Every material Form 8-K NELNET INC has filed with the SEC since September 16, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Nelnet reported third-quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $76.2 million, or $2.13 per share, down from $106.7 million, or $2.94 per share, a year earlier. Excluding derivative market value adjustments, net income was $67.9 million, or $1.89 per share, compared with $2.95 per share in the prior-year quarter. The company also declared a $0.36 per share fourth-quarter dividend, payable December 15, 2026.
GAAP EPS was $2.13 for Q3 2026, versus $2.94 in Q3 2025
Excluding derivative market value adjustments, EPS was $1.89, versus $2.95 a year earlier
Loan Servicing and Systems revenue was $139.8 million, down from $151.1 million, including $32.9 million of prior-year Department of Education contract modifications
Fourth-quarter dividend of $0.36 per share is payable December 15, 2026, to holders of record on December 1, 2026
Nelnet Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nelnet, Inc., filed its quarterly Call Report with the FDIC for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, on October 29, 2026. The filing itself contains no financial figures; it points to the FDIC website for the public portions, so the report is routine and carries no clear direction for shareholders.
Call Report covers the quarter ended September 30, 2026
Filed with the FDIC on October 29, 2026 by Nelnet Bank
Filing directs readers to cdr.ffiec.gov for public portions; no figures included in the 8-K
On September 15, 2026, Nelnet's board increased its size from eight to ten members and appointed Angela Klein and Edward Pallesen as independent directors. The company will pay their pro rata director retainers in Class A common stock, about $141,000 and $133,000, through its 2027 annual meeting.
Board increased from eight to ten members on September 15, 2026.
Angela Klein appointed Class III director with a term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting; Edward Pallesen appointed Class II director with a term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting.
Pro rata retainers of approximately $141,000 (Klein) and $133,000 (Pallesen) paid in Class A stock under the Directors Stock Compensation Plan.
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