenders, and investors
(b)    The tax effects are calculated by multiplying the realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments by the applicable statutory income tax rate.


EX-99.2 3 aex992-110625xsupplement.htm EX-99.2 Document

For Release: November 6, 2025
Investor Contact: Phil Morgan, 402.458.3038
Nelnet, Inc. supplemental financial information for the third quarter 2025
(All dollars are in thousands, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
The following information should be read in connection with Nelnet, Inc.'s (the “Company's”) press release for third quarter 2025 earnings, dated November 6, 2025, and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (the "Q3 2025 10-Q Quarterly Report").
Forward-looking and cautionary statements
This report contains forward-looking statements and information that are based on management's current expectations as of the date of this document. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's plans and expectations for future financial condition, results of operations or economic performance, or that address management's plans and objectives for future operations, and statements that assume or are dependent upon future events, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “ensure,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “scheduled,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by management in light of management's experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors that management believes are appropriate under the circumstances. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause the actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the risks and uncertainties set forth in the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "2024 Annual Report"), the Company's Q3 2025 10-Q Quarterly Report, and this report, and include such risks and uncertainties as:
•risks related to the ability to successfully maintain and increase allocated volumes of student loans serviced by the Company under existing and future servicing contracts with the Department of Education (the "Department"), risks related to unfavorable contract modifications or interpretations, risks related to consistently meeting service requirements to avoid the assessment of performance penalties, and risks related to the Company's ability to comply with agreements with third-party customers for the servicing of Federal Direct Loan Program, FFEL Program, private education, and consumer loans;
•loan portfolio risks such as credit risk, prepayment risk, interest rate basis and repricing risk, risks related to the use of derivatives to manage exposure to interest rate fluctuations, uncertainties regarding the expected benefits from purchased securitized and unsecuritized FFELP, private education, consumer, and other loans, or investment interests therein, and initiatives to purchase additional FFELP, private education, consumer, and other loans;
•financing and liquidity risks, including risks of changes in the interest rate environment;
•risks from changes in the terms of education loans and in the educational credit and services markets resulting from changes in applicable laws, regulations, and government programs and budgets;
•risks related to a breach of or failure in the Company's operational or information systems or infrastructure, or those of third-party vendors, including disclosure of confidential or personal information and/or damage to reputation resulting from cyber breaches;
•risks related to use of artificial intelligence;
•uncertainties inherent in forecasting future cash flows from student loan assets, including investment interests therein, and related asset-backed securitizations;
•risks related to the ability of Nelnet Bank to achieve its business objectives and effectively deploy loan and deposit strategies and achieve expected market penetration;
•risks related to the Company's solar tax equity investments and solar construction business, including risks of not being able to realize tax credits which remain subject to recapture by taxing authorities and risks from the impact of the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill that accelerates the expiration and phase out of solar energy credits;
•risks and uncertainties related to other initiatives to pursue additional strategic investments (and anticipated income therefrom) including venture capital and real estate investments, reinsurance, acquisitions, and other activities (including risks associated with errors that occasionally occur in converting loan servicing portfolios to a new servicing platform), including activities that are intended to diversify the Company both within and outside of its historical core education-related businesses;
•risks and uncertainties associated with climate change; and
•risks and uncertainties associated with litigation matters and maintaining compliance with the extensive regulatory requirements applicable to the Company's businesses, including recent changes to the regulatory environment in the United States, and uncertainties inherent in the estimates and assumptions about future events that management is required to make in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
All forward-looking statements contained in this report are qualified by these cautionary statements and are made only as of the date of this document. Although the Company may from time to time voluntarily update or revise its prior forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in the Company's expectations, the Company disclaims any commitment to do so except as required by law.
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Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Interest income:
Loan interest $ 162,717  172,104  190,211  501,260  609,064 
Investment interest 43,241  40,185  50,272  124,815  143,086 
Total interest income 205,958  212,289  240,483  626,075  752,150 
Interest expense on bonds and notes payable and bank deposits 120,708  132,854  168,328  378,677  539,367 
Net interest income 85,250  79,435  72,155  247,398  212,783 
Less (negative provision) provision for loan losses (3,563) 17,930  18,111  29,704  32,551 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 88,813  61,505  54,044  217,694  180,232 
Other income (expense):
Loan servicing and systems revenue 151,052  120,724  108,175  392,517  344,428 
Education technology services and payments revenue 129,321  118,184  118,179  394,836  378,627 
Reinsurance premiums earned 23,165  26,112  16,619  73,964  44,250 
Solar construction revenue 5,738  1,259  19,321  10,992  42,741 
Other, net 35,730  22,976  15,706  82,401  33,807 
Loss on sale of loans, net (2,472) —  (107) (1,562) (1,685)
Gain on partial redemption of ALLO investment —  175,044  —  175,044  — 
Derivative settlements, net 761  744  1,640  2,250  5,046 
Derivative market value adjustments, net (788) (3,866) (13,165) (10,978) (3,668)
Total other income (expense), net 342,507  461,177  266,368  1,119,464  843,546 
Cost of services and expenses:
Loan servicing contract fulfillment and acquisition costs 2,021  1,845  196  5,500  392 
Cost to provide education technology services and payments 50,363  39,844  45,273  138,254  134,106 
Cost to provide solar construction services 7,607  14,050  26,815  29,485  49,115 
Total cost of services 59,991  55,739  72,284  173,239  183,613 
Salaries and benefits 144,778  134,699  146,192  417,700  429,701 
Depreciation and amortization 7,327  7,624  13,661  24,206  45,572 
Reinsurance losses and underwriting expenses 19,962  25,662  16,761  67,836  39,066 
Other expenses 53,669  51,306  44,685  153,200  138,820 
Total operating expenses 225,736  219,291  221,299  662,942  653,159 
Impairment expense and provision for beneficial interests 9,145  10,288  29,052  21,024  36,865 
Total expenses 294,872  285,318  322,635  857,205  873,637 
Income (loss) before income taxes 136,448  237,364  (2,223) 479,953  150,141 
Income tax (expense) benefit (35,773) (59,510) 282  (120,294) (37,653)
Net income (loss) 100,675  177,854  (1,941) 359,659  112,488 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 6,009  3,605  4,329  11,044  8,398 
Net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 106,684  181,459  2,388  370,703  120,886 
Earnings per common share:
Net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. shareholders - basic and diluted $ 2.94  4.97  0.07  10.18  3.29 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
36,316,315  36,485,605  36,430,485  36,426,188  36,703,314 
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
As of As of As of
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 September 30, 2024
Assets:
Loans and accrued interest receivable, net $ 10,227,261  9,992,744  10,572,881 
Cash, cash equivalents, and investments 2,455,950  2,395,214  2,173,000 
Restricted cash 550,371  736,502  679,334 
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 189,783  194,357  196,400 
Other assets 453,317  458,936  462,513 
Total assets $ 13,876,682  13,777,753  14,084,128 
Liabilities:
Bonds and notes payable $ 7,822,531  8,309,797  8,938,446 
Bank deposits 1,476,765  1,186,131  1,070,758 
Other liabilities 990,691  982,708  864,786 
Total liabilities 10,289,987  10,478,636  10,873,990 
Equity:
Total Nelnet, Inc. shareholders' equity 3,653,290  3,349,762  3,290,652 
Noncontrolling interests (66,595) (50,645) (80,514)
Total equity 3,586,695  3,299,117  3,210,138 
Total liabilities and equity $ 13,876,682  13,777,753  14,084,128 

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Overview
The Company is a diversified hybrid holding company with primary businesses being consumer lending, loan servicing, payments, and technology – with many of these businesses serving customers in the education space. The largest operating businesses engage in loan servicing and education technology services and payments. A significant portion of the Company's revenue is net interest income earned on a portfolio of federally insured student loans. The Company also makes and manages investments to further diversify both within and outside of its historical core education-related businesses including, but not limited to, investments in a fiber communications company (ALLO), early-stage and emerging growth companies (venture capital investments), real estate, reinsurance, and renewable energy (solar). In the Nelnet Financial Services division, which includes the Asset Generation and Management and Nelnet Bank reportable operating segments, the Company is also actively expanding its private education, consumer, and other loan portfolios.
GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income, Excluding Adjustments
The Company prepares its financial statements and presents its financial results in accordance with GAAP. However, it also provides additional non-GAAP financial information related to specific items management believes to be important in the evaluation of its operating results and performance. A reconciliation of the Company's GAAP net income to Non-GAAP net income excluding derivative market value adjustments, and a discussion of why the Company believes providing this additional information is useful to investors, are provided below.
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
GAAP net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 106,684  181,459  2,388  370,703  120,886 
Realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments (a) 788  3,866  13,165  10,978  3,668 
Tax effect (b) (189) (928) (3,160) (2,635) (880)
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc., excluding derivative market value adjustments $ 107,283  184,397  12,393  379,046  123,674 
Earnings per share:
GAAP net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 2.94  4.97  0.07  10.18  3.29 
Realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments (a) 0.02  0.11  0.36  0.30  0.10 
Tax effect (b) (0.01) (0.03) (0.09) (0.07) (0.02)
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Nelnet, Inc., excluding derivative market value adjustments $ 2.95  5.05  0.34  10.41  3.37 
(a) "Derivative market value adjustments" includes both the realized portion of gains and losses (corresponding to variation margin received or paid on derivative instruments that are settled daily at a central clearinghouse) and the unrealized portion of gains and losses that are caused by changes in fair values of derivatives which do not qualify for "hedge treatment" under GAAP. "Derivative market value adjustments" does not include "derivative settlements" that represent the cash paid or received during the respective period to settle with derivative instrument counterparties the economic effect of the Company's derivative instruments based on their contractual terms.
The accounting for derivatives requires that changes in the fair value of derivative instruments be recognized currently in earnings, with no fair value adjustment of the hedged item, unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Management has structured all of the Company’s derivative transactions with the intent that each is economically effective; however, the majority of the Company’s derivative instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, the change in fair value for the derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting is reported in current period earnings with no consideration for the corresponding change in fair value of the hedged item. Under GAAP, the cumulative net realized and unrealized gain or loss caused by changes in fair values of derivatives in which the Company plans to hold to maturity will generally equal zero over the life of the contract. However, the net realized and unrealized gain or loss during any given reporting period fluctuates significantly from period to period.
The Company believes these point-in-time estimates of asset and liability values related to its derivative instruments that are subject to interest rate fluctuations are subject to volatility mostly due to timing and market factors beyond the control of management, and affect the period-to-period comparability of the results of operations. Accordingly, the Company’s management utilizes operating results excluding these items for comparability purposes when making decisions regarding the Company’s performance and in presentations with credit rating agencies, lenders, and investors. Consequently, the Company reports this non-GAAP information because the Company believes that it provides additional information regarding operational and performance indicators that are closely assessed by management and represents what earnings would have been had these derivatives qualified for hedge accounting. There is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for the presentation of such non-GAAP information, which is only meant to supplement GAAP results by providing additional information that management utilizes to assess performance.
(b) The tax effects are calculated by multiplying the realized and unrealized derivative market value adjustments by the applicable statutory income tax rate.
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Operating Segments
The Company's reportable operating segments are described in note 1 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the 2024 Annual Report. They include:
•Loan Servicing and Systems (LSS) - referred to as Nelnet Diversified Services (NDS)
•Education Technology Services and Payments (ETSP) - referred to as Nelnet Business Services (NBS)
•Asset Generation and Management (AGM), part of the Nelnet Financial Services (NFS) division
•Nelnet Bank, part of the NFS division
The Company earns fee-based revenue through its NDS and NBS reportable operating segments. The Company earns net interest income on its loan portfolio, consisting primarily of FFELP loans, through its AGM reportable operating segment. This segment is expected to generate significant amounts of cash as the FFELP portfolio amortizes. The Company actively works to maximize the amount and timing of cash flows generated from its FFELP portfolio and seeks to acquire additional loan assets to leverage its servicing scale and expertise to generate incremental earnings and cash flow. Nelnet Bank operates as an internet industrial bank franchise focused on the private education and unsecured consumer loan markets, with a home office in Salt Lake City, Utah. Other operating segments included in the NFS division include the Company's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered investment advisor subsidiary (Whitetail Rock Capital Management LLC or "WRCM"), property and casualty reinsurance activities, investment activities in real estate, and investments in investment debt securities (primarily student loan and other asset-backed securities).
Other business activities and operating segments that are not reportable and not part of the NFS division are combined and included in Corporate and Other Activities ("Corporate"). Corporate also includes interest income earned on cash balances held at the corporate level and interest expense incurred on unsecured corporate related debt transactions, certain investment activities including its investment in ALLO, early-stage and emerging growth companies (venture capital investments), solar tax equity investments, the operating results of the Company's solar engineering, procurement, and construction business, and certain shared service activities that are allocated to each operating segment based on estimated use of such activities and services. In addition, Corporate includes corporate costs and overhead functions not allocated to operating segments, including executive management, investments in innovation, and other holding company organizational costs.
The information below presents the operating results (net income (loss) before taxes) for each of the Company's reportable and certain other operating segments.
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
NDS $ 46,270  19,959  (4,549) 84,741  13,686 
NBS 24,957  23,542  26,813  95,963  100,046 
Nelnet Financial Services division:
AGM 36,621  27,393  (16,346) 93,848  41,710 
Nelnet Bank 6,088  (465) (4,758) 7,573  (7,330)
WRCM 1,933  1,413  1,276  4,726  4,033 
Nelnet Insurance Services 4,061  (31) 944  7,268  7,925 
Real estate investments 1,513  108  1,865  (429) (2,223)
Investment securities 12,936  8,601  9,953  29,031  34,590 
Corporate:
Unallocated corporate costs (9,909) (11,923) (10,287) (31,819) (29,389)
Solar tax equity investments (15,497) (1,892) (8,509) (16,184) (8,775)
Nelnet Renewable Energy - solar construction (6,025) (17,601) (10,125) (30,201) (18,913)
ALLO investment 1,137  185,236  6,606  194,789  1,953 
Venture capital investments 33,520  1,340  2,136  39,080  4,848 
Other corporate activities (1,268) 1,586  2,756  1,263  7,981 
Eliminations/reclassifications 112  96  —  304  — 
Net income before taxes 136,448  237,364  (2,223) 479,953  150,141 
Income tax (expense) benefit (35,773) (59,510) 282  (120,294) (37,653)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 6,009  3,605  4,329  11,044  8,398 
Net income $ 106,684  181,459  2,388  370,703  120,886 
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2025 Operating Highlights
Certain transactions have impacted the Company's operating results in 2025. These transactions are summarized below.
Partial Redemption of ALLO Investment
Nelnet had both voting and preferred membership interest investments in ALLO. On June 4, 2025, Nelnet redeemed a portion of its voting membership interests in ALLO and all its outstanding preferred membership interests, including the preferred return accrued on such membership interests through June 3, 2025. The Company received cash proceeds of $410.9 million from ALLO and recognized a pre-tax gain of $175.0 million as a result of this transaction.
Government Servicing Contract
Upon reaching a final agreement with the Department, the Company's Loan Servicing and Systems operating segment (NDS) recognized $32.9 million of non-recurring revenue in the third quarter 2025 on a contract modification for services previously performed.
Sale of Consumer Loans - Reversal of Allowance
During the third quarter of 2025, the Company's AGM operating segment sold $203.3 million of consumer loans to an unrelated third party who securitized such loans. As partial consideration received for the loans sold, the Company received a residual interest in the loan securitization that is included in "other investments and notes receivable, net" on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. Once a loan is classified as held for sale, any allowance for loan losses that existed immediately prior to the reclassification to held for sale is reversed. During the third quarter of 2025, the Company reduced its allowance (and recognized negative provision expense) of $28.9 million (that increased income) related to this loan sale.
Venture Capital Investment
The Company has an investment in an unaffiliated third-party technology company (the “Investee”). On August 11, 2025, the Investee completed an additional equity raise and accepted tender offers to redeem existing equity holders with a portion of the proceeds. The Company redeemed a portion of its investment and received cash proceeds of $10.1 million and recognized a pre-tax gain of $7.8 million. The Company accounts for its investment in the Investee using the measurement alternative method, which requires it to adjust its carrying value of the investment for changes resulting from observable market transactions. As a result of the Investee’s equity raise, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $22.4 million during the third quarter of 2025 to adjust its carrying value of its remaining investment in the Investee to reflect the August 2025 transaction value.
Recent Developments
Canadian Student Loan Servicing Acquisition
On October 23, 2025, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive and binding purchase agreement with DH Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Finastra Holdings Limited (“Finastra”), pursuant to which Nelnet Canada, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, will acquire Finastra’s Canadian student loan servicing business for a purchase price of approximately $93 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Finastra’s Canadian student loan servicing business is the leading provider of student loan servicing solutions to governments and financial institutions in Canada providing technology enabled managed services across the loan lifecycle. The business currently services loans for 2.4 million borrowers on proprietary technology platforms. The operating results of this acquisition will be included in the Loan Servicing and Systems reportable operating segment following the closing of the transaction.
Nelnet Foundation
The Nelnet Foundation was established to help the Company fulfill its core value of giving back to the communities where we live and work. Historically, the Company has contributed annually to the Foundation to support this mission. Due to recent tax law changes and strong operating performance in 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a contribution of up to $35 million to the Foundation. The Company expects this amount will cover its 2025 annual contribution as well as contributions for the foreseeable future. The full contribution will be expensed in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Segment Reporting
The following tables present the results of each of the Company's reportable operating segments reconciled to the consolidated financial statements:
Three months ended September 30, 2025
Reportable Segments Reconciling Items
Loan Servicing and Systems (LSS) Education Technology Services and Payments (ETSP) Asset
Generation and
Management
Nelnet Bank Total Reportable Segments NFS Other Operating Segments Corporate and Other Activities Eliminations/ Reclassifications Total
Interest income:
Loan interest $ —  —  145,984  16,733  162,717  —  —  —  162,717 
Investment interest 531  8,564  12,051  14,849  35,995  14,985  3,134  (10,872) 43,241 
Total interest income 531  8,564  158,035  31,582  198,712  14,985  3,134  (10,872) 205,958 
Interest expense —  —  113,350  16,179  129,529  1,359  692  (10,872) 120,708 
Net interest income 531  8,564  44,685  15,403  69,183  13,626  2,442  —  85,250 
Less (negative provision) provision for loan losses —  —  (7,374) 3,811  (3,563) —  —  —  (3,563)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 531  8,564  52,059  11,592  72,746  13,626  2,442  —  88,813 
Other income (expense):
LSS revenue 151,052  —  —  —  151,052  —  —  —  151,052 
ETSP revenue —  129,321  —  —  129,321  —  —  —  129,321 
Intersegment revenue 5,313  70  —  —  5,383  —  —  (5,383) — 
Reinsurance premiums earned —  —  —  —  —  23,165  —  —  23,165 
Solar construction revenue —  —  —  —  —  —  5,738  —  5,738 
Other, net 105  —  195  1,308  1,608  5,674  28,336  112  35,730 
Loss on sale of loans, net —  —  (2,472) —  (2,472) —  —  —  (2,472)
Gain on partial redemption of ALLO investment —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Derivative settlements, net —  —  594  167  761  —  —  —  761 
Derivative market value adjustments, net —  —  (461) (327) (788) —  —  —  (788)
Total other income (expense), net 156,470  129,391  (2,144) 1,148  284,865  28,839  34,074  (5,271) 342,507 
Cost of services and expenses:
Total cost of services 2,021  50,363  —  —  52,384  —  7,607  —  59,991 
Salaries and benefits 70,126  43,029  1,971  2,817  117,943  668  26,193  (26) 144,778 
Depreciation and amortization 1,725  2,504  —  355  4,584  —  2,743  —  7,327 
Reinsurance losses and underwriting expenses —  —  —  —  —  19,962  —  —  19,962 
Postage expense 8,735  8,735  (8,735) — 
Servicing fees 6,687  838  7,525  (7,525) — 
Other expenses 10,862  9,537  1,243  1,916  23,558  1,103  17,901  11,107  53,669 
Intersegment expenses, net 17,262  6,420  1,248  726  25,656  289  (25,741) (204) — 
Total operating expenses 108,710  61,490  11,149  6,652  188,001  22,022  21,096  (5,383) 225,736 
Impairment expense and provision for beneficial interests —  1,145  2,145  —  3,290  —  5,855  —  9,145 
Total expenses 110,731  112,998  13,294  6,652  243,675  22,022  34,558  (5,383) 294,872 
Income (loss) before income taxes 46,270  24,957  36,621  6,088  113,936  20,443  1,958  112  136,448 
Income tax (expense) benefit (11,105) (5,990) (8,783) (1,483) (27,361) (4,866) (3,547) —  (35,773)
Net income (loss) 35,165  18,967  27,838  4,605  86,575  15,577  (1,589) 112  100,675 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —  —  (27) —  (27) (169) 6,317  (112) 6,009 
Net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 35,165  18,967  27,811  4,605  86,548  15,408  4,728  —  106,684 



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Three months ended June 30, 2025
Reportable Segments Reconciling Items
Loan Servicing and Systems (LSS) Education Technology Services and Payments (ETSP) Asset
Generation and
Management
Nelnet Bank Total Reportable Segments NFS Other Operating Segments Corporate and Other Activities Eliminations/ Reclassifications Total
Interest income:
Loan interest $ —  —  157,300  14,804  172,104  —  —  —  172,104 
Investment interest 624  5,417  12,641  13,934  32,616  8,870  2,661  (3,963) 40,185 
Total interest income 624  5,417  169,941  28,738  204,720  8,870  2,661  (3,963) 212,289 
Interest expense —  —  120,066  14,672  134,738  1,428  651  (3,963) 132,854 
Net interest income 624  5,417  49,875  14,066  69,982  7,442  2,010  —  79,435 
Less (negative provision) provision for loan losses —  —  11,133  6,797  17,930  —  —  —  17,930 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 624  5,417  38,742  7,269  52,052  7,442  2,010  —  61,505 
Other income (expense):
LSS revenue 120,724  —  —  —  120,724  —  —  —  120,724 
ETSP revenue —  118,184  —  —  118,184  —  —  —  118,184 
Intersegment revenue 5,603  65  —  —  5,668  —  —  (5,668) — 
Reinsurance premiums earned —  —  —  —  —  26,112  —  —  26,112 
Solar construction revenue —  —  —  —  —  —  1,259  —  1,259 
Other, net 113  —  7,507  392  8,012  5,265  9,603  96  22,976 
Loss on sale of loans, net —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Gain on partial redemption of ALLO investment —  —  —  —  —  —  175,044  —  175,044 
Derivative settlements, net —  —  581  163  744  —  —  —  744 
Derivative market value adjustments, net —  —  (2,165) (1,701) (3,866) —  —  —  (3,866)
Total other income (expense), net 126,440  118,249  5,923  (1,146) 249,466  31,377  185,906  (5,572) 461,177 
Cost of services and expenses:
Total cost of services 1,845  39,844  —  —  41,689  —  14,050  —  55,739 
Salaries and benefits 65,549  41,598  1,469  2,791  111,407  539  22,784  (30) 134,699 
Depreciation and amortization 1,821  2,505  —  352  4,678  —  2,946  —  7,624 
Reinsurance losses and underwriting expenses —  —  —  —  —  25,662  —  —  25,662 
Postage expense 9,551  9,551  (9,551) — 
Servicing fees 7,102  824  7,926  (7,926) — 
Other expenses 11,099  9,904  2,464  1,969  25,436  2,206  11,695  11,969  51,306 
Intersegment expenses, net 17,240  6,273  1,260  652  25,425  321  (25,616) (130) — 
Total operating expenses 105,260  60,280  12,295  6,588  184,423  28,728  11,809  (5,668) 219,291 
Impairment expense and provision for beneficial interests —  —  4,977  —  4,977  —  5,311  —  10,288 
Total expenses 107,105  100,124  17,272  6,588  231,089  28,728  31,170  (5,668) 285,318 
Income (loss) before income taxes 19,959  23,542  27,393  (465) 70,429  10,091  156,746  96  237,364 
Income tax (expense) benefit (4,790) (5,650) (6,569) 101  (16,908) (2,395) (40,207) —  (59,510)
Net income (loss) 15,169  17,892  20,824  (364) 53,521  7,696  116,539  96  177,854 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —  —  (23) —  (23) (114) 3,838  (96) 3,605 
Net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 15,169  17,892  20,801  (364) 53,498  7,582  120,377  —  181,459 






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Three months ended September 30, 2024
Reportable Segments Reconciling Items
Loan Servicing and Systems (LSS) Education Technology Services and Payments (ETSP) Asset
Generation and
Management
Nelnet Bank Total Reportable Segments NFS Other Operating Segments Corporate and Other Activities Eliminations/ Reclassifications Total
Interest income:
Loan interest $ —  —  180,571  9,639  190,210  —  —  —  190,211 
Investment interest 894  9,734  18,970  12,522  42,120  12,415  3,105  (7,368) 50,272 
Total interest income 894  9,734  199,541  22,161  232,330  12,415  3,105  (7,368) 240,483 
Interest expense —  —  161,142  11,606  172,748  2,245  704  (7,368) 168,328 
Net interest income 894  9,734  38,399  10,555  59,582  10,170  2,401  —  72,155 
Less (negative provision) provision for loan losses —  —  11,968  6,143  18,111  —  —  —  18,111 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 894  9,734  26,431  4,412  41,471  10,170  2,401  —  54,044 
Other income (expense):
LSS revenue 108,175  —  —  —  108,175  —  —  —  108,175 
ETSP revenue —  118,179  —  —  118,179  —  —  —  118,179 
Intersegment revenue 5,428  60  —  —  5,488  —  —  (5,488) — 
Reinsurance premiums earned —  —  —  —  —  16,619  —  —  16,619 
Solar construction revenue —  —  —  —  —  —  19,321  —  19,321 
Other, net 690  —  4,918  841  6,449  5,751  3,506  —  15,706 
Loss on sale of loans, net —  —  (107) —  (107) —  —  —  (107)
Gain on partial redemption of ALLO investment —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Derivative settlements, net —  —  1,359  281  1,640  —  —  —  1,640 
Derivative market value adjustments, net —  —  (9,518) (3,647) (13,165) —  —  —  (13,165)
Total other income (expense), net 114,293  118,239  (3,348) (2,525) 226,659  22,370  22,827  (5,488) 266,368 
Cost of services and expenses:
Total cost of services 196  45,273  —  —  45,469  —  26,815  —  72,284 
Salaries and benefits 76,820  41,053  1,220  2,973  122,066  398  23,852  (124) 146,192 
Depreciation and amortization 4,854  2,616  —  343  7,813  —  5,848  —  13,661 
Reinsurance losses and underwriting expenses —  —  —  —  —  16,761  —  —  16,761 
Postage expense 8,467  8,467  (8,467) — 
Servicing fees 7,011  285  7,296  (7,296) — 
Other expenses 11,000  7,614  970  2,463  22,047  1,143  11,116  10,379  44,685 
Intersegment expenses, net 18,399  4,604  1,276  581  24,860  200  (25,080) 20  — 
Total operating expenses 119,540  55,887  10,477  6,645  192,549  18,502  15,736  (5,488) 221,299 
Impairment expense and provision for beneficial interests —  —  28,952  —  28,952  —  100  —  29,052 
Total expenses 119,736  101,160  39,429  6,645  266,970  18,502  42,651  (5,488) 322,635 
Income (loss) before income taxes (4,549) 26,813  (16,346) (4,758) 1,160  14,038  (17,423) —  (2,223)
Income tax (expense) benefit 1,092  (6,450) 3,923  1,143  (292) (3,341) 3,915  —  282 
Net income (loss) (3,457) 20,363  (12,423) (3,615) 868  10,697  (13,508) —  (1,941)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —  54  —  —  54  (117) 4,392  —  4,329 
Net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ (3,457) 20,417  (12,423) (3,615) 922  10,580  (9,116) —  2,388 


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Nine months ended September 30, 2025
Reportable Segments Reconciling Items
Loan Servicing and Systems (LSS) Education Technology Services and Payments (ETSP) Asset
Generation and
Management
Nelnet Bank Total Reportable Segments NFS Other Operating Segments Corporate and Other Activities Eliminations/ Reclassifications Total
Interest income:
Loan interest $ —  —  457,752  43,508  501,260  —  —  —  501,260 
Investment interest 1,875  20,921  37,462  41,278  101,536  32,676  8,107  (17,504) 124,815 
Total interest income 1,875  20,921  495,214  84,786  602,796  32,676  8,107  (17,504) 626,075 
Interest expense —  —  347,719  42,928  390,647  3,558  1,976  (17,504) 378,677 
Net interest income 1,875  20,921  147,495  41,858  212,149  29,118  6,131  —  247,398 
Less (negative provision) provision for loan losses —  —  16,770  12,934  29,704  —  —  —  29,704 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 1,875  20,921  130,725  28,924  182,445  29,118  6,131  —  217,694 
Other income (expense):
LSS revenue 392,517  —  —  —  392,517  —  —  —  392,517 
ETSP revenue —  394,836  —  —  394,836  —  —  —  394,836 
Intersegment revenue 16,600  198  —  —  16,798  —  —  (16,798) — 
Reinsurance premiums earned —  —  —  —  —  73,964  —  —  73,964 
Solar construction revenue —  —  —  —  —  —  10,992  —  10,992 
Other, net 331  —  11,697  1,842  13,870  12,050  56,176  304  82,401 
Loss on sale of loans, net —  —  (1,562) —  (1,562) —  —  —  (1,562)
Gain on partial redemption of ALLO investment —  —  —  —  —  —  175,044  —  175,044 
Derivative settlements, net —  —  1,756  494  2,250  —  —  —  2,250 
Derivative market value adjustments, net —  —  (6,422) (4,556) (10,978) —  —  —  (10,978)
Total other income (expense), net 409,448  395,034  5,469  (2,220) 807,731  86,014  242,212  (16,494) 1,119,464 
Cost of services and expenses:
Total cost of services 5,500  138,254  —  —  143,754  —  29,485  —  173,239 
Salaries and benefits 205,249  126,368  4,661  8,424  344,702  1,685  71,472  (160) 417,700 
Depreciation and amortization 6,199  7,439  —  1,046  14,684  —  9,522  —  24,206 
Reinsurance losses and underwriting expenses —  —  —  —  —  67,836  —  —  67,836 
Postage expense 25,861  25,861  (25,861) — 
Servicing fees 20,700  2,329  23,029  (23,029) — 
Other expenses 32,793  28,489  4,595  5,243  71,120  4,080  45,183  32,817  153,200 
Intersegment expenses, net 50,980  18,297  3,758  2,089  75,124  854  (75,413) (565) — 
Total operating expenses 321,082  180,593  33,714  19,131  554,520  74,455  50,764  (16,798) 662,942 
Impairment expense and provision for beneficial interests —  1,145  8,632  —  9,777  81  11,166  —  21,024 
Total expenses 326,582  319,992  42,346  19,131  708,051  74,536  91,415  (16,798) 857,205 
Income (loss) before income taxes 84,741  95,963  93,848  7,573  282,125  40,596  156,928  304  479,953 
Income tax (expense) benefit (20,338) (23,042) (22,508) (1,816) (67,704) (9,645) (42,945) —  (120,294)
Net income (loss) 64,403  72,921  71,340  5,757  214,421  30,951  113,983  304  359,659 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —  45  (67) —  (22) (407) 11,777  (304) 11,044 
Net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 64,403  72,966  71,273  5,757  214,399  30,544  125,760  —  370,703 
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Nine months ended September 30, 2024
Reportable Segments Reconciling Items
Loan Servicing and Systems (LSS) Education Technology Services and Payments (ETSP) Asset
Generation and
Management
Nelnet Bank Total Reportable Segments NFS Other Operating Segments Corporate and Other Activities Eliminations/ Reclassifications Total
Interest income:
Loan interest $ —  —  583,907  25,157  609,064  —  —  —  609,064 
Investment interest 4,046  23,315  54,513  33,301  115,175  43,910  9,566  (25,565) 143,086 
Total interest income 4,046  23,315  638,420  58,458  724,239  43,910  9,566  (25,565) 752,150 
Interest expense —  —  523,678  31,872  555,550  7,268  2,114  (25,565) 539,367 
Net interest income 4,046  23,315  114,742  26,586  168,689  36,642  7,452  —  212,783 
Less (negative provision) provision for loan losses —  —  14,199  18,352  32,551  —  —  —  32,551 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 4,046  23,315  100,543  8,234  136,138  36,642  7,452  —  180,232 
Other income (expense):
LSS revenue 344,428  —  —  —  344,428  —  —  —  344,428 
ETSP revenue —  378,627  —  —  378,627  —  —  —  378,627 
Intersegment revenue 18,419  166  —  —  18,585  —  —  (18,585) — 
Reinsurance premiums earned —  —  —  —  —  44,250  —  —  44,250 
Solar construction revenue —  —  —  —  —  —  42,741  —  42,741 
Other, net 2,085  —  11,239  1,991  15,315  6,763  11,730  —  33,807 
Loss on sale of loans, net —  —  (1,685) —  (1,685) —  —  —  (1,685)
Gain on partial redemption of ALLO investment —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Derivative settlements, net —  —  4,356  690  5,046  —  —  —  5,046 
Derivative market value adjustments, net —  —  (2,875) (793) (3,668) —  —  —  (3,668)
Total other income (expense), net 364,932  378,793  11,035  1,888  756,648  51,013  54,471  (18,585) 843,546 
Cost of services and expenses:
Total cost of services 392  134,106  —  —  134,498  —  49,115  —  183,613 
Salaries and benefits 224,172  121,956  3,529  8,491  358,148  1,129  72,159  (1,735) 429,701 
Depreciation and amortization 15,304  8,012  —  944  24,260  —  21,312  —  45,572 
Reinsurance losses and underwriting expenses —  —  —  —  —  39,066  —  —  39,066 
Postage expense 28,350  28,350  (28,350) — 
Servicing fees 24,503  711  25,214  (25,214) — 
Other expenses 31,119  23,772  3,217  5,577  63,685  2,470  37,359  35,306  138,820 
Intersegment expenses, net 55,955  14,216  3,756  1,729  75,656  665  (77,729) 1,408  — 
Total operating expenses 354,900  167,956  35,005  17,452  575,313  43,330  53,101  (18,585) 653,159 
Impairment expense and provision for beneficial interests —  —  34,863  —  34,863  —  2,002  —  36,865 
Total expenses 355,292  302,062  69,868  17,452  744,674  43,330  104,218  (18,585) 873,637 
Income (loss) before income taxes 13,686  100,046  41,710  (7,330) 148,112  44,325  (42,295) —  150,141 
Income tax (expense) benefit (3,284) (24,035) (10,010) 1,800  (35,529) (10,550) 8,426  —  (37,653)
Net income (loss) 10,402  76,011  31,700  (5,530) 112,583  33,775  (33,869) —  112,488 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —  101  —  —  101  (366) 8,663  —  8,398 
Net income (loss) attributable to Nelnet, Inc. $ 10,402  76,112  31,700  (5,530) 112,684  33,409  (25,206) —  120,886 
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Loan Servicing and Systems Revenue
The following table presents disaggregated revenue by service offering for the Loan Servicing and Systems operating segment:
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Government loan servicing (a) $ 112,798  85,737  85,215  285,896  277,705 
Private education and consumer loan servicing 24,293  22,733  13,057  69,721  38,634 
FFELP loan servicing 2,035  2,241  2,945  6,909  9,570 
Software services 10,584  9,452  5,197  27,027  14,617 
Outsourced services 1,342  561  1,761  2,964  3,902 
Loan servicing and systems revenue $ 151,052  120,724  108,175  392,517  344,428 
(a)    Upon reaching a final agreement with the Department, the Company recognized $32.9 million of non-recurring revenue during the third quarter of 2025 on a contract modification for services previously performed.
Loan Servicing Volumes
As of
September 30,
2025
June 30,
2025
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
September 30,
2024
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Servicing volume (dollars in millions):
Government $ 458,679  465,689  482,786  489,877  492,142  489,298  495,409  494,691 
FFELP 11,982  12,386  12,826  13,260  13,745  14,576  15,783  17,462 
Private and consumer 38,060  38,018  46,728  29,226  20,666  19,876  21,015  20,493 
Total $ 508,721  516,093  542,340  532,363  526,553  523,750  532,207  532,646 
Number of servicing borrowers:
Government 12,387,665  12,694,386  13,453,127  14,049,550  14,114,468  14,096,152  14,328,013  14,503,057 
FFELP 482,696  502,205  524,421  549,861  574,979  610,745  656,814  725,866 
Private and consumer 1,325,037  1,326,451  1,350,999  1,168,293  851,747  829,072  882,256  894,703 
Total 14,195,398  14,523,042  15,328,547  15,767,704  15,541,194  15,535,969  15,867,083  16,123,626 
Number of remote hosted borrowers: 2,839,493  2,056,358  1,427,800  842,200  662,075  133,681  65,295  70,580 
Education Technology Services and Payments Revenue
The following table presents disaggregated revenue by servicing offering for the Education Technology Services and Payments operating segment:
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September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Tuition payment plan services $ 32,971  36,013  31,659  109,057  104,702 
Payment processing 59,484  37,515  55,813  148,535  137,926 
Education technology services 36,323  44,481  30,080  136,499  133,306 
Other 543  175  627  745  2,693 
Education technology services and payments revenue $ 129,321  118,184  118,179  394,836  378,627 
This segment of the Company’s business is subject to seasonal fluctuations which correspond, or are related to, the traditional school year. Based on the timing of revenue recognition and when expenses are incurred, revenue and before tax operating margin are higher in the first quarter compared with the remainder of the year.
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Other Income (Expense)
The following table presents the components of "other, net" in "other income (expense)" on the consolidated statements of income:
  Three months ended Nine months ended
  September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Investment activity, net $ 42,317  8,852  8,529  56,216  7,447 
Administration/sponsor fee income 2,267  1,293  1,420  4,978  4,448 
Investment advisory services (WRCM) 2,010  1,504  1,394  4,987  4,427 
Borrower late fee income 1,817  1,642  1,741  5,046  7,460 
ALLO preferred return —  5,985  4,783  14,400  11,353 
Loss from ALLO voting membership interest investment —  —  —  —  (10,693)
Loss from solar investments, net (a) (10,884) (1,502) (11,238) (11,930) (11,068)
(Loss) gain on debt repurchases (8,304) 388  (7,865) (2)
Other 6,507  4,814  9,070  16,569  20,435 
Other, net $ 35,730  22,976  15,706  82,401  33,807 
(a)    The Company accounts for its solar investments using the Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value (HLBV) method of accounting. For the majority of the Company’s solar investments, the HLBV method of accounting results in accelerated losses in the initial years of investment and gains recognized at the end of the contractual agreement (typically five years). The following table presents (i) the Company's recognized HLBV losses and gains recognized from sales of certain investments, which include losses and gains attributable to third-party noncontrolling interest investors (syndication partners), included in “other, net” in "other income (expense)" on the consolidated statements of income, (ii) solar net losses and gains attributed to noncontrolling interest investors included in “net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests” on the consolidated statements of income, and (iii) the recognized pre-tax net loss or gain attributable to the Company:
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Losses from HLBV accounting (gross) $ (10,884) (6,463) (11,238) (19,963) (15,276)
Gains from sales (gross) —  4,961  —  8,033  4,208 
Losses from solar investments, net (10,884) (1,502) (11,238) (11,930) (11,068)
Less: losses attributable to noncontrolling members, net (5,659) (3,159) (3,936) (9,863) (5,568)
Net (loss) gain attributable to the Company $ (5,225) 1,657  (7,302) (2,067) (5,500)
Derivative Settlements
The following table summarizes the components of "derivative settlements, net" included in the consolidated statements of income related to derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting:
  Three months ended Nine months ended
  September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Basis swaps $ 156  154  159  463  773 
Interest rate swaps - floor income hedges 438  427  1,200  1,293  3,583 
Interest rate swaps - intercompany deposits 167  163  281  494  690 
Total derivative settlements - income $ 761  744  1,640  2,250  5,046 
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Loans and Accrued Interest Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses
Loans and accrued interest receivable and allowance for loan losses consisted of the following:
As of As of As of
  September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 September 30, 2024
Non-Nelnet Bank:
Federally insured loans:
Stafford and other $ 1,889,476  2,108,960  2,202,590 
Consolidation 5,970,781  6,279,604  6,868,152 
Total 7,860,257  8,388,564  9,070,742 
Private education loans 147,737  221,744  234,295 
Consumer loans and other financing receivables (a) 840,739  345,560  244,552 
Non-Nelnet Bank loans 8,848,733  8,955,868  9,549,589 
Nelnet Bank:
Federally insured loans:
Stafford and other 24,745  —  — 
Consolidation 154,203  —  — 
Total 178,948  —  — 
Private education loans 529,396  482,445  352,654 
Consumer and other loans 266,539  162,152  207,218 
Nelnet Bank loans 974,883  644,597  559,872 
Accrued interest receivable 558,912  549,283  600,097 
Loan discount and deferred lender fees, net of unamortized loan premiums and deferred origination costs (47,735) (42,114) (34,535)
Allowance for loan losses:
Non-Nelnet Bank:
Federally insured loans (43,535) (49,091) (50,834)
Private education loans (7,103) (11,130) (11,744)
Consumer loans and other financing receivables (33,147) (38,468) (22,380)
Non-Nelnet Bank allowance for loan losses (83,785) (98,689) (84,958)
Nelnet Bank:
Federally insured loans (707) —  — 
Private education loans (11,732) (10,086) (3,670)
Consumer and other loans (11,308) (6,115) (13,514)
Nelnet Bank allowance for loan losses (23,747) (16,201) (17,184)
$ 10,227,261  9,992,744  10,572,881 
(a)    In the third quarter of 2025, the Company began to purchase Pay Later receivables via a forward flow agreement from an unrelated third party. As of September 30, 2025, the balance of Pay Later receivables was $548.3 million and these loans are included in the "consumer loans and other financing receivables" in the above table. Pay Later receivables enable consumers to purchase goods or services at the time of the transaction and split their purchase into installment payments. The Company purchases Pay Later receivables at a discount, and accretes the discount into interest income over the estimated life of the receivable.
The Company has partial ownership in certain consumer, private education, and federally insured student loan securitizations that are accounted for as held-to-maturity beneficial interest investments and included in "other investments and notes receivable, net" in the Company's consolidated financial statements. As of the latest remittance reports filed by the various trusts prior to or as of September 30, 2025, the Company’s ownership correlates to approximately $1.75 billion of loans included in these securitizations. The loans held in these securitizations are not included in the above table. Investment interest income earned by the Company from the beneficial interest in loan securitizations is included in "investment interest" on the Company's consolidated statements of income and is not a component of the Company's loan interest income.
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The following table summarizes the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of the ending loan balance for each of the Company's loan portfolios:
As of As of As of
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 September 30, 2024
Non-Nelnet Bank:
Federally insured loans (a) 0.55  % 0.59  % 0.56  %
Private education loans 4.81  % 5.02  % 5.01  %
Consumer loans and other financing receivables (b) 3.94  % 11.13  % 9.15  %
Nelnet Bank:
Federally insured loans (a) 0.40  % —  — 
Private education loans 2.22  % 2.09  % 1.04  %
Consumer and other loans 4.24  % 3.77  % 6.52  %
(a)    The allowance for loan losses as a percent of the risk sharing component of federally insured student loans not covered by the federal guaranty for Non-Nelnet Bank was 19.4%, 20.6%, and 20.7% as of September 30, 2025, December 31, 2024, and September 30, 2024, respectively, and for Nelnet Bank was 17.4% as of September 30, 2025.
(b)    In the third quarter of 2025, the Company began to purchase Pay Later receivables that have lower allowance rates.
Loan Spread Analysis - Non-Nelnet Bank
The following table analyzes the loan spread on AGM’s (Non-Nelnet Bank) portfolio of loans, which represents the spread between the yield earned on loan assets and the costs of the liabilities and derivative instruments used to fund the assets:
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  September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Variable loan yield, gross 6.89  % 7.77  % 8.16  % 7.37  % 8.10  %
Consolidation rebate fees (0.83) (0.82) (0.80) (0.82) (0.80)
Discount accretion, net of premium and deferred origination costs amortization 0.50  (0.15) (0.02) 0.07  0.04 
Variable loan yield, net 6.56  6.80  7.34  6.62  7.34 
Loan cost of funds - interest expense (a) (5.34) (5.60) (6.44) (5.45) (6.48)
Loan cost of funds - derivative settlements (b) (c) 0.01  0.01  0.01  0.01 0.01
Variable loan spread 1.23  1.21  0.91  1.18  0.87 
Fixed-rate floor income, gross 0.05  0.04  0.01  0.05  0.01 
Fixed-rate floor income - derivative settlements (b) (d) 0.02  0.02  0.05  0.02  0.04 
Fixed-rate floor income, net of settlements on derivatives 0.07  0.06  0.06  0.07  0.05 
Core loan spread 1.30  % 1.27  % 0.97  % 1.25  % 0.92  %
Average balance of AGM's loans $ 8,774,923 9,215,579  9,792,095  9,178,273  10,612,686 
Average balance of AGM's debt outstanding 7,775,269 8,439,800  9,296,236  8,219,778  10,280,527 
(a)    The Company recognized $5.6 million in non-cash interest expense during the third quarter of 2024 as a result of writing off the remaining unamortized debt discount related to the redemption of certain asset-backed debt securities prior to their maturity. This non-cash expense was excluded from the respective periods in the table above.
(b)    Derivative settlements represent the cash paid or received during the respective period to settle with derivative instrument counterparties the economic effect of the Company's derivative instruments based on their contractual terms. Derivative accounting requires that net settlements with respect to derivatives that do not qualify for "hedge treatment" under GAAP be recorded in a separate income statement line item below net interest income. The Company maintains an overall risk management strategy that incorporates the use of derivative instruments to reduce the economic effect of interest rate volatility. As such, management believes derivative settlements for each applicable period should be evaluated with the Company’s net interest income (loan spread) as presented in this table. The Company reports this non-GAAP information because the Company believes that it provides additional information regarding operational and performance indicators that are closely assessed by management. There is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for the presentation of such non-GAAP information, which is only meant to supplement GAAP results by providing additional information that management utilizes to assess performance. See "Derivative Settlements" included in this supplement for the net settlement activity recognized by the Company for each type of derivative for the periods presented in the table.
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A reconciliation of core loan spread, which includes the impact of derivative settlements on loan spread, to loan spread without derivative settlements follows:
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September 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2025 September 30, 2024
Core loan spread 1.30  % 1.27  % 0.97  % 1.25  % 0.92  %
Derivative settlements (basis swaps) (0.01) (0.01) (0.01) (0.01) (0.01)
Derivative settlements (fixed-rate floor income) (0.02) (0.02) (0.05) (0.02) (0.04)
Loan spread 1.27  % 1.24  % 0.91  % 1.22  % 0.87  %

(c)    Derivative settlements consist of net settlements received related to the Company’s basis swaps.
(d)    Derivative settlements consist of net settlements received related to the Company’s floor income interest rate swaps.
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