Edgar Filing: OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

	For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

or

o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

	For the transition period from: _____________________to _____________________

Commission File Number: 1-13219

Ocwen Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		65-0039856
(State or other jurisdiction		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

2002 Summit Boulevard, 6th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30319

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(561) 682-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes o No x

Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of April 29, 2011: 100,937,283 shares.

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3

	Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010	3

	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010	4

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010	5

	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010	6

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010	7

	Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	28

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	41

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	42

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	43

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	43

Item 6.	Exhibits	43

Signatures		44

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this report, including, without limitation, statements regarding our financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for our future operations, are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements include declarations regarding our management’s beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “intend,” “consider,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance as they are subject to certain assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties in predicting future results. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the following:

	·	our sources of liquidity, our ability to fund and recover advances, repayment of borrowings, compliance with debt covenants and the adequacy of financial resources;

	·	servicing portfolio characteristics, including prepayment speeds, float balances, delinquency and advances rates;

	·	our ability to grow or otherwise adapt our business, including the availability of new servicing opportunities and joint ventures;

	·	our ability to reduce our cost structure;

	·	our ability to successfully modify delinquent loans, manage foreclosures and sell foreclosed properties;

	·	our reserves, valuations, provisions and anticipated realization on assets;

	·	our ability to effectively manage our exposure to interest rate changes and foreign exchange fluctuations;

	·	our credit and servicer ratings and other actions from various rating agencies;

	·	uncertainty related to general economic and market conditions, delinquency rates, home prices and real-estate owned disposition timelines;

	·	uncertainty related to the actions of loan owners, including mortgage-backed securities investors, regarding loan putbacks or legal actions;

	·	uncertainty related to the processes for judicial and non-judicial foreclosure proceedings, including potential additional costs or delays or moratoria in the future or claims pertaining to past practices;

	·	uncertainty related to litigation or dispute resolution and inquiries from government agencies into past servicing and foreclosure practices; and

	·	uncertainty related to legislation, regulations, regulatory agency actions, government programs and policies, industry initiatives and evolving best servicing practices.

Further information on the risks specific to our business is detailed within this report and our other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and our current reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and should not be relied upon. Ocwen Financial Corporation undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

	March 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Assets
Cash	$	129,087		$	127,796
Restricted cash – for securitization investors		1,005			727
Loans held for resale, at lower of cost or fair value		25,153			25,803
Advances		174,842			184,833
Match funded advances		1,639,811			1,924,052
Loans, net – restricted for securitization investors		65,112			67,340
Mortgage servicing rights		184,571			193,985
Receivables, net		50,279			69,518
Deferred tax assets, net		137,551			138,716
Goodwill		12,810			12,810
Premises and equipment, net		5,110			5,475
Investments in unconsolidated entities		11,588			12,072
Other assets		128,868			158,282
Total assets	$	2,565,787		$	2,921,409

Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Match funded liabilities	$	1,289,129		$	1,482,529
Secured borrowings – owed to securitization investors		60,841			62,705
Lines of credit and other secured borrowings		77,710			246,073
Servicer liabilities		2,067			2,492
Debt securities		82,554			82,554
Other liabilities		123,019			140,239
Total liabilities		1,635,320			2,016,592

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 20)

Equity
Ocwen Financial Corporation stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 100,937,283 and 100,726,947 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively		1,009			1,007
Additional paid-in capital		468,963			467,500
Retained earnings		467,530			445,456
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes		(7,281	)		(9,392	)
Total Ocwen Financial Corporation stockholders’ equity		930,221			904,571
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries		246			246
Total equity		930,467			904,817
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,565,787		$	2,921,409

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

For the three months ended March 31,	2011			2010
Revenue
Servicing and subservicing fees	$	102,505		$	66,480
Process management fees		7,796			7,906
Other revenues		705			1,200
Total revenue		111,006			75,586

Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits		14,787			12,777
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights		8,923			6,375
Servicing and origination		1,922			591
Technology and communications		6,872			5,664
Professional services		2,384			3,255
Occupancy and equipment		4,130			4,446
Other operating expenses		2,181			2,069
Total operating expenses		41,199			35,177

Income from operations		69,807			40,409

Other income (expense)
Interest income		2,169			3,645
Interest expense		(37,543	)		(12,471	)
Gain on trading securities		—			765
Loss on loans held for resale, net		(904	)		(1,038	)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities		130			735
Other, net		830			(600	)
Other expense, net		(35,318	)		(8,964	)

Income before income taxes		34,489			31,445
Income tax expense		12,425			10,574
Net income		22,064			20,871
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries		10			(11	)
Net income attributable to Ocwen Financial Corporation	$	22,074		$	20,860

Earnings per share attributable to Ocwen Financial Corporation
Basic	$	0.22		$	0.21
Diluted	$	0.21		$	0.20

Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		100,762,446			99,975,881
Diluted		107,777,775			107,324,415

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Dollars in thousands)

For the three months ended March 31,	2011		2010

Net income	$	22,064	$	20,871

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:

Unrealized foreign currency translation income (loss ) arising during the period (1)		20		(70	)

Change in deferred loss on cash flow hedges arising during the period (2)		1,945		—
Reclassification adjustment for losses on cash flow hedges included in net income (3)		155		—
Net change in deferred loss on cash flow hedges		2,100		—

Other (4)		1		—

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes		2,121		(70	)

Comprehensive income		24,185		20,801

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests		—		8

Comprehensive income attributable to Ocwen Financial Corporation	$	24,185	$	20,809

(1)	Net of income tax (expense) benefit of $(13) and $30 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(2)	Net of income tax expense of $1,073 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

(3)	Net of income tax expense of $88 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

(4)	Net of income tax expense of $1 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

(Dollars in thousands)

	OCN Shareholders
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Retained		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss,			Non-controlling Interest in
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings		Net of Taxes			Subsidiaries			Total

Balance at December 31, 2010		100,726,947	$	1,007	$	467,500	$	445,456	$	(9,392	)	$	246		$	904,817
Net income (loss)		—		—		—		22,074		—			(10	)		22,064
Exercise of common stock options		210,336		2		577		—		—			—			579
Equity-based compensation		—		—		886		—		—			—			886
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes		—		—		—		—		2,111			10			2,121
Balance at March 31, 2011		100,937,283	$	1,009	$	468,963	$	467,530	$	(7,281	)	$	246		$	930,467

	OCN Shareholders
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Retained		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss,			Non-controlling Interest in
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Earnings		Net of Taxes			Subsidiaries			Total

Balance at December 31, 2009		99,956,833	$	1,000	$	459,542	$	405,198	$	(129	)	$	252		$	865,863
Adoption of ASC 810 (FASB Statement No. 167), net of tax		—		—		—		2,274		—			—			2,274
Net income		—		—		—		20,860		—			11			20,871
Exercise of common stock options		207,775		2		959		—		—			—			961
Equity-based compensation		—		—		948		—		—			—			948
Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes		—		—		—		—		(51	)		(19	)		(70	)
Balance at March 31, 2010		100,164,608	$	1,002	$	461,449	$	428,332	$	(180	)	$	244		$	890,847

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

For the three months ended March 31,	2011			2010
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	22,064		$	20,871
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights		8,923			6,375
Amortization of debt discount		6,046			1,146
Amortization of debt issuance costs – senior secured term loan		7,771			—
Depreciation		750			397
Reversal of valuation allowance on mortgage servicing assets		(214	)		(723	)
Gain on trading securities		—			(765	)
Loss on loans held for resale, net		904			1,038
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities		(130	)		(735	)
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(1,246	)		(146	)
(Increase) decrease in deferred tax assets, net		(10	)		19,102
Net cash provided by trading activities		—			123,193
Net cash provided by loans held for resale activities		233			454
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in advances and match funded advances		294,180			71,643
Decrease in receivables and other assets, net		38,393			13,033
Decrease in servicer liabilities		(425	)		(17,421	)
Decrease in other liabilities		(11,549	)		(14,826	)
Other, net		2,363			3,359
Net cash provided by operating activities		368,053			225,995

Cash flows from investing activities
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities		1,458			1,201
Investment in unconsolidated entity – Correspondent One S.A.		(1,025	)		—
Additions to premises and equipment		(385	)		(1,600	)
Proceeds from sales of real estate		230			822
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash – for securitization investors		(278	)		377
Principal payments received on loans – restricted for securitization investors		1,501			1,324
Net cash provided by investing activities		1,501			2,124

Cash flows from financing activities
(Repayment of) proceeds from match funded liabilities		(193,400	)		90,794
Repayment of secured borrowings – owed to securitization investors		(1,864	)		(3,055	)
Proceeds from lines of credit and other secured borrowings		—			74,953
Repayment of lines of credit and other secured borrowings		(173,163	)		(13,400	)
Repayment of investment line		—			(156,968	)
Repurchase of debt securities		—			(11,589	)
Exercise of common stock options		836			871
Other		(672	)		(631	)
Net cash used by financing activities		(368,263	)		(19,025	)

Net increase in cash		1,291			209,094
Cash at beginning of period		127,796			90,919
Cash at end of period	$	129,087		$	300,013

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2011

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

NOTE 1

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization

Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN) (Ocwen or OCN), through its subsidiaries, is a leading provider of residential and commercial mortgage loan servicing, special servicing and asset management services. Ocwen is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with offices in West Palm Beach, Florida, Orlando, Florida, the District of Columbia and support operations in India and Uruguay. Ocwen is a Florida corporation organized in February 1988. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (OLS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocwen, is a licensed mortgage servicer in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories.

At March 31, 2011, Ocwen owned all of the outstanding stock of its primary subsidiaries: OLS, Ocwen Financial Solutions, Private Limited (OFSPL) and Investors Mortgage Insurance Holding Company. OCN also holds a 25% interest in Ocwen Structured Investments, LLC (OSI) and an approximate 25% interest in Ocwen Nonperforming Loans, LLC (ONL) and Ocwen REO, LLC (OREO). In March 2011, Ocwen and Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (Altisource) each acquired a 50% equity interest in a newly formed entity, Correspondent One S.A. (Correspondent One).

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the instructions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Form 10-Q and SEC Regulation S-X, Article 10, Rule 10-01 for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation. The results of operations and other data for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year ending December 31, 2011. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements presented herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly significant relate to our fair value measurements, the provision for potential estimates that may arise from litigation proceedings, the amortization of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and the valuation of goodwill and deferred tax assets.

Principles of Consolidation

Our financial statements include the accounts of Ocwen and its majority-owned subsidiaries. We apply the equity method of accounting to investments when the entity is not a variable interest entity (VIE), and we are able to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the policies and procedures of the entity but own 50% or less of the voting securities. We account for our investments in OSI, ONL, OREO and Correspondent One using the equity method. We have eliminated intercompany accounts and transactions in consolidation.

Variable Interest Entities

We evaluate each special purpose entity (SPE) for classification as a VIE. When an SPE meets the definition of a VIE and we determine that Ocwen is the primary beneficiary, we include the SPE in our consolidated financial statements.

We have determined that the SPEs created in connection with the match funded financing facilities discussed below are VIEs of which we are the primary beneficiary. We have also determined that we are the primary beneficiary for certain residential mortgage loan securitization trusts. The accounts of these SPEs are included in our consolidated financial statements.

Securitizations or Asset Backed Financing Arrangements

Ocwen or its subsidiaries have been a transferor in connection with a number of securitizations or asset-backed financing arrangements. We have continuing involvement with the financial assets of eight of the securitizations and four of the asset-backed financing arrangements. We also hold residual interests in and are the servicer for three securitizations where we were not a transferor.

We have aggregated these securitizations and asset-backed financing arrangements into two groups: (1) securitizations of residential mortgage loans and (2) financings of advances on loans serviced for others.

Securitizations of Residential Mortgage Loans. In prior years, we securitized residential mortgage loans using certain trusts. These transactions were accounted for as sales even though we continued to be involved with the trusts, typically by acting as the servicer or sub-servicer for the loans held by the trust and by retaining a beneficial ownership interest in the trust. The beneficial interests we held consisted of both subordinate and residual securities that were either retained at the time of the securitization or subsequently acquired.

For four of these trusts, we have determined that our involvement represents a variable interest and that we are the primary beneficiary. We have included these four trusts in our consolidated financial statements. Our involvement with each of the remaining trusts does not represent a variable interest, and therefore, we exclude them from our consolidated financial statements.

We have determined that Ocwen is the primary beneficiary of the four consolidated securitization trusts because:

	1.	as the servicer we have the right to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the trusts through our ability to manage the delinquent assets of the trusts, and

	2.	as holder of all or a portion of the residual tranches of the securities issued by the trust, we have the obligation to absorb losses of the trusts, to the extent of the value of our investment, and the right to receive benefits from the trust, both of which could potentially be significant to the trusts.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the four consolidated trusts generated income (loss) from continuing operations of $(219) and $343, respectively. See Note 6 and Note 11 for additional information regarding Loans – restricted for securitization investors and Secured borrowings – owed to securitization investors.

The following table presents a summary of the involvement of Ocwen with unconsolidated securitization trusts and summary financial information for the trusts where we are the transferor and hold beneficial interests. Although we are the servicer for these trusts, the residual interests that we hold in these entities have no value and no potential return of significant cash flows. As a result, we are not exposed to loss from these holdings. Further, since our valuation of the residual interest is based on anticipated cash flows, we are unlikely to receive any future benefits from our residual interests in these trusts.

For the three months ended March 31,	2011		2010
Total servicing and subservicing fee revenues	$	843	$	951

	As of
	March 31, 2011		December 31, 2010

Total servicing advances	$	14,996	$	16,886
Total mortgage servicing rights at amortized cost		1,289		1,330

With regard to both the consolidated and the unconsolidated securitization trusts, we have no obligation to provide financial support to the trusts and have provided no such support. The creditors of the trusts can look only to the assets of the trusts themselves for satisfaction of the debt and have no recourse against the assets of Ocwen. Similarly, the general creditors of Ocwen have no claim on the assets of the trusts. Our exposure to loss as a result of our continuing involvement is limited to the carrying values of our investments in the residual and subordinate securities of the trusts, our mortgage servicing rights that are related to the trusts and our advances to the trusts. We consider the probability of loss arising from our advances to be remote because of their position ahead of most of the other liabilities of the trusts. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our investment in the securities of the trusts was $2,660 and $2,691, respectively, all of which is eliminated in consolidation. See Note 4, Note 5 and Note 7 for additional information regarding Advances, Match funded advances and Mortgage servicing rights.

Financings of Advances on Loans Serviced for Others. Match funded advances on loans serviced for others result from our transfers of residential loan servicing advances to SPEs in exchange for cash. These SPEs issue debt supported by collections on the transferred advances. We made these transfers under the terms of five advance facility agreements, one of which we terminated in December 2010. These transfers do not qualify for sales accounting because we retain control over the transferred assets. As a result, we account for these transfers as financings and classify the transferred advances on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as Match funded advances and the related liabilities as Match funded liabilities. Collections on the advances pledged to the SPEs are used to repay principal and interest and to pay the expenses of the entity. Holders of the debt issued by these entities can look only to the assets of the entities themselves for satisfaction of the debt and have no recourse against OCN. However, OLS has guaranteed the payment of the obligations under the securitization documents of one of the entities, Ocwen Servicer Advance Funding (Wachovia), LLC (OSAFW). The maximum amount payable under the guarantee is limited to 10% of the notes outstanding at the end of the facility’s revolving period on June 30, 2011. As of March 31, 2011, OSAFW had $234,327 of notes outstanding.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of the SPEs formed in connection with our match funded advance facilities, at the dates indicated:

	March 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Match funded advances	$	1,639,811	$	1,924,052
Other assets		85,765		103,448
Total assets	$	1,725,576	$	2,027,500

Match funded liabilities	$	1,289,129	$	1,482,529
Due to affiliates (1)		236,512		262,900
Other liabilities		2,441		2,890
Total liabilities	$	1,528,082	$	1,748,319

(1)	Amounts are payable to Ocwen and its consolidated affiliates and eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassification

Within the operating activities section of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2010, we reclassified the $1,146 adjustment for amortization of the discount on the fee reimbursement advance borrowing from the Decrease in other liabilities line item to Amortization of debt discount, to conform to the 2011 presentation. Also within the operating activities section, we reclassified the $146 gain on extinguishment of debt from Other, net to the new line item, Gain on extinguishment of debt, to conform to the 2011 presentation.

NOTE 2

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

ASU No. 2010-06 (ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. ASU 2010-06 revised two disclosure requirements concerning fair value measurements and clarified two others. It requires separate presentation of significant transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for such transfers. It also requires the presentation of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements within Level 3 on a gross rather than net basis. The amendments also clarified that disclosures should be disaggregated by class of asset or liability and that disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques should be provided for both recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements. These new disclosure requirements became effective for our financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2010, except for the requirement concerning gross presentation of Level 3 activity, which became effective for the period ended March 31, 2011. See Note 3 for our fair value disclosures related to financial instruments.

ASU No. 2010-20 (ASC 310, Receivables): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. This standard outlines specific disclosures required for the allowance for credit losses and all financing receivables. A financing receivable is defined as a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the entity’s statement of financial position and includes instruments such as certain trade receivables, notes receivable and lease receivables as well as mortgage loans, auto loans, credit card loans and other consumer or commercial lending agreements.

The standard requires disclosure of disaggregated information for both the finance receivables and the related allowance for credit losses and introduces two defined terms that govern the level of disaggregation. These terms include “portfolio segment” and “class” of financing receivable. A portfolio segment is the level at which an entity determines its allowance for credit losses, such as by type of receivable, industry or risk. A class of financing receivable is defined as a group of finance receivables determined based on their initial measurement attribute, risk characteristics and an entity’s method for monitoring and assessing credit risk. The disclosure requirements specifically do not apply to trade receivables with contractual maturities of one year or less that arose from the sale of goods or services, except for credit card receivables. The disclosure requirements do not apply to mortgage banking activities, including the long-term servicing of loans. In addition, certain disclosures are not required for receivables measured at the lower of cost or market.

The new guidance requires an entity to provide the extensive disclosures or information for the reporting periods presented both for information as of the end of a reporting period and for activity that occurred during the period.

Disclosures of information as of the end of a reporting period became effective for our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010. The disclosures about activity that occurred during a reporting period, such as the allowance rollforward and modification disclosures became effective for our financial statements for the interim period beginning January 1, 2011. Our adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

See Note 8 for our disclosures related to receivables.

ASU 2010-28 (ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts. The amendments in this update affect all entities that have recognized goodwill and have one or more reporting units whose carrying amount for purposes of performing Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test is zero or negative. For those reporting units, Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test is required if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. This update became effective for our financial statements for the interim period beginning January 1, 2011. Our adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations. Our recognized goodwill relates to our September 1, 2010 acquisition (the “HomEq Acquisition”) of the U.S. non-prime mortgage servicing business of Barclays Bank PLC and is included in the Servicing segment, which does not have a negative or zero carrying value.

NOTE 3

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The carrying amounts and the estimated fair values of our financial instruments are as follows at the dates indicated:

	March 31, 2011						December 31, 2010
	Carrying Value			Fair Value			Carrying Value			Fair Value
Financial assets:
Loans held for resale	$	25,153		$	25,153		$	25,803		$	25,803
Loans, net – restricted for securitization investors		65,112			62,728			67,340			64,795
Advances		1,814,653			1,814,653			2,108,885			2,108,885
Receivables, net		50,279			50,279			69,518			69,518
Financial liabilities:
Match funded liabilities	$	1,289,129		$	1,292,417		$	1,482,529		$	1,486,476
Lines of credit and other secured borrowings		77,710			68,312			246,073			252,722
Secured borrowings – owed to securitization investors		60,841			60,069			62,705			62,105
Servicer liabilities		2,067			2,067			2,492			2,492
Debt securities		82,554			80,245			82,554			75,325
Derivative financial instruments, net	$	(12,397	)	$	(12,397	)	$	(15,351	)	$	(15,351	)

Fair value is estimated based on a hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels whereby the highest priority is given to Level 1 inputs and the lowest to Level 3 inputs.

The three broad categories are:

	Level 1:	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

	Level 2:	Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

	Level 3:	Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

Where available, we utilize quoted market prices or observable inputs rather than unobservable inputs to determine fair value. We classify assets in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The following table presents assets and liabilities measured at fair value categorized by input level within the fair value hierarchy:

	Carrying value			Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
At March 31, 2011:
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Derivative financial instruments, net (1)	$	(12,397	)	—	—	$	(12,397	)
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Loans held for resale (2)		25,153		—	—		25,153
Mortgage servicing rights (3)		342		—	—		342

At December 31, 2010:
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Derivative financial instruments, net (1)	$	(15,351	)	—	—	$	(15,351	)
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Loans held for resale (2)		25,803		—	—		25,803
Mortgage servicing rights (3)		334		—	—		334

(1)	The derivative financial instruments are not exchange-traded and therefore quoted market prices or other observable inputs are not available. Fair value is based on estimates provided by third-party pricing sources. See Note 14 for additional information on our derivative financial instruments.

(2)	Loans held for resale are reported at the lower of cost or fair value. The fair value of loans for which we do not have a firm commitment to sell is based upon a discounted cash flow analysis with the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk of the estimated cash flows. Significant assumptions include collateral and loan characteristics, prevailing market conditions and the creditworthiness of the borrower. All loans held for resale were measured at fair value because the cost exceeded the estimated fair value. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the carrying value of loans held for resale is net of a valuation allowance of $14,528 and $14,611, respectively. Current market illiquidity has reduced the availability of observable pricing data. Consequently, we classify loans within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

(3)	Balances represent the carrying value of the impaired stratum of MSRs, net of a valuation allowance of $2,650 and $2,864 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The estimated fair value exceeded amortized cost for all other strata. See Note 7 for additional information on MSRs, including significant assumptions used in their valuation.

The following tables present a reconciliation of the changes in fair value of our Level 3 assets that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis:

Three months ended March 31, 2011:	Derivative Financial Instruments

Beginning balance	$	(15,351	)

Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
Purchases		—
Issuances		—
Sales		—
Settlements		46
		46

Total realized and unrealized gains and (losses) (1):
Included in Other, net		(353	)
Included in Other comprehensive income		3,261
		2,908

Transfers in and / or out of Level 3		—
Ending balance	$	(12,397	)

				Trading Securities
Three months ended March 31, 2010:	Derivative Financial Instruments			Auction Rate Securities			Subordinates and Residuals		Total

Beginning balance	$	(45	)	$	247,464		$	59	$	247,478

Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements:
Purchases		—			—			—		—
Issuances		—			—			—		—
Sales		—			(29,848	)		—		(29,848	)
Settlements		—			(93,345	)		—		(93,345	)
		—			(123,193	)		—		(123,193	)

Total realized and unrealized gains and (losses) (1):
Included in Gain on trading securities		—			765			—		765
Included in Other, net		(435	)		—			—		(435	)
		(435	)		765			—		330

Transfers in and / or out of Level 3		—			—			—		—
Ending balance	$	(480	)	$	125,036		$	59	$	124,615

(1)

Total net gains on trading securities for the first three months of 2010 include unrealized gains of $1,022 on auction rate securities held at March 31, 2010. The total net losses attributable to derivative financial instruments for three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010 were comprised exclusively of losses on derivatives held at March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010.

NOTE 4

ADVANCES

Advances, representing payments made on behalf of borrowers or on foreclosed properties, consisted of the following at the dates indicated:

	March 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Servicing:
Principal and interest	$	77,889	$	82,060
Taxes and insurance		55,089		49,785
Foreclosure and bankruptcy costs		23,000		27,163
Other		14,746		21,701
		170,724		180,709
Corporate Items and Other		4,118		4,124
	$	174,842	$	184,833

Servicing advances of $66,606 and $75,489 were pledged as collateral under the term reimbursement advance borrowing as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

NOTE 5

MATCH FUNDED ADVANCES

Match funded advances on residential loans we service for others, as more fully described in Note 1—Principles of Consolidation-Financings of Advances on Loans Serviced for Others, are comprised of the following at the dates indicated:

	March 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Principal and interest	$	736,178	$	947,990
Taxes and insurance		623,553		684,928
Foreclosure and bankruptcy costs		128,721		140,181
Real estate servicing costs		118,148		116,064
Other		33,211		34,889
	$	1,639,811	$	1,924,052

NOTE 6

LOANS – RESTRICTED FOR SECURITIZATION INVESTORS

Loans – restricted for securitization investors are held by four securitization trusts that we include in our consolidated financial statements, as more fully described in Note 1—Securitizations of Residential Mortgage Loans. Loans – restricted for securitization investors consisted of the following at:

	March 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Single family residential loans (1)	$	67,649		$	69,718
Allowance for loans losses		(2,537	)		(2,378	)
	$	65,112		$	67,340

(1)	Includes nonperforming loans of $13,773 and $12,933 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

At March 31, 2011, the trusts held 1,550 loans that are secured by first or second liens on one- to four-family residential properties. These loans have a weighted average coupon rate of 9.35% and a weighted average remaining life of 134 months.

NOTE 7

MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

Servicing Assets. The following table summarizes the activity in the carrying value of residential servicing assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011:

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	193,985
Purchases		—
Servicing transfers and adjustments		(4	)
Decrease in impairment valuation allowance		214
Amortization (1)		(9,624	)
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	184,571

(1)

During the first three months of 2011 and 2010, amortization of servicing liabilities exceeded the amount of charges we recognized to increase servicing liability obligations by $701 and $400, respectively. Amortization of mortgage servicing rights of $8,923 and $6,375 for these periods is reported net of these amounts in our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The following table presents the composition of our servicing and subservicing portfolios by type of property serviced as measured by UPB. The servicing portfolio represents purchased mortgage servicing rights while subservicing generally represents all other mortgage servicing rights.

	Residential		Commercial		Total
UPB of Assets Serviced:
March 31, 2011:
Servicing	$	48,874,298	$	—	$	48,874,298
Subservicing (1)		21,668,663		388,514		22,057,177
	$	70,542,961	$	388,514	$	70,931,475
December 31, 2010:
Servicing	$	51,252,380	$	—	$	51,252,380
Subservicing (1)		22,634,011		434,305		23,068,316
	$	73,886,391	$	434,305	$	74,320,696

(1)	Residential subservicing includes non-performing loans serviced for Freddie Mac.

MSRs are an intangible asset representing the right to service a portfolio of mortgage loans. We generally obtain MSRs by purchasing them from the owners of the mortgage loans. Residential assets serviced consist principally of mortgage loans, primarily subprime, but also include foreclosed real estate. Commercial assets serviced consist of foreclosed real estate. Assets serviced for others are not included on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Custodial accounts, which hold funds representing collections of principal and interest we receive from borrowers, are escrowed with an unaffiliated bank and excluded from our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Custodial accounts amounted to approximately $342,100 and $320,300 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Valuation Allowance for Impairment. During 2008, we established a valuation allowance for impairment of $3,624 on the high-loan-to-value stratum of our mortgage servicing rights as the estimated fair value was less than the carrying value. Changes in the valuation allowance for impairment are reflected in Servicing and origination expenses in our Consolidated Statement of Operations. Net of the current valuation allowance of $2,650, the carrying value of this stratum was $342 at March 31, 2011. For all other strata, the fair value was above the carrying value at March 31, 2011.

The estimated fair value of residential MSRs at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $230,994 and $237,407, respectively. The more significant assumptions used in the March 31, 2011 valuation include prepayment speeds ranging from 13% to 28% (depending on loan type) and 90+ non-performing delinquency rates ranging from 15% to 27% (depending on loan type). Other assumptions include an interest rate of 1-month LIBOR plus 4% for computing the cost of financing advances, an interest rate of 1-month LIBOR for computing float earnings and a discount rate of 20%.

Servicing Liabilities. We recognize a servicing liability for those agreements that are not expected to compensate us adequately for performing the servicing. Servicing liabilities were $2,714 and $3,415 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and are included in Other liabilities.

NOTE 8

RECEIVABLES

Receivables consisted of the following at the dates indicated:

	Receivables		Allowance for Credit Losses			Net
March 31, 2011
Servicing (1)	$	46,984	$	(242	)	$	46,742
Affordable housing (2)		6,893		(5,877	)		1,016
Due from Altisource (3)		996		—			996
Other		2,812		(1,287	)		1,525
	$	57,685	$	(7,406	)	$	50,279

December 31, 2010
Servicing (1)	$	59,436	$	(262	)	$	59,174
Income taxes receivable		3,620		—			3,620
Affordable housing (2)		6,882		(5,866	)		1,016
Due from Altisource (3)		2,445		—			2,445
Other		4,586		(1,323	)		3,263
	$	76,969	$	(7,451	)	$	69,518

(1)	The balances at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 arise from our Servicing business and primarily include reimbursable expenditures due from investors and amounts to be recovered from the custodial accounts of the trustees.

(2)	The balances at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 primarily represent annual payments to be received through June 2014 for proceeds from sales of investments in affordable housing properties. None of these receivables are delinquent.

(3)	See Note 19 for additional information regarding our relationship with Altisource.

Receivable balances are evaluated individually. The change in the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and the balance of the related receivables at those dates were as follows:

	Affordable Housing		Other			Total

Beginning allowance for credit losses balance	$	5,866	$	1,323		$	7,189
Charge offs		—		—			—
Recoveries		—		(36	)		(36	)
Provision		11		—			11
Ending allowance for credit losses balance	$	5,877	$	1,287		$	7,164

Ending receivables balance	$	6,893	$	2,812		$	9,705

NOTE 9

OTHER ASSETS

Other assets consisted of the following at the dates indicated:

	March 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Debt service accounts (1)	$	69,566	$	86,234
Interest earning collateral deposits (2)		23,510		25,738
Prepaid lender fees and debt issuance costs, net (3)		14,806		22,467
Term note (4)		5,600		5,600
Real estate, net		4,153		4,682
Other		11,233		13,561
	$	128,868	$	158,282

(1)

Under our four advance funding facilities, we are contractually required to remit collections on pledged advances to the trustee within two days of receipt. The collected funds are not applied to reduce the related match funded debt until the payment dates specified in the indenture. The balance also includes amounts that have been set aside from the proceeds of our four match funded advance facilities to provide for possible shortfalls in the funds available to pay certain expenses and interest. These funds are held in interest earning accounts.

(2)	Includes $14,908 and $18,684 of cash collateral held by the counterparties to certain of our interest rate swap agreements as at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

(3)	Costs at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 relate to match funded liabilities and other secured borrowings of the Servicing segment, including the $350,000 senior secured term loan facility. We amortize these costs to the earlier of the scheduled amortization date, contractual maturity date or prepayment date of the debt.

(4)	In March 2009, we issued a $7,000 note receivable, maturing on April 1, 2014, in connection with advances funded by the Ocwen Servicer Advance Funding, LLC (OSAF) term note pledged as collateral, as described in Note 12. We receive 1-Month LIBOR plus 300 basis points (bps) under the terms of this note receivable. Under the terms of the note, repayments of $1,400 per year are required beginning April 1, 2010. We are obligated to pay 1-Month LIBOR plus 350 bps under the terms of a five-year note payable to the same counterparty. We do not have a contractual right to offset these payments. This note is performing in accordance with its terms and we have not recognized an allowance for credit allowances at March 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

NOTE 10

MATCH FUNDED LIABILITIES

Match funded liabilities, as more fully described in Note 1—Principles of Consolidation – Match Funded Advances on Loans Serviced for Others, are comprised of the following at:

					Unused	Balance Outstanding
			Amortization		Borrowing		March 31,		December
Borrowing Type	Interest Rate	Maturity (1)	Date (1)		Capacity (2)		2011		31, 2010
Advance Receivable Backed Note Series 2009-3 (3)	4.14%	Jul. 2023	Jul. 2012	$	—	$	210,000	$	210,000
Variable Funding Note Series 2009-2 (4)	1-Month LIBOR + 350 bps	Nov. 2023	Nov. 2012		88,000		—		—
Variable Funding Note Series 2009-1 (5)	Commercial paper rate + 200 bps	Feb. 2022	Feb. 2012		249,456		50,544		1,095
Advance Receivable Backed Note Series 2010-1 (3)(6)	3.59%	Sep. 2023	Feb. 2011		—		160,000		200,000
Class A-1 Term Note	Commercial paper rate + 350 bps	Aug. 2043	Aug. 2013		—		555,919		721,000
Class A-2 Variable Funding Note	Commercial paper rate + 350 bps	Aug. 2043	Aug. 2013		200,000		—		—
Class B Term Note	Commercial paper rate + 525 bps	Aug. 2043	Aug. 2013		—		25,872		33,500
Class C Term Note	Commercial paper rate + 625 bps	Aug. 2043	Aug. 2013		—		24,617		31,900
Class D Term Note	1-Month LIBOR + 750 bps	Aug. 2043	Aug. 2013		—		18,991		24,600
Advance Receivable Backed Notes (7)	1-Month LIBOR + 400 bps	Mar. 2020	May 2011		91,141		8,859		10,315
Advance Receivable Backed Notes (7)(8)	1-Month LIBOR + 200 bps	May 2012	May 2011		265,673		234,327		250,119
				$	894,270	$	1,289,129	$	1,482,529

(1)

The amortization date of our facilities is the date on which the revolving period ends under each advance facility note and repayment of the outstanding balance must begin if the note is not renewed or extended. The maturity date is the date on which all outstanding balances must be repaid. In all but two advance facilities, there is a single note outstanding. For each of these facilities, after the amortization date, all collections that represent the repayment of advances pledged to the facility must be applied to reduce the balance of the note outstanding, and any new advances are ineligible to be financed.

(2)	Our unused borrowing capacity is available to us provided that we have additional eligible collateral to pledge. Collateral may only be pledged to one facility.

(3)	These notes were issued under the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

(4)	Under the terms of the note purchase agreement, the maximum funding obligation will increase from $88,000 to $100,000 in November 2011.

(5)	The interest rate for this note is determined using a commercial paper rate that reflects the borrowing costs of the lender plus a margin of 200 bps. In February 2011, the amortization date was extended to February 2012.

(6)	This note entered into its amortization period in February 2011. The 2010-1 Indenture Supplement provides for scheduled amortization of $40,000 per quarter through January 2012.

(7)	In May 2011, the amortization date was extended to June 30, 2011.

(8)	Under the terms of the facility, we pay interest on drawn balances at 1-Month LIBOR plus 200 bps. In addition, we pay, in twelve monthly installments, a facility fee of 1.30% of the maximum borrowing capacity of $500,000.

NOTE 11

SECURED BORROWINGS – OWED TO SECURITIZATION INVESTORS

Secured borrowings – owed to securitization investors of $60,841 and $62,705 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, consist of certificates that represent beneficial ownership interests in four securitization trusts that we include in our consolidated financial statements, as more fully described in Note 1—Securitizations of Residential Mortgage Loans. The holders of these certificates have no recourse against the assets of Ocwen.

The trusts consist principally of mortgage loans that are secured by first and second liens on one- to four-family residential properties. Except for the residuals, the certificates generally pay interest based on 1-Month LIBOR plus a margin of from 8 to 250 basis points. Interest rates on the certificates are generally capped at the weighted average of the net mortgage rates of the mortgage loans in the respective loan pools.

NOTE 12

LINES OF CREDIT AND OTHER SECURED BORROWINGS

Secured lines of credit from various unaffiliated financial institutions are as follows:

				Unused		Balance Outstanding
				Borrowing		March 31,			December
Borrowings	Collateral	Interest Rate	Maturity	Capacity		2011			31, 2010

Servicing:
Senior secured term loan (1)		1-Month LIBOR + 700 bps with a LIBOR floor of 2% (1)	June 2015	$	—	$	26,250		$	197,500
Fee reimbursement advance	Term note (2)	Zero coupon	March 2014		—		46,754			48,000
Term note (3)	Advances	1-Month LIBOR + 350 basis points	March 2014		—		4,200			5,600
					—		77,204			251,100
Corporate Items and Other
Securities sold under an agreement to repurchase (4)	Ocwen Real Estate Asset Liquidating Trust 2007-1 Notes	(4)	(4)		—		7,261			7,774
							84,465			258,874
Discount (1) (2)					—		(6,755	)		(12,801	)
				$	—	$	77,710		$	246,073

(1)	On July 29, 2010, we entered into a senior secured term loan facility agreement and borrowed $350,000. The loan was issued with an original issue discount of $7,000 that we are amortizing over the expected life of the loans. The unamortized balance of the discount at March 31, 2011 is $545. Borrowings bear interest, at the election of Ocwen, at a rate per annum equal to either (a) the greatest of (i) the prime rate of Barclays Bank PLC in effect on such day, (ii) the federal funds effective rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (iii) the one-month Eurodollar rate (1-Month LIBOR), in each case plus the applicable margin of 6.00% and a floor of 3.00% or (b) 1-Month LIBOR, plus the applicable margin of 7.00% with a 1-Month LIBOR floor of 2.00%. We are required to repay the principal amount in consecutive quarterly installments of $8,750 commencing September 30, 2010, with the balance becoming due on July 29, 2015. Payments in excess of the mandatory quarterly installments also serve to reduce borrowing capacity under this facility, so that capacity always equals the amount outstanding. We have pledged otherwise unencumbered cash, MSRs, advances, receivables, premises and equipment and other assets, excluding interest earning collateral and debt service accounts, as collateral for this loan.

(2)	We have pledged our interest in a $60,000 term note issued by OSAF on March 31, 2009 as collateral for this advance. In turn, we have pledged advances on loans serviced for others as collateral for the OSAF note, similar to match funded advances and liabilities. The fee reimbursement advance is payable annually no later than April 30 in five installments of $12,000. However, under the service agreement that governs this advance, a portion of the annual installment is forgiven if the net written premium by the lender for insurance on serviced loans and real estate exceeds $100,000 during the contract year that ends each March 31. Based on the net written premium for the contract year ended March 31, 2011, the lender forgave $1,246 of the outstanding debt balance. We recognized this gain on the extinguishment of debt in Other income (expense), net. We repaid the remainder of the annual $12,000 installment in April 2011. The advance does not carry a stated rate of interest. However, we are compensating the lender for the advance of funds by forgoing the receipt of fees due from the lender over the five-year term of the advance. Accordingly, we recorded the advance as a zero-coupon bond issued at an initial implied discount of $14,627. We used an implicit market rate of 10.1% to compute the discount that we are amortizing to interest expense over the five-year term of the advance. The unamortized balance of the discount at March 31, 2011 is $6,210.

(3)	This note that was issued by OSAF is secured by advances on loans serviced for others, similar to match funded advances and liabilities. The lender has pledged its interest in this note to us as collateral against the $5,600 term note receivable from the lender that we hold. See Note 9 additional information.

(4)

In August 2010, we obtained financing under a repurchase agreement for the Class A-2 and A-3 notes issued by Ocwen Real Estate Asset Liquidating Trust 2007-1 with a face value of $33,605. This agreement has no stated credit limit and lending is determined for each transaction based on the acceptability of the securities presented as collateral. Borrowings mature and are renewed monthly. The borrowings secured by the Class A-2 notes bear interest at 1-Month LIBOR + 200 basis points and borrowings secured by the Class A-3 notes bear interest at 1-Month LIBOR + 300 basis points.

NOTE 13

OTHER LIABILITIES

Other liabilities were comprised of the following at the dates indicated:

	March 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Accrued expenses (1)(2)	$	51,065	$	55,816
Checks held for escheat		18,091		18,087
Derivatives, at fair value		12,497		15,670
Deferred income		9,622		10,394
Accrued interest payable		3,559		4,830
Liability for selected tax items		2,913		2,913
Payable to Altisource (3)		2,899		3,877
Income taxes payable		2,793		—
Servicing liabilities		2,714		3,415
Other (4)		16,866		25,237
	$	123,019	$	140,239

(1)	The balances at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 include $22,690 and $24,366, respectively, of litigation reserves established primarily in connection with the settlement of one legal proceeding and a judgment in another case. See Note 20 for additional information regarding these cases.

(2)	During 2010, in connection with the HomEq Acquisition, we accrued facility closure costs of $7,794 for the termination of the HomEq office leases effective in 2013 and $32,954 for employee termination benefits. The balances at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 include $7,158 and $7,794, respectively, of lease termination accruals and $232 and $1,332, respectively, of employee termination benefit accruals. The change in the accrual balances is due to payments made, net of $8 of amortization of the discount recorded at the time that the lease termination accrual was established.

(3)	See Note 19 for additional information regarding our relationship with Altisource.

(4)	The balances at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 include $7,645 and $14,943, respectively, due to investors in connection with loans we service under subservicing agreements.

NOTE 14

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Because our current derivative agreements are not exchange-traded, we are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the agreements. We control this risk through credit monitoring procedures including financial analysis, dollar limits and other monitoring procedures. The notional amount of our contracts does not represent our exposure to credit loss.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk Management

In 2010, we entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against the effect of changes in the value of the India Rupee (INR) on amounts payable to our India subsidiary, OFSPL. We did not designate these contracts as hedges. We did not renew or replace these contracts upon their expiration in April 2011.

Our operations in Uruguay also expose us to foreign currency exchange rate risk, but we consider this risk to be insignificant.

Interest Rate Management

We include certain securitization trusts in our consolidated financial statements as more fully described in Note 1—Securitizations of Residential Mortgage Loans. As a result, we report the fair value of an interest rate swap that is held by one of the securitization trusts. Under the terms of the swap, the trust pays a fixed rate of 4.935% and receives a variable rate equal to 1-Month LIBOR. The notional amount and fair value of the swap was $8,700 and $(227), respectively, at March 31, 2011. This swap was not designated as a hedge.

In April 2010, we entered into a $250,000 interest rate swap to hedge against the effects of a change in 1-Month LIBOR on borrowing under a $500,000 advance funding facility that carries a variable interest rate. The balance outstanding under this facility at March 31, 2011 was $234,327. Under the terms of the swap, we pay a fixed rate of 2.059% and receive a variable rate equal to 1-Month LIBOR. Settlements under the terms of this swap commenced in August 2010. The notional amount and fair value of the swap was $250,000 and $(6,309), respectively, at March 31, 2011. Projected net settlements for the next twelve months total approximately $3,977 of payments to the counterparty. We designated this swap as a cash flow hedge.

In June 2010, we entered into two interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $637,200 to hedge against the effects of changes in the lender’s commercial paper rate and 1-Month LIBOR on borrowings under a second variable-rate advance funding facility. The balance outstanding under this facility at March 31, 2011 was $625,399. Under the terms of the two swaps, we pay fixed rates of 1.575% and 1.5275%, respectively, and receive a variable rate equal to 1-Month LIBOR. Settlements under the terms of these swaps commenced in September 2010. The notional amount and fair value of the swap was $547,327 and $(5,961), respectively, at March 31, 2011. Projected net settlements for the next twelve months total approximately $5,382 of payments to the counterparty. We designated these swaps as cash flow hedges.

The following table summarizes the use of derivatives during the three months ended March 31, 2011:

	Foreign Exchange Forwards			Interest Rate Swaps

Notional balance at December 31, 2010	$	6,400		$	846,888
Additions		—			—
Maturities		(4,800	)		(40,861	)
Terminations		—			—
Notional balance at March 31, 2011	$	1,600		$	806,027

Fair value of derivative assets (liabilities) at (1):
March 31, 2011	$	100		$	(12,497	)
December 31, 2010	$	319		$	(15,670	)

Maturity	April 2011			November 2011 to August 2013

(1)	Derivatives are reported at fair value in Other assets or in Other liabilities.

Net realized and unrealized losses included in Other income (expense), net related to derivative financial instruments that were not designated as hedges were $110 and $435 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Other income (expense), net for the three months ended March 31, 2011 also includes $243 of unrealized losses arising from ineffectiveness of the interest rate swaps that we designated as cash flow hedges.

Included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, was $11,174 and $14,435 of deferred unrealized losses, before taxes of $4,036 and $5,196, respectively, on the swaps that we designated as cash flow hedges.

NOTE 15

SERVICING AND SUBSERVICING FEES

We earn fees for providing services to owners of mortgage loans and foreclose real estate. The following table presents the components of servicing and subservicing fees for the three months ended March 31:

	2011		2010
Loan servicing and subservicing fees	$	77,437	$	45,913
Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) fees		8,638		6,453
Late charges		8,544		8,180
Loan collection fees		2,554		2,143
Custodial accounts (float earnings) (1)		539		488
Other		4,793		3,303
	$	102,505	$	66,480

(1)	For the three months ended March 31, 2010, float earnings included $431 of interest income from our investment in auction rate securities.

NOTE 16

INTEREST EXPENSE

The following table presents the components of Interest expense for each category of our interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended March 31:

	2011		2010
Match funded liabilities	$	20,784	$	10,001
Lines of credit and other secured borrowings		15,238		521
Secured borrowings – owed to securitization investors		196		190
Investment line		—		376
Debt securities:
3.25% Convertible Notes		459		459
10.875% Capital Trust Securities		710		822
Other		156		102
	$	37,543	$	12,471

NOTE 17

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic EPS excludes common stock equivalents and is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to OCN by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. We calculate diluted EPS by dividing net income attributable to OCN, as adjusted to add back interest expense net of income tax on the 3.25% Convertible Notes, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding including the potential dilutive common shares related to outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards and the 3.25% Convertible Notes.

The following is a reconciliation of the calculation of basic EPS to diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31:

	2011		2010
Basic EPS:
Net income attributable to Ocwen Financial Corporation	$	22,074	$	20,860

Weighted average shares of common stock		100,762,446		99,975,881

Basic EPS	$	0.22	$	0.21

Diluted EPS:
Net income attributable to Ocwen Financial Corporation	$