OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings affirms the South Carolina Student Loan Corp, Series 2008-1 senior notes at 'AAAsf'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. A full list of rating actions follows at the end of this press release.

KEY RATING DRIVERS
High Collateral Quality: The trust collateral is comprised of 100% of Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans with guaranties provided by eligible guarantors and reinsurance provided by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for at least 97% of principal and accrued interest.

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: Credit enhancement (CE) is provided by overcollateralization (OC; the excess of trust's asset balance over bond balance) and excess spread. As of August 2015, total parity is 124.89%. The trust has a turbo structure, and no funds will be released until the notes are paid in full.

Adequate Liquidity Support: Liquidity support for the notes is provided by a reserve fund sized at the greater of 1.00% of the principal balance of the outstanding notes and $600,000. The reserve fund is currently sized at $2,201,229.

Acceptable Servicing Capabilities: Day-to-day servicing is provided by the South Carolina Student Loan Corporation, and Fitch believes them 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 CE 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:

South Carolina Student Loan Corp, Series 2008-1:
--Class A-3 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-4 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.