Fitch Affirms PHEAA Student Loan Trust 2013-2
The affirmation is due to the notes passing both Fitch's credit and maturity stresses at the commensurate rating level.
KEY RATING DRIVERS
Collateral Performance: Fitch assumes a base case default rate of 13.75% and a 41.25% default rate under the '
The trailing 12 month average of deferment, forbearance, Income-based repayment (prior to adjustment) and constant prepayment rate (voluntary and involuntary) are 12.2%, 13.1%, 12% and 17.6%, respectively, which are used as the starting point in cash flow modeling. Subsequent declines or increases are modeled as per criteria. The borrower benefit is assumed to be approximately 0.32%, based on information provided by the sponsor.
Basis and Interest Rate Risk: Fitch applies its standard basis and interest rate stresses to this transaction as per criteria.
Payment Structure: Credit enhancement (CE) is provided by excess spread and overcollateralization (OC). As of
Maturity Risk: Fitch's SLABS cash flow model indicates that the notes are paid in full on or prior to the legal final maturity dates under the commensurate rating scenario.
Acceptable Servicing Capabilities: Day-to-day servicing is provided by
CRITERIA APPLICATION
For transactions in surveillance, Fitch will treat certain assets such as claims filed as short-term assets in its cash flow analysis. Given that Fitch's current criteria is silent on the treatment of such assets, this treatment is considered a criteria variation. Fitch does not believe such variation has a measurable impact upon the ratings assigned.
Fitch assumed a base case default rate for the credit stresses based on actual trust performance, which is higher than the output from its Default Model. There is no rating impact from such variation.
RATING SENSITIVITIES
Since the FFELP student loan ABS relies on the
USE OF THIRD-PARTY DUE DILIGENCE PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17G-10
Form ABS Due Diligence-15E was not provided to, or reviewed by, Fitch in relation to this rating action.
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Applicable Criteria
Counterparty Criteria for Structured Finance and Covered Bonds (pub. 01
https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/886006
Criteria for Interest Rate Stresses in Structured Finance Transactions and Covered Bonds (pub.
https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/879815
Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria (pub.
https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/883130
Rating
https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/881705
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