Fitch Affirms SLM Private Student Loan Trust 2002-A

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has affirmed all ratings for the outstanding student loan notes issued by SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2002-A (SLM 2002-A). The Rating Outlook remains Stable.

A detailed list of rating actions follows at the end of this press release.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

Collateral Quality: The trust is collateralized by approximately $154.69 million of private student loans originated by Navient Corp. under the Signature Education Loan Program, LAWLOANS program, MBALoans program, and MEDLOANS program. The projected remaining defaults are expected to range between 9%-11%. A recovery rate of 20% was applied, which was determined to be appropriate based on data provided by the issuer.

Credit Enhancement (CE): CE is provided by excess spread and the senior notes benefits from subordination provided by the junior notes. As of the June 16, 2015 distribution, the senior parity, subordinate parity and total parity ratios are 118.96%, 112.51% and 111.66% respectively, comparable to levels observed last year.

Liquidity Support: Liquidity support is provided by a reserve account sized at approximately $1.73 million.

Servicing Capabilities: Day-to-day servicing is provided by Navient Solutions Inc., which has demonstrated satisfactory servicing capabilities.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

As Fitch's base case default proxy is derived primarily from historical collateral performance, actual performance may differ from the expected performance, resulting in higher loss levels than the base case. This will result in a decline in CE and remaining loss coverage levels available to the notes and may make certain note ratings susceptible to potential negative rating actions, depending on the extent of the decline in coverage. Fitch will continue to monitor the performance of the trust.

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE

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

Fitch affirms the following ratings:

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2002-A

--Class A-2 at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;

--Class B at 'AAsf'; Outlook Stable;

--Class C at 'Asf', Outlook Stable.

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.

Applicable Criteria

Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria (pub. 06 Jul 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=867952

U.S. Private Student Loan ABS Criteria (pub. 31 Jul 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=868836

Additional Disclosures

Dodd-Frank Rating Information Disclosure Form

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/press_releases/content/ridf_frame.cfm?pr_id=989458

Solicitation Status

https://www.fitchratings.com/gws/en/disclosure/solicitation?pr_id=989458

Endorsement Policy

https://www.fitchratings.com/jsp/creditdesk/PolicyRegulation.faces?context=2&detail=31

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