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Exhibit 99.1

ANNEX A
The Trust Student Loan Pool as of January 31, 2020

The trust student loans owned by the trust were originally selected from a portfolio of consolidation student loans owned by Student Loan Marketing Association by employing several criteria, including requirements that each trust student loan as of the original cutoff date:
 

was guaranteed as to principal and interest by a guaranty agency under a guarantee agreement and the guaranty agency was, in turn, reinsured by the Department of Education in accordance with the FFELP;
 

contained terms in accordance with those required by the FFELP, the guarantee agreements and other applicable requirements;
 

was more than 120 days past the final disbursement;
 

was not more than 210 days past due;
 

did not have a borrower who was noted in the related records of the servicer as being currently involved in a bankruptcy proceeding; and
 

had special allowance payments, if any, based on the three-month commercial paper rate or the 91-day Treasury bill rate.

No trust student loan as of the original cutoff date was subject to the depositor’s or the Student Loan Marketing Association’s prior obligation to sell that loan to a third party. The Student Loan Marketing Association was dissolved on December 31, 2004 and all of its obligations were assumed by its affiliate, Navient Credit Finance Corporation.

Unless otherwise specified, all information with respect to the trust student loans is presented as of January 31, 2020, which is the statistical disclosure date.

The following tables provide a description of specified characteristics of the trust student loans as of the statistical disclosure date.  The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the loans in each of the following tables includes the principal balance due from borrowers, plus accrued interest of $1,717,460 to be capitalized as of the statistical disclosure date.  Percentages and dollar amounts in any table may not total 100% or whole dollars due to rounding.  The following tables also contain information concerning the total number of loans and total number of borrowers in the portfolio of trust student loans.  For ease of administration, the servicer separates a consolidation loan on its system into two separate loan segments representing subsidized and unsubsidized segments of the same loan.  The following tables reflect those loan segments within the number of loans.  In addition, 1 borrower has more than one trust student loan.

The distribution by weighted average interest rate applicable to the trust student loans on any date following the statistical disclosure date may vary significantly from that in the following tables as a result of variations in the effective rates of interest applicable to the trust student loans and in rates of principal reduction.  Moreover, the information below about the weighted average remaining term to maturity of the trust student loans as of the statistical disclosure date may vary significantly from the actual term to maturity of any of the trust student loans as a result of prepayments or the granting of deferment and forbearance periods.

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The following tables also contain information concerning the total number of loans and the total number of borrowers in the portfolio of trust student loans.
 
Percentages and dollar amounts in any table may not total 100% of the trust student loan balance, as applicable, due to rounding.

COMPOSITION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS AS OF
THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance
 
$
451,944,383
 
Aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance – Treasury Bill
 
$
60,822,517
 
Percentage of Aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance – Treasury Bill
   
13.46
%
Aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance – One-Month LIBOR
 
$
391,121,866
 
Percentage of Aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance – One-Month LIBOR
   
86.54
%
Number of Borrowers
   
13,878
 
Average Outstanding Principal Balance Per Borrower
 
$
32,566
 
Number of Loans
   
24,400
 
Average Outstanding Principal Balance Per Loan – Treasury Bill
 
$
34,499
 
Average Outstanding Principal Balance Per Loan – One-Month LIBOR
 
$
17,278
 
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Scheduled Maturity
 
163 months
 
Weighted Average Annual Interest Rate
   
6.16
%

We determined the weighted average remaining term to maturity shown in the table from the statistical disclosure date to the stated maturity date of the applicable trust student loan without giving effect to any deferment or forbearance periods that may be granted in the future.  See Appendix A to the preliminary remarketing memorandum.

The weighted average annual borrower interest rate shown in the table is exclusive of special allowance payments.  The weighted average spread for special allowance payments to the 91-day Treasury bill rate was 3.10% as of the statistical disclosure date.

The weighted average spread for special allowance payments to the one-month LIBOR rate was 2.64% as of the statistical disclosure date.  See “Special Allowance Payments” in Appendix A to the preliminary remarketing memorandum.

For these purposes, the 91-day Treasury bill rate is the weighted average per annum discount rate, expressed on a bond equivalent basis and applied on a daily basis, for direct obligations of the United States with a maturity of thirteen weeks, as reported by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY BORROWER INTEREST RATES AS OF THE STATISTICAL
DISCLOSURE DATE

Interest Rates
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
Less than or equal to 3.00%
   
0
   
$
0
     
0.0
%
3.01% to 3.50%
   
447
     
5,041,406
     
1.1
 
3.51% to 4.00%
   
975
     
17,085,253
     
3.8
 
4.01% to 4.50%
   
4,615
     
55,692,583
     
12.3
 
4.51% to 5.00%
   
7,026
     
102,605,629
     
22.7
 
5.01% to 5.50%
   
1,262
     
22,882,289
     
5.1
 
5.51% to 6.00%
   
1,098
     
20,332,350
     
4.5
 
6.01% to 6.50%
   
1,791
     
32,919,437
     
7.3
 
6.51% to 7.00%
   
2,851
     
58,962,768
     
13.0
 
7.01% to 7.50%
   
704
     
15,894,262
     
3.5
 
7.51% to 8.00%
   
1,450
     
41,466,287
     
9.2
 
8.01% to 8.50%
   
1,648
     
52,540,338
     
11.6
 
Equal to or greater than 8.51%
   
533
     
26,521,781
     
5.9
 
                         
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

We determined the interest rates shown in the table above using the interest rates applicable to the trust student loans as of the statistical disclosure date.  Because trust student loans with different interest rates are likely to be repaid at different rates, this information is not likely to remain applicable to the trust student loans after the statistical disclosure date.  See Appendix A to the preliminary remarketing memorandum and “The Student Loan Pools – Sallie Mae’s Student Loan Financing Business” in the original prospectus.

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DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS BY
OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE PER BORROWER
AS OF THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Range of Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Number of
Borrowers
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
Less than $5,000.00
     
2,544
   
$
6,645,324
     
1.5
%
$5,000.00-$ 9,999.99
     
1,861
     
13,429,979
     
3.0
 
$10,000.00-$14,999.99
     
1,483
     
18,537,710
     
4.1
 
$15,000.00-$19,999.99
     
1,316
     
22,788,127
     
5.0
 
$20,000.00-$24,999.99
     
1,037
     
23,206,447
     
5.1
 
$25,000.00-$29,999.99
     
812
     
22,296,977
     
4.9
 
$30,000.00-$34,999.99
     
683
     
22,155,935
     
4.9
 
$35,000.00-$39,999.99
     
595
     
22,259,432
     
4.9
 
$40,000.00-$44,999.99
     
532
     
22,576,241
     
5.0
 
$45,000.00-$49,999.99
     
402
     
19,053,404
     
4.2
 
$50,000.00-$54,999.99
     
348
     
18,272,529
     
4.0
 
$55,000.00-$59,999.99
     
275
     
15,821,016
     
3.5
 
$60,000.00-$64,999.99
     
235
     
14,703,339
     
3.3
 
$65,000.00-$69,999.99
     
193
     
13,012,336
     
2.9
 
$70,000.00-$74,999.99
     
146
     
10,585,477
     
2.3
 
$75,000.00-$79,999.99
     
124
     
9,608,821
     
2.1
 
$80,000.00-$84,999.99
     
133
     
10,948,958
     
2.4
 
$85,000.00-$89,999.99
     
126
     
11,003,134
     
2.4
 
$90,000.00-$94,999.99
     
119
     
11,016,110
     
2.4
 
$95,000.00-$99,999.99
     
89
     
8,667,658
     
1.9
 
$100,000.00 and above
     
825
     
135,355,429
     
29.9
 
                       


Total
     
13,878
   
$
451,944,383
      100.0 %

DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY DELINQUENCY STATUS AS OF THE
STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Number of Days Delinquent
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
0-30 days
   
23,439
   
$
421,613,951
     
93.3
%
31-60 days
   
281
     
8,056,846
     
1.8
 
61-90 days
   
210
     
6,865,419
     
1.5
 
91-120 days
   
110
     
4,700,237
     
1.0
 
121-150 days
   
103
     
4,129,343
     
0.9
 
151-180 days
   
59
     
1,681,334
     
0.4
 
181-210 days
   
49
     
1,261,990
     
0.3
 
Greater than 210 days
   
149
     
3,635,263
     
0.8
 
                         
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

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DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY REMAINING TERM TO SCHEDULED MATURITY
AS OF THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Number of Months
Remaining to
Scheduled Maturity
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
0 to 3
   
80
   
$
26,137
     
*
 
4 to 12
   
345
     
945,365
     
0.2
%
13 to 24
   
716
     
4,937,387
     
1.1
 
25 to 36
   
2,984
     
10,418,828
     
2.3
 
37 to 48
   
1,603
     
11,117,601
     
2.5
 
49 to 60
   
1,113
     
9,940,179
     
2.2
 
61 to 72
   
956
     
11,482,260
     
2.5
 
73 to 84
   
963
     
11,247,218
     
2.5
 
85 to 96
   
2,647
     
25,843,633
     
5.7
 
97 to 108
   
1,324
     
16,626,382
     
3.7
 
109 to 120
   
1,013
     
16,331,381
     
3.6
 
121 to 132
   
1,543
     
32,169,888
     
7.1
 
133 to 144
   
1,257
     
30,616,957
     
6.8
 
145 to 156
   
2,540
     
54,556,393
     
12.1
 
157 to 168
   
1,252
     
34,508,719
     
7.6
 
169 to 180
   
820
     
25,405,594
     
5.6
 
181 to 192
   
684
     
23,505,638
     
5.2
 
193 to 204
   
465
     
18,222,023
     
4.0
 
205 to 216
   
513
     
20,778,543
     
4.6
 
217 to 228
   
323
     
13,989,241
     
3.1
 
229 to 240
   
279
     
13,706,434
     
3.0
 
241 to 252
   
193
     
10,374,434
     
2.3
 
253 to 264
   
146
     
7,993,951
     
1.8
 
265 to 276
   
110
     
6,272,016
     
1.4
 
277 to 288
   
90
     
6,304,860
     
1.4
 
289 to 300
   
133
     
10,608,107
     
2.3
 
301 to 312
   
175
     
10,187,149
     
2.3
 
313 to 324
   
31
     
2,645,397
     
0.6
 
325 to 336
   
20
     
2,019,445
     
0.4
 
337 to 348
   
21
     
2,141,143
     
0.5
 
349 to 360
   
43
     
5,245,668
     
1.2
 
361 and above
   
18
     
1,776,411
     
0.4
 
                         
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

*
Represents a percentage greater than 0% but less than 0.05%.

We have determined the number of months remaining to scheduled maturity shown in the table from the statistical disclosure date to the stated maturity date of the applicable trust student loan without giving effect to any deferment or forbearance periods that may be granted in the future.  See Appendix A to the preliminary remarketing memorandum and “The Student Loan Pools –Sallie Mae’s Student Loan Financing Business” in the original prospectus.

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DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY CURRENT BORROWER PAYMENT STATUS
AS OF THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Current Borrower Payment Status
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
Deferment
   
622
   
$
15,166,498
     
3.4
%
Forbearance
   
1,177
     
36,173,748
     
8.0
 
Repayment
                       
First year in repayment
   
130
     
7,391,324
     
1.6
 
Second year in repayment
   
143
     
9,368,519
     
2.1
 
Third year in repayment
   
159
     
6,857,542
     
1.5
 
More than 3 years in repayment
   
22,169
     
376,986,751
     
83.4
 
                         
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

Current borrower payment status refers to the status of the borrower of each trust student loan as of the statistical disclosure date.  The borrower:


may have temporarily ceased repaying the loan through a deferment or a forbearance period; or


may be currently required to repay the loan – repayment.

See Appendix A to the preliminary remarketing memorandum and “The Student Loan Pools –Sallie Mae’s Student Loan Financing Business” in the original prospectus.

The weighted average number of months in repayment for all trust student loans currently in repayment is approximately 139.2 calculated as the term to maturity at the commencement of repayment less the number of months remaining to scheduled maturity as of the statistical disclosure date.

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SCHEDULED WEIGHTED AVERAGE REMAINING MONTHS IN
STATUS OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS BY
CURRENT BORROWER PAYMENT STATUS AS OF THE
STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE


 
Scheduled Months in Status Remaining
 
Current Borrower Payment Status
 
Deferment
   
Forbearance
   
Repayment
 
Deferment
   
17.6
     
-
     
199.9
 
Forbearance
   
-
     
4.2
     
195.7
 
Repayment
   
-
     
-
     
157.1
 
             
-
         

We have determined the scheduled weighted average remaining months in status shown in the previous table without giving effect to any deferment or forbearance periods that may be granted in the future.  Of the $15,166,498 aggregate outstanding principal balance of the trust student loans in deferment as of the statistical disclosure date, $11,154,322 or approximately 73.5% of such loans are to borrowers who had not graduated as of that date.  We expect that a significant portion of these loans could qualify for additional deferments or forbearances at the end of their current deferment periods as the related borrowers continue their education beyond their current degree programs.  As a result, the overall duration of any applicable deferment and forbearance periods as well as the likelihood of future deferment and forbearance periods within this pool of trust student loans is likely to be higher than in other pools of student loans without similar numbers of in-school consolidation loans.  See Appendix A to the original prospectus.

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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
AS OF THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

State
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
Alabama
   
181
   
$
3,557,125
     
0.8
%
Alaska
   
27
     
376,107
     
0.1
 
Arizona
   
468
     
9,124,564
     
2.0
 
Arkansas
   
125
     
2,589,205
     
0.6
 
California
   
2,825
     
54,608,916
     
12.1
 
Colorado
   
391
     
6,383,686
     
1.4
 
Connecticut
   
381
     
6,036,035
     
1.3
 
Delaware
   
76
     
1,255,786
     
0.3
 
District of Columbia
   
85
     
1,639,759
     
0.4
 
Florida
   
1,491
     
34,218,648
     
7.6
 
Georgia
   
920
     
21,547,522
     
4.8
 
Hawaii
   
49
     
1,041,594
     
0.2
 
Idaho
   
73
     
1,530,020
     
0.3
 
Illinois
   
1,120
     
17,111,048
     
3.8
 
Indiana
   
330
     
4,662,896
     
1.0
 
Iowa
   
157
     
2,823,104
     
0.6
 
Kansas
   
363
     
6,197,826
     
1.4
 
Kentucky
   
139
     
2,226,228
     
0.5
 
Louisiana
   
679
     
12,890,340
     
2.9
 
Maine
   
79
     
1,551,589
     
0.3
 
Maryland
   
721
     
15,213,786
     
3.4
 
Massachusetts
   
829
     
10,389,813
     
2.3
 
Michigan
   
598
     
12,871,269
     
2.8
 
Minnesota
   
416
     
7,567,967
     
1.7
 
Mississippi
   
229
     
4,652,982
     
1.0
 
Missouri
   
560
     
10,413,237
     
2.3
 
Montana
   
41
     
589,990
     
0.1
 
Nebraska
   
47
     
882,882
     
0.2
 
Nevada
   
170
     
3,643,499
     
0.8
 
New Hampshire
   
100
     
1,836,622
     
0.4
 
New Jersey
   
625
     
11,372,880
     
2.5
 
New Mexico
   
107
     
2,641,024
     
0.6
 
New York
   
1,761
     
30,627,048
     
6.8
 
North Carolina
   
642
     
11,023,523
     
2.4
 
North Dakota
   
14
     
282,233
     
0.1
 
Ohio
   
102
     
1,751,263
     
0.4
 
Oklahoma
   
566
     
10,759,255
     
2.4
 
Oregon
   
489
     
8,505,570
     
1.9
 
Pennsylvania
   
782
     
14,366,248
     
3.2
 
Rhode Island
   
76
     
1,286,067
     
0.3
 
South Carolina
   
282
     
5,854,997
     
1.3
 
South Dakota
   
24
     
280,085
     
0.1
 
Tennessee
   
406
     
8,509,211
     
1.9
 
Texas
   
2,473
     
43,781,851
     
9.7
 
Utah
   
88
     
1,575,520
     
0.3
 
Vermont
   
39
     
496,985
     
0.1
 
Virginia
   
808
     
12,635,883
     
2.8
 
Washington
   
814
     
13,998,618
     
3.1
 
West Virginia
   
108
     
1,887,179
     
0.4
 
Wisconsin
   
300
     
6,645,555
     
1.5
 
Wyoming
   
20
     
154,185
     
*
 
Other
   
204
     
4,075,157
     
0.9
 
                         
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

*
Represents a percentage greater than 0% but less than 0.05%.

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We have based the geographic distribution shown in the table on the billing addresses of the borrowers of the trust student loans shown on the servicer’s records as of the statistical disclosure date.

Each of the trust student loans provides or will provide for the amortization of its outstanding principal balance over a series of regular payments.  Except as described below, each regular payment consists of an installment of interest which is calculated on the basis of the outstanding principal balance of the trust student loan.  The amount received is applied first to interest accrued to the date of payment and the balance of the payment, if any, is applied to reduce the unpaid principal balance.  Accordingly, if a borrower pays a regular installment before its scheduled due date, the portion of the payment allocable to interest for the period since the preceding payment was made will be less than it would have been had the payment been made as scheduled, and the portion of the payment applied to reduce the unpaid principal balance will be correspondingly greater.  Conversely, if a borrower pays a monthly installment after its scheduled due date, the portion of the payment allocable to interest for the period since the preceding payment was made will be greater than it would have been had the payment been made as scheduled, and the portion of the payment applied to reduce the unpaid principal balance will be correspondingly less.

In either case, subject to any applicable deferment periods or forbearance periods, and except as provided below, the borrower pays a regular installment until the final scheduled payment date, at which time the amount of the final installment is increased or decreased as necessary to repay the then outstanding principal balance of that trust student loan.

The servicer makes available to borrowers of student loans it holds (including the trust student loans) payment terms that may result in the lengthening of the remaining term of the student loans.  For example, not all of the loans sold to the trust provide for level payments throughout the repayment term of the loans.  Some student loans provide for interest only payments to be made for a designated portion of the term of the loans, with amortization of the principal of the loans occurring only when payments increase in the latter stage of the term of the loans.  Other loans provide for a graduated phase in of the amortization of principal with a greater portion of principal amortization being required in the latter stages than would be the case if amortization were on a level payment basis.  The servicer also offers an income-sensitive repayment plan, under which repayments are based on the borrower’s income.  Under that plan, ultimate repayment may be delayed up to five years.  Borrowers under trust student loans will continue to be eligible for the graduated payment and income-sensitive repayment plans.  These programs are applicable to the trust student loans and may be offered by the servicer to related borrowers at its discretion.

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The following table provides certain information about trust student loans subject to the repayment terms described in the preceding paragraphs.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS BY REPAYMENT
TERMS AS OF THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Loan Repayment Terms
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
Level Repayment
   
12,106
   
$
166,254,195
     
36.8
%
Other Repayment Options(1)
   
9,391
     
177,050,248
     
39.2
 
Income-driven Repayment(2)
   
2,903
     
108,639,939
     
24.0
 
                         
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

(1)
Includes, among others, graduated repayment and interest-only period loans.
(2)
Includes income sensitive and income based repayment.

With respect to interest-only loans, as of the statistical disclosure date, there are 222 loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $10,060,023 currently in an interest-only period.  These interest-only loans represent approximately 2.2% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the trust student loans.  Interest-only periods range up to 48 months in overall length.

The servicer may in the future offer repayment terms similar to those described above to borrowers of trust student loans who are not entitled to these repayment terms as of the statistical disclosure date.  If repayment terms are offered to and accepted by those borrowers, the weighted average life of the securities could be lengthened.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS BY LOAN
TYPE AS OF THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Loan Type
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
 Principal Balance
 
Subsidized
   
12,095
   
$
194,163,877
     
43.0
%
Unsubsidized
   
12,305
     
257,780,506
     
57.0
 
                         
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

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The following table provides information about the trust student loans regarding date of disbursement.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY DATE OF DISBURSEMENT AS OF
THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Disbursement Date
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
September 30, 1993 and earlier
   
50
   
$
1,791,652
     
0.4
%
October 1, 1993 through June 30, 2006
   
24,350
     
450,152,731
     
99.6
 
July 1, 2006 and later
   
0
     
0
     
0.0
 
                         
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

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Guaranty Agencies for the Trust Student Loans.  The eligible lender trustee has entered into a separate guarantee agreement with each of the guaranty agencies listed below, under which each of the guarantors has agreed to serve as guarantor for specified trust student loans.

The following table provides information with respect to the portion of the trust student loans guaranteed by each guarantor.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY GUARANTY AGENCY AS OF
THE STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE DATE

Name of Guaranty Agency
 
Number
of Loans
   
Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal Balance
   
Percent of Pool
by Outstanding
Principal Balance
 
American Student Assistance
   
1,274
   
$
15,926,713
     
3.5
%
College Assist
   
6
     
197,915
     
*
 
Educational Credit Management Corporation
   
746
     
15,340,114
     
3.4
 
Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation
   
12,845
     
265,737,355
     
58.8
 
Illinois Student Assistance Comm
   
1,052
     
14,746,027
     
3.3
 
Kentucky Higher Educ. Asst. Auth.
   
613
     
8,887,839
     
2.0
 
Louisiana Office Of Student Financial Asst
   
260
     
3,254,136
     
0.7
 
Michigan Guaranty Agency
   
414
     
6,694,909
     
1.5
 
New York State Higher Ed Services Corp
   
2,458
     
38,016,637
     
8.4
 
Oklahoma Guaranteed Stud Loan Prog
   
608
     
10,017,154
     
2.2
 
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
   
1,990
     
34,264,108
     
7.6
 
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp
   
2,134
     
38,861,474
     
8.6
 
Total
   
24,400
   
$
451,944,383
     
100.0
%

*
Represents a percentage greater than 0% but less than 0.05%.

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SIGNIFICANT GUARANTOR INFORMATION
 

The information shown for the Significant Guarantor relates to all student loans, including but not limited to trust student loans, guaranteed by the Significant Guarantor.

We obtained the following information from various sources, including from the Significant Guarantor and/or from the Department of Education.  None of the depositor, Navient CFC, the servicer, their affiliates or the remarketing agent has audited or independently verified this information for accuracy or completeness.

ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, INC.
 
Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc. f/k/a Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation (“Ascendium”) is a Wisconsin nonstock, nonprofit corporation, the sole member of which is Ascendium Education Group, Inc. f/k/a Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation (“Ascendium Education Group”).  Ascendium’s predecessor organization, Ascendium Education Group, was organized as a Wisconsin nonstock, nonprofit corporation and began guaranteeing student loans under the Higher Education Act in 1967.  Ascendium is the designated guaranty agency under the Higher Education Act for Wisconsin, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.  On January 1, 2002, Ascendium Education Group (and Ascendium directly and through its support services agreement with Ascendium Education Group), outsourced certain aspects of its student loan program guaranty support operations to Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. (“GLELSI”).  Ascendium continues as the “guaranty agency” as defined in Section 435(j) of the Higher Education Act and continues its default aversion, claim purchase and compliance, collection support and federal reporting responsibilities as well as custody and responsibility for all revenues, expenses and assets related to that status.  The primary operations center for Ascendium Education Group and its affiliates (including Ascendium) is in Madison, Wisconsin, which includes operational staff offices for guaranty functions.  Ascendium also maintain offices in; Eagan, Minnesota; Aberdeen, South Dakota; and Indianapolis, Indiana.  Ascendium will provide a copy of Ascendium Education Group’s most recent consolidated financial statements on receipt of a written request directed to 2501 International Lane, Madison, Wisconsin 53704, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
 
United Student Aid Funds, Inc. (“USAF”) was organized as a private, nonprofit corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware in 1960.  USAF (i) maintained facilities for the provision of guarantee services with respect to approved education loans made to or for the benefit of eligible students attending approved educational institutions; (ii) guaranteed education loans made pursuant to certain loan programs under the Higher Education Act, as well as loans made under certain private loan programs; and (iii) served as the designated guarantor for education loan programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (the “Act”) in Arizona, Hawaii and certain Pacific Islands, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada and Wyoming.
 
USAF was the sole member of the Northwest Education Loan Association (“NELA”), a guarantor serving the states of Washington, Idaho and the Northwest.  Ascendium Education Group became a member of USAF effective January 1, 2017.
 
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Effective as of December 31, 2018, NELA was dissolved, with its remaining assets going to its sole member, USAF.  Immediately thereafter, USAF was merged into Ascendium.  Thus, the portfolios previously held by USAF and NELA are now held by Ascendium.
 
The information in the following tables has been provided to the Issuer from reports provided by or to the U.S. Department of Education and has not been verified by the Issuer, Ascendium, or the initial purchasers.  No representation is made by the Issuer, Ascendium, or the initial purchasers as to the accuracy or completeness of this information.  Prospective investors may consult the U.S. Department of Education Data Books and Web sites http://www2.ed.gov/finaid/prof/resources/data/opeloanvol.html and http://www.fp.ed.gov/pubs.html for further information concerning Ascendium or any other guaranty agency.
 
Guaranty Volume.  Pursuant to the SAFRA Act, part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Ascendium, the former USAF, and the former NELA ceased issuing new loan guarantees on June 30, 2010.  The most recent year for which the U.S. Department of Education has issued guaranty volume information is 2009.  Ascendium issued $7.0 billion in new loan guarantees in that year.
 
Reserve Ratio.  The reserve ratios for Ascendium, the former USAF and the former NELA are as follows:
 
The Ascendium Portfolio (Without Consideration of USAF and NELA)
 
Following are Ascendium’s reserve fund levels as calculated in accordance with 34 CFR 682.410(a)(10) for the last five federal fiscal years:

Federal Fiscal Year
Federal Guaranty Reserve
Fund Level1
2014
0.94%
2015
1.05%
2016
1.37%
2017
1.80%
2018
2.21%
 
The U.S. Department of Education’s website at http://www.fp.ed.gov/pubs.html has posted reserve ratios for Ascendium for federal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 of 0.699%, 0.648%, 0.608%, 0.827%, 1.000% and 1.480%, respectively.  Ascendium believes the Department of Education has not calculated the reserve ratio in accordance with the Act and the correct ratio should be 0.94%, 1.05%, 1.37%, 1.80% and 2.21% respectively, as shown above and as explained in the following footnote.  On November 17, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education advised Ascendium that beginning in Federal Fiscal Year 2006 it will publish reserve ratios that include loan loss provision and deferred revenues.  Ascendium believes this change more closely approximates the statutory calculation.  According to the U.S. Department of Education, available cash reserves may not always be an accurate barometer of a guarantor’s financial health.



1            In accordance with Section 428(c)(9) of the Higher Education Act, does not include loans transferred from the former Higher Education Assistance Foundation, Northstar Guarantee Inc., Ohio Student Aid Commission or Puerto Rico Higher Education Assistance Corporation.  (The minimum reserve fund ratio under the Higher Education Act is 0.25%.)

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The Former USAF Portfolio Now Held by Ascendium
 
Following are USAF’s reserve fund levels as calculated in accordance with 34 CFR 682.410(a)(10) for the last five federal fiscal years:

Federal Fiscal Year
Federal Guaranty Reserve
Fund Level1
2014
0.277%
2015
0.251%
2016
0.308%
2017
0.350%
2018
0.363%
 
The Former NELA Portfolio Now Held by Ascendium
 
Following are NELA’s reserve fund levels as calculated in accordance with 34 CFR 682.410(a)(10) for the last five federal fiscal years:

Federal Fiscal Year
Federal Guaranty Reserve
Fund Level1
2014
0.377%
2015
0.295%
2016
0.373%
2017
0.430%
2018
0.460%
 
Claims Rate.  The claims rate for Ascendium, USAF and NELA are as follows:
 
The Ascendium Portfolio (Without Consideration of USAF and NELA)
 
For the past five federal fiscal years, Ascendium’s claims rate has not exceeded 5%, and, as a result, the highest allowable reinsurance has been paid on all Ascendium’s claims.  The actual claims rates are as follows:

Federal Fiscal Year
Claims Rate
2014
2.05%
2015
0.96%
2016
1.00%
2017
0.35%
2018
0.35%
 
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The Former USAF Portfolio Now Held by Ascendium
 
For the past five federal fiscal years, USAF’s claims rate has not exceeded 5%, and, as a result, the highest allowable reinsurance has been paid on all USAF’s claims.  The actual claims rates are as follows:

Federal Fiscal Year
Claims Rate
2014
4.73%
2015
4.71%
2016
0.60%
2017
0.67%
2018
2.15%
 
As a result of various statutory and regulatory changes over the past several years, historical rates may not be an accurate indicator of current delinquency or default trends or future claims rates.
 
The Former NELA Portfolio Now Held by Ascendium
 
For the past five federal fiscal years, NELA’s claims rate has not exceeded 5%, and, as a result, the highest allowable reinsurance has been paid on all NELA’s claims.  The actual claims rates are as follows:

Federal Fiscal Year
Claims Rate
2014
1.37%
2015
0.60%
2016
1.31%
2017
0.63%
2018
1.52%

 
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