2008-07-02 23:44:10 -

- Fitch rates Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, student loan asset backed notes as follows:

--$296,000,000 Series 2008 floating-rate notes, 'AAA'

For more information, see the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Series 2008 presale report, available to all investors on Fitch's corporate site, www.fitchratings.com.

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