OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP - Quarter Report: 2011 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
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or
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period from: _____________________to
_____________________
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Commission
File Number: 1-13219
Ocwen
Financial Corporation
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Florida
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65-0039856
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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2002 Summit Boulevard,
6th
Floor, Atlanta,
Georgia 30319
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(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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(561)
682-8000
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any,
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and
posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such
files).
Yes
x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a
smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting
company)
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Smaller
reporting company
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes
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Number
of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of
July 29, 2011: 100,948,647 shares.
OCWEN
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FORM
10-Q
INDEX
1
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact included in this report, including, without
limitation, statements regarding our financial position,
business strategy and other plans and objectives for our
future operations, are forward-looking statements.
These
forward-looking statements include declarations regarding our
management’s beliefs and current expectations. In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by
terminology such as “may,” “will,”
“should,” “could,”
“intend,” “consider,”
“expect,” “intend,”
“plan,” “anticipate,”
“believe,” “estimate,”
“predict” or “continue” or the
negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Such
statements are not guarantees of future performance as they
are subject to certain assumptions, inherent risks and
uncertainties in predicting future results. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially include,
but are not limited to, the following:
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our
sources of liquidity; our ability to fund and
recover advances, repay borrowings, and comply with
debt covenants; and the adequacy of financial
resources;
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servicing
portfolio characteristics, including prepayment
speeds, float balances, delinquency and advances
rates;
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our
ability to grow or otherwise adapt our business,
including the availability of new servicing
opportunities and joint ventures;
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our
ability to reduce our cost structure;
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our
ability to successfully modify delinquent loans,
manage foreclosures and sell foreclosed
properties;
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our
reserves, valuations, provisions and anticipated
realization on assets;
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our
ability to effectively manage our exposure to
interest rate changes and foreign exchange
fluctuations;
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our
credit and servicer ratings and other actions from
various rating agencies;
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uncertainty
related to general economic and market conditions,
delinquency rates, home prices and real-estate
owned disposition timelines;
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uncertainty
related to the actions of loan owners, including
mortgage-backed securities investors, regarding
loan putbacks or legal actions;
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uncertainty
related to the processes for judicial and
non-judicial foreclosure proceedings, including
potential additional costs or delays or moratoria
in the future or claims pertaining to past
practices;
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uncertainty
related to litigation or dispute resolution and
inquiries from government agencies into past
servicing and foreclosure practices; and
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uncertainty
related to legislation, regulations, regulatory
agency actions, government programs and policies,
industry initiatives and evolving best servicing
practices.
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Further
information on the risks specific to our business is detailed
within this report and our other reports and filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) including our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our current reports on
Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they were made and should not be relied upon. Ocwen
Financial Corporation undertakes no obligation to update or
revise forward-looking statements.
2
OCWEN
FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars
in thousands, except share data)
June
30,
2011 |
December
31,
2010 |
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Assets
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Cash
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$ | 104,167 | $ | 127,796 | ||||
Restricted
cash – for securitization investors
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1,507 | 727 | ||||||
Loans
held for resale, at lower of cost or fair
value
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23,193 | 25,803 | ||||||
Advances
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167,261 | 184,833 | ||||||
Match
funded advances
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1,421,636 | 1,924,052 | ||||||
Loans,
net – restricted for securitization
investors
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62,344 | 67,340 | ||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights
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175,591 | 193,985 | ||||||
Receivables,
net
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53,066 | 69,518 | ||||||
Deferred
tax assets, net
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139,086 | 138,716 | ||||||
Goodwill
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12,810 | 12,810 | ||||||
Premises
and equipment, net
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4,578 | 5,475 | ||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated entities
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12,611 | 12,072 | ||||||
Other
assets
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110,899 | 158,282 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 2,288,749 | $ | 2,921,409 | ||||
Liabilities
and Equity
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Liabilities
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Match
funded liabilities
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$ | 1,041,998 | $ | 1,482,529 | ||||
Secured
borrowings – owed to securitization
investors
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58,696 | 62,705 | ||||||
Lines
of credit and other secured borrowings
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41,458 | 246,073 | ||||||
Servicer
liabilities
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2,065 | 2,492 | ||||||
Debt
securities
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82,554 | 82,554 | ||||||
Other
liabilities
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106,152 | 140,239 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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1,332,923 | 2,016,592 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies (Note 22)
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Equity
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Ocwen
Financial Corporation stockholders’
equity
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Common
stock, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares
authorized; 100,948,647 and 100,726,947 shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively
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1,009 | 1,007 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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469,541 | 467,500 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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493,908 | 445,456 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss, net of income
taxes
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(8,883 | ) | (9,392 | ) | ||||
Total
Ocwen Financial Corporation stockholders’
equity
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955,575 | 904,571 | ||||||
Non-controlling
interest in subsidiaries
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251 | 246 | ||||||
Total
equity
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955,826 | 904,817 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and equity
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$ | 2,288,749 | $ | 2,921,409 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
3
OCWEN
FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars
in thousands, except share data)
For
the periods ended June 30,
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Three
months
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Six
months
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||||||||||||||
2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Revenue
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Servicing
and subservicing fees
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$ | 95,837 | $ | 65,936 | $ | 198,342 | $ | 132,416 | ||||||||
Process
management fees
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9,140 | 8,315 | 16,936 | 16,221 | ||||||||||||
Other
revenues
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860 | 1,702 | 1,565 | 2,902 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenue
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105,837 | 75,953 | 216,843 | 151,539 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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Compensation
and benefits
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15,253 | 13,089 | 30,040 | 25,866 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of mortgage servicing rights
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9,926 | 7,854 | 18,849 | 14,229 | ||||||||||||
Servicing
and origination
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1,301 | 2,458 | 3,223 | 3,049 | ||||||||||||
Technology
and communications
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6,373 | 6,191 | 13,245 | 11,855 | ||||||||||||
Professional
services
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3,270 | 9,134 | 5,654 | 12,389 | ||||||||||||
Occupancy
and equipment
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4,153 | 3,870 | 8,283 | 8,316 | ||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
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1,978 | 2,062 | 4,159 | 4,131 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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42,254 | 44,658 | 83,453 | 79,835 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
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63,583 | 31,295 | 133,390 | 71,704 | ||||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
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Interest
income
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2,289 | 1,900 | 4,458 | 5,545 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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(21,813 | ) | (13,359 | ) | (59,356 | ) | (25,830 | ) | ||||||||
Loss
on trading securities
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— | (1,710 | ) | — | (945 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss
on loans held for resale, net
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(1,616 | ) | (1,049 | ) | (2,520 | ) | (2,087 | ) | ||||||||
Equity
in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated
entities
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(680 | ) | 343 | (550 | ) | 1,078 | ||||||||||
Other,
net
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(727 | ) | (4,158 | ) | 103 | (4,758 | ) | |||||||||
Other
expense, net
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(22,547 | ) | (18,033 | ) | (57,865 | ) | (26,997 | ) | ||||||||
Income
before income taxes
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41,036 | 13,262 | 75,525 | 44,707 | ||||||||||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
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14,653 | (2,777 | ) | 27,078 | 7,797 | |||||||||||
Net
income
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26,383 | 16,039 | 48,447 | 36,910 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss (income) attributable to non-controlling
interest in subsidiaries
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(5 | ) | (1 | ) | 5 | (12 | ) | |||||||||
Net
income attributable to Ocwen Financial Corporation
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$ | 26,378 | $ | 16,038 | $ | 48,452 | $ | 36,898 | ||||||||
Earnings
per share attributable to Ocwen
Financial Corporation
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Basic
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$ | 0.26 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.37 | ||||||||
Diluted
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$ | 0.25 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.35 | ||||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
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Basic
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100,943,402 | 100,168,953 | 100,853,424 | 100,072,950 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
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108,110,588 | 107,728,092 | 107,944,681 | 107,526,786 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
4
OCWEN
FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars
in thousands)
For
the periods ended June 30,
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Three
months
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Six
months
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||||||||||||||
2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Net
income
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$ | 26,383 | $ | 16,039 | $ | 48,447 | $ | 36,910 | ||||||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of income
taxes:
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Unrealized
foreign currency translation income (loss ) arising
during the period (1)
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6 | (14 | ) | 26 | (84 | ) | ||||||||||
Change
in deferred loss on cash flow hedges arising during
the period (2)
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(2,177 | ) | (7,403 | ) | (232 | ) | (7,403 | ) | ||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for losses on cash flow hedges included
in net income (3)
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567 | 20 | 722 | 20 | ||||||||||||
Net
change in deferred loss on cash flow hedges
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(1,610 | ) | (7,383 | ) | 490 | (7,383 | ) | |||||||||
Other
(4)
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2 | — | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
Total
other comprehensive income (loss), net of income
taxes
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(1,602 | ) | (7,397 | ) | 519 | (7,467 | ) | |||||||||
Comprehensive
income
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24,781 | 8,642 | 48,966 | 29,443 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss attributable to non-controlling
interests
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(5 | ) | 4 | (5 | ) | 12 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive
income attributable to Ocwen Financial
Corporation
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$ | 24,776 | $ | 8,646 | $ | 48,961 | $ | 29,455 |
(1)
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Net
of income tax (expense) benefit of $4 and $5 for
the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010,
respectively, and $(9) and $35 for the six months
ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
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(2)
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Net
of income tax benefit of $1,231 and $4,348 for the
three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010,
respectively, and $158 and $4,348 for the six
months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010,
respectively.
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(3)
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Net
of income tax expense of $321 and $12 for the three
months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively,
and $409 and $12 for the six months ended June 30,
2011 and 2010, respectively.
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(4)
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Net
of income tax expense of $1 for the six months
ended June 30, 2011.
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
5
OCWEN
FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 AND 2010
(Dollars
in thousands)
OCN
Shareholders
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Common
Stock
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Additional
Paid-in
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Retained
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss,
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Non-controlling
Interest in
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
|
Earnings
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Net
of Taxes
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Subsidiaries
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Total
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Balance
at December 31, 2010
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100,726,947 | $ | 1,007 | $ | 467,500 | $ | 445,456 | $ | (9,392 | ) | $ | 246 | $ | 904,817 | ||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
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— | — | — | 48,452 | — | (5 | ) | 48,447 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of common stock options
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210,336 | 2 | 577 | — | — | — | 579 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Equity-based
compensation
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11,364 | — | 1,464 | — | — | — | 1,464 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of income taxes
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— | — | — | — | 509 | 10 | 519 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2011
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100,948,647 | $ | 1,009 | $ | 469,541 | $ | 493,908 | $ | (8,883 | ) | $ | 251 | $ | 955,826 |
OCN
Shareholders
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Common
Stock
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Additional
Paid-in
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Retained
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss,
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Non-controlling
Interest in
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||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
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Amount
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Capital
|
Earnings
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Net
of Taxes
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Subsidiaries
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Total
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Balance
at December 31, 2009
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99,956,833 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 459,542 | $ | 405,198 | $ | (129 | ) | $ | 252 | $ | 865,863 | ||||||||||||||
Adoption
of ASC 810 (FASB Statement No. 167), net of
tax
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— | — | — | 2,274 | — | — | 2,274 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
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— | — | — | 36,898 | — | 12 | 36,910 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of common stock options
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217,775 | 2 | 1,023 | — | — | — | 1,025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock awards to employees
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9,865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Equity-based
compensation
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7,654 | — | 1,325 | — | — | — | 1,325 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss, net of income taxes
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— | — | — | — | (7,443 | ) | (24 | ) | (7,467 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2010
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100,192,127 | $ | 1,002 | $ | 461,890 | $ | 444,370 | $ | (7,572 | ) | $ | 240 | $ | 899,930 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
6
OCWEN
FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars
in thousands)
For
the six months ended June 30,
|
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2011
|
2010
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
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Net
income
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$ | 48,447 | $ | 36,910 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities
|
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Amortization
of mortgage servicing rights
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18,849 | 14,229 | ||||||
Amortization
of debt discount
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7,343 | 2,104 | ||||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs – senior secured term
loan
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8,604 | — | ||||||
Depreciation
|
887 | 741 | ||||||
Write-off
of investment in commercial real estate
property
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— | 3,000 | ||||||
Reversal
of valuation allowance on mortgage servicing
assets
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(701 | ) | (101 | ) | ||||
Loss
on trading securities
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— | 945 | ||||||
Loss
on loans held for resale, net
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2,520 | 2,087 | ||||||
Equity
in loss (earnings) of unconsolidated
entities
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550 | (1,078 | ) | |||||
Gain
on extinguishment of debt
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(1,246 | ) | (152 | ) | ||||
(Increase)
decrease in deferred tax assets, net
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(631 | ) | 12,838 | |||||
Net
cash provided by trading activities
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— | 168,453 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by loans held for resale
activities
|
519 | 849 | ||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Decrease
in advances and match funded advances
|
518,493 | 153,997 | ||||||
Decrease
in receivables and other assets, net
|
53,675 | 11,983 | ||||||
Decrease
in servicer liabilities
|
(427 | ) | (36,702 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in other liabilities
|
(32,334 | ) | (13,282 | ) | ||||
Other,
net
|
5,836 | 3,974 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
630,384 | 360,795 | ||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
||||||||
Purchase
of mortgage servicing rights
|
— | (23,425 | ) | |||||
Acquisition
of advances and other assets in connection with the
purchase of mortgage servicing rights
|
— | (528,882 | ) | |||||
Distributions
of capital from unconsolidated entities –
Ocwen Structured Investments, LLC, Ocwen
Nonperforming Loans, LLC and Ocwen REO, LLC
|
1,639 | 2,146 | ||||||
Investment
in unconsolidated entity – Correspondent One
S.A.
|
(3,025 | ) | — | |||||
Additions
to premises and equipment
|
(571 | ) | (2,202 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales of real estate
|
648 | 2,046 | ||||||
(Increase)
decrease in restricted cash – for
securitization investors
|
(780 | ) | 743 | |||||
Principal
payments received on loans – restricted for
securitization investors
|
3,512 | 2,223 | ||||||
Net
cash provided (used) by investing activities
|
1,423 | (547,351 | ) | |||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
||||||||
(Repayment
of) proceeds from match funded liabilities
|
(440,531 | ) | 369,481 | |||||
Repayment
of secured borrowings – owed to
securitization investors
|
(4,009 | ) | (4,852 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from lines of credit and other secured
borrowings
|
— | 96,657 | ||||||
Repayment
of lines of credit and other secured
borrowings
|
(210,712 | ) | (53,904 | ) | ||||
Repayment
of investment line
|
— | (156,968 | ) | |||||
Repurchase
of debt securities
|
— | (11,659 | ) | |||||
Exercise
of common stock options
|
836 | 935 | ||||||
Other
|
(1,020 | ) | (667 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used) provided by financing activities
|
(655,436 | ) | 239,023 | |||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash
|
(23,629 | ) | 52,467 | |||||
Cash
at beginning of period
|
127,796 | 90,919 | ||||||
Cash
at end of period
|
$ | 104,167 | $ | 143,386 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
7
OCWEN
FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
JUNE
30, 2011
(Dollars
in thousands, except share data)
NOTE
1 SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization
Ocwen
Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN) (Ocwen or OCN), through its
subsidiaries, is a leading provider of residential and
commercial mortgage loan servicing, special servicing and
asset management services. Ocwen is headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia with offices in West Palm Beach, Florida, Orlando,
Florida, the District of Columbia and support operations in
India and Uruguay. Ocwen is a Florida corporation organized
in February 1988. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (OLS), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocwen, is a licensed mortgage
servicer in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and two
U.S. territories.
At
June 30, 2011, Ocwen owned all of the outstanding stock of
its primary subsidiaries: OLS, Ocwen Financial Solutions,
Private Limited (OFSPL) and Investors Mortgage Insurance
Holding Company. OCN also holds a 25% interest in Ocwen
Structured Investments, LLC (OSI) and an approximate 25%
interest in Ocwen Nonperforming Loans, LLC (ONL) and Ocwen
REO, LLC (OREO). In March 2011, Ocwen and Altisource
Portfolio Solutions S.A. (Altisource) each acquired a 50%
equity interest in a newly formed entity, Correspondent One
S.A. (Correspondent One).
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with the
instructions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
to Form 10-Q and SEC Regulation S-X, Article 10, Rule 10-01
for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In our
opinion, the accompanying unaudited financial statements
contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
accruals, necessary for a fair presentation. The results of
operations and other data for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results
that may be expected for any other interim period or for the
entire year ending December 31, 2011. The unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements presented herein should be
read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial
statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2010.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could
materially differ from those estimates. Material estimates
that are particularly significant relate to our fair value
measurements, the provision for potential estimates that may
arise from litigation proceedings, the amortization of
mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and the valuation of
goodwill and deferred tax assets.
Principles
of Consolidation
Our
financial statements include the accounts of Ocwen and its
majority-owned subsidiaries. We apply the equity method of
accounting to investments when the entity is not a variable
interest entity (VIE), and we are able to exercise
significant influence, but not control, over the policies and
procedures of the entity but own 50% or less of the voting
securities. We account for our investments in OSI, ONL, OREO
and Correspondent One using the equity method. We have
eliminated intercompany accounts and transactions in
consolidation.
Variable
Interest Entities
We
evaluate each special purpose entity (SPE) for classification
as a VIE. When an SPE meets the definition of a VIE and we
determine that Ocwen is the primary beneficiary, we include
the SPE in our consolidated financial statements.
We
have determined that the SPEs created in connection with the
match funded financing facilities discussed below are VIEs of
which we are the primary beneficiary. We have also determined
that we are the primary beneficiary for certain residential
mortgage loan securitization trusts. The accounts of these
SPEs are included in our consolidated financial
statements.
Securitizations
or Asset Backed Financing Arrangements
Ocwen
or its subsidiaries have been a transferor in connection with
a number of securitizations or asset-backed financing
arrangements. We have continuing involvement with the
financial assets of eight of the securitizations and three of
the asset-backed financing arrangements. We also hold
residual interests in and are the servicer for three
securitizations where we were not a transferor.
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We
have aggregated these securitizations and asset-backed
financing arrangements into two groups: (1) securitizations
of residential mortgage loans and (2) financings of advances
on loans serviced for others.
Securitizations
of Residential Mortgage Loans. In prior years, we
securitized residential mortgage loans using certain trusts.
These transactions were accounted for as sales even though we
continued to be involved with the trusts, typically by acting
as the servicer or sub-servicer for the loans held by the
trust and by retaining a beneficial ownership interest in the
trust. The beneficial interests we held consisted of both
subordinate and residual securities that were either retained
at the time of the securitization or subsequently
acquired.
For
four of these trusts, we have determined that our involvement
represents a variable interest and that we are the primary
beneficiary. We have included these four trusts in our
consolidated financial statements. Our involvement with each
of the remaining trusts does not represent a variable
interest, and therefore, we exclude them from our
consolidated financial statements.
We
have determined that Ocwen is the primary beneficiary of the
four consolidated securitization trusts because:
1.
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as
the servicer we have the right to direct the
activities that most significantly impact the
economic performance of the trusts through our
ability to manage the delinquent assets of the
trusts, and
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2.
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as
holder of all or a portion of the residual tranches
of the securities issued by the trust, we have the
obligation to absorb losses of the trusts, to the
extent of the value of our investment, and the
right to receive benefits from the trust, both of
which could potentially be significant to the
trusts.
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For
the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the four
consolidated trusts generated income (loss) before income
taxes of $186 and $(9), respectively. For the six months
ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, these trusts generated income
(loss) before income taxes of $(33) and $334, respectively.
See Note 7 and Note 12 for additional
information regarding Loans – restricted for
securitization investors and Secured borrowings – owed
to securitization investors.
The
following table presents a summary of the involvement of
Ocwen with unconsolidated securitization trusts and summary
financial information for the trusts where we are the
transferor and hold beneficial interests. Although we are the
servicer for these trusts, the residual interests that we
hold in these entities have no value and no potential return
of significant cash flows. As a result, we are not exposed to
loss from these holdings. Further, since our valuation of the
residual interest is based on anticipated cash flows, we are
unlikely to receive any future benefits from our residual
interests in these trusts.
For
the periods ended June 30,
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Three
months
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Six
months
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2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Total
servicing and subservicing fee revenues
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$ | 727 | $ | 923 | $ | 1,570 | $ | 1,874 |
As
of
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June
30,
2011
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December
31,
2010 |
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Total
servicing advances
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$ | 14,497 | $ | 16,886 | ||||
Total
mortgage servicing rights at amortized cost
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1,246 | 1,330 |
With
regard to both the consolidated and the unconsolidated
securitization trusts, we have no obligation to provide
financial support to the trusts and have provided no such
support. The creditors of the trusts can look only to the
assets of the trusts themselves for satisfaction of the debt
and have no recourse against the assets of Ocwen. Similarly,
the general creditors of Ocwen have no claim on the assets of
the trusts. Our exposure to loss as a result of our
continuing involvement is limited to the carrying values of
our investments in the residual and subordinate securities of
the trusts, our mortgage servicing rights that are related to
the trusts and our advances to the trusts. We consider the
probability of loss arising from our advances to be remote
because of their position ahead of most of the other
liabilities of the trusts. At June 30, 2011 and December 31,
2010, our investment in the securities of the trusts was
$2,509 and $2,691, respectively, all of which is eliminated
in consolidation. See Note 5 and Note 8 for
additional information regarding Advances and Mortgage
servicing rights.
Financings of
Advances on Loans Serviced for Others. Match funded
advances on loans serviced for others result from our
transfers of residential loan servicing advances to SPEs in
exchange for cash. These SPEs issue debt supported by
collections on the transferred advances. We made these
transfers under the terms of three advance facility
agreements. We classify the transferred advances on our
Consolidated Balance Sheet as Match funded advances and the
related liabilities as Match funded liabilities. Collections
on the advances pledged to the SPEs are used to repay
principal and interest and to pay the expenses of the entity.
Holders of the debt issued by these entities can look only to
the assets of the entities themselves for satisfaction of the
debt and have no recourse against OCN. However, OLS has
guaranteed the payment of the obligations under the
securitization documents of one of the entities, Ocwen
Servicer Advance Funding (Wachovia), LLC (OSAFW). The maximum
amount payable under the guarantee is limited to 10% of the
notes outstanding at the end of the facility’s
revolving period on July 1, 2013. As of June 30, 2011, OSAFW
had $162,839 of notes outstanding.
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The
following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of the
SPEs formed in connection with our match funded advance
facilities, at the dates indicated:
June
30,
2011
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December
31,
2010 |
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Match
funded advances
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$ | 1,421,636 | $ | 1,924,052 | ||||
Other
assets
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67,684 | 103,448 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 1,489,320 | $ | 2,027,500 | ||||
Match
funded liabilities
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$ | 1,041,998 | $ | 1,482,529 | ||||
Due
to affiliates (1)
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363,172 | 262,900 | ||||||
Other
liabilities
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1,816 | 2,890 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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$ | 1,406,986 | $ | 1,748,319 |
(1)
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Amounts
are payable to Ocwen and its consolidated
affiliates and eliminated in consolidation.
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See
Note 6 and Note 11 for additional information
regarding Match funded advances and Match funded
liabilities.
Reclassification
Within
the operating activities section of the Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows for 2010, we reclassified the $2,104
adjustment for amortization of the discount on the fee
reimbursement advance borrowing from the Decrease in other
liabilities line item to Amortization of debt discount, to
conform to the 2011 presentation. Also within the operating
activities section, we reclassified the $152 gain on
extinguishment of debt from Other, net to the new line item,
Gain on extinguishment of debt, to conform to the 2011
presentation.
NOTE
2
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RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
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Accounting
Standards Update (ASU) 2011-02 (ASC 310, Receivables): A
Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is
a Troubled Debt Restructuring. The amendments in
this ASU clarify the guidance on a creditor’s
evaluation of whether it has granted a concession and whether
a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. This
additional guidance will assist creditors in determining
whether a restructuring or modification of a receivable meets
the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring.
If the restructuring is considered a troubled debt
restructuring, creditors are required to make certain
disclosures in their financial statements. In addition, the
calculation of the allowance for credit losses for that
receivable follows the impairment guidance specific to
impaired receivables.
The
amendments in this ASU are effective for the first
interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011,
and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the
annual period of adoption. An entity should disclose the
information which was deferred by ASU 2011-01, Receivables
(Topic 310): Deferral of the Effective Date of
Disclosures about Troubled
Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20, for interim
and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011. We do
not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material
impact on our consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2011-03
(ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing): Reconsideration of
Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements. ASC 860
prescribes when an entity may or may not recognize a sale
upon the transfer of financial assets subject to repurchase
agreements. That determination is based, in part, on whether
the entity has maintained effective control over the
transferred financial assets. Repurchase agreements are
accounted for as secured financings if the transferee has not
surrendered control over the transferred assets. The
amendments in this ASU remove from the assessment of
effective control the criterion relating to the
transferor’s ability to repurchase or redeem financial
assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event
of default by the transferee. The Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) concluded that this criterion is not a
determining factor of effective control. Consequently, the
amendments in this update also eliminate the requirement to
demonstrate that the transferor possesses adequate collateral
to fund substantially all the cost of purchasing replacement
financial assets.
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The
guidance in this ASU is effective for the first interim or
annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The
guidance should be applied prospectively to transactions or
modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after
the effective date. We do not expect our adoption of the
provisions in this ASU to have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2011-04
(ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement): Amendments to Achieve
Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in
U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. The amendments in this ASU
explain how to measure fair value. They do not require
additional fair value measurements and are not intended to
establish valuation standards or affect valuation practices
outside of financial reporting. The amendments clarify
FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair
value measurement and disclosure requirements and prescribe
certain additional disclosures about fair value measurements,
including: for fair value measurements within Level 3 of the
fair value hierarchy, disclosing the valuation process used
and the sensitivity of fair value measurement to changes in
unobservable inputs; and for items not carried at fair value
but for which fair value must be disclosed, categorization by
level of the fair value hierarchy. The provisions of this ASU
are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or
after December 15, 2011, with early adoption prohibited. We
do not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will
have a material impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
ASU 2011-05
(ASC 220, Comprehensive Income): Presentation of
Comprehensive Income, Current U.S. GAAP allows
reporting entities three alternatives for presenting other
comprehensive income and its components in financial
statements. One of those presentation options is to present
the components of other comprehensive income as part of the
statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. This ASU
eliminates that option. This ASU also requires consecutive
presentation of the statement of net income and other
comprehensive income and requires an entity to present
reclassification adjustments from other comprehensive income
to net income on the face of the financial statements. The
provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Our adoption of
this standard will not have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
NOTE
3
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PENDING
ACQUISITION
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On
June 5, 2011, Ocwen Financial Corporation and The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. (Seller) entered into a Purchase Agreement
(the Agreement) pursuant to which, among other things, Ocwen
agreed to acquire, subject to certain conditions (i) all of
the outstanding partnership interests of Litton Loan
Servicing LP (Litton), a subsidiary of Seller and provider of
servicing and subservicing of primarily non-prime residential
mortgage loans (the Business) and (ii) certain interest-only
servicing strips currently owned by Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
a subsidiary of Seller. These and other transactions
contemplated by the Agreement are referred to herein as the
“Transaction.” The Transaction will result in the
acquisition by Ocwen of a servicing portfolio of
approximately $41,200,000 in unpaid principal balance of
primarily non-prime residential mortgage loans (UPB) as of
March 31, 2011 and the servicing platform of the Business
based in Houston, Texas, Dallas, Texas and Atlanta,
Georgia.
The
base purchase price for the Transaction is $263,654 which is
payable by Ocwen in cash at closing subject to certain
adjustments at closing. In addition, subject to adjustments
based on outstanding servicer advances at closing, Ocwen will
pay approximately $337,400 to retire a portion of the
outstanding debt on an existing advance facility currently
provided by an affiliate of Seller to Litton and will enter
into a new facility to finance approximately $2,470,000 of
servicing advances associated with the Business as more
specifically described below.
For
purposes of the Transaction, Ocwen has received a term sheet
from Seller for a servicing advance facility in an amount
sufficient to finance all of the servicing advances
outstanding as of closing (the Full Seller Advance Facility)
or, alternatively, the portion of the servicing advances
outstanding as of closing (the Partial Seller Advance
Facility) which is not otherwise financed through the
commitments of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Barclays Bank
PLC and Bank of America, N.A., in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $2,100,000 (the Third Party Advance Facility). Subject
to certain conditions and limitations, Seller has the option
to determine whether Ocwen will be required to close on the
Full Seller Advance Facility (without the Third Party Advance
Facility) or the Partial Seller Advance Facility and the
Third Party Advance Facility. Ocwen has also received a
commitment letter from Barclays Bank PLC to provide a senior
secured term loan facility of $575,000 (the Term Loan
Facility) to finance the Transaction. The closing of the
financing contemplated by the Term Loan Facility and the
Third Party Advance Facility are not conditions to the
closing under the Agreement.
Each
of Seller and Ocwen has provided various representations,
warranties and covenants in the Agreement. Seller has agreed,
among other things, to (i) conduct the Business in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and
practice during the period prior to the consummation of the
Transaction and (ii) under certain conditions, to make
post-closing adjustments for certain subservicing of whole
loans that is terminated or transferred from Litton to
another service provider within one year following the
consummation of the Transaction. Ocwen has agreed, among
other things, to use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain and close on debt financing in an aggregate amount
that is sufficient to finance the Transaction, including the
full amount of the purchase price and related fees and
expenses.
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As
part of the Transaction, Seller and Ocwen have agreed to
indemnification provisions for the benefit of the other
party. Additionally, Seller has agreed to retain certain
contingent liabilities for fines and penalties that could
potentially be imposed by certain government authorities
relating to Litton’s pre-closing foreclosure and
servicing practices. Further, Seller and Ocwen have agreed to
share certain losses arising out of third-party claims in
connection with Litton’s pre-closing performance under
its servicing agreements.
The
Agreement contains specified termination rights for the
parties. Among other circumstances, the Agreement may be
terminated by either Seller or Ocwen if the closing has not
occurred by November 1, 2011 (the Termination Date);
provided, that if either party fails to receive certain
requisite regulatory approvals by such date, the Termination
Date may be extended until January 1, 2012. The consummation
of the Transaction is subject to the expiration or
termination of the applicable waiting period under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 as
amended and other conditions.
The
transaction is expected to close on September 1, 2011.
Through June 30, 2011, we have incurred approximately $500 of
fees for professional services related to the acquisition
which are included in Operating expenses for the second
quarter of 2011. Professional fees incurred in connection
with advance financing and debt financing for the Transaction
have been deferred and are included in Other liabilities in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
NOTE
4
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FAIR
VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
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The
carrying amounts and the estimated fair values of our
financial instruments are as follows at the dates
indicated:
June
30, 2011
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December
31, 2010
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Carrying
Value
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Fair
Value
|
Carrying
Value
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Financial
assets:
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Loans
held for resale
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$ | 23,193 | $ | 23,193 | $ | 25,803 | $ | 25,803 | ||||||||
Loans,
net – restricted for securitization
investors
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62,344 | 59,642 | 67,340 | 64,795 | ||||||||||||
Advances
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1,588,897 | 1,588,897 | 2,108,885 | 2,108,885 | ||||||||||||
Receivables,
net
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53,066 | 53,066 | 69,518 | 69,518 | ||||||||||||
Financial
liabilities:
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Match
funded liabilities
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$ | 1,041,998 | $ | 1,045,433 | $ | 1,482,529 | $ | 1,486,476 | ||||||||
Lines
of credit and other secured borrowings
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41,458 | 42,437 | 246,073 | 252,722 | ||||||||||||
Secured
borrowings – owed to securitization
investors
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58,696 | 57,133 | 62,705 | 62,105 | ||||||||||||
Servicer
liabilities
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2,065 | 2,065 | 2,492 | 2,492 | ||||||||||||
Debt
securities
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82,554 | 87,733 | 82,554 | 75,325 | ||||||||||||
Derivative
financial instruments, net
|
$ | (15,787 | ) | $ | (15,787 | ) | $ | (15,351 | ) | $ | (15,351 | ) |
Fair
value is estimated based on a hierarchy that maximizes the
use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of
unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that
reflect the assumptions market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data
obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity.
Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting
entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability
developed based on the best information available in the
circumstances. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the
inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels
whereby the highest priority is given to Level 1 inputs and
the lowest to Level 3 inputs.
The
three broad categories are:
Level
1:
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Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
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Level
2:
|
Inputs
other than quoted prices that are observable for
the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly, for substantially the full term of the
financial instrument.
|
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Level
3:
|
Unobservable
inputs for the asset or liability.
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Where
available, we utilize quoted market prices or observable
inputs rather than unobservable inputs to determine fair
value. We classify assets in their entirety based on the
lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement.
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The
following table presents assets and liabilities measured at
fair value categorized by input level within the fair value
hierarchy:
Carrying
value
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Level
1
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Level
2
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Level
3
|
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At
June 30, 2011:
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||||||||||||||
Measured
at fair value on a recurring basis:
|
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Derivative
financial instruments, net (1)
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$ | (15,787 | ) | — | — | $ | (15,787 | ) | ||||||
Measured
at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
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Loans
held for resale (2)
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23,193 | — | — | 23,193 | ||||||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights (3)
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725 | — | — | 725 | ||||||||||
At
December 31, 2010:
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Measured
at fair value on a recurring basis:
|
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Derivative
financial instruments, net (1)
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$ | (15,351 | ) | — | — | $ | (15,351 | ) | ||||||
Measured
at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
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Loans
held for resale (2)
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25,803 | — | — | 25,803 | ||||||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights (3)
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334 | — | — | 334 |
(1)
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The
derivative financial instruments are not
exchange-traded and therefore quoted market prices
or other observable inputs are not available. Fair
value is based on estimates provided by third-party
pricing sources. See Note 15 for additional
information on our derivative financial
instruments.
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(2)
|
Loans
held for resale are reported at the lower of cost
or fair value. The fair value of loans for which we
do not have a firm commitment to sell is based upon
a discounted cash flow analysis with the expected
future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate
with the risk of the estimated cash flows.
Significant assumptions include collateral and loan
characteristics, prevailing market conditions and
the creditworthiness of the borrower. All loans
held for resale were measured at fair value because
the cost exceeded the estimated fair value. At June
30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the carrying value
of loans held for resale is net of a valuation
allowance of $14,680 and $14,611, respectively.
Current market illiquidity has reduced the
availability of observable pricing data.
Consequently, we classify loans within Level 3 of
the fair value hierarchy.
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(3)
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Balances
represent the carrying value of the impaired
stratum of MSRs, net of a valuation allowance of
$2,163 and $2,864 at June 30, 2011 and December 31,
2010, respectively. The estimated fair value
exceeded amortized cost for all other strata. See
Note 8 for additional information on MSRs,
including significant assumptions used in their
valuation.
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The
following tables present a reconciliation of the changes in
fair value of our Level 3 assets that we measure at fair
value on a recurring basis for the periods indicated:
Derivative
Financial Instruments
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For
the periods ended June 30, 2011:
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Three
months
|
Six
months
|
||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$ | (12,397 | ) | $ | (15,351 | ) | ||
Purchases,
issuances, sales and settlements:
|
||||||||
Purchases
|
— | — | ||||||
Issuances
|
— | — | ||||||
Sales
|
— | — | ||||||
Settlements
|
25 | 71 | ||||||
25 | 71 | |||||||
Total
realized and unrealized gains and (losses)
(1):
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||||||||
Included
in Other, net
|
(895 | ) | (1,248 | ) | ||||
Included
in Other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(2,520 | ) | 741 | |||||
(3,415 | ) | (507 | ) | |||||
Transfers
in and / or out of Level 3
|
— | — | ||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | (15,787 | ) | $ | (15,787 | ) |
Trading
Securities
|
||||||||||||||||
Three
months ended June 30, 2010:
|
Derivative
Financial Instruments |
Auction
Rate
Securities |
Subordinates
and Residuals |
Total
|
||||||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$ | (480 | ) | $ | 125,036 | $ | 59 | $ | 124,615 | |||||||
Purchases,
issuances, sales and settlements:
|
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Purchases
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Issuances
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Sales
|
— | (45,260 | ) | — | (45,260 | ) | ||||||||||
Settlements
|
76 | — | — | 76 | ||||||||||||
76 | (45,260 | ) | — | (45,184 | ) | |||||||||||
Total
realized and unrealized gains and (losses) (1)
(2):
|
||||||||||||||||
Included
in Loss on trading securities
|
— | (1,703 | ) | (7 | ) | (1,710 | ) | |||||||||
Included
in Other, net
|
(155 | ) | — | — | (155 | ) | ||||||||||
Included
in Other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(11,719 | ) | — | — | (11,719 | ) | ||||||||||
(11,874 | ) | (1,703 | ) | (7 | ) | (13,584 | ) | |||||||||
Transfers
in and / or out of Level 3
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | (12,278 | ) | $ | 78,073 | $ | 52 | $ | 65,847 |
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Trading
Securities
|
||||||||||||||||
Six
months ended June 30, 2010:
|
Derivative
Financial Instruments |
Auction
Rate
Securities |
Subordinates
and Residuals |
Total
|
||||||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$ | (45 | ) | $ | 247,464 | $ | 59 | $ | 247,478 | |||||||
Purchases,
issuances, sales and settlements:
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchases
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Issuances
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Sales
|
— | (75,108 | ) | — | (75,108 | ) | ||||||||||
Settlements
|
76 | (93,345 | ) | — | (93,269 | ) | ||||||||||
76 | (168,453 | ) | — | (168,377 | ) | |||||||||||
Total
realized and unrealized gains and (losses) (1)
(2):
|
||||||||||||||||
Included
in Loss on trading securities
|
— | (938 | ) | (7 | ) | (945 | ) | |||||||||
Included
in Other, net
|
(590 | ) | — | — | (590 | ) | ||||||||||
Included
in Other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(11,719 | ) | — | — | (11,719 | ) | ||||||||||
(12,309 | ) | (938 | ) | (7 | ) | (13,254 | ) | |||||||||
Transfers
in and / or out of Level 3
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | (12,278 | ) | $ | 78,073 | $ | 52 | $ | 65,847 |
(1)
|
Total
net losses attributable to derivative financial
instruments for the three and six months ended June
30, 2011 include losses of $3,415 and $289,
respectively, on derivatives held at June 30, 2011.
Net losses attributable to derivative financial
instruments for the three and six months ended June
30, 2010 were comprised exclusively of losses on
derivatives held at June 30, 2010.
|
(2)
|
Total
net losses on trading securities for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2010 include unrealized
gains (losses) of $(53) and $559, respectively, on
auction rate securities held at June 30,
2010.
|
NOTE
5
|
ADVANCES
|
Advances,
representing payments made on behalf of borrowers or on
foreclosed properties, consisted of the following at the
dates indicated:
June
30,
2011
|
December
31,
2010
|
|||||||
Servicing:
|
||||||||
Principal
and interest
|
$ | 73,570 | $ | 82,060 | ||||
Taxes
and insurance
|
53,604 | 49,785 | ||||||
Foreclosure
and bankruptcy costs
|
24,554 | 27,163 | ||||||
Other
|
11,380 | 21,701 | ||||||
163,108 | 180,709 | |||||||
Corporate
Items and Other
|
4,153 | 4,124 | ||||||
$ | 167,261 | $ | 184,833 |
Servicing
advances of $62,918 and $75,489 were pledged as collateral
under the term reimbursement advance borrowing as of June 30,
2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. See Note 13
for additional information regarding the fee reimbursement
advance facility.
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NOTE
6
|
MATCH
FUNDED ADVANCES
|
Match
funded advances on residential loans we service for others,
as more fully described in Note 1—Principles of
Consolidation-Financings of Advances on Loans Serviced for
Others, are comprised of the following at the dates
indicated:
June
30,
2011
|
December
31,
2010
|
|||||||
Principal
and interest
|
$ | 583,814 | $ | 947,990 | ||||
Taxes
and insurance
|
574,466 | 684,928 | ||||||
Foreclosure
and bankruptcy costs
|
120,379 | 140,181 | ||||||
Real
estate servicing costs
|
112,044 | 116,064 | ||||||
Other
|
30,933 | 34,889 | ||||||
$ | 1,421,636 | $ | 1,924,052 |
NOTE
7
|
LOANS
– RESTRICTED FOR SECURITIZATION
INVESTORS
|
Loans
– restricted for securitization investors are held by
four securitization trusts that we include in our
consolidated financial statements, as more fully described in
Note 1—Securitizations of Residential Mortgage
Loans. Loans – restricted for securitization investors
consisted of the following at:
June
30,
2011
|
December
31,
2010
|
|||||||
Single
family residential loans (1)
|
$ | 64,827 | $ | 69,718 | ||||
Allowance
for loans losses
|
(2,483 | ) | (2,378 | ) | ||||
$ | 62,344 | $ | 67,340 |
(1)
|
Includes
nonperforming loans of $11,649 and $12,933 at June
30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively.
|
At
June 30, 2011, the trusts held 1,499 loans that are secured
by first or second liens on one- to four-family residential
properties. These loans have a weighted average coupon rate
of 9.26% and a weighted average remaining life of 132
months.
NOTE
8
|
MORTGAGE
SERVICING RIGHTS
|
Servicing
Assets. The following table summarizes the activity in
the carrying value of residential servicing assets for the
six months ended June 30, 2011:
Balance
at December 31, 2010
|
$ | 193,985 | ||
Purchases
|
— | |||
Decrease
in impairment valuation allowance
|
701 | |||
Amortization
(1)
|
(19,095 | ) | ||
Balance
at June 30, 2011
|
$ | 175,591 |
(1)
|
In
the Consolidated Statement of Operations,
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights is
reported net of the amortization of servicing
liabilities and includes the amount of charges we
recognized to increase servicing liability
obligations.
|
The
following table presents the composition of our servicing and
subservicing portfolios by type of property serviced as
measured by UPB. The servicing portfolio represents purchased
mortgage servicing rights while subservicing generally
represents all other mortgage servicing rights.
Residential
|
Commercial
|
Total
|
||||||||||
UPB
of Assets Serviced:
|
||||||||||||
June
30, 2011:
|
||||||||||||
Servicing
|
$ | 46,919,799 | $ | — | $ | 46,919,799 | ||||||
Subservicing
(1)
|
23,910,768 | 343,125 | 24,253,893 | |||||||||
$ | 70,830,567 | $ | 343,125 | $ | 71,173,692 | |||||||
December
31, 2010:
|
||||||||||||
Servicing
|
$ | 51,252,380 | $ | — | $ | 51,252,380 | ||||||
Subservicing
(1)
|
22,634,011 | 434,305 | 23,068,316 | |||||||||
$ | 73,886,391 | $ | 434,305 | $ | 74,320,696 |
(1)
|
Residential
subservicing includes non-performing loans serviced
for Freddie Mac.
|
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MSRs
are an intangible asset representing the right to service a
portfolio of mortgage loans. We generally obtain MSRs by
purchasing them from the owners of the mortgage loans.
Residential assets serviced consist principally of mortgage
loans, primarily subprime, but also include foreclosed real
estate. Commercial assets serviced consist of foreclosed real
estate. Assets serviced for others are not included on our
Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Custodial
accounts, which hold funds representing collections of
principal and interest we receive from borrowers, are held in
escrow by an unaffiliated bank and excluded from our
Consolidated Balance Sheet. Custodial accounts amounted to
approximately $397,000 and $320,300 at June 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively.
Valuation
Allowance for Impairment. During 2008, we established
a valuation allowance for impairment of $3,624 on the
high-loan-to-value stratum of our mortgage servicing rights
as the estimated fair value was less than the carrying value.
Changes in the valuation allowance for impairment are
reflected in Servicing and origination expenses in our
Consolidated Statement of Operations. Net of the current
valuation allowance of $2,163, the carrying value of this
stratum was $725 at June 30, 2011. For all other strata, the
fair value was above the carrying value at June 30,
2011.
The
estimated fair value of residential MSRs at June 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010 was $213,767 and $237,407, respectively.
The more significant assumptions used in the June 30, 2011
valuation include prepayment speeds ranging from 11.2% to
23.3% (depending on loan type) and 90+ non-performing
delinquency rates ranging from 15.9% to 28.3% (depending on
loan type). Other assumptions include an interest rate of
1-month LIBOR plus 4% for computing the cost of financing
advances, an interest rate of 1-month LIBOR for computing
float earnings and a discount rate of 20%.
Servicing
Liabilities. Servicing liabilities are included in
Other liabilities. See Note 14 for additional
information.
NOTE
9
|
RECEIVABLES
|
Receivables
consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
Receivables
|
Allowance
for Credit Losses
|
Net
|
||||||||||
June
30, 2011
|
||||||||||||
Servicing
(1)
|
$ | 43,519 | $ | (386 | ) | $ | 43,133 | |||||
Income
taxes receivable
|
4,073 | — | 4,073 | |||||||||
Affordable
housing (2)
|
7,014 | (5,068 | ) | 1,946 | ||||||||
Due
from Altisource (3)
|
2,356 | — | 2,356 | |||||||||
Other
|
2,804 | (1,246 | ) | 1,558 | ||||||||
$ | 59,766 | $ | (6,700 | ) | $ | 53,066 | ||||||
December
31, 2010
|
||||||||||||
Servicing
(1)
|
$ | 59,436 | $ | (262 | ) | $ | 59,174 | |||||
Income
taxes receivable
|
3,620 | — | 3,620 | |||||||||
Affordable
housing (2)
|
6,882 | (5,866 | ) | 1,016 | ||||||||
Due
from Altisource (3)
|
2,445 | — | 2,445 | |||||||||
Other
|
4,586 | (1,323 | ) | 3,263 | ||||||||
$ | 76,969 | $ | (7,451 | ) | $ | 69,518 |
(1)
|
The
balances at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
arise from our Servicing business and primarily
include reimbursable expenditures due from
investors and amounts to be recovered from the
custodial accounts of the trustees.
|
(2)
|
The
balances at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
primarily represent annual payments to be received
through June 2014 for proceeds from sales of
investments in affordable housing properties. None
of these receivables is delinquent.
|
(3)
|
See
Note 20 for additional information regarding
our relationship with Altisource.
|
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Receivable
balances are evaluated individually. The change in the
allowance for credit losses for the six months ended June 30,
2011 and the balance of the related receivables at those
dates were as follows:
Affordable
Housing |
Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Beginning
allowance for credit losses balance
|
$ | 5,866 | $ | 1,323 | $ | 7,189 | ||||||
Charge
offs
|
— | (7 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||
Recoveries
|
— | (70 | ) | (70 | ) | |||||||
Provision
(reversal), net
|
(798 | ) | — | (798 | ) | |||||||
Ending
allowance for credit losses balance
|
$ | 5,068 | $ | 1,246 | $ | 6,314 | ||||||
Ending
receivables balance
|
$ | 7,014 | $ | 2,804 | $ | 9,818 |
NOTE
10
|
OTHER
ASSETS
|
Other
assets consisted of the following at the dates
indicated:
June
30,
2011
|
December
31,
2010
|
|||||||
Debt
service accounts (1)
|
$ | 53,656 | $ | 86,234 | ||||
Interest
earning collateral deposits (2)
|
27,264 | 25,738 | ||||||
Prepaid
lender fees and debt issuance costs, net (3)
|
11,743 | 22,467 | ||||||
Term
note (4)
|
4,200 | 5,600 | ||||||
Real
estate, net
|
3,910 | 4,682 | ||||||
Other
|
10,126 | 13,561 | ||||||
$ | 110,899 | $ | 158,282 |
(1)
|
Under
our three advance funding facilities, we are
contractually required to remit collections on
pledged advances to the trustee within two days of
receipt. The collected funds are not applied to
reduce the related match funded debt until the
payment dates specified in the indenture. The
balance also includes amounts that have been set
aside from the proceeds of our four match funded
advance facilities to provide for possible
shortfalls in the funds available to pay certain
expenses and interest. These funds are held in
interest earning accounts.
|
(2)
|
Includes
$19,265 and $18,684 of cash collateral held by the
counterparties to our interest rate swap agreements
as at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively.
|
(3)
|
Costs
at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 relate to
match funded liabilities and other secured
borrowings of the Servicing segment. We amortize
these costs to the earlier of the scheduled
amortization date, contractual maturity date or
prepayment date of the debt. We amortized the debt
issuance costs related to the $350,000 senior
secured term loan through June 9, 2011 when we
terminated the facility and repaid the remaining
outstanding balance.
|
(4)
|
In
March 2009, we issued a $7,000 note receivable,
maturing on April 1, 2014, in connection with
advances funded by the Ocwen Servicer Advance
Funding, LLC (OSAF) term note pledged as
collateral, as described in Note 13. We
receive 1-Month LIBOR plus 300 basis points (bps)
under the terms of this note receivable. Under the
terms of the note, repayments of $1,400 per year
are required beginning April 1, 2010. We are
obligated to pay 1-Month LIBOR plus 350 bps under
the terms of a five-year note payable to the same
counterparty. We do not have a contractual right to
offset these payments. This note is performing in
accordance with its terms and we have not
recognized an allowance for credit losses at June
30, 2011 or December 31, 2010.
|
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NOTE
11
|
MATCH
FUNDED LIABILITIES
|
Match
funded liabilities, as more fully described in
Note 1—Principles of Consolidation – Match
Funded Advances on Loans Serviced for Others, are comprised
of the following at:
|
|
|
Unused
|
Balance
Outstanding
|
||||||||||||||
Borrowing
Type
|
Interest
Rate
|
Maturity
(1)
|
Amortization
Date (1) |
Borrowing
Capacity (2) |
June
30,
2011 |
December
31, 2010
|
||||||||||||
Advance
Receivable Backed Note Series 2009-3 (3)
|
4.14% |
Jul.
2023
|
Jul.
2012
|
$ | — | $ | 210,000 | $ | 210,000 | |||||||||
Variable
Funding Note Series 2009-2 (4)
|
1-Month
LIBOR + 350 bps
|
Nov.
2023
|
Nov.
2012
|
88,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Variable
Funding Note Series 2009-1 (5)
|
Commercial
paper rate + 200 bps
|
Feb.
2022
|
Feb.
2012
|
258,827 | 41,173 | 1,095 | ||||||||||||
Advance
Receivable Backed Note Series 2010-1
(3)(6)
|
3.59% |
Sep.
2023
|
Feb.
2011
|
— | 120,000 | 200,000 | ||||||||||||
Class
A-1 Term Note (7)
|
Commercial
paper rate + 350 bps
|
Aug.
2043
|
Aug.
2013
|
— | 451,538 | 721,000 | ||||||||||||
Class
A-2 Variable Funding Note (7)
|
Commercial
paper rate + 350 bps
|
Aug.
2043
|
Aug.
2013
|
200,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Class
B Term Note (7)
|
Commercial
paper rate + 525 bps
|
Aug.
2043
|
Aug.
2013
|
— | 21,023 | 33,500 | ||||||||||||
Class
C Term Note (7)
|
Commercial
paper rate + 625 bps
|
Aug.
2043
|
Aug.
2013
|
— | 19,991 | 31,900 | ||||||||||||
Class
D Term Note (7)
|
1-Month
LIBOR + 750 bps
|
Aug.
2043
|
Aug.
2013
|
— | 15,434 | 24,600 | ||||||||||||
Advance
Receivable Backed Notes (8)
|
1-Month
LIBOR + 400 bps
|
Mar.
2020
|
May
2011
|
— | — | 10,315 | ||||||||||||
Advance
Receivable Backed Notes (9)
|
1-Month
LIBOR + 200 bps
|
Jan.
2014
|
Jul.
2013
|
102,161 | 162,839 | 250,119 | ||||||||||||
|
|
$ | 648,988 | $ |
1,041,998
|
$ |
1,482,529
|
(1)
|
The
amortization date of our facilities is the date
on which the revolving period ends under each
advance facility note and repayment of the
outstanding balance must begin if the note is not
renewed or extended. The maturity date is the
date on which all outstanding balances must be
repaid. In all but two advance facilities, there
is a single note outstanding. For each of these
facilities, after the amortization date, all
collections that represent the repayment of
advances pledged to the facility must be applied
to reduce the balance of the note outstanding,
and any new advances are ineligible to be
financed.
|
(2)
|
Our
unused borrowing capacity is available to us
provided that we have additional eligible
collateral to pledge. Collateral may only be
pledged to one facility.
|
(3)
|
These
notes were issued under the Term Asset-Backed
Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program
administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York.
|
(4)
|
Under
the terms of the note purchase agreement, the
maximum funding obligation will increase from
$88,000 to $100,000 in November 2011.
|
(5)
|
The
interest rate for this note is determined using a
commercial paper rate that reflects the borrowing
costs of the lender plus a margin of 200 bps. In
February 2011, the amortization date was extended
to February 2012.
|
(6)
|
This
note entered into its amortization period in
February 2011. The 2010-1 Indenture Supplement
provides for scheduled amortization of $40,000
per quarter through January 2012.
|
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(7)
|
These
notes were issued in connection with the financing
of advances acquired as part of our acquisition
(the HomEq Acquisition) of the U.S. non-prime
mortgage servicing business of Barclays Bank PLC on
September 1, 2010.
|
(8)
|
On
June 30, 2011, we terminated this facility and
repaid the outstanding balance.
|
(9)
|
We
renewed this facility on June 30, 2011 at which
time the maximum borrowing capacity was reduced to
$265,000 from $500,000 and the amortization date
was extended by two years to July 2013. In
addition, the facility fee, which is payable in
monthly installments, was reduced to 1.00% annually
of the maximum borrowing capacity from
1.30%.
|
NOTE
12
|
SECURED
BORROWINGS – OWED TO SECURITIZATION
INVESTORS
|
Secured
borrowings – owed to securitization investors of
$58,696 and $62,705 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively, consist of certificates that represent
beneficial ownership interests in four securitization trusts
that we include in our consolidated financial statements, as
more fully described in Note 1—Securitizations of
Residential Mortgage Loans. The holders of these certificates
have no recourse against the assets of Ocwen.
The
trusts consist principally of mortgage loans that are secured
by first and second liens on one- to four-family residential
properties. Except for the residuals, the certificates
generally pay interest based on 1-Month LIBOR plus a margin
of from 8 to 250 basis points. Interest rates on the
certificates are generally capped at the weighted average of
the net mortgage rates of the mortgage loans in the
respective loan pools.
NOTE
13
|
LINES
OF CREDIT AND OTHER SECURED BORROWINGS
|
Secured
lines of credit from various unaffiliated financial
institutions are as follows:
Unused |
Balance
Outstanding
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Borrowings
|
Collateral
|
Interest
Rate
|
Maturity
|
Borrowing
Capacity |
June
30,
2011 |
December
31,
2010 |
||||||||||||||||||
Servicing:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior
secured term loan (1)
|
|
1-Month
LIBOR + 700 bps with a LIBOR floor of 2%
(1)
|
June
2015
|
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 197,500 | |||||||||||||||
Fee
reimbursement advance
|
Term
note (2)
|
Zero
coupon
|
March
2014
|
— | 36,000 | 48,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Term
note (3)
|
Advances
|
1-Month
LIBOR + 350 basis points
|
March
2014
|
— | 4,200 | 5,600 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 40,200 | 251,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate
Items and Other
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities
sold under an agreement to repurchase (4)
|
Ocwen
Real Estate Asset Liquidating Trust 2007-1
Notes
|
(4) | (4) | — | 6,716 | 7,774 | ||||||||||||||||||
46,916 | 258,874 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Discount
(2)
|
— | (5,458 | ) | (12,801 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | 41,458 | $ | 246,073 |
(1)
|
On
June 9, 2011, we terminated this facility and
repaid the outstanding balance. We
amortized the remaining balance of the original
issue discount through this date.
|
(2)
|
We
have pledged our interest in a $60,000 term note
issued by OSAF on March 31, 2009 as collateral for
this advance. In turn, we have pledged advances on
loans serviced for others as collateral for the
OSAF note, similar to match funded advances and
liabilities. The fee reimbursement advance is
payable annually no later than April 30 in five
installments of $12,000. However, under the service
agreement that governs this advance, a portion of
the annual installment is forgiven if the net
written premium by the lender for insurance on
serviced loans and real estate exceeds $100,000
during the contract year that ends each March 31.
Based on the net written premium for the contract
year ended March 31, 2011, the lender forgave
$1,246 of the outstanding debt balance. We
recognized this gain on the extinguishment of debt
in Other income (expense), net. We repaid the
remainder of the annual $12,000 installment in
April 2011. The advance does not carry a stated
rate of interest. However, we are compensating the
lender for the advance of funds by forgoing the
receipt of fees due from the lender over the
five-year term of the advance. Accordingly, we
recorded the advance as a zero-coupon bond issued
at an initial implied discount of $14,627. We used
an implicit market rate of 10.1% to compute the
discount that we are amortizing to interest expense
over the five-year term of the advance. The
unamortized balance of the discount at June 30,
2011 is $5,458.
|
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(3)
|
This
note that was issued by OSAF is secured by
advances on loans serviced for others, similar to
match funded advances and liabilities. The lender
has pledged its interest in this note to us as
collateral against the $5,600 term note
receivable from the lender that we hold. See
Note 10 additional information.
|
(4)
|
In
August 2010, we obtained financing under a
repurchase agreement for the Class A-2 and A-3
notes issued by Ocwen Real Estate Asset
Liquidating Trust 2007-1 with a face value of
$33,605. This agreement has no stated credit
limit and lending is determined for each
transaction based on the acceptability of the
securities presented as collateral. Borrowings
mature and are renewed monthly. The borrowings
secured by the Class A-2 notes bear interest at
1-Month LIBOR + 200 basis points and borrowings
secured by the Class A-3 notes bear interest at
1-Month LIBOR + 300 basis points.
|
NOTE
14
|
OTHER
LIABILITIES
|
Other
liabilities were comprised of the following at the dates
indicated:
June
30,
2011
|
December
31,
2010 |
|||||||
Accrued
expenses (1)(2)
|
$ | 34,248 | $ | 55,816 | ||||
Checks
held for escheat
|
18,135 | 18,087 | ||||||
Derivatives,
at fair value
|
15,787 | 15,670 | ||||||
Deferred
income
|
8,869 | 10,394 | ||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
4,029 | 4,830 | ||||||
Payable
to Altisource (3)
|
3,333 | 3,877 | ||||||
Servicing
liabilities (4)
|
3,169 | 3,415 | ||||||
Liability
for selected tax items
|
2,913 | 2,913 | ||||||
Other
(5)
|
15,669 | 25,237 | ||||||
$ | 106,152 | $ | 140,239 |
(1)
|
The
balances at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
include $2,700 and $24,366, respectively, of
litigation reserves. During 2011, we paid the
settlement of one legal proceeding and a judgment
in another case. See Note 22 for additional
information regarding these cases.
|
(2)
|
During
2010, in connection with the HomEq Acquisition, we
accrued facility closure costs of $7,794 for the
termination of the HomEq office leases effective in
2013 and $32,954 for employee termination benefits.
The balances at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
include $6,526 and $7,794, respectively, of lease
termination accruals. The balance at December 31,
2010 includes $1,332 of accruals for employee
termination benefits. The change in the accrual
balances is due to payments made, net of $27 of
amortization of the discount recorded at the time
that the lease termination accrual was
established.
|
(3)
|
See
Note 20 for additional information regarding
our relationship with Altisource.
|
(4)
|
We
recognize a servicing liability for those
agreements that are not expected to compensate us
adequately for performing the servicing. During the
first six months of 2011, amortization of servicing
liabilities exceeded the amount of charges we
recognized to increase servicing liability
obligations by $246. Amortization of mortgage
servicing rights is reported net of this amount in
the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
|
(5)
|
The
balances at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
include $7,704 and $14,943, respectively, due to
investors in connection with loans we service under
subservicing agreements.
|
NOTE
15
|
DERIVATIVE
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|
Because
our current derivative agreements are not exchange-traded, we
are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by
the counterparty to the agreements. We control this risk
through credit monitoring procedures including financial
analysis, dollar limits and other monitoring procedures. The
notional amount of our contracts does not represent our
exposure to credit loss.
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Foreign
Currency Exchange Rate Risk Management
In
2010, we entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to
hedge against the effect of changes in the value of the India
Rupee (INR) on amounts payable to our India subsidiary,
OFSPL. We did not designate these contracts as hedges. We did
not renew or replace these contracts upon their expiration in
April 2011.
Our
operations in Uruguay also expose us to foreign currency
exchange rate risk, but we consider this risk to be
insignificant.
Interest
Rate Management
We
include certain securitization trusts in our consolidated
financial statements as more fully described in
Note 1—Securitizations of Residential Mortgage
Loans. As a result, we report the fair value of an interest
rate swap that is held by one of the securitization trusts.
Under the terms of the swap, the trust pays a fixed rate of
4.935% and receives a variable rate equal to 1-Month LIBOR.
The notional amount and fair value of the swap was $7,500 and
$(133), respectively, at June 30, 2011. This swap was not
designated as a hedge and matures in November 2011.
In
April 2010, we entered into a $250,000 non-amortizing
interest rate swap to hedge against the effects of a change
in 1-Month LIBOR on borrowing under a $500,000 advance
funding facility that carries a variable interest rate. The
balance outstanding under this facility at June 30, 2011 was
$162,839. Under the terms of the swap, we pay a fixed rate of
2.059% and receive a variable rate equal to 1-Month LIBOR.
Settlements commenced in August 2010 and the swap matures in
July 2013. The notional amount and fair value of the swap was
$250,000 and $(7,677), respectively, at June 30, 2011.
Projected net settlements for the next twelve months total
approximately $3,637 of payments to the counterparty. We
designated this swap as a cash flow hedge.
In
June 2010, we entered into two amortizing interest rate swaps
with notional amounts totaling $637,200 to hedge against the
effects of changes in the lender’s commercial paper
rate and 1-Month LIBOR on borrowings under a second
variable-rate advance funding facility entered into in
connection with the HomEq Acquisition. The balance
outstanding under this facility at June 30, 2011 was
$507,986. Under the terms of the two swaps, we pay fixed
rates of 1.575% and 1.5275%, respectively, and receive a
variable rate equal to 1-Month LIBOR. Settlements commenced
in September 2010 and the swaps mature in August 2013. The
notional amount and fair value of the swap was $508,104 and
$(7,977), respectively, at June 30, 2011. Projected net
settlements for the next twelve months total approximately
$5,236 of payments to the counterparty. We designated these
swaps as cash flow hedges.
The
following table summarizes the use of derivatives during the
six months ended June 30, 2011:
Foreign
|
||||||||
Exchange
|
Interest
Rate
|
|||||||
Forwards
|
Swaps
|
|||||||
Notional
balance at December 31, 2010
|
$ | 6,400 | $ | 846,888 | ||||
Additions
|
||||||||
Maturities
|
(6,400 | ) | (81,284 | ) | ||||
Terminations
|
— | — | ||||||
Notional
balance at June 30, 2011
|
$ | — | $ | 765,604 | ||||
Fair
value of derivative assets (liabilities) at
(1):
|
||||||||
June
30, 2011
|
$ | — | $ | (15,787 | ) | |||
December
31, 2010
|
$ | 319 | $ | (15,670 | ) | |||
Maturity
|
April
2011
|
November
2011 to
August
2013
|
(1)
|
Derivatives
are reported at fair value in Other assets or in
Other liabilities.
|
Net
realized and unrealized losses included in Other income
(expense), net related to derivative financial instruments
that were not designated as hedges were $6 and $710 for the
three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. For
the year to date periods the net realized and unrealized
losses were $117 and $1,144 for 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Other income (expense), net for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2011 also includes $888 and $1,131,
respectively, of unrealized losses arising from
ineffectiveness of the interest rate swaps that we designated
as cash flow hedges. For both the three and six months ended
June 30, 2010, unrealized losses of $32 arising from the
ineffectiveness of the interest rate swaps that we designated
as cash flow hedges were included in Other income (expense),
net.
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Included
in Accumulated other comprehensive loss at June 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively, was $13,695 and $14,435 of
deferred unrealized losses, before taxes of $4,946 and
$5,196, respectively, on the interest rate swaps that we
designated as cash flow hedges.
NOTE
16
|
SERVICING
AND SUBSERVICING FEES
|
We
earn fees for providing services to owners of mortgage loans
and foreclosed real estate. The following table presents the
principal components of servicing and subservicing fees for
the periods ended June 30:
Three
months
|
Six
months
|
|||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
Loan
servicing and subservicing fees
|
$ | 72,304 | $ | 47,347 | $ | 149,741 | $ | 93,260 | ||||||||
Home
Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) fees
|
8,654 | 4,585 | 17,292 | 11,038 | ||||||||||||
Late
charges
|
6,691 | 7,235 | 15,236 | 15,415 | ||||||||||||
Loan
collection fees
|
2,363 | 2,113 | 4,917 | 4,256 | ||||||||||||
Custodial
accounts (float earnings) (1)
|
533 | 960 | 1,072 | 1,448 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
5,292 | 3,696 | 10,084 | 6,999 | ||||||||||||
$ | 95,837 | $ | 65,936 | $ | 198,342 | $ | 132,416 |
(1)
|
For
the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, float
earnings included $137 and $619 of interest income
from our investment in auction rate
securities.
|
NOTE
17
|
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
The
following table presents the components of Interest expense
for each category of our interest-bearing liabilities for the
periods ended June 30:
Three
months
|
Six
months
|
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2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
Match
funded liabilities
|
$ | 18,170 | $ | 11,666 | $ | 38,954 | $ | 21,667 | ||||||||
Lines
of credit and other secured borrowings
|
2,026 | 377 | 17,264 | 899 | ||||||||||||
Secured
borrowings – owed to securitization
investors
|
198 | 34 | 393 | 224 | ||||||||||||
Investment
line
|
— | — | — | 376 | ||||||||||||
Debt
securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
3.25%
Convertible Notes
|
459 | 459 | 917 | 917 | ||||||||||||
10.875%
Capital Trust Securities
|
710 | 712 | 1,420 | 1,534 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
250 | 111 | 408 | 213 | ||||||||||||
$ | 21,813 | $ | 13,359 | $ | 59,356 | $ | 25,830 |
NOTE
18
|
BASIC
AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
|
Basic
EPS excludes common stock equivalents and is calculated by
dividing net income (loss) attributable to OCN by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the period. We calculate diluted EPS by dividing net income
attributable to OCN, as adjusted to add back interest expense
net of income tax on the 3.25% Convertible Notes, by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding
including the potential dilutive common shares related to
outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards and the
3.25% Convertible Notes.
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The
following is a reconciliation of the calculation of basic EPS
to diluted EPS for the periods ended June 30:
Three
months
|
Six
months
|
|||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
Basic EPS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to Ocwen Financial
Corporation
|
$ | 26,378 | $ | 16,038 | $ | 48,452 | $ | 36,898 | ||||||||
Weighted
average shares of common stock
|
100,943,402 | 100,168,953 | 100,853,424 | 100,072,950 | ||||||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
$ | 0.26 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.37 | ||||||||
Diluted
EPS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to Ocwen Financial
Corporation
|
$ | 26,378 | $ | 16,038 | $ | 48,452 | $ | 36,898 | ||||||||
Interest
expense on 3.25% Convertible Notes, net of income
tax (1)
|
294 | 302 | 588 | 603 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted
net income attributable to Ocwen Financial
Corporation
|
$ | 26,672 | $ | 16,340 | $ | 49,040 | $ | 37,501 | ||||||||
Weighted
average shares of common stock
|
100,943,402 | 100,168,953 | 100,853,424 | 100,072,950 | ||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive elements:
|
||||||||||||||||
3.25%
Convertible Notes (1)
|
4,637,224 | 4,637,224 | 4,637,224 | 4,637,224 | ||||||||||||
Stock
options (2) (3)
|
2,529,962 | 2,921,915 | 2,454,033 | 2,813,837 | ||||||||||||
Common
stock awards
|
— | — | — | 2,775 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive
weighted average shares of common stock
|
108,110,588 | 107,728,092 | 107,944,681 | 107,526,786 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
$ | 0.25 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.35 | ||||||||
Stock
options excluded from the computation of diluted
EPS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Anti-dilutive
(2)
|
20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||||||
Market-based
(3)
|
1,615,000 | 1,770,000 | 1,615,000 | 1,770,000 |
(1)
|
The
effect of our 3.25% Convertible Notes on diluted
EPS is computed using the if-converted method.
Interest expense and related amortization costs
applicable to the 3.25% Convertible Notes, net of
income tax, are added back to net income.
Conversion of the 3.25% Convertible Notes into
shares of common stock is assumed for purposes of
computing diluted EPS unless the effect would be
anti-dilutive. The effect is anti-dilutive whenever
interest expense on the 3.25% Convertible Notes,
net of income tax, per common share obtainable on
conversion exceeds basic EPS.
|
(2)
|
These
stock options were anti-dilutive under the treasury
stock method.
|
(3)
|
Shares
that are issuable upon the achievement of certain
performance criteria related to OCN’s stock
price and an annualized rate of return to
investors.
|
NOTE
19
|
BUSINESS
SEGMENT REPORTING
|
Effective
January 1, 2011, we realigned our business segments in
response to the growth in our core servicing business and the
continuing reductions in our equity investments in asset
management vehicles and our remaining investments in subprime
loans and residual securities. Effective with this
realignment, our former Loans and Residuals segment and Asset
Management Vehicles segment are included in Corporate Items
and Other. Our business segments reflect the internal
reporting that we use to evaluate operating performance of
products and services and to assess the allocation of our
resources. Segment results for prior periods have been
restated to conform to the current segment structure.
A
brief description of our current business segments is as
follows:
Servicing.
This segment provides loan servicing for a fee, including
asset management and resolution services, primarily to owners
of subprime residential mortgages. In most cases, we provide
these services either because we purchased the MSR from the
owner of the mortgage or because we entered into a
subservicing or special servicing agreement with the entity
that owns the MSR. Subprime loans represent residential loans
we service that were made to borrowers who generally did not
qualify under guidelines of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
(nonconforming loans) or have subsequently become delinquent.
This segment is primarily comprised of our core residential
servicing business.
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Corporate Items
and Other. We report items of revenue and expense that
are not directly related to a business, business activities
that are individually insignificant, interest income on
short-term investments of cash and certain corporate expenses
in Corporate Items and Other. Debt securities, which are
comprised of the 3.25% Convertible Notes and the 10.875%
Capital Trust Securities, are also included in Corporate
Items and Other.
Effective
with the segment realignment discussed above, Corporate Items
and Other includes the former Loans and Residuals segment and
the former Asset Management Vehicles segment. Our
recently acquired equity investment in Correspondent One is
also included in Corporate Items and Other.
The
former Loans and Residuals segment included our investments
in subprime residential loans held for resale and subprime
residual mortgage backed trading securities related to our
former subprime loan origination operation and whole loan
purchase and securitization activities. The Loans and
Residuals segment also included the four loan securitization
trusts that we began including in our consolidated financial
statements effective January 1, 2010. The former Asset
Management Vehicles segment was comprised of our 25% equity
investment in OSI and approximately a 25% equity investment
in ONL and OREO. These unconsolidated entities are engaged in
the management of residential assets. Other business
activities included in Corporate Items and Other that are not
considered to be of continuing significance include our
affordable housing investment activities.
We
allocate interest income and expense to each business segment
for funds raised or funding of investments made, including
interest earned on cash balances and short-term investments
and interest incurred on corporate debt. We also allocate
expenses generated by corporate support services to each
business segment.
Financial
information for our segments is as follows:
Servicing
|
Corporate
Items and Other |
Corporate
Eliminations |
Business
Segments Consolidated |
|||||||||||||
Results
of Operations
|
||||||||||||||||
For the three months
ended June 30, 2011
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
(1)(2)
|
$ | 105,493 | $ | 635 | $ | (291 | ) | $ | 105,837 | |||||||
Operating
expenses (3)
|
40,799 | 1,630 | (175 | ) | 42,254 | |||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
64,694 | (995 | ) | (116 | ) | 63,583 | ||||||||||
Other
income (expense), net:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
34 | 2,255 | — | 2,289 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense (3)
|
(21,751 | ) | (62 | ) | — | (21,813 | ) | |||||||||
Other
(2)
|
(86 | ) | (3,053 | ) | 116 | (3,023 | ) | |||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
(21,803 | ) | (860 | ) | 116 | (22,547 | ) | |||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
$ | 42,891 | $ | (1,855 | ) | $ | — | $ | 41,036 | |||||||
For the three months
ended June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
(1)(2)
|
$ | 75,759 | $ | 601 | $ | (407 | ) | $ | 75,953 | |||||||
Operating
expenses (3)
|
41,241 | 3,629 | (212 | ) | 44,658 | |||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
34,518 | (3,028 | ) | (195 | ) | 31,295 | ||||||||||
Other
income (expense), net:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
48 | 1,852 | — | 1,900 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense (3)
|
(13,017 | ) | (342 | ) | — | (13,359 | ) | |||||||||
Other
(2)(4)
|
(124 | ) | (6,645 | ) | 195 | (6,574 | ) | |||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
(13,093 | ) | (5,135 | ) | 195 | (18,033 | ) | |||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
$ | 21,425 | $ | (8,163 | ) | $ | — | $ | 13,262 |
25
|
Servicing |
Corporate Items and Other |
Corporate Eliminations |
Business Segments Consolidated |
||||||||||||
For the six months
ended June 30, 2011
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
(1)(2)
|
$ | 216,362 | $ | 1,107 | $ | (626 | ) | $ | 216,843 | |||||||
Operating
expenses (3)
|
80,581 | 3,201 | (329 | ) | 83,453 | |||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
135,781 | (2,094 | ) | (297 | ) | 133,390 | ||||||||||
Other
income (expense), net:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
81 | 4,377 | — | 4,458 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense (3)
|
(59,252 | ) | (104 | ) | — | (59,356 | ) | |||||||||
Other
(2)
|
1,061 | (4,325 | ) | 297 | (2,967 | ) | ||||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
(58,110 | ) | (52 | ) | 297 | (57,865 | ) | |||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
$ | 77,671 | $ | (2,146 | ) | $ | — | $ | 75,525 | |||||||
For the six months
ended June 30, 2010:
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
(1)(2)
|
$ | 151,212 | $ | 1,138 | $ | (811 | ) | $ | 151,539 | |||||||
Operating
expenses (3)
|
72,028 | 8,211 | (404 | ) | 79,835 | |||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
79,184 | (7,073 | ) | (407 | ) | 71,704 | ||||||||||
Other
income (expense), net:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
110 | 5,435 | — | 5,545 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense (3)
|
(24,154 | ) | (1,676 | ) | — | (25,830 | ) | |||||||||
Other
(2)(4)
|
(1,209 | ) | (5,910 | ) | 407 | (6,712 | ) | |||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
(25,253 | ) | (2,151 | ) | 407 | (26,997 | ) | |||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
$ | 53,931 | $ | (9,224 | ) | $ | — | $ | 44,707 | |||||||
Total
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2011
|
$ | 1,893,917 | $ | 394,832 | $ | — | $ | 2,288,749 | ||||||||
December
31, 2010
|
$ | 2,495,966 | $ | 425,443 | $ | — | $ | 2,921,409 | ||||||||
June
30, 2010
|
$ | 1,550,231 | $ | 527,298 | $ | — | $ | 2,077,529 |
(1)
|
Intersegment
revenues are as follows:
|
Servicing
|
Corporate
Items and Other
|
Business
Segments Consolidated
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
For
the three months ended June 30, 2011
|
$ | 270 | $ | 21 | $ | 291 | ||||||
For
the three months ended June 30, 2010
|
363 | 44 | 407 | |||||||||
For
the six months ended June 30, 2011
|
571 | 55 | 626 | |||||||||
For
the six months ended June 30, 2010
|
720 | 91 | 811 |
(2)
|
Servicing
has a contractual right to receive interest income
on float balances. However, Corporate controls
investment decisions associated with the float
balances. Accordingly, Servicing receives revenues
generated by those investments that are associated
with float balances but are reported in Corporate
Items and Other. Gains and losses associated with
corporate investment decisions are recognized in
Corporate Items and Other.
|
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(3)
|
Depreciation
and amortization expense are as follows:
|
Servicing
|
Corporate
Items and Other
|
Business
Segments Consolidated
|
||||||||||
For the three months
ended June 30, 2011:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
$ | 25 | $ | 112 | $ | 137 | ||||||
Amortization
of MSRs
|
9,926 | — | 9,926 | |||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount
|
1,297 | — | 1,297 | |||||||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs – senior secured
term loan
|
833 | — | 833 | |||||||||
For the three months
ended June 30, 2010:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
$ | 16 | $ | 331 | $ | 347 | ||||||
Amortization
of MSRs
|
7,854 | — | 7,854 | |||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount
|
958 | — | 958 | |||||||||
For the six months
ended June 30, 2011:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
$ | 50 | $ | 837 | $ | 887 | ||||||
Amortization
of MSRs
|
18,849 | — | 18,849 | |||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount
|
7,343 | — | 7,343 | |||||||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs – senior secured
term loan
|
8,604 | — | 8,604 | |||||||||
For the six months
ended June 30, 2010:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
$ | 29 | $ | 712 | $ | 741 | ||||||
Amortization
of MSRs
|
14,229 | — | 14,229 | |||||||||
Amortization
of debt discount
|
2,104 | — | 2,104 |
(4)
|
Other
income (expense) for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2010 includes net losses on auction rate
securities of $1,703 and $938, respectively,
recorded in Corporate Items and Other.
|
NOTE
20
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
On
August 10, 2009, we completed the distribution of our Ocwen
Solutions line of business, except for BMS Holdings and GSS,
via the spin-off of Altisource. Altisource common stock is
listed on the NASDAQ market under the ticker symbol
“ASPS.” We distributed all of the shares of
Altisource common stock to OCN’s shareholders of record
as of August 4, 2009 (the Separation). Although Altisource is
a separate company from Ocwen after the Separation,
Altisource and Ocwen have the same Chairman of the Board,
William C. Erbey. As a result, he has obligations to Ocwen as
well as to Altisource. Mr. Erbey currently owns approximately
18% of the common stock of Ocwen and owns approximately 23%
of the common stock of Altisource.
For
purposes of governing certain of the ongoing relationships
between Ocwen and Altisource after the Separation, and to
provide for an orderly transition to the status of two
independent companies, we entered into certain agreements
with Altisource. Under these agreements, Altisource and Ocwen
provide to each other services in such areas as human
resources, vendor management, corporate services, six sigma,
quality assurance, quantitative analytics, treasury,
accounting, tax matters, risk management, law, strategic
planning, compliance and other areas where we, and
Altisource, may need transition assistance and support
following the Separation. In addition, Altisource provides
certain technology products and support services to us,
including the REAL suite of applications that support our
Servicing business.
Certain
services provided by Altisource under these contracts are
charged to the borrower and/or loan investor. Accordingly,
such services, while derived from our loan servicing
portfolio, are not reported as expenses by Ocwen. These
services include residential property valuation, residential
property preservation and inspection services, title services
and real estate sales.
Our
business is currently dependent on many of the services and
products provided under these long-term contracts which are
effective for up to eight years with renewal rights. We
believe the rates charged under these agreements are market
rates as they are materially consistent with one or more of
the following: the fees charged by Altisource to other
customers for comparable services and the rates Ocwen pays to
or observes from other service providers.
For
the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we generated
revenues of $2,473 and $5,379, respectively, under our
agreements with Altisource, principally from fees for
providing referral services to Altisource. During the same
periods of 2010, we generated revenues of $3,843 and $7,034,
respectively. We also incurred expenses of $5,301 and $10,392
during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011,
respectively, principally for technology products and support
services including the REAL suite of products that support
our Servicing business. During the same periods of 2010, we
incurred expenses of $4,899 and $9,581, respectively. At June
30, 2011, the net payable to Altisource was $977.
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In
December 2010, we entered into an agreement with Altisource
to sublease 2,094 square feet of space as our principal
executive office in Atlanta, Georgia. Under the terms of the
agreement, Ocwen is responsible for monthly base rent of $3
plus a proportionate amount of maintenance costs and other
shared services. The sublease is in effect through October
2014.
As
disclosed in Note 1, Ocwen and Altisource each acquired
a 50% equity interest in Correspondent One in March 2011.
Correspondent One, which was still in the formation stage as
of June 30, 2011, facilitates the purchase of conforming and
government-guaranteed residential mortgages from approved
mortgage originators and resells the mortgages to secondary
market investors. As of June 30, 2011, Ocwen had invested
$3,025 in Correspondent One. See Note 23 regarding our
additional investment in Correspondent One of $11,975 in July
2011.
NOTE
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REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS
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Ocwen
is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and
local governmental authorities including the Federal
Trade Commission, the SEC, the new Consumer Finance
Protection Bureau and the state agencies that license its
servicing and collection entities. The Company must comply
with a number of federal, state and local consumer protection
laws including, among others, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and
the Homeowners Protection Act. These statutes apply to debt
collection, foreclosure and claims handling, investment of
and interest payments on escrow balances and escrow payment
features, and mandate certain disclosures and notices to
borrowers. These requirements can and do change as statutes
and regulations are enacted, promulgated or amended.
Ocwen
is also subject to licensing and regulation as a mortgage
service provider and/or debt collector in a number of states.
It is subject to audits and examinations that are conducted
by the states. From time to time, the Company receives
requests from state and other agencies for records, documents
and information regarding policies, procedures and practices
regarding loan servicing and debt collection business
activities.
There
are a number of foreign regulations that are applicable to
Ocwen’s operations in India including acts that govern
licensing, employment, safety, taxes, insurance and the basic
law which governs the creation, continuation and the winding
up of companies as well as the relationships between the
shareholders, the Company, the public and the government. The
Central Act is applicable to all of India while various state
acts may be applicable to certain locations in India.
NOTE
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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Litigation
Since
April 2004, we have been included as a defendant in
litigation in federal court in Chicago which consolidated
certain class actions and individual actions brought by
borrowers in various federal and state courts challenging the
defendants’ mortgage servicing practices, including
charging improper or unnecessary fees, misapplying borrower
payments and similar allegations (the MDL Proceeding). We
believe the allegations in the MDL Proceeding are without
merit and have defended against them vigorously. In the
interests of obtaining finality and cost certainty with
regard to this complex and protracted litigated matter,
however, defendants, including Ocwen, have entered into a
definitive written agreement with plaintiffs’ counsel
with respect to a class settlement. Ocwen’s portion of
the proposed settlement payment is $5,163 plus certain other
non-cash consideration and administrative costs. On July 1,
2011, the Court granted final approval to this class
settlement. Defendants, including Ocwen, have paid their
respective portions of the settlement into escrow and notice
of the settlement has been provided to potential class
members. The settlement is subject to potential opt outs
and/or appeals by individual plaintiffs. In either or both
events, we will continue to vigorously defend such
matters.
In
September 2006, the Bankruptcy Trustee in Chapter 7
proceedings involving American Business Financial Services,
Inc. (ABFS) brought an action against multiple defendants,
including Ocwen, in Bankruptcy Court. The action arises out
of Debtor-in-Possession financing to ABFS by defendant
Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. and the subsequent
purchases by Ocwen of MSRs and certain residual interests in
mortgage-backed securities previously held by ABFS. The
Trustee filed an amended complaint in March 2007 alleging
various claims against Ocwen including turnover, fraudulent
transfers, accounting, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and
abetting breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraud,
civil conspiracy and conversion. The Trustee seeks
compensatory damages in excess of $100,000 and punitive
damages jointly and severally against all defendants. In
April 2008, Ocwen filed an answer denying all charges and a
counterclaim for breach of contract, fraud, negligent
misrepresentation and indemnification in connection with the
MSR purchase transaction. Fact discovery is complete and both
Ocwen and the Trustee have filed motions for partial summary
judgment. We believe that the Trustee’s allegations
against Ocwen are without merit and intend to continue to
vigorously defend against this matter.
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We
are subject to various other pending legal proceedings. In
our opinion, the resolution of those proceedings will not
have a material effect on our financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows.
Tax
Matters
On
December 21, 2009, the India tax authorities issued a draft
income tax assessment order (the First Order) with respect to
assessment year 2006 – 2007. The proposed adjustment
would impose upon OFSPL additional tax of INR 41,760 ($934)
and interest of INR 18,297 ($409) for the Assessment Year
2006 – 2007, and penalties may be assessed. OCN and
OFSPL intend to vigorously contest this Order and any
imposition of tax and interest and do not believe they have
violated any statutory provision or rule. OFSPL has filed an
application with the Dispute Resolution Panel for the First
Order. OFSPL received the final assessment order (the Second
Order) on November 24, 2010, with a demand of INR 64,085
($1,433), reflecting tax of INR 41,712 ($933) and interest of
INR 22,373 ($500). In response, OFSPL petitioned for
assistance to be provided by the Competent Authority under
the Mutual Agreement Procedures of the U.S./India income tax
treaty, furnished a Bank Guarantee for INR 76,754 ($1,716)
related to transfer pricing matters and paid INR 7,647 ($171)
towards non-transfer pricing issues. Furthermore, OFSPL has
submitted an appeal of the Second Order to the Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal.
On
January 4, 2011, OFSPL received a draft assessment order (the
Third Order) with respect to assessment year 2007 –
2008. The proposed adjustment would impose upon OFSPL
additional tax of INR 63,885 ($1,428) and interest of INR
28,748 ($643). OFSPL has filed an application with the
Dispute Resolution Panel for the Third Order. Due to the
uncertainties inherent in the Appeals and Competent Authority
processes, OCN and OFSPL cannot currently estimate any
additional exposure beyond the amount currently detailed in
the Orders. We also cannot predict when these tax matters
will be resolved. Competent Authority assistance requests
under the Mutual Agreement Procedures should preserve
OCN’s right to offset any potential increase in India
taxes against OCN’s U.S. taxes.
Other
Information
In
July 2010, OLS received two subpoenas from the Federal
Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) as conservator for Freddie Mac
and Fannie Mae in connection with ten private label mortgage
securitization transactions where Freddie Mac has invested.
The transactions include mortgage loans serviced but not
originated by OLS or its affiliates. There is no allegation
of wrongdoing in the subpoenas against OLS, and we are
cooperating with the FHFA’s requests.
On
November 24, 2010, OLS received a Civil Investigative Demand
(CID) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting
documents and information regarding various servicing
activities. There is no allegation of wrongdoing in the CID
against OLS, and we are cooperating with the FTC’s
request.
Recent
inquiries into servicer foreclosure processes could result in
actions by state or federal governmental bodies, regulators
or the courts that could result in temporary moratoria on
mortgage foreclosures or an extension of foreclosure
timelines, which may be applicable generally to the servicing
industry or to us in particular. In addition, a number of our
match funded advance facilities contain provisions that limit
the eligibility of advances to be financed based on the
length of time that advances are outstanding, and one of our
match funded advance facilities has provisions that limit new
borrowings if average foreclosure timelines extend beyond a
certain time period, either of which, if such provisions
applied, could adversely affect liquidity by reducing our
average effective advance rate. In addition, governmental
bodies may impose regulatory fines or penalties as a result
of our foreclosure processes or impose additional
requirements or restrictions on such activities which could
increase our operating expenses. Increases in the amount of
advances and the length of time to recover advances, fines or
increases in operating expenses, and decreases in the advance
rate and availability of financing for advances would lead to
increased borrowings, reduced cash and higher interest
expense which could negatively impact our liquidity and
profitability.
Ocwen
has been a party to loan sales and securitizations dating
back to the 1990s. The majority of securities issued in these
transactions have been retired and are not subject to putback
risk. There is one remaining securitization with an original
UPB of approximately $200,000 where Ocwen provided
representations and warranties and the loans were originated
in the last decade. Ocwen performed due diligence on each of
the loans included in this securitization. The outstanding
UPB of this securitization was $54,288 at June 30, 2011, and
the outstanding balance of the notes was $54,123. Ocwen is
not aware of any inquiries or claims regarding loan putbacks
for any transaction where we made representations and
warranties. We do not expect loan putbacks to result in any
material change to our financial position, operating results
or liquidity.
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NOTE
23
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SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
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On
July 7, 2011, we invested an additional $11,975 in
Correspondent One which increased our total investment to
$15,000 and fulfilled our committed funding obligation. Our
ownership was reduced below 50% due to investments by certain
Lenders One members.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in Thousands, Except
Share Data and unless Otherwise Indicated)
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INTRODUCTION
The
following discussion of our results of operations, change in
financial condition and liquidity should be read in
conjunction with our Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements and the related notes, all included elsewhere in
this report on Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
OVERVIEW
Strategic
Priorities
The
long-term success of any mortgage servicer is driven
primarily by four criteria:
1.
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Access
to new servicing business
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2.
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Cost
of servicing
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3.
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Ability
to manage delinquencies and advances
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4.
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Cost
and amount of capital
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Ocwen
is an established industry leader in cost of servicing and
ability to manage delinquencies and advances. While we will
continue to pursue improvements in these areas, our plan for
2011 is more heavily focused on access to new servicing
business and reducing our cost of capital relative to our
peers, both banks and non-banks.
For
accessing new servicing business, we have a four-pronged
strategy:
1.
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Acquisition
of existing servicing platforms
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2.
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Special
servicing opportunities (both residential and
commercial)
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3.
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Flow
servicing
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4.
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New
servicing segments
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As
a result of the Litton acquisition, expected to close on
September 1, 2011, Ocwen’s servicing UPB is expected to
grow by an estimated $39 billion, which is the projected UPB
remaining from the March 31, 2011 balance of $41.2 billion.
This represents growth of more than 50% and will move
Ocwen’s overall servicing portfolio to over $100
billion in UPB. Acquisition of this largely non-prime
portfolio will make Ocwen the largest non-prime servicer in
the United States. Other non-prime servicing platforms are
likely to come to market in the next several months, and we
believe that Ocwen can compete effectively for these
opportunities, although Ocwen will not necessarily be the
winning bidder in all cases. With our highly automated
platform, we can quickly scale our servicing capabilities to
handle acquired loan portfolios with only modest additions to
infrastructure.
We
continue to pursue subservicing transactions, the acquisition
of existing servicing portfolios and platforms and special
servicing opportunities. We have been able to grow our
average residential UPB serviced significantly since the end
of 2008 without access to a flow of newly originated
business. On flow servicing, we worked with Altisource and
its Lenders One business (which generated approximately 6% of
new loans originated in the U.S. in 2010) to create a new
entity to securitize newly originated loans. In March 2011,
Ocwen and Altisource each acquired a 50% equity interest in
this new entity, Correspondent One. Our investment of $11,975
in July 2011 fulfilled our $15,000 committed funding
obligation to Correspondent One. We believe that this venture
can improve the economics for the members of Lenders One and
allow Ocwen to compete for servicing rights for newly
originated FHA loans. Should proposed changes in the
servicing fee structure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans
be implemented, Ocwen may be able to compete for the
servicing of an even broader potential flow of new
loans.
We
also plan on evaluating and developing capabilities to
service new segments of the servicing industry such as
reverse mortgages and home equity lines of credit. In
addition, we plan to deploy a full on-shore servicing
alternative for entities that limit or prohibit offshore
activities by their service providers.
Results
of our revenue growth initiatives include:
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On
March 29, 2010, we entered into a Servicing
Rights Purchase and Sale Agreement under which we
agreed to purchase from Saxon Mortgage Services,
Inc. the rights to service approximately 38,000
mortgage loans with an aggregate UPB of
approximately $6.9 billion (the Saxon
Acquisition). This acquisition was completed on
May 3, 2010.
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On
May 28, 2010, we entered into an Asset Purchase
Agreement pursuant to which OLS agreed to acquire
the U.S. non-prime mortgage servicing business of
Barclays Bank PLC known as “HomEq
Servicing.” The HomEq Acquisition closed on
September 1, 2010, and we boarded approximately
134,000 residential loans with an aggregate UPB
of approximately $22.4 billion onto Ocwen’s
platform.
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On
April 15, 2011, we entered an agreement to
subservice approximately 13,000 non-agency mortgage
loans with a UPB of approximately $2,900,000. The
boarding dates were May 2 and 16, 2011. This
agreement provides for reimbursement of servicing
advances.
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On
June 5, 2011, we entered into a Purchase Agreement
pursuant to which we agreed to acquire all of the
outstanding partnership interests of Litton Loan
Servicing LP (Litton), a provider of servicing and
subservicing of primarily non-prime residential
mortgage loans, from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
The purchase will result in the acquisition of a
servicing portfolio of approximately $41.2 billion
in UPB of primarily non-prime residential mortgage
loans as of March 31, 2011 and the servicing
platform based in Houston, Texas, Dallas, Texas and
Atlanta, Georgia. The transaction is expected to
close on September 1, 2011. UPB at the time of
closing is estimated at $39 billion.
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We expect
to continue in 2011 to roll out new initiatives designed
to reduce the cost of servicing and to improve our ability to
manage delinquencies and advances. These initiatives will
also improve borrower customer service levels, increase loan
modifications and reduce re-defaults on loan modifications.
We have already rolled out our “Shared Appreciation
Modification” in most states which incorporates
principal reductions and lower payments for borrowers while
still providing some ability for investors to recoup losses
if property values increase over time. We also rolled out our
“Appointment Model” approach for communicating
with our delinquent borrowers which will allow borrowers to
schedule a time to review their files with a resolution
specialist. By allowing both the borrower and the resolution
specialist to prepare for discussions in advance, we believe
that the Appointment Model approach is the best way to
improve service and provide borrowers with the choice of a
single point of contact.
Inquiries
into servicer foreclosure practices are continuing and bring
the possibility of action by state or federal government
bodies, regulators or courts that could have an adverse
effect on the average foreclosure timeline and increase asset
intensity. Through 2010, the average number of days to
complete a foreclosure action extended by 53 days in judicial
foreclosure states and 43 days in traditional non-judicial
foreclosure states as compared to 2009. In the first half of
2011, foreclosure timelines have increased by an additional
48 days in judicial foreclosure states and 3 days in
traditional non-judicial foreclosure states as compared to
2010 averages. Despite this timeline extension, the 90+
non-performing delinquency rate on the Ocwen portfolio as a
percentage of UPB has decreased from 27.3% at December 31,
2010 to 24.2% at June 30, 2011. This improvement occurred
because fewer loans entered delinquency and because of
improved loss mitigation. It is not possible to predict the
full financial impact of changes in foreclosure practices,
but if the extension of timelines causes delinquency rates to
rise, this could lead to a delay in revenue recognition and
collections, an increase in operating expenses and an
increase in the advance ratio. An increase in the advance
ratio would lead to increased borrowings, reduced cash and
higher interest expense.
Ocwen
is pursuing a strategic opportunity that over
time could significantly reduce the amount of
capital we require through our relationship with
a newly formed entity called Home Loan Servicing
Solutions, Ltd. (HLSS). Initially formed by
Ocwen’s Chairman, William C. Erbey, HLSS
intends to acquire and hold MSRs and related
servicing advances in a more efficient manner
than is currently feasible for Ocwen. HLSS
and Ocwen intend to enter into an agreement
pursuant to which HLSS will purchase a
substantial portion of the MSRs and related
servicing advances (the Acquisition) that Ocwen
acquired in connection with the HomEq
Acquisition. HLSS will also assume the
related match funded liabilities under the HomEq
Servicing advance facility.
Ocwen
has proposed a change in the structure of the
Acquisition. Rather than selling the
identified MSRs at the closing of the
Acquisition, Ocwen now plans to sell the right to
receive the servicing fees, excluding ancillary
income, relating to such MSRs (Rights to
MSRs). Under this structure, Ocwen would
initially retain legal ownership of the MSRs and
continue to service the related mortgage
loans. Ocwen will be obligated to transfer
legal ownership of the MSRs to HLSS once the
required third party consents are
obtained. The sale of the Rights to MSRs to
HLSS would achieve an economic result for Ocwen
substantially identical to a sale of the
MSRs. All other elements of the Acquisition
remain the same in all material respects, and
Ocwen believes that this change will not have a
material impact on the strategic or financial
benefits that Ocwen anticipated it would realize
from the Acquisition as originally
structured.
As
part of the Acquisition, which HLSS intends to
finance through proceeds from an initial public
offering of its ordinary shares, HLSS plans to
engage Ocwen to subservice the MSRs if and when
the third party consents required to own the MSRs
directly are obtained, and Ocwen will receive a
fee for performing this function pursuant to a
subservicing agreement. Ocwen may use this
cash in any combination to pay down debt,
repurchase stock or purchase additional
MSRs. Ocwen expects that the reduction in
the equity required to run Ocwen’s
servicing business will be relatively greater
than the reduction in net income, thus improving
the return on equity of its servicing
business.
HLSS
may acquire additional MSRs or rights similar to
the Rights to MSRs from Ocwen and enter into
related subservicing arrangements with Ocwen in
the future. HLSS may also acquire MSRs from
third parties which could increase the benefit of
this strategy to Ocwen by boosting the size
of its subservicing portfolio with little or
no capital requirement on the part of Ocwen if
HLSS chooses to engage Ocwen as a subservicer on
these acquisitions. If HLSS is successful in
acquiring all or most of Ocwen’s portfolio
of MSRs, Ocwen could evolve over time into a
“capital-light” fee-for-service
business. Ocwen cannot assure you that it
will consummate the sale of MSRs or Rights to
MSRs to HLSS, or that HLSS will continue to
engage Ocwen as subservicer. Any Rights to
MSRs to be acquired in the Acquisition and in any
subsequent acquisitions will be subject to
customary closing
conditions.
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Operating
Segments
Effective
January 1, 2011, with the growth in our Servicing segment and
continuing reductions in the Loans and Residuals and Asset
Management Vehicles (AMV) segments, we changed our internal
management reporting to focus on the Servicing segment and to
include the results for Loans and Residuals and AMVs in
Corporate Items and Other. Due to a lack of profitable
opportunities to acquire assets, we are allowing the assets
of the existing asset management vehicles to run off. The
Servicing segment, which comprised nearly 100% of total
revenues during the first six months of 2011, represents our
sole reported business segment following the change in our
reporting structure. Segment results for prior periods have
been restated to conform to the current segment
structure.
See
the Segment Results and Financial Condition section and
Note 19 to
the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
financial information regarding our segments.
Operations
Summary
The
HomEq Acquisition has significantly impacted our consolidated
operating results. The operating results of the HomEq
Servicing business are included in the Servicing segment
since the acquisition on September 1, 2010.
The
following table summarizes our consolidated operating results
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. We
have provided a more complete discussion of operating results
by line of business in the Segment Results and Financial
Condition section.
Three
months
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Six
months
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2011
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2010
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%
Change
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2011
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2010
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%
Change
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Consolidated:
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Revenue
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$ | 105,837 | $ | 75,953 | 39 | % | $ | 216,843 | $ | 151,539 | 43 | % | ||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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42,254 | 44,658 | (5 | ) | 83,453 | 79,835 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Income
from operations
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63,583 | 31,295 | 103 | 133,390 | 71,704 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
Other
expense, net
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(22,547 | ) | (18,033 | ) | 25 | (57,865 | ) | (26,997 | ) | 114 | ||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
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41,036 | 13,262 | 209 | 75,525 | 44,707 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
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14,653 | (2,777 | ) | (628 | ) | 27,078 | 7,797 | 247 | ||||||||||||||
Net
income
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26,383 | 16,039 | 64 | 48,447 | 36,910 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) attributable to non-controlling
interest in subsidiaries
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(5 | ) | (1 | ) | 400 | 5 | (12 | ) | (142 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
income attributable to Ocwen
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$ | 26,378 | $ | 16,038 | 64 | $ | 48,452 | $ | 36,898 | 31 | ||||||||||||
Segment
income (loss) before income taxes:
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Servicing
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$ | 42,891 | $ | 21,425 | 100 | % | $ | 77,671 | $ | 53,931 | 44 | % | ||||||||||
Corporate
Items and Other
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(1,855 | ) | (8,163 | ) | (77 | ) | (2,146 | ) | (9,224 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||||||||
$ | 41,036 | $ | 13,262 | 209 | $ | 75,525 | $ | 44,707 | 69 |
Three Months
Ended June 2011 versus June 2010. Residential
servicing fees were higher than the second quarter of 2010 as
a result of loan modifications and growth in the Servicing
portfolio that included approximately $22.4 billion acquired
on September 1, 2010 related to the HomEq Acquisition and
$6.9 billion added by the Saxon Acquisition completed on May
3, 2010.
Operating
expenses for the second quarter of 2011 declined principally
because of a decline in professional services as a result of
the $5,163 litigation accrual established in the second
quarter of 2010 in connection with the settlement of the MDL
Proceeding and $1,250 of professional fees incurred in the
second quarter of 2010 in connection with the HomEq
Acquisition. These declines were substantially offset by the
effects in 2011 of the HomEq and Saxon servicing acquisitions
that resulted in higher amortization of MSRs and a
substantial increase in staffing to service the larger
portfolio. Income from operations increased by $32,288, or
103%, in the three months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to
2010.
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Other
expense, net increased by $4,514 primarily due to $10,918 of
interest expense on borrowings related to the HomEq
Acquisition. The increase in interest expense was partly
offset by the $3,000 write-off of our investment in a real
estate partnership and $1,650 of realized losses on the sale
of auction rate securities, both in the second quarter of
2010.
Six Months Ended
June 2011 versus June 2010. Residential servicing fees
were higher than the first six months of 2010 as a result of
loan modifications and growth in the Servicing
portfolio.
Operating
expenses for the first six months of 2011 increased
principally because of the HomEq and Saxon servicing
acquisitions that resulted in higher amortization of MSRs and
a substantial increase in staffing to service the larger
portfolio. Partially offsetting these increases was a decline
in professional services expense discussed above. Income from
operations increased by $61,686, or 86%, in the first six
months of 2011 as compared to 2010.
Other
expense, net increased by $30,868 primarily due to $36,332 of
interest expense on borrowings related to the HomEq
Acquisition offset in part by unrealized losses on auction
rate securities and the write-off of a commercial real estate
investment in 2010 as discussed above. Interest expense for
the first six months of 2011 includes the write-off of
$12,575 of unamortized discount and deferred debt issuance
costs as the result of the prepayment of $180,000 on the
$350,000 senior secured term loan, primarily during the
second quarter. These write-offs were partially offset by a
$6,291 reduction in interest expense on the senior secured
term loan as a result of the prepayments.
Change
in Financial Condition Summary
The
overall decrease in assets of $632,660 or 22% during the
first six months of 2011 was principally the result of the
following changes:
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Cash
decreased by $23,629.
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Total
advances declined by $519,988 due primarily to a
reduction in advances acquired in connection with
the HomEq Acquisition.
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MSRs
decreased by $18,394 due primarily to amortization
expense of $19,095. We did not purchase any
servicing assets during the first six months of
2011.
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Receivables
declined by $16,452 due primarily to declines in
amounts to be recovered from custodial accounts of
trustees.
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Other
assets declined by $47,383 primarily as a result of
a $32,578 decrease in debt service accounts and a
$10,724 decrease in debt issuance costs mostly
related to prepayment of our senior secured term
loan incurred in connection with the HomEq
Acquisition. We wrote-off $7,603 of debt issuance
costs to interest expense, including $7,187 during
the first quarter, as a result of the
prepayment of $180,000 on
the $350,000 senior secured term loan.
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Liabilities
declined by $683,669 or 34%, primarily because of the
following items:
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Match
funded liabilities decreased by $440,531 because of
repayments as total advances declined.
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Lines
of credit and other secured borrowings declined by
$204,615 primarily due to principal repayments of
$197,500 related to the $350,000 senior secured
term loan facility that we entered into in
connection with HomEq Acquisition, including the
prepayment of $180,000 mentioned above.
These prepayments resulted in the write-off of
$4,972 of the related discount to interest expense
including $4,699 during the first quarter.
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Other
liabilities declined by $34,087 principally because
of a decline in litigation reserves related to a
settlement payment in one legal proceeding and a
judgment payment in another case. Also, other
liabilities due to investors in connection with
loans we service under subservicing agreements
declined in 2011.
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Liquidity
Summary
We
define liquidity as unencumbered cash balances plus unused,
collateralized advance financing capacity. Our liquidity as
of June 30, 2011, by this definition, was $205,737, a
decrease of $51,154, or 20%, from December 31, 2010. At June
30, 2011, our cash position was $104,167 compared to $127,796
at December 31, 2010. In addition, our available credit on
collateralized but unused advance financing capacity declined
to $101,570 at June 30 2011 compared to $129,095 at December
31, 2010. The decline in available credit was principally the
result of our success reducing advances from December 31,
2010 which resulted in a lower amount of advances pledged to
our advance financing facilities.
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Our
investment policies emphasize principal preservation by
limiting investments to include:
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issued by the U.S. government, a U.S. agency or a
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise
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Money
market mutual funds
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Money
market demand deposits
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Demand
deposit accounts
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We
regularly monitor and project cash flow to minimize liquidity
risk. In assessing our liquidity outlook, our primary focus
is on maintaining cash and unused borrowing capacity that is
sufficient to meet the needs of the business.
At
June 30, 2011, $648,988 of our total maximum borrowing
capacity remained unused. However, as noted above, the amount
of collateral pledged to these facilities limits additional
borrowing, and only $101,570 of this amount is readily
available. We may utilize the unused borrowing capacity in
the Servicing business in the future by pledging additional
qualifying collateral to these facilities. In order to reduce
interest expense, we are reducing unused borrowing capacity
to a level that we consider prudent relative to the current
levels of advances and match funded advances and to meet our
funding needs for reasonably foreseeable changes in
advances.
Interest
Rate Risk Summary
Interest
rate risk is a function of (i) the timing of re-pricing and
(ii) the dollar amount of assets and liabilities that
re-price at various times. We are exposed to interest rate
risk to the extent that our interest rate sensitive
liabilities mature or re-price at different speeds, or on
different bases, than our interest-earning assets.
We
have executed a hedging strategy aimed at largely
neutralizing the impact of changes in interest rates within a
certain period based on the projected excess of interest rate
sensitive liabilities over assets. As of June 30, 2011, the
value of our outstanding hedges somewhat exceeded the net
exposure of projected interest rate sensitive liabilities and
interest rate sensitive assets for the next several years due
to a faster than expected reduction in advances and in our
match funded liabilities. Future variances between the
projected excess of interest rate sensitive liabilities over
assets and actual results could result in our becoming
over-hedged or under-hedged. See Note 15 to our Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information
regarding our use of derivatives.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our
ability to measure and report our operating results and
financial position is heavily influenced by the need to
estimate the impact or outcome of future events. Our critical
accounting policies relate to the estimation and measurement
of these risks. Because they inherently involve significant
judgments and uncertainties, an understanding of these
policies is fundamental to understanding Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition. Our significant accounting policies are
discussed in detail on pages 32 through 35 of
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations and Financial Condition and in Note 1 to our
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December
31, 2010 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
February 28, 2011. Such policies have not changed during
2011.
SEGMENT
RESULTS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
For
the Servicing segment and for Corporate Items and Other, the
following section provides a discussion of the changes in
financial condition during the six months ended June 30, 2011
and a discussion of pre-tax results of operations for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. Our former
Loans and Residuals segment and Asset Management Vehicles
segment are included in Corporate Items and Other effective
January 1, 2011. Segment results for the 2010 periods have
been restated to conform to the current segment
structure.
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Servicing
The
following table presents selected results of operations of
our Servicing segment for the three and six months ended June
30:
Three
months
|
Six
months
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2011
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2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
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Revenue
|
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Servicing
and subservicing fees:
|
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Residential
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$ | 94,633 | $ | 65,539 | $ | 196,570 | $ | 131,894 | ||||||||
Commercial
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1,460 | 758 | 2,319 | 1,237 | ||||||||||||
96,093 | 66,297 | 198,889 | 133,131 | |||||||||||||
Process
management fees
|
9,140 | 8,302 | 16,936 | 16,205 | ||||||||||||
Other
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260 | 1,160 | 537 | 1,876 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenue
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105,493 | 75,759 | 216,362 | 151,212 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
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Compensation
and benefits
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10,147 | 7,939 | 20,108 | 15,760 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of servicing rights
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9,926 | 7,854 | 18,849 | 14,229 | ||||||||||||
Servicing
and origination
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1,268 | 2,235 | 3,164 | 2,666 | ||||||||||||
Technology
and communications
|
5,341 | 4,789 | 10,618 | 9,220 | ||||||||||||
Professional
services
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1,759 | 7,416 | 3,853 | 8,358 | ||||||||||||
Occupancy
and equipment
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3,569 | 2,810 | 6,927 | 6,450 | ||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
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8,789 | 8,198 | 17,062 | 15,345 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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40,799 | 41,241 | 80,581 | 72,028 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
64,694 | 34,518 | 135,781 | 79,184 | ||||||||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
34 | 48 | 81 | 110 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(21,751 | ) | (13,017 | ) | (59,252 | ) | (24,154 | ) | ||||||||
Gain
(loss) on debt redemption
|
— | — | 1,246 | (571 | ) | |||||||||||
Other,
net
|
(86 | ) | (124 | ) | (185 | ) | (638 | ) | ||||||||
Total
other expense, net
|
(21,803 | ) | (13,093 | ) | (58,110 | ) | (25,253 | ) | ||||||||
Income
from continuing operations before
income taxes
|
$ | 42,891 | $ | 21,425 | $ | 77,671 | $ | 53,931 |
The
following table provides selected operating statistics at or
for the three and six months ended June 30:
Three
Months
|
Six
Months
|
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2011
|
2010
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%
Change
|
2011
|
2010
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||
Residential
Assets Serviced
|
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Unpaid
principal balance:
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Performing
loans (1)
|
$ | 51,789,077 | $ | 39,096,968 | 32 | % | $ | 51,789,077 | $ | 39,096,968 | 32 | % | ||||||||||
Non-performing
loans
|
13,127,811 | 11,935,175 | 10 | 13,127,811 | 11,935,175 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-performing
real estate
|
5,913,679 | 4,212,433 | 40 | 5,913,679 | 4,212,433 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
residential assets serviced (2)
|
$ | 70,830,567 | $ | 55,244,576 | 28 | $ | 70,830,567 | $ | 55,244,576 | 28 | ||||||||||||
Average
residential assets serviced
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$ | 70,705,981 | $ | 53,892,135 | 31 | $ | 71,564,209 | $ | 52,235,809 | 37 | ||||||||||||
Prepayment
speed (average CPR)
|
14.3 | % | 13.1 | % | 9 | 14.1 | % | 12.8 | % | 10 | ||||||||||||
Percent
of total UPB:
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Servicing
portfolio
|
66.2 | % | 58.1 | % | 14 | % | 66.2 | % | 58.1 | % | 14 | % | ||||||||||
Subservicing
portfolio
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33.8 | 41.9 | (19 | ) | 33.8 | 41.9 | (19 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Non-performing
residential assets serviced, excluding Freddie Mac
(3)
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24.2 | % | 26.2 | % | (8 | ) | 24.2 | % | 26.2 | % | (8 | ) |
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Three Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
%
Change
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2011
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2010
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%
Change
|
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Number
of:
|
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Performing
loans (1)
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366,425 | 290,656 | 26 | % | 366,425 | 290,656 | 26 | % | ||||||||||||||
Non-performing
loans
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65,516 | 62,073 | 6 | 65,516 | 62,073 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-performing
real estate
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30,193 | 21,222 | 42 | 30,193 | 21,222 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
number of residential assets serviced (2)
|
462,134 | 373,951 | 24 | 462,134 | 373,951 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
Average
number of residential assets serviced
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462,343 | 368,390 | 26 | 466,948 | 360,883 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
Percent
of total number:
|
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Servicing
portfolio
|
66.7 | % | 58.4 | % | 14 | % | 66.7 | % | 58.4 | % | 14 | % | ||||||||||
Subservicing
portfolio
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33.3 | 41.6 | (20 | ) | 33.3 | 41.6 | (20 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Non-performing
residential assets serviced, excluding Freddie
Mac (3)
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17.8 | % | 19.1 | % | (7 | ) | 17.8 | % | 19.1 | % | (7 | ) | ||||||||||
Residential
Servicing and Subservicing Fees
|
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Loan
servicing and subservicing
|
$ | 71,941 | $ | 47,223 | 52 | % | $ | 149,043 | $ | 93,092 | 60 | % | ||||||||||
HAMP
fees
|
8,654 | 4,585 | 89 | 17,292 | 11,038 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
Late
charges
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6,691 | 7,235 | (8 | ) | 15,235 | 15,411 | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Loan
collection fees
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2,363 | 2,113 | 12 | 4,917 | 4,256 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Custodial
accounts (float earnings)
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533 | 960 | (44 | ) | 1,072 | 1,448 | (26 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other
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4,451 | 3,423 | 30 | 9,011 | 6,649 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 94,633 | $ | 65,539 | 44 | $ | 196,570 | $ | 131,894 | 49 | |||||||||||||
Financing
Costs
|
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Average
balance of advances and match
funded advances
|
$ | 1,665,228 | $ | 1,223,836 | 36 | % | $ | 1,789,526 | $ | 1,066,332 | 68 | % | ||||||||||
Average
borrowings
|
1,135,084 | 785,903 | 44 | 1,279,734 | 660,860 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense on borrowings (4)
|
20,156 | 12,043 | 67 | 56,105 | 22,942 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
Facility
costs included in interest expense
(4)
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4,461 | 4,598 | (3 | ) | 16,094 | 9,810 | 64 | |||||||||||||||
Discount
amortization included in interest
expense (4)
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1,297 | 958 | 35 | 7,343 | 2,104 | 249 | ||||||||||||||||
Effective
average interest rate (4)
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7.10 | % | 6.13 | % | 16 | 8.77 | % | 6.94 | % | 26 | ||||||||||||
Average
1-month LIBOR
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0.20 | % | 0.31 | % | (35 | ) | 0.23 | % | 0.27 | % | (15 | ) | ||||||||||
Average
Employment
|
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India
and other
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2,183 | 1,554 | 40 | % | 2,073 | 1,452 | 43 | % | ||||||||||||||
United
States
|
238 | 219 | 9 | 237 | 226 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
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2,421 | 1,773 | 37 | 2,310 | 1,678 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
Collections
on loans serviced for others
|
$ | 1,472,935 | $ | 1,191,802 | 24 | % | $ | 2,986,987 | $ | 2,353,679 | 27 | % |
(1)
|
Performing
loans include those loans that are current or have
been delinquent for less than 90 days in accordance
with their original terms and those loans for which
borrowers are making scheduled payments under loan
modification, forbearance or bankruptcy plans. We
consider all other loans to be
non-performing.
|
(2)
|
Subprime
loans represents the largest category, or strata,
of residential loans we service. At June 20, 2011,
we serviced 350,633 subprime loans with a UPB of
$54,897,375. This compares to 360,317 subprime
loans with a UPB of $56,530,714 at December 31,
2010 and 261,518 subprime loans with a UPB of
$39,712,429 at June 30, 2010.
|
(3)
|
Excluding
the HomEq and Saxon portfolios acquired in 2010,
the UPB and number of non-performing residential
assets serviced as a percentage of the total
portfolio were 23.9% and 17.1%, respectively, at
June 30, 2011. This compares to 25.5% and 18.7%,
respectively, at December 31, 2010.
|
(4)
|
During
the first six months of 2011, we repaid the
$197,500 balance outstanding under the $350,000
senior secured term loan. The repayments included
$180,000 of prepayments in addition to the
mandatory quarterly repayments of $17,500. These
prepayments resulted in a write-off to interest
expense amounting to $4,972 of debt discount and
$7,603 of deferred debt issuance costs. Excluding
these additional costs, the effective annual
interest rate would have been 6.80% for the first
six months of 2011. This rate declined from 2010,
principally because of a decline in facility costs
charged on certain facilities and an increase in
average borrowings relative to facility costs which
resulted in a significant decline in the proportion
of interest expense represented by the amortization
of facility costs.
|
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The
following table provides information regarding the changes in
our portfolio of residential assets serviced:
Amount
of UPB
|
Count
|
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2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
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Servicing
portfolio at beginning of the year
|
$ | 73,886,391 | $ | 49,980,077 | 479,165 | 351,595 | ||||||||||
Additions
|
222,872 | 1,372,733 | 1,233 | 7,203 | ||||||||||||
Runoff
|
(3,566,302 | ) | (1,674,811 | ) | (18,211 | ) | (11,813 | ) | ||||||||
Servicing
portfolio at March 31
|
70,542,961 | 49,677,999 | 462,187 | 346,985 | ||||||||||||
Additions
|
2,934,682 | 7,466,279 | 13,376 | 40,614 | ||||||||||||
Runoff
|
(2,647,076 | ) | (1,899,702 | ) | (13,429 | ) | (13,648 | ) | ||||||||
Servicing
portfolio at June 30
|
$ | 70,830,567 | $ | 55,244,576 | $ | 462,134 | 373,951 |
Three months
ended June 2011 versus June 2010. Residential
servicing and subservicing fees increased due to the increase
in the UPB of residential assets serviced and an increase in
modifications.
The
average UPB of residential assets serviced was 31% higher in
2011 while residential servicing and subservicing fees
increased by 44%. Servicing fees for the three months ended
June 30, 2011 include $30,944 earned on the HomEq
portfolio.
Revenue
per dollar of UPB increased in the second quarter of 2011
versus 2010 due primarily to an increase in the servicing
component of our portfolio relative to the subservicing
component. This mix change in 2011 is due to the large amount
of servicing UPB that we acquired in the HomEq and Saxon
acquisitions. At June 30, 2011, the percentage of UPB
representing servicing rather than subservicing was 66.2%, a
14% increase over the 58.1% at June 30, 2010.
When
we return a loan to performing status, we generally recognize
revenue in the form of deferred servicing fees and late fees.
For loans modified under HAMP, however, we earn HAMP fees in
place of late fees. Excluding HAMP fees, we recognized loan
servicing fees and late charges of $11,806 and $7,606 during
the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
In addition, we earned total HAMP fees of $8,654 and $4,585
in the second quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively. These
amounts included HAMP success fees of $5,545 and $663 in the
second quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively on loans that
were still performing at the one-year anniversary of their
modification. We completed 16,825 modifications during the
second quarter of 2011, a 17% increase over the 14,384
modifications completed during the second quarter of 2010. In
the second quarter of 2011, 21% of completed modifications
were HAMP as compared to 29% in the second quarter of
2010.
As
of June 30, 2011, we estimate that the balance of uncollected
and unrecognized servicing fees related to delinquent
borrower payments was $111,900 compared to $123,582 as of
December 31, 2010.
Process
management fee revenues are primarily comprised of referral
commissions for residential REO properties sold through our
network of brokers. Process management fees also include fees
earned from Altisource in connection with the preparation of
foreclosure and similar documents on loans that have
defaulted. In future periods, we expect a decline in these
fees as we align with new Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
guidelines that restrict certain fees.
Operating
expenses decreased by $442 primarily due to a decline in
Professional services as a result of the $5,163 provision for
the MDL Proceeding settlement established in 2010 and $1,250
of fees incurred in connection with the HomEq acquisition in
2010. In addition, Servicing and origination declined
principally because of a $487 reversal of the valuation
allowance on MSRs in 2011 as compared to a provision of $623
in 2010. However, these declines were largely offset by the
effects of the Saxon and HomEq servicing acquisitions. These
acquisitions included the purchase of $107,749 of MSRs during
2010 resulting in higher amortization expense. In addition,
although the employees transferred to Ocwen as a result of
the HomEq Acquisition were terminated in 2010, Ocwen hired
employees in the United States, India and Uruguay to support
the servicing of the acquired loans. Average employment of
the Servicing segment for the second quarter of 2011 was 37%
higher than the second quarter of 2010.
The
overall delinquency rates at June 30, 2011 have declined
significantly since December 31, 2010 and have improved to
levels better than those before the acquisition of the HomEq
and Saxon portfolios. Delinquency rates on both the HomEq and
Saxon portfolios have declined since boarding but as of June
30, 2011 the delinquency rate on the Saxon portfolio was
still higher than the rate for the prior portfolios.
Excluding the effects of new acquisitions or of any changes
to foreclosure processes that may occur in 2011, we expect
overall delinquency rates to decline further in a
continuation of the current trend; however, this outcome is
not assured.
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Prepayment
speed was 1.2 percentage points higher in the second
quarter of 2011 primarily due to an increase in regular
principal collections and other principal reductions
including modifications. These increases were partially
offset by a decline in real estate sales and other
involuntary liquidations. Real estate sales and other
involuntary liquidations accounted for approximately 60% and
76% of prepayments during the second quarter of 2011 and
2010, respectively, as principal reduction loan modifications
and short sales increased.
Interest
expense on borrowings for 2011 was 67% higher than 2010
principally because of an increase in average borrowings on
advance facilities as a result of the HomEq Acquisition, the
closing of the $350,000 senior secured term loan in July 2010
and the higher average interest rates charged on the term
notes issued as part of the HomEq advance facility. Interest
expense for the second quarter of 2011 also includes $2,951
of net settlements related to interest rate swap agreements
that we entered into during the second quarter of 2010. These
increases were partly offset by lower spreads on advance
facilities. Average borrowings of the Servicing segment
increased by 44% during the second quarter of 2011 as
compared to 2010 due to the senior secured term loan and the
increase in the average balance of match funded liabilities
related to the HomEq and Saxon acquisitions.
Six months ended
June 2011 versus June 2010. Residential servicing and
subservicing fees for the first six months of 2011 were 49%
higher than the same period of 2010 due to a 37% increase in
the average UPB of residential assets serviced and a 22%
increase in modifications. Revenue increased relative to
average UPB in the first six months of 2011 as compared to
2010 due primarily to a higher mix of servicing versus
subservicing in 2011 due to the HomEq and Saxon acquisitions.
Servicing fees for the six months ended June 30, 2011 include
$64,162 earned on the HomEq portfolio.
Excluding
HAMP fees, we recognized loan servicing fees and late charges
of $29,103 and $16,875 during the six months ended June 30,
2011 and 2010, respectively, as a result of modifications
completed. Total HAMP fees were $17,292 and $11,038 in the
first six months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. HAMP success
fees represent $10,780 and $663 of the total HAMP fees in the
first six months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. We completed
a total of 41,327 modifications during the first six months
of 2011 as compared to 33,991 during the first six months of
2010. In the first six months of 2011, 17% of completed
modifications were HAMP as compared to 31% in the first six
months of 2010.
Operating
expenses increased by $8,553 primarily due to the acquisition
of the Saxon and HomEq servicing portfolios, which resulted
in higher amortization expense. In addition, employees hired
by Ocwen in the United States, India and Uruguay to support
the servicing of the acquired loans resulted in average
employment of the Servicing segment for the first six months
of 2011 that was 38% higher than the first six months of
2010. The effects of the servicing acquisitions were partly
offset by a decline in Professional services because of the
provision of $5,163 for the MDL settlement recorded in 2010
and $1,250 of fees incurred in connection with the HomEq
acquisition in 2010.
Interest
expense on borrowings for the first six months of 2011 was
145% higher than in 2010 principally because of an increase
in average borrowings on advance facilities as a result of
the HomEq Acquisition, the closing of the $350,000 senior
secured term loan in July 2010 and accelerated prepayments on
this loan in 2011 and the higher average interest rates
charged on the term notes issued as part of the HomEq advance
facility. During the first six months of 2011, we made
prepayments totaling $180,000 on the senior secured term loan
resulting in an interest expense write-off totaling $12,575
representing a proportionate amount of the related debt
discount and deferred facility costs. Interest expense for
the first six months of 2011 also includes $5,879 of net
settlements related to interest rate swap agreements that we
entered into during the second quarter of 2010. These
increases were partly offset by lower spreads on advance
facilities. Average borrowings of the Servicing segment
increased by 94% during the first six months of 2011 as
compared to 2010 as average advances and match funded
advances increased by 68% during the same period due to
advances and MSRs acquired as part of the HomEq and Saxon
acquisitions.
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The
following table presents selected assets and liabilities of
the Servicing segment at:
June
30,
2011
|
December
31,
2010
|
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Advances
(1)
|
$ | 163,108 | $ | 180,709 | ||||
Match
funded advances(1)
|
1,421,636 | 1,924,052 | ||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights (Residential) (2)
|
175,591 | 193,985 | ||||||
Receivables,
net (3)
|
44,017 | 60,627 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
12,810 | 12,810 | ||||||
Debt
service accounts (4)
|
53,656 | 86,234 | ||||||
Prepaid
lender fees and debt issuance costs, net (5)
|
11,743 | 22,467 | ||||||
Other
|
11,356 | 15,082 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 1,893,917 | $ | 2,495,966 | ||||
Match
funded liabilities (6)
|
$ | 1,041,998 | $ | 1,482,529 | ||||
Lines
of credit and other secured borrowings (5)
|
34,742 | 238,299 | ||||||
Servicer
liabilities
|
1,964 | 2,390 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses (7)
|
19,508 | 22,117 | ||||||
Checks
held for escheat
|
12,901 | 12,723 | ||||||
Deferred
income
|
8,869 | 10,394 | ||||||
Servicing
liabilities
|
3,169 | 3,415 | ||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
2,005 | 2,803 | ||||||
Other
(8)
|
13,301 | 20,581 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
$ | 1,138,457 | $ | 1,795,251 |
(1)
|
The
decline in advances in 2011 is primarily due to
reductions in advances related to the HomEq
Servicing portfolio. Excluding the effect of any
new acquisitions or significant foreclosure process
changes, we expect advances to continue to decline
in 2011; however, there is no assurance that this
will occur.
|
(2)
|
The
decline in MSRs in 2011 is due to amortization of
$19,095 partly offset by a $701 decrease in the
impairment valuation allowance.
|
(3)
|
The
decline in receivables in 2011 primarily reflects a
$20,278 decline in amounts to be recovered from the
custodial accounts of the trustees.
|
(4)
|
The
balances required to be maintained in the debt
service accounts were lower due to the repayment of
the match funded facilities.
|
(5)
|
We
paid $10,638 of fees in connection with the
$350,000 senior secured term loan that was used to
fund a portion of the HomEq Acquisition. These
costs and the original issue discount of $7,000
were being amortized over the five-year term of the
loan. At December 31, 2010, the outstanding
principal balance of this loan was $197,500, the
unamortized discount was $5,632 and the balance of
unamortized debt issuance costs was $8,604. We
repaid the outstanding balance of this loan during
2011 (including $162,500 during the second quarter)
and fully amortized the remaining discount and debt
issue costs through June 9, 2011 when we terminated
the facility. See Note 13 to our Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information regarding this loan.
|
(6)
|
The
outstanding balance of the term notes issued in
connection with the HomEq Acquisition declined by
$303,014 because of advance collections.
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(7)
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The
decline in accrued expenses is primarily due to our
payment of the MDL Proceeding settlement in May
2011.
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(8)
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The
balance at June 30, 2011 includes $7,704 due to
investors in connection with loan subservicing
agreements, a decline of $7,239 from the amount due
at December 31, 2010.
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Corporate
Items and Other
The
following table presents selected results of operations of
Corporate Items and Other for the periods ended June
30:
Three
months
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Six
months
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2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Revenue
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$ | 635 | $ | 601 | $ | 1,107 | $ | 1,138 | ||||||||
Operating
expenses
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1,630 | 3,629 | 3,201 | 8,211 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(995 | ) | (3,028 | ) | (2,094 | ) | (7,073 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
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Net
interest income
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2,193 | 1,510 | 4,273 | 3,759 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on auction rate trading securities (1)
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— | (1,703 | ) | — | (938 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss
on loans held for resale, net
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(1,616 | ) | (1,049 | ) | (2,520 | ) | (2,087 | ) | ||||||||
Equity
in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated
entities(2)
|
(796 | ) | 148 | (847 | ) | 671 | ||||||||||
Gain
on debt repurchase (3)
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— | 6 | — | 723 | ||||||||||||
Other,
net
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(641 | ) | (4,047 | ) | (958 | ) | (4,279 | ) | ||||||||
Other
expense, net
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(860 | ) | (5,135 | ) | (52 | ) | (2,151 | ) | ||||||||
Loss
before income taxes
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$ | (1,855 | ) | $ | (8,163 | ) | $ | (2,146 | ) | $ | (9,224 | ) |
(1)
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During
2010, we
liquidated our remaining investment in auction rate
securities through sales and settlements of
litigation actions.
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(2)
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In
June 2011, ONL sold 38 residential loans for
proceeds of $3,748 and realized a loss of $2,876 of
which approximately 25% is included in Equity in
losses of unconsolidated entities for 2011.
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(3)
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In
January 2010, we repurchased $12,930 par value of
our 10.875% Capital Trust Securities at a discount
to par in the open market which generated a gain of
$717, net of the write-off of unamortized issuance
costs.
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Three months
ended June 2011 versus June 2010.
Operating expenses were lower during the second quarter of
2011 primarily due to the reversal of $931 of allowances on
receivables related to investments in affordable housing
properties sold.
Net
interest income consists primarily of interest on loans held
by the consolidated securitization trusts and loans held for
resale.
The
decline in earnings of unconsolidated entities in the second
quarter of 2011 largely resulted from an increase in
unrealized losses on loans held by ONL and a realized loss on
loans sold in June 2011. Correspondent One was still in the
formation process as of June 30, 2011 and therefore has had
no impact on our operations in 2011.
Other,
net declined in 2011 because of a $3,000 charge we recorded
in the second quarter of 2010 to write-off our investment in
a commercial real estate partnership.
Six months ended
June 2011 versus June 2010. Operating expenses were
lower during the first six months of 2011 primarily due to a
decline in litigation-related expenses and the reversal of
allowances on affordable housing receivables. During the
first quarter of 2010, we incurred costs in connection with
the settlement of two litigation actions whereby the broker /
dealers agreed to repurchase certain of our auction rate
securities. In addition, during the first quarter of 2011, we
reduced our accruals related to litigation that we had
established in 2010.
The
decline in earnings of unconsolidated entities in the first
six months of 2011 largely resulted from an increase in
unrealized losses on loans held by ONL, a realized loss on
loans sold and a decline in the fair value of residual
securities held by OSI.
Other,
net for the six months ended June 30, 2010 includes the
$3,000 charge recorded in the second quarter to write-off our
investment in a commercial real estate partnership.
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The
following table presents selected assets and liabilities of
Corporate Items and Other at:
June
30,
2011
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December
31,
2010
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Cash
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$ | 104,167 | $ | 127,796 | ||||
Restricted
cash – for securitization investors
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1,507 | 727 | ||||||
Loans
held for resale (1)
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23,193 | 25,803 | ||||||
Advances
on loans held for resale
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4,153 | 3,957 | ||||||
Loans,
net – restricted for securitization investors
(2)
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62,344 | 67,340 | ||||||
Receivables,
net
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4,976 | 5,271 | ||||||
Income
taxes receivable
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4,073 | 3,620 | ||||||
Deferred
tax assets, net
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139,086 | 138,716 | ||||||
Premises
and equipment, net
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4,287 | 5,134 | ||||||
Interest-earning
collateral deposits (3)
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26,264 | 25,738 | ||||||
Real
estate (4)
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3,910 | 4,682 | ||||||
Investment
in unconsolidated entities (5)
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12,611 | 12,072 | ||||||
Other
|
4,261 | 4,587 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 394,832 | $ | 425,443 | ||||
Secured
borrowings – owed to securitization
investors
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$ | 58,696 | $ | 62,705 | ||||
Lines
of credit and other secured borrowings
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6,716 | 7,774 | ||||||
Debt
securities
|
82,554 | 82,554 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses (6)
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14,740 | 33,700 | ||||||
Derivatives,
at fair value (3)
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15,787 | 15,670 | ||||||
Checks
held for escheat
|
5,233 | 5,364 | ||||||
Liability
for selected tax items
|
2,913 | 2,913 | ||||||
Payable
to Altisource
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3,193 | 3,715 | ||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
2,024 | 2,027 | ||||||
Other
|
2,610 | 4,919 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
$ | 194,466 | $ | 221,341 |
(1)
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Loans
held for resale are net of valuation allowances of
$14,680 and $14,611 at June 30, 2011 and December
31, 2010, respectively, and include non-performing
loans with a carrying value of $10,325 and $11,247,
respectively. The UPB of nonperforming loans held
for resale as a percentage of total UPB was 56% at
June 30, 2011 compared to 54% at June 30, 2010 and
53% at December 31, 2010.
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(2)
|
Loans
held by the consolidated securitization trusts are
net of an allowance for loan losses of $2,483 and
$2,378 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively, and include nonperforming loans with
a UPB of $11,649 and $12,933, respectively. The UPB
of nonperforming loans was $14,108 at June 30,
2010. See Note 7 to the Interim Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information
regarding these loans.
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(3)
|
As
disclosed in Note 15 to the Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements, we entered into
interest rate swap agreements during the second
quarter of 2010 to hedge against our exposure to an
increase in variable interest rates. At June 30,
2011 and December 31, 2010, we have $19,265 and
$18,684, respectively, of cash collateral on
deposit with the counterparties to the swap
agreements.
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(4)
|
Includes
$3,042 and $3,783 at June 30, 2011 and December 31,
2010, respectively, of foreclosed properties from
our portfolio of loans held for resale that are
reported net of fair value allowances of $3,531 and
$3,554, respectively.
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(5)
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Investment
in unconsolidated entities includes our 25% equity
interests in asset management entities OSI, ONL and
OREO of $9,507 and $11,992 combined at June 30,
2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. During
the first six months of 2011, we received
distributions of $750 from OSI and $889 from ONL
and OREO. We did not invest any capital in OSI or
ONL and OREO during the first six months of 2011.
In addition, we acquired a 50% interest in
Correspondent One in March 2011. As of June 30,
2011, we had funded $3,025 of the committed $15,000
investment in Correspondent One. We funded the
remaining $11,975 in July. We account for our
investments in unconsolidated entities using the
equity method.
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(6)
|
The
decline in accrued expenses in 2011 is primarily
due to our payment of the Cartel judgment in May.
Accruals established in connection with litigation
declined from $18,413 at December 31, 2010 to
$2,500 at June 30, 2011. In addition, we paid the
2010 annual bonus in March 2011. See Note 22
to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
for additional information regarding
litigation.
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EQUITY
Total
equity amounted to $955,826 at June 30, 2011 as compared to
$904,817 at December 31, 2010. This increase of $51,009 is
primarily due to net income of $48,447. The exercise of stock
options and the recognition of compensation related to
employee share-based awards also contributed to the increase
in equity in 2011.
INCOME
TAX EXPENSE
Income
tax expense (benefit) was $14,653 and $(2,777) for the second
quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively. For the six months of
2011 and 2010, income tax expense was $27,078 and $7,797,
respectively.
Our
effective tax rate for the first six months of 2011 was 35.9%
as compared to 17.4% for the same period of 2010. Income tax
provisions for interim (quarterly) periods are based on
estimated annual income taxes calculated separately from the
effect of significant, infrequent or unusual items. Income
tax expense differs from amounts that would be computed by
applying the Federal corporate income tax rate of 35%
primarily because of the effect of foreign taxes and foreign
tax rates, foreign income with an indefinite deferral from
U.S. taxation, losses from consolidated VIEs, state taxes and
changes in the liability for selected tax items.
Our
effective tax rate for the first six months of 2010 reflects
a benefit from the release of a reserve of $8,348
predominantly related to deductions associated with a
servicing advance finance structure. The reserve for this
item was recorded in 2009. Our effective tax rate for first
six months of 2010 also includes a non-cash benefit of
approximately 6.1% associated with the recognition of certain
foreign deferred tax assets.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As
noted in the Overview – Liquidity Summary, above, our
liquidity as of June 30, 2011, as measured by unencumbered
cash plus unused, collateralized advance financing capacity
was $205,737, a decrease of $51,154, or 20%, from December
31, 2010. At June 30, 2011, our cash position was $104,167
compared to $127,796 at December 31, 2010. We have invested
cash that is in excess of our immediate operating needs
primarily in money market deposit accounts.
Investment
policy and funding strategy. Our primary sources of
funds for near-term liquidity are:
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collections
of servicing fees and ancillary revenues;
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collections
of prior servicer advances in excess of new
advances;
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proceeds
from match funded liabilities;
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proceeds
from lines of credit and other secured borrowings;
and
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●
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payments
received on loans held for resale.
|
In
addition to these near-term sources, potential additional
long-term sources of liquidity include proceeds from the
issuance of debt securities and equity capital, although we
cannot assure you that they will be available on terms that
we find acceptable.
Our
primary uses of funds are:
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payments
for advances in excess of collections on existing
servicing portfolios;
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payment
of interest and operating costs;
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purchase
of MSRs and related advances; and
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●
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repayments
of borrowings.
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We
closely monitor our liquidity position and ongoing funding
requirements, and we regularly monitor and project cash flow
by period to minimize liquidity risk. In assessing our
liquidity outlook, our primary focus is on three
measures:
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requirements
for maturing liabilities compared to dollars
generated from maturing assets and operating cash
flow;
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the
change in advances and match funded advances
compared to the change in match funded liabilities;
and
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unused
borrowing capacity.
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At
June 30, 2011, $648,988 of our total maximum borrowing
capacity remained unused. We maintain unused borrowing
capacity for three reasons:
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as
a protection should advances increase due to
increased delinquencies;
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as
a protection should we be unable to either renew
existing facilities or obtain new facilities;
and
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●
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to
provide capacity for the acquisition of additional
servicing rights.
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Outlook.
As also noted in the Overview – Liquidity Summary
section, in order to reduce interest expense, we are reducing
unused borrowing capacity to a level that we consider prudent
relative to the current levels of advances and to meet our
funding needs for reasonably foreseeable changes in advances.
In the second quarter of 2011, we terminated one
underutilized match funded advance facility and reduced the
size of another. We also monitor the duration of our funding
sources. With the increase in the term of our funding
sources, we have better matched the duration of our advances
and corresponding borrowings and further reduced the relative
cost of up-front facility fees and expenses. Our $330,000 of
TALF issuances and $507,986 HomEq facility, which is funded
with three-year term notes, account for 80% of our
outstanding advance financing at June 30, 2011.
Debt financing
summary. During the first six months of 2011,
we:
●
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In
February 2011, extended the amortization date of a
variable funding note with a maximum borrowing
capacity of $300,000 to February 2012;
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●
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On
June 30, 2011, extended the amortization date of a
second facility from June 30, 2011 to July 2013,
reduced the maximum borrowing capacity from
$500,000 to $265,000 and reduced the annual
facility fee from 1.3% of the maximum borrowing
capacity to 1%;
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●
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On
June 30, 2011, terminated an advance financing
facility with a maximum borrowing capacity of
$100,000 and repaid the outstanding balance;
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Repaid
$303,014 of the HomEq advance facility term notes;
and
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●
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Repaid
the remaining $197,500 balance of the senior
secured term loan, including $180,000 of voluntary
repayments.
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Maximum
borrowing capacity for match funded advances decreased by
$718,014 from $2,409,000 at December 31, 2010 to $1,690,986
at June 30, 2011. This decline is a result of the Advance
Receivable Backed Note Series 2010-1 note entering its
amortization period; the pay down on the term notes issued in
connection with the HomEq Acquisition reducing potential
borrowing on those notes; the reduction in maximum borrowing
capacity on one facility from $500,000 to $265,000; and the
termination of another facility with a maximum borrowing
capacity of $100,000. The Series 2010-1 note will continue to
be repaid at the rate of $40,000 per quarter. Our unused
advance borrowing capacity decreased from $926,471 at
December 31, 2010 to $648,988 at June 30, 2011 as the decline
in capacity resulting from the pay down of the Series 2010-1
note, reduction in maximum borrowing capacity on one facility
and the termination of another facility outpaced the decline
in borrowing.
Our
ability to finance servicing advances is a significant factor
that affects our liquidity. Two of our match funded advance
facilities are subject to increases in the financing discount
if deemed necessary by the rating agencies in order to
maintain the minimum rating required for the facility. While
Fitch has placed the notes under our Advance Receivable
Backed Note Series on negative watch, we do not expect future
advance rate changes to have a material effect on our
liquidity. Our ability to continue to pledge collateral under
each advance facility depends on the performance of the
collateral. Currently, the large majority of our collateral
qualifies for financing under the advance facility to which
it is pledged.
As
discussed in Note 22 to the Interim Consolidated
Financial Statements and in the Overview – Strategic
Priorities section, recent inquiries into servicer
foreclosure processes could result in actions by state or
federal governmental bodies, regulators or the courts that
could result in a further extension of foreclosure timelines.
While the effect of such extensions could be an increase in
advances, the effect on liquidity will be lessened if Ocwen
maintains its ability to utilize spare capacity on its
advance facilities because approximately 75% of the increase
in advances could be borrowed. Alternatively, if foreclosure
moratoria are issued in a manner that brings into question
the timely recovery of advances on foreclosed properties,
Ocwen may no longer be obligated to make further advances and
may be able to recover existing advances in certain
securitizations from pool-level collections which could
mitigate any advance increase. The extension of foreclosure
timelines has, thus far, been more than offset by increases
in other forms of resolution, and advances have continued to
decline. Absent significant changes in the foreclosure
process, we expect advances to continue to decline.
Some
of our existing debt covenants limit our ability to incur
additional debt in relation to our equity, require that we do
not exceed maximum levels of delinquent loans and require
that we maintain minimum levels of liquid assets and
earnings. Failure to comply with these covenants could result
in restrictions on new borrowings or the early termination of
our borrowing facilities. We are currently in compliance with
these covenants and do not expect them to restrict our
activities.
Through
voluntary repayments on top of mandatory quarterly
installments of $8,750, we repaid in full our borrowings
under the senior secured term loan during the first six
months of 2011. We made the prepayments in order to absorb
excess liquidity and to reduce interest costs. While we fully
repaid the senior secured term loan in the second quarter, we
expect to enter into an agreement for a new senior secured
term loan to finance the acquisition of Litton Loan Servicing
LP that will have similar covenants to the prior senior
secured term loan.
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Cash flows for
the six months ended June 30, 2011. Our operating
activities provided $630,384 of cash primarily due to
collections of servicing advances on the HomEq Servicing
portfolio and net income (adjusted for amortization and other
non-cash items). In addition to the $518,493 of advance and
match funded advance collections, balances required to be
maintained in interest-earning debt service accounts declined
by $32,578 because of the repayments on the related match
funded borrowings. Also, amounts to be recovered from the
custodial accounts of trustees declined by $20,278. Operating
cash flows were used principally to repay borrowings under
advance financing facilities and the $350,000 senior secured
term loan.
Our
investing activities provided $1,423 of cash during the six
months ended June 30, 2011. We received $1,639 of
distributions from our asset management entities and $3,512
from loans restricted for securitization investors during the
first six months of 2011. This was partly offset by an
investment of $3,025 in Correspondent One.
Our
financing activities used $655,436 of cash, principally from
operating cash flows, as the collections of advances allowed
us to make net repayments of $440,531 against match funded
liabilities. In addition, we were able to repay the $197,500
remaining balance of our high-cost borrowing under the senior
secured term loan, including the
prepayment of $180,000. We also paid the second
annual installment of $10,754 on our $60,000 fee
reimbursement advance.
Cash flows for
the six months ended June 30, 2010. Our
operating activities provided $360,795 of cash primarily due
to our liquidation of auction rate securities and net
collections of servicing advances. Trading activities
provided $168,453 of cash from sales, settlements and
redemptions of auction rate securities. Excluding the
advances acquired in connection with the $6.9 billion
residential servicing portfolio we acquired in the second
quarter from Saxon, advances declined $153,997. Also,
servicing liabilities declined by $36,702.
Our
investing activities used $547,351 of cash during the first
six months of 2010. During the second quarter of 2010, we
paid $23,425 to purchase MSRs and acquired $528,882 of
advances and other assets in connection with the Saxon
Acquisition. We also received $2,146 of distributions from
our asset management entities.
Our
financing activities provided $239,023 of cash primarily
consisting of $369,481 of net proceeds from match funded
liabilities of our Servicing business. We also received
proceeds of $96,657 from collateralized financing
transactions involving auction rate securities and recognized
these transactions as secured borrowings. This was partially
offset, as we repaid the investment line of $156,968, reduced
the borrowings collateralized by auction rate securities by
$40,504 and purchased Capital Trust Securities with a face
value of $13,010 for $11,659. We also paid the first annual
installment of $12,000 on our $60,000 fee reimbursement
advance.
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS AND OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Contractual
Obligations
We
believe that we have adequate resources to fund all unfunded
commitments to the extent required and meet all contractual
obligations as they come due. Such contractual obligations
include our Convertible Notes, Capital Trust Securities,
lines of credit and other secured borrowings, interest
payments and operating leases. See Note 22 to the
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information regarding commitments and contingencies.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
In
the normal course of business, we engage in transactions with
a variety of financial institutions and other companies that
are not reflected on our consolidated balance sheet. We are
subject to potential financial loss if the counterparties to
our off-balance sheet transactions are unable to complete an
agreed upon transaction. We seek to limit counterparty risk
through financial analysis, dollar limits and other
monitoring procedures. We have also entered into
non-cancelable operating leases principally for our office
facilities.
Derivatives.
We record all derivative transactions at fair value on our
consolidated balance sheets. We use these derivatives
primarily to manage our interest rate risk. The notional
amounts of our derivative contracts do not reflect our
exposure to credit loss. See Note 15 to our Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information
regarding derivatives.
Involvement
with SPEs. We use SPEs for a variety of purposes but
principally in the financing of our servicing advances and in
the securitization of mortgage loans.
Our
securitizations of mortgage loans were structured as sales.
The SPEs to which we transferred the mortgage loans were
qualifying special purpose entities (QSPEs) and, therefore
under previous accounting rules, were not subject to
consolidation through 2009. We have retained both
subordinated and residual interests in these SPEs. Effective
January 1, 2010, the accounting standards were amended to
eliminate the concept of a QSPE. We reevaluated these QSPEs
as well as all other potentially significant interests in
other unconsolidated entities to determine if we should
include them in our consolidated financial statements. We
determined that four of these loan securitization trusts are
VIEs and that we are the primary beneficiary. We have
included these four trusts in our consolidated financial
statements effective January 1, 2010.
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We
generally use match funded securitization facilities to
finance our servicing advances. The SPEs to which the
advances are transferred in the securitization transaction
are included in our consolidated financial statements either
because we have the majority equity interest in the SPE or
because we are the primary beneficiary where the SPE is also
a VIE. The holders of the debt of these SPEs can look only to
the assets of the SPEs for satisfaction of the debt and have
no recourse against OCN. However, OLS has guaranteed the
payment of the obligations of the issuer under one of our
match funded facilities. The maximum amount payable under the
guarantee is limited to 10% of the notes outstanding at the
end of the facility’s revolving period on July 1,
2013.
VIEs. In
addition to certain of our financing SPEs, we have invested
in several other VIEs primarily in connection with purchases
of whole loans. If we determine that we are the primary
beneficiary of a VIE, we report the VIE in our consolidated
financial statements.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Listed
below are recently issued accounting pronouncements that we
have not yet adopted. These pronouncements are not expected
to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial
Statements. For additional information regarding these
pronouncements, see Note 2 to our Interim Consolidated
Financial Statements.
ASU 2011-02
(ASC 310, Receivables): A Creditor’s Determination of
Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt
Restructuring. The amendments in this ASU clarify
the guidance on a creditor’s determination of whether a
restructuring or modification of a receivable meets the
criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring. If
the restructuring is considered a troubled debt
restructuring, creditors are required to make certain
disclosures in their financial statements and the calculation
of the allowance for credit losses for that receivable
follows the impairment guidance specific to impaired
receivables. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the
first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15,
2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning
of the annual period of adoption.
ASU 2011-03
(ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing): Reconsideration of
Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.
Repurchase agreements are accounted for as secured financings
if the transferee has not surrendered control over the
transferred assets. The amendments in this ASU remove from
the assessment of effective control the criterion relating to
the transferor’s ability to repurchase or redeem
financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in
the event of default by the transferee. The amendments in
this ASU also eliminate the requirement to demonstrate
that the transferor possesses adequate collateral to fund
substantially all the cost of purchasing replacement
financial assets. The guidance in this ASU is effective for
the first interim or annual period beginning on or after
December 15, 2011, with early adoption prohibited.
ASU 2011-04
(ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement): Amendments to Achieve
Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in
U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. The amendments in this ASU
explain how to measure fair value. They do not require
additional fair value measurements and are not intended to
establish valuation standards or affect valuation practices
outside of financial reporting. The amendments clarify
FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair
value measurement and disclosure requirements and prescribe
certain additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and
annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011, with
early adoption prohibited.
ASU 2011-05
(ASC 220, Comprehensive Income): Presentation of
Comprehensive Income, Current U.S. GAAP allows
reporting entities three alternatives for presenting other
comprehensive income and its components in financial
statements. One of those presentation options is to present
the components of other comprehensive income as part of the
statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. This ASU
eliminates that option. This ASU also requires consecutive
presentation of the statement of net income and other
comprehensive income and requires an entity to present
reclassification adjustments from other comprehensive income
to net income on the face of the financial statements. The
provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2011.
In
addition to the recently issued accounting pronouncements
listed above that we have not yet adopted, listed below are
accounting pronouncements we recently adopted that did not
have a material affect but resulted in additional disclosures
in the notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ASU No. 2010-06
(ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures): Improving
Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. ASU 2010-06
revised the disclosure requirements concerning fair value
measurements. Effective for the period ended March 31, 2011,
the presentation of purchases, sales, issuances and
settlements within Level 3 are required to be presented on a
gross rather than net basis. See Note 4 to our Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements for our fair value
disclosures related to financial instruments.
ASU No. 2010-20
(ASC 310, Receivables): Disclosures
about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the
Allowance for Credit Losses. ASU 2010-20 requires
disclosure of disaggregated information for both the
financing receivables and the related allowance for credit
losses. The disclosure requirements specifically do not apply
to trade receivables with contractual maturities of one year
or less that arose from the sale of goods or services, except
for credit card receivables. The disclosure requirements also
do not apply to mortgage banking activities, including the
long-term servicing of loans, and certain disclosures are not
required for receivables measured at the lower of cost or
market. The disclosures about activity that occurred during a
reporting period, such as the allowance rollforward and
modification disclosures became effective for our financial
statements for the interim period beginning January 1, 2011.
See Note 9 to our Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements for our disclosures related to receivables.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
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Market
risk includes liquidity risk, interest rate risk and foreign
currency exchange rate risk. Market risk also reflects the
risk of declines in the valuation of financial instruments
and the collateral underlying loans. Our Investment Committee
reviews significant transactions that may impact market risk
and is authorized to utilize a wide variety of techniques and
strategies to manage market risk including, in particular,
interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk.
Liquidity
Risk
We
are exposed to liquidity risk primarily because of the cash
required to support the Servicing business includes the
requirement to make advances pursuant to servicing contracts.
In general, we finance our operations through operating cash
flow, match funding agreements and secured borrowings. See
the Overview - Liquidity Summary and Liquidity and Capital
Resources sections for additional discussion of
liquidity.
Interest
Rate Risk
As
explained in the Overview – Interest Rate Risk Summary
section, interest rate risk is a function of (i) the timing
and (ii) the dollar amount of assets and liabilities that
re-price at each point in time. Based on June 30, 2011
balances, if interest rates increase by 1% on our
variable-rate advance financing and interest earning cash and
float balances, we estimate a net positive impact of
approximately $5,431 resulting from an increase of $5,012 in
annual interest income and a decrease of $419 in annual
interest expense. The decrease in interest expense is due in
large part to our hedging activities.
June
30,
2011
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Total
borrowings outstanding (1)(2)
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$ | 1,171,468 | ||
Fixed-rate
borrowings
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448,554 | |||
Variable-rate
borrowings
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722,914 | |||
Float
balances (held in custodial accounts, excluded from
our consolidated balance sheet)
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397,000 | |||
Notional
balance of interest rate swaps (3)
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765,604 |
(1)
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Excludes
any related discount on borrowings.
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(2)
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Excludes
Secured borrowings – owed to securitization
investors.
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(3)
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Includes
interest rate swaps entered into to hedge our
exposure to rising interest rates on two
variable-rate match funded advance facilities with
a combined outstanding balance of $670,825 at June
30, 2011. Excludes the interest rate swap held by
one of the securitization trusts that we began to
include in our consolidated financials statements
effective January 1, 2010.
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Excluding
Loans, net – restricted for securitization investors,
our Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2011 included
interest-earning assets totaling $154,879. Interest-earning
assets are comprised of $50,766 of interest-earning cash
accounts, $53,656 of debt service accounts, $23,193 of loans
held for resale and $27,264 of interest-earning collateral
accounts.
We
exclude Loans – restricted for securitization investors
and Secured borrowings – owed to securitization
investors from the analysis of rate-sensitive assets and
liabilities. The interest rate sensitive assets and
liabilities of the consolidated trusts do not represent an
interest rate risk for Ocwen. Ocwen has no obligation to
provide financial support to the trusts. The creditors of the
trusts can look only to the assets of the trusts themselves
for satisfaction of the debt and have no recourse against the
assets of Ocwen. Similarly, the general creditors of Ocwen
have no claim on the assets of the trusts. Our exposure to
loss is limited to the carrying values of our investments in
the residual and subordinate securities of the trusts. See
Note 1 to our Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements—Securitizations of Residential Mortgage
Loans for additional information.
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Foreign
Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We
are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk in
connection with our investment in non-U.S. dollar functional
currency operations to the extent that our foreign exchange
positions remain unhedged. Our operations in Uruguay and
India expose us to foreign currency exchange rate risk, but
we do not consider this risk significant. During the second
quarter of 2010, we entered into foreign exchange forward
contracts to hedge against the effect of changes in the value
of the India Rupee on recurring amounts payable to our India
subsidiary, OFSPL, for services rendered to U.S. affiliates.
We did not designate these contracts as hedges. We did not
renew or replace these contracts upon their expiration in
April 2011.
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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Our
management, under the supervision of and with the
participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act) as
of June 30, 2011. Based on this evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that,
as of June 30, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures
(1) were designed and functioning effectively to ensure that
material information relating to Ocwen, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report was being prepared and (2) were operating
effectively in that they provided reasonable assurance that
information required to be disclosed by Ocwen in the reports
that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules
and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to
management, including the Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding disclosure.
No
change in our internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities
Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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See
Note 22—Commitments and Contingencies to the
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for information
regarding legal proceedings.
RISK
FACTORS
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We
include a discussion of the principal risks and uncertainties
that affect or could affect our business operations under
Item 1A on pages 15 through 22 of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
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(3)
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Exhibits.
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2.1
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Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 5, 2011, by and between
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Ocwen Financial
Corporation (1)
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3.1 | Bylaws of Ocwen Financial Corporation (2) | |
4.1 | Bylaws of Ocwen Financial Corporation (2) | |
11.1
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Computation
of earnings per share (2)
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31.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith)
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31.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith)
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32.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith)
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32.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith)
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101.INS
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XBRL
Instance Document (furnished herewith)
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101.SCH
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (furnished
herewith)
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101.CAL
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
(furnished herewith)
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101.DEF
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
(furnished herewith)
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101.LAB
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
(furnished herewith)
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101.PRE
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
(furnished herewith)
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(1)
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Incorporated
by reference to the similarly described exhibit
included with the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on June 6, 2011.
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(2) | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 1, 2011. |
(3)
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Incorporated
by reference from Note 18—Basic and
Diluted Earnings per Share to the Interim
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
OCWEN
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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Date:
August 4, 2011
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By:
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/s/ John Van
Vlack
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John
Van Vlack,
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
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Chief
Accounting Officer
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(On
behalf of the Registrant and as its principal
financial officer)
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