Mary purchased a new vehicle three years ago. She financed her car for $96$ months $($with payments made at the end of the month$)$ with a loan at $3\%$ per annum. Her monthly payments are $$2800$ and she has just made the $36$th monthly payment on the car. Assuming that she has repaid all on time, what is the outstanding principal balance on her car loan today? $($round to $2$ d$.$p$.)$