Fitch Rates SLM Student Loan Trust 2012-2
March 15 2012 - 1:46PM
Business Wire
Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to the SLM
Student Loan Trust 2012-2, student loan-backed notes as
follows:
--$799,000,000 floating rate class A notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook
Negative;
--$25,000,000 floating rate class B notes 'Asf'; Outlook
Stable.
Fitch's stress analysis is discussed in the presale titled 'SLM
Student Loan Trust 2012-2', dated Feb. 29, 2012.
Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.
The ratings above were solicited by, or on behalf of, the issuer,
and therefore, Fitch has been compensated for the provision of the
ratings.
Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
--'Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria' (Aug. 4,
2011);
--'Rating U.S. Federal Family Education Loan Program Student
Loan ABS Criteria' (April 7, 2011).
Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=646569
Rating U.S. Federal Family Education Loan Program Student Loan
ABS Criteria
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=616766
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