Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
PART II
Item 9A(T). Controls and procedures.
Item 9B. Other Information.
PART III
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information).
Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Information Regarding Significant Enhancement Providers).
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.
Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Certification of Senior Officer in Charge of the Servicing Function
Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria
Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Crieria
Attestation Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria
Attestation Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria
Annual Servicer Compliance Statement of the Servicer
FORM 10-K
PART 1
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(1) TO FORM 10-K:
(A) Item 1
Business.
(B) Item 1A
Risk Factors.
(C) Item 2
Item 9A(T). Controls and procedures.
Not Applicable.
Item 9B.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(1) TO FORM 10-K:
(A) Item 10
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(b)
The exhibits filed in response to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit Index.
(c)
None.
SUBSTITUTE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(2) TO FORM 10-K:
Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information).
Not Applicable.
Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Information Regarding Significant Enhancement Providers).
Not Applicable.
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
Not Applicable.
Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.
No legal proceedings are pending against any of VW Credit, Inc. (in its capacity as the sponsor, the “Sponsor”, in its capacity as an originator contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB, the “Originator”, in its capacity as servicer, the “Servicer” and in its capacity as administrator (the “Administrator”) of Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2007-1 (the “Issuing Entity”), Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC (the “Depositor”), Citibank, N.A. (the “Indenture Trustee”), Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware (the “Owner Trustee”), or the Issuing Entity that are or would be material to holders of the asset-backed notes (the “Notes”) or the asset-backed certificate (the “Certificate”). No such proceedings are known to be contemplated by governmental authorities.
Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
The Sponsor is the originator, as contemplated by Item 1110 of Regulation AB, of all of the pool assets owned by the Issuing Entity. The Sponsor is also the Servicer. The Depositor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sponsor and, therefore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the originator and the Servicer. The Issuing Entity was formed by the Depositor. VW Credit, Inc. is the Administrator of the Issuing Entity and the Depositor is the holder of the Issuing Entity’s Certificate, representing the residual interest in the Issuing Entity. The asset pool represents a portfolio of assets held by the Issuing Entity.
Other than as specified in this Item above, none of VW Credit, Inc., the Depositor or the Issuing Entity is an affiliate of any of the following parties, and none of the following parties are affiliates of any of the other following parties:
(1) Indenture Trustee.
(2) Owner Trustee.
There are no significant obligors contemplated by Item 1112 of Regulation AB, enhancement or support providers contemplated by Item 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB, or other material parties related to the Notes contemplated by Item 1101(d)(1) of Regulation AB.
In addition, to the best of our knowledge, there are no business relationships, agreements, arrangements, transactions or understandings entered into outside the ordinary course of business or on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the asset-backed securities transaction involving the issuance of the Notes and the Certificate by the Issuing Entity, between VW Credit, Inc. (in its capacities as Sponsor, Originator, Servicer or Administrator) the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Issuing Entity, or any affiliates of such parties, that currently exists or that existed during the past two years and that is material to an investor’s understanding of the Notes.
Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
The Servicer and the Indenture Trustee (collectively, the “Servicing Parties”) have each been identified by the Depositor as parties participating in the servicing function with respect to the asset pool held by the Issuing Entity. Each of the Servicing Parties has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB applicable to it (each, a “Servicing Assessment Report”), which Servicing Assessment Reports are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee has provided an attestation report (each, an “Attestation Report”) by a registered public accounting firm, which reports are also attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. Neither the Indenture Trustee’s Servicing Assessment Report nor the Indenture Trustee’s Attestation Report has identified any material instance of noncompliance with the servicing criteria applicable to the Indenture Trustee.
The Servicer complied in all material respects with the servicing criteria applicable to it, except that on March 28, 2007, an error was discovered in the Monthly Servicer’s Certificate filed on March 20, 2007. The Monthly Servicer’s Certificate incorrectly reported a net swap receipt as a net swap payment. Payments of principal and interest to investors were not affected and were correctly stated in the Monthly Servicer’s Certificate. On March 29, 2007, a restated version of the Monthly Servicer’s Certificate was delivered to the Indenture Trustee. The error was corrected upon recognition and, individually and in the aggregate did not have a material adverse impact on the Noteholders and did not create a Servicer Default under the Agreement. In addition, on February 27, 2008 a process control deficiency was identified (and corrected February 27, 2008) in the calculation of the daily amount required to transfer to the collection account, however, sufficient funds were being transferred and there was no impact to the Noteholders.
Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.
The Servicer has completed a statement of compliance with its activities during the reporting period and of its performance under the applicable servicing criteria (a “Compliance Statement”), signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer. The Compliance Statement is attached as Exhibit 35.1 to this Form 10-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Depositor has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 28, 2008
VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LOAN ENHANCED TRUST 2007-1
By: VW Credit, Inc., as Servicer
By: /s/ Frank Witter
Frank Witter
President & CFO
(senior officer in charge of the servicing function)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 31
Certification of Senior Officer in Charge of the Servicing Function of the Servicer Pursuant to Rule 15d-14(d).
Exhibit 33.1
Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of VW Credit, Inc.
Exhibit 33.2
Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of Citibank, N.A.
Exhibit 34.1
Attestation Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of Virchow Krause & Company, LLP, on behalf of VW Credit, Inc.
Exhibit 34.2
Attestation Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of KPMG, on behalf of Citibank, N.A.
Exhibit 35.1
Annual Servicer Compliance Statement of the Servicer for the year ended December 31, 2007.