Sallie Mae (SLM) reported first-quarter 2025 earnings per share of 1.40,whichoutpacedtheZacksConsensusEstimateof1.19. The bottom line increased from the prior-year quarter’s 1.27.Thequarterlyresultswereprimarilyaidedbyariseinnon−interestincome,robustloanoriginationsandlowernon−interestexpenses.However,higherprovisionsforcreditlossesandafallinnetinterestincome(NII)negativelyimpactedSLM’sresults.Thecompany’sGAAPnetincomewas305 million compared with $290 mi ...