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Fitch Rates New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corp. Educ Loan Revs.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- Fitch has assigned ratings to the following education loan revenue bonds issued by New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E).  Higher Education Loan Corporation.

--$69,000,000 senior 2006 series A-3 'AAA'.

Fitch also confirms the ratings for the following education loan revenue bonds:

--$106,000,000 senior 2006 series A-1 at 'AAA';

--$50,000,000 senior 2006 series A-2 at 'AAA';

--$40,000,000 senior 2004 series A-1 at 'AAA';

--$40,000,000 senior 2004 series A-2 at 'AAA';

--$60,000,000 senior 2002 series A-1 at 'AAA';

--$42,500,000 senior series 2001 A-1 at 'AAA';

--$42,500,000 senior series 2001 A-2 at 'AAA';

--$45,000,000 senior series 2000 A-1 at 'AAA';

--$45,000,000 senior series 2000 A-2 at 'AAA';

--$35,000,000 senior series 1999 A-1 at 'AAA';

--$35,000,000 senior series 1999 A-2 at 'AAA';

--$35,000,000 senior series 1998 A-1 at 'AAA';

--$35,000,000 senior series 1998 A-2 at 'AAA';

--$42,500,000 senior series 1997 A-1 at 'AAA'.

The ratings are based on the quality of the student loan portfolio, the credit enhancement Credit Enhancement

A method whereby a company attempts to improve its debt or credit worthiness.

Notes:
Credit enhancements take many different forms. An example of a credit enhancement would be conversion rights added on to a debt instrument in order to lower the issuing
 provided, and the legal structure of the trust. The collateral consists of both Federal Family Education Loan Program The Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) is a United States Department of Education program that provides for private organizations to market, originate, and service federally guaranteed loans, such as Stafford and PLUS loans to students and their parents.  (FFELP FFELP Federal Family Education Loan Program ) student loans, as well as alternative loans originated by the issuer, which are capped at 24% of the aggregate market value of the trust estate. The ratings address the ability of the trust to pay bond principal at maturity and pay timely interest. The ratings do not address the ability of the auction-rate bondholders to successfully remarket their bonds at an auction now or in the future.

The New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation (the corporation) is a 501c(3) nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes.  incorporated on Feb. 24, 1983 under the laws of the State of New Hampshire for the purpose of providing low cost financial assistance to eligible students or their parents. The corporation was formed at the request of the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (the foundation) in order to originate and service education loans and to provide education loan management services. In 1993 the corporation was designated as the state's eligible lender under the Higher Education Act The Higher Education Act may refer to an Act of either the Congress of the United States or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  • The Higher Education Act of 1965, an Act of the Congress of the United States which was supposed to strengthen the resources of colleges and
, at which time it began originating loans. Under a servicing agreement dated Jan. 1, 1997, Granite State Management & Resources provides complete administrative, management, and support services for the corporation's loan programs.

Fitch's rating definitions and the terms of use Terms of Use are rules set up by the owner of an intellectual property or service to govern how they may be legally used.

In many cases, terms of service are used as a contractual agreement between a company and users of a service they provide.
 of such ratings are available on the agency's public site, www.fitchratings.com. Published ratings, criteria and methodologies are available from this site, at all times. Fitch's code of conduct, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, affiliate firewall, compliance and other relevant policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental  are also available from the 'Code of Conduct' section of this site.
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