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Exhibit 99.1

 

Ocwen Financial Corporation®

 

 

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
  John P. Van Vlack
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer &
  Chief Accounting Officer
  T: (561) 682-7721
  E: John.VanVlack@Ocwen.com

 

Ocwen reports

EPS of $0.71 for 2011 up 97% over 2010,

Net Income of $78.3 Million for 2011 up 106% over 2010,

Cash Flow from Operations of $982 Million for 2011

 

Atlanta, GA – (February 23, 2012) Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen” or the “Company”) (NYSE:OCN) today reported Net income of $9.7 million, or $0.08 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011. This compares with Net income of $9.9 million, or $0.09 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Ocwen incurred $31.3 million of transaction-related expenses, largely associated with the Litton Loan Servicing LP (“Litton”) acquisition, and $3.6 million of losses on foreign exchange forward contracts. Adjusting for these resulted in normalized pre-tax earnings for the quarter of $53.4 million, a 57%increase over the normalized results in the fourth quarter of 2010. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $156.6 million, 38% higher than the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

For the full year 2011, Net income was $78.3 million or $0.71 per share versus full year 2010 Net income of $38.0 million or $0.36 per share. Full year Revenue in 2011 was $495.9 million up 38% from 2010. Normalized pre-tax earnings for 2011 increased by 54% over 2010 to $188.8 million.

 

Fourth quarter business performance highlights:

 

  · Completed the transfer of the remaining loans on the Litton platform to the Ocwen platform on November 1, 2011.
  · Entered into acquisition agreements that will add approximately $31 billion of unpaid principal balance (UPB) to Ocwen’s servicing portfolio and converted approximately $11 billion from subservicing to owned servicing in early 2012.
  · Completed a follow on public offering of 28,750,000 shares of common stock on November 9, 2011 resulting in net proceeds of $354.4 million. These funds were raised to support pending and potential future servicing acquisitions.
  · Secured an additional $200 million borrowing commitment on the Senior Secured Term Loan which is expected to result in proceeds of $194 million to support pending servicing acquisitions.
  · Reduced delinquencies from 28.7% on September 30, 2011 to 27.9% on December 31, 2011.
  · Completed 18,663 loan modifications. HAMP modifications accounted for 16% of completed modifications.
  · Increased loan modification offers in the fourth quarter of 2011 by 23% over the third quarter of 2011 to a total of 21,566.
  · Generated Cash flow from operations of $178.5 million.

 

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Ocwen Financial Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

February 23, 2012

 

Full-year 2011 Business performance highlights: 

  · December 31, 2011 servicing portfolio UPB was $102.2 billion, an increase of 38% over year-end 2010.
  · Completed 76,205 loan modifications.
  · Generated $982 million in Cash flow from operations.

 

On February 10, 2012, Ocwen entered into an agreement to sell to Home Loan Servicing Solutions (HLSS) the right to receive the servicing fees relating to approximately $16 billion of UPB. In addition, HLSS will take over ownership and responsibility for the associated servicing advances and match funded liabilities. Ocwen will continue to service the loans receiving a subservicing fee and ancillary income. The sale is expected to close when HLSS completes its initial public offering. As valued on December 31, 2011, Ocwen expects to receive approximately $181 million in cash from the transaction; 25% of the proceeds will be used to pay-down the Senior Secured Term Loan as required by the terms of the loan. The remaining cash will be available for future acquisitions, debt repayment or other corporate purposes under the terms of the Senior Secured Term Loan.

 

“The Litton acquisition continues to meet or exceed our expectations,” said Ron Faris, President and CEO. “The integration was completed on November 1st as planned. Particularly gratifying has been our solid delinquency management performance to-date on the Litton loans, and we should see further progress in coming months as our modification programs take hold. On our overall portfolio, we were able to reduce non-performing loans from 28.7% in the third quarter to 27.9% in the fourth quarter. Ocwen’s success in scaling-up its operations and maintaining strong servicing results is attributable to the experience of our team and Ocwen’s industry-leading technology. The sturdy performance of the Litton acquisition makes us even more confident that we will achieve a seamless integration of the pending portfolio acquisitions into our platform. In anticipation of these pending deals, we have ramped up our operations accordingly which dampened actual and normalized earnings in the fourth quarter and will similarly impact results in the first quarter of 2012.”

 

Mr. Faris added, “We completed 18,663 modifications in the fourth quarter, which is an increase of more than 18.5% over the prior quarter. Moreover, we saw a substantial rise in modification offers in the fourth quarter indicating continued modification growth and reduced delinquency levels in the first quarter of this year. For all of 2011, Ocwen completed 76,205 modifications. We remain committed to reducing losses on the loans we service and helping homeowners stay in their homes through sensible loan modifications.”

 

Chairman William Erbey stated “The imminent execution of an asset sale to HLSS is an important milestone in our strategy to make Ocwen into an ‘equity-light’ fee-for-services business. In the near-term, HLSS should provide us additional capital for growth, without dilution to existing shareholders, and make Ocwen more competitive on transactions. Over time, we would hope to move most of Ocwen’s MSRs and advances to HLSS. The impact of this should be higher returns on equity than we could achieve by keeping the assets on Ocwen’s balance sheet.”

 

Mr. Erbey further commented that, “The servicing industry as a whole continues to be in the news with the recent federal and state settlement with major banks. We believe that the changes in the industry remain positive for Ocwen’s growth and provide useful clarity around servicing standards. Our sales pipeline remains robust and our competitive position very strong.”

 

The fourth quarter of 2010 had a total of $18.8 million of normalizing items, including $17.5 million of transaction expenses related to the HomEq acquisition that should be considered when comparing with 2011 results. For more detail on normalizing items as well as prior earnings releases and SEC filings please refer to the “Shareholder Relations” section of our website at www.ocwen.com.

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Ocwen Financial Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

February 23, 2012

 

Ocwen Financial Corporation is a leading provider of residential and commercial loan servicing, special servicing and asset management services. Ocwen is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in West Palm Beach and Orlando, Florida, Houston, Texas, McDonough, Georgia and Washington, DC and support operations in India and Uruguay. Utilizing advanced technology and world-class training and processes, we provide solutions that help homeowners and 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. 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 Ocwen’s reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011 and its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 to be filed on or before February 29,2012. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon. Ocwen undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements.

 

This news release contains references to “normalized” results, which are non-GAAP performance measures. We believe these non-GAAP performance measures may provide additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior periods. Non-GAAP performance measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

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Ocwen Financial Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

February 23, 2012

 

Residential Servicing Statistics (Dollars in thousands)

 

   At or for the three months ended 
   December 31, 2011   September 30, 2011   June 30, 2011   March 31, 2011   December 31, 2010 
Total unpaid principal balance of loans and REO serviced  $102,199,222   $106,126,168   $70,830,567   $70,542,961   $73,886,391 
Non-performing loans and REO serviced as a % of total UPB (1)   27.9%   28.7%   24.2%   24.7%   27.3%
Prepayment speed (average CPR)   14.1%   15.2%   14.3%   13.9%   12.6%

 

  (1) Non-performing loans exclude those serviced under special servicing agreements where we have no obligation to advance.

 

Segment Results (Dollars in thousands) (UNAUDITED) 

 

   Three months  Twelve months
For the periods ended December 31,  2011  2010  2011  2010
Servicing                    
Revenue  $155,646   $113,216   $494,871   $359,798 
Operating expenses   86,539    59,069    231,238    200,108 
Income from operations   69,107    54,147    263,633    159,690 
Other expense, net   (43,646)   (35,313)   (127,753)   (81,495)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes   25,461    18,834    135,880    78,195 
                     
Corporate Items and Other                    
Revenue   651    441    2,348    2,112 
Operating expenses   3,471    4,341    8,971    37,130 
Loss from operations   (2,820)   (3,900)   (6,623)   (35,018)
Other income (expense), net   (4,122)   225    (6,262)   (4,023)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes   (6,942)   (3,675)   (12,885)   (39,041)
                     
Corporate Eliminations                    
Revenue   328    (384)   (1,289)   (1,529)
Operating expenses   471    (145)   (625)   (764)
Loss from operations   (143)   (239)   (664)   (765)
Other income, net   143    239    664    765 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes                
Consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes  $18,519   $15,159   $122,995   $39,154 

 

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Ocwen Financial Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

February 23, 2012

 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(UNAUDITED)
 

 

For the periods ended December 31,  Three months  Twelve months
   2011  2010  2011  2010
Revenue                    
Servicing and subservicing fees  $147,922   $102,859   $458,875   $321,699 
Process management fees   8,082    9,572    34,233    33,704 
Other revenues   621    842    2,822    4,978 
Total revenue   156,625    113,273    495,930    360,381 
                     
Operating expenses                    
Compensation and benefits   40,737    17,892    99,844    87,644 
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights   12,937    9,352    42,996    31,455 
Servicing and origination   3,062    2,095    8,254    6,851 
Technology and communications   11,843    7,062    33,617    25,644 
Professional services   9,232    5,316    19,961    42,837 
Occupancy and equipment   8,756    19,407    23,759    32,924 
Other operating expenses   3,914    2,141    11,153    9,119 
Total operating expenses   90,481    63,265    239,584    236,474 
                     
Income from operations   66,144    50,008    256,346    123,907 
                     
Other income (expense)                    
Interest income   2,232    2,352    8,876    10,859 
Interest expense   (45,756)   (35,906)   (132,770)   (85,923)
Loss on trading securities       (4,010)       (7,968)
Loss on loans held for resale, net   (998)   (3,239)   (4,529)   (5,865)
Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated entities   (56)   27    (746)   1,371 
Other, net   (3,047)   5,927    (4,182)   2,773 
Other expense, net   (47,625)   (34,849)   (133,351)   (84,753)
                     
Income from continuing operations before taxes   18,519    15,159    122,995    39,154 
Income tax expense   8,864    5,235    44,672    5,545 
Income from continuing operations   9,655    9,924    78,323    33,609 
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes               4,383 
Net income   9,655    9,924    78,323    37,992 
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest   (4)   (3)   8    (8)
Net income attributable to Ocwen Financial Corporation (OCN)  $9,651   $9,921   $78,331   $37,984 
                     
Basic earnings per share                    
Income from continuing operations attributable to OCN  $0.08   $0.10   $0.75   $0.34 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to OCN               0.04 
Net income attributable to OCN  $0.08   $0.10   $0.75   $0.38 
                     
Diluted earnings per share                    
Income from continuing operations attributable to OCN  $0.08   $0.09   $0.71   $0.32 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to OCN               0.04 
Net income attributable to OCN  $0.08   $0.09   $0.71   $0.36 
                     
Weighted average common shares outstanding                    
Basic   115,185,458    100,610,141    104,507,055    100,273,121 
Diluted   123,102,557    107,441,874    111,855,961    107,483,015 

 

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Ocwen Financial Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

February 23, 2012

 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(UNAUDITED) 

 

   December 31, 2011   December 31, 2010 
           
Assets          
Cash  $144,234   $127,796 
Restricted cash – for securitization investors   675    727 
Loans held for resale, at lower of cost or fair value   20,633    25,803 
Advances   103,591    184,833 
Match funded advances   3,629,911    1,924,052 
Loans, net – restricted for securitization investors   58,560    67,340 
Mortgage servicing rights, net   293,152    193,985 
Receivables, net   83,202    69,518 
Deferred tax assets, net   107,968    138,716 
Goodwill   78,432    12,810 
Premises and equipment, net   7,350    5,475 
Investments in unconsolidated entities   23,507    12,072 
Other assets   185,942    158,282 
Total assets  $4,737,157   $2,921,409 
           
Liabilities and Equity          
Liabilities          
Match funded liabilities  $2,558,951   $1,482,529 
Secured borrowings – owed to securitization investors   53,323    62,705 
Lines of credit and other secured borrowings   540,369    246,073 
Debt securities   82,554    82,554 
Other liabilities   158,649    142,731 
Total liabilities   3,393,846    2,016,592 
           
Equity          
Ocwen Financial Corporation stockholders’ equity          
Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 129,899,288 and 100,726,947 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively   1,299    1,007 
Additional paid-in capital   826,121    467,500 
Retained earnings   523,787    445,456 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes   (7,896)   (9,392)
Total Ocwen Financial Corporation stockholders’ equity   1,343,311    904,571 
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries       246 
Total equity   1,343,311    904,817 
Total liabilities and equity  $4,737,157   $2,921,409 

 

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