SMS STUDENT LOAN TRUST 2000-A
OFFICERS CERTIFICATE
In accordance with Section 3(a) of the Administration Agreement, dated as
of January 1, 2000, among SMS Student Loan Trust 2000-A, a Delaware trust (the
Issuer ), USA Group Secondary Market Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as
administrator (the Administrator), and Bankers Trust Company, a New York banking
corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee (the
"Indenture Trustee"), the undersigned, in their official capacities as
Authorized Officers, on behalf of the Administrator, hereby certify that a
review of the activities of the Administrator during the period from the closing
date to September 30, 2000 and of its performance under the Administration
Agreement has been made under our supervision, and to the best of our knowledge,
based on such review, the Administrator has fulfilled all its obligations under
the Administration Agreement throughout such period.
Terms used herein and not specifically herein defined shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in the Administration Agreement. In witness whereof, the
undersigned, on behalf of the Administrator, have signed their names as of
September 30, 2000.
USA GROUP SECONDARY MARKET SERVICES, INC.,
Administrator
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
