UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report
(Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 2007

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Florida
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

1-13219
(Commission
File Number)

 

65-0039856
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


 

 

 

1661 Worthington Road
Suite 100
West Palm Beach, Florida
(Address of principal executive office)

 

33409
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 682-8000

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Exhibit Index on Page 4


 

 

 

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

 

The news release of the Registrant dated October 30, 2007, announcing its third quarter 2007 results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

  (a) – (b)

Not applicable.

 

 

 

  (c)

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

99.1

Text of a press release by the Registrant dated October 30, 2007.

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SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements 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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

  By: 

/s/ David J. Gunter

 

 


 

 

 

David J. Gunter

 

 

Senior Vice President,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer

 

 

 

Date: November 1, 2007

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBIT

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

Page


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

News release of Ocwen Financial Corporation, dated October 30, 2007, announcing its third quarter 2007 results and certain other information.

 

5

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(OCWEN LOGO)

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocwen Financial Corporation®




 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

 

 

Daniel C. O’Keefe

 

 

Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

T: (407) 737-5713

 

 

E: daniel.o’keefe@ocwen.com

 

 

 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
THIRD QUARTER 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS

West Palm Beach, FL – (October 30, 2007) Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE:OCN) today reported pre-tax income of $9.8 million for the third quarter of 2007 as compared to $26.4 million for the third quarter of 2006.For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, pre-tax income was $70.5 million, compared to $65.2 million a year ago.

Net income was $6 million or $0.09 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2007. This compares to $17.0 million or $0.25 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 net income was $45.5 million or $0.66 per diluted share as compared to $192.6 million or $2.71 per diluted share for the same period in 2006. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 includes a tax benefit of $127.4 million, reflecting the second quarter 2006 reversal of $145.2 million of deferred tax asset valuation allowances that had been established in prior years.

Chairman and CEO William Erbey stated, “Our third quarter results reflect growth in Income from operations offset by losses in Other income (expense) resulting from the liquidity crisis that occurred in global capital markets during the quarter. Our 25% increase in Income from operations was driven by our Residential Servicing segment and the fee based loan processing businesses included in our Residential Origination Services segment. The current liquidity environment has had a significant negative impact on Other income (expense) due to an increase in interest expense associated with advance funding requirements and $14.6 million of losses related to the disposition and write down of non-core assets. Our efforts to reduce our investments in non-core, primarily subprime mortgage assets have resulted in lower interest income compared to the third quarter of 2006 but have also reduced our exposure to losses associated with those assets. Given the turmoil in the capital markets during the quarter, this quarter demonstrates the relative stability of a servicing operation as compared to an originator.

Our Residential Servicing segment generated Income from operations of $34.9 million for the third quarter of 2007, an increase of $3.7 million compared to the third quarter of 2006. Third quarter 2007 results reflect the impact of rising delinquencies and declining prepayment speeds. Rising delinquencies and declining prepayment speeds have resulted in: revenue growth lagging portfolio growth; decreased amortization of servicing rights; and increased interest expense related to advance financing. Largely as a result of this increase in interest expense, pre-tax income for the segment decreased by $2.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2006.

Revenue has not grown at the same rate as our portfolio for two reasons. First, declining prepayments have reduced our float balances and float income. Second, certain components of our servicing and subservicing fees, including servicing fees and late fees, are recognized when they are collected. Increasing delinquencies have resulted in lower collections relative to the size of our portfolio. Delinquencies affect the timing of servicing fee revenue recognition, but not the ultimate collection of servicing fees because servicing fees have priority over any interest or principal payments by the securitization trust on the bonds.

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Ocwen Financial Corporation
Third Quarter 2007 Results
October 30, 2007

Excluding amortization of servicing rights, segment operating expenses have increased by $1.0 million or 3% as portfolio growth and rising delinquencies have caused us to increase our loss mitigation staffing. We have increased our loss mitigation staff at a greater rate than the rate of increase in delinquencies. However, our use of technology and our cost efficient global work force has allowed us to contain the growth of operating expenses.

Some measures relevant to our Residential Servicing Segment include:

 

 

 

 

Unpaid Principal Balance of loans and REO serviced: $55.7 billion, compared to $50.1 billion at September 30, 2006 and $53.1 billion at June 30, 2007. All periods exclude REO serviced pursuant to our contract with the VA, which amounted to $0.8 billion at September 30, 2007 and $0.7 billion at both September 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007.

 

 

 

 

Unpaid Principal Balance of non-performing loans and REO serviced: $8.1 billion (14.6% of total) compared to $3.6 billion (7.2% of total) at September 30, 2006. Loans for which borrowers are making scheduled payments under forbearance or bankruptcy plans are considered performing loans.

 

 

 

 

Prepayment speeds (average CPR): 22%, compared to 31% for the third quarter of 2006.

Third quarter results of our Ocwen Recovery Group segment include the operations of NCI, which we acquired on June 6, 2007. The NCI acquisition is the primary driver behind the growth in both segment revenue and operating expenses compared to the third quarter of 2006. The third quarter of 2007 largely reflects the pre-integration cost structure of NCI. As a result, the segment posted a pre-tax loss of $3.0 million for the quarter. We are making progress on our integration plan, and we have identified a number of areas in which substantial cost savings can be achieved once integration is complete.

Pre-tax income for our Residential Origination Services segment was $0.8 million for the third quarter of 2007, compared to $5.6 million for the third quarter of 2006. Our fee based loan processing businesses continue to perform well, having generated pre-tax contribution of $5.0 million for the third quarter of 2007, compared to $5.8 million for the third quarter of 2006. Contribution from these businesses totaled $12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $11.4 million for the same period in 2006.

Other income for our Residential Origination Services segment decreased by $7 million compared to the third quarter of 2006 due to reduced investments in non-core assets and a reduction in market values in line with the overall decline in the value of mortgage assets. Interest income decreased by $6.5 million, reflecting reductions in our balances of loans held for resale and subordinates and residuals from $212.9 million and $46.2 million, respectively at September 30, 2006 to $83.9 million and $31.8 million at September 30, 2007.

Overall, the current liquidity environment had a significant impact on our third quarter results. In addition to total market value adjustments on trading securities and loans held for resale of $5.9 million, we incurred a loss of $8.7 million on the liquidation of certain discount certificates of deposit that we intended to hold to maturity, bringing total losses related to the liquidity environment to $14.6 million for the quarter.

In summary, our third quarter results reflect strong growth in operating income offset by other income (expense) items related to the turmoil in global capital markets.”

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Ocwen Financial Corporation

Third Quarter 2007 Results

October 30, 2007

Segment Results (In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Nine months

 

 

 


 


 

For the periods ended September 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

Residential Servicing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

86,919

 

$

87,455

 

$

270,638

 

$

250,305

 

Operating expenses

 

 

51,970

 

 

56,162

 

 

175,920

 

 

170,468

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income from operations

 

 

34,949

 

 

31,293

 

 

94,718

 

 

79,837

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(13,054

)

 

(7,362

)

 

(39,057

)

 

(19,969

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income before income taxes

 

 

21,895

 

 

23,931

 

 

55,661

 

 

59,868

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocwen Recovery Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

16,872

 

 

1,740

 

 

25,002

 

 

5,797

 

Operating expenses

 

 

19,144

 

 

2,163

 

 

28,644

 

 

6,725

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Loss from operations

 

 

(2,272

)

 

(423

)

 

(3,642

)

 

(928

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(727

)

 

39

 

 

(866

)

 

314

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(2,999

)

 

(384

)

 

(4,508

)

 

(614

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Origination Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

19,100

 

 

20,061

 

 

53,612

 

 

54,507

 

Operating expenses

 

 

18,188

 

 

21,349

 

 

53,282

 

 

64,331

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

912

 

 

(1,288

)

 

330

 

 

(9,824

)

Other income, net

 

 

(78

)

 

6,922

 

 

28,530

 

 

19,147

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income before income taxes

 

 

834

 

 

5,634

 

 

28,860

 

 

9,323

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Items and Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

2,561

 

 

893

 

 

8,240

 

 

7,126

 

Operating expenses

 

 

4,836

 

 

5,454

 

 

13,191

 

 

15,332

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Loss from operations

 

 

(2,275

)

 

(4,561

)

 

(4,951

)

 

(8,206

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(7,622

)

 

1,753

 

 

(4,525

)

 

4,854

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(9,897

)

 

(2,808

)

 

(9,476

)

 

(3,352

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated income before income taxes

 

$

9,833

 

$

26,373

 

$

70,537

 

$

65,225

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Ocwen Financial Corporation is a leading business process outsourcing provider to the financial services industry, specializing in loan servicing, mortgage fulfillment and receivables management services. Ocwen is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida with offices in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and New York and global operations in Canada, Germany and India. Utilizing our global infrastructure, state of the art technology, world-class training and six sigma processes, we provide solutions that make our clients’ loans worth more. Additional information is available at www.ocwen.com.

This news release 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, including, but not limited to, the securitization market and our plans to securitize loans and expectations as to the impact of rising interest rates and cost-effective resources in India. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic and market conditions, prevailing interest or currency exchange rates, governmental regulations and policies, international political and economic uncertainty, availability of adequate and timely sources of liquidity, federal income tax rates, real estate market conditions and trends and the outcome of ongoing litigation as well as other risks detailed in OCN’s reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its periodic report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007 and our Forms 8-K filed during 2007. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon. OCN undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements.

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Ocwen Financial Corporation

Third Quarter 2007 Results

October 30, 2007


 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Nine months

 

 

 


 


 

For the periods ended September 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 


 


 


 


 


 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servicing and subservicing fees

 

$

99,093

 

$

85,580

 

$

283,762

 

$

248,437

 

Process management fees

 

 

23,243

 

 

21,601

 

 

63,888

 

 

59,750

 

Other revenues

 

 

3,116

 

 

2,968

 

 

9,842

 

 

9,548

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total revenue

 

 

125,452

 

 

110,149

 

 

357,492

 

 

317,735

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

30,261

 

 

21,331

 

 

75,407

 

 

69,038

 

Amortization of servicing rights

 

 

22,022

 

 

27,082

 

 

81,810

 

 

81,034

 

Servicing and origination

 

 

16,738

 

 

13,303

 

 

45,666

 

 

39,207

 

Technology and communications

 

 

6,247

 

 

6,498

 

 

16,409

 

 

19,171

 

Professional services

 

 

5,852

 

 

6,984

 

 

18,938

 

 

22,383

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

 

7,163

 

 

4,785

 

 

18,133

 

 

14,584

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

5,855

 

 

5,145

 

 

14,674

 

 

11,439

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total operating expenses

 

 

94,138

 

 

85,128

 

 

271,037

 

 

256,856

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

31,314

 

 

25,021

 

 

86,455

 

 

60,879

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

5,316

 

 

12,466

 

 

24,932

 

 

36,877

 

Interest expense

 

 

(17,533

)

 

(11,558

)

 

(47,864

)

 

(38,874

)

Gain (loss) on trading securities

 

 

(1,406

)

 

2,156

 

 

17,675

 

 

3,483

 

Loss on loans held for resale, net

 

 

(2,474

)

 

(85

)

 

(5,167

)

 

(1,306

)

Other, net

 

 

(5,384

)

 

(1,627

)

 

(5,494

)

 

4,166

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(21,481

)

 

1,352

 

 

(15,918

)

 

4,346

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

9,833

 

 

26,373

 

 

70,537

 

 

65,225

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

3,882

 

 

9,403

 

 

25,015

 

 

(127,364

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income

 

$

5,951

 

$

16,970

 

$

45,522

 

$

192,589

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.27

 

$

0.73

 

$

3.06

 

Diluted

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.66

 

$

2.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

62,505,269

 

 

62,505,740

 

 

62,774,324

 

 

62,855,616

 

Diluted

 

 

71,130,040

 

 

71,689,432

 

 

71,638,649

 

 

71,798,615

 

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Ocwen Financial Corporation

Third Quarter 2007 Results

October 30, 2007


 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2007

 

December 31,
2006

 

 

 


 


 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

143,938

 

$

236,581

 

Trading securities, at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment grade

 

 

36,307

 

 

74,986

 

Subordinates and residuals

 

 

32,107

 

 

65,242

 

Investment in certificates of deposits

 

 

 

 

72,733

 

Loans held for resale, at lower of cost or market

 

 

83,862

 

 

99,064

 

Advances

 

 

350,997

 

 

324,137

 

Match funded advances

 

 

786,102

 

 

572,708

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 

210,601

 

 

183,743

 

Receivables

 

 

63,061

 

 

67,311

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

171,472

 

 

176,135

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

36,266

 

 

35,469

 

Other assets

 

 

195,630

 

 

101,634

 

 

 



 



 

Total assets

 

$

2,110,343

 

$

2,009,743

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match funded liabilities

 

$

696,296

 

$

510,236

 

Servicer liabilities

 

 

169,813

 

 

383,549

 

Lines of credit and other secured borrowings

 

 

418,193

 

 

324,520

 

Debt securities

 

 

150,279

 

 

150,329

 

Other liabilities

 

 

80,522

 

 

81,340

 

 

 



 



 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,515,103

 

 

1,449,974

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in subsidiary

 

 

2,209

 

 

1,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 62,527,360 and 63,184,867 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

 

 

625

 

 

632

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

177,396

 

 

186,660

 

Retained earnings

 

 

413,747

 

 

369,708

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes

 

 

1,263

 

 

979

 

 

 



 



 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

593,031

 

 

557,979

 

 

 



 



 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

2,110,343

 

$

2,009,743

 

 

 



 



 

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