OREANDA-NEWS. July 27, 2015. Fitch Ratings assigns ratings to Access Funding 2015-1 LLC as follows:

--\\$198,900,000 class A notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--\\$4,200,000 class B notes 'AAsf'; Outlook Stable.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

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

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: Cash flow scenarios for class A and B notes were satisfactory under Fitch's respective stresses. Total credit enhancement (CE) is provided by overcollateralization (OC) and excess spread, and for the class A notes, 2.07% subordination is provided by the class B notes. At closing, total and senior parity are 101.37% and 103.51%, respectively. Excess spread can be released from the trust at the greater of 2.25% of the pool balance and \\$1,070,000 prior to the earlier of the July 2025 monthly payment date or the monthly payment date when 10% of the initial pool balance remains outstanding.

Adequate Liquidity Support: Liquidity support is provided by a \\$2.83 million capitalized interest account and a \\$506,356 reserve account, both of which will be funded at closing with note proceeds.

Acceptable Servicing Capabilities: Xerox Education Services LLC (Xerox-ES) will service the entire 2015-1 portfolio. In Fitch's opinion Xerox-ES is an acceptable servicer of FFELP student loans.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Since FFELP student loan ABS rely 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. For further discussion of Fitch's sensitivity analysis, please see the presale titled 'Access Funding 2015-1 LLC (US ABS)', dated July 13, 2015 and available at www.fitchratings.com

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE

Fitch was provided with due diligence information from Deloitte & Touche LLP. The third-party due diligence focused on comparing and recalculating certain information with respect to 100 student loan contracts that were randomly selected from 14,921. Fitch considered this information in its analysis, and the findings did not have any impact on the analysis. A copy of the ABS Due Diligence Form-15E received by Fitch in connection with this transaction may be obtained through the link contained on the bottom of the related press release.