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Michigan Higher Educational Student Loan Authority - 1988 Indenture, 1996

--Class XII-N at 'AAA'

Michigan Higher Educational Student Loan Authority - 1988 Indenture, 1999

--Class XII-Q 9/1/08 at 'AAA'

--Class XII-Q 3/1/09 at 'AAA'

--Class XII-Q 9/1/10 at 'AAA'

--Class XII-R-1 at 'AAA'

--Class XII-R-2 at 'AAA'

Michigan Higher Educational Student Loan Authority - 1988 Indenture, 2000

--Class XII-T 9/1/08 at 'AAA'

--Class XII-T 3/1/09 at 'AAA'

--Class XII-T 9/1/10 at 'AAA'

--Class XII-U at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust I - Amended and Restated 2002 General Indenture (2001), 2001

--Class A-4 at 'AAA'

--Class A-5 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust I - Amended and Restated 2002 General Indenture (2001), 2002

--Class A-6 at 'AAA'

--Class A-7 at 'AAA'

--Class A-8 at 'AAA'

--Class A-9 at 'AAA'

--Class A-10 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust I - Amended and Restated 2002 General Indenture (2001), 2003

--Class A-11 at 'AAA'

--Class A-12 at 'AAA'

--Class A-13 at 'AAA'

--Class A-14 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust I - Amended and Restated 2002 General Indenture (2001), 2005

--Class A-15 at 'AAA'

--Class A-16 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Trust 1997-S2

--Class A-1 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Trust 1998 CP-1

--Class A-1 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Trust 1999 CP-1

--Class A-1 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Trust 2000 CP-1

--Class A-1 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Trust 2001 CP-1

--Class A-1 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Trust 2002 CP-1

--Class A-1 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Trust 2003 CP-1

--Class A-1 at 'AAA'

National Collegiate Trust 2004 CP-1

--Class A-1 at 'AAA'

--Class A-2 at 'AAA'

North Dakota Student Loan Trust, 2000

--Class A at 'AAA'

--Class B at 'AAA'

North Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc. - Second 1991 Indenture of Trust, 2006

--Class D at 'AAA/F1 '

North Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc. - April 1, 2006 Indenture of Trust, 2006

--Class A at 'AAA'

--Class B at 'AAA'

--Class C at 'AAA'

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 1997 Master Trust, 1997

--Class 1 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/07 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/08 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/12 at 'AAA'

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 1997 Master Trust, 1998

--Class 1 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/07 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/08 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/09 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/10 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/11 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/12 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/13 at 'AAA'

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 1997 Master Trust, 1999

--Class 1 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/07 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/08 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/09 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/10 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/11 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/12 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/13 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 12/1/14 at 'AAA'

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 1997 Master Trust, 2000

--Class 1 at 'AAA'

--Class 2 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/07 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/08 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/09 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/10 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/11 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/12 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/13 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/14 at 'AAA'

--Class 3 12/1/15 at 'AAA'

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 1997 Master Trust, 2001