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): August 16, 2010
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
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1-13219
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65-0039856
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1661 Worthington Road
Suite 100
West Palm Beach, Florida 33409
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 682-8000
Not applicable.
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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(b)
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On August 16, 2010, David J. Gunter, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen”), informed Ocwen that he was retiring effective August 27, 2010.
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Effective August 27, 2010, John Van Vlack, Ocwen’s Senior Vice President of Finance, will become Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Van Vlack, 46, joined Ocwen in September 2007, initially as Vice President of Finance, directing Ocwen’s Advance Facility and Portfolio Valuation departments. In August 2008 he was promoted to Senior Vice President where he assumed the responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer of Ocwen Asset Management, which encompasses Ocwen’s loan servicing business. From 1989 until joining Ocwen, he held several positions in BellSouth Corporation, including Chief Financial Officer of Network Operations, Retail Marketing, and in two subsidiaries in their Yellow Pages business. Mr. Van Vlack holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Emory University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Van Vlack has also been admitted as a Certified Public Accountant in Georgia.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Ronald M. Faris
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Ronald M. Faris
President
(On behalf of the Registrant and as its President)
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Date: August 19, 2010