OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has affirmed the EFS Volunteer, LLC Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, 2010-1 Series (EFS Volunteer 2010-1) at 'AAAsf'. The Rating Outlook remains Stable.

KEY RATING DRIVERS
High Collateral Quality: The trust collateral consists of 100% Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans. Based 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.

Sufficient Credit Enhancement (CE): Cash flow scenarios for the class A notes were satisfactory under Fitch's stresses. Parity for class A notes is at 117.76% as of September 2015. CE is provided by overcollateralization (OC; the excess of trust's asset balance over bond balance) and excess spread. This trust is in turbo; therefore, no cash can be released until the class A notes are paid in full.

Adequate Liquidity Support: Liquidity support for note is provided by a reserve fund equal to the greater of 0.25% of outstanding pool balance and 0.15% of the initial pool balance. As of September 2015, the reserve fund balance was $360,905.

Acceptable Servicing Capabilities: The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is responsible for day-to-day servicing of the trust. Fitch believes PHEAA 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.

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

Fitch has affirmed the following ratings:

EFS Volunteer, LLC Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, 2010-1 Series:

--Class A-1 notes at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class A-2 notes at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.