OREANDA-NEWS. As part of its ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the four outstanding classes of Fifth Third Auto Trust 2015-1. A full list of ratings follows at the end of this press release.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The rating affirmations are based on available credit enhancement (CE) and loss performance. The collateral pool continues to perform within Fitch's expectations. Based on the current structure and CE, the securities are able to withstand stress scenarios consistent with the assigned ratings and make full payments to investors in accordance with the terms of the documents.

The ratings reflect the quality of Fifth Third Bank's retail auto loan originations, the strength of its servicing capabilities, and the sound financial and legal structure of the transactions.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Unanticipated increases in the frequency of defaults and loss severity on defaulted receivables could produce loss levels higher than the base case. This could result in potential rating actions on the notes.

In its initial review of the transaction, Fitch evaluated the sensitivity of the ratings assigned to the class A notes of Fifth Third Auto Trust 2015-1 to increased losses over the life of the transaction. Fitch's analysis found that the class A notes display minor sensitivity to increased defaults and losses under Fitch's moderate (1.5x base case loss) scenario; however, the class A notes could experience a downgrade of up to one rating category under Fitch's severe (2.5x base case loss) scenario.

USE OF THIRD-PARTY DUE DILIGENCE PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17G-10

Form ABS Due Diligence-15E was not provided to, or reviewed by, Fitch in relation to this rating action.

Fitch has affirmed the following ratings:

--Class A-2A notes at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;

--Class A-2B notes at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;

--Class A-3 notes at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;

--Class A-4 notes at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.