OVERVIEW Rhode Island Student Loan Authority's senior series 2019-1 issuance is an ABS transaction backed by a pool of refinanced and in-school fixed-rate student loans originated under Rhode Island Student Loan Authority's student loan programs. We assigned our 'AA (sf)' ratings to 11 senior series 2019-1 bonds. The ratings reflect 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) Aug. 27, 2019--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its 'AA (sf)' ratings to Rhode Island Student Loan Authority's (RISLA) $40.8 million education loan revenue bonds senior series 2019-1 (see list). The bond issuance is an asset-backed securities transaction