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| WACHOVIA STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2005-1 |
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You should review carefully the factors set forth under
“Risk Factors” beginning on page S-22 of this
prospectus supplement and page 16 in the accompanying
prospectus. |
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The prospectus supplement does not contain complete information
about the offering of the securities. No one may use this
prospectus supplement to offer and sell the securities unless it
is accompanied by the prospectus. If any statements in this
prospectus supplement conflict with statements in the
prospectus, the statements in this prospectus supplement will
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The securities are asset-backed securities and represent the
obligations of the issuing entity only and do not represent the
obligations of or interest in the sponsor, the depositor or any
of their affiliates. The securities are not insured or
guaranteed by the United States of America or any government
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved the securities
or determined that this prospectus supplement or the prospectus
is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense. |
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The prospectus supplement dated November 16, 2005 and the
prospectus dated November 16, 2005 (attached hereto as
Annex 1) constitute a prospectus for the purposes of
Directive 2003/71/EC (the “prospectus”). |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
$1,800,000,000 Student Loan-Backed Notes, Series 2005-1
Wachovia Student Loan Trust 2005-1
Issuing Entity
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Wachovia Education Loan Funding LLC
Depositor
Wachovia Bank, National Association
Wachovia Education Finance Inc.
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Wachovia Bank, National Association
Sponsor and Administrator
Wachovia Education Finance Inc.
Master Servicer |
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Interest Rate(1) |
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the Depositor | |
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Floating Rate Class A-1 Notes
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$152,000,000 |
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three-month LIBOR minus 0.03% |
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October 25, 2010 |
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100.0% |
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0.150% |
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99.850% |
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Floating Rate Class A-2 Notes
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$278,000,000 |
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three-month LIBOR plus 0.00% |
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January 26, 2015 |
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100.0% |
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0.200% |
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99.800% |
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Floating Rate Class A-3 Notes
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$192,000,000 |
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three-month LIBOR plus 0.05% |
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April 25, 2017 |
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100.0% |
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0.225% |
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99.775% |
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Floating Rate Class A-4 Notes
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$296,000,000 |
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three-month LIBOR plus 0.11% |
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July 27, 2020 |
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100.0% |
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0.250% |
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99.750% |
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Floating Rate Class A-5 Notes
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$395,000,000 |
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three-month LIBOR plus 0.13% |
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January 26, 2026 |
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100.0% |
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0.340% |
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99.660% |
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Floating Rate Class A-6 Notes
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$433,000,000 |
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three-month LIBOR plus 0.19% |
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October 25, 2040 |
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100.0% |
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0.400% |
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99.600% |
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Floating Rate Class B Notes(2)
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$54,000,000 |
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three-month LIBOR plus 0.30% |
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October 25, 2040 |
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N/A |
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Accrual period of the notes begins on a distribution date and
ends on the day before the next distribution date, provided
that, the first accrual period begins on the closing date and
ends on January 24, 2006, the day before the first
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The class B notes will not be purchased by the
underwriters. However, the class B notes may be offered by
the depositor or one or more of its affiliates to the public
from time to time as more fully described under
“Underwriting” in this prospectus supplement. |
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l The trust will issue
seven classes of notes and a class of excess distribution
certificates. |
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l The notes are backed
by a pledge of the trust’s assets. The trust’s assets
include a pool of consolidation student loans originated under
the Federal Family Education Loan Program. |
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l Only the
class A-1, class A-2, class A-3, class A-4,
class A-5 and class A-6 notes are being offered by
this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. |
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l The trust will make
payments on the notes quarterly beginning on January 25,
2006. |
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l Credit enhancement
for the offered notes consists of the reserve account, the
capitalized interest account, subordination of the class B
notes and subordination of the excess distribution certificates. |
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There is no established trading market for the offered notes.
Application has been made to the Irish Financial Services
Regulatory Authority of Ireland as competent authority under
Directive 2003/71/ EC, for the prospectus to be approved.
Application has been made to the Irish Stock Exchange for the
offered notes to be admitted to the Official List and trading on
its regulated market. There can be no assurance that such
listing will be granted. Such approval relates only to the
offered notes which are to admitted to trading on the regulated
market of Irish Stock Exchange or other regulated markets for
the purposes of Directive 93/22/EEC or which are to be offered
to the public in any Member State of European Economic Area. We
are offering the classes of notes through the underwriters at
the prices shown above, when and if issued.
We expect the proceeds to the depositor from the sale of the
offered notes to be $1,740,969,000 before deducting expenses
payable by the depositor estimated to be $1,500,000. The notes
will be delivered in book-entry form only on or about
November 29, 2005. |
Sole Book-Runner
Wachovia Securities
Co-Managers
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Merrill Lynch & Co. |
Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. |
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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SUMMARY OF TERMS |
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RELEVANT PARTIES |
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THE OFFERED NOTES |
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THE NON-OFFERED NOTES |
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DATES |
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOTES AND THE EXCESS DISTRIBUTION CERTIFICATES |
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CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FOR THE OFFERED NOTES |
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST |
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TERMINATION OF THE TRUST |
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TAX CONSIDERATIONS |
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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS |
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RATING OF THE OFFERED NOTES |
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LISTING INFORMATION AND TRADING |
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS |
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RISK FACTORS |
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DEFINED TERMS |
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FORMATION OF THE TRUST |
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The Issuing Entity |
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Capitalization of the Trust |
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Eligible Lender Trustee |
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USE OF PROCEEDS |
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THE TRUST STUDENT LOAN POOL |
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Insurance of Student Loans; Guarantors of Student Loans |
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Cure Period for Trust Student Loans |
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Consolidation of Federal Benefit Billings and Receipts and Guarantor
Claims with Other Trusts |
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MASTER SERVICING AGREEMENT AND SUB-SERVICING AGREEMENTS |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES |
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General |
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The Notes |
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Accounts |
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Consolidation Loan Add-On Period |
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Servicing Compensation |
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Distributions |
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Voting Rights and Remedies; Insolvency Events |
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Administration Fee |
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Notice to Holders of the Notes |
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES |
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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS |
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REPORTS TO SECURITYHOLDERS |
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UNDERWRITING |
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LISTING AND GENERAL INFORMATION |
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RATINGS OF THE OFFERED NOTES |
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LEGAL MATTERS |
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GLOSSARY FOR PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT |
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PROSPECTUS
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY |
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FORMATION OF THE TRUSTS |
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USE OF PROCEEDS |
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THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE SPONSOR |
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THE STUDENT LOAN POOLS |
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TRANSFER AND SERVICING AGREEMENTS |
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SERVICING AND ADMINISTRATION |
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TRADING INFORMATION |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE
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CERTAIN INFORMATION
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CERTAIN LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE
STUDENT LOANS |
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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX
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FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES
FOR TRUSTS IN WHICH ALL CERTIFICATES ARE RETAINED
BY THE ORIGINATORS, THE SPONSOR, THE DEPOSITOR OR
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STATE TAX CONSEQUENCES |
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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS |
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION |
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REPORTS TO SECURITYHOLDERS |
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION |
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APPENDIX A |
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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS
We refer to the notes offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus as
either the class A notes or the offered notes. We provide information to you about the offered
notes in two separate documents which provide progressively more detailed information. These two
documents are:
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the accompanying prospectus, which begins after the end of this prospectus
supplement and which provides general information, some of which may not apply to your
particular class of offered notes; and |
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this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of the notes being
offered. |
You should read both the prospectus and the prospectus supplement to fully understand the
offered notes.
For your convenience, we include cross-references in this prospectus supplement and in the
prospectus to captions in these materials where you can find related information. The Table of
Contents on pages S-2 and S-3 provides the pages on which you can find these captions.
NOTICE TO INVESTORS
The offered notes may not be offered or sold to persons in the United Kingdom in a transaction
that results in an offer to the public within the meaning of the securities laws of the United
Kingdom.
IRISH LISTING
For as along as the offered notes are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, a copy of this
prospectus will be available free of charge in electronic format at the office of the paying agent
in Ireland and at the office of the trust. Any web addresses provided in this prospectus
supplement and the attached prospectus do not form part of the “prospectus” under the Prospectus
(Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations for the purposes of obtaining approval of the prospectus from
the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority or listing of the offered notes on the Irish
Stock Exchange.
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SUMMARY OF PARTIES TO THE TRANSACTION
| WACHOVIA BANK,
WACHOVIA NATIONAL
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
FINANCE INC. (Originator of 37.15% (Originator of 62.85% of trust student loans of trust student and loans)(1) Sponsor)(1)
WACHOVIA WACHOVIA EDUCATION EDUCATION LOAN FINANCE INC.FUNDING LLC
(Master Servicer)(Depositor)WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (Administrator)
ACS EDUCATION SERVICES, INC.
AND AMERICAN CHASE BANK USA,
CHASE BANK USA, EDUCATION NATIONAL
NATIONAL SERVICESASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION (Sub-Servicers)(Eligible Lender (Eligible Lender WACHOVIA Trustee) Trustee) STUDENTholding legal title of holding legal title of LOANthe trust student loans the trust student loans TRUST
2005-1
(Issuing Entity)WELLS FARGO WELLS FARGO
BANK, BANK, NATIONAL
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION (Indenture Trustee) (Indenture Trustee)
CLASS A-1 NOTES CLASS A-2 NOTES CLASS A-3 NOTES
CERTIFICATESCLASS A-4 NOTES
CLASS A-5 NOTES CLASS A-6 NOTES
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*This chart provides only a simplified overview of
the relations between the key parties to the transaction. Refer to this
prospectus supplement and the prospectus for a further description. |
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SUMMARY OF TERMS
We refer to the notes offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus as
either the class A notes or the offered notes. This summary highlights selected information about
the notes. It does not contain all of the information that you might find important in making your
investment decision of the offered notes. It provides only an overview to aid your understanding
and is qualified by the full description of the information contained in this prospectus supplement
and the attached prospectus. You should read the full description of this information appearing
elsewhere in this document and in the prospectus to understand all of the terms of the offering of
the notes or the offered notes.
RELEVANT PARTIES
Issuing Entity. Wachovia Student Loan Trust 2005-1, which we refer to as the issuing entity or the
trust.
Originators. Wachovia Education Finance Inc. and Wachovia Bank, National Association. The address
and phone number of Wachovia Education Finance Inc. is 11000 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova,
California, 95670; (
916) 631-5000. The address and phone number of Wachovia Bank, National
Association is One Wachovia Center, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28288;
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704) 374-6565. All of the trust student loans have been originated by the originators.
Depositor. Wachovia Education Loan Funding LLC. The depositor’s address and phone number is One
Wachovia Center, 301 South College Street, Suite F, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28288-5578; (704)
383-4629.
Sponsor and Administrator. Wachovia Bank, National Association. The sponsor’s and administrator’s
address and phone number is One Wachovia Center, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, North
Carolina, 28288; (
704) 374-6565. The sponsor is responsible for initiating and structuring the
transaction. The administrator is responsible for performing certain administrative functions on
behalf of the trust.
Master Servicer. Wachovia Education Finance Inc. The master servicer’s address and phone number
is 11000 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova, California, 95670; (
916) 631-5000. The master servicer
is responsible for managing the servicing of the trust student loans through the sub-servicers.
Sub-servicers. ACS Education Services, Inc. and The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
Agency, doing business nationally as American Education Services. The address and phone number of
ACS Education Services, Inc. is One World Trade Center, Suite 2200,
Long Beach,
California 90831;
(
800) 835-4611. The address and phone number of American Education Services is 1200 North Seventh
Street,
Harrisburg,
PA 17102; (
800) 233-0557. The sub-servicers are responsible for all collection
activities with respect to the trust student loans.
Indenture Trustee. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The indenture trustee’s address and
phone number is MAC#9311-161, Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55479;
(
612) 667-8058.
Eligible Lender Trustee. Chase Bank USA, National Association. The eligible lender
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trustee’s address and phone number is 500 Stanton Christiana Road, FL3/OPS4,
Newark,
Delaware
19713; (
302) 552-6279. The eligible lender trustee will hold legal title to the trust student
loans.
Paying Agent. Wachovia Bank, National Association.
Irish Paying Agent. Deutsche International Corporate Services (Ireland) Limited.
Irish Listing Agent. Arthur Cox Listing Services Limited.
THE OFFERED NOTES
The trust is offering the following classes of notes:
Class A Notes:
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Floating Rate Class A-1 Student Loan-Backed Notes in the amount of $152,000,000; |
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Floating Rate Class A-2 Student Loan-Backed Notes in the amount of $278,000,000; |
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Floating Rate Class A-3 Student Loan-Backed Notes in the amount of $192,000,000; |
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Floating Rate Class A-4 Student Loan-Backed Notes in the amount of $296,000,000; |
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Floating Rate Class A-5 Student Loan-Backed Notes in the amount of $395,000,000; and |
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Floating Rate Class A-6 Student Loan-Backed Notes in the amount of $433,000,000. |
THE NON-OFFERED NOTES
The trust will also issue but not offer the following class of notes:
Class B Notes:
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Floating Rate Class B Student Loan-Backed Notes in the amount of $54,000,000. |
The class B notes which will not be purchased by the underwriters and will be transferred to the
depositor on the closing date as partial consideration for the transfer of the student loans to the
trust. A portion of the class B notes will continue to be held by the depositor and a portion of
the class B notes will be transferred to Wachovia Bank, National Association and then transferred
to WELF Holding LLC. WELF Holding LLC is a Delaware limited liability company wholly owned by
Wachovia Bank, National Association. We sometimes refer to WELF Holding LLC as WELF Holding.
We sometimes refer to the class A notes and the class B notes, collectively, as the notes.
DATES
Closing Date. The closing date for this offering is
November 29, 2005. This date is also the
issue date of the notes.
Cutoff Date. The cutoff date is the close of business on
October 31, 2005. The trust will be
entitled to receive all collections and proceeds on the trust student loans after the cutoff date.
Statistical Cutoff Date. The information about the trust student loans in this prospectus
supplement is calculated and presented as of the close of business on
September 30, 2005. We refer
to this date as the statistical cutoff date.
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Distribution Dates. A distribution date for each class of notes is the 25th of each January,
April, July and October, beginning in January 2006. If any January 25, April 25, July 25 or
October 25 is not a business day, the distribution date will be the next business day.
Final Scheduled Distribution Date. We refer you to the cover page and “—Information about the
Notes and the Excess Distribution Certificates—Final Scheduled Distribution Dates” below.
Record Date. Interest and principal will be payable to holders of record as of the close of
business on the record date, which is the day before the related distribution date.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOTES AND THE EXCESS DISTRIBUTION CERTIFICATES
Notes Offered Under This Prospectus Supplement. The offered notes consist of the series 2005-1
notes: the class A-1 notes, the class A-2 notes, the class A-3 notes, the class A-4 notes, the
class A-5 notes and the class A-6 notes, as described on the cover page.
Securities Not Offered. The trust will also issue series 2005-1 class B notes and excess
distribution certificates. The class B notes and the excess distribution certificates are not
being offered by this prospectus supplement. Any information in this prospectus supplement
regarding the class B notes and the excess distribution certificates is intended only to give you a
better understanding of the offered notes.
Payments of principal of the class B notes are subordinated to the payments of interest and
principal of the class A notes as described herein. Payments of interest of the class B notes are
subordinated to the payments of interest of the class A notes and, in certain limited
circumstances, to the payments of principal on the class A notes.
The excess distribution certificates will represent fractional undivided interests in the trust.
The excess distribution certificates will not bear interest. Payments of the excess distribution
certificates are subordinated to the payments of interest on and principal of the notes as
described herein.
There will be two excess distribution certificates and they will initially be owned and retained by
the depositor and WELF Holding, respectively.
Terms of the Notes. The notes are debt obligations of the trust. The notes will receive payments
primarily from collections on a pool of trust student loans acquired by the trust on the closing
date.
Interest will accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the notes during three-month accrual
periods and will be paid on each distribution date.
Each accrual period begins on a distribution date and ends on the day before the next distribution
date. The first accrual period, however, will begin on the closing date and end on
January 24,
2006, the day before the first distribution date.
Interest Rates. Except for the first accrual period, each class of notes will bear interest at a
rate equal to the sum of three-month LIBOR and the applicable spread listed in the table below:
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Class A-4 |
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plus 0.11% |
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LIBOR for the first accrual period will be determined by the following formula:
x + 27/32 * (y-x)
where:
x = One-month LIBOR, and
y = Two-month LIBOR.
The administrator will determine LIBOR as specified under “Certain Information Regarding the
Securities—Floating Rate Securities— Determination of LIBOR” in the prospectus. The administrator
will calculate interest on the notes based on the actual number of days elapsed in each accrual
period divided by 360.
Interest Payments. Interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance of the notes during each
accrual period will be payable on the applicable distribution date.
If noteholders of any class do not receive all interest owed to them on a payment date, the trust
will make payments of interest on later payment dates to make up the shortfall, together with
interest on those amounts, to the extent funds from specified sources are available to cover the
shortfall.
Principal Payments. Principal on the offered notes will be payable sequentially on each
distribution date in an amount generally equal to the principal distribution amount for that
distribution date.
Priority of Principal Payments. Principal will be payable sequentially on each distribution date:
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first, the class A noteholders’ principal distribution amount,
sequentially to the class A-1 through class A-6 notes, in that
order, until their respective principal balances have been reduced
to zero; and |
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second, on and after the stepdown date and provided that no
trigger event is in effect, the class B noteholders’ principal
distribution amount, to the class B notes, until their principal
balances have been reduced to zero. |
Until the stepdown date, the class B notes will not be entitled to any payments of principal. On
each distribution date on and after the stepdown date, provided that no trigger event is in effect,
the class B notes will be entitled to their pro rata share of principal, subject to the existence
of sufficient available funds.
The class A noteholders’ principal distribution amount will be equal to the principal distribution
amount times the class A percentage. The class A percentage will be equal to 100% minus the class
B percentage. The class B noteholders’ principal distribution amount will be equal to the
principal distribution amount times the class B percentage.
The class B percentage will be zero prior to the stepdown date and on any other distribution date
if a trigger event is in effect. On each other distribution date, it will be the percentage
obtained by dividing:
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the aggregate principal balance of the class B notes, by |
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the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding notes. |
The stepdown date will be the earlier of:
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the distribution date in October 2011, or |
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the first date on which no class A notes remain outstanding. |
A trigger event will be in effect on any distribution date if the outstanding principal balance of
the notes after giving effect to distributions to be made on that distribution date, would exceed
the adjusted pool balance for that distribution date.
See “Description of the Notes—Distributions” in this prospectus supplement for a more detailed
description of principal payments.
Priority of Distributions.
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrator, will instruct the paying agent to withdraw
funds on deposit in the collection account and, to the extent required, the capitalized interest
account (through the July 2007 distribution date) and the reserve account and to apply such funds
on each applicable distribution date generally as shown in the chart, prior to an event of default,
on the following page. Funds on deposit in the collection account and, to the extent required, the
reserve account and (through the July 2007 distribution date) the capitalized interest account will
be applied monthly to the payment of the master servicing fee and the administration fee. Funds on
deposit in the add-on consolidation account will be applied to finance any add-on consolidation
loans during the consolidation loan add-on period.
We refer you to “Description of the Notes—Distributions” in this prospectus supplement for a more
detailed description of distributions.
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PRIORITY OF DISTRIBUTIONS
| COLLECTION
ACCOUNT
INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ELIGIBLE LENDER TRUSTEE
AND MASTER SERVICER, pro rata, (indenture trustee’s fee and expenses, eligible lender trustee’s fee and expenses and 1stmaster servicing fee; provided that, the aggregate amount of the expenses to be paid to the indenture trustee and the eligible lender trustee shall not exceed $25,000 in any given calendar year)
ADMINISTRATOR 2nd (administration fee)
CLASS A NOTEHOLDERS 3rd (class A noteholders’ interest distribution amount)
CLASS B NOTEHOLDERS 4th(class B noteholders’ interest distribution amount)
(first to the class A-1 notes until paid in full, then to the class
A-2 notes until paid in full , then to the class A-3 notes until CLASS A NOTEHOLDERS paid in full, then to the class A-4 notes until paid in full, then 5th(class A noteholders’ to the class A-5 notes until paid in full , then to the class A-6 principal distribution amount) notes until paid in full )
CLASS B NOTEHOLDERS 6th(class B noteholders’ principal distribution amount)
RESERVE ACCOUNT (amount, if any, necessary to 7threinstate the reserve account balance to the specified reserve account balance)
EXCESS DISTRIBUTION 8thCERTIFICATEHOLDERS
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Final Scheduled Distribution Dates. Each class of notes will mature no later than the date set
forth in the table below for that class:
The actual maturity of any class of notes could occur earlier if, for example:
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there are prepayments on the trust student loans; |
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the master servicer exercises its option to purchase all remaining
trust student loans (which will not occur until the end of the
first collection period on which the pool balance is 10% or less
of the initial pool balance); or |
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the indenture trustee auctions all remaining trust student loans
(which, absent an event of default under the indenture, will not
occur, until the end of the first collection period on which the
pool balance is 10% or less of the initial pool balance). |
The initial pool balance is equal to the sum of: (i) the pool balance as of the cutoff date and
(ii) all amounts deposited into the add-on consolidation loan account on the closing date.
Denominations. The class A notes will be available for purchase in minimum denominations of
$100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof except that one note may be issued in a
different amount. All of the notes will be available only in book-entry form through The
Depository Trust Company, Clearstream, Luxembourg and the Euroclear System. You will not receive a
certificate representing your class of offered notes except in very limited circumstances.
Security for the Notes. The notes will be secured by the assets of the trust, primarily the trust
student loans.
CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FOR THE OFFERED NOTES
Credit enhancement is intended to protect you against losses and delays in payments on your class
of offered notes by absorbing losses on the trust student loans and other shortfalls in cash flows.
The credit enhancement for the offered notes will include:
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the capitalized interest account; |
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the reserve account; and |
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the subordination of the class B notes and the excess distribution
certificates right to receive excess distributions. |
Capitalized Interest Account.
Approximately $16,000,000 of the proceeds from the sale of the
offered notes will be deposited into the capitalized interest account. On any monthly payment date
or quarterly distribution date, funds in the capitalized interest account will be available to
cover shortfalls in payments of the master servicing fee, the administration fee, the indenture
trustee’s fee and expenses, the eligible lender trustee’s fee and expenses, interest due to the
class A noteholders and thereafter, shortfalls in payments of interest to class B noteholders after
application of funds available in the collection account but
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before application of funds on deposit in the reserve account.
Funds in the capitalized interest account will not be replenished.
All remaining funds on deposit in the capitalized interest account on the July 2007 distribution
date will be transferred to the collection account and included in available funds on that
distribution date.
We refer you to “Description of the Notes—Credit Enhancement—Capitalized Interest Account” in this
prospectus supplement for more information.
Reserve Account. Approximately $4,451,570 of the proceeds from the sale of the offered notes will
be deposited into the reserve account. Funds in the reserve account will be available on each
distribution date or monthly payment date to cover any shortfalls, after giving effect to transfers
from the capitalized interest account, in payments of the master servicing fee, the administration
fee, the indenture trustee’s fee and expenses, the eligible lender trustee’s fee and expenses, the
class A noteholders’ interest distribution amount and thereafter, the class B noteholders’ interest
distribution amount.
In addition, the reserve account will be available:
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on the final scheduled distribution date for each class of class A
notes and upon the termination of the trust, to cover shortfalls
in payments of the class A noteholders’ principal and accrued
interest; and |
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on the class B final scheduled distribution date and upon
termination of the trust, to pay the class B noteholders the
unpaid principal balance on the class B notes and accrued
interest. |
Funds in the reserve account may be replenished on each distribution date by additional funds
available after all prior required distributions have been made.
Amounts remaining in the reserve account on each distribution date in excess of the specified
reserve account balance, after giving effect to any deposit or withdrawal, will be deposited into
the collection account for distribution on that date.
The specified reserve account balance is the amount required to be maintained in the reserve
account. The specified reserve account balance for any distribution date will be equal to the
greater of:
(a) 0.25% of the pool balance and the amount, if any, on deposit in the add-on consolidation loan
account (excluding any amounts in such account at the end of the collection period relating to the
April 2006 distribution date), each as of the close of business on the last day of the related
collection period; and
(b) $2,670,942;
provided that in no event will that balance exceed the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
the notes.
A collection period is the three-month period ending on the last day of March, June, September or
December, in each case for the distribution date in the following month. However, the first
collection period will be the period from but excluding the cutoff date to and including
December
31, 2005.
We refer you to “Description of the Notes—Credit Enhancement—Reserve Account” in
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this prospectus supplement for more information.
Subordination of the Class B Notes. Payments of interest on the class B notes will be subordinate
to the payments of interest on the class A notes. Payments of principal on the class B notes will
be subordinate to the payment of both interest and principal on the class A notes.
We refer you to “Description of the Notes—The Notes—The Class B Notes—Subordination of the Class B
Notes” in this prospectus supplement.
Subordination of the Excess Distribution Certificates. The excess distribution certificateholders
are entitled to receive payments collected on the trust student loans which are not used by the
trust to make other required payments. The excess distribution certificates will be subordinated
in priority of payment to all classes of notes. The excess distribution certificates will not
receive any payment on any distribution date until all of the principal and interest owing on the
notes on that distribution date have been paid in full (together with any unpaid fees of the master
servicer and the administrator) and the reserve account has been funded to its required level.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST
Formation of the Trust
The trust is a Delaware statutory trust created under a trust agreement dated as of
November 2,
2005.
The only activities of the trust are acquiring, owning and managing the trust student loans and the
other assets of the trust, issuing and making payments on the notes and the excess distribution
certificates and making any payments thereunder and other related activities. We refer you to
"Formation of the Trust—The Issuing Entity” in this prospectus supplement.
The depositor will acquire the trust student loans from Wachovia Bank, National Association and
Wachovia Education Finance Inc. under separate purchase agreements, and will subsequently
contribute them to the trust on the closing date under a contribution agreement. As of the
statistical cutoff date, 62.85% of the trust student loans were originated by Wachovia Education
Finance Inc. (which will be referred to as WEF trust student loans) and 37.15% of the trust student
loans were originated by Wachovia Bank, National Association (which will be referred to as WB trust
student loans). We sometimes refer to Wachovia Education Finance Inc. as WEF and Wachovia Bank,
National Association as Wachovia Bank.
The contribution agreement and purchase agreements will each be dated as of the cutoff date. Chase
Bank USA, National Association, as interim eligible lender trustee, will hold legal title to the
student loans for the depositor under an interim trust agreement.
The Trust Student Loans
The trust student loans (including the initial trust student loans and any add-on consolidation
loans) are education loans to students and parents of students made under the Federal Family
Education Loan Program, known as FFELP. All of the trust student loans are consolidation loans.
Consolidation loans are used to combine the borrower’s obligations under various federally
authorized student loan programs into a single loan.
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Guarantee agencies described in this prospectus supplement and the prospectus guarantee all of the
trust student loans. All of the trust student loans are reinsured by the United States Department
of Education.
The trust student loans have been selected from the student loans owned by Wachovia Bank and WEF or
one of their affiliates based on the criteria established by the depositor, as described in this
prospectus supplement and the prospectus.
All special allowance payments on the trust student loans are based on the three-month financial
commercial paper rate.
The following table contains summary information concerning the trust student loans as of the
statistical cutoff date.
COMPOSITION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS AS OF THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
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Aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance |
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1,769,014,792 |
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Aggregate Outstanding Principal
Balance—Commercial Paper |
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1,769,014,792 |
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Number of Borrowers |
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54,681 |
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Average Outstanding Principal Balance Per Borrower |
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$ |
32,352 |
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Number of Loans |
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94,120 |
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Average Outstanding Principal Balance Per
Loan—Commercial Paper |
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18,795 |
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Weighted Average Remaining Term to Scheduled Maturity |
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254 months |
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Weighted Average Annual Borrower Interest Rate |
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4.15 |
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We refer you to “The Trust Student Loan Pool” in this prospectus supplement and “The Student
Loan Pools” in the prospectus for more information on the trust student loans.
The master servicer will deposit collections on the trust student loans, interest subsidy payments
and special allowance payments into the collection account, as described in this prospectus
supplement and the prospectus.
Add-on Consolidation Loans. From time to time through
March 31, 2006, the trust may fund add-on
consolidation loans to the extent that the trust has sufficient funds on deposit in the add-on
consolidation loan account.
The principal balance of each add-on consolidation loan will serve to increase the principal
balance of the related trust student loan by that amount.
Add-on Consolidation Loan Account. On the closing date, the administrator will establish and
maintain the add-on consolidation loan account as an asset of the trust in the name of the
indenture trustee. The trust will make a deposit in cash or eligible investments from the net
proceeds of the sale of the offered notes equal to $4,000,000 into the add-on consolidation loan
account on the closing date. The amount on deposit in the add-on consolidation loan account will
be reduced by the amount used from that account to fund add-on consolidation loans from time to
time during the consolidation loan add-on period.
All add-on consolidation loans will be added to the trust at a price equal to 100% of the
outstanding principal balance of each add-on consolidation loan, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any.
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Any amounts remaining on deposit in the add-on consolidation loan account at the end of the
consolidation loan add-on period will be transferred to the collection account on the next business
day and included as part of available funds on the April 2006 distribution date.
Amounts withdrawn from the add-on consolidation loan account will be remitted by the master
servicer (or the related sub-servicer) or the paying agent, as applicable, to the applicable lender
in repayment of the related student loan, the amount of which will be added to the existing trust
student loan.
Removal of Trust Student Loan Pool and Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Depositor
and the Originators. If the depositor breaches a representation or warranty under the contribution
agreement regarding a trust student loan, generally the depositor will have to cure the breach,
reacquire or replace that trust student loan or reimburse the trust for losses resulting from the
breach.
Each originator will have similar obligations of repurchase under the related purchase agreement
with respect to the student loans sold by it.
These representations and warranties include, among other things, that:
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each student loan is free and clear of all security interests and
other encumbrances and no offsets, defenses or counterclaims have
been asserted or threatened; |
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the information provided about the student loans is true and
correct as of the cutoff date; |
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each student loan complies in all material respects with
applicable federal and state laws and applicable restrictions
imposed by FFELP or under any guarantee agreement; and |
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each student loan is guaranteed by the applicable guarantor. |
We refer you to “Transfer and Servicing Agreements—Purchase of Student Loans by the Depositor;
Representations and Warranties of the Originators” in the prospectus.
Servicing of the Assets
Under a master servicing agreement, WEF will act as master servicer with respect to the trust
student loans and will arrange for and oversee the performance by each sub-servicer of its
respective servicing obligations.
ACS Education Services, Inc. will act as sub-servicer with respect to approximately 40.1% of the
principal balance of the trust student loans as of the statistical cutoff date and American
Education Services will act as sub-servicer with respect to approximately 59.9% of the principal
balance of the trust student loans as of the statistical cutoff date.
Each of the sub-servicers has entered into a sub-servicing agreement to assume responsibility for
servicing, maintaining custody of and making collections on the trust student loans. Each of the
sub-servicers will bill and collect payments from the guarantee agencies and the Department of
Education. In addition, each sub-servicer is required to maintain its eligibility as a third-party
servicer under the Higher Education Act. We refer you to “Servicing and Administration—Servicing
Procedures” and “Servicing and Administration—Administration Agreement” in the
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prospectus. The master servicer may contract with various other sub-servicers; provided that, the
master servicer shall not be relieved of its responsibilities and obligations under the master
servicing agreement. We refer you to “Servicing and Administration—Certain Matters Regarding the
Master Servicer” in the prospectus.
Removal of Trust Student Loan Pool and Breach of Covenants by the Master Servicer. Upon the
discovery of a breach of any covenant under the master servicing agreement that has a material
adverse effect on the interest of the trust, the master servicer will purchase that trust student
loan unless the breach is cured within 210 days. However, any breach that relates to compliance
with the requirements of the Higher Education Act or the applicable guarantor but that does not
affect that guarantor’s obligation to guarantee payment of a trust student loan will not be
considered to have a material adverse effect. In addition, a finding by the Department of
Education that the Higher Education Act was violated or that a loan is no longer insured because of
a violation of the Higher Education Act may be required prior to the trust being able to enforce
the agreement.
These covenants include, among other things, that:
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it will (or will cause each sub-servicer to) satisfy all of its
obligations relating to the trust student loans, maintain in
effect all qualifications required in order to service the loans
and comply in all material respects with all requirements of law
if a failure to comply would have a materially adverse effect on
the interest of the trust; |
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it will not permit (nor will it allow any sub-servicer to permit)
any rescission or cancellation of a trust student loan except as
ordered by a court or other government authority or as consented
to by the eligible lender trustee and the indenture trustee,
except that it may write off any delinquent loan if the remaining
balance of the borrower’s account is less than $50; |
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it will do nothing to (nor will it permit any sub-servicer to)
impair the rights of the excess distribution certificateholders
and noteholders in the trust student loans; and |
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it will not (nor will it permit any sub-servicer to) reschedule,
revise, defer or otherwise compromise payments due on any trust
student loan except during any applicable interest only, deferral
or forbearance periods or otherwise in accordance with all
applicable standards and requirements for servicing of the loans. |
We refer you to “The Trust Student Loan Pool—Insurance of Student Loans; Guarantors of Student
Loans” in this prospectus supplement.
Compensation of the Master Servicer and the Sub-Servicers
The master servicer will receive a master servicing fee.
The master servicer will be solely responsible for all compensation due to the sub-servicers for
the performance of their respective obligations under the sub-servicing agreements. Each
sub-servicer will be paid directly by the master servicer
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for services rendered under each sub-servicing agreement.
The master servicing fee for any month is equal to one-twelfth of 0.50% of the outstanding
principal amount of the trust student loans as of the first day of the preceding calendar month.
The master servicing fee will be payable in arrears out of available funds and amounts on deposit
in the reserve account on the 25th of each month, or if the 25th day is not a business day, then on
the next business day, beginning in December 2005. The fee paid in each month is calculated based
upon the outstanding principal amount of the trust student loans as of the first day of the
preceding calendar month. Fees will include amounts from any prior monthly payment dates that
remain unpaid.
We refer you to “Description of the Notes—Servicing Compensation” in this prospectus supplement.
TERMINATION OF THE TRUST
The trust will terminate upon:
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the maturity or other liquidation of the last trust
student loan and the disposition of any amount received
upon its liquidation; and |
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the payment of all amounts required to be paid to the
noteholders. |
We refer you to “The Student Loan Pools—Termination” in the prospectus.
Optional Purchase
The master servicer may purchase or arrange for the purchase of all remaining trust student loans
on any distribution date when the pool balance as of the end of the related collection period is
10% or less of the initial pool balance.
The exercise of this purchase option will result in the early retirement of the remaining notes.
The purchase price will equal the amount required to prepay in full, including all accrued
interest, the remaining trust student loans as of the end of the preceding collection period, but
not less than a prescribed minimum purchase amount.
This prescribed minimum purchase amount is the aggregate principal balance of the trust student
loans plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided, however, that the prescribed minimum
purchase amount must equal or exceed the amount that would be sufficient to:
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pay to noteholders the interest payable on the related
distribution date; |
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reduce the outstanding principal amount of each class of notes
then outstanding on the related distribution date to zero; and |
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certain amounts due to the master servicer, the eligible lender
trustee, the indenture trustee, the administrator and the paying
agents. |
We refer you to “The Student Loan Pools—Termination” in the prospectus.
Auction of Trust Assets
If the master servicer has waived its option to purchase the remaining trust student loans, the
indenture trustee will offer for sale all remaining trust student loans at the end of the first
collection period when the pool balance is 10% or less of the initial pool balance.
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The initial trust auction date will be the third business day before the related distribution date.
An auction will be consummated only if the master servicer has first waived its optional purchase
right. The master servicer will waive its option to purchase the remaining trust student loans if
it fails to notify the eligible lender trustee and the indenture trustee, in writing, that it
intends to exercise its purchase option before the indenture trustee accepts a bid to purchase the
trust student loans in response to the indenture trustee’s offer. The depositor and its
affiliates, including Wachovia Bank and WEF, will not offer bids to purchase the trust student
loans.
If at least two bids are received, the indenture trustee will solicit and re-solicit new bids from
all participating bidders until only one bid remains or the remaining bidders decline to resubmit
bids. The indenture trustee will accept the highest of the remaining bids if it equals or exceeds
the minimum purchase amount described under “—Optional Purchase” above.
If at least two bids are not received or the highest bid after the re-solicitation process does not
equal or exceed that amount, the indenture trustee will not complete the sale.
The net proceeds of any auction sale will be used to retire any outstanding notes on the related
distribution date.
If the sale is not completed, the indenture trustee will solicit bids for sale of the trust student
loans on the business day which is six months after the initial trust auction date (which is
referred to as second trust auction date) upon terms similar to those described above, including
the master servicer’s waiver of its option to purchase the remaining trust student loans; and if
the sale is not completed in the second auction, the indenture trustee will solicit bids for sale
of the trust student loans on the business day which is six months after the second trust auction
date (which is referred to as third trust auction date) upon terms similar to those described
above, including the master servicer’s waiver of its option to purchase the remaining trust student
loans. The indenture trustee may or may not succeed in soliciting acceptable bids for the trust
student loans on any of these trust auction dates. If the sale is not completed in the third
auction, the indenture trustee shall not solicit further bids for sale of the trust student loans.
If the master servicer fails to exercise its purchase option, on each subsequent distribution date,
the administrator will direct the paying agent to distribute as accelerated payments of principal
on the notes all amounts that would otherwise be paid to the excess distribution
certificateholders.
We refer you to “The Student Loan Pools—Termination” in the prospectus.
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
Subject to important considerations described in the prospectus:
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Federal tax counsel for the trust is of the opinion that the
offered notes will be characterized as debt for federal income tax
purposes. |
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Federal tax counsel is also of the opinion that, for federal
income tax purposes, the trust will not be taxable as a
corporation. |
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In the opinion of Delaware tax counsel for the trust, the same
characterizations would apply for Delaware state income tax
purposes as for federal income tax purposes. |
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Class A noteholders who are not otherwise subject to Delaware taxation on income will not
become subject to Delaware tax as a result of their ownership of the offered notes.
We refer you to “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in this prospectus supplement and in the
prospectus.
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
Subject to the considerations set forth in “ERISA Considerations” in the prospectus and this
prospectus supplement, the offered notes may be acquired by a transferee for, or on behalf of, an
employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement subject to Section 406 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or any substantially similar applicable law or any entity deemed to hold the plan
assets of the foregoing.
RATING OF THE OFFERED NOTES
The offered notes are required to be rated in the highest rating category from Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc., and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc.
We refer you to “Ratings of the Offered Notes” in this prospectus supplement.
LISTING INFORMATION AND TRADING
There is no established trading market for the offered notes. Application has been made to the
Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, as competent authority under Directive 2003/71/EC,
for the prospectus to be approved. Application has been made to the Irish Stock Exchange for the
offered notes to be admitted to the Official List and trading on its regulated market. There can
be no assurance that such listing will be approved. See “Listing and General Information”.
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
The offered notes will have the following CUSIP Numbers, ISIN and European Common Codes:
CUSIP Numbers
International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN)
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Class A-1 notes: US92977HAA68 |
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Class A-2
notes: US92977HAB42 |
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Class A-3
notes: US92977HAC25 |
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Class A-4
notes: US92977HAD08 |
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Class A-5
notes: US92977HAE80 |
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Class A-6
notes: US92977HAF55 |
European Common Codes
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Class A-1 notes: 023630605 |
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Class A-2
notes: 023630664 |
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Class A-3
notes: 023630672 |
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Class A-4
notes: 023630729 |
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Class A-5
notes: 023630753 |
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Class A-6
notes: 023630770 |
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following factors in order to understand the structure and
characteristics of the offered notes and the potential merits and risks of an investment in the
offered notes. Potential investors must review and be familiar with the following risk factors in
deciding whether to purchase any offered note. The prospectus describes additional risk factors
that you should also consider beginning on page 16 of the prospectus. These risk factors could
affect your investment in or return on the offered notes.
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Sequential Payment Of The Offered Notes
Result In A Greater Risk Of Loss |
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Each class of class A
noteholders with a lower
payment priority bears a
greater risk of loss than does
each class of class A
noteholders with a higher
payment priority because no
principal will be paid to any
class A noteholders until each
class of the class A notes
having a lower numerical
designation has been paid in
full. |
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The Characteristics Of The Trust
Student Loans May Change
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The statistical information in
this prospectus supplement
reflects only the
characteristics of the trust
student loans as of the
statistical cutoff date. The
trust student loans actually
sold to the trust on the
closing date will have
characteristics that differ
somewhat from the
characteristics of the trust
student loans as of the
statistical cutoff date due to
payments received and other
changes in these loans that
occur during the period from
the statistical cutoff date to
the closing date. We do not
expect the characteristics of
the trust student loans
actually sold to the trust on
the closing date to differ
materially from the
characteristics of the trust
student loans as of the
statistical cutoff date. |
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However, in making your
investment decision, you
should assume that the initial
trust student loans will vary
somewhat from the trust
student loans presented in
this prospectus supplement as
of the statistical cutoff
date. |
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Further, certain
characteristics of the final
pool of trust student loans
may vary from the
characteristics of the initial
pool of trust student loans
described in this prospectus
supplement due to the addition
of add-on consolidation |
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loans
during the consolidation loan
add-on period. |
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Your Class Of Notes May Have A Degree
Of Basis Risk, Which Could Compromise
The Trust’s Ability To Pay Principal
And Interest On Your Class Of Offered Notes
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There is a degree of basis
risk associated with the
offered notes. Basis risk is
the risk that shortfalls might
occur because, among other
things, the interest rates of
the trust student loans adjust
on the basis of specified
indices and those of the
offered notes adjust on the
basis of a different index.
If a shortfall were to occur,
the trust’s ability to pay
your principal and/or interest
on the offered notes could be
compromised. |
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The United States Military Build-Up
May Result In Delayed Payments
From Borrowers Called
To Active Military Service
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The recent build-up of the
United States military has
increased the number of
citizens who are in active
military service. The
Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act, as amended, limits the
ability of a lender under the
Federal Family Education Loan
Program to take legal action
against a borrower during the
borrower’s period of active
duty and, in some cases,
during an additional three
month period thereafter. |
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It is not known how many
student loans have been or may
be affected by the application
of the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act, as amended.
Payments on student loans
acquired by the trust may be
delayed as a result of these
requirements, which may reduce
the funds available to the
trust to pay principal and
interest on the offered notes. |
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Higher Education Relief Opportunities
For Students Act Of 2003 May Result
In Delayed Payments From Borrowers
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Higher Education Relief
Opportunities for Students Act
of 2003, signed by the
President on August 18, 2003,
authorizes the Secretary of
Education, during the period
ending September 30, 2005, to
waive or modify any statutory
or regulatory provisions
applicable to student
financial aid programs under
Title IV of the Higher
Education Act as the Secretary
deems necessary for the
benefit of “affected
individuals” who: |
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are serving on active
military duty or performing
qualifying national guard duty
during a war or other military
operation or national
emergency; |
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reside or are employed
in an area that is declared by
any federal, state or local
office to be a disaster area
in connection with a national
emergency; or |
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suffered direct
economic hardship as a direct
result of war or other
military operation or national
emergency, as determined by
the Secretary. |
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The Secretary is authorized to
waive or modify any provision
of the Higher Education Act to
ensure that: |
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such recipients of
student financial assistance
are not placed in a worse
financial position in relation
to that assistance; |
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administrative
requirements in relation to
that assistance are minimized; |
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• |
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calculations used to
determine need for such
assistance accurately reflect
the financial condition of
such individuals; |
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amended calculations
of overpayment are provided;
and |
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institutions of higher
education, eligible lenders,
guaranty agencies and other
entities participating in such
student financial aid programs
that are located in, or whose
operations are directly affected
by, areas that are declared to be
disaster areas by any federal,
state or local official in
connection with a national
emergency may be temporarily
relieved from requirements that
are rendered infeasible or
unreasonable. |
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The number and aggregate
principal balance of student
loans that may be, affected by
the application of the Higher
Education Relief Opportunities
for Students Act of 2003 is not
known at this time. Accordingly,
payments we receive on student
loans made to a borrower who
qualifies for such relief may be
subject to certain limitations.
If a substantial number of
borrowers become eligible for the
relief provided under the Higher
Education Relief Opportunities
for Students Act of 2003, there
could be an adverse effect on the
total collections on the trust
student loans and our ability to
pay principal and interest on the
offered notes. |
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Statutory Or Regulatory Changes To
The Higher Education Act Could Have
An Effect On Your Class of Offered Notes
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The Higher Education Act is
subject to amendments that may
adversely affect the master
servicer’s student loan
operations. President Bush has
made several proposals related to
FFELP loans in his fiscal year
2006 budget as proposed to
Congress. Some of the highlights
of the President’s budget
proposals, in no particular
tes order, include: |
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reducing the federal
guarantee on FFELP loans from 98%
to 95%; |
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• |
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reducing the guarantee
for loans serviced by servicers
designated as exceptional
performers from 100% to 97%; |
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providing for variable
interest rates on consolidation
loans, and maintaining variable
interest rates on all other loan
types, effectively repealing the
planned change to fixed interest
rates that was to occur on July 1,
2006; |
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granting extended repayment
terms and increasing the limits on
the amount that borrowers may borrow
for FFELP loans; |
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• |
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increasing the origination
fee charged to lenders on new
consolidation loans from 50 basis
points to 100 basis points; |
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• |
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imposing a new annual 25
basis point holder portfolio fee on
outstanding balance of
non-consolidation loans; and |
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permitting reconsolidation
(or refinancing) of existing
consolidation loans on multiple
occasions and requiring borrowers to
pay a 100 basis point origination
fee for each such refinancing. |
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We cannot predict whether the
President’s budget proposals will be
enacted into law, but they may form
a portion of the framework for
Congress as it negotiates the fiscal
year 2006 budget resolution. |
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Congress is currently considering
legislation that includes several
proposed changes to the Higher
Education Act based on the fiscal
year 2006 budget. We cannot
predict whether this legislation
will be enacted into law. |
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You May Have Difficulty Selling Your
Class Of Offered Notes.
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|
Application has been made to the
Irish Financial Services Regulatory
Authority, as competent authority
under Directive 2003/71/EC, for the
prospectus to be approved.
Application has been made to the
Irish Stock Exchange for the offered
notes to be admitted to the Official
List and trading on its regulated
market. There can be no assurance
that such application will be
approved. If the offered notes are
not listed on a |
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securities exchange
and you want to sell your class of
offered notes, you will have to
locate a purchaser that is willing
to purchase them. The underwriters
intend to make a secondary market
for the offered notes and may do so
by offering to buy the offered notes
from investors that wish to sell.
However, the underwriters will not
be obligated to make offers to buy
the offered notes and may stop
making offers at any time. In
addition, the prices offered, if
any, may not reflect prices that
other potential purchasers would be
willing to pay, were they to be
given the opportunity. There have
been times in the past where there
have been very few buyers of
asset-backed securities, and there
may again be such a time in the
future. As a result, you may not be
able to sell your class of offered
notes when you want to or you may
not be able to obtain the price that
you wish to receive. |
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DEFINED TERMS
In later sections, we use a few terms that we define in the Glossary at the end of this
prospectus supplement. These terms appear in bold face on their first use and in initial capital
letters in all cases.
FORMATION OF THE TRUST
The Issuing Entity
The issuing entity (the “
trust”) is Wachovia Student Loan Trust 2005-1. It is a statutory
trust newly formed under Delaware law and under a short-form trust agreement dated
November 2, 2005
between the depositor and the eligible lender trustee. The short-form trust agreement will be
amended pursuant to an amended and restated trust agreement dated as of the closing date among the
depositor, the eligible lender trustee and the administrator. We refer to the short-form trust
agreement and the amended and restated trust agreement together as the
“trust agreement.”
After its formation, the trust will not engage in any activity other than:
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acquiring, holding and managing the trust student loans and the other assets of the
trust and related proceeds; |
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issuing the notes; |
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• |
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making payments on them; and |
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engaging in other activities that are necessary, suitable or convenient to
accomplish, or are incidental to, the foregoing. |
The trust may not issue securities other than the notes and the excess distribution
certificates. Except for the notes, the trust is also prohibited from borrowing money or making
loans to any other person.
Any amendment to the trust agreement to amend, supplement or modify these permitted
activities, or otherwise make any modification that would materially and adversely affect the
noteholders, would require the consent of the holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the notes of the controlling class.
The trust will be initially capitalized with equity of $100, excluding amounts to be deposited
in the capitalized interest account, the add-on consolidation account and the reserve account by
the trust on the closing date. The proceeds from the sale of the offered notes will be used to
make the initial deposits into the capitalized interest account, the add-on consolidation account
and the reserve account and to acquire, on behalf of the trust, the trust student loans. On the
closing date, the depositor will use the net proceeds it receives from the contribution of the
trust student loans to pay Wachovia Bank and WEF the cash portion of the respective purchase prices
for the trust student loans it acquires from Wachovia Bank and WEF under the purchase agreements.
The purchase price to Wachovia Bank will also include $ 19,494,000 principal amount of class B
notes and a 36.1% ownership interest in the class of excess distribution
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certificates issued by the trust. Wachovia Bank will transfer such class B notes and excess
distribution certificate to WELF Holding. The trust will acquire the trust student loans from the
depositor under a contribution agreement to be dated as of the cutoff date, among the depositor,
the interim eligible lender trustee, the trust and the eligible lender trustee. The two excess
distribution certificates will initially be owned and retained by the Depositor and WELF Holding,
respectively.
With respect to add-on consolidation loans, the master servicer, or the paying agent at the
direction of the master servicer, as applicable, will transfer from the add-on consolidation loan
account (but only to the extent of available funds on deposit therein) an amount equal to the
principal balance of each add-on consolidation loan plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
thereon to the applicable lender in repayment of the related student loan, and the principal
balance of the related trust student loan will be increased by the same amount.
The property of the trust will consist of:
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the pool of trust student loans, legal title to which is held by the eligible lender
trustee on behalf of the trust; |
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all funds collected on trust student loans, including any special allowance payments
and interest subsidy payments, after the cutoff date; |
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• |
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all moneys and investments from time to time on deposit in the Trust Accounts; |
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its rights under the transfer and servicing agreements, including the right to
require the related originators, the depositor or the master servicer to repurchase or
reacquire, as applicable, trust student loans from it or to substitute student loans
under certain conditions; and |
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its rights under the guarantee agreements with guarantors. |
The notes will be secured by the property of the trust. The collection account, the reserve
account, the add-on consolidation account and the capitalized interest account will be maintained
in the name of the indenture trustee for the benefit of the noteholders and the excess distribution
certificateholders. To facilitate servicing and to minimize administrative burden and expense, the
master servicer will act, directly or through the sub-servicers or third-party sub-custodians on
behalf of the master servicer for the benefit of the trust and the indenture trustee, as
custodian(s) of the promissory notes representing the trust student loans and other related
documents.
The principal offices of the trust are located in the State of Delaware, in care of Chase Bank
USA, National Association, as eligible lender trustee, at its address and telephone number shown in
the section “Eligible Lender Trustee” below.
Except as disclosed in this prospectus supplement, the trust has not commenced operations
since the date of its establishment and no audited financial statement has been prepared since the
date of this prospectus supplement. The trust is not required by the laws of
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the State of Delaware, and the trust does not intend, to publish any annual audited financial
statements.
Capitalization of the Trust
The following table illustrates the capitalization of the trust as of the closing date, as if
the issuance and sale of the offered notes had taken place on that date:
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Class A-1 Student Loan-Backed Notes |
|
$ |
152,000,000 |
|
Class A-2 Student Loan-Backed Notes |
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278,000,000 |
|
Class A-3 Student Loan-Backed Notes |
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|
192,000,000 |
|
Class A-4 Student Loan-Backed Notes |
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|
296,000,000 |
|
Class A-5 Student Loan-Backed Notes |
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|
395,000,000 |
|
Class A-6 Student Loan-Backed Notes |
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|
433,000,000 |
|
Class B Student Loan-Backed Notes |
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|
54,000,000 |
|
Capital Contribution |
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|
100 |
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Total |
|
$ |
1,800,000,100 |
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Eligible Lender Trustee
Chase Bank USA, National Association is the eligible lender trustee for the trust under the
trust agreement. Chase Bank USA, National Association is a national banking association whose
principal offices are located at 500 Stanton Christiana Road, FL3/OPS4,
Newark,
Delaware 19713.
The phone number is (
302) 552-6279. The eligible lender trustee will acquire on behalf of the
trust legal title to all the trust student loans acquired under the contribution agreement. The
eligible lender trustee, on behalf of the trust, has entered into a separate guarantee agreement
with each of the guarantee agencies described in this prospectus supplement with respect to the
trust student loans. The eligible lender trustee qualifies as an eligible lender and the holder of
the trust student loans for all purposes under the Higher Education Act and the guarantee
agreements. Failure of the trust student loans to be owned by an eligible lender would result in
the loss of guarantor and Department of Education payments on the trust student loans. We refer
you to “
Appendix A—Federal Family Education Loan Program—Eligible Lenders, Students and Educational
Institutions” in the prospectus.
The eligible lender trustee’s liability in connection with the issuance and sale of the notes
is limited solely to the express obligations of the eligible lender trustee in the trust agreement
and the contribution agreement. We refer you to “Description of the Notes” in this prospectus
supplement and “Transfer and Servicing Agreements” in the prospectus. Affiliates of the depositor
maintain banking relations with the eligible lender trustee.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The trust will use the net proceeds of $1,740,969,000 from the sale of the offered notes to
make the initial deposits into the capitalized interest account, the add-on consolidation account
and the reserve account and to acquire the trust student loans from the depositor on the closing
date under the contribution agreement.
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The depositor will then use the proceeds paid to the depositor by the trust to pay to each of
Wachovia Bank and WEF the cash portion of the respective cash purchase prices for the trust student
loans purchased by the depositor. The purchase price to Wachovia Bank will also include
$19,494,000 principal amount of class B notes and a 36.1% ownership interest in the class of excess
distribution certificates issued by the trust. Wachovia Bank will transfer such class B notes and
excess distribution certificate to WELF Holding. Expenses incurred to establish the trust and
issue the notes (other than fees that are due to the underwriters with respect to the offered
notes) are payable by the depositor. An estimate of such expenses, as of the closing date, is
$1,500,000.
THE TRUST STUDENT LOAN POOL
The eligible lender trustee, on behalf of the trust, will acquire the pool of trust student
loans from the depositor on the closing date, and the trust will be entitled to collections on and
proceeds of the trust student loans after the cutoff date. Unless otherwise specified, all
information with respect to the trust student loans is presented as of the close of business on
September 30, 2005, which is the
statistical cutoff date.
The depositor will purchase the trust student loans from Wachovia Bank and WEF under the
applicable purchase agreement. Wachovia Bank and WEF acquired or have received as a capital
contribution the trust student loans they are selling to the depositor in the ordinary course of
their businesses.
The trust student loans were selected from the portfolio of student loans owned by Wachovia
Bank and WEF or one of their affiliates by employing several criteria, including requirements that
each trust student loan as of the statistical cutoff date:
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is a consolidation loan that is guaranteed as to principal and interest by a
guarantee agency under a guarantee agreement and the guarantee agency is, in turn,
reinsured by the Department of Education in accordance with the FFELP; |
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• |
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contains terms in accordance with those required by the FFELP, the guarantee
agreements and other applicable requirements; |
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• |
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is fully disbursed; |
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is not more than 210 days past due; |
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• |
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does not have a borrower who is noted in the related records of the master servicer
or the related sub-servicer as being currently involved in a bankruptcy proceeding; and |
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• |
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has special allowance payments, if any, based on the three-month commercial paper
rate. |
No trust student loan as of the statistical cutoff date was subject to any existing obligation
to sell that loan to a third party.
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The addition of any add-on consolidation loans will not be a sale of a new loan to the trust;
rather, such addition will merely serve to increase the principal balance of the existing trust
student loan and, in the event of a breach of any representation or warranty, the applicable seller
will be required to repurchase the entire trust student loan, including the portion attributable to
the add-on consolidation loan.
The following tables provide a description of specified characteristics of the trust student
loans as of the statistical cutoff 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 to be capitalized of approximately $9,606,644 as of the statistical cutoff date.
The distribution by weighted average interest rate applicable to the trust student loans on
any date following the statistical cutoff 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. Moreover, the information below about the weighted average remaining term to maturity of
the trust student loans as of the statistical cutoff 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
deferral and forbearance periods on any of the trust student loans.
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. For ease of administration, the
master servicer separates a consolidation loan on its system into two separate loan segments if
that consolidation loan has both subsidized and unsubsidized segments. The following tables
reflect those loan segments within the number of 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 CUTOFF DATE
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Aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance |
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
Aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance—Commercial Paper |
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
Number of Borrowers |
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|
54,681 |
|
Average Outstanding Principal Balance Per Borrower |
|
$ |
32,352 |
|
Number of Loans |
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|
94,120 |
|
Average Outstanding Principal Balance Per Loan—Commercial Paper |
|
$ |
18,795 |
|
Weighted Average Remaining Term to Scheduled Maturity |
|
254 months |
Weighted Average Annual Borrower Interest Rate |
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|
4.15 |
% |
We determined the weighted average remaining term to maturity shown in the table from the
statistical cutoff date to the stated maturity date of the applicable trust student loan without
giving effect to any deferral or forbearance periods that may be granted in the future. See
Appendix A to the prospectus and “The Student Loan Pools—The Student Loan Financing Business of
Wachovia” in the prospectus.
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The Commercial Paper segmentation in the table above is based on the special allowance payment
index applicable to the trust student loans. The weighted average annual borrower interest rate
shown in the table is exclusive of special allowance payments.
As of the statistical cutoff date, the weighted average spread, including special allowance
payments but excluding any borrower incentives that are currently in place, to the three-month
commercial paper rate was at least 2.64%. We refer you to “—Special Allowance Payments” in
Appendix A to the prospectus.
For this purpose, the three-month commercial paper rate is the average of the bond equivalent
rates of the three-month commercial paper (financial) rates in effect for each of the days in a
calendar quarter as reported by the Federal Reserve in Publication H.15 (or its successor) for that
calendar quarter.
The following table provides information about the trust student loans regarding the loan
type.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY SUBSIDY STATUS
AS OF THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
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Percent of |
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|
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Pool by |
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Aggregate |
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Outstanding |
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Number |
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Outstanding |
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|
Principal |
|
| Subsidy Status |
|
of Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
Subsidized |
|
|
47,046 |
|
|
$ |
818,739,421 |
|
|
|
46.3 |
% |
Unsubsidized |
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|
47,074 |
|
|
|
950,275,371 |
|
|
|
53.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY BORROWER INTEREST RATES AS OF
THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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Percent of |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pool by |
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Aggregate |
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|
Outstanding |
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Number |
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|
Outstanding |
|
|
Principal |
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| Interest Rates |
|
of Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
1.51% - 2.00% |
|
|
1,700 |
|
|
$ |
33,201,045 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
2.01% - 2.50% |
|
|
4,820 |
|
|
|
87,978,817 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
2.51% - 3.00% |
|
|
20,863 |
|
|
|
362,353,849 |
|
|
|
20.5 |
|
3.01% - 3.50% |
|
|
24,161 |
|
|
|
380,825,736 |
|
|
|
21.5 |
|
3.51% - 4.00% |
|
|
10,969 |
|
|
|
214,440,876 |
|
|
|
12.1 |
|
4.01% - 4.50% |
|
|
10,799 |
|
|
|
197,473,056 |
|
|
|
11.2 |
|
4.51% - 5.00% |
|
|
3,939 |
|
|
|
78,891,768 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
5.01% - 5.50% |
|
|
2,546 |
|
|
|
57,744,126 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
5.51% - 6.00% |
|
|
3,332 |
|
|
|
83,689,325 |
|
|
|
4.7 |
|
6.01% - 6.50% |
|
|
3,877 |
|
|
|
89,443,239 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
6.51% - 7.00% |
|
|
2,182 |
|
|
|
62,535,744 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
7.01% - 7.50% |
|
|
1,175 |
|
|
|
24,310,445 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
7.51% - 8.00% |
|
|
1,091 |
|
|
|
28,735,051 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
8.01% - 8.50% |
|
|
2,666 |
|
|
|
67,391,713 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
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 cutoff date. Because most of the trust student
loans bear interest at various fixed rate and because trust student loans with different interest
rates are likely to be repaid at different rates, this information will not remain applicable to
the trust student loans in the future. See Appendix A to the prospectus and “The Student Loan
Pools—The Student Loan Financing Business of Wachovia” in the prospectus.
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DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE PER BORROWER AS OF
THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
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Percent of |
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Pool by |
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| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
| Range of Outstanding |
|
Number of |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Principal |
|
| Principal Balance |
|
Borrowers |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
$ 0.01 — $ 5,000.00 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
$ |
127,336 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
$ 5,000.01 — $10,000.00 |
|
|
1,993 |
|
|
|
17,895,332 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
$10,000.01 — $15,000.00 |
|
|
10,404 |
|
|
|
132,208,524 |
|
|
|
7.5 |
|
$15,000.01 — $20,000.00 |
|
|
10,661 |
|
|
|
184,961,225 |
|
|
|
10.5 |
|
$20,000.01 — $25,000.00 |
|
|
7,706 |
|
|
|
171,817,941 |
|
|
|
9.7 |
|
$25,000.01 — $30,000.00 |
|
|
5,247 |
|
|
|
143,388,332 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
$30,000.01 — $35,000.00 |
|
|
3,868 |
|
|
|
125,261,576 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
$35,000.01 — $40,000.00 |
|
|
3,063 |
|
|
|
114,498,217 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
|
$40,000.01 — $45,000.00 |
|
|
2,150 |
|
|
|
91,050,576 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
$45,000.01 — $50,000.00 |
|
|
1,651 |
|
|
|
78,209,601 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
$50,000.01 — $55,000.00 |
|
|
1,268 |
|
|
|
66,513,741 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
$55,000.01 — $60,000.00 |
|
|
962 |
|
|
|
55,129,891 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
$60,000.01 — $65,000.00 |
|
|
660 |
|
|
|
41,199,323 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
$65,000.01 — $70,000.00 |
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
33,364,432 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
$70,000.01 — $75,000.00 |
|
|
411 |
|
|
|
29,752,762 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
$75,000.01 — $80,000.00 |
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
29,710,532 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
$80,000.01 — $85,000.00 |
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
31,791,502 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
$85,000.01 — $90,000.00 |
|
|
332 |
|
|
|
28,992,941 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
$90,000.01 — $95,000.00 |
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
29,954,965 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
$95,000.01 — $100,000.00 |
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
29,003,757 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
Greater than $100,000.00 |
|
|
2,384 |
|
|
|
334,182,288 |
|
|
|
18.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
54,681 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The following table provides information about the trust student loans regarding the days of
delinquency.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY NUMBER OF DAYS DELINQUENT AS OF
THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pool by |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
| |
|
Number |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Principal |
|
| Days Delinquent |
|
of Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
0 day |
|
|
82,597 |
|
|
$ |
1,558,610,440 |
|
|
|
88.1 |
% |
1 to 30 days |
|
|
7,867 |
|
|
|
142,728,336 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
31 to 60 days |
|
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
43,909,317 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
61 to 90 days |
|
|
1,291 |
|
|
|
23,766,699 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY REMAINING TERM TO SCHEDULED MATURITY AS OF
THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pool by |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
| Number of Months Remaining to |
|
Number of |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Principal |
|
| Scheduled Maturity |
|
Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
13 - 24 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
$ |
9,219 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
25 - 36 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
1,172,577 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
37 - 48 |
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
1,502,304 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
49 - 60 |
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
2,246,250 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
61 - 72 |
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
3,817,052 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
73 - 84 |
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
5,780,337 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
85 - 96 |
|
|
697 |
|
|
|
7,828,184 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
97 - 108 |
|
|
1,003 |
|
|
|
12,750,871 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
109 - 120 |
|
|
1,428 |
|
|
|
17,665,031 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
121 - 132 |
|
|
1,468 |
|
|
|
12,977,862 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
|
133 - 144 |
|
|
3,430 |
|
|
|
31,353,281 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
145 - 156 |
|
|
4,942 |
|
|
|
50,226,137 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
157 - 168 |
|
|
7,354 |
|
|
|
74,085,730 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
169 - 180 |
|
|
14,832 |
|
|
|
148,875,119 |
|
|
|
8.4 |
|
181 - 192 |
|
|
2,423 |
|
|
|
34,426,689 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
193 - 204 |
|
|
4,008 |
|
|
|
59,794,837 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
205 - 216 |
|
|
5,277 |
|
|
|
80,430,862 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
217 - 228 |
|
|
8,478 |
|
|
|
131,424,052 |
|
|
|
7.4 |
|
229 - 240 |
|
|
15,896 |
|
|
|
249,916,989 |
|
|
|
14.1 |
|
241 - 252 |
|
|
791 |
|
|
|
20,909,342 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
253 - 264 |
|
|
1,263 |
|
|
|
34,796,576 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
265 - 276 |
|
|
1,747 |
|
|
|
49,339,581 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
277 - 288 |
|
|
2,651 |
|
|
|
73,214,942 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
289 - 300 |
|
|
5,923 |
|
|
|
156,813,330 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
|
301 - 312 |
|
|
488 |
|
|
|
24,172,821 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
313 - 324 |
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
43,777,962 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
325 - 336 |
|
|
1,155 |
|
|
|
59,514,404 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
337 - 348 |
|
|
1,873 |
|
|
|
99,535,094 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
349 - 360 |
|
|
5,033 |
|
|
|
280,657,358 |
|
|
|
15.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We have determined the numbers of months remaining to scheduled maturity shown in the table
from the statistical cutoff date to the stated maturity date of the applicable trust student loan
without giving effect to any deferral or forbearance periods that may be granted in the future.
See Appendix A to the prospectus and “The Student Loan Pools—The Student Loan Financing Business of
Wachovia” in the prospectus.
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DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY CURRENT BORROWER PAYMENT STATUS AS OF
THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pool by |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
| |
|
Number |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Principal |
|
| Current Borrower Payment Status |
|
of Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
Deferral |
|
|
9,740 |
|
|
$ |
199,890,902 |
|
|
|
11.3 |
% |
Forbearance |
|
|
9,487 |
|
|
|
238,262,475 |
|
|
|
13.5 |
|
Repayment
First year in repayment |
|
|
39,212 |
|
|
|
711,841,126 |
|
|
|
40.2 |
|
Second year in repayment |
|
|
23,619 |
|
|
|
420,146,877 |
|
|
|
23.8 |
|
Third year in repayment |
|
|
7,085 |
|
|
|
121,248,164 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
More than 3 years in repayment |
|
|
4,977 |
|
|
|
77,625,248 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current borrower payment status refers to the status of the borrower of each trust student
loan as of the statistical cutoff date. The borrower:
| |
• |
|
may have temporarily ceased repaying the loan through a deferral or a forbearance
period; or |
| |
| |
• |
|
may be currently required to repay the loan—repayment. |
See Appendix A to the prospectus and “The Student Loan Pools—The Student Loan Financing Business of
Wachovia” in the prospectus.
The weighted average number of months in repayment for all trust student loans currently in
repayment is approximately 12.6, calculated as the term to maturity at the commencement of
repayment less the number of months remaining to scheduled maturity as of the statistical cutoff
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 CUTOFF DATE
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Scheduled Remaining Months in Status |
|
| Current Borrower Payment Status |
|
Deferral |
|
|
Forbearance |
|
|
Repayment |
|
Deferral |
|
|
14.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
259.4 |
|
Forbearance |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5.2 |
|
|
|
285.2 |
|
Repayment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
244.9 |
|
We have determined the scheduled months in status shown in the table without giving effect to
any deferral or forbearance periods that may be granted in the future. See Appendix A to the
prospectus and “The Student Loan Pools—The Student Loan Financing Business of Wachovia” in the
prospectus.
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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT
LOANS AS OF THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pool by |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
| |
|
Number |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Principal |
|
| State |
|
of Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
California |
|
|
14,103 |
|
|
$ |
267,721,266 |
|
|
|
15.1 |
% |
Pennsylvania |
|
|
12,656 |
|
|
|
222,816,457 |
|
|
|
12.6 |
|
Florida |
|
|
8,826 |
|
|
|
181,319,451 |
|
|
|
10.2 |
|
Texas |
|
|
6,279 |
|
|
|
138,203,139 |
|
|
|
7.8 |
|
New York |
|
|
6,915 |
|
|
|
123,619,459 |
|
|
|
7.0 |
|
New Jersey |
|
|
5,111 |
|
|
|
87,683,204 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
Virginia |
|
|
5,339 |
|
|
|
84,035,463 |
|
|
|
4.8 |
|
North Carolina |
|
|
4,432 |
|
|
|
67,411,255 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
Maryland |
|
|
3,145 |
|
|
|
62,287,172 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
Georgia |
|
|
3,475 |
|
|
|
61,424,359 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
Illinois |
|
|
2,577 |
|
|
|
48,040,474 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
Ohio |
|
|
1,589 |
|
|
|
32,792,691 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
Massachusetts. |
|
|
1,654 |
|
|
|
31,483,282 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
Arizona |
|
|
1,153 |
|
|
|
25,095,934 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
Washington |
|
|
1,203 |
|
|
|
22,647,909 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
Missouri |
|
|
1,157 |
|
|
|
21,901,435 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
Oregon |
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
21,277,894 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
Connecticut |
|
|
1,004 |
|
|
|
19,193,696 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
Colorado |
|
|
806 |
|
|
|
18,437,137 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
Other (1) |
|
|
11,640 |
|
|
|
231,623,115 |
|
|
|
13.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (1) |
|
Each state in the “Other” category represents less than 1% of the aggregate outstanding
principal balance. |
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 master servicer’s records as of the
statistical cutoff 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
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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 addition, if a borrower pays a monthly installment after its scheduled
due date, the borrower may owe a fee on that late payment. If a late fee is applied, such payment
will be applied first to the applicable late fee, second to interest and third to principal. As a
result, the portion of the payment applied to reduce the unpaid principal balance may be less than
it would have been had the payment been made as scheduled.
In either case, subject to any applicable deferral 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.
Each of Wachovia Bank and WEF makes available through the master servicer and the
sub-servicers, to the borrowers of student loans it holds, payment terms that may result in the
lengthening of the remaining term of the student loans. For example, not all of the loans owned by
Wachovia Bank or WEF 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. Each of
Wachovia Bank and WEF also offers, through the master servicer, 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. We refer you to “The Student Loan
Pools—The Student Loan Financing Business of Wachovia” in the prospectus.
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 CUTOFF DATE
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pool by |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
| |
|
Number |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Principal |
|
| Loan Repayment Terms |
|
of Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
Level Payment |
|
|
71,111 |
|
|
$ |
1,294,575,571 |
|
|
|
73.2 |
% |
Graduated Payment |
|
|
23,009 |
|
|
|
474,439,221 |
|
|
|
26.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The master servicer at the request of Wachovia Bank or the depositor and on behalf of the
trust, may in the future offer repayment terms similar to those described above to borrowers of
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loans in the trust who are not entitled to these repayment terms as of the statistical cutoff
date. If repayment terms are offered to borrowers, the weighted average life of the securities
could be lengthened.
All of the trust student loans were disbursed on or after
October 1, 1993 and, accordingly,
are 98% guaranteed by the applicable guarantor, and reinsured against default by the Department.
Student loans disbursed prior to
October 1, 1993 are 100% guaranteed by the applicable guarantor,
and reinsured against default by the Department of Education. We refer you to “
Appendix A—Federal
Family Education Loan Program—Guarantee Agencies under FFELP” in the prospectus.
Exceptional Performance Status
The Higher Education Act authorizes the Department of Education to recognize lenders and
lender servicers (as agent for the eligible lender) for an exceptional level of performance in
servicing FFELP loans. A lender or lender servicer designated for exceptional performance can
receive 100% reimbursement on all claims submitted for insurance provided that the lender or lender
servicer meets and maintains all requirements for achieving its designation. The Secretary of
Education may revoke exceptional performance status if, among other things, subsequent audits of a
servicer’s servicing operations fail to meet certain due diligence standards, the required audits
are not provided to the Secretary or the Secretary determines that an overall level of regulatory
compliance has not been maintained. If the Secretary of Education revokes a servicer’s exceptional
performer status on a retroactive basis, the Secretary may hold the servicer and the holders of
student loans serviced by such servicer jointly and severally liable for reimbursement to the
relevant guaranty agencies of amounts paid during such retroactive period in excess of the standard
default insurance rate of 98%. If the Secretary makes a demand upon the holders of such student
loans to make such reimbursement payment, the master servicer has agreed to reimburse the relevant
guaranty agencies directly for any such amount under the master servicing agreement in accordance
with the procedures under the Higher Education Act. The sub-servicers were granted exceptional
performance status for the periods shown below:
So long as such exceptional performance status remains in effect, all student loans serviced
by ACS Education Services, Inc. and The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, doing
business nationally as American Education Services, including the student loans to be acquired with
the proceeds of the offered notes, will be eligible to receive 100% reimbursement on any claim
submitted for payment. We sometimes refer to ACS Education Services, Inc. as ACS and American
Education Services as AES. These periods may be extended beyond such dates provided ACS and AES
meet the Department of Education’s requirements to maintain such designation. There can be no
assurance that ACS and AES will maintain their exceptional performance status in the future.
Failure to maintain exceptional performance status in the future is not a default under their
respective sub-servicing agreements.
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The following table provides information with respect to the distribution of the trust student
loans by sub-servicer:
DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUST STUDENT LOANS
BY SUB-SERVICER AS OF THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pool by |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
| |
|
Number |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Principal |
|
| Name of Sub-servicer |
|
of Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Balance |
|
ACS |
|
|
35,984 |
|
|
$ |
709,038,231 |
|
|
|
40.1 |
% |
AES |
|
|
58,136 |
|
|
|
1,059,976,561 |
|
|
|
59.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance of Student Loans; Guarantors of Student Loans
General. Each trust student loan is required to be guaranteed as to at least 98% of the
principal and interest by one of the guarantee agencies described below and reinsured by the
Department of Education under the Higher Education Act and must be eligible for special allowance
payments and, in the case of some trust student loans, interest subsidy payments by the Department
of Education.
No insurance premium is charged to a borrower or a lender in connection with a consolidation
loan. However, FFELP lenders must pay a monthly rebate fee to the Department of Education at an
annualized rate of 1.05% on principal of and interest on consolidation loans disbursed on or after
October 1, 1993, from applications received prior to
October 1, 1998, and after
January 31, 1999,
or at an annualized rate of 0.62% on consolidation loans for which consolidation loan applications
were received between
October 1, 1998 and
January 31, 1999. The trust will pay this consolidation
loan rebate prior to calculating Available Funds.
Guarantee Agencies for the Trust Student Loans. The eligible lender trustee has entered into
a separate guarantee agreement with each of the guarantee agencies listed below, under which each
of the guarantors has agreed to serve as guarantor for specified trust student loans.
Under the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, if the Department of Education has determined
that a guarantee agency is unable to meet its insurance obligations, a loan holder may submit
claims directly to the Department of Education and the Department of Education is required to pay
the full guarantee payment in accordance with guarantee claim processing standards no more
stringent than those of the guarantee agency. However, the Department of Education’s obligation to
pay guarantee claims directly in this fashion is contingent upon the Department of Education making
the determination referred to above. We cannot assure you that the Department of Education would
ever make such a determination with respect to a guarantee agency or, if such a determination was
made, whether that determination or the ultimate payment of guarantee claims would be made in a
timely manner. We refer you to
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“Appendix A—Federal Family Education Loan Program—Guarantee Agencies under FFELP” in the
prospectus.
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 GUARANTEE AGENCY AS OF THE STATISTICAL CUTOFF DATE
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Percent of Pool by |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
| |
|
Number of Loans |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
|
Principal Balance |
|
| Name of Guarantee Agency |
|
Guaranteed |
|
|
of Loans Guaranteed |
|
|
Guaranteed |
|
American Student Association |
|
|
1,159 |
|
|
$ |
72,118,292 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
% |
The Pennsylvania Higher
Education Assistance Agency |
|
|
90,671 |
|
|
|
1,608,195,384 |
|
|
|
90.9 |
|
United Student Aid Funds, Inc. |
|
|
2,290 |
|
|
|
88,701,116 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94,120 |
|
|
$ |
1,769,014,792 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Some historical information about the guarantee agency that guarantees trust student loans
comprising at least 10% of the initial Pool Balance is provided below. For purposes of the
following tables we refer to this guarantee agency as “Significant Guarantor.” 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 information in these tables from various sources, including from the
Significant Guarantor itself or, if not available from the Significant Guarantor, from Department
of Education publications and data. None of the depositor, the trust, Wachovia Bank, WEF, or the
underwriters have audited or independently verified this information for accuracy or completeness.
However, this information has been accurately reproduced and as far as the depositor is aware and
is able to ascertain from information published by the Significant Guarantor, no facts have been
omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.
Guarantee Volume. The following table describes the approximate aggregate principal amount of
federally reinsured student loans, excluding consolidation loans, that first became guaranteed by
the Significant Guarantor and by all guarantee agencies, including but not limited to those
guaranteeing trust student loans, in each of the last five federal fiscal years:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Loans Guaranteed |
| Name of Guarantee |
|
Federal Fiscal Year |
| Agency |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
The Pennsylvania
Higher Education
Assistance Agency |
|
$ |
2,252,381 |
|
|
$ |
2,529,963 |
|
|
$ |
2,813,006 |
|
|
$ |
3,131,246 |
|
|
$ |
3,403,031 |
|
All Guarantee
Agencies |
|
$ |
28,335,000 |
|
|
$ |
32,749,000 |
|
|
$ |
38,865,000 |
|
|
$ |
45,428,000 |
|
|
Not available |
Reserve Ratio. The Significant Guarantor’s reserve ratio is determined by dividing its
cumulative cash reserves by the original principal amount of the outstanding loans it has agreed to
guarantee. For this purpose:
| |
• |
|
Cumulative cash reserves are cash reserves plus (1) sources of funds, including
insurance premiums, state appropriations, federal advances, federal reinsurance
payments, administrative cost allowances, collections on claims paid and investment
earnings, minus (2) uses of funds, including claims paid to lenders, operating
expenses, lender fees, the Department of Education’s share of collections on claims
paid, returned advances and reinsurance fees. |
| |
| |
• |
|
The original principal amount of outstanding loans consists of the original
principal amount of loans guaranteed by that guarantor minus the original principal
amount of loans cancelled, claims paid, loans paid in full and loan guarantees
transferred to the Significant Guarantor from other guarantors. |
The following table shows the Significant Guarantor’s reserve ratio for the five federal
fiscal years from 2001 shown for which information is available:
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| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Reserve Ratio as of Close of Federal |
| |
|
Fiscal Year |
| Guarantor |
|
2001(1) |
|
2002(1) |
|
2003(1)(2) |
|
2004(1)(2) |
|
2005(1)(2)(3) |
The Pennsylvania
Higher Education
Assistance Agency |
|
|
1.10 |
% |
|
|
0.48 |
% |
|
|
0.48 |
% |
|
|
0.34 |
% |
|
|
0.17 |
% |
|
|
|
| (1) |
|
Guaranty agencies were required to relinquish certain reserve funds to the federal
government pursuant to the Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Higher Education
Amendment of 1998. |
| |
| (2) |
|
Under current law, PHEAA is required to manage the Federal Fund so net assets are greater
than 0.25% of the original principal balance of outstanding guarantees. Historically, the
Department of Education has calculated this ratio at September 30, which is the close of the
federal fiscal year. In the fiscal years 2003, 2004 and 2005, amounts payable to the
Department of Education related to the recall of reserve funds were excluded from this
calculation. These amounts payable are due in two installments, one in September 2006, and one
in September 2007. |
| |
| (3) |
|
Based upon PHEAA’s calculation of the ratio, PHEAA has determined that it fell below the
required ratio during the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Under federal law, PHEAA is required
to submit a management plan to the Department of Education if PHEAA remains under the required
level for two consecutive years. That plan must demonstrate that PHEAA will reach the required
level within 18 months of submitting the plan. |
Recovery Rates. A guarantor’s recovery rate, which provides a measure of the
effectiveness of the collection efforts against defaulting borrowers after the guarantee claim has
been satisfied, is determined for each year by dividing the cumulative amount recovered from
borrowers by the guarantor by the cumulative aggregate amount of default claims paid by the
guarantor. The table below shows the cumulative recovery rates for the Significant Guarantor for
the five federal fiscal years from 2001:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Recovery Rate |
| |
|
Federal Fiscal Year |
| Guarantor |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
The Pennsylvania
Higher Education
Assistance Agency |
|
|
23.20 |
% |
|
|
26.07 |
% |
|
|
23.12 |
% |
|
|
25.48 |
% |
|
|
26.59 |
% |
Claims Rate. The following table shows the claims rates of the Significant Guarantor for the
last five federal fiscal years:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Claims Rate |
| |
|
Federal Fiscal Year |
| Guarantor |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
The Pennsylvania Higher
Education Assistance Agency |
|
|
1.7 |
% |
|
|
1.7 |
% |
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
1.3 |
% |
The Department of Education is required to make reinsurance payments to guarantors with
respect to FFELP loans in default. This requirement is subject to specified reductions when the
guarantor’s claims rate for a fiscal year equals or exceeds certain trigger percentages of the
aggregate original principal amount of the FFELP loans guaranteed by that guarantor that are in
repayment on the last day of the prior fiscal year. We refer you to “Appendix A—Federal Family
Education Loan Program” to the prospectus.
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Each guarantee agency’s guarantee obligations with respect to any trust student loan is
conditioned upon the satisfaction of all the conditions in the applicable guarantee agreement.
These conditions include, but are not limited to, generally the following:
| |
• |
|
the origination and servicing of the trust student loan being performed in
accordance with the FFELP, the Higher Education Act, the guarantee agency’s rules and
other applicable requirements in all material respects; |
| |
| |
• |
|
the timely payment to the guarantee agency of the guarantee fee payable on the trust
student loan; and |
| |
| |
• |
|
the timely submission to the guarantee agency of all required pre-claim delinquency
status notifications and of the claim on the trust student loan. |
Failure to comply with any of the applicable conditions, including those listed above, may
result in the refusal of the guarantee agency to honor its guarantee agreement on the trust student
loan, in the denial of guarantee coverage for certain accrued interest amounts or in the loss of
certain interest subsidy payments and special allowance payments.
Prospective investors may consult the Department of Education Data Books for further
information concerning the guarantors.
Cure Period for Trust Student Loans
Wachovia Bank, WEF, the depositor or the master servicer, as applicable, will be obligated to
purchase (or, in the case of the depositor, to reacquire) or to substitute qualified substitute
student loans for, any trust student loan in the event of a breach of certain representations,
warranties or covenants concerning the trust student loan which has a material adverse effect on
the interest of the trust, following a period during which the breach may be cured. However, any
breach that relates to compliance with the requirements of the Higher Education Act or the
applicable guarantor but that does not affect that guarantor’s obligation to guarantee payment of a
trust student loan will not be considered to have a material adverse effect. In addition, a
finding by the Department of Education that the Higher Education Act was violated or that a loan is
no longer insured because of a violation of the Higher Education Act may be required prior to the
trust being able to enforce the agreement.
For purposes of trust student loans the cure period will be 210 days. However, in the case of
breaches that may be cured by the reinstatement of the guarantor’s guarantee of the trust student
loan, the cure period will be 360 days. In each case the cure period begins on the earlier of the
date on which the breach is discovered and the date of the receipt by the master servicer or the
related sub-servicer of the guarantor reject transmittal form with respect to the trust student
loan. The purchase, reacquisition or substitution will be made not later than the end of the
210-day cure period or not later than the 60th day following the end of the 360-day cure
period, as applicable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as of the last business day of any month the aggregate
principal amount of trust student loans for which claims have been filed with and rejected by a
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guarantor as a result of a breach by the depositor, the master servicer or a sub-servicer or
for which the master servicer or the related sub-servicer determines that claims cannot be filed
pursuant to the Higher Education Act as a result of such a breach exceeds 1% of the Pool Balance,
then the master servicer or the depositor, as applicable, will be required to purchase or
reacquire, within 30 days of a written request by the eligible lender trustee or the indenture
trustee, affected trust student loans in an aggregate principal amount so that after the purchases
or reacquisitions the aggregate principal amount of affected trust student loans is less than 1% of
the Pool Balance. The trust student loans to be purchased by the master servicer or to be
reacquired by the depositor pursuant to the preceding sentence will be based on the date of final
claim rejection, with the trust student loans with the earliest of these dates to be purchased or
reacquired first. We refer you to “Servicing and Administration—Master Servicer Covenants” and
“Transfer and Servicing Agreements—Contribution of Student Loans to the Trust; Representations and
Warranties of the Depositor” and “—Purchase of Student Loans by the Depositor; Representations and
Warranties of the Originators” in the prospectus.
Consolidation of Federal Benefit Billings and Receipts and Guarantor Claims with Other Trusts
Due to a Department of Education policy limiting the granting of new lender identification
numbers, the eligible lender trustee will be allowed under the trust agreement to permit other
trusts established by the depositor to securitize student loans to use the Department of Education
lender identification number applicable to the trust. In that event, the billings submitted to the
Department of Education for interest subsidy and special allowance payments on loans in the trust
would be consolidated with the billings for the payments for student loans in other trusts using
the same lender identification number and payments on the billings would be made by the Department
of Education in lump sum form. These lump sum payments would then be allocated among the various
trusts using the same lender identification number.
In addition, the sharing of the lender identification number with other trusts may result in
the receipt of claim payments from guarantee agencies in lump sum form. In that event, these
payments would be allocated among the trusts in a manner similar to the allocation process for
interest subsidy and special allowance payments.
The Department of Education regards the eligible lender trustee as the party primarily
responsible to the Department of Education for any liabilities owed to the Department of Education
or guarantee agencies resulting from the eligible lender trustee’s activities in the FFELP. As a
result, if the Department of Education or a guarantee agency were to determine that the eligible
lender trustee owes a liability to the Department of Education or a guarantee agency on any student
loan included in a trust using the shared lender identification number, the Department of Education
or that guarantee agency would be likely to collect that liability by offset against amounts due
the eligible lender trustee under the shared lender identification number, including amounts owed
in connection with the trust.
In addition, other trusts using the shared lender identification number may in a given quarter
incur consolidation origination fees that exceed the interest subsidy and special allowance
payments payable by the Department of Education on the loans in the other trusts, resulting in the
consolidated payment from the Department of Education received by the eligible
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lender trustee under the lender identification number for that quarter equaling an amount that
is less than the amount owed by the Department of Education on the loans in the trust for that
quarter.
The master servicing agreement and sub-servicing agreements for the trust and the master
servicing agreements and the sub-servicing agreements for the other trusts established by the
depositor that share the lender identification number to be used by the trust will require any
trust to indemnify the other trusts against a shortfall or an offset by the Department of Education
or a guarantee agency arising from the student loans held by the eligible lender trustee on the
trust’s behalf.
MASTER SERVICING AGREEMENT AND SUB-SERVICING AGREEMENTS
We refer you to “Transfer and Servicing Agreements” and “Servicing and Administration” of the
prospectus for the description of the master servicing agreement.
Description of American Education Services
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, doing business nationally as American
Education Services, services student loans that it owns and provides third party servicing for
student loans owned by others. AES also offers
“remote” servicing, which is limited to data
processing functions. At
September 30, 2005, AES serviced approximately 5.2 million student loans
with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $36.4 billion and provided
“remote” servicing
for approximately 3.8 million additional loans with an aggregate principal balance of approximately
$14.4 billion. At
September 30, 2004, AES serviced approximately 4.6 million student loans with an
aggregate principal balance of approximately $27.6 billion and provided
“remote” servicing for
approximately 3 million additional loans with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $10.4
billion.
AES has been designated by the Department of Education as a servicer with an exceptional level
of performance. Lenders which have their student loans serviced by servicers who are designated as
having an exceptional level of performance will receive 100% reimbursement on all claims submitted
for insurance provided that the lender’s servicer meets and maintains all requirements for
achieving its exceptional performance designation. Thus, for as long as the Department of Education
maintains its designation of AES as a servicer with an exceptional level of performance, the
student loans serviced by AES will be reinsured by the Department of Education up to a maximum of
100%. We refer you to “The Trust Student Loan Pool—Exceptional Performance Status” in this
prospectus supplement.
We obtained the information above about AES from AES and none of the depositor, the trust,
Wachovia Bank, WEF, or the underwriters have audited or independently verified this information for
accuracy or completeness. As far as the depositor is aware and is able to ascertain from
information published by AES, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced
information inaccurate or misleading.
Under the sub-servicing agreement with the master servicer, AES has agreed to service and
perform all other related tasks with respect to, certain of the student loans. AES is required to
perform all services and duties customary to the servicing of student loans in compliance with
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all applicable standards and procedures. We refer you to “Servicing and
Administration—Servicing Procedures” in the accompanying prospectus.
Description of ACS Education Services, Inc.
ACS Education Services, Inc. is a for-profit corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (
“ACSI”). Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACSI is a Fortune 500
company providing business process and technology outsourcing solutions to world-class commercial
and government clients. ACSI’s Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol
“ACS”. As of
September 30, 2005, ACS provided loan servicing for approximately $113
billion in student and parental loans, including approximately $87 billion in Federal Direct
Student Loans under contract with the Department of Education. ACS has its headquarters at One
World Trade Center, Suite 2200,
Long Beach,
California 90831, and has regional processing centers
in Long Beach and Bakersfield, California; Utica, New York; and Lombard, Illinois.
In March 2005, ACS received the exceptional performer designation from the Department of
Education. As a result, lenders serviced by ACS are eligible to receive 100% reimbursement on all
claims submitted for insurance, and will not be subject to the 2% risk sharing loss otherwise
applicable, as long as ACS retains the exceptional performer designation. ACS could lose its
exceptional performer designation as a result of a variety of factors, including changes to the
Higher Education Act, or if subsequent audits fail to meet the standards of the Department of
Education for such continuing such designation. We refer you to “The Trust Student Loan
Pool—Exceptional Performance Status” in this prospectus supplement.
We obtained the information above about ACS from ACS and none of the depositor, the trust,
Wachovia Bank, WEF, or the underwriters have audited or independently verified this information for
accuracy or completeness. As far as the depositor is aware and is able to ascertain from
information published by ACS, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced
information inaccurate or misleading.
Under the sub-servicing agreement with the master servicer, ACS has agreed to service and
perform all other related tasks with respect to, certain of the student loans. ACS is required to
perform all services and duties customary to the servicing of student loans in compliance with all
applicable standards and procedures. We refer you to “Servicing and Administration—Servicing
Procedures” in the accompanying prospectus.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
General
The notes will be issued under an indenture in the form filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement of which this prospectus supplement is a part. The following summary
describes some terms of the notes, the indenture and the trust agreement. The prospectus describes
other terms of the notes. We refer you to “Description of the Notes” and “Certain Information
Regarding the Securities” in the prospectus. The following summary does not cover every detail and
is subject to the provisions of the notes, the indenture and the trust agreement, copies of which
may be obtained as described under “Listing and General Information”.
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The Notes
The Class A Notes
Distributions of Interest. Interest will accrue on the outstanding principal balances of the
class A notes at their respective interest rates. Interest will accrue during each applicable
accrual period and will be payable to the class A noteholders quarterly on each distribution date.
Interest accrued as of any distribution date but not paid on that distribution date will be due on
the next distribution date together with an amount equal to interest on the unpaid amount at the
applicable rate per annum specified in the definition of Class A Note Interest Shortfall in the
Glossary. Interest payments on the class A notes for any distribution date will generally be
funded from Available Funds and the other sources of funds for payment described in this prospectus
supplement (subject to all prior required distributions). We refer you to “—Distributions” and
“—Credit Enhancement” in this prospectus supplement. If these sources are insufficient to pay the
Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount for that distribution date, the shortfall will be
allocated pro rata to the class A noteholders, based upon the total amount of interest then due on
each class of class A notes.
The interest rate for each class of class A notes for each accrual period will be equal to the
sum of three-month LIBOR, except for the first accrual period, and the following applicable spread:
| |
|
|
|
|
| Class of Notes |
|
Spread |
|
Class A-1
|
|
minus 0.03%
|
|
|
Class A-2
|
|
plus 0.00% |
|
|
Class A-3
|
|
plus 0.05% |
|
|
Class A-4
|
|
plus 0.11% |
|
|
Class A-5
|
|
plus 0.13% |
|
|
Class A-6
|
|
plus 0.19% |
|
|
LIBOR for the first accrual period will be determined by the following formula:
x + 27/32 * (y-x)
where:
x = One-month LIBOR, and
y = Two-month LIBOR.
The administrator will determine LIBOR for the specified maturity for each accrual period on
the second business day before the beginning of that accrual period, as described under
“Description of the Notes—Principal and Interest of Notes—Determination of LIBOR” in the
prospectus.
Distributions of Principal. Principal payments will be made to the class A noteholders on
each distribution date in an amount generally equal to the Principal Distribution Amount times the
Class A Percentage for that distribution date, until the principal balance of each class of
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the class A notes is reduced to zero. Principal payments on the class A notes will generally
be funded from Available Funds and the other sources of funds for payment described in this
prospectus supplement (subject to all prior required distributions). We refer you to
“—Distributions,” “—Credit Enhancement” and “—The Notes—The Class B Notes—Subordination of the
Class B Notes” in this prospectus supplement. If these sources are insufficient to pay the Class A
Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount for a distribution date, the shortfall will be added to
the principal payable to the class A noteholders on subsequent distribution dates. Amounts on
deposit in the reserve account, other than amounts in excess of the Specified Reserve Account
Balance, will not be available to make principal payments on the class A notes except at maturity
of the applicable class of notes or on the final distribution upon termination of the trust.
Principal payments will be applied on each distribution date in the priorities set forth under
“—Distributions” below.
However, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, following the occurrence of an
event of default and the exercise by the indenture trustee of remedies under the indenture,
principal payments on the class A notes will be made pro rata, without preference or priority.
The aggregate outstanding principal balance of each class of class A notes will be due and
payable in full on its final scheduled distribution date. The actual date on which the aggregate
outstanding principal and accrued interest of a class of class A notes is paid may be earlier than
its final scheduled distribution date, based on a variety of factors as described in “You Will Bear
Prepayment and Extension Risk Due To Actions Taken By Individual Borrowers And Other Variables
Beyond Our Control” under “Risk Factors” in the prospectus.
The Class B Notes
Distributions of Interest. Interest will accrue on the principal balance of the class B notes
at the class B interest rate. Interest will accrue during each accrual period and will be payable
to the class B noteholders quarterly on each distribution date. Interest accrued as of any
distribution date but not paid on that distribution date will be due on the next distribution date,
together with, to the extent permitted by applicable law, an amount equal to interest on the unpaid
amount at the class B interest rate. Interest payments on the class B notes for any distribution
date will generally be funded from Available Funds and the other sources of funds for payment
described in this prospectus supplement (subject to all prior required distributions). We refer
you to “—Distributions,” “—Credit Enhancement—Reserve Account” and “—Subordination of the Class B
Notes” below.
The interest rate for the class B notes with respect to each accrual period will be equal to
three-month LIBOR, except for the first accrual period, plus 0.30%. The administrator will
determine LIBOR for the class B notes for each accrual period in the same manner as for the class A
notes.
Distributions of Principal. Principal payments will be made to the class B noteholders on
each distribution date on and after the Stepdown Date, provided that a Trigger Event has not
occurred and is continuing, in an amount generally equal to the Class B Noteholders’ Principal
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Distribution Amount for that distribution date. Principal payable on any distribution date
will generally be funded from the portion of Available Funds and the other sources of funds for
payment described in this prospectus supplement (subject to all prior required distributions).
Amounts on deposit in the reserve account (other than amounts in excess of the Specified Reserve
Account Balance) will not be available to make principal payments on the class B notes except at
their maturity and on the final distribution upon termination of the trust. We refer you to
“—Distributions” and “—Credit Enhancement—Reserve Account” in this prospectus supplement.
The outstanding principal balance of the class B notes will be due and payable in full on the
class B final scheduled distribution date. The actual date on which the final distribution on the
class B notes will be made may be earlier than the class B final scheduled distribution date,
however, based on a variety of factors.
Subordination of the Class B Notes. On any distribution date, distributions of interest on
the class B notes will be subordinated to the payment of interest on the class A notes, and
principal payments on the class B notes will be subordinated to the payment of both interest and
principal on the class A notes. Consequently, on any distribution date, Available Funds, amounts
on deposit in the reserve account and through the July 2007 distribution date, amounts on deposit
in the capitalized interest account remaining after payment of the master servicing fee, the
indenture trustee’s fee and expenses, the eligible lender trustee’s fee and expenses and the
administration fee will be applied to the payment of interest on the class A notes prior to any
payment of interest on the class B notes, and no payments of the principal balance on the class B
notes will be made until the class A notes have received the applicable class A noteholders
principal distribution amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
(1) on any distribution date following distributions under clauses (a) through (j) under
“—Distributions—Distributions from the Collection Account” to be made on that distribution date,
the outstanding principal balance of the class A notes, would be in excess of:
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those distributions made with respect to clauses (a) through (d) under
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(2) an event of default under the indenture affecting the class A notes has occurred and is
continuing,
then, until the conditions described in (1) or (2) above no longer exist, the amounts on deposit in
the collection account and the reserve account will be applied on that distribution date to the
payment of the Class A Noteholders’ Distribution Amount before any amounts are applied to the
payment of the Class B Noteholders’ Distribution Amount.
Accounts
The administrator will establish and maintain the collection account for the benefit of the
noteholders and the excess distribution certificateholders, in the name of the indenture trustee,
into which all payments on the trust student loans will be deposited. The administrator will also
establish the reserve account, the add-on consolidation account and the capitalized interest
account for the benefit of the noteholders and the excess distribution certificateholders, in the
name of the indenture trustee.
The administrator will invest funds in the collection account, the capitalized interest
account, the add-on consolidation account and the reserve account in eligible investments as
provided in the indenture. Eligible investments are generally limited to investments acceptable to
the rating agencies as being consistent with the ratings of the offered notes. Subject to some
conditions, eligible investments may include debt instruments or other obligations (including
asset-backed securities) issued by the depositor or their affiliates, other trusts originated by
the depositor or its affiliates or third parties and repurchase obligations of such persons with
respect to federally guaranteed student loans that are serviced by the master servicer or an
affiliate thereof. Eligible investments are limited to obligations or debt instruments that are
expected to mature not later than the business day immediately preceding the next distribution date
or the next monthly payment date, to the extent of the master servicing fee and the administration
fee.
Consolidation Loan Add-On Period
The Higher Education Act permits borrowers to add additional eligible education loans to an
existing consolidation loan up to 180 days after the origination of such consolidation loan. If
the borrower of a trust student loan wanted to include an additional student loan in that
borrower’s existing consolidation loan and if the trust could not fund such additional student
loan, the related trust student loan would have to be removed from the trust and treated as having
been prepaid in full. To mitigate this effect, during the consolidation loan add-on period, which
is the period from the closing date through
March 31, 2006, the trust will be permitted to acquire
add-on consolidation loans, which would increase the outstanding principal balance of an existing
trust student loan, but only to the extent of funds on deposit in the add-on consolidation loan
account.
On the closing date, the depositor will fund the add-on consolidation loan account with
proceeds from the sale of the offered notes in an amount equal to $4,000,000. No additional
deposits will be made into the add-on consolidation loan account. Amounts may be withdrawn
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from time to time during the consolidation loan add-on period to acquire add-on consolidation
loans and for no other purposes. Add-on consolidation loans will be added to the trust at a price
equal to their outstanding principal balance plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon, and
following such acquisition, the outstanding principal balance of the related trust student loan
will be increased by an identical amount. To the extent any funds remain on deposit in the add-on
consolidation loan account at the end of the consolidation loan add-on period, all such amounts
will be transferred to the collection account on the next business day and included as part of
Available Funds on the April 2006 distribution date.
Servicing Compensation
The master servicer will be entitled to receive the master servicing fee as compensation for
performing the functions as master servicer for the trust. The master servicing fee will be
payable on each monthly payment date and will be paid solely out of Available Funds and amounts on
deposit in the capitalized interest account (through the July 2007 distribution date) and the
reserve account on that date.
The master servicer will be solely responsible for all compensation due to the sub-servicers
for the performance of their respective obligations under the related sub-servicing agreements.
Each sub-servicer will be paid directly by the master servicer for services rendered under each
sub-servicing agreement.
Distributions
Deposits into the Collection Account. On or before the business day immediately prior to each
distribution date, the master servicer and the administrator will provide the indenture trustee and
the paying agent with certain information as to the preceding collection period, including the
amount of Available Funds received from the trust student loans and the aggregate purchase amount
of the trust student loans to be repurchased or to be reacquired, as applicable, from the trust by
Wachovia Bank, WEF, the depositor or the master servicer.
The master servicer and each sub-servicer will deposit all payments on the relevant trust
student loans and all proceeds of the relevant trust student loans collected by it during each
collection period into the collection account within two business days of receipt and if the
payment is not readily identifiable as a payment on a trust student loan, within two business days
of being so identified. The eligible lender trustee will deposit all interest subsidy payments and
all special allowance payments on the trust student loans received by it for each collection period
into the collection account within two business days of receipt and if the payment is not readily
identifiable as a payment on a trust student loan, within two business days of being so identified.
Distributions from the Collection Account. On each monthly payment date that is not a
distribution date, the administrator will instruct the paying agent to pay to the master servicer
the master servicing fee and to the administrator the administration fee from amounts on deposit in
the collection account.
On or before each distribution date, the administrator will instruct the paying agent to make
the following deposits and distributions in the amounts and in the order of priority shown below,
except as otherwise provided under “Description of the Notes—The Notes—The Class B
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Notes — Subordination of the Class B Notes” and “ — The Class A Notes — Distributions of
Principal,” to the extent of the Available Funds for that distribution date, amounts transferred
from the capitalized interest account through the July 2007 distribution date with respect to
clauses (a) through (d) below for that distribution date and amounts transferred from the reserve
account with respect to that distribution date:
(a) to the indenture trustee, the eligible lender trustee and the master servicer, pro rata,
the indenture trustee’s fee and expenses, the eligible lender trustee’s fee and expenses and the
master servicing fee due on that distribution date; provided that, the aggregate amount of the
expenses to be paid to the indenture trustee and the eligible lender trustee pursuant to this
clause shall not exceed $25,000 in any given calendar year;
(b) to the administrator, the administration fee due on that distribution date and all prior
unpaid administration fees;
(c) to the class A noteholders, the Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount, pro
rata, based on the amounts payable as Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount;
(d) to the class B noteholders, the Class B Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount;
(e) to the class A-1 noteholders until paid in full, the Class A Noteholders’ Principal
Distribution Amount;
(f) on each distribution date after the class A-1 notes have been paid in full, to the class
A-2 noteholders until paid in full, any remaining Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution
Amount;
(g) on each distribution date after the class A-2 notes have been paid in full, to the class
A-3 noteholders until paid in full, any remaining Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution
Amount;
(h) on each distribution date after the class A-3 notes have been paid in full, to the class
A-4 noteholders until paid in full, any remaining Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution
Amount;
(i) on each distribution date after the class A-4 notes have been paid in full, to the class
A-5 noteholders until paid in full, any remaining Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution
Amount;
(j) on each distribution date after the class A-5 notes have been paid in full, to the class
A-6 noteholders until paid in full, any remaining Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution
Amount;
(k) on each distribution date on and after the Stepdown Date and provided that no Trigger
Event is in effect on such distribution date, to the class B Noteholders until paid in full, the
Class B Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount;
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(l) to the reserve account, the amount, if any, necessary to reinstate the balance of the
reserve account to the Specified Reserve Account Balance; and
(m) to the excess distribution certificateholders (initially, the depositor and WELF
Holding), any remaining amounts after application of the preceding clauses.
For the purposes of clause (a) above, the references to “eligible lender trustee” shall
include Chase Bank USA, National Association in its capacity as interim eligible lender trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the master servicer fails to exercise its purchase
option, on each subsequent distribution date on which the Pool Balance as of the end of the related
collection period is equal to 10% or less of the initial Pool Balance, the administrator will
direct the paying agent to distribute as accelerated payments of principal on the notes all amounts
that would otherwise be paid to the excess distribution certificateholders.
Beginning on the distribution date on which the notes have been paid in full (together with
any unpaid fees of the master servicer, the indenture trustee, the eligible lender trustee and the
administrator), the remainder of the principal distribution amount, if any, and on each subsequent
distribution date, will be paid to the holders of record of the excess distribution certificates.
The excess distribution certificates will initially be owned by the depositor and WELF Holding.
For so long as the offered notes are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and the rules of such
exchange so require, the trust will be required to have a paying agent in Ireland and to give
prompt written notice to each holder and publish in an authorized newspaper, which is expected to
be the Daily Official List, notice of the appointment, termination or change in the location of any
such office or agency.
Voting Rights and Remedies; Insolvency Events
Noteholders will have the voting rights and remedies described in the prospectus. Except as
otherwise described in the indenture and in the accompanying prospectus where references are made
to actions taken by holders of a specific amount of the controlling class, the notes will all vote
and exercise remedies together as if they were a single class. We refer you to “Description of the
Notes — The Indenture — Events of Default; Rights Upon Event of Default” in the prospectus.
For the purposes of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, “controlling
class” means the class A notes as long as any class A notes are outstanding. As a result, holders
of the class A notes generally will vote together as a single class under the indenture. Upon
payment in full of the class A notes, the class B notes will be the controlling class.
If the indenture trustee receives conflicting or inconsistent requests and indemnity from two
or more groups of noteholders, each representing less than a majority of the outstanding amount of
the notes, the indenture trustee in its sole discretion will determine what action, if any, shall
be taken, notwithstanding any other provisions of the indenture.
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Except as otherwise described in the basic documents, any notes owned by the trust, the
depositor, an originator, the sponsor, the master servicer or any of their respective affiliates
will be entitled to benefits under such documents equally and proportionately to the benefits
afforded other owners of notes except that such notes will be disregarded and deemed not to be
outstanding for the purposes of determining whether the requisite percentage of noteholders have
given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under such documents
unless the trust, the depositor, such originator, the sponsor, the master servicer or such
affiliates own all of the notes of the trust.
The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), requires that upon the occurrence of
an event of default, the indenture trustee will be required to resign, and a replacement indenture
trustee will be appointed, if, within one year of such event of default, the indenture trustee, or
any of its directors or executive officers, is, or is affiliated with, an underwriter (as defined
in the TIA) of any of the notes.
Credit Enhancement
Reserve Account. The administrator will establish and maintain a reserve account as an asset
of the trust in the name of the indenture trustee. The trust will make an initial deposit from the
net proceeds from the sale of the notes into the reserve account on the closing date. The deposit
will be in cash or eligible investments equal to $4,451,570.
Funds in the reserve account may be replenished on each distribution date by additional funds
available after all prior required distributions have been made. We refer you to “Description of
the Notes — Distributions” in this prospectus supplement.
Amounts in the reserve account on any distribution date in excess of the specified reserve
account balance, after payments described below, will be deposited into the collection account for
distribution on that distribution date.
The specified reserve account balance is the amount required to be maintained in the reserve
account.
The specified reserve account balance for any distribution date will be equal to the greater
of:
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0.25% of the sum of the pool balance and the amount, if any, on deposit in the
add-on consolidation loan account (excluding any amounts in such account at the end of
the collection period relating to the April 2006 distribution date), each as of the end
of the related collection period; and |
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$2,670,942. |
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collection period is the three-month period ending on the last day of March, June, September
or December, in each case for the distribution date in the following month. However, the first
collection period will be the period from but excluding the cutoff date to and including
December
31, 2005.
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The specified reserve account balance will be subject to adjustment as described in this
prospectus supplement. In no event will it exceed the outstanding balance of the notes.
The reserve account will be available on each distribution date to cover any shortfalls in
payments of the master servicing fee, the indenture trustee’s fee and expenses, the eligible lender
trustee’s fee and expenses, the administration fee, the class A noteholders’ interest distribution
amount and the class B noteholders’ interest distribution amount after application of such amounts
from the capitalized interest account, if any.
In addition, the reserve account will be available:
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on the final scheduled distribution date for each class of class A notes and upon
the termination of the trust, to cover shortfalls in payments of the class A
noteholders’ principal and accrued interest; and |
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on the class B final scheduled distribution date and upon termination of the trust,
to pay the class B noteholders the unpaid principal balance on the class B notes and
accrued interest. |
The reserve account enhances the likelihood of payment to noteholders. In certain
circumstances, however, the reserve account could be depleted. This depletion could result in
shortfalls in distributions to noteholders.
If the market value of the reserve account on any distribution date is sufficient to pay the
remaining principal and interest accrued on the notes, amounts on deposit in the reserve account
will be so applied on that distribution date.
Capitalized Interest Account. The administrator will establish and maintain a capitalized
interest account as an asset of the trust in the name of the indenture trustee. The trust will
make an initial deposit from the net proceeds of the sale of the notes into the capitalized
interest account on the closing date. The deposit will be in cash or eligible investments equal to
$16,000,000.
On and prior to the July 2007 distribution date, funds in the capitalized interest account
will be available to cover shortfalls in payments of master service fee, indenture trustee’s fee
and expenses, eligible lender trustee’s fee and expenses, administration fee and interest due to
the class A noteholders and thereafter, shortfalls in payments of interest to class B noteholders
after application of funds available in the collection account at the end of the related collection
period but before application of the reserve account.
Funds in the capitalized interest account will not be replenished.
All remaining funds on deposit in the capitalized interest account on the July 2007
distribution date will be transferred to the collection account and included in available funds on
that distribution date.
The capitalized interest account further enhances the likelihood of timely interest payments
to noteholders through the July 2007 distribution date. Because it will not be
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replenished, in certain circumstances, the capitalized interest account could be depleted.
This depletion could result in shortfalls in interest distributions to noteholders.
Subordination of the Class B Notes. Payments of interest on the class B notes will be
subordinate to the payments of interest on the class A notes. Payments of principal on the class B
notes will be subordinate to the payment of both interest and principal on the class A notes.
Subordination of the Excess Distribution Certificates. The excess distribution
certificateholders are entitled to receive payments collected on the trust student loans which are
not used by the trust to make other required payments. The excess distribution certificates will
be subordinated in priority of payment to all classes of notes. The excess distribution
certificates will not receive any payment on any distribution date until all of the principal and
interest owing on the notes on that distribution date have been paid in full (together with any
unpaid fees of the master servicer, the indenture trustee, the eligible lender trustee and the
administrator) and the reserve account has been funded to its required level.
Administration Fee
As compensation for the performance of the administrator’s obligations under the
administration agreement and as reimbursement for its related expenses, the administrator will be
entitled to an administration fee in an amount equal to the sum of 1/12th of 0.003% of the
outstanding principal amount of the trust student loans as of the first day of the preceding
calendar month. The administration fee will be payable in arrears out of available funds and, to
the extent required, amounts on deposit in the reserve account and through the July 2007
distribution date, amount on deposit in the capitalized interest account on the 25th of each month,
or if the 25th day is not a business day, then on the next business day, beginning in December
2005. Fees will include amounts from any prior monthly payment dates that remain unpaid.
Notice to Holders of the Notes
For so long as the offered notes are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and so long as the
rules of such Exchange so require, notices to the holders of the offered notes shall also be given
by publication in the Daily Official List.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
To the knowledge of the sponsor and the depositor, since
November 2, 2005, being date of the
trust’s formation and for the past 12 months, there are no and have not been any legal or
arbitration proceedings pending, or governmental proceedings contemplated, against the sponsor, the
depositor or the trust that would be material to holders of any notes or excess distribution
certificates or would have a significant effect on the financial position of the trust. Since
November 2, 2005, being the date of the trust’s formation, there has been no material adverse
change, or any development reasonably likely to involve any material adverse change, in the
condition (financial or otherwise) of the trust.
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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
For a summary of United States federal income tax consequences for holders of the offered
notes, you should refer to the section entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the
prospectus.
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
General
Section 406 of The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
prohibits, and Section 4975 of The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) imposes
adverse tax consequences on, certain transactions between a pension, profit sharing or other
employee benefit plan, including a so-called “Keogh” plan, an individual retirement account or an
educational savings account to which they are applicable, or any entity deemed to hold the assets
of the foregoing (each, a “Plan”), and persons that are “parties in interest” under ERISA or
“disqualified persons” under the Code with respect to such Plan. A violation of these “prohibited
transaction” rules may result in an excise tax and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and
the Code for such persons.
Although there is little guidance on the subject, at the time of their issuance, the offered
notes should be treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of the
Plan Assets Regulation as described in the “ERISA Considerations” in the prospectus. This
determination is based in part upon the traditional debt features of the offered notes, including
the reasonable expectation of purchasers of such class that they will be repaid when due, as well
as the absence of conversion rights, warrants and other typical equity features. Based upon the
foregoing and other considerations, subject to the considerations described in the “ERISA
Considerations” in the prospectus, offered notes may be purchased by a Plan.
Employee benefit plans that are governmental plans (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) and
certain church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) are not subject to ERISA requirements
but may be subject to state or local laws substantially similar to ERISA or the Code (“Similar
Law”), such plans, together with Plans are referred to herein as “Benefit Plans.”
Each purchaser and transferee of an offered note, as applicable, will be deemed to represent
that either (i) it is not a Benefit Plan or (ii) it is a Benefit Plan and its acquisition and
holding of a note will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA
or Section 4975 of the Code which is not covered under PTCE 84-14 (relating to transactions
effected by a “qualified professional asset manager”); PTCE 90 1 (relating to transactions
involving insurance company pooled separate accounts); PTCE 91 38 (relating to transactions
involving bank collective investment funds); PTCE 95 60 (relating to transactions involving
insurance company general accounts); and PTCE 96 23 (relating to transactions effected by an
“in-house asset manager”) or some other applicable exemption, and will not cause a non-exempt
violation of any Similar Law and will be deemed to further represent that it will not transfer such
offered note in violation of the foregoing.
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Prospective Benefit Plan investors in offered notes should consult with their legal advisors
concerning the impact of ERISA and the Code, the prohibited transaction rules and exemptions that
may apply to them, and the potential consequences in their specific circumstances, prior to making
an investment in the offered notes. Each Benefit Plan fiduciary should also determine whether
under the general fiduciary standards of investment prudence and diversification, an investment in
the offered notes is appropriate for the Benefit Plan, taking into account the overall investment
policy of the Plan and the composition of the Benefit Plan’s investment portfolio.
REPORTS TO SECURITYHOLDERS
Quarterly and annual reports concerning the trust will be delivered to noteholders. We refer
you to “Reports to Securityholders” in the prospectus.
Except in very limited circumstances, you will not receive these reports directly from the
trust. Instead, you will receive them through Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC and registered holder
of the notes. We refer you to “Certain Information Regarding the Securities — Book-Entry
Registration” in the prospectus.
UNDERWRITING
The offered notes listed below are offered severally by the underwriters, subject to receipt
and acceptance by them and subject to their right to reject any order in whole or in part. It is
expected that the offered notes will be ready for delivery in book-entry form only through the
facilities of DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg and the Euroclear System, on or about the closing date
against payment in immediately available funds.
Subject to the terms and conditions in the underwriting agreement dated
November 16, 2005, the
depositor has agreed to cause the trust to sell to each of the underwriters named below, and each
of the underwriters has severally agreed to purchase, the principal amounts of the offered notes
shown opposite its name:
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Class A-1 Notes |
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Class A-2 Notes |
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Class A-3 Notes |
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Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC |
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145,958,000 |
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$ |
266,949,000 |
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$ |
184,368,000 |
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Barclays Capital Inc. |
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$ |
2,266,000 |
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$ |
4,144,000 |
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$ |
2,862,000 |
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated |
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$ |
2,266,000 |
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$ |
4,144,000 |
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$ |
2,862,000 |
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Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. |
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$ |
1,510,000 |
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$ |
2,763,000 |
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$ |
1,908,000 |
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Total |
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$ |
152,000,000 |
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$ |
278,000,000 |
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$ |
192,000,000 |
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Class A-4 Notes |
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Class A-5 Notes |
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Class A-6 Notes |
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Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC |
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$ |
284,233,000 |
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$ |
379,298,000 |
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$ |
415,787,000 |
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Barclays Capital Inc. |
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$ |
4,413,000 |
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$ |
5,889,000 |
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$ |
6,454,000 |
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated |
|
$ |
4,413,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,889,000 |
|
|
$ |
6,454,000 |
|
Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. |
|
$ |
2,941,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,924,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,305,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
296,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
395,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
433,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The underwriters have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting
agreement, to purchase all of the offered notes listed above if any of such offered notes are
purchased. The underwriters have advised the depositor that they propose initially to offer the
offered notes to the public at the prices listed below, and to certain dealers at these prices less
concessions not in excess of the concessions listed below. The underwriters may allow and such
dealers may reallow concessions to other dealers not in excess of the reallowances listed below.
After the initial public offering, these prices and concessions may be changed.
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Initial Public |
|
Underwriting |
|
Proceeds to The |
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Offering Price |
|
Discount |
|
Depositor |
|
Concession |
|
Reallowance |
Per Class A-1 Note |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
0.150 |
% |
|
|
99.850 |
% |
|
|
0.090 |
% |
|
|
0.0450 |
% |
Per Class A-2 Note |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
0.200 |
% |
|
|
99.800 |
% |
|
|
0.120 |
% |
|
|
0.0600 |
% |
Per Class A-3 Note |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
0.225 |
% |
|
|
99.775 |
% |
|
|
0.135 |
% |
|
|
0.0675 |
% |
Per Class A-4 Note |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
0.250 |
% |
|
|
99.750 |
% |
|
|
0.150 |
% |
|
|
0.0750 |
% |
Per Class A-5 Note |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
0.340 |
% |
|
|
99.660 |
% |
|
|
0.204 |
% |
|
|
0.1020 |
% |
Per Class A-6 Note |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
0.400 |
% |
|
|
99.600 |
% |
|
|
0.240 |
% |
|
|
0.1200 |
% |
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|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,746,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,031,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,740,969,000 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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The prices and proceeds shown in the table do not include any accrued interest. The
actual prices and proceeds will include interest, if any, from the closing date. The proceeds
shown are before deducting estimated expenses of $1,500,000 payable by the depositor.
The depositor, Wachovia Bank and WEF have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The offered notes are new issues of securities with no established trading market.
Application has been made to the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, as competent
authority under Directive 2003/71/EC, for the prospectus to be approved. Application has been made
to the Irish Stock Exchange for the offered notes to be admitted to the Official List and trading
on its regulated market. There can be no assurance that such listings will be granted. The
sponsor has been advised by the underwriters that the underwriters intend to make a market in the
offered notes but are not obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without
notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for the offered notes.
In the ordinary course of their business, the underwriters and certain of their affiliates
have in the past, and may in the future, engage in commercial and investment banking activities
with Wachovia Bank, WEF, the depositor and their respective affiliates.
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The trust may, from time to time, invest the funds in the Trust Accounts in eligible
investments acquired from the underwriters in the ordinary course of business.
During and after the offering, the underwriters may engage in transactions, including open
market purchases and sales, to stabilize the prices of the offered notes.
The underwriters, for example, may over-allot the offered notes for the account of the
underwriting syndicate to create a syndicate short position by accepting orders for more offered
notes than are to be sold.
In addition, the underwriters may impose a penalty bid on the broker-dealers who sell the
offered notes. This means that if an underwriter purchases offered notes in the open market to
reduce a broker-dealer’s short position or to stabilize the prices of the offered notes, it may
reclaim the selling concession from the broker-dealers who sold those offered notes as part of the
offering.
In general, over-allotment transactions and open market purchases of the offered notes for the
purpose of stabilization or to reduce a short position could cause the price of an offered note to
be higher than it might be in the absence of such transactions.
Neither the depositor nor any of its affiliates or any person acting on behalf of the
foregoing has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result
in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the
stabilization in violation of applicable laws or manipulation of the price of any security to
facilitate the sale or resale of the offered notes.
In connection with the issue of the offered notes, the underwriters, as stabilization managers
(or persons acting on behalf of the stabilizing managers) may over-allot offered notes (provided
that in the case of offered notes to be admitted to trading on the Irish Stock Exchange, the
aggregate principal amount of offered notes allotted does not exceed 105% of the aggregate
principal amount of each class) or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price
of the offered notes at a higher level than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is
not assurance that the stabilizing managers (or persons acting on behalf of the stabilizing
managers) will undertake stabilization action. Any stabilizing action may begin on or after the
date on which adequate public disclosure of the term of the offer of offered notes is made and, if
begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the
closing date or 60 days after the date of allotment of the offered notes.
The class B notes may be offered by the depositor or one or more of its affiliates from time
to time directly or through one or more underwriters or agents (either of such may include Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC) in one or more negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at varying prices to be
determined at the time of sale. However, there is currently no underwriting or other distribution
arrangement in effect for the class B notes. Proceeds to the depositor or one or more of its
affiliates from any sale of class B notes will be equal to the purchase price paid by the
purchaser, net of any expenses payable by the depositor or one or more of its affiliates and any
compensation payable to any underwriter or agent (which may include Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC).
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Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC is an affiliate of the originators, the depositor, the master
servicer, the administrator, and is a registered broker/dealer. Any obligations of Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC are the sole responsibility of Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and do not create
any obligation or guarantee on the part of any affiliate of Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC.
In relation to each Relevant Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented
the Prospectus Directive, each underwriter hereby represents and agrees that with effect from and
including the “Relevant Implementation Date” for such Relevant Member State, which is the date on
which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State, it has not made and
will not make an offer of the offered notes to the public in that Relevant Member State except that
it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of the
offered notes to the public in that Relevant Member State:
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in (or in Germany, where the offer starts within) the period beginning on the date
of publication of a prospectus in relation to those offered notes which has been
approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where
appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent
authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus
Directive and ending on the date which is 12 months after the date of such publication; |
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at any time to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the
financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is
solely to invest in securities; |
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• |
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at any time to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least
250 employees during the last financial year, (2) a total balance sheet of more than
€43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in
its last annual or consolidated accounts; or |
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at any time in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the
Trust of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. |
For the purposes of the above paragraphs, the expression an “offer of the offered notes to the
public” in relation to any offered notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in
any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the offered notes
to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the offered notes, as
the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus
Directive in that Relevant Member State.
For purposes of the above paragraphs, (i) “Relevant Member State” means each member state of
the European Economic Area, (ii) “European Economic Area” means the European Union member states
(currently Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom), together with Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway, and (iii) “Prospectus Directive”
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means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant
Member State.
Each underwriter has severally represented to and agreed that:
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it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or
cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
(within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the
“FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any offered notes in
circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the trust; and |
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it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with
respect to anything done by it in relation to the offered notes in, from or otherwise
involving the United Kingdom. |
No action has been or will be taken by the depositor or the underwriters that would permit a
public offering of the offered notes in any country or jurisdiction other than in the United States
or the Republic of Ireland, where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the offered
notes may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and neither the prospectus, this
prospectus supplement nor any circular, prospectus, form of application, advertisement or other
material may be distributed in or from or published in any country or jurisdiction, except under
circumstances that will result in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. Persons
into whose hands this prospectus supplement comes are required by the depositor and the
underwriters to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in each country or jurisdiction in
which they purchase, sell or deliver the offered notes or have in their possession or distribute
such prospectus supplement, in all cases at their own expense.
The depositor has not authorized any offer of the offered notes to the public in the United
Kingdom within the meaning of the FSMA. The offered notes may not lawfully be offered or sold to
persons in the United Kingdom except in circumstances which do not result in an offer to the public
in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the FSMA.
Each underwriter has severally represented to and agreed that: (i) in respect of a local offer
(within the meaning of Section 38(l) of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous
Provisions Act 2005 of Ireland) of offered notes in Ireland, it has complied and will comply with
Section 49 of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005 of Ireland; and
(ii) at all times:
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it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Investment
Intermediaries Acts, 1995 to 2000 of Ireland (as amended) with respect to anything done
by it in relation to the offered notes or operating in, or otherwise involving, Ireland
and, in the case of an underwriter acting under and within the terms of an
authorization to do so for the purposes of European Union Council Directive 93 /22/EEC
of 10 May 1993 (as amended or extended), it has complied with any codes of conduct made
under the Investment Intermediaries Acts 1995 to 2000, of Ireland (as amended) and, in
the case of an underwriter acting within the terms of an |
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authorization granted to it for the purposes of European Union Council Directive
2000/12/EC of 20 March 2000 (as amended or extended), it has complied with any codes of
conduct or practice made under Section 117(l) of the Central Bank Act, 1989 or Ireland
(as amended); and |
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it has only issued or passed on, and it will only issue or pass on, in Ireland or
elsewhere, any document received by it in connection with the issue of the offered
notes to persons who are persons to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be issued
or passed on. |
LISTING AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Application has been made to the Irish Financial Service Regulatory Authority, as competent
authority under Directive 2003/71/EC, for the prospectus to be approved. Application has been made
to the Irish Stock Exchange for the offered notes to be admitted to the Official List and trading
on its regulated market. There can be no assurance that such listings will be granted.
For so long as any of the offered notes are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, copies of the
certificate of formation and limited liability company operating agreement of the depositor, as
well as legal notice relating to the issuance of the notes together with copies of the indenture,
the trust agreement, the form of the offered notes, the administration agreement, the master
servicing agreement, the sub-servicing agreements and the other basic documents will be available
for inspection in electronic format at the registered office of the trust and at the office of the
paying agent in Ireland.
For so long as any of the offered notes are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and the rules
of such Exchange shall so require, the trust will inform the Irish Stock Exchange and publish a
notice in an authorized newspaper, which is expected to be on the Daily Official List, if the
ratings assigned to any of the offered notes are reduced or withdrawn.
The notes, the indenture, the master servicing agreement, the sub-servicing agreements and the
administration agreement are governed by the laws of the State of New York. The trust agreement is
governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
The issuance by the trust of the notes has been authorized by the amended and restated trust
agreement dated
November 29, 2005 among the depositor, the eligible lender trustee and the
administrator.
As long as the offered notes are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, administrator’s
certificates regarding quarterly distributions, master servicer’s reports and annual statements as
to servicing compliance, will be available in electronic format at the office of the paying agent
in Ireland.
The European Union Transparency Obligations Directive is currently being finalized and may be
implemented in a manner that is unduly burdensome for the trust. In particular, the trust may be
required to publish financial statements in the European Union prepared in accordance with, or
reconciled to, international financial reporting standards. In such circumstances the
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administrator may decide to seek an alternative listing for the notes on a stock exchange of
international standing outside the European Union as the administrator may select after
consultation with the underwriters.
The depositor accepts responsibility for the information contained in this prospectus
supplement and the attached prospectus. To the best knowledge and belief of the depositor the
information contained in this prospectus supplement and the attached prospectus is in accordance
with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in the section “Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference” in the accompanying prospectus, the documents enlisted in such section do not form part
of the “prospectus” under the Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations for the purposes of
obtaining approval of the prospectus from the IFSRA or listing of the offered notes on the Irish
Stock Exchange.
RATINGS OF THE OFFERED NOTES
It is a condition to the issuance and sale of the offered notes that they be rated in the
highest investment rating category by Moody’s and S&P. A rating is not a recommendation to buy,
sell or hold the offered notes and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the
assigning rating agency.
LEGAL MATTERS
McKee Nelson LLP, as special counsel to the trust, the sponsor, the originators, the master
servicer and the depositor, will give opinions on specified legal matters for the sponsor, the
master servicer, the originators, the trust and the depositor. McKee Nelson LLP will also give
opinions on specified federal income tax matters for the trust. Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.,
as Delaware counsel for the trust, will give opinions on specified legal matters for the trust,
including specified Delaware state income tax matters. Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, San
Francisco, California will give opinions on specified legal matters for the underwriters.
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GLOSSARY FOR PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
“Adjusted Pool Balance” means, for any distribution date,
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if the Pool Balance as of the last day of the related collection period is greater
than 40% of the Initial Pool Balance, the sum of that Pool Balance, Capitalized
Interest, the amount, if any, on deposit in the add-on consolidation loan account
(excluding any amounts in such account at the end of the collection period relating to
the April 2006 distribution date), and the Specified Reserve Account Balance for that
distribution date, or |
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if the Pool Balance as of the last day of the related collection period is less than
or equal to 40% of the Initial Pool Balance, the sum of that Pool Balance and
Capitalized Interest. |
“Available Funds” means, as to a distribution date or any related monthly payment date, the
sum of the following amounts received with respect to the related collection period or, in the case
of a monthly payment date, the applicable portion of these amounts:
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all collections received by the master servicer and the sub-servicers on the trust
student loans, including any guarantee payments received on the trust student loans,
but net of: |
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any collections in respect of principal on the trust student loans
applied by the trust to repurchase guaranteed loans from the guarantors under the
guarantee agreements, and |
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amounts required by the Higher Education Act to be paid to the
Department of Education or to be repaid to borrowers, whether or not in the form of
a principal reduction of the applicable trust student loan, on the trust student
loans for that collection period, including consolidation loan rebate fees; |
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any interest subsidy payments and special allowance payments with respect to the
trust student loans during that collection period; |
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all proceeds of the liquidation of defaulted trust student loans which were
liquidated during that collection period in accordance with the customary servicing
procedures of the master servicer or the related sub-servicer, as applicable, net of
expenses incurred by the master servicer or the related sub-servicer, as applicable,
related to their liquidation and any amounts required by law to be remitted to the
borrower on the Liquidated Student Loans, and all recoveries on Liquidated Student
Loans which were written off in prior collection periods or during that collection
period; |
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the aggregate purchase amounts received during that collection period for those
trust student loans reacquired by the depositor or purchased by the master servicer or
for trust student loans sold to another eligible lender pursuant to the master
servicing agreement; |
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the aggregate purchase amounts received during that collection period for those
trust student loans repurchased by Wachovia Bank or WEF; |
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the aggregate amounts, if any, received from any of Wachovia Bank, WEF, the
depositor or the master servicer, as the case may be, as reimbursement of
non-guaranteed interest amounts, or lost interest subsidy payments and special
allowance payments, on the trust student loans pursuant to the purchase agreements or
the contribution agreement; |
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amounts received by the trust pursuant to the master servicing agreement and the
sub-servicing agreements during that collection period as to yield or principal
adjustments; |
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any interest remitted by the administrator to the collection account prior to such
distribution date or monthly payment date; |
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investment earnings for that distribution date earned on amounts on deposit in each
Trust Account; |
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on the April 2006 distribution date, any amounts transferred from the add-on
consolidation loan account following the end of the consolidation loan add-on period; |
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on the July 2007 distribution date, all funds then on deposit in the capitalized
interest account that are transferred into the collection account on that distribution
date; and |
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amounts transferred from the reserve account in excess of the Specified Reserve
Account Balance as of that distribution date; |
provided that if on any distribution date there would not be sufficient funds, after application of
Available Funds, as defined above, and application of amounts available from the capitalized
interest account and the reserve account, to pay any of the items specified in clauses (a) through
(d) under “Description of the Notes — Distributions — Distributions from the Collection Account”
above (but excluding clause (d), and including clauses (e) through (j), in the event that a
condition exists as described in either (1) or (2) under “Description of the Notes — The Notes —
The Class B Notes — Subordination of the Class B Notes” above), then Available Funds for that
distribution date will include, in addition to the Available Funds as defined above, amounts on
deposit in the collection account, or amounts held by the administrator, or which the administrator
reasonably estimates to be held by the administrator, for deposit into the collection account which
would have constituted Available Funds for the distribution date succeeding that distribution date,
up to the amount necessary to pay such items, and the Available Funds for the succeeding
distribution date will be adjusted accordingly.
“Capitalized Interest” means, for any distribution date through and including the July 2007
distribution date:
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if neither of conditions (1) and (2) described under “Description of the Notes —
The Notes — The Class B Notes — Subordination of the Class B Notes” above are in
effect, |
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the amount on deposit in the capitalized interest account on the distribution date
following those distributions with respect to clauses (a) through (d) under “ —
Distributions — Distributions from the Collection Account” above or |
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if either of conditions (1) or (2) described under “Description of the Notes — The
Notes — The Class B Notes — Subordination of the Class B Notes” above is in effect,
the excess, if any, of (x) the amount on deposit in the capitalized interest account on
the distribution date following those distributions with respect to clauses (a) through
(c) under “ — Distributions — Distributions from the Collection Account” above over
(y) the Class B Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount. |
“Class A Note Interest Shortfall” means, for any distribution date, the excess of:
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the Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount on the preceding distribution
date, over |
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the amount of interest actually distributed to the class A noteholders on that
preceding distribution date, |
plus interest on the amount of that excess, to the extent permitted by law, at the interest rate
applicable for each such class of notes from that preceding distribution date to the current
distribution date.
“Class A Noteholders’ Distribution Amount” means, for any distribution date, the sum of the
Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount and the Class A Noteholders’ Principal
Distribution Amount for that distribution date.
“Class A Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount” means, for any distribution date, the sum
of:
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the amount of interest accrued at the class A note interest rates for the related
accrual period on the aggregate outstanding principal balances of all classes of class
A notes on the immediately preceding distribution date (or in the case of the first
distribution date, the closing date) after giving effect to all principal distributions
to class A noteholders on that preceding distribution date; and |
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the Class A Note Interest Shortfall for that distribution date. |
“Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount” means, for any distribution date, the
Principal Distribution Amount times the Class A Percentage for that distribution date; provided
that the Class A Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount will not exceed the outstanding
principal balance of the class A notes.
In addition, on the final scheduled distribution date for any class of class A notes, the
principal required to be distributed to the related noteholders will include the amount required to
reduce the outstanding balance of that class to zero.
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“Class A Percentage” mean, for any distribution date, 100% minus the Class B Percentage for
that distribution date.
“Class B Note Interest Shortfall” means, for any distribution date, the excess of:
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the Class B Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount on the preceding distribution
date, over |
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the amount of interest actually distributed to the class B noteholders on that
preceding distribution date, |
plus interest on the amount of that excess, to the extent permitted by law, at the class B
note interest rate from that preceding distribution date to the current distribution date.
“Class B Noteholders’ Distribution Amount” means, for any distribution date, the sum of the
Class B Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount and the Class B Noteholders’ Principal
Distribution Amount for that distribution date.
“Class B Noteholders’ Interest Distribution Amount” means, for any distribution date, the sum
of:
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the amount of interest accrued at the class B note rate for the related accrual
period on the outstanding principal balance of the class B notes on the immediately
preceding distribution date (or in the case of the first distribution date, the closing
date) after giving effect to all principal distributions to class B noteholders on that
preceding distribution date; and |
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the Class B Note Interest Shortfall for that distribution date. |
“Class B Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount” means, for any distribution date, the
Principal Distribution Amount times the Class B Percentage for that distribution date; provided
that the Class B Noteholders’ Principal Distribution Amount will not exceed the principal balance
of the class B notes.
In addition, on the class B final scheduled distribution date, the principal required to be
distributed to the class B noteholders will include the amount required to reduce the outstanding
principal balance of the class B notes to zero.
“Class B Percentage”, with respect to any distribution date means:
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prior to the Stepdown Date or with respect to any distribution date on which a
Trigger Event is in effect, zero; and |
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on and after the Stepdown Date and provided that no Trigger Event is in effect, a
fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal
balance of the class B notes immediately prior to that distribution date and the
denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding notes. |
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“Clearstream, Luxembourg” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, a corporation organized
under the laws of the Duchy of Luxembourg (formerly known as Cedelbank, société anonyme), and its
address is L-2967 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
“
DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor thereto, and its address is 55
Water Street,
New York,
New York 10042-0099.
“Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, and its
address is 1 Boulevard du Roi Albert II, B-1210 Brussels.
“Initial Pool Balance” means the sum of the Pool Balance of the initial trust student loans as
of the cutoff date and all amounts deposited into the add-on consolidation loan account on the
closing date.
“Liquidated Student Loan” means any defaulted trust student loan liquidated by the master
servicer (which shall not include any trust student loan on which guarantee payments are received)
or which the master servicer has, after using all reasonable efforts to realize upon such trust
student loan, determined to charge off.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor rating agency.
“Pool Balance” means, for any date, the aggregate principal balance of the trust student loans
on that date, including accrued interest that is expected to be capitalized, as such balance has
been reduced through such date by:
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all payments received by the trust through that date from borrowers, the guarantee
agencies and the Department of Education; |
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all amounts received by the trust through that date from (i) repurchases of the
trust student loans by Wachovia Bank or WEF, (ii) reacquisitions of the trust student
loans by the depositor or (iii) purchases of the trust student loans by the master
servicer; |
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all liquidation proceeds and Realized Losses on the trust student loans liquidated
through that date; |
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the amount of any adjustments to balances of the trust student loans that the master
servicer or each sub-servicer makes under the master servicing agreement or the
applicable sub-servicing agreement through that date; and |
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the amount by which guarantor reimbursements of principal on defaulted trust student
loans through that date are reduced from 100% to 98%, or other applicable percentage,
as required by the risk sharing provisions of the Higher Education Act. |
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“Principal Distribution Amount” means as to each distribution date, the amount by which the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the notes exceeds the Adjusted Pool Balance for that
distribution date.
“Realized Loss” means the excess of the principal balance, including any interest that had
been or had been expected to be capitalized, of any Liquidated Student Loan over liquidation
proceeds for a student loan to the extent allocable to principal, including any interest that had
been or had been expected to be capitalized.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
or any successor rating agency.
“Significant Guarantor” means the guarantee agency that each guarantee trust student loans
comprising at least 10% of the initial Pool Balance.
“Specified Reserve Account Balance” means, for any distribution date, the greater of:
(a) 0.25% of the Pool Balance and the amount, if any, on deposit in the add-on consolidation
loan account (excluding any amounts in such account at the end of the collection period relating to
the April 2006 distribution date), each as of the close of business on the last day of the related
collection period; and
(b) $2,670,942;
provided that in no event will that balance exceed the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
the notes.
“Stepdown Date” means the earlier to occur of (1) the October 2011 distribution date or (2)
the first date on which no class A notes remain outstanding.
“Trigger Event” means, on any distribution date while any of the class A notes are
outstanding, that the outstanding principal balance of the notes, after giving effect to
distributions to be made on that distribution date, would exceed the Adjusted Pool Balance for that
distribution date.
“Trust Accounts” means the collection account, the reserve account, the capitalized interest
account and the add-on consolidation loan account.
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PRINCIPAL OFFICES
DEPOSITOR
WACHOVIA EDUCATION LOAN FUNDING LLC
One Wachovia Center
301 South College Street, Suite F
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28288-5578
ADMINISTRATOR
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
One Wachovia Center
301 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28288
WACHOVIA STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2005-1
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CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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as Indenture Trustee |
| 500 Stanton Christiana Road, FL3/OPS4,
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MAC#9311-161, Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, |
| Newark, Delaware 19713
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 |
PAYING AGENT
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
One Wachovia Center
301 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28288
IRISH PAYING AGENT AND IRISH LISTING AGENT
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| DEUTSCHE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE
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ARTHUR COX LISTING SERVICES LIMITED |
| SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED |
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| 5 Harbourmaster Place, International Financial Services Centre
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Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace |
| Dublin 1, Ireland
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Dublin 2, Ireland |
LEGAL ADVISORS TO THE SPONSOR, THE ORIGINATORS, THE DEPOSITOR,
THE TRUST AND THE MASTER SERVICER
LEGAL ADVISORS TO THE UNDERWRITERS
LEGAL ADVISORS AS TO DELAWARE LAW
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PROSPECTUS
Wachovia Student Loan Trusts
Student Loan-Backed Notes
Student Loan-Backed Certificates
Wachovia Education Loan Funding LLC
Depositor
Wachovia Bank, National Association
Wachovia Education Finance Inc.
Originators
Wachovia Bank, National Association
Sponsor and Administrator
Wachovia Education Finance Inc.
Master Servicer
You should
review carefully
the factors set
forth under “Risk
Factors” beginning
on page 16 of this
prospectus and in
the prospectus
supplement
accompanying this
prospectus.
Each issue of
securities are
asset backed
securities and
represent
obligations of, or
interests in, the
applicable trust
only. They do not
represent interests
in or obligations
of Wachovia Bank,
National
Association, the
originators, the
sponsor, the
depositor, the
administrator, the
master servicer or
any of their
affiliates.
The securities are
not guaranteed or
insured by the
United States of
America or any
governmental
agency.
This prospectus may
be used to offer
and sell any series
of securities only
if accompanied by
the prospectus
supplement for that
series.
The Issuing Entity
A new trust will be formed by the depositor to issue each series of student loan-backed
securities and a particular trust may issue multiple series of such securities.
The assets of each trust will include:
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education loans to students or parents of students originated under the
Federal Family Education Loan Program; and |
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other moneys, investments and property. |
The Depositor
Wachovia Education Loan Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the depositor.
Wachovia Education Finance Inc. is the sole member of Wachovia Education Loan Funding LLC.
The Securities
The student loan-backed securities issued by each issuing entity may be in the form of notes
or certificates. Each issue will have its own series designation. We will sell the securities
from time to time in amounts, at prices and on terms determined at the time of offering and
sale. Each series:
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will include one or more classes of notes secured by the assets of that
trust.
• may include one or more classes of certificates that represent ownership
interests in the assets of the trust for that issue. |
A class of notes or certificates may:
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be senior or subordinate to other classes; and |
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receive payments from one or more forms of credit or cash flow enhancements
designed to reduce the risk to investors caused by shortfalls in payments on the related
student loans. |
Each class of notes or certificates has the right to receive payments of principal and
interest at the rates, on the dates, to the extent and in the manner described in the
applicable supplement to this prospectus.
A supplement to this prospectus will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of the
notes and certificates of each series. The supplement will also give details of the specific
student loans, credit enhancement, and other assets of the trust.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved the securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS
AND THE RELATED PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
We provide information to you about the securities in two separate documents that
progressively provide more detail:
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this prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to
your series of securities; and |
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the related prospectus supplement that describes the specific terms of your series
of securities, including: |
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the timing of interest and principal payments; |
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financial and other information about the student loans and the other assets
owned by the trust; |
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information about credit enhancement; |
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the ratings; and |
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the method of selling the securities. |
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus and the
prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We
are not offering the securities in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer is prohibited.
We have made cross-references to captions in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus
supplement under which you can find further related discussions. The following
table of contents
and the
table of contents in the related prospectus supplement indicate where these captions are
located.
Unless otherwise indicated, references to “we”, “us” and “our” in this prospectus and the
accompanying prospectus refer to Wachovia Education Loan Funding LLC, as depositor of the trust
student loans.
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Principal Parties |
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The Notes |
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The Certificates |
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Assets of the Trust |
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Collection Account |
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Credit and Cash Flow or other Enhancement or Derivative Arrangements |
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Purchase Agreements |
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Contribution Agreements |
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Master Servicing Agreements and Sub-Servicing Agreements |
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Master Servicing Fee |
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Administration Agreement |
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Administration Fee |
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Representations and Warranties of the Depositor |
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Representations and Warranties of the Originators under the Purchase Agreements |
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Covenants of the Master Servicer |
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Optional Purchase |
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Auction of Trust Assets |
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Tax Considerations |
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ERISA Considerations |
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Ratings |
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RISK FACTORS |
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FORMATION OF THE TRUSTS |
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The Issuing Entities |
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Eligible Lender Trustee |
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USE OF PROCEEDS |
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THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE SPONSOR |
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The Depositor |
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Wachovia Bank as the Administrator and the Sponsor |
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WEF as Master Servicer |
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THE ORIGINATORS |
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The Other Originators |
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THE STUDENT LOAN POOLS |
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General Information about the Pool |
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The Student Loan Financing Business of Wachovia |
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Payment of Notes |
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Termination |
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Purchase of Student Loans by the Depositor; Representations and Warranties of the Originators |
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Contribution of Student Loans to the Trust; Representations and Warranties of the Depositor |
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Custodian of Promissory Notes |
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Amendments to Transfer and Servicing Agreements |
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Accounts |
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Servicing Procedures |
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Payments on Student Loans |
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Master Servicer Covenants |
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Servicing Compensation |
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Net Deposits |
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Evidence as to Compliance |
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Certain Matters Regarding the Master Servicer |
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Master Servicer Default |
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Rights Upon Master Servicer Default |
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Waiver of Past Defaults |
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Administration Agreement |
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Administrator Default |
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Rights Upon Administrator Default |
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Evidence as to Compliance |
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TRADING INFORMATION |
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Pool Factors |
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Principal and Interest on the Notes |
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The Indenture |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE CERTIFICATES |
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Distributions on the Certificate Balance |
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CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE SECURITIES |
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Fixed Rate Securities |
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Floating Rate Securities |
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Auction Rate Securities |
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Distributions |
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Credit and Cash Flow or other Enhancement or Derivative Arrangements |
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Book-Entry Registration |
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Definitive Securities |
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List of Securityholders |
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Transfer of Student Loans |
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Consumer Protection Laws |
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Loan Origination and Servicing Procedures Applicable to Student Loans |
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Student Loans Generally Not Subject to Discharge in Bankruptcy |
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Classification as a Partnership |
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FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR TRUSTS IN WHICH ALL CERTIFICATES ARE RETAINED BY THE
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Tax Characterization of the Trust |
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Tax Consequences to Holders of the Notes |
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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS |
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Purchases of the Notes |
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION |
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REPORTS TO SECURITYHOLDERS |
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION |
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information concerning the securities. It does not contain
all of the information that you might find important in making your investment decision. You should
read the full description of this information appearing elsewhere in this document and in the
prospectus supplement for your particular securities.
Principal Parties
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A Delaware statutory trust to be formed for each
series of securities under a trust agreement
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The depositor is Wachovia Education Loan Funding
LLC. Wachovia Education Finance Inc. is the sole
member of the depositor. An interim eligible
lender trustee specified in the prospectus
supplement for your securities will hold legal
title to the student loans on our behalf.
References to the “depositor” also include the
interim eligible lender trustee where the context
involves the holding or transferring of legal
title to the student loans. |
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Eligible Lender
Trustee
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For each series of securities, the related
prospectus supplement will specify the eligible
lender trustee for the related trust. We refer
you to “Formation of the Trusts—Eligible Lender
Trustee” of this prospectus. |
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Master Servicer
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The master servicer will be Wachovia Education
Finance Inc. or another master servicer specified
in the prospectus supplement for your securities.
The master servicer may contract with various
other sub-servicers. The related prospectus
supplement will identify any sub-servicers that
service 10% or more of a trust’s pool assets. We
refer you to “Servicing and
Administration—Certain Matters Regarding the
Master Servicer” of this prospectus. |
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Wachovia Education Finance Inc. is a majority
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Wachovia Education Finance Inc. manages and
operates the student loan lending and servicing
business within the Wachovia family of companies,
undertaking such activities on its own behalf and
on behalf of Wachovia Bank, National Association
and other Wachovia affiliates and with respect to
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For each series of securities, the related
prospectus supplement will specify the indenture
trustee for the notes. We refer you to
“Description of the Notes—The Indenture—The
Indenture Trustee” of this prospectus. |
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Wachovia Bank, National Association will act as
administrator of each trust. Under the
circumstances described in this prospectus, it
may transfer its obligations as administrator.
We refer you to “Servicing and
Administration—Administration Agreement” of this
prospectus. |
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Wachovia Bank, National Association will act as
sponsor of each trust. We refer you to “The
Depositor, The Master Servicer, The Administrator
and The Sponsor” and “Transfer and Servicing
Agreements” of this prospectus. |
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Originators
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Wachovia Bank, National Association, Wachovia
Education Finance Inc. and/or other affiliates of
Wachovia Corporation will be the originators of
the student loans. In addition, if specified in
the related prospectus supplement, there may be
unaffiliated originators of the trust student
loans. We refer you to “The Depositor, The
Master Servicer, The Administrator and The
Sponsor” and “Transfer and Servicing Agreements”
of this prospectus. |
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Each series of securities will include one or
more classes of student loan-backed notes. We may
offer one or more classes of notes publicly or
privately or they may be retained by the
depositor or one of its affiliates, as specified
in the related prospectus supplement. The notes
will be issued under an indenture between the
trust and the related indenture trustee. The
notes will be available for purchase in the
denominations provided in the related prospectus
supplement. They will be available initially in
book-entry form only. Investors who hold the
notes in book-entry form will be able to receive
definitive notes only in the limited
circumstances described in this prospectus or in
the related prospectus supplement. We refer you
to “Certain Information Regarding the
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Registration” and
“—Definitive Securities” of this prospectus. |
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Except for interest-only and principal-only
securities described below, each class of notes
will have a stated principal amount and will bear
interest at a specified rate. Classes of notes
may also have different interest rates. The
interest rate may be: |
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any combination of these rates. |
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As to notes bearing a variable interest rate,
such interest rate may be determined by reference
to an interest rate index. The index may be
based on LIBOR, a commercial paper rate, a
federal funds rate, the 91-day U.S. Treasury bill
rate, a U.S. Treasury constant maturity rate, the
prime rate, a negotiable certificate of deposit
rate or some other rate as specified in the
related prospectus supplement. |
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The related prospectus supplement will specify: |
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the principal amount or notional amount
of each class of notes; and |
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the interest rate, if any, for each class
of notes or the method for determining the
interest rate. |
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If specified in the related prospectus
supplement, a class of notes may have no
principal balance and bear interest on the
related notional amount. A notional amount is
the amount used as a reference to calculate the
amount of interest due on an interest-only class
that is not entitled to any distributions of
principal. |
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If specified in the related prospectus supplement, a class
of notes may not bear interest and be entitled to receive
only distributions of principal. |
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If specified in the related prospectus supplement, a class
of notes may accrete the amount of accrued interest
otherwise distributable on the class, which amount will be
added as principal to the principal balance of the class
on each applicable distribution date. The accretion may
continue until some specified event has occurred or until
such class of notes is retired. |
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The notes will be denominated in U.S. Dollars. |
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We refer you to “Description of the Notes—Principal and
Interest on the Notes” and “Certain Information Regarding
The Securities” of this prospectus. |
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timing and priority of payments, seniority,
interest rates or amount of payments of principal or
interest may differ for each class; or |
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payments of principal or interest on a class may
or may not be made, depending on whether specified events
occur. |
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The related prospectus supplement will provide this
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Each series of securities may also include one or more
classes of certificates. The certificates will be issued
under the trust agreement for that series. We may offer
each class of certificates publicly or privately or they
may be retained by the depositor or one of its
affiliates, as specified in the related prospectus
supplement. |
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If issued publicly, the certificates will be available for
purchase in the denominations provided in the related
prospectus supplement. They will be available initially in
book-entry form only. Investors who hold the certificates
in book-entry form will be able to receive definitive
certificates only in the limited circumstances described
in this prospectus or in the related prospectus
supplement. We refer you to “Certain Information
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Except for interest-only and principal-only certificates
described below, each class of certificates will have a
stated certificate balance. If specified in the related
prospectus supplement, the certificates may yield a return
on that balance at a specified certificate rate. The rate
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As to certificates bearing a variable certificate rate,
such certificate rate may be determined by reference to an
interest rate index. The index may be based on LIBOR, a
commercial paper rate, a federal funds rate, the 91-day
U.S. Treasury bill rate, a U.S. Treasury constant maturity
rate, the prime rate, a negotiable certificate of deposit
rate or some other rate as specified in the related
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the rate of return, if any, for each class of
certificates or the method for determining the rate of
return. |
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If specified in the related prospectus supplement, a class
of certificates may have no certificate balance and bear a
rate of return on the related notional amount. |
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If specified in the related prospectus supplement, a class
of certificates may not bear a rate of return and be
entitled to receive only distributions of principal or
excess interest. |
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return otherwise distributable on the class which amount
will be added as principal to the certificate balance of
the class on each applicable distribution date. The
accretion may continue until some specified event has
occurred or until such class of certificates is retired. |
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The certificates will be denominated in U.S. Dollars. |
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timing and priority of distributions, seniority,
allocations of losses, certificate rates or distributions
on the certificate balance may differ for each class; and |
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distributions on a class may or may not be made,
depending on whether specified events occur. |
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The related prospectus supplement will provide this
information. We refer you to “Description of the
Certificates—Distributions on the Certificate Balance” and
“Certain Information Regarding The Securities” of this
prospectus. |
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Distributions on the certificates may be subordinated in
priority of payment to payments of principal and interest
on the notes. If this is the case, the related prospectus
supplement will provide this information. |
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Assets of the Trust
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The assets of each trust will include a pool of student
loans. They are education loans to students or parents of
students, and former students and parents of former
students, made under the Federal Family Education Loan
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The term “student loans” refers to loans made under the
Federal Family Education Loan Program. Student loans owned
by a specific trust are referred to as “trust student
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The assets of the trust will include rights to receive
payments made on these student loans and any proceeds
related to them. |
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We will purchase the student loans from Wachovia Bank,
National Association, Wachovia Education Finance Inc.
and/or another affiliate of Wachovia Corporation under one
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loans is not described in this prospectus, the
prospectus supplement for your securities will identify
that originator to the extent that student loans
originated by that originator constitute 10% or more of
the trust student loans. The student loans will be
selected based on criteria listed in the purchase
agreements. We will assign the student loans to the trust
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The related prospectus supplement will specify the
aggregate principal balance of the loans sold as of a
statistical cutoff date. It will also specify a date as
the cutoff date. The cutoff date will be the date on or
after which the trust will be entitled to payments on or
with respect to the student loans. The related prospectus
supplement may also specify a statistical cutoff date that
is different from the cutoff date. The statistical cutoff
date will be the date as of which statistical data
relating to the student loans will be presented. The
property of each trust also will include amounts on
deposit in specific trust accounts, including a collection
account, any reserve account and any other account
identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and the
right to receive payments under any swap agreements
entered into by the trust. We refer you to “Formation of
the Trusts—The Issuing Entities” of this prospectus. |
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Each student loan assigned to a trust will be at least 98%
guaranteed—or 100% for student loans disbursed before
October 1, 1993—as to the payment of principal and
interest by a state guaranty agency or a private
non-profit guarantor. These guarantees are contingent upon
compliance with specific origination and servicing
procedures as prescribed by various federal and guarantor
regulations. Each guarantor is reinsured by the Department
of Education for between 75% and 100% of claims paid by
that guarantor for a given federal fiscal year. The
reinsured amount depends on a guarantor’s claims
experience and the year in which the loans subject to the
claims were disbursed. The percentage of the claims paid
by a guarantor that are reinsured could change in the
future by legislation. We refer you to “Appendix A—Federal
Family Education Loan Program—Guarantee Agencies under
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A trust may also have among its assets various agreements
with counterparties providing for interest rate swaps,
caps and similar financial contracts. These agreements
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For each trust, the administrator will establish and
maintain one or more accounts to hold all payments made on
the trust student loans. We refer to these accounts
collectively as the collection account. The collection
account will be in the name of the indenture trustee on
behalf of the holders of the notes and the certificates.
The prospectus supplement will describe the permitted uses
of funds in the collection account and the conditions for
their application. |
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a reserve account or a cash collateral account; |
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capitalized interest account; |
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overcollateralization; |
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letters of credit, credit or liquidity facilities; |
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surety bonds; |
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guaranteed investment contracts; |
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interest rate or other swaps, exchange agreements,
interest rate protection agreements, repurchase
obligations, put or call options and other yield
protection agreements; |
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If any credit or cash flow enhancement applies to a trust
or any of the securities issued by that trust, the related
prospectus supplement will describe the specific
enhancement as well as the conditions for their
application. A credit or cash flow enhancement may have
limitations and exclusions from coverage. If applicable,
the related prospectus supplement will describe these
limitations or exclusions. |
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Securities— Credit and Cash Flow or other Enhancement or
Derivative Arrangements” of this prospectus. |
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Purchase Agreements
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For each trust, the depositor will acquire the related
student loans under one or more purchase agreements. The
depositor will assign its rights under the purchase
agreement to the eligible lender trustee on behalf of the
trust. The trust will further assign these rights to the
indenture trustee as collateral for the notes. We refer
you to “Transfer and Servicing Agreements” of this
prospectus. |
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The depositor will assign the student loans to the trust
under a contribution agreement. The eligible lender
trustee will hold legal title to the trust student loans.
The trust will assign its rights under the contribution
agreement to the indenture trustee as collateral for the
notes. We refer you to “Transfer and Servicing Agreements”
of this prospectus. |
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Master Servicing
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Sub-Servicing
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Wachovia Education Finance Inc. has entered into certain
sub-servicing agreements with sub-servicers in respect of
the servicing of the student loans. However, Wachovia
Education Finance Inc. may enter into further
sub-servicing agreements with approved sub-servicers in
respect of the trust student loans. The master servicer
will operate under a master servicing agreement in respect
of the trust student loans held by each trust. |
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Under the master servicing agreement, the master servicer
will be responsible for arranging and overseeing the
performance by the sub-servicers of their respective
servicing obligations with respect to the trust student
loans. The master servicer may coordinate the filing
with the Department of Education of claims to collect
special allowance payments if not required of the
sub-servicer under each sub-servicer agreement. Under each
sub-servicing agreement, each sub-servicer will be
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for servicing, managing, maintaining custody
of, and making collections on the trust student loans. In
addition, each sub-servicer will file with the Department
of Education and the guarantors all appropriate claims to
collect interest subsidy payments and guarantee payments,
and may make such filings with respect to special
allowance payments, if not required of the master servicer
under the master servicing agreement, owed on the trust
student loans. We refer you to “Servicing and
Administration” of this prospectus. |
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Master Servicing Fee
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The master servicer will receive a master servicing fee
specified in the related prospectus supplement. It will
also receive reimbursement for expenses and charges, as
specified in that prospectus supplement. These amounts
will be payable monthly. The master servicing fee and any
portion of the master servicing fee that remains unpaid
from prior dates will be payable before any payments are
made on the related securities unless any portion of the
master servicing fee is expressly subordinated to payments
on the securities, as specified in the related prospectus
supplement. The related prospectus supplement will specify
whether the master servicer will be solely responsible for
all compensation due to the sub-servicers for the
performance of their respective obligations under the
related sub-servicing agreements or whether these fees
will be paid from the assets of the trust and, if so, the
priority of their payment. We refer you to “Servicing and
Administration—Servicing Compensation” of this prospectus. |
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Wachovia Bank, National Association, in its capacity as
administrator, will enter into an administration agreement
with each trust, the eligible lender trustee, the master
servicer and the indenture trustee. Under this agreement,
Wachovia Bank, National Association will undertake
specific administrative duties for each trust. We refer
you to “Servicing and Administration—Administration
Agreement” of this prospectus. |
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Administration Fee
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The administrator will receive an administration fee
specified in the related prospectus supplement. It may
also receive reimbursement for expenses and charges, as
specified in the related prospectus supplement. These
amounts will be payable before any payments are made on
the related securities, as specified in the related
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Administration—Administration Agreement” of this
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Representations and
Warranties of the
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Under the contribution agreement for each trust, the
depositor, as the transferor of the loans to the trust,
will make specific representations and warranties to the
trust concerning the student loans. The depositor will
have an obligation to reacquire any trust student loan if
the trust is materially and adversely affected by a breach
of its representations or warranties, unless it can cure
the breach within the period specified in the applicable
prospectus supplement. Any breach that relates to
compliance with the Higher Education Act or the
requirements of a guarantor, but that does not affect that
guarantor’s obligation to guarantee payment of a trust
student loan, will not be considered to have a material
adverse effect. Alternatively, it may substitute
qualified substitute student loans rather than
repurchasing the affected loans. Qualified substitute
student loans are student loans that comply, on the date
of substitution, with all of the representations and
warranties made by the depositor in the contribution
agreement. Qualified substitute student loans must also be
substantially similar on an aggregate basis to the loans
they are being substituted for with regard to the
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principal balance; |
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status – in-school, grace, deferment, forbearance
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program type – Unsubsidized Stafford, Subsidized
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school type; |
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total return; and |
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remaining term to maturity. |
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Any required reacquisition or substitution will occur on
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In addition, the depositor will have an obligation to
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any shortfall between the balance of the qualified
substitute student loans and the balance of the loans
being replaced and |
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any accrued interest not guaranteed by, or that is
required to be refunded to, a guarantor and any program
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as a result of a breach of our representations and
warranties. |
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We refer you to “Transfer and Servicing
Agreements—Contribution of Student Loans to the Trust;
Representations and Warranties of the Depositor” of this
prospectus. |
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Representations and
Warranties of the
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In each purchase agreement, the related originator of the
student loans will make representations and warranties to
the depositor concerning the student loans covered by that
relevant purchase agreement. These representations and
warranties will be similar to the representations and
warranties made by the depositor under the related
contribution agreement. The related originator will have
repurchase, substitution and reimbursement obligations
under each relevant purchase agreement that match those of
the depositor under the contribution agreement. These
obligations may be transferred if certain conditions are
satisfied. We refer you to “Transfer and Servicing
Agreements—Purchase of Student Loans by the Depositor;
Representations and Warranties of the Originators” of this
prospectus. |
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The master servicer will agree to service (or cause the
sub-servicers to service) the trust student loans in
compliance with the relevant servicing agreements and the
Higher Education Act, if applicable. It will have an
obligation to purchase from a trust, or substitute
qualified substitute student loans for, any trust student
loan if the trust is materially and adversely affected by
a breach of any covenant of the master servicer concerning
that student loan. Any breach that relates to compliance
with the Higher Education Act or the requirements of a
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payment of a trust student loan,
will not be considered to have a material adverse effect. |
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If the master servicer does not (or does not cause the
related sub-servicer to) cure a breach within the period
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
purchase or substitution will be made on the next
collection period end date after the applicable cure
period has expired, or as described in the related
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any shortfall between the balance of the qualified
substitute student loans and the balance of the loans
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any accrued interest not guaranteed by, or that is
required to be refunded to, a guarantor and any program
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Subject to any limitations described in the applicable
prospectus supplement, the master servicer or another
entity specified in the prospectus supplement may, at its
option, purchase, or arrange for the purchase of, all
remaining student loans owned by a trust on any
distribution date when their pool balance as of the end of
the related collection period is 10% or less of the
initial pool balance plus accrued interest to be
capitalized as of the applicable cutoff dates. The
exercise of this purchase option will result in the early
retirement of the securities issued by that trust. We
refer you to “The Student Loan Pools—Termination” of this
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Auction of Trust Assets
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If specified in the related prospectus supplement and
subject to any limitations described in the applicable
prospectus supplement, the indenture trustee will offer
for sale all remaining trust student loans at the end of
the collection period when their pool balance reduces to a
percentage specified in the related prospectus supplement
or less of the initial pool balance, plus accrued interest
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the related prospectus supplement, an auction
will occur only if the entity with the optional purchase
right has first waived its optional purchase right. The
auction of the remaining trust student loans will result
in the early retirement of the securities issued by that
trust. The related prospectus supplement will specify the
minimum purchase price for the trust’s assets. We refer
you to “The Student Loan Pools— Termination” in this
prospectus and “Summary of Terms—Termination of the
Trust—Auction of Trust Assets” in the related prospectus
supplement. |
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Tax Considerations
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On the closing date for a series, McKee Nelson LLP or a
law firm identified in the applicable prospectus
supplement, as federal tax counsel to the applicable
trust, will deliver an opinion that, for U.S. federal
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the notes of that series will be characterized as
debt; and |
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the trust will not be characterized as an
association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a
corporation. |
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For discussion of consequences of holding a certificate,
we refer you to “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Tax
Consequences to Holders of Certificates” and “Federal Tax
Consequences for Trusts in which all Certificates are
retained by the Originators, the Sponsor, the Depositor or
a Third Party Originator” of this prospectus. |
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In addition, a law firm identified in the applicable
prospectus supplement as Delaware tax counsel to the
applicable trust will deliver an opinion that: |
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the same characterizations would apply for
Delaware state income tax purposes as for U.S. federal
income tax purposes; and |
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holders of the securities that are not otherwise
subject to Delaware taxation on income will not become
subject to Delaware state tax as a result of their
ownership of the securities. |
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By acquiring a note, you will agree to treat that note as
indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
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By acquiring a certificate, you will agree to treat the
related trust either as a partnership in which you are a
partner for federal income tax purposes or as otherwise
described in the related prospectus supplement. |
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“State Tax Consequences” of this prospectus. |
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ERISA Considerations
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Subject to the considerations set forth in “ERISA
Considerations” in this prospectus and the related
prospectus supplement, the notes may be acquired by a
transferee for, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan
or other retirement arrangement subject to Section 406 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or any substantially similar applicable
law or any entity deemed to hold the plan assets of the
foregoing. The certificates may not be acquired by such
plans, arrangements or entities. |
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All of the securities will be rated in one of the four
highest rating categories. The prospectus supplement for
each trust will specify the ratings for the securities
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following risk factors in deciding whether to purchase any
securities. You should also consider the additional risk factors described in each prospectus
supplement. All of these risk factors could affect your investment in or return on the securities.
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Because The Securities May Not
Provide Regular or Predictable
Payments, You May Not Receive The
Return on Investment That You
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The securities may not provide a regular or
predictable schedule of payments or payment on
any specific date. Accordingly, you may not
receive the return on investment that you
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If a Secondary Market For Your
Securities Does Not Develop, The
Value of Your Securities May
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The securities will be a new issue without an
established trading market. While we may list
the securities of a trust on a European exchange
if specified in the related prospectus
supplement, we do not intend to list the
securities on any exchange in the United States.
We cannot assure you that listing on a European
exchange if made will be accepted nor, in any
event, that a secondary market for the
securities will develop. If a secondary market
does not develop, the spread between the bid
price and the asked price for your securities
may widen, thereby reducing the net proceeds to
you from the sale of your securities. |
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The Trust Will Have Limited
Assets From Which To Make
Payments On The Securities, Which
May Result In Losses
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The trust will not have, nor will it be
permitted to have, significant assets or sources
of funds other than the trust student loans, the
guarantee agreements and, if so provided in the
related prospectus supplement, a reserve
account, any other accounts established in the
trust’s name, any derivative contracts and other
credit or cash flow enhancements. |
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Consequently, you must rely upon payments on the
trust student loans from the borrowers and
guarantors, and, if available, amounts on
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counterparties and any other
credit or cash flow enhancements to repay your
securities. If these sources of funds are
insufficient to repay your securities, you may
experience a loss on your investment. |
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You May Incur Losses Or Delays In
Payments On Your Securities If
Borrowers Default On The Student
Loans
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The majority of the student loans owned by the
trust will be only 98% guaranteed. However,
guarantors pay 100% of principal and interest
for claims made under the lender of last resort
provisions of the Higher Education Act or if the
master servicer or the sub-servicer servicing
the loan has been designated by the Secretary of
Education as an exceptional performer. If a
borrower defaults on a trust student loan that
is only 98% guaranteed, the related trust will
experience a loss of approximately 2% of the
outstanding principal and accrued interest on
that student loan. If defaults occur on the
trust student loans and the credit enhancement
described in the related prospectus supplement
is insufficient, you may suffer a delay in
payment or losses on your securities. |
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If A Guarantor Of The Student
Loans Experiences Financial
Deterioration Or Failure, You May
Suffer Delays In Payment Or
Losses On Your Securities
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All of the student loans will be unsecured. As a
result, the only security for payment of a
student loan is the guarantee provided by the
applicable guarantor (backed by the Department
of Education as provided below). Student loans
acquired by each trust will be subject to
guarantee agreements with a number of individual
guarantors. A deterioration in the financial
status of a guarantor and its ability to honor
guarantee claims could result in a failure of
that guarantor to make its guarantee payments to
the eligible lender trustee in a timely manner.
A guarantor’s financial condition could be
adversely affected by a number of factors,
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guarantor of the guarantee fee payable by a
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the amount of claims made against that
guarantor as a result of borrower defaults; |
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the amount of claims reimbursed to that
guarantor from the Department of Education,
which range from 75% to 100% of the 98%
guaranteed portion of the loan depending on the
date the loan was made and the performance of
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changes in legislation that may reduce
expenditures from the Department of Education
that support federal guarantors or that may
require guarantors to pay more of their reserves
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If the financial condition of a guarantor
deteriorates, it may fail to make guarantee
payments in a timely manner. In that event, you
may suffer delays in payment or losses on your
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The Department Of Education’s
Failure To Make Reinsurance
Payments May Negatively Affect
The Timely Payment Of Principal
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If a guarantor is unable to meet its guarantee
obligations, the trust may submit claims
directly to the Department of Education for
payment. The Department of Education’s
obligation to pay guarantee claims directly is
dependent upon it determining that the guarantor
is unable to meet its obligations. If the
Department of Education delays in making this
determination, you may suffer a delay in the
payment of principal and interest on your
securities. In addition, if the Department of
Education determines that the guarantor is able
to meet its obligations, the Department of
Education will not make guarantee payments to
the trust. The Department of Education may or
may not make the necessary determination or, if
it does, it may or may not make this
determination or the ultimate payment of the
guarantee claims in a timely manner. This could
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You Will Bear Prepayment And
Extension Risk Due To Actions
Taken By Individual Borrowers And
Other Variables Beyond Our
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A borrower may prepay a student loan in whole or
in part at any time. The rate of prepayments on
the student loans may be influenced by a variety
of economic, social, competitive and other
factors, including changes in interest rates,
the statutory formula for calculating interest
rates, the availability of alternative
financings and the general economy. Financing
alternatives consist of various loan
consolidation programs including, among others,
in-school consolidation loans and the Federal
Direct Lending Program. The ability of
borrowers to consolidate student loans while
they are still in school may cause in-school
consolidation loans to experience higher rate of
prepayment as the borrowers incur additional
indebtedness to fund their continuing education.
The ability of borrowers to refinance their
existing consolidation loans into the Federal
Direct Lending Program may also result in
prepayments. The likelihood of prepayments is
higher as a result of various loan consolidation
programs. In addition, a trust may receive
unscheduled payments due to defaults and to
purchases by the master servicer or
reacquisitions by the depositor. Because a pool
will include thousands of student loans, it is
impossible to predict the amount and timing of
payments that will be received and paid to
securityholders in any period. Consequently, the
length of time that your securities are
outstanding and accruing interest may be shorter
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On the other hand, the trust student loans may
be extended as a result of in-school periods,
grace periods, deferment periods and, under some
circumstances, forbearance periods. This may
lengthen the remaining term of the student loans
and delay principal payments to you. In
addition, the amount available for distribution
to you will be reduced if borrowers fail to pay
timely the principal and interest due on the
student loans. Consequently,
the length of time that your securities are
outstanding
and accruing interest may be longer than you
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repaid slower than you
anticipate, then your yield may be lower than
you anticipate. |
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If you purchase interest-only securities
or you purchase your securities at a premium and
principal is repaid faster than you anticipate,
then your yield may be lower than you
anticipate. |
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If you purchase interest-only securities
and principal is repaid faster than you
anticipate, then you may lose your initial
investment. |
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Any optional purchase right and any provision
for the auction of the trust student loans
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timing of payments to securityholders. |
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The effect of these factors is impossible to
predict. To the extent they create reinvestment
risk, you will bear that risk. |
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You May Be Unable To Reinvest
Principal Payments At The Yield
You Earn On The Securities
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Asset-backed securities usually produce
increased principal payments to investors when
market interest rates fall below the interest
rates on the collateral—student loans in this
case—and decreased principal payments when
market interest rates rise above the interest
rates on the collateral. As a result, you are
likely to receive more money to reinvest at a
time when other investments generally are
producing lower yields than the yield on the
securities. Similarly, you are likely to receive
less money to reinvest when other investments
generally are producing higher yields than the
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A Failure To Comply With Student
Loan Origination And Servicing
Procedures Could Jeopardize
Guarantor, Interest Subsidy And
Special Allowance Payments On The
Student Loans, Which May Result
In Delays In Payment Or Losses On
Your Securities
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The Higher Education Act requires lenders making
and servicing student loans and the guarantors
guaranteeing those loans to follow specified
procedures, including due diligence procedures,
to ensure that the student loans are properly
made, disbursed and serviced.
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the Department of Education’s refusal to
make reinsurance payments to the applicable
guarantor or directly to the lender in the event
the Department of Education has determined that
the guarantor is unable to meet its guaranty
obligations or to make interest subsidy payments
and special allowance payments on the trust
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the guarantors’ inability or refusal to
make guarantee payments on the trust student
loans. |
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Loss of any program payments could adversely
affect the amount of available funds and the
trust’s ability to pay principal and interest on
your securities. |
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The Inability Of The Depositor Or
The Master Servicer To Meet Its
Repurchase Obligation May Result
In Losses On Your Securities
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Under some circumstances, the trust has the
right to require the depositor to reacquire or
substitute for or the master servicer to
purchase or substitute for a trust student loan.
This right arises generally if a breach of the
representations, warranties or covenants of the
depositor or the master servicer, as applicable,
has a material adverse effect on the trust, if
the breach affects the guarantor’s obligation to
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not cured within the applicable
cure period. We cannot assure you, however,
that the depositor or the master servicer will
have the financial resources to make a
reacquisition or purchase, as applicable, or
substitution. In this case, you will bear any
resulting loss. |
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The Noteholders’ Right To Waive
Defaults May Adversely Affect
Certificateholders and
Subordinate Noteholders
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The noteholders have the ability, with specified
exceptions, to waive defaults by the master
servicer or the administrator, including
defaults that could materially and adversely
affect any certificateholders. |
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In addition, if specified in the related
prospectus supplement, noteholders of the most
senior classes of notes outstanding may have the
right to waive these defaults as well as events
of default under the related indenture that
could materially adversely affect the holders of
more junior classes of notes and any
certificateholders. |
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Subordination Of The Certificates
Or Some Classes Of Notes Results
In A Greater Risk Of Losses Or
Delays In Payment On Those
Securities
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Payments on any certificates may be subordinated
to payments due on the notes of that series. In
addition, some classes of notes may be
subordinate to other classes. Consequently,
holders of the certificates and the holders of
some classes of notes may bear a greater risk of
losses or delays in payment. In addition, if
specified in the related prospectus supplement,
failure to make payments on certain classes of
notes may not constitute an event of default
under the related indenture until the most
senior classes are paid in full. The related
prospectus supplement will describe the nature
and the extent of any subordination. |
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The Securities May Be Repaid
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The Exercise Of The Purchase
Option. If This Happens, Your
Yield May Be Affected And You
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the master servicer or other applicable
entity exercises its option to purchase all the
trust student loans. |
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Either event would result in the early
retirement of the securities outstanding on that
date. If this happens, your yield on the
securities may be affected. You will bear the
risk that you cannot reinvest the money you
receive in comparable securities at as high a
yield. |
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Incentive Programs May Reduce
Payments On Trust Student Loans
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Various incentive programs may be made available
to borrowers by the originators of the student
loans. Incentive programs may also be made
available to borrowers with trust student loans.
Noteholders will bear the risk of any reduction
in payments on the trust student loans resulting
from application of the incentive programs. |
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Payment Offsets By Guarantors Or
The Department Of Education Could
Prevent The Trust From Paying You
The Full Amount Of The Principal
And Interest Due On Your
Securities
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The eligible lender trustee will use the same
Department of Education lender identification
number for student loans in a trust as it uses
for other student loans it holds on behalf of
other trusts established by the depositor. If
so, the billings submitted to the Department of
Education and the claims submitted to the
guarantors will be consolidated with the
billings and claims for payments for trust
student loans under other trusts using the same
lender identification number. Payments on those
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applicable guarantors
will be made to the eligible lender trustee, or
to the master servicer or the related
sub-servicer, if applicable, on behalf of the
eligible lender trustee, in a lump sum. Those
payments must be allocated by the administrator
among the various trusts that reference the same
lender identification number. |
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If the Department of Education or a guarantor
determines that the eligible lender trustee owes
it a liability on any trust student loan,
including loans it holds on behalf of the trust
for your securities or other trusts, the
Department or the applicable guarantor may seek
to collect that liability by offsetting it
against payments due to the eligible lender
trustee under the terms of the trust. Any
offsetting or shortfall of payments due to the
eligible lender trustee could adversely affect
the amount of available funds for any collection
period and thus the trust’s ability to pay you
principal and interest on the securities. |
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The master servicing agreement and the
sub-servicing agreements for your securities and
other servicing agreements of the depositor will
contain provisions for cross-indemnification
concerning those payments and offsets. Even with
cross-indemnification provisions, however, the
amount of funds available to the trust from
indemnification would not necessarily be
adequate to compensate the trust and investors
in the securities for any previous reduction in
the available funds. |
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A Default By The Master Servicer
Or A Sub-Servicer Or A
Termination Of A Master Servicing
Agreement or A Sub-Servicing
Agreement May Result In
Additional Costs, Increased
Servicing Fees By A Substitute
Master Servicer Or A Diminution
In Servicing Performance, Any Of
Which May Have An Adverse Effect
On Your Securities
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The servicing of student loans originated under
the Higher Education Act requires special skill
and diligence. The master servicer does not have
experience collecting payments from borrowers,
the guarantors or the Department of Education
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to be specified in
the related prospectus supplement pursuant to
sub-servicing agreements. If specified in the
related prospectus supplement, the sub-servicing
agreements may be terminated by the master
servicer upon notice provided not less than the
applicable period as specified in the related
prospectus supplement. In addition, if specified
in the related prospectus supplement, the
sub-servicers may terminate the sub-servicing
agreements upon giving notice. If the master
servicer or a sub-servicer defaults on its
obligations to service the student loans, or a
sub-servicing agreement is terminated, we cannot
be certain of (a) the cost to transfer the
servicing obligations to a successor, (b) the
ability of that successor to perform the
servicing obligations and duties of the master
servicer or a sub-servicer under the master
servicing agreements or the sub-servicing
agreements or (c) the servicing fees that would
be charged by a successor master servicer or
sub-servicer. Any of these events may adversely
affect the payment of principal and interest on
your notes. |
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In addition, if a master servicer default
occurs, the indenture trustee or the noteholders
in a given series or class of securities may
remove the master servicer without the consent
of the eligible lender trustee or any of the
certificateholders of that series. Only the
indenture trustee or the noteholders (or, if
specified in the related prospectus supplement,
the holders of the most senior classes of notes
outstanding), and not the eligible lender
trustee or the certificateholders, have the
ability to remove the master servicer if a
master servicer default occurs. The noteholders
(or, if specified in the related prospectus
supplement, the holders of the most senior
classes of notes outstanding) have the ability,
with some exceptions, to waive defaults by the
master servicer, including defaults that could
materially and adversely affect the holders of
more junior classes of notes and
certificateholders. |
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We will require the master servicer and the
sub-servicers to deposit all payments on the
trust student loans collected during each
collection period into the related collection
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readily
identifiable as a payment on trust student loan,
within two business days of being so identified.
However, if specified in the related prospectus
supplement and for so long as no administrator
default has occurred and is continuing, and any
other condition to making deposits less
frequently than daily as may be specified by the
rating agencies or set forth in the related
prospectus supplement is satisfied, the master
servicer and each sub-servicer will remit these
amounts to the administrator within two business
days of receipt, and we will require the
administrator to deposit these amounts in the
collection account by the business day preceding
each monthly payment date. |
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Pending deposit into the collection account by
the administrator, collections may be invested
by the administrator at its own risk and for its
own benefit and will not be segregated from its
own funds. If the administrator were unable to
remit the funds, the applicable securityholders
might incur a loss. To the extent set forth in
the related prospectus supplement, the
administrator may, in order to satisfy the
requirements described above, obtain a letter of
credit or other security for the benefit of the
related trust to secure timely remittances of
collections on the trust student loans. |
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If The Master Servicer Or Any
Sub-Servicer Fails To Comply With
The Department Of Education’s
Third-Party Servicer Regulations
Regarding Student Loans, Payments
On Your Notes Could Be Adversely
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The Department of Education regulates each
servicer of student loans. Under those
regulations, a third-party servicer, including
the master servicer or any sub-servicer, is
jointly and severally liable with its client
lenders for liabilities to the Department of
Education arising from its violation of
applicable requirements. In addition, if the
master servicer or any sub-servicer fails to
meet standards of financial responsibility or
administrative capability included in the
regulations, or violates other requirements, the
Department of Education may fine the master
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terminate the master servicer’s or
sub-servicer’s eligibility to contract to
service student loans. If the master servicer or
any sub-servicer were so fined or held liable,
or its eligibility were limited, suspended, or
terminated, its ability to properly service the
student loans held in a trust estate and to
satisfy its obligation to purchase any trust
student loans with respect to which it has
breached its representations, warranties or
covenants could be adversely affected. In
addition, if the Department of Education
terminates the master servicer’s or any
sub-servicer’s eligibility to service student
loans, a servicing transfer will take place and
there may be delays in collections and temporary
disruptions in servicing on the related trust
student loans. Any servicing transfer may
temporarily adversely affect payments to you. |
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The Insolvency Of Wachovia Bank,
National Association Could Delay
Or Reduce Payments On Your
Securities
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Wachovia Bank, National Association intends that
each transfer of student loans by it to the
depositor will constitute a sale without
recourse of all of its right, title and interest
in and to the student loans. If Wachovia Bank,
National Association were to become insolvent, a
conservator or receiver may be appointed which
may be the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, as conservator or receiver of
Wachovia Bank, National Association, might take
the position that the transfer of student loans
did not constitute a “sale”, but rather was a
transfer as security for a “loan” or other
contractual obligation of Wachovia Bank,
National Association by the depositor. If this
recharacterization were upheld, the depositor
and, as a consequence, the trust would be
creditors of Wachovia Bank, National
Association. |
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Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as
conservator or receiver of Wachovia Bank,
National Association, would have the power to
repudiate contracts and to request a stay of up
to 90 days of any judicial action or proceeding
involving an insolvent depository institution.
However, the valid perfected security interest
of the indenture trustee would be enforceable
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insolvency of Wachovia Bank, National
Association and the subsequent repudiation or
disaffirmation of the purchase agreements by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as
conservator or receiver of Wachovia Bank,
National Association, to the extent that the
following requirements are met, among others: |
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Wachovia Bank, National Association
granted a security interest in the student loans
to the depositor that was assigned to the trust
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the security interest is a first
priority security interest and was validly
perfected before the insolvency of Wachovia
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the security interest was not taken or
granted in contemplation of the insolvency of
Wachovia Bank, National Association or with the
intent to hinder, delay or defraud the creditors
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Accordingly, payments to the trust with respect
to the student loans (up to the amount of such
damages) should not be subject to recovery by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as
conservator or receiver of Wachovia Bank,
National Association. If, however, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation were to require
the indenture trustee to establish its right to
those payments by submitting to and completing
the administrative claims procedure established
under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation were to
request a stay of proceedings with respect to
Wachovia Bank, National Association as provided
under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, delays
in payments on the securities and possible
reductions in the amount of those payments could
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Effective as of September 11, 2000, the Federal
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provides that if a bank’s transfer of
assets satisfies certain requirements then,
notwithstanding the rights of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation described above,
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will
not seek to reclaim, recover or recharacterize
the assets as property of the bank or of the
bank’s receivership. Wachovia Bank, National
Association believes that the rule of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will apply
to the transfer of student loans to the
depositor in the manner contemplated by this
prospectus and intends on satisfying in all
material respects the requirements of the rule
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Nevertheless, under the rule, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, as conservator or
receiver of Wachovia Bank, National Association,
will still retain the right to take certain
actions with respect to the student loans,
including to (i) enforce the purchase
agreements, the contribution agreements and the
transfer and servicing agreements to which
Wachovia Bank, National Association is a party,
notwithstanding any provision thereof providing
for termination, default, acceleration or
exercise of rights upon, or solely by reason of,
insolvency or the appointment of a conservator
or receiver or (ii) disaffirm or repudiate any
transaction document to which Wachovia Bank,
National Association is a party that imposes
continuing obligations or duties on Wachovia
Bank, National Association in conservatorship or
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The Bankruptcy Of Wachovia
Education Finance Inc. Could Also
Delay Or Reduce Payments On Your
Securities
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Wachovia Education Finance Inc., as an
originator, intends that its transfer of the
student loans to the depositor will be a valid
sale and assignment of the student loans to the
depositor for non-tax purposes. If Wachovia
Education Finance Inc. were to become a debtor
in a bankruptcy case and a creditor or
trustee-in-bankruptcy of or Wachovia Education
Finance Inc. itself were to take the position
that the sale of student loans by it to the
depositor for non-tax purposes should instead be
treated as a pledge of the student loans to
secure a borrowing of Wachovia Education Finance
Inc., delays in payments of collections on or in
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certificateholders could occur. If a court
ruled in favor of any such trustee, debtor or
creditor, reductions in the amount of those
payments could result. A tax or governmental
lien on the property of Wachovia Education
Finance Inc. arising before the transfer of the
student loans to the depositor may have priority
over the depositor’s interest in those student
loans even if the transfer of the student loans
to the depositor is characterized as a sale for
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The Bankruptcy Of The Depositor
Could Also Delay Or Reduce
Payments On Your Securities
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Wachovia Education Loan Funding LLC, as
depositor, intends that its transfer of the
student loans to the trust will be a valid
assignment of an ownership interest in the
student loans to the trust for non-tax purposes.
If the depositor were to become a debtor in a
bankruptcy case and a creditor or
trustee-in-bankruptcy of the depositor or the
depositor itself were to take the position that
the assignment of student loans by the depositor
to the trust for non-tax purposes should be
treated as a pledge of the student loans to
secure a borrowing of the depositor, delays in
payments of collections on or in respect of the
student loans to the noteholders and
certificateholders could occur. If a court
ruled in favor of any such trustee, debtor or
creditor, reductions in the amount of those
payments could result. A tax or governmental
lien on the property of the depositor arising
before the transfer of the student loans to the
trust may have priority over the trust’s
interest in those student loans even if the
transfer of the student loans assigns an
ownership interest to the trust for non-tax
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If The Trust Enters Into An
Interest Rate Swap, Payments On
The Securities Will Be Dependent
On Payments Made Under The Swap
Agreement
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If the trust enters into an interest rate swap,
its ability to protect itself from shortfalls in
cash flow caused by interest rate changes will
depend to a large extent on the terms of the
swap agreement and whether the swap counterparty
performs its obligations under the swap. If the
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The trust may enter into an interest rate swap
to reduce its exposure to changes in interest
rates. An interest rate swap requires one party
to make payments to the other party in an amount
calculated by applying an interest rate (for
example a floating rate) to a specified notional
amount in exchange for the other party making a
payment calculated by applying a different
interest rate (for example a fixed rate) to the
same notional amount. For example, if the trust
issues $100 million of securities bearing
interest at a floating LIBOR rate, it might
enter into a swap agreement under which the
trust would pay interest to the swap
counterparty in an amount equal to an agreed
upon fixed rate on $100 million in exchange for
receiving interest on $100 million at the
floating LIBOR rate. The $100 million would be
the “notional” amount because it is used simply
to make the calculation. In an interest rate
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Termination Of A Swap Agreement
May Result In Losses To You
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events occur. Most of these events are
generally beyond the control of the trust or the
swap counterparty. Some of the possible adverse
consequences of a termination of a swap
agreement are: |
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further reduced if the trust is required to make
a termination payment to the swap counterparty. |
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may expose the trust to interest rate risk,
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The Rating Of A Swap Counterparty
May Affect The Ratings Of The
Securities
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If a trust enters into a swap, the rating
agencies that rate the trust’s securities will
consider the provisions of the swap agreement
and the rating of the swap counterparty in
rating the securities. If a rating agency
downgrades the debt rating of the swap
counterparty, it is also likely to downgrade the
rating of the securities. Any downgrade in the
rating of the securities could have severe
adverse consequences on their liquidity or
market value. |
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The Indenture Trustee May Have
Difficulty Liquidating Student
Loans After An Event Of Default
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Generally if an event of default occurs under an
indenture, the indenture trustee may sell the
trust student loans, without the consent of the
certificateholders. However, the indenture
trustee may not be able to find a purchaser for
the trust student loans in a timely manner or
the market value of those loans may not be high
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The Federal Direct Student Loan
Program Could Result In Reduced
Revenues For The Master Servicer,
The Sub-Servicers And The
Guarantors
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The federal direct student loan program,
established under the Higher Education Act, may
result in reductions in the volume of loans made
under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
If so, the master servicer and the sub-servicers
may experience increased costs due to reduced
economies of scale. These cost increases could
reduce the ability of each of the master
servicer and the sub-servicers to satisfy its
obligations to service the trust student loans.
This increased competition from the federal
direct student loan program could also reduce
revenues of the guarantors that would otherwise
be available to pay claims on defaulted student
loans. The level of demand currently existing in
the secondary market for loans made under the
Federal Family Education Loan Program could be
reduced, resulting in fewer potential buyers of
the student loans and lower prices available in
the secondary market for those loans. The
Department of Education also has implemented a
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Changes In Law May Adversely
Affect Student Loans, The
Guarantors, The Depositor And,
Accordingly, Adversely Affect
Your Securities
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The Higher Education Act or other relevant
federal or state laws, rules and regulations may
be amended or modified in the future in a manner
that could adversely affect the federal student
loan programs as well as the student loans made
under these programs and the financial condition
of the guarantors. Among other things, the level
of guarantee payments may be adjusted from time
to time. Future changes could affect the
ability of the originators, the depositor or the
master servicer to satisfy their obligations to
reacquire or purchase, as applicable, or
substitute student loans. Future changes could
also have a material adverse effect on the
revenues received by the guarantors that are
available to pay claims on defaulted student
loans in a timely manner. Future changes could
result in reductions in the volume of student
loans made under the Federal Family Education
Loan Program. If so, the master servicer and
the sub-servicers may experience increased costs
due to reduced economies of scale. These cost
increases could reduce the ability of each of
the master servicer and the sub-servicers to
satisfy its obligations to service the trust
student loans. We cannot predict whether any
changes will be adopted or, if adopted, what
impact those changes would have on any trust or
the securities that it issues.
Congress is currently considering legislation
reauthorizing the Higher Education Act and
enactment of reauthorization bill is expected
later this year or in 2006. Amendments to the
Higher Education Act included in the
reauthorization legislation may adversely affect
student loans, the guarantors, the depositor
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The Use Of Master Promissory
Notes May Compromise The
Indenture Trustee’s Security
Interest In The Student Loans
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Substantially all of the loans will be evidenced
by “master promissory notes” or consolidation
loan “promissory notes” under the Federal Family
Education Loan Program. Under the Higher
Education Act and applicable state law, an
assignment of an ownership interest in such
loans become effective against subsequent
purchasers when the assignment is effective
between the assignor and the assignee without
any requirement for giving public notice of such
assignment. Therefore, if any of depositor or
originator has previously assigned an ownership
interest in a loan to another person, that
person will have an ownership interest that will
be superior to the security interest of the
indenture trustee. These promissory notes do
not qualify for the special protections that
state law provides for negotiable instruments,
and therefore possession of these promissory
notes by the indenture trustee or its agent will
not protect the indenture trustee from the
claims of a third person with a prior ownership
interest. The originators will represent that
they have not assigned an ownership interest in
any loans to any person other than the
depositor, and the depositor will represent that
it has not assigned an ownership interest in any
loans to any person other than the trust. |
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Withdrawal Or Downgrade Of
Initial Ratings May Decrease The
Prices Of Your Securities
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The prospectus supplement for your securities
will specify the required ratings for the
securities. A security rating is not a
recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities.
Similar ratings on different types of securities
do not necessarily mean the same thing. You
should analyze the significance of each rating
independently from any other rating. A rating
agency may revise or withdraw its rating at any
time if it believes circumstances have changed.
A subsequent downward change in rating is likely
to decrease the price a subsequent purchaser
will be willing to pay for your securities. |
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Congressional Actions May Affect A
Trust’s Student Loan Portfolio
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The Department of Education’s authority to
provide interest subsidies, special allowance
payments and federal insurance for student loans
originated under the Higher Education Act
terminates on a date specified in the Higher
Education Act. The provisions of the Higher
Education Act governing the Federal |