...OVERVIEW + Rhode Island Student Loan Authority's 2020 senior series A and B issuance is an ABS transaction backed by a pool of refinance (refi) and in-school, fixed-rate student loans, originated under Rhode Island Student Loan Authority's student loan programs. + We assigned our preliminary '## (sf)' ratings to the 2020 senior series A and 2020 senior series B bonds. + The preliminary rating reflects our view of the transaction's available credit support, initial parity, and the credit quality of both the outstanding loans and the loans to be originated, among other factors. NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) May 11, 2020--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its preliminary '## (sf)' ratings to Rhode Island Student Loan Authority's (RISLA's) $100.575 million student loan program revenue bonds 2020 senior series A and 2020 senior series B (the 2020 senior series bonds) (see list). The bond issuance is an asset-backed securities transaction backed by a pool of refinance (refi) and in-school, fixed-rate...