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): April 14, 2015

 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   1-13219   65-0039856
         
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

  

 

1000 Abernathy Road NE, Suite 210

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(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)

 

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Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 14, 2015, Ocwen Financial Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary results for the year ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The financial results and other financial data presented in the press release and in the presentation referred to below in Item 7.01 are preliminary, based upon the Company’s estimates and subject to completion of the Company’s final financial closing procedures. Moreover, this data has been prepared on the basis of currently available information. The Company’s independent auditor has not audited or reviewed, and does not express an opinion with respect to, this data. This data does not constitute a comprehensive statement of the Company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2014, and the Company’s final results could differ materially from these preliminary results. In particular, the data presented incorporates the impact of the Company fully reserving for its deferred tax asset, which results in a corresponding loss of approximately $77 million, in order to present a conservative view of the Company’s results and financial position as the Company continues to prepare and evaluate information related to its ability to operate as a going concern and to provide such information to its auditors for the purposes of its audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Company is currently unable to provide an estimate of when its 2014 financial statements will be finalized.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Beginning on April 14, 2015, the Company will be using the materials attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto in connection with presentations to our senior secured term loan lenders regarding a potential amendment thereto. The materials attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 in this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and, as a result, such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Forward-looking statements 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: adverse effects on our business as a result of recent regulatory settlements; reactions to the announcement of such settlements by key counterparties; increased regulatory scrutiny and media attention, due to rumors or otherwise; uncertainty related to claims, litigation and investigations brought by government agencies and private parties regarding our servicing, foreclosure, modification and other practices; any adverse developments in existing legal proceedings or the initiation of new legal proceedings; our ability to effectively manage our regulatory and contractual compliance obligations; our ability to execute on our strategy to reduce the size of our Agency servicing portfolio; the adequacy of our financial resources, including our sources of liquidity and ability to fund and recover advances, repay borrowings and comply with debt covenants; our servicer and credit ratings as well as other actions from various rating agencies, including the impact of recent downgrades of our servicer and credit ratings; volatility in our stock price; the characteristics of our servicing portfolio, including prepayment speeds along with delinquency and advance rates; our ability to contain and reduce our operating costs; our ability to successfully modify delinquent loans, manage foreclosures and sell foreclosed properties; uncertainty related to legislation, regulations, regulatory agency actions, government programs and policies, industry initiatives and evolving best servicing practices; as well as other risks detailed in Ocwen’s reports and filings with the SEC, including its annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2013 (filed with the SEC on August 18, 2014) and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 (filed with the SEC on October 31, 2014). Anyone wishing to understand Ocwen’s business should review its SEC filings. Ocwen’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Ocwen may post information that is important to investors on its website.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit    
Number   Description
     
99.1   Press release of Ocwen Financial Corporation dated April 14, 2015.
99.2   Lender Update dated April 14, 2015.
 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Registrant)

     
Date: April 14, 2015 By:  /s/ Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
    Michael R. Bourque, Jr.
    Chief Financial Officer
   

(On behalf of the Registrant and as its principal financial officer)