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Ocwen has grown more than ten-fold in the last several years. Beginning in 2009,
Ocwen significantly expanded its servicing operations through the acquisition of several major
servicers of home loans, as well as the acquisition of MSRs for hundreds of billions of dollars in
UPB. From the end of 2009 to the end of 2013, Ocwens servicing portfolio grew from 351,595
residential loans with an aggregate UPB of $50 billion to 2,861,918 residential loans with an
aggregate UPB of $464.7 billion.
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Ocwen, as well as examinations of Litton and Homeward, the entities ultimately acquired by
Ocwen. The examination of Ocwen identified, among other things, deficiencies in Ocwens
servicing platform and loss mitigation infrastructure, including (a) robo-signing, (b) inaccurate
affidavits and failure to properly validate document execution processes, (c) missing
documentation, (d) wrongful foreclosure, (e) failure to properly maintain books and records, and
(f) initiation of foreclosure actions without proper legal standing.
3.
weaknesses, and violations of laws and regulations relating to, among other things, foreclosure
governance, implementation of modification programs, record keeping, required notifications,
and the charging of unallowable fees.
4.
Litton, members of Littons information technology staff falsified documents provided to the
Department during the review of Littons information technology infrastructure.
5.
examination findings for both Ocwen and Litton, the Department sought to ensure that Ocwen
had sufficient capacity to properly acquire and manage a significant portfolio of distressed loans,
including the ability to effectively manage the increased volume and comply with requirements
under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program, internal loss mitigation policies and
procedures, and laws and regulations governing mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure
activities.
6.
To that end, Ocwen and the Department entered into an Agreement on Mortgage
Servicing Practices on September 1, 2011, which required Ocwen to: (a) establish and maintain
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sufficient capacity to properly acquire and manage its significant portfolio of distressed loans to
ensure a smooth borrower transition; (b) engage in sound document execution and retention
practices to ensure that mortgage files are accurate, complete, and reliable; and (c) implement a
system of robust internal controls and oversight with respect to mortgage servicing practices
performed by its staff and third party vendors to prevent improper foreclosures and maximize
struggling borrowers opportunities to keep their homes.
7.
assess its compliance with the 2011 Agreement and Part 419 of the Superintendents
Regulations, which governs business conduct rules for servicers. The examination identified
gaps in the servicing records of certain loans that indicated repeated non-compliance by Ocwen,
including: (a) failing to send borrowers a 90-day notice prior to commencing a foreclosure
action as required under New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL)
1304, (b) commencing foreclosure actions on subprime loans without affirmatively alleging in
the complaint that Ocwen had standing to bring the foreclosure action as required by RPAPL
1302, and (c) commencing foreclosure actions without sufficient documentation of its standing
to do so.
8.
The targeted examination also identified instances that indicated widespread non-
compliance with the 2011 Agreement including: (a) failing to provide borrowers with the direct
contact information for their designated single point of contact, a customer care representative
whose role is to understand each assigned borrowers circumstances and history to ensure that
the borrower receives efficient and consistent customer care; (b) dual-tracking; (c) failing to
conduct an independent review of loan modification denials; (d) failing to demonstrate adoption
of policies and procedures to effectively track sanctioned third-party vendors, including local
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the Department, which required Ocwen to retain an independent compliance monitor for two
years. The Consent Order mandated that the Compliance Monitor, which would report directly
to the Department, would conduct a comprehensive review . . . of Ocwens servicing
operations, including its compliance program and operational policies and procedures. The
review would, at a minimum, consider (a) the adequacy of Ocwens staffing levels, (b) the
robustness of Ocwens established policies and procedures, (c) the fairness of servicing fees and
foreclosure charges, (d) the accuracy of borrower account information, (e) Ocwens compliance
with federal and state law, (f) borrower complaints and recordings of customer service, and (g)
Ocwens compliance with the Agreement.
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significant violations of the 2011 Agreement, as well as New York State laws and regulations.
12.
For example, a limited review by the Compliance Monitor of 478 New York loans
that Ocwen had foreclosed upon revealed 1,358 violations of Ocwens legal obligations, or about
three violations per foreclosed loan. These violations included:
failing to confirm that it had the right to foreclose before initiating foreclosure
proceedings;
failing to ensure that its statements to the court in foreclosure proceedings were
correct;
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The Department and the Compliance Monitor also identified, among other things,
(a) inadequate and ineffective information technology systems and personnel, and (b) widespread
conflicts of interest with related parties.
Inadequate and Ineffective Information Technology Systems and Personnel
14.
In the course of its review, the Compliance Monitor determined that Ocwens
information technology systems are a patchwork of legacy systems and systems inherited from
acquired companies, many of which are incompatible. A frequent occurrence is that a fix to one
system creates unintended consequences in other systems. As a result, Ocwen regularly gives
borrowers incorrect or outdated information, sends borrowers backdated letters, unreliably tracks
data for investors, and maintains inaccurate records. There are insufficient controls in place
either manual or automatedto catch all of these errors and resolve them.
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For example, Ocwens systems have been backdating letters for years. In many
cases, borrowers received a letter denying a mortgage loan modification, and the letter was dated
more than 30 days prior to the date that Ocwen mailed the letter. These borrowers were given 30
days from the date of the denial letter to appeal that denial, but those 30 days had already elapsed
by the time they received the backdated letter. In other cases, Ocwens systems show that
borrowers facing foreclosure received letters with a date by which to cure their default and avoid
foreclosureand the cure date was months prior to receipt of the letter. Ocwens processes
failed to identify and remedy these errors.
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backdating issue when an employee questioned the accuracy of Ocwens letter dating processes
and alerted the companys Vice President of Compliance. Ocwen ignored the issue for five
months until the same employee raised it again. While Ocwen then began efforts to address the
backdating issue, its investigation was incomplete and Ocwen has not fully resolved the issue to
date, more than a year after its initial discovery.
17.
Ocwen uses comment codes entered either manually or automatically to service its portfolio;
each code initiates a process, such as sending a delinquency letter to a borrower, or referring a
loan to foreclosure counsel. With Ocwens rapid growth and acquisitions of other servicers, the
number of Ocwens comment codes has ballooned to more than 8,400 such codes. Often, due to
insufficient integration following acquisitions of other servicers, there are duplicate codes that
perform the same function. The result is an unnecessarily complex system of comment codes,
including, for example, 50 different codes for the single function of assigning a struggling
borrower a designated customer care representative.
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Despite these issues, Ocwen continues to rely on those systems to service its
portfolio of distressed loans. Ocwens reliance on technology has led it to employ fewer trained
personnel than its competitors. For example, Ocwens Chief Financial Officer recently
acknowledged, in reference to its offshore customer care personnel, that Ocwen is simply
training people to read the scripts and the dialogue engines with feeling. Ocwens policy is to
require customer support staff to follow the scripts closely, and Ocwen penalizes and has
terminated customer support staff who fail to follow the scripts that appear on their computer
screens. In some cases, this policy has frustrated struggling borrowers who have complex issues
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that exceed the bounds of a script and have issues speaking with representatives at Ocwen
capable of addressing their concerns. Moreover, Ocwens customer care representatives in many
cases provide conflicting responses to a borrowers question. Representatives have also failed in
many cases to record in Ocwens servicing system the nature of the concerns that a borrower has
expressed, leading to inaccurate records of the issues raised by the borrower.
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Ocwens failure to fulfill its legal obligations. Prior to the Departments and the Compliance
Monitors review, Ocwen did not take adequate steps to implement reforms that it was legally
obligated to implement pursuant to the 2011 Agreement.
Widespread Conflicts of Interest with Related Parties
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uncovered a number of conflicts of interest between Ocwen and four other public companies (the
related parties),1 all of which are chaired by Mr. Erbey, who is also the largest individual
shareholder of each and the Executive Chairman of Ocwen. In addition to serving as chairman
of the board for Ocwen and each related company, Mr. Erbeys holdings in these companies total
more than $1 billion. Other Ocwen executives and directors also own significant investments in
both Ocwen and the related parties. Yet, Ocwen does not have a written policy that explicitly
requires potentially conflicted employees, officers, or directors to recuse themselves from
involvement in transactions with the related companies.
The related parties are, as of the date of this Consent Order, Altisource Portfolio Solutions, S.A.
(Altisource Portfolio), Altisource Residential Corporation, Altisource Asset Management Corporation,
and Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd., and any of their affiliates, predecessors and successors in
interest, both past and present, and any of their officers, directors, partners, employees, consultants,
representatives, and agents or other persons and entities acting under their control or on their behalf.
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Despite Mr. Erbeys holdings in these companies, Mr. Erbey has not in fact
recused himself from approvals of several transactions with the related parties. Mr. Erbey, who
owns approximately 15% of Ocwens stock, and nearly double that percentage of the stock of
Altisource Portfolio, has participated in the approval of a number of transactions between the
two companies or from which Altisource received some benefit, including the renewal of
Ocwens forced placed insurance program in early 2014.
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in its relationship with Altisource Portfolio, which has dozens of subsidiaries that perform feebased services for Ocwen. In one example, Altisource Portfolio subsidiary Hubzu, an online
auction site, hosts nearly all Ocwen auctions. In certain circumstances, Hubzu has charged more
for its services to Ocwen than to other customerscharges which are then passed on to
borrowers and investors. Moreover, Ocwen engages Altisource Portfolio subsidiary REALHome
Services and Solutions, Inc. as its default real estate agency for short sales and investor-owned
properties, even though this agency principally employs out-of-state agents who do not perform
the onsite work that local agents perform, at the same cost to borrowers and investors.
23.
Conflicts of interest are evident at other levels of the Ocwen organization. For
example, during its review, the Monitor discovered that Ocwens Chief Risk Officer
concurrently served as the Chief Risk Officer of Altisource Portfolio. The Chief Risk Officer
reported directly to Mr. Erbey in both capacities. This individual seemed not to appreciate the
potential conflicts of interest posed by this dual role, which was of particular concern given his
role as Chief Risk Officer.
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Settlement Provisions
Monetary Payment
24.
25.
Ocwen agrees that it will not claim, assert, or apply for a tax deduction or tax
credit with regard to any U.S. federal, state, or local tax, directly or indirectly, for any portion of
the amount paid pursuant to this Consent Order.
Borrower Assistance
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evaluate such borrowers for all applicable modifications and other foreclosure alternatives in
light of their improved financial condition resulting from such payment.
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Beginning sixty (60) days after the date of execution of the Consent Order, and
for a period of two years thereafter, Ocwen will provide upon request by a New York borrower
that borrowers complete loan file, which includes all information from all systems, including
comment codes, at no cost to the borrower, regardless of whether such borrowers loan is still
serviced by Ocwen.
28.
Beginning sixty (60) days after the date of execution of the Consent Order,
Ocwen will provide every New York borrower who is denied a modification, short sale, or deedin-lieu of foreclosure, a detailed explanation of the reasons for denial.
29.
Beginning sixty (60) days after the date of execution of this Consent Order, for all
New York borrowers who have been reported negatively by Ocwen to credit agencies since
January 1, 2010, Ocwen will provide upon request at no cost a copy of such borrowers credit
report (including credit scores) no more than once a year, regardless of whether such borrowers
loan is still serviced by Ocwen. Ocwen will make sufficient staff available for borrowers to
inquire about their credit reporting and will dedicate the resources necessary to investigate such
inquiries and promptly correct any errors.
30.
The Operations Monitor will oversee Ocwens compliance with these borrower
assistance provisions and will work with Ocwen to develop appropriate procedures for such
compliance.
Operations Monitor
31.
The Department will select in its sole discretion an independent on-site operations
monitor (the Operations Monitor) that will report directly to the Department.
32.
The Operations Monitor will review and assess the adequacy and effectiveness of
Ocwens operations. Such an assessment will include but is not limited to the following areas:
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The Operations Monitor will identify the criteria for determining what constitutes
The purview of the Operations Monitor will extend to all matters directly or
indirectly affecting New York borrowers, including matters that affect borrowers in all states or
in multiple states that include New York.
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also develop benchmarks against which to assess Ocwens progress in complying with
recommended corrective measures.
36.
The Operations Monitor will review and assess Ocwens current committees of
the Board of Directors. Ocwen Financial Corporations Board of Directors (the Board) will
consult with the Operations Monitor concerning, among other things, the structure, composition,
and reporting lines of such committees, and whether certain committees should be either
disbanded or created.
37.
The Board will consult with the Operations Monitor to determine which decisions
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The Board will consult with the Operations Monitor to determine whether any
Ocwen may acquire MSRs upon (a) meeting benchmarks developed by the
Operations Monitor concerning the adequacy of Ocwens onboarding process for newly acquired
MSRs and its ability to adequately service both those newly acquired MSRs and its existing loan
portfolio, and (b) the Departments approval, not to be unreasonably withheld. The Operations
Monitor will act with reasonable expedition to develop such benchmarks in consultation with
Ocwen. These benchmarks will address, at a minimum, the following:
a. The development and implementation of a satisfactory compliance plan;
b. The development and implementation of a plan to resolve record-keeping and
borrower communication issues;
c. The reasonableness of fees and expenses charged to borrowers and mortgage
investors, including those charged directly or indirectly by related parties;
d. The development and performance of a risk assessment to identify potential risks
and deficiencies in the onboarding process; and
e. The development of a written onboarding plan that addresses potential risks and
deficiencies, including testing and quality control review periodically during the
onboarding process.
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benchmark pricing and performance studies with respect to all fees or expenses charged to New
York borrowers by any related party.
41.
The Operations Monitor will oversee and ensure Ocwens implementation and
Within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of the formal engagement of
the Operations Monitor, the Operations Monitor will submit to the Parties a preliminary written
report of findings, including, to the extent the Operations Monitor has had the opportunity to
develop them, any proposed corrective measures and associated benchmarks (the Operations
Report). The Operations Monitor will submit written monthly action progress reports
(Progress Reports) to the Parties. On a quarterly basis, starting ninety (90) days from the date
of the first Operations Report, the Operations Monitor will issue an Operations Report covering
the three-month period immediately preceding.
43.
Ocwen agrees to cooperate fully with the Operations Monitor by, including but
not limited to, providing the Operations Monitor access to all relevant personnel and records
necessary on a real-time basis, including those at any overseas locations, and including
information on business decisions pertinent to the work of the Operations Monitor currently
pending or recently made by Ocwen management or its Board of Directors, to allow the
Operations Monitor to fulfill its duties.
44.
Any dispute as to the scope of the Operations Monitors authority will be resolved
by the Department in the exercise of its sole discretion after appropriate consultation with Ocwen
and/or the Operations Monitor.
45.
Ocwen will pay all reasonable and necessary costs of the Operations Monitor.
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The terms of the Operations Monitor will extend for a period of twenty-four (24)
months from the date of formal engagement which shall be no later than May 1, 2015. The
Department may, in its sole discretion, extend the engagement another twelve (12) months if the
Department determines that Ocwen has not sufficiently achieved benchmarks identified by the
Operations Monitor.
Compliance Monitor
47.
The Compliance Monitor will remain engaged for at least three (3) months from
the execution of this Consent Order. The Department may, in its sole discretion, extend the
engagement of the Compliance Monitor for a period not to exceed an additional three (3)
months.
48.
Monitor may call upon the Compliance Monitor to perform work that draws on the Compliance
Monitors institutional knowledge of Ocwen.
49.
Prior to the Operations Monitors engagement and for a short transitional period
thereafter not to exceed forty-five (45) days, the Department may in its sole discretion direct the
Compliance Monitor to fill any of the roles of the Operations Monitor described in this Consent
Order.
Board of Directors
50.
independent board members (the Additional Directors) in consultation with the Compliance
Monitor or the Operations Monitor.
51.
The Additional Directors will not own equity in any related party.
52.
Ocwens Board will contain no more than two executive directors at any time.
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Conflicts of Interest
53.
With respect to mortgage loans serviced by Ocwen, Ocwen will conduct semi-
annual benchmarking studies of pricing and performance standards with respect to all fees or
expenses charged to New York borrowers or to investors on New York property by any related
party, to determine whether the terms offered by the related party are commensurate with market
rates or, if market rates are not available, are reasonably related to actual expenses incurred by
the related party. Maximum rates for services that are established by government-sponsored
enterprises or other investors may not be presumed to be the market rate and may not substitute
for actual assessment of market rates.
54.
Ocwen will not share any common officers or employees with any related party.
55.
Ocwen will not share risk, internal audit, or vendor oversight functions with any
related party.
56.
Any Ocwen employee, officer, or director owning more than $200,000 equity
ownership in any related party will be recused from negotiating, or voting to approve a
transaction with the related party in which the employee, officer, or director has such equity
ownership, or any transaction that indirectly benefits such related party if such transaction
involves revenues or expense to Ocwen or a related party of $120,000 or more.
Management Changes
57.
Effective January 16, 2015, William Erbey will resign from his position as
Executive Chairman of Ocwen, his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Altisource
Portfolio, his position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Altisource Residential
Corporation, his position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Altisource Asset Management
Corporation, and his position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Home Loan Servicing
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Solutions Ltd. Mr. Erbey will have no directorial, management, oversight, consulting, or any
other role at Ocwen or any related party, or at any of Ocwens or the related parties affiliates or
subsidiaries as of the date of his resignation. Effective at his resignation, Ocwens Board
members and management will not disclose to Mr. Erbey any non-public information about
Ocwen that is not available to other shareholders. In the event that Ocwen discovers a violation
of the terms of this Paragraph, Ocwen will notify the Department of the violation within three (3)
business days of discovery.
No Indemnification
58.
In the event that the Department believes Ocwen to be in material breach of this
Consent Order (Breach), the Department will provide written notice to Ocwen, and Ocwen
must, within ten (10) business days of receiving such notice, or on a later date if so determined in
the Departments sole discretion, appear before the Department to demonstrate that no Breach
has occurred or, to the extent pertinent, that the Breach has been cured.
60.
The parties understand and agree that Ocwens failure to make the required
showing within the designated time period will be presumptive evidence of Ocwens Breach.
Upon a finding of Breach, the Department has all the remedies available to it under the New
York Banking and Financial Services Laws and may use any evidence available to the
Department in any ensuing hearings, notices, or orders.
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Wavier of Rights
61.
The parties understand and agree that no provision of this Consent Order is
This Consent Order is binding on the Department and Ocwen, as well as Ocwens
successors and assigns that are under the Departments supervisory authority. This Consent
Order does not bind any federal or other state agency or any law enforcement authority.
63.
Except as set forth in Paragraphs 64 and 65, no further action will be taken by the
Department against Ocwen for the matters set forth in this Consent Order, provided that Ocwen
complies with the terms of the Consent Order.
64.
Nothing in this Consent Order shall excuse Ocwen from paying required
restitution to any borrowers harmed by its improper or illegal conduct, including the backdating
of letters to borrowers. To the extent a borrower entitled to restitution has received a cash
payment pursuant to this Consent Order, Ocwen may offset such payment against the restitution
owed to such borrower.
65.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Consent Order, the Department may
undertake additional action against Ocwen for transactions or conduct that: (a) are not set forth
in this Consent Order; (b) Ocwen did not disclose to the Compliance Monitor or the Department
in connection with the Departments investigation into these matters; and (c) that the Department
and Compliance Monitor were not otherwise aware of in connection with the Departments
investigation and the work of the Compliance Monitor.
Notices
66.
All notices or communications regarding this Consent Order will be sent to:
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Each provision of this Consent Order will remain effective and enforceable until
contained in this Consent Order has been made to induce any party to agree to the provisions of
the Consent Order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Consent Order to be signed this 22nd
day of December, 2014.
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: _______________________
RONALD FARIS
President and Chief Executive Officer
By: _______________________
BENJAMIN M. LAWSKY
Superintendent of Financial Services
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Each provision o[this Consent Order will remain effective and enforceable until
contained in this Consent Order has been made to induce any pmty to agree to the provisions of
the Consent Order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Consent Order to be signed this 19th
day of December. 2014.
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Each provision of this Consent Order will remain effective and enforceable unt il
conta ined in thi s Consent Order has been made to induce any party to agree to the prov isions of
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IN WITNESS WI-IEREOF, the parties have caused this Consent Order to be signed thi s 19th
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Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor
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Benjamin M. Lawsky
Superintendent
August 4, 2014
Timothy Hayes
General Counsel
Ocwen Financial Corporation
1661 Worthington Road, Suite 100
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Dear Mr. Hayes:
As part of the Departments ongoing examination of Ocwens mortgage servicing practices, we
are reviewing a troubling transaction involving Ocwens related company, Altisource Portfolio
Solutions, S.A. (Altisource), and the provision of force-placed insurance. Indeed, this complex
arrangement appears designed to funnel as much as $65 million in fees annually from alreadydistressed homeowners to Altisource for minimal work. Additionally, the role that Ocwens
Executive Chairman William C. Erbey played in approving this arrangement appears to be
inconsistent with public statements Ocwen has made, as well as representations in company SEC
filings. As discussed below, we require certain information about this force-placed insurance
arrangement and about Mr. Erbeys role in approving the arrangement.
Background
As you know, the Department has previously expressed concerns about Ocwens use of related
companies to provide fee-based services such as property inspections, online auction sites,
foreclosure sales, real estate brokers, debt collection, and many others. Because mortgage
servicing presents the extraordinary circumstance where there is effectively no customer to select
a vendor for ancillary services, Ocwens use of related companies to provide such services raises
concerns about whether such transactions are priced fairly and conducted at arms-length.
The Department now seeks additional information about Ocwens provision of force-placed
insurance through related companies. As you are aware, the Departments recent investigation
into force-placed insurance revealed that mortgage servicers were setting up affiliated insurance
agencies to collect commissions on force-placed insurance, and funneling all of their borrowers
force-placed business through their own agencies, in violation of New York Insurance Law
section 2324s anti-inducement provisions. The Department discovered that servicers own
insurance agencies had an incentive to purchase force-placed insurance with high premiums
because the higher the premiums, the higher the commissions kicked back by insurers to the
servicers or their affiliates. The extra expense of higher premiums, in turn, can push already
struggling families over the foreclosure cliff. In light of this investigation, the Department last
year imposed further prohibitions on these kickbacks to servicers or their affiliates.
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However, as part of our broader review of ancillary services provided by non-bank mortgage
servicers, we are concerned that certain non-bank mortgage servicers are seeking to side-step
those borrower protections through complex arrangements with subsidiaries and affiliated
companies. Indeed, in recent weeks, we halted one such arrangement at another non-bank
mortgage servicing company.
Agreements with SWBC and Altisource
Based on its investigation and through the Monitors work, the Department understands that
Ocwens force-placed arrangement with Altisource features the use of an unaffiliated insurance
agent, Southwest Business Corporation (SWBC), apparently as a pass-through so that Ocwen
and Altisource are not directly contracting with each other, but Altisource can still receive
insurance commissions and certain fees seemingly for doing very little work.
These are the facts established by documents Ocwen provided to the Monitor: In August 2013,
Ocwen appointed an Altisource subsidiary called Beltline Road Insurance Agency, Inc.
(Beltline) as its exclusive insurance representative, purportedly to negotiate and place a new
force-placed insurance program for Ocwen. Ocwens existing force-placed arrangement with the
insurer Assurant was set to expire in March 2014, and Beltlines stated task was to find an
alternative arrangement. In January 2014, Altisource provided a memo to the Credit Committee
of Ocwen Mortgage Servicing, Inc., recommending, among other things, replacing Assurant with
SWBC as Ocwens managing general agent. SWBC would then be charged with managing
Ocwens force-placed insurance program, including negotiating premiums with insurers. As part
of this arrangement, Altisource recommended itself to provide fee-based services to SWBC.
In emails dated January 15 and 16, 2014, the transaction was approved by the three members of
the Credit Committee: William Erbey, Duo Zhang, and Richard Cooperstein. The Credit
Committee did not meet to discuss this proposal, no minutes were taken of the Credit
Committees consideration of this proposed transaction, and the proposed transaction apparently
was not presented for review or approval to any member of the Ocwen Board of Directors except
Mr. Erbey, as Mr. Zhang and Mr. Cooperstein are not members of the Ocwen Board of
Directors.
Just one month after this Credit Committee approval, on February 26, 2014, the company
received the Departments letter raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest between
Ocwen and its related public companies. In that letter, we identified facts that cast serious
doubts on recent public statements made by the company that Ocwen has a strictly arms-length
business relationship with those companies, and we specifically referenced the multiple roles
played by Mr. Erbey as an area of concern.
Disregarding the concerns raised in our letter, Ocwen proceeded to execute contracts formalizing
this new force-placed arrangement, apparently without further consideration by any Board
member other than Mr. Erbey. Those contracts, dated as of June 1, 2014, indicate that Altisource
will generate significant revenue from Ocwens new force-placed arrangement while apparently
doing very little work. Indeed, a careful review of these and other documents suggests that
Ocwen hired Altisource to design Ocwens new force-placed program with the expectation and
intent that Altisource would use this opportunity to steer profits to itself.
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First, Altisource will reap enormous insurance commissions for having recommended that
Ocwen hire SWBC. Under the contracts, Ocwen promises to give its force-placed insurance
business to SWBC. SWBC does the work of negotiating premiums, preparing policies, and
handling renewals and cancellations. For these services, SWBC receives commissions from
insurers. SWBC then passes on a portion of those commissions, constituting 15% of net written
premium on the policies, to Altisource subsidiary Beltline, for insurance placement services.
Documents indicate that Ocwen expects to force-place policies on its borrowers in excess of
$400 million net written premium per year; a 15% commission on $400 million would be $60
million per year. It is unclear what insurance placement services, if any, Altisource is providing
to justify these commissions.
Second, Altisource will be paid a substantial annual fee for providing technology support that it
appears to be already obligated to provide. This fee relates to monitoring services, whereby
Ocwen pays a company to monitor whether its borrowers insurance remains in effect. Such
monitoring is necessary to establish which borrowers have lapsed on their payments and need to
have insurance force-placed upon them. Prior to 2014, Ocwen was paying ten cents per loan per
month to Assurant for monitoring. In this new arrangement, however, Ocwen agrees to pay
double the prior amount twenty cents per loan per month now paid to SWBC, for each of the
approximately 2.8 million borrowers serviced by Ocwen. SWBC, in turn, agrees to pass on
fifteen out of that twenty cents to Altisource, or an estimated $5 million per year. Altisource
provides only one service in exchange for this fee: granting SWBC access to Ocwens loan files.
Altisource, of course, only has access to Ocwens loan files through its own separate services
agreements with Ocwen, which appear to contractually obligate Altisource to provide this access
to business users designated by Ocwen to receive such access.
Third, the contracts require SWBC to use Altisource to provide loss draft management services
for Ocwen borrowers; to pay Altisource $75 per loss draft for these services; and to pay
Altisource an additional $10,000 per month for certain other services.
In an effort to better understand this arrangement, the Department requests that Ocwen provide
the following information and documents:
1. Is Altisource already obligated to provide access to Ocwens loan files to SWBC
pursuant to separate agreements with Ocwen? If your answer is no, please specifically
explain how the Technology Products Letter between Ocwen and Altisource, produced to
the Department beginning at OFC00002496, does not impose this obligation.
2. What services, if any, does Altisource or its subsidiary provide to SWBC in exchange for
SWBC paying the Altisource subsidiary a commission of 15% of insurance premiums?
In addition, it appears that payment of this commission excludes premium generated by
policies issued on properties in New York State. Please describe the negotiations that
resulted in this exclusion, and identify any alternate compensation to be paid to
Altisource or any affiliate to make up for the excluded commissions on New York
properties.
3. What services, if any, does Altisource provide to SWBC in exchange for SWBC paying
Altisource fifteen cents per loan per month?
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4. What services, if any, does Altisource provide to SWBC in exchange for an additional
$10,000 per month?
5. Under what circumstances do Ocwen policies and procedures permit approval of
transactions solely through the Credit Committee? Did this force-placed insurance
arrangement meet those requirements? Do Ocwen policies and procedures require any
additional review or approvals for transactions involving related companies? If so, did
Ocwen engage in that review or obtain those approvals for this arrangement?
6. Were any options presented to the Credit Committee other than the proposed SWBC
transaction? If so, did all such options feature the retention of Altisource to provide feebased services? Or were options presented that did not involve payments to Altisource?
7. Throughout this process, did members of the Credit Committee or any Ocwen personnel
give any consideration to the impact that Altisource fees and commissions would have in
increasing insurance premiums to be paid by struggling families?
8. After the Credit Committee approved Altisources January 2014 proposal for Ocwens
new forced-placed insurance program, it appears that certain changes were made to the
proposal, including an expansion of SWBCs and Altisources roles in the program and
their associated compensation. Please describe those changes and the negotiations that
led to those changes, and identify all personnel involved in negotiating and approving
those changes.
9. What process resulted in the August 2013 appointment of Altisources subsidiary as
Ocwens exclusive insurance representative? Was this process competitive? What
Ocwen Board members or personnel were involved in this appointment? Which Board
members, if any, authorized this appointment? Did those Ocwen Board members or
personnel know or anticipate that Altisource would return with a plan that would appear
to be highly profitable for itself?
10. What amount of revenue has Altisource or its affiliates realized, and what amount of
revenue is it projected to realize, from the services it is providing pursuant to this forceplaced insurance arrangement? What are its costs for providing those services? How
many employees at Altisource or its subsidiaries work on providing those services, and
how much of their time is dedicated to this work?
11. Altisources presentation to the Credit Committee stated that Altisource will establish its
own managing general underwriter during 2014 to provide LPI underwriting services
starting in 2015. Please explain Altisources intention to establish a managing general
underwriter, state whether Ocwen supports Altisources plan, and explain how this
development will affect Ocwens force-placed program, Altisources revenue, and the
fees to be charged to Ocwen borrowers or mortgage investors.
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Ocwen Financial Corporation 2013 Form 10-K Annual Report, at 18 (We have adopted policies, procedures and
practices to avoid potential conflicts with respect to our dealings with Altisource, HLSS, AAMC and Residential,
including our Executive Chairmen recusing himself from negotiations regarding, and approvals of, transactions
with these entities.); Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. 2013 Form 10-K Annual Report, at 17 (We follow
policies, procedures and practices to avoid potential conflicts with respect to our dealings with Ocwen, HLSS,
AAMC and Residential, including our Chairman recusing himself from negotiations regarding, and approvals of,
transactions with these entities.).
Ocwen Financial Corporation 2013 Form 10-K Annual Report, at F-60 (We believe the rates charged under
[agreements with Altisource] 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.); Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. 2013 Form 10-K Annual Report, at 7
(We record revenue we earn from Ocwen and its subsidiaries under various long-term servicing contracts at rates
we believe to be market rates as they are consistent with one or more of the following: the fees we charge to other
customers for comparable services; the fees Ocwen pays to other service providers; and fees charged by our
competitors.).
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We intend to fully review all of the issues raised above. Please also provide documents that
support your responses. We ask and expect that Ocwen will preserve all documents concerning
the matters discussed in this letter.
Sincerely,
Benjamin M. Lawsky
Superintendent of Financial Services
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Ocwen is currently the fourth largest mortgage loan servicer and the largest servicer of subprime loans in the United
States, servicing an unpaid principal balance (UPB) of approximately $430 billion.
Ocwen has grown more than ten-fold in the last several years. Beginning in 2009, Ocwen significantly expanded its
servicing operations through the acquisition of several major servicers of home loans, as well as the acquisition of
mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) for hundreds of billions of dollars in UPB.
In 2010 and 2011, NYDFS participated in a multistate examination of Ocwen, as well as entities ultimately acquired
by Ocwen. The examination of Ocwen identified, among other things, deficiencies in Ocwens servicing platform and
loss mitigation infrastructure, including (a) robo-signing, (b) inaccurate affidavits and failure to properly validate
document execution processes, (c) missing documentation, (d) wrongful foreclosure, (e) failure to properly maintain
books and records, and (f) initiation of foreclosure actions without proper legal standing.
Accordingly, Ocwen and NYDFS entered into an Agreement on Mortgage Servicing Practices on September 1, 2011. In
June 2012, the Department conducted a surprise examination of Ocwen to assess its compliance with the 2011
Agreement, and uncovered significant violations. Consequently, on December 5, 2012, Ocwen entered into a Consent
Order with NYDFS, which required Ocwen to retain an independent compliance monitor for two years.
During the course of the Monitors review, it identified numerous and significant additional violations of the 2011
Agreement, as well as New York State laws and regulations. For example, a limited review by the Monitor of 478 New
York loans that Ocwen had foreclosed upon revealed 1,358 violations of Ocwens legal obligations, or about three
violations per foreclosed loan. These violations included:
failing to confirm that it had the right to foreclose before initiating foreclosure proceedings;
failing to ensure that its statements to the court in foreclosure proceedings were correct;
pursuing foreclosure even while modification applications were pending ("dual tracking");
failing to maintain records confirming that it is not pursuing foreclosure of servicemembers on active duty; and
failing to assign a designated customer care representative.
The Department and the Monitor also identified, among other issues, (a) inadequate and ineffective information
technology systems and personnel, and (b) widespread conflicts of interest with related parties.
In the course of its review, the Monitor determined that Ocwens information technology systems are a patchwork of
legacy systems and systems inherited from acquired companies, many of which are incompatible. A frequent
occurrence is that a fix to one system creates unintended consequences in other systems. As a result, Ocwen
regularly gives borrowers incorrect or outdated information, sends borrowers backdated letters, unreliably tracks data
for investors, and maintains inaccurate records.
Ocwens core servicing functions rely on its inadequate systems. Specifically, Ocwen uses comment codes entered
either manually or automatically to service its portfolio; each code initiates a process, such as sending a delinquency
letter to a borrower, or referring a loan to foreclosure counsel. With Ocwens rapid growth and acquisitions of other
servicers, the number of Ocwens comment codes has ballooned to more than 8,400 such codes. Often, due to
insufficient integration following acquisitions of other servicers, there are duplicate codes that perform the same
function.
Despite these issues, Ocwen continues to rely on those systems to service its portfolio of distressed loans. Ocwens
reliance on technology has led it to employ fewer trained personnel than its competitors. For example, Ocwens Chief
Financial Officer recently acknowledged, in reference to its offshore customer care personnel, that Ocwen is simply
"training people to read the scripts and the dialogue engines with feeling." Ocwens policy is to require customer
support staff to follow the scripts closely, and Ocwen penalizes and has terminated customer support staff who fail
to follow the scripts that appear on their computer screens. In some cases, this policy has frustrated struggling
borrowers who have complex issues that exceed the bounds of a script and have issues speaking with
representatives at Ocwen capable of addressing their concerns. Moreover, Ocwens customer care representatives
in many cases provide conflicting responses to a borrowers question. Representatives have also failed in many
cases to record in Ocwens servicing system the nature of the concerns that a borrower has expressed, leading to
inaccurate records of the issues raised by the borrower.
The Departments review of Ocwens mortgage servicing practices also uncovered a number of conflicts of interest
between Ocwen and four other public companies (the aforementioned "related companies"), all of which are chaired
by Mr. Erbey, who is also the largest individual shareholder of each and the Executive Chairman of Ocwen.
Despite Mr. Erbeys holdings in these companies, Mr. Erbey has not in fact recused himself from approvals of several
transactions with the related parties. Mr. Erbey, who owns approximately 15 percent of Ocwens stock, and nearly
double that percentage of the stock of Altisource Portfolio, has participated in the approval of a number of
transactions between the two companies or from which Altisource received some benefit, including the renewal of
Ocwens forced placed insurance program in early 2014.
Ocwens close business relationship with related companies is particularly evident in its relationship with Altisource
Portfolio, which has dozens of subsidiaries that perform fee-based services for Ocwen. In one example, Altisource
Portfolio subsidiary Hubzu, an online auction site, hosts nearly all Ocwen auctions. In certain circumstances, Hubzu
has charged more for its services to Ocwen than to other customers charges which are then passed on to
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and investors.
Moreover, Ocwen
engages Altisource Portfolio
REALHome Services
Solutions, Inc. as its default real estate agency for short sales and investor-owned properties, even though this
agency principally employs out-of-state agents who do not perform the onsite work that local agents perform, at the
same cost to borrowers and investors.
Conflicts of interest are also evident at other levels of the Ocwen organization. For example, during its review, the
Monitor discovered that
Ocwens Chief Risk Officer concurrently served as the Chief Risk Officer of Altisource
Portfolio. The Chief Risk Officer reported directly to Mr. Erbey in both capacities. This individual seemed not to
appreciate the potential conflicts of interest posed by this dual role, which was of particular concern given his role as
Chief Risk Officer.
Homeowner Relief
In addition to the direct payments to Ocwen homeowners in New York, the company will also provide the following
relief:
Ocwen will provide upon request by a New York borrower that borrowers complete loan file, which includes all
information from all systems, including comment codes, at no cost to the borrower, regardless of whether such
borrowers loan is still serviced by Ocwen.
Ocwen will provide every New York borrower who is denied a modification, short sale, or deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure, a detailed explanation of the reasons for denial.
For all New York borrowers who have been reported negatively by Ocwen to credit agencies since January 1,
2010, Ocwen will provide upon request at no cost a copy of such borrowers credit report (including credit
scores), regardless of whether such borrowers loan is still serviced by Ocwen.
Nothing in today's agreement shall excuse Ocwen from paying additional required restitution to any borrowers
harmed by its improper or illegal conduct, including the backdating of letters to borrowers.
Additional Board Members, Monitor, and Significant Operational Reforms
Under today's agreement, to help address conflict of interest issues, Ocwen will expand its Board of Directors by two
independent board members in consultation with the Monitor. These additional directors will not own equity in any
related party company. Moreover, Ocwen's Board will contain no more than two executive directors at any time.
The Monitor will also review the adequacy and effectiveness of Ocwens operations, and assess Ocwens progress in
complying with recommended corrective measures. Such an assessment will include but is not limited to the
following areas:
Information technology systems and personnel, including with respect to record keeping and borrower
communications;
Number of personnel and the training and expertise of its personnel in all servicing operations;
Onboarding process for newly acquired mortgage servicing rights, including Ocwens ability to onboard newly
acquired MSRs without interruption to servicing newly acquired loans or its existing loan portfolio;
Controls in identifying and correcting errors made by Ocwens personnel or systems;
Risk management functions;
Contracts or proposed contracts with third parties, including but not limited to related parties;
Fees charged by Ocwen to borrowers or mortgage investors; and
The Ocwen borrower experience.
The Monitor will review and assess Ocwens current committees of the Board of Directors. The Ocwen Board will
consult with the Monitor concerning, among other things, the structure, composition, and reporting lines of such
committees, and whether certain committees should be either disbanded or created. The Board will consult with the
Monitor to determine which decisions should be committed to the specific oversight of the Boards independent
directors, or a committee comprised of such independent directors, including, but not limited to:
Approval of transactions with related parties;
Approval of transactions to acquire mortgage servicing rights, sub-servicing rights, or otherwise to increase the
number of loans serviced by Ocwen;
Approval of new relationships with third-party vendors;
Determinations as to whether Ocwens servicing, compliance, and information technology functions are
adequately staffed;
Determinations as to whether Ocwens servicing, compliance, and information technology personnel are
adequately trained;
Determinations as to whether Ocwens information technology infrastructure and ongoing investment in
information technology systems are adequate;
Determinations as to whether Ocwen is adequately addressing the issues identified by the Operations Monitor
and the Compliance Monitor; and
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The Monitor will semi-annually review and approve Ocwens benchmark pricing and performance studies with
respect to all fees or expenses charged to New York borrowers by any related party.
The Board will also consult with the Monitor to determine whether any additional members of senior management
should be terminated or whether additional officers should be retained to achieve the goals of complying with
today's agreement and all other applicable laws, regulations, and agreements as well as creating a corporate
culture of ethics, integrity, compliance, and responsiveness to borrowers.
To view a copy of today's consent order between NYDFS and Ocwen, please visit, link.
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Under the terms of the settlement, Ocwen will pay a civil monetary penalty of
$100 million to the NYDFS by December 31, which will be used by the State of
New York for housing, foreclosure relief and community redevelopment programs,
according to a release from the regulator.
The remaining $50 million will be used as restitution to current and former New
York borrowers in the form of $10,000 to each borrower whose home was
foreclosed upon by Ocwen between January 2009 and December 19, 2014. The
balance will then be distributed equally among borrowers who had foreclosure
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the midst of investigations from the NYDFS. As for the other $50 million, Ocwen
said it will record that amount in its fourth quarter 2014 financial statements.
Also as part of the settlement, Ocwen will not be permitted to acquire additional
mortgage servicing rights, or begin to acquire additional MSRs until an unless it
receives approval from the NYDFS, and meets benchmarks developed by the
independent monitor concerning the adequacy of Ocwens onboarding process for
newly acquired MSRs.
Todays agreement will deliver significant assistance to Ocwen homeowners in
New York and provide a new path for the company to clean up its operations,
said Lawsky in a written statement. We will continue to closely monitor Ocwen
to ensure that it lives up to its obligations under this agreement, and treats
struggling homeowners with the respect and dignity they deserve.
Ocwen has also agreed to several non-monetary provisions under the settlement,
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The company will also provide one free credit report per year, at its own expense,
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wow...can we expect some prosecutions then? i bet not. the company is well
known for being a giant pain in the a$$ to deal with and now they admit it. will
someone PLEASE get a class together to claim class action status and file suit to
make them pay for their sins...i will contribute $100
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At least THEY admitted they didn't deal adequately with distressed homeowners.
When we will hear the same acknowledgments from others?
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