Kelly Thompson Cochran will now serve as the acting assistant director for regulations at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The federal regulatory monitor of the robo-signing agreement with the five servicers has recruited five directors to help manage the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight.

Hertz Chairman Mark Frissora said that, over time, Hertz would assume Dollar Thrifty’s financing of its fleet of rental cars that are currently financed via securitization.

The National Association of Realtors projected that multifamily vacancy rates will fall to 4.2% this quarter versus 5.6% a year ago.

The most recent collateralized debt obligation rated by Standard & Poor’s would bring total issuance in the sector in the year to date to $23.8 billion, according to the agency.

ResCap has been scaling back over the past year and its ability to attract new talent could bode well for the company.

Barclays Capital said that from 2010, U.K. and Canadian credit card lenders have issued roughly $11.5 billion of ABS notes backed by non-U.S. dollar-denominated receivables.

Minutes boost QE3 odds and lower coupons

Regulators, the agencies and the Fed can help ensure that the student loan market is liquid and that there is risk pricing, said Consumer Financial Protection Bureau student-loan Ombudsman Rohit Chopra.

Borrowers are paying down their debts across a number of credit categories — with the big exception being student loans, according to new data published by Equifax.

The GSE reported Friday morning that it purchased $32.5 billion in loans from mortgage lenders in July, down from $44.1 billion in June.

Based on the bank's Citigroup analysis, the replacement of dividends will have a considerable positive effect on the GSEs' credit position.