OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings affirms the senior student loan notes at 'AAAsf' and the subordinate notes at 'Asf' issued by NorthStar Guarantee, Inc.-2000 Trust Indenture. The Rating Outlook remains Stable for both classes.

KEY RATING DRIVERS
High Collateral Quality: The trust collateral consists of 100% of Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans. The credit quality of the trust collateral is high, in Fitch's opinion, based on the guarantees provided by the transaction's eligible guarantors and reinsurance provided by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for at least 97% of principal and accrued interest. Fitch currently rates the U.S. 'AAA' with a Stable Outlook.

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: CE is provided by overcollateralization (OC; the excess of trust's asset balance over bond balance) and excess spread. As of the May 2015 servicer report, senior and total parity was 109.23% and 102.58%, respectively.

Adequate Liquidity Support: Liquidity support is provided by a reserve account. The reserve is sized equal to the greater of 0.75% of the pool balance, and $2,500,000.

Acceptable Servicing Capabilities: Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. is responsible for the day to day servicing of the student loans. Fitch believes Great Lakes to be an acceptable servicer of FFELP student loans.

RATING SENSITIVITIES
Since the FFELP student loan ABS relies on the U.S. government to reimburse defaults, 'AAAsf' FFELP ABS ratings will likely move in tandem with the 'AAA' U.S. sovereign rating. Aside from the U.S. sovereign rating, defaults and basis risk account for the majority of the risk embedded in FFELP student loan transactions. Additional defaults and basis shock beyond Fitch's published stresses could result in future downgrades. Likewise, a buildup of credit enhancement driven by positive excess spread given favorable basis factor conditions could lead to future upgrades.

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE
No third party due diligence was provided or reviewed in relation to this rating action.

Fitch has affirmed the following ratings:

NorthStar Guarantee, Inc. - 2000 Trust Indenture

Series 2000
--Class B at 'Asf''; Outlook Stable.

Series 2002
--Class A-2 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-3 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-4 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-5 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class B-1 at 'Asf'; Outlook Stable.

Series 2004-1
--Class B-1 at 'Asf'; Outlook Stable.

Series 2004-2
--Class A-2 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-3 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-4 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class B at 'Asf'; Outlook Stable.

Series 2005-1
--Class A-2 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-3 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-4 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-5 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class B at 'Asf'; Outlook Stable.

Series 2007-1
--Class A-1 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-2 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-3 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-4 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-5 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-6 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-7 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-8 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class B at 'Asf'; Outlook Stable.