OREANDA-NEWS. January 26, 2016. Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation (Iowa Student Loans) Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes Series 2005-1:

--Class A-3 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--Class B at 'A+sf'; Outlook Stable.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

High Collateral Quality: The trust collateral is comprised 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. Fitch's current U.S. sovereign rating is 'AAA' with a Stable Rating Outlook.

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: While both the senior and subordinate notes will benefit from overcollateralization (OC; the excess of trust's asset balance over bond balance) and excess spread, the senior notes also benefit from subordination provided by the class B notes. As of September 2015, total parity is 101.54% (1.54% CE), and senior parity is 118.40% (15.54% CE). Although the total parity is 101.54%, Fitch only gives credit to the 100.50% cash release level.

Adequate Liquidity Support: Liquidity support is provided by a reserve account which is determined as the greater of 0.50% of the note balance and \\$1,014,938. The reserve account is currently sized at \\$1,015,002.

Acceptable Servicing Capabilities: Iowa Student Loans' subsidiary, Aspire Resources, Inc., performs day-to-day servicing of the trust. Fitch believes Aspire Resources, Inc. 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, basis risk, and loan extension risk account for the majority of the risk embedded in FFELP student loan transactions. Additional defaults, basis shock beyond Fitch's published stresses, lower than expected payment speed, and other factors could result in future downgrades. Likewise, a build-up 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.