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Is Sallie Mae Bank Safe?

Sallie Mae Bank has a Bank Health Score of 88/100 (A), based on FDIC call report data. Its strongest factor is profitability (100/100), while loan quality is its weakest area (84/100).

Key Data

MetricValueScore
Tier 1 Capital Ratio13.40%88/100
Nonperforming Loan Ratio0.81%84/100
Liquidity Ratio26.73%87/100
Return on Assets5.48%100/100
Total Assets$28.7B

How does Sallie Mae Bank compare?

With a Bank Health Score of 88/100, Sallie Mae Bank sits 18.0 points above the national average of 70/100 for FDIC-insured banks. Within Utah, where 41 FDIC-insured banks are headquartered, Sallie Mae Bank ranks above the state average of 69/100 (Grade B).

The bank's Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.40% is the federal regulator's headline measure of bank capital strength — it sits comfortably above the 8% "well-capitalized" threshold.Its nonperforming loan ratio of 0.81% is healthy — most loans are current.

What changed in the last year?

Over the last four quarters, Sallie Mae Bank's Bank Health Score improved by 11.0 points to 88/100. Tier 1 capital strengthened by 1.74 percentage points to 13.40%. Quarter-over-quarter, the score rose by 9.0 points.

Sallie Mae Bank has a Bank Health Score of 88/100 (A), based on FDIC call report data. Its strongest factor is profitability (100/100), while loan quality is its weakest area (84/100).