UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020
OR
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020
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 No. 1-13219
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida65-0039856
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1661 Worthington Road, Suite 100
33409
West Palm Beach, FloridaFlorida33409
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)
(561) 682-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par ValueOCNNew York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Large accelerated fileroAccelerated filerx
Non-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 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 outstanding as of May 3,October 30, 2020: 129,683,3778,683,994 shares








OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
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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 statements regarding our financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for our future operations, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by a reference to a future period or by the use of forward-looking terminology. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “expect”, “believe”, “foresee”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “goal”, “strategy”, “plan” “target” and “project” or conditional verbs such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “could” or “would” or the negative of these terms, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Our business has been undergoing substantial change and as a result of the global Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic we are in the midst of a period of significant capital markets volatility and rapidly evolving mortgage lending and servicing ecosystem which has magnified such uncertainties. Readers should bear these factors in mind when considering forward-looking statements and should not place undue reliance on such statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by such statements. In the past, actual results have differed from those suggested by forward-looking statements and this may happen again. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the risks discussed or referenced under Item 1A, Risk Factors and the following:
uncertainty relating to the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including with respect to the response of the U.S. government, state governments, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Maethe Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (together, the GSEs), the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) and regulators;
the potential for ongoing COVID-19 related disruption in the financial markets and in commercial activity generally, increased unemployment, and other financial difficulties facing our borrowers;
the proportion of borrowers who enter into forbearance plans, the financial ability of borrowers to resume repayment and their timing for doing so;
impacts on our operations resulting from employee illness, social distancing measures and our shift to greater utilization of remote work arrangements;
the adequacy of our financial resources, including our sources of liquidity and ability to sell, fund and recover servicing advances, forward and reverse whole loans, and HECM and forward loan buyouts and put backs, as well as repay, renew and extend borrowings, borrow additional amounts as and when required, meet our MSR or other asset investment objectives and comply with our debt agreements, including the financial and other covenants contained in them;
increased servicing costs based on rising borrower delinquency levels or other factors;
reduced collection of servicing fees and ancillary income and delayed collection of servicing revenue as a result of forbearance plans and moratoria on evictions and foreclosure proceedings;
the size and timing of a potential reverse split of our common stock, and the impact of such a split on our stock price, market capitalization, and the trading market for our common stock;
our ability to regain compliance with the continued listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange;
uncertainty relatedcontinue to improve our ability to execute on ourfinancial performance through cost re-engineering initiatives and take the other actions we believe are necessary for us to improve our financial performance;actions;
uncertainty related to our ability to acquire mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) or other assets or businesses at adequate risk-adjusted returns, including our ability to allocate adequate capital for such investments, negotiate and execute purchase documentation and satisfy closing conditions so as to consummate such acquisitions;
uncertainty related to our abilitycontinue to grow our lending business and increase our lending volumes in a competitive market and uncertain interest rate environment;
uncertainty related to our long-term relationship and remaining agreements with New Residential Investment Corp. (NRZ), our largest servicing client;
our ability to execute an orderly and timely transfer of responsibilities in connection with the termination by NRZ of our legacy PHH Mortgage Corporation (PMC) subservicing agreement;
the reactions of regulators, lenders and other contractual counterparties, rating agencies, stockholders and other stakeholders to the announcement of the termination of the PMC subservicing agreement;
uncertainty related to claims, litigation, cease and desist orders and investigations brought by government agencies and private parties regarding our servicing, foreclosure, modification, origination and other practices, including uncertainty related to past, present or future investigations, litigation, cease and desist orders and settlements with state regulators, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), State Attorneys General, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice or the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and actions brought under the False Claims Act regarding incentive and other payments made by governmental entities;;


adverse effects on our business as a result of regulatory investigations, litigation, cease and desist orders or settlements;
settlements and the reactions to the announcement of such investigations, litigation, cease and desist orders or settlements by key counterparties, including lenders, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)GSEs and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae);Ginnie Mae;
our ability to comply with the terms of our settlements with regulatory agencies and the costs of doing so;
increased regulatory scrutiny and media attention;
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;
uncertainty related to changes in legislation, regulations, government programs and policies, industry initiatives, best servicing and lending practices, and media scrutiny of our business and industry;
our ability to interpret correctly and comply with liquidity, net worth and other financial and other requirements of regulators, Fannie Mae, Freddie Macthe GSEs and Ginnie Mae, as well as those set forth in our debt and other agreements;
our ability to comply with our servicing agreements, including our ability to comply with our agreements with, and the requirements of, Fannie Mae, Freddie Macthe GSEs and Ginnie Mae and maintain our seller/servicer and other statuses with them;
our servicer and credit ratings as well as other actions from various rating agencies, including the impact of prior or future downgrades of our servicer and credit ratings;
failure of our information technology or other security systems or breach of our privacy protections, including any failure to protect customers’ data;
uncertainty related to the ability of
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our reliance on our technology vendors to adequately maintain and support our systems, including our servicing systems, loan originations and financial reporting systems;
systems, and uncertainty relating to our ability to identify and address any issues arising in connection with the transfer of loanstransition to the Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (Black Knight) LoanSphere MSP® servicing system (Black Knight MSP)alternative vendors, if necessary, without incurring significant cost or disruption to our operations;
the loss of the services of our senior managers and key employees;
uncertainty related to the actions of loan owners and guarantors, including mortgage-backed securities investors, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the GSEs), Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)GSEs, Ginnie Mae and trustees regarding loan put-backs, penalties and legal actions;
uncertainty related to the GSEs substantially curtailing or ceasing to purchase our conforming loan originations or the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) of the HUD or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ceasing to provide insurance;
uncertainty related to our ability to continue to collect certain expedited payment or convenience fees and potential liability for charging such fees;
uncertainty related to our reserves, valuations, provisions and anticipated realization of assets;
uncertainty related to the ability of third-party obligors and financing sources to fund servicing advances on a timely basis on loans serviced by us;
the characteristics of our servicing portfolio, including prepayment speeds along with delinquency and advance rates;
our ability to successfully modify delinquent loans, manage foreclosures and sell foreclosed properties;
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;
our ability to adequately manage and maintain real estate owned (REO) properties and vacant properties collateralizing loans that we service;
uncertainty related to legislation, regulations, regulatory agency actions, regulatory examinations, government programs and policies, industry initiatives and evolving best servicing practices;
our ability to realize anticipated future gains from future draws on existing loans in our reverse mortgage portfolio;
our ability to effectively manage our exposure to interest rate changes and foreign exchange fluctuations;
our ability to effectively transform our operations in response to changing business needs, including our ability to do so without unanticipated adverse tax consequences;
uncertainty related to the political or economic stability of the United States and of the foreign countries in which we have operations; and
our ability to maintain positive relationships with our large shareholders and obtain their support for management proposals requiring shareholder approval.
Further information on the risks specific to our business is detailed within this report and our other reports and filings with the SEC including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K since such date. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and we disclaim any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.




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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Assets  
Cash and cash equivalents$321,455 $428,339 
Restricted cash (amounts related to variable interest entities (VIEs) of $13,108 and $20,434)61,511 64,001 
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), at fair value1,069,013 1,486,395 
Advances, net (amounts related to VIEs of $660,816 and $801,990)832,604 1,056,523 
Loans held for sale ($366,966 and $208,752 carried at fair value)390,631 275,269 
Loans held for investment, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $11,012 and $23,342)6,860,942 6,292,938 
Receivables, net201,607 201,220 
Premises and equipment, net23,620 38,274 
Other assets ($25,204 and $8,524 carried at fair value) (amounts related to VIEs of $7,584 and $4,078)662,468 563,240 
Total assets$10,423,851 $10,406,199 
Liabilities and Equity  
Liabilities  
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage-Backed Securities (HMBS) related borrowings, at fair value$6,606,543 $6,063,435 
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)580,078 679,109 
Other financing liabilities, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $11,012 and $22,002)588,321 972,595 
Other secured borrowings, net (amounts related to VIEs $186,986 and $240,893)915,292 1,025,791 
Senior notes, net311,689 311,085 
Other liabilities ($1,671 and $100 carried at fair value) (amounts related to VIEs of $93 and $144)997,461 942,173 
Total liabilities9,999,384 9,994,188 
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 21 and 22)
Stockholders’ Equity  
Common stock, $.01 par value; 13,333,333 shares authorized; 8,672,272 and 8,990,816 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively87 90 
Additional paid-in capital556,176 558,057 
Accumulated deficit(124,459)(138,542)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes(7,337)(7,594)
Total stockholders’ equity424,467 412,011 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$10,423,851 $10,406,199 

 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Assets 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$263,555
 $428,339
Restricted cash (amounts related to variable interest entities (VIEs) of $13,881 and $20,434)53,177
 64,001
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), at fair value1,050,228
 1,486,395
Advances, net (amounts related to VIEs of $751,020 and $801,990)1,024,807
 1,056,523
Loans held for sale ($203,592 and $208,752 carried at fair value)246,015
 275,269
Loans held for investment, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $22,561 and $23,342)6,591,382
 6,292,938
Receivables, net235,305
 201,220
Premises and equipment, net37,430
 38,274
Other assets ($17,711 and $8,524 carried at fair value) (amounts related to VIEs of $2,290 and $4,078)484,125
 563,240
Total assets$9,986,024
 $10,406,199

   
Liabilities and Equity 
  
Liabilities 
  
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage-Backed Securities (HMBS) related borrowings, at fair value$6,323,091
 $6,063,435
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)625,951
 679,109
Other financing liabilities, at fair value (amounts related to VIEs of $21,365 and $22,002)623,049
 972,595
Other secured borrowings, net (amounts related to VIEs $200,006 and $240,893)797,615
 1,025,791
Senior notes, net311,290
 311,085
Other liabilities ($2,589 and $100 carried at fair value) (amounts related to VIEs of $88 and $144)875,171
 942,173
Total liabilities9,556,167
 9,994,188

   
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 20 and 21)

 


   
Stockholders’ Equity 
  
Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 129,582,259 and 134,862,232 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively1,296
 1,349
Additional paid-in capital553,066
 556,798
Accumulated deficit(116,993) (138,542)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes(7,512) (7,594)
Total stockholders’ equity429,857
 412,011
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$9,986,024
 $10,406,199


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


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

For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Revenue
Servicing and subservicing fees$181,722 $248,517 $568,445 $745,093 
Reverse mortgage revenue, net14,499 20,260 51,055 72,876 
Gain on loans held for sale, net45,886 9,012 92,764 26,312 
Other revenue, net6,928 5,726 17,637 17,460 
Total revenue249,035 283,515 729,901 861,741 
MSR valuation adjustments, net(33,814)134,561 (231,368)(121,705)
Operating expenses  
Compensation and benefits69,648 73,414 195,393 250,393 
Servicing and origination22,930 36,619 60,547 86,827 
Professional services28,361 36,628 77,816 77,205 
Technology and communications15,850 16,644 47,154 61,080 
Occupancy and equipment9,572 17,262 37,677 52,550 
Other expenses3,161 (1,282)12,958 6,563 
Total operating expenses149,522 179,285 431,545 534,618 
Other income (expense)
Interest income3,801 4,129 12,762 12,524 
Interest expense(26,815)(29,506)(83,557)(84,636)
Pledged MSR liability expense(57,404)(256,416)(105,684)(303,302)
Gain on repurchase of senior secured notes5,099 5,099 
Other, net3,345 (414)4,616 1,163 
Total other expense, net(77,073)(277,108)(171,863)(369,152)
Loss before income taxes(11,374)(38,317)(104,875)(163,734)
Income tax (benefit) expense(1,954)4,450 (71,920)13,264 
Net loss$(9,420)$(42,767)$(32,955)$(176,998)
Loss per share
Basic$(1.09)$(4.77)$(3.76)$(19.76)
Diluted$(1.09)$(4.77)$(3.76)$(19.76)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic8,669,550 8,973,053 8,770,102 8,955,288 
Diluted8,669,550 8,973,053 8,770,102 8,955,288 

 For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Revenue   
Servicing and subservicing fees$211,483
 $256,616
Reverse mortgage revenue, net22,797
 32,123
Gain on loans held for sale, net13,331
 8,982
Other revenue, net6,231
 6,167
Total revenue253,842
 303,888

   
MSR valuation adjustments, net(174,120) (108,998)
    
Operating expenses   
Compensation and benefits60,728
 94,696
Servicing and origination20,256
 28,698
Professional services25,637
 3,441
Technology and communications15,193
 24,435
Occupancy and equipment11,969
 16,589
Other expenses3,431
 3,248
Total operating expenses137,214
 171,107

   
Other income (expense)   
Interest income5,395
 4,558
Interest expense(29,982) (26,489)
Pledged MSR liability expense(6,594) (43,956)
Other, net1,328
 1,020
Total other expense, net(29,853) (64,867)

   
Loss before income taxes(87,345) (41,084)
Income tax (benefit) expense(61,856) 3,410
Net loss$(25,489) $(44,494)

   
Loss per share attributable to Ocwen stockholders   
Basic and Diluted$(0.19) $(0.33)

   
Weighted average common shares outstanding   
Basic and Diluted134,858,837
 133,918,986

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


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OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSSINCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in thousands)

 For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
Net loss$(9,420)$(42,767)$(32,955)$(176,998)
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes:   
Reclassification adjustment for losses on cash flow hedges included in net income42 38 118 108 
Change in unfunded pension plan obligation liability47 611 139 1,285 
Other21 
Comprehensive loss$(9,331)$(42,110)$(32,698)$(175,584)

 For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Net loss$(25,489) $(44,494)
    
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes: 
  
Reclassification adjustment for losses on cash flow hedges included in net income36
 34
Change in unfunded pension plan obligation liability46
 337
Other
 6
Comprehensive loss$(25,407) $(44,117)






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


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OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Dollars in thousands)



 Common Stock 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Income Taxes Total
 Shares Amount    
Balance at December 31, 2019134,862,232
 $1,349
 $556,798
 $(138,542) $(7,594) $412,011
Net loss
 
 
 (25,489) 
 (25,489)
Cumulative effect of adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13
 
 
 47,038
 
 47,038
Repurchase of common stock(5,662,257) (57) (4,548) 
 
 (4,605)
Equity-based compensation and other382,284
 4
 816
 
 
 820
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
 
 
 
 82
 82
Balance at March 31, 2020129,582,259
 $1,296
 $553,066
 $(116,993) $(7,512) $429,857
            
Balance at December 31, 2018133,912,425
 $1,339
 $554,056
 $3,567
 $(4,257) $554,705
Net loss
 
 
 (44,494) 
 (44,494)
Cumulative effect of adoption of FASB ASU No. 2016-02
 
 
 16
 
 16
Equity-based compensation and other33,630
 
 990
 
 
 990
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes
 
 
 
 377
 377
Balance at March 31, 2019133,946,055
 $1,339
 $555,046
 $(40,911) $(3,880) $511,594
 Common StockAdditional Paid-in Capital(Accumulated Deficit) Retained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income TaxesTotal
 SharesAmount
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
Balance at June 30, 20208,667,260 $87 $555,147 $(115,039)$(7,426)$432,769 
Net loss— — — (9,420)— (9,420)
Additional shares issued on reverse stock split rounding4,692 — — — — — 
Equity-based compensation and other320 1,029 — — 1,029 
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes— — — — 89 89 
Balance at September 30, 20208,672,272 $87 $556,176 $(124,459)$(7,337)$424,467 
Balance at June 30, 20198,973,053 $90 $556,952 $(130,648)$(3,500)$422,894 
Net loss— — — (42,767)— (42,767)
Equity-based compensation and other401 — — 401 
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes— — — — 657 657 
Balance at September 30, 20198,973,053 $90 $557,353 $(173,415)$(2,843)$381,185 
















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


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OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Dollars in thousands)


 Common StockAdditional Paid-in Capital(Accumulated Deficit) Retained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Income TaxesTotal
 SharesAmount
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
Balance at December 31, 20198,990,816 $90 $558,057 $(138,542)$(7,594)$412,011 
Net loss— — — (32,955)— (32,955)
Cumulative effect of adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13— — — 47,038 — 47,038 
Repurchase of common stock(377,484)(4)(4,601)— — (4,605)
Additional shares issued on reverse stock split rounding4,692 — — — — — 
Equity-based compensation and other54,248 2,720 — — 2,721 
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes— — — — 257 257 
Balance at September 30, 20208,672,272 $87 $556,176 $(124,459)$(7,337)$424,467 
Balance at December 31, 20188,927,495 $89 $555,306 $3,567 $(4,257)$554,705 
Net loss— — — (176,998)— (176,998)
Cumulative effect of adoption of FASB ASU No. 2016-02— — — 16 — 16 
Equity-based compensation and other45,558 2,047 — — 2,048 
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes— — — — 1,414 1,414 
Balance at September 30, 20198,973,053 $90 $557,353 $(173,415)$(2,843)$381,185 


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

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OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended March 31,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020 201920202019
Cash flows from operating activities 
  
Cash flows from operating activities  
Net loss$(25,489) $(44,494)Net loss$(32,955)$(176,998)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:  
MSR valuation adjustments, net174,120
 108,998
MSR valuation adjustments, net231,368 121,705 
Gain on sale of MSRs, net(286) (369)Gain on sale of MSRs, net(48)(571)
Provision for bad debts4,879
 9,170
Provision for bad debts18,801 26,971 
Depreciation3,997
 8,551
Depreciation15,398 26,020 
Gain on repurchase of senior notesGain on repurchase of senior notes(5,099)
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,733
 700
Amortization of debt issuance costs4,631 2,268 
Equity-based compensation expense746
 857
Equity-based compensation expense2,392 1,890 
Gain on valuation of financing liability(30,697) (26,237)
Net gain on valuation of mortgage loans held for investment and HMBS-related borrowings(17,910) (23,487)
(Gain) loss on valuation of Pledged MSR financing liability(Gain) loss on valuation of Pledged MSR financing liability(21,314)123,721 
Net gain on valuation of loans held for investment and HMBS-related borrowingsNet gain on valuation of loans held for investment and HMBS-related borrowings(14,410)(50,221)
Gain on loans held for sale, net(13,331) (11,112)Gain on loans held for sale, net(92,764)(26,312)
Bargain purchase gainBargain purchase gain381 
Origination and purchase of loans held for sale(831,474) (304,182)Origination and purchase of loans held for sale(4,378,999)(872,914)
Proceeds from sale and collections of loans held for sale843,178
 305,322
Proceeds from sale and collections of loans held for sale4,259,127 787,683 
Changes in assets and liabilities: 
  
Changes in assets and liabilities:  
Decrease in advances, net29,428
 91,114
Decrease in advances, net210,688 189,876 
Decrease in receivables and other assets, net13,642
 23,627
Decrease in receivables and other assets, net105,023 123,283 
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities18,033
 (36,755)
Decrease in other liabilitiesDecrease in other liabilities(47,981)(82,942)
Other, net408
 (1,039)Other, net(10,918)(4,671)
Net cash provided by operating activities170,977
 100,664
Net cash provided by operating activities248,039 184,070 

   
Cash flows from investing activities 
  
Cash flows from investing activities  
Origination of loans held for investment(294,932) (209,264)Origination of loans held for investment(867,702)(675,898)
Principal payments received on loans held for investment175,095
 104,630
Principal payments received on loans held for investment619,486 383,806 
Purchase of MSRs(29,828) (48,641)Purchase of MSRs(82,990)(112,417)
Proceeds from sale of MSRs
 868
Proceeds from sale of MSRs1,159 
Acquisition of advances in connection with the purchase of MSRsAcquisition of advances in connection with the purchase of MSRs(1,457)
Proceeds from sale of advances105
 1,070
Proceeds from sale of advances561 2,876 
Additions to premises and equipment(1,072) (531)Additions to premises and equipment(3,394)(1,342)
Proceeds from sale of real estate2,814
 1,682
Proceeds from sale of real estate5,123 5,572 
Other, net491
 (1,157)Other, net800 420 
Net cash used in investing activities(147,327) (151,343)Net cash used in investing activities(328,116)(397,281)

   
Cash flows from financing activities 
  
Cash flows from financing activities  
Repayment of advance match funded liabilities, net(53,158) (128,900)Repayment of advance match funded liabilities, net(99,031)(90,787)
Proceeds from mortgage loan warehouse facilities and other secured borrowings1,330,667
 616,891
Repayment of mortgage loan warehouse facilities and other secured borrowings(1,478,616) (727,711)
Repayment of other financing liabilitiesRepayment of other financing liabilities(84,185)(168,898)
Proceeds from mortgage loan warehouse facilities, netProceeds from mortgage loan warehouse facilities, net109,538 87,484 
Proceeds from MSR financing facilitiesProceeds from MSR financing facilities128,641 144,260 
Repayment of MSR financing facilitiesRepayment of MSR financing facilities(208,996)(6,648)
Repayment and repurchases of Senior notesRepayment and repurchases of Senior notes(131,791)
Proceeds from issuance of additional senior secured term loan (SSTL)
 119,100
Proceeds from issuance of additional senior secured term loan (SSTL)119,100 
Repayment of SSTL borrowings(126,066) (6,358)Repayment of SSTL borrowings(136,066)(19,074)
Payment of debt issuance costs related to SSTL(7,267) (1,284)
Payment of debt issuance costsPayment of debt issuance costs(7,522)(1,284)
Proceeds from sale of MSRs accounted for as a financing
 577
Proceeds from sale of MSRs accounted for as a financing1,221 
Proceeds from sale of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM, or reverse mortgages) accounted for as a financing (HMBS-related borrowings)312,249
 210,563
Proceeds from sale of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM, or reverse mortgages) accounted for as a financing (HMBS-related borrowings)885,987 665,820 
Repayment of HMBS-related borrowings(172,429) (102,389)Repayment of HMBS-related borrowings(613,026)(377,094)
Repurchase of common stock(4,605) 
Repurchase of common stock(4,605)
Other, net(33) (253)Other, net(32)(2,363)
Net cash used in financing activities(199,258) (19,764)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activitiesNet cash (used in) provided by financing activities(29,297)219,946 

   
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(175,608) (70,443)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(109,374)6,735 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year492,340
 397,010
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year492,340 397,010 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$316,732
 $326,567
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$382,966 $403,745 
   
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities: 
  
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:  
   
Deconsolidation of mortgage-backed securitization trusts (VIEs)Deconsolidation of mortgage-backed securitization trusts (VIEs)
Loans held for investmentLoans held for investment$(10,715)$
Other financing liabilitiesOther financing liabilities(9,519)
Derecognition of MSRs and financing liabilities:   Derecognition of MSRs and financing liabilities:
MSRs$(263,344) $
MSRs$(263,344)$
Financing liability - MSRs pledged (Rights to MSRs)(263,344) 
Financing liability - MSRs pledged (Rights to MSRs)(263,344)
Recognition of future draw commitments for HECM loans at fair value upon adoption of FASB ASU No. 2016-13$47,038
 
Recognition of future draw commitments for HECM loans at fair value upon adoption of FASB ASU No. 2016-13$47,038 $
Recognition of gross right-of-use asset and lease liability:   Recognition of gross right-of-use asset and lease liability:
Right-of-use asset2,695
 66,231
Right-of-use asset$2,608 $66,231 
Lease liability2,695
 66,247
Lease liability2,597 66,247 
Transfers of loans held for sale to real estate owned (REO)768
 1,791
Transfers of loans held for sale to real estate owned (REO)$2,554 $4,240 
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the unaudited consolidated balance sheets that sums to the total of the same such amounts reported inand the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows:
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents$321,455 $345,084 
Restricted cash and equivalents:
Debt service accounts14,873 17,026 
Other restricted cash46,638 41,635 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the statements of cash flows$382,966 $403,745 
 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents$263,555
 $263,188
Restricted cash and equivalents:   
Debt service accounts15,868
 22,087
Other restricted cash37,309
 41,292
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the statements of cash flows$316,732
 $326,567



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


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OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
 
Note 1 - Organization Business Environment and Basis of Presentation
Organization
Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN) (Ocwen, we, us and our) is a non-bank mortgage servicer and originator providing solutions to homeowners, investors and others through its primary operating subsidiaries,subsidiary, PHH Mortgage Corporation (PMC) and Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc. (Liberty). We are headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida with offices and operations in the United States (U.S.) and, the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and operations in, India and the Philippines. Ocwen is a Florida corporation organized in February 1988.
Ocwen directly or indirectly owns all of the outstanding common stock of its operating subsidiaries, including PMC since its acquisition on October 4, 2018, Liberty, Ocwen Financial Solutions Private Limited (OFSPL) and Ocwen USVI Services, LLC (OVIS). On March 13, 2020, as part of Ocwen's legal entity restructuring, Ocwen’s wholly-owned subsidiary Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc. (Liberty) and PMC entered into an amended asset purchase agreement pursuant to which Liberty transferred substantially all of its assets, liabilities, contracts and employees to PMC effective March 15, 2020. We continue to originate and service reverse mortgage loans under the brand name Liberty Reverse Mortgage.
We perform servicing activities related to our own MSR portfolio (primary) and on behalf of other servicers (subservicing), the largest being New Residential Investment Corp. (NRZ), and investors (primary and master servicing), including the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the GSEs), the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) and private-label securitizations (PLS, or non-Agency). As a subservicer or primary servicer, we may be required to make advances for certain property tax and insurance premium payments, default and property maintenance payments and principal and interest payments on behalf of delinquent borrowers to mortgage loan investors before recovering them from borrowers. Most, but not all, of our subservicing agreements provide for us to be reimbursed for any such advances by the owner of the servicing rights. Advances made by us as primary servicer are generally recovered from the borrower or the mortgage loan investor. As master servicer, we collect mortgage payments from primary servicers and distribute the funds to investors in the mortgage-backed securities. To the extent the primary servicer does not advance the scheduled principal and interest, as master servicer we are responsible for advancing the shortfall, subject to certain limitations.
We source our servicing portfolio through multiple channels, including recapture, retail, wholesale, correspondent, flow MSR purchase agreements, the GSE Cash Window programs and bulk MSR purchases. We originate, sell and securitize conventional (conforming to the underwriting standards of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; collectively referred to as Agency or GSE loans) and government-insured (Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)) forward mortgages, generally servicing retained. The GSEs or Ginnie Mae guarantee these mortgage securitizations. We originate HECMHome Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) loans, or reverse mortgages, that are mostly insured by the FHA and we are an approved issuer of HMBSHome Equity Conversion Mortgage-Backed Securities (HMBS) that are guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. In addition to our originated MSRs, we acquire MSRs through multiple channels, including flow purchase agreements, the GSE Cash Window programand Co-issue programs and bulk MSR purchases.purchases, and we acquire new subservicing through our enterprise sales.
We had a total of approximately 5,4005,200 employees at March 31,September 30, 2020 of which approximately 3,4003,300 were located in India and approximately 500400 were based in the Philippines. Our operations in India and the Philippines primarily provide internal support services, principally to our loan servicing business and our corporate functions. Of our foreign-based employees, nearly 80%approximately 74% were engaged in supporting our loan servicing operations as of March 31,September 30, 2020.
Business Environment
We are facing certain challenges and uncertainties that could have significant adverse effects on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, and some of these challenges and uncertainties have beenare amplified by the emergence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. LossesHistorical losses have significantly eroded stockholders’ equity and weakened our financial condition. Our near-term priority is to return to sustainable profitability in the shortest timeframe possible within an appropriate risk and compliance environment. If we are able to execute on our key business initiatives, we believe we will drive stronger financial performance. The ability of management to appropriately address these challenges and uncertainties in a timely manner is critical to our ability to operate our business successfully.
First, we must continue to expand our lendingOriginations business and acquisitions of MSRs that are prudent and well-executed with appropriate financial return targets to replenish and grow our servicing portfolio and within the constraints of our liquidity. Our efforts to grow and diversify our sources of servicing volumes also mitigate our client concentration risk. We have exposure to client concentration and retention risk as a result of our relationship with NRZ, which accounted for 55% of the UPB in our servicing


portfolio as of March 31, 2020. Currently, subject to proper notice (generally 180 days’ notice), the payment of termination and loan deboarding fees and certain other provisions, NRZ has rights to terminate these agreements for convenience. Because of the large percentage of our servicing business that is represented by agreements with NRZ, if NRZ exercised all or a significant portion of these termination rights, we might need to right-size or restructure certain aspects of our servicing business as well as the related corporate support functions. On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the subservicing agreement between NRZ and PMC, which accounted for 19% of our servicing portfolio UPB at March 31, 2020.
NRZ. Second, we must re-engineer our cost structure to go beyond eliminating redundant costs through the integration process and establishdrive continuous cost improvement as a core strength. Our continuousto maintain an industry competitive cost improvement efforts are focused on leveraging our single servicing platform and technology, optimizing strategic sourcing and off-shore utilization, lean process design, automation and other technology-enabled productivity enhancements. Our initiatives are targeted at delivering superior accuracy, cost, speed and customer satisfaction. We believe these steps are necessary to simplify our operations and drive stronger financial performance.
position. Third, we must manage our balance sheet to ensure adequate liquidity, finance our ongoing business needs and provide a solid platform for executing on our other key businessgrowth initiatives. RegardingTo this end, we continue to explore all strategic options to efficiently finance growth and leverage our proven operating capability in this environment, including the current maturitiespotential launch of an
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MSR funding vehicle. As previously disclosed, we have engaged bankers to support evaluation and execution of strategic options to fully realize the value of our borrowings, as of March 31, 2020 we had approximately $789.0 million of debt outstanding under facilities coming due in the next 12 months. Portions of our match funded advance facilities and all of our mortgage loan warehouse facilities have 364-day terms consistent with market practice. We have historically renewed these facilities on or before their expiration in the ordinary course of financing our business. We have assessed the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial projections and projected liquidity. We have an agreement in place to upsize and extend through June 2021 our OMART and OFAF advance financing facilities. The OMART VFN capacity will increase from $200.0 million to $500.0 million to accommodate forecasted advancing requirements and the amortization of $185.0 million in term notes in August 2020. The OFAF facility will increase to a total capacity of $70.0 million. In addition, we have executed an agreement to extend our MSR repurchase agreement and warehouse facilities with Barclays. We expect to renew, replace or extend our borrowings to the extent necessary to finance our business on or prior to their respective maturities consistent with our historical experience.
Our debt agreements contain various qualitative and quantitative events of default provisions that include, among other things, noncompliance with covenants, breach of representations, or the occurrence of a material adverse change. If a lender were to allege an event of default and we are unable to avoid, remedy or secure a waiver of such alleged default, we could be subject to adverse actions by our lenders that could have a material adverse impact on us. In addition, PMC and Liberty are parties to seller/servicer agreements and/or subject to guidelines and regulations (collectively, seller/servicer obligations) with one or more of the GSEs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), FHA, VA and Ginnie Mae. To the extent these requirements are not met or waived, the applicable agency may, at its option, utilize a variety of remedies including requirements to provide certain information or take actions at the direction of the applicable agency, requirements to deposit funds as security for our obligations, sanctions, suspension or even termination of approved seller/servicer status, which would prohibit future originations or securitizations of forward or reverse mortgage loans or servicing for the applicable agency. Any of these actions could have a material adverse impact on us. See Note 11 – Borrowings, Note 19 – Regulatory Requirements and Note 21 – Contingencies for further information.
platform. Finally, we must fulfill our regulatory commitments and resolve our remaining legal and regulatory matters on satisfactory terms. See Note 19 – Regulatory Requirements and Note 21 – Contingencies for further information.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) categorized COVID-19 as a pandemic and the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting economic conditions, including an increase in unemployment, and is creating significant uncertainty about the duration and magnitude of the downturn in the economy. We expect delinquencies and forbearance loans to rise in the near term. Delinquent loans and forbearance loans reduce our servicing fee revenue and are more costly to service. In addition, as servicer, we are required to advance unpaid principal and interest to investors for delinquent and forbearance loans and to make certain advances for unpaid taxes and insurance and other costs to the extent that we determine that such amounts are recoverable. An increase in loans in forbearance or an increase in delinquencies would increase our servicing advances and may increase the related interest expense. Such an increase could also adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund servicing advances or finance our business. We are currently negotiating extensions and increases to advance facility commitments with our lenders. There is no assurance that our lenders will agree to extend, renew or increase our financing facilities. We have experienced in the first quarter of 2020, and may continue to experience losses in the valuation of our MSRs, loans or other instruments. Further, our operations may be


impacted by reduced employee availability due to illness, voluntary or government mandated social distancing and travel restrictions, as well as our shift to greater utilization of remote work arrangements. These factors may also reduce the capacity of vendors, government agencies, and other third parties on whom we are dependent to conduct our operations. We cannot estimate the duration or the impact of the outbreak on our company due to the recent and rapid developments and varied regulatory and agency responses at this time. Accordingly, the business disruption triggered by COVID-19 could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
Our ability to execute on our key business initiatives is not certain and is dependent on the successful execution of several complex actions, including our ability to grow our origination business and acquire MSRs with appropriate financial return targets, our ability to acquire, maintain and grow profitable client relationships, our ability to maintain relationships with the GSEs, Ginnie Mae, FHFA, lenders and regulators, our ability to implement further organizational redesign and cost reduction, as well as the absence of significant unforeseen costs, including regulatory or legal costs, that could negatively impact our return to sustainable profitability, and our ability to extend, renew or replace our debt agreements in the ordinary course of business. Our ability to execute on our key initiatives has been hindered by the recent COVID-19 environment and the impact on our organization depends on the duration of the lockdown and the magnitude of the economic downturn. There can be no assurances that the desired strategic and financial benefits of these actions will be realized.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited 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 consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation. The results of operations and other data for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2020. The unaudited 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, 2019.
In August 2020, Ocwen implemented a reverse stock split of its shares of common stock in a ratio of one-for-15. The number of shares, loss per share amounts, repurchase price per share amounts, and Common stock and Additional paid-in capital balances have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to give effect to the reverse stock split as if it occurred at the beginning of the first period presented. See Note 14 – Equity for additional information.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that management 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. Such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those that relate to fair value measurements, income taxes, the provision for losses that may arise from litigation proceedings, and our going concern evaluation. In developing estimates and assumptions, management uses all available information; however, actual results could materially differ from those estimates and assumptions.
We considered the impact of COVID-19 on the assumptions and estimates used in the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as described in the relevant notes.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the unaudited consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019, and the unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The reclassifications had no impact on total assets or total liabilities in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets, no impact on net income (loss) or total revenue in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations and no impact on operating, investing and financing cash flows in our unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows.


We now present Reverse mortgage revenue, net as a separate revenue line item on the face of the unaudited consolidated statements of operations to provide a further breakdown of Other revenue, net and provide greater transparency on the performance associated with our portfolio of HECM loans, net of the HMBS-related borrowings that are both measured at fair value, as follows:
Reclassification within the Statement of Operations - Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 
 Revenue 
 FromGain on loans held for sale, net$8,613
 FromOther revenue, net24,263
 FromServicing and subservicing fees(753)
 ToReverse mortgage revenue, net (New line item)32,123
 Total revenue
          Periods Ended September 30, 2019
Reclassification within the Statement of OperationsThree MonthsNine Months
Revenue
FromGain on loans held for sale, net$7,001 $22,371 
FromOther revenue, net14,062 52,839 
FromServicing and subservicing fees(803)(2,334)
ToReverse mortgage revenue, net (New line item)20,260 72,876 
Total revenue
In addition to the above reclassifications, we have made the following presentation changes:
In the unaudited consolidated statements of operations, we now separately present MSR valuation adjustments, net from Total expenses, renamed “Operating expenses”. The purpose of this reclassification is to separately present fair value changes from operating expenses and provide additional insights on the nature of our performance.
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Within Other income (expense), net on the unaudited consolidated statements of operations, we now present the expense related to the pledged MSR liability recorded at fair value separately from Interest expense. The purpose of this reclassification is to improve transparency between the interest expense associated with interest-bearing liabilities recorded on an accrual basis and expenses that are attributable to the pledged MSR liability recorded at fair value. The pledged MSR liability is the obligation to deliver to NRZ all contractual cash flows associated with the underlying MSR that did not meet the requirements for sale accounting treatment. The Pledged MSR liability expense reflects net servicing fee remittance and fair value changes.
Within the Total assets section of our consolidated balance sheet, at December 31, 2019, we reclassified Match funded advances to Advances to present all servicing-related advances as a single line item.
Within the Cash flows from operating activities section, we reclassifiednow separately present Amortization of debt issuance costs of $0.7 million fromwhich was previously included in Other, net to a new separate line item.net.
Within the Cash flows from investing activities section, we reclassifiednow separately present Proceeds from sale of real estate of $1.7 millionwhich was previously included in Other, net.
Within the Cash flows from Other,financing activities section, we now separately present proceeds and repayments on mortgage loan warehouse facilities, net, to a new separate line.MSR financing facilities and other financing liabilities. These amounts were previously reported as Proceeds from (Repayment of) mortgage loan warehouse facilities and other secured borrowings.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13 and ASU 2019-04)
This ASU requires the measurement and recording of expected lifetime credit losses on loans and other financial instruments measured at amortized cost and replaces the existing incurred loss model for credit losses. The new guidance requires an organization to measure all current expected credit losses (CECL) for financial assets held and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This standard requires enhanced disclosures related to the significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. Additionally, the new guidance amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.
We adopted this standard on January 1, 2020 by applying the guidance at the adoption date with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. We used the modified retrospective method for all financial assets in scope of the standard. Our statements of operations for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2020 are presented under the new guidance, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. As permitted by this standard, we made an irrevocable fair value election for certain financial instruments within the scope of the standard. We elected the fair value option for future draw commitments for HECM loans purchased or originated before January 1, 2019. For the HECM loan future draw commitments, we recorded a $47.0 million cumulative-effect transition gain adjustment (before income taxes) to retained earnings as of January 1, 2020 to recognize the fair value as of that date. We did not record any significant net tax effect related to this adjustment as the increase in the deferred tax liability was offset by a corresponding decrease to the valuation allowance. The transition adjustment related to financial instruments for which we are not electing the fair value option did not result in any significant adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Our measurement of lifetime expected credit losses is based on relevant qualitative and quantitative information about past events, including historical loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability.


Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (ASU 2018-13)
This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements in FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. The main provisions in this ASU include removal of the following disclosure requirements: 1) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, 2) the policy for timing of transfers between levels and 3) the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. This standard adds disclosure requirements to report the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period, and for certain unobservable inputs an entity may disclose other quantitative information in lieu of the weighted average if the entity determines that other quantitative information would be a more reasonable and rational method to reflect the distribution of unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements.
Our adoption of this standard on January 1, 2020 did not have a material impact on our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (ASU 2018-15)
This ASU aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the amendments in this ASU. The amendments in this ASU require an entity (customer) in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract to follow the guidance to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as an asset related to the service contract and which costs to expense. The amendments in this ASU require the entity (customer) to expense the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement. The amendments in this ASU also require the entity to present the expense related to the capitalized implementation costs in the same line item in the statement of operations as the fees associated with the hosting element (service) of the arrangement and classify payments for capitalized implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting element.
Upon adoption of this standard on January 1, 2020, we elected to apply the amendments in this ASU prospectively to all implementation costs incurred subsequent to that date. Our adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Standards Issued but Not Yet Adopted
Income Taxes: Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12)
On December 18, 2019, the FASB issued this ASU to ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, as part as part of its overall simplification initiative to reduce costs and complexity of applying accounting standards while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. Amendments include the removal of certain exceptions to the general principles of ASC 740 in such areas as intraperiod tax allocation, year to date losses in interim periods and deferred tax liabilities related to outside basis differences. Amendments also include simplification in other areas such as interim recognition of enactment of tax laws or rate changes and accounting for a franchise tax (or similar tax) that is partially based on income.
This standard will be effective for us on January 1, 2021. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period, with any adjustments reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. If an entity chooses to early adopt, it must adopt all changes as a result of the ASU. We are currently evaluating the effect of this standard. We do not anticipate that our adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (ASU 2020-04)
This standard provides for optional expedients and other guidance regarding the accounting related to modifications of contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by the expected phase-out of the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) by the end of 2021. This guidance is effective upon issuance in March 2020 through December 31, 2022 and allows for retrospective application to contract modifications as early as January 1, 2020. We have elected to retrospectively adopt this ASU as of January 1, 2020 which resulted in no immediate impact on our consolidated financial statements. Although we do not have any hedge accounting relationships, many of our debt facilities and loan agreements incorporate LIBOR as referenced interest rate. Some of these facilities and loan agreements either mature prior to the end of 2021 or have terms in place that provide for an alternative to LIBOR upon its phase-out. We do not anticipate that this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Note 2 - Cost Re-Engineering PlanSeverance and Restructuring Charges
In February 2020, we announced our intention to implement certain cost re-engineering initiatives in 2020 to generate further cost savings. During the second quarter of 2020, we executed certain of these cost re-engineering initiatives, some of which qualify as restructuring charges under GAAP, with the partial abandonment of one of our leased properties and additional severance costs. As a result of these initiatives, we accelerated the depreciation of the related facility lease right of use (ROU) asset and leasehold improvements by $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2020, recorded a $3.2 million facility exit cost liability and a $1.0 million employee severance cost liability. During the third quarter of 2020, we incurred an additional $0.9 million of employee severance costs. At September 30, 2020, our remaining facility exit cost liability and employee severance cost liability are $2.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and are included in Other accrued expenses, a component of Other liabilities.
In February 2019, we announced our intention to execute cost re-engineering opportunities in order to drive stronger financial performance and, in the longer term, simplify our operations. Our cost re-engineering plan extended beyond eliminating redundant costs through the integration process and addressed organizational, process and control redesign and automation, human capital planning, off-shore utilization, strategic sourcing and facilities rationalization. Costs for this plan
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included severance, retention and other incentive awards, facilities-related costs and other costs to execute the reorganization. While we continue to pursue additional cost re-engineering initiatives, this $65.0 million cost re-engineering plan announced in February 2019 was completed by December 31, 2019. Our remaining liability at March 31,September 30, 2020 is $5.9$2.2 million and is included in Other accrued expenses, a component of Other liabilities.


The following table provides a summary of plan costs incurred during the three months ended March 31,in 2019:
 Employee-related Other Total
Total costs incurred$19,163
 $2,973
 $22,136
Employee-relatedFacility-relatedOtherTotal
First quarter$20,787 $$1,328 $22,115 
Second quarter3,460 3,047 3,619 10,126 
Third quarter7,266 3,596 7,485 18,347 
Fourth quarter4,191 3,490 6,700 14,381 
Total costs incurred$35,704 $10,133 $19,132 $64,969 
The above 2019 and 2020 expenses were all incurred within the Corporate Items and Other segment. Employee-related costs and facility-related costs are reported in Compensation and benefits expense and Occupancy and equipment expense, respectively, in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Other costs are primarily reported in Professional services expense and Other expenses.
Note 3 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities
We securitize, sell and service forward and reverse residential mortgage loans and regularly transfer financial assets in connection with asset-backed financing arrangements. We have aggregated these securitizations and asset-backed financing arrangements using special purpose entities (SPEs) or VIEsvariable interest entities (VIEs) into three groups: (1) securitizations of residential mortgage loans, (2) financings of advances and (3) MSR financings. Financing transactions that do not use SPEs or VIEs are disclosed in Note 1112Borrowings.
We have determined that the SPEs created in connection with our match funded advance financing facilities are VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary.Borrowings.
From time to time, we may acquire beneficial interests issued in connection with mortgage-backed securitizations where we may also be the master and/or primary servicer. These beneficial interests consist of subordinate and residual interests acquired from third-parties in market transactions. We consolidate the VIE when we conclude we are the primary beneficiary.
Securitizations of Residential Mortgage Loans
Transfers of Forward Loans
We sell or securitize forward loans that we originate or purchase from third parties, generally in the form of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the GSEs or Ginnie Mae. Securitization typically occurs within 30 days of loan closing or purchase. We act only as a fiduciary and do not have a variable interest in the securitization trusts. As a result, we account for these transactions as sales upon transfer.
The following table presents a summary of cash flows received from and paid to securitization trusts related to transfers of loans accounted for as sales that were outstanding:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Proceeds received from securitizations$2,364,829 $235,175 $4,256,082 $674,108 
Servicing fees collected (1)12,561 8,866 35,204 37,610 
Purchases of previously transferred assets, net of claims reimbursed(2,061)(2,093)(6,338)(3,140)
$2,375,329 $241,948 $4,284,948 $708,578 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Proceeds received from securitizations$820,001
 $242,960
Servicing fees collected (1)12,252
 15,918
Purchases of previously transferred assets, net of claims reimbursed(2,607) (904)
 $829,646
 $257,974
(1)We receive servicing fees based upon the securitized loan balances and certain ancillary fees, all of which are reported in Servicing and subservicing fees in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
(1)We receive servicing fees based upon the securitized loan balances and certain ancillary fees, all of which are reported in Servicing and subservicing fees in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
In connection with these transfers, we retained MSRs of $6.6$22.1 million and $0.8$37.8 million, and $0.6 million and $2.2 million, during the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We securitize forward and reverse residential mortgage loans involving the GSEs and loans insured by the FHA or VA through Ginnie Mae.
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Certain obligations arise from the agreements associated with our transfers of loans. Under these agreements, we may be obligated to repurchase the loans, or otherwise indemnify or reimburse the investor or insurer for losses incurred due to material breach of contractual representations and warranties.


The following table presents the carrying amounts of our assets that relate to our continuing involvement with forward loans that we have transferred with servicing rights retained as well as an estimate of our maximum exposure to loss including the UPB of the transferred loans:
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Carrying value of assets   Carrying value of assets
MSRs, at fair value$83,582
 $109,581
MSRs, at fair value$101,506 $109,581 
Advances127,114
 141,829
Advances182,450 141,829 
UPB of loans transferred15,831,062
 14,490,984
UPB of loans transferred17,126,989 14,490,984 
Maximum exposure to loss$16,041,758
 $14,742,394
Maximum exposure to loss$17,410,945 $14,742,394 
At March 31,September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, 7.2%9.4% and 7.7%, respectively, of the transferred residential loans that we service were 60 days or more past due.
Transfers of Reverse Mortgages
We pool HECM loans into HMBS that we sell into the secondary market with servicing rights retained or we sell the loans to third parties with servicing rights released. We have determined that loan transfers in the HMBS program do not meet the definition of a participating interest because of the servicing requirements in the product that require the issuer/servicer to absorb some level of interest rate risk, cash flow timing risk and incidental credit risk. As a result, the transfers of the HECM loans do not qualify for sale accounting, and therefore, we account for these transfers as financings. Under this accounting treatment, the HECM loans are classified as Loans held for investment, at fair value, on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets. Holders of participating interests in the HMBS have no recourse against the assets of Ocwen, except with respect to standard representations and warranties and our contractual obligation to service the HECM loans and the HMBS. The changes in fair value of the HECM loans and HMBS-related borrowings are included in Reverse mortgage revenue, net in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
Financings of Advances using SPEs
Match funded advances, i.e., advances that are pledged as collateral to our advance facilities, result from our transfers of residential loan servicing advances to SPEs in exchange for cash. We consolidate these SPEs because we have determined that Ocwen is the primary beneficiary of the SPEs. These SPEs issue debt supported by collections on the transferred advances, and we refer to this debt as Advance match funded liabilities.
We make transfers to these SPEs in accordance with the terms of our advance financing facility agreements. Debt service accounts require us to remit collections on pledged advances to the trustee within two days of receipt. Collected funds that are not applied to reduce the related Advance match funded debt until the payment dates specified in the indenture are classified as debt service accounts within Restricted cash in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets. The balances also include amounts that have been set aside from the proceeds of our match funded advance facilities to provide for possible shortfalls in the funds available to pay certain expenses and interest, as well as amounts set aside as required by our warehouse facilities as security for our obligations under the related agreements. The funds are held in interest earning accounts and those amounts related to match funded advance facilities are held in the name of the SPE created in connection with the facility.
We classify the transferred advances on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets as a component of Advances, net and the related liabilities as Advance match funded liabilities. The SPEs use collections of the pledged advances to repay principal and interest and to pay the expenses of the SPE. Holders of the debt issued by these entities have recourse only to the assets of the SPE for satisfaction of the debt. The assets and liabilities of the advance financing SPEs are comprised solely of Advances, Restricted cash (Debt service accounts), Advance match funded liabilities and amounts due to affiliates. Amounts due to affiliates are eliminated in consolidation in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
MSR Financings using SPEs
On July 1, 2019, we entered into a $300.0 million financing facility with a third-party secured by certain Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MSRs (Agency MSRs). Two trustsSPEs (trusts) were established in connection with this facility. On July 1, 2019, we also entered into an MSR Excess Spread Participation Agreement under which we created a 100% participation interest in the portfolio excess servicing fees, pursuant to which the holder of the participation interest is entitled to receive certain funds collected on the related portfolio of mortgage loans (other than ancillary income and advance reimbursement amounts) with respect to such Portfolio Excess Servicing Fees. This participation interest has been contributed to the trusts. On May 7, 2020
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we renewed the facility through June 30, 2021 and reduced the borrowing capacity from $300.0 million to $250.0 million. We pledged the membership interest of the depositor for our OMART advance financing facility as additional collateral to this facility.
In connection with this facility, we entered into repurchase agreements with a third-party pursuant to which we sold trust certificates of the trusts representing certain indirect economic interests in the Agency MSRs and agreed to repurchase such certificates at a future date at the repurchase price set forth in the repurchase agreements. Our obligations under the facility are


secured by a lien on the related Agency MSRs. In addition, Ocwen guarantees the obligations under the facility. This facility will terminate in June 2020 unless the parties mutually agree to renew or extend.
We determined that the trusts are VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. Therefore, we have included the trusts in our consolidated financial statements effective July 1, 2019. We have the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance given that we are the servicer of the Agency MSRs that result in cash flows to the trusts. In addition, we have designed the trusts at inception to facilitate the third-party funding facility under which we have the obligation to absorb the losses of the VIEs that could be potentially significant to the VIEs.
The table below presents the carrying value and classification of the assets and liabilities of the Agency MSR financing facility:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
MSRs pledged (MSRs, at fair value)$234,106 $245,533 
Unamortized debt issuance costs (Other assets)1,775 946 
Debt service account (Restricted cash)102 100 
Outstanding borrowings (Other secured borrowings, net)113,929 147,706 
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
MSRs pledged (MSRs, at fair value)$173,313
 $245,533
Unamortized debt issuance costs (Other assets)473
 946
Debt service account (Restricted cash)102
 100
Outstanding borrowings (Other secured borrowings, net)114,290
 147,706
On November 26, 2019, we issued $100.0 million Ocwen Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2019-PLS1 Class A (PLS Notes)secured by certain of PMC’s private label MSRs (PLS MSRs). PMC PLS ESR Issuer LLC (PLS Issuer) was established in this connection as a wholly owned subsidiary of PMC. PMC entered into an MSR Excess Spread Participation Agreement with PLS Issuer. PMC created a participation interest in the excess servicing fees, related float and REO fees pursuant to which the holder of the participation interest will be entitled to receive such Excess Servicing Fees, related float and REO fees. PMC holds the MSRs and services the loans which create the related excess cash flows pledged under the MSR Excess Spread Participation Agreement. PLS Issuer’s obligations under the facility are secured by a lien on the related PLS MSRs. PMC sold a participation certificate representing certain economic interests in the PLS MSRs and in order to secure its obligations under the participation certificate, it granted a security interest to PLS Issuer in the PLS MSRs. The PLS Issuer assigned the security interest in the PLS MSRs to the collateral agent for the noteholders. Ocwen guarantees the obligations of PLS Issuer under the facility.
We determined that PLS Issuer is a VIE for which we are the primary beneficiary. Therefore, we have included PLS Issuer in our consolidated financial statements effective November 26, 2019. We have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance given that we are the servicer of the MSRs that result in cash flows to PLS Issuer. In addition, PMC has designed PLS Issuer at inception to facilitate the funding for general corporate purposes. Separately, in return for the participation interests, PMC received the proceeds from issuance of the PLS Notes. PMC is the sole member of PLS Issuer, thus PMC has the obligation to absorb the losses of the VIE that could be potentially significant to the VIE.
The table below presents the carrying value and classification of the assets and liabilities of the PLS Notes facility:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
MSRs pledged (MSRs, at fair value)$141,610
 $146,215
MSRs pledged (MSRs, at fair value)$133,169 $146,215 
Debt service account (Restricted cash)2,941
 3,002
Debt service account (Restricted cash)2,549 3,002 
Outstanding borrowings (Other secured borrowings, net)86,911
 94,395
Outstanding borrowings (Other secured borrowings, net)74,021 94,395 
Unamortized debt issuance costs (Other secured borrowings, net)(1,196) (1,207)Unamortized debt issuance costs (Other secured borrowings, net)(964)(1,208)
Mortgage-Backed Securitizations
The table below presents the carrying value and classification of the assets and liabilities of two consolidated mortgage-backed securitization trusts included in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets as a result of residual securities we acquired which were issued by the trusts.
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March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Loans held for investment, at fair value - Restricted for securitization investors$22,561
 $23,342
Loans held for investment, at fair value - Restricted for securitization investors$11,012 $23,342 
Financing liability - Owed to securitization investors, at fair value21,365
 22,002
Financing liability - Owed to securitization investors, at fair value11,012 22,002 
We have concluded we are the primary beneficiary of certain residential mortgage-backed securitizations as a result of beneficial interests consisting of residual securities, which expose us to the expected losses and residual returns of the trust, and our role as master servicer, where we have the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the performance of the trust.
Upon consolidation of the securitization trusts, we elected to apply the measurement alternative to ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement for collateralized financing entities. The measurement alternative requires a reporting entity to use the more observable of the fair value of the financial assets or the financial liabilities to measure both the financial assets and the financial liabilities of the entity. We determined that the fair value of the loans held by the trusts is more observable than the fair value of the debt certificates issued by the trusts. Through the application of the measurement alternative, the fair value of the financial liabilities of the trusts are measured as the difference between the fair value of the financial assets and the fair value of our investment in the residual securities of the trusts.
Holders of the debt issued by the twoconsolidated securitization trust entities have recourse only to the assets of the SPE 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 securities of the trusts, our MSRs and related advances. 
Note 4 – Fair Value
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 that 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.
Level 1:Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date.
Level 2:Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3:Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Level 1:     Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date.
Level 2:     Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3:    Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
We classify assets in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The carrying amounts and the estimated fair values of our financial instruments and certain of our nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis or disclosed, but not measured, at fair value are as follows:
  September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 LevelCarrying ValueFair ValueCarrying ValueFair Value
Financial assets     
Loans held for sale
Loans held for sale, at fair value (a) (e)3, 2$366,966 $366,966 $208,752 $208,752 
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value (b)323,665 23,665 66,517 66,517 
Total Loans held for sale$390,631 $390,631 $275,269 $275,269 
Loans held for investment
Loans held for investment - Reverse mortgages (a)3$6,849,930 $6,849,930 $6,269,596 $6,269,596 
Loans held for investment - Restricted for securitization investors (a)311,012 11,012 23,342 23,342 
Total loans held for investment$6,860,942 $6,860,942 $6,292,938 $6,292,938 
Advances, net (c)3$832,604 $832,604 $1,056,523 $1,056,523 
Receivables, net (c)3201,607 201,607 201,220 201,220 
Mortgage-backed securities (a)32,150 2,150 2,075 2,075 
Corporate bonds (a)2211 211 441 441 
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   March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
 Level Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value
Financial assets   
  
  
  
Loans held for sale         
Loans held for sale, at fair value (a) (f)3, 2 $203,592
 $203,592
 $208,752
 $208,752
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value (b)3 42,423
 42,423
 66,517
 66,517
Total Loans held for sale  $246,015
 $246,015
 $275,269
 $275,269
          
Loans held for investment         
Loans held for investment - Reverse mortgages (a)3 $6,568,821
 $6,568,821
 $6,269,596
 $6,269,596
Loans held for investment - Restricted for securitization investors (a)3 22,561
 22,561
 23,342
 23,342
Total loans held for investment  $6,591,382
 $6,591,382
 $6,292,938
 $6,292,938
          
  September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 LevelCarrying ValueFair ValueCarrying ValueFair Value
Financial liabilities:     
Advance match funded liabilities (c)3$580,078 $580,602 $679,109 $679,507 
Financing liabilities:
HMBS-related borrowings (a)3$6,606,543 $6,606,543 $6,063,435 $6,063,435 
Financing liability - MSRs pledged (Rights to MSRs) (a)3577,309 577,309 950,593 950,593 
Financing liability - Owed to securitization investors (a)311,012 11,012 22,002 22,002 
Total Financing liabilities$7,194,864 $7,194,864 $7,036,030 $7,036,030 
Other secured borrowings:
Senior secured term loan (c) (d)2$183,822 $188,666 $322,758 $324,643 
Other (c) (d)3731,470 701,037 703,033 686,146 
Total Other secured borrowings$915,292 $889,703 $1,025,791 $1,010,789 
Senior notes:
Senior unsecured notes (c) (d)2$21,278 $18,501 $21,046 $13,821 
Senior secured notes (c) (d)2290,411 267,314 290,039 256,201 
Total Senior notes$311,689 $285,815 $311,085 $270,022 
Derivative financial instrument assets (liabilities)     
Interest rate lock commitments (a) (f)3, 2$22,679 $22,679 $4,878 $4,878 
Forward trades - Loans held for sale (a)1(83)(83)(21)(21)
TBA / Forward mortgage-backed securities (MBS) trades and futures - MSR hedging (a)1(579)(579)1,121 1,121 
Derivatives Futures (a)1(213)(213)
MSRs (a)3$1,069,013 $1,069,013 $1,486,395 $1,486,395 

(a)Measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

(b)Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
(c)Disclosed, but not measured, at fair value. 
(d)The carrying values are net of unamortized debt issuance costs and discount. See Note 12 – Borrowings for additional information.
(e)Loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae securitizations with a fair value of $26.4 million at September 30, 2020 are classified as Level 3. The remaining balance of loans held for sale at fair value at September 30, 2020 is classified as Level 2. The entire balance of Loans held for sale at fair value at December 31, 2019 was classified as Level 2.
(f)Level 3 at September 30, 2020 and Level 2 at December 31, 2019.


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   March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
 Level Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value
Advances, net (c)3 $1,024,807
 $1,024,807
 $1,056,523
 $1,056,523
Receivables, net (c)3 235,305
 235,305
 201,220
 201,220
Mortgage-backed securities (a)3 1,670
 1,670
 2,075
 2,075
Corporate bonds (a)2 211
 211
 441
 441
          
Financial liabilities:   
  
  
  
Advance match funded liabilities (c)3 $625,951
 $631,247
 $679,109
 $679,507
Financing liabilities:         
HMBS-related borrowings (a)3 $6,323,091
 $6,323,091
 $6,063,435
 $6,063,435
Financing liability - MSRs pledged (Rights to MSRs) (a) (e)3 601,684
 601,684
 950,593
 950,593
Financing liability - Owed to securitization investors (a)3 21,365
 21,365
 22,002
 22,002
Total Financing liabilities  $6,946,140
 $6,946,140
 $7,036,030
 $7,036,030
Other secured borrowings:         
Senior secured term loan (c) (d)2 $191,810
 $177,546
 $322,758
 $324,643
Other (c)3 605,805
 580,569
 703,033
 686,146
Total Other secured borrowings  $797,615
 $758,115
 $1,025,791
 $1,010,789
          
Senior notes:         
Senior unsecured notes (c) (d)2 $21,125
 $14,902
 $21,046
 $13,821
Senior secured notes (c) (d)2 290,165
 238,379
 290,039
 256,201
Total Senior notes  $311,290
 $253,281
 $311,085
 $270,022
          
Derivative financial instrument assets (liabilities)   
  
  
  
Interest rate lock commitments (a) (f)3, 2 $10,478
 $10,478
 $4,878
 $4,878
Forward trades - Loans held for sale (a)1 (235) (235) (92) (92)
TBA / Forward mortgage-backed securities (MBS) trades and futures - MSR hedging (a)1 2,999
 2,999
 1,121
 1,121
          
MSRs (a) (e)3 $1,050,228
 $1,050,228
 $1,486,395
 $1,486,395

(a)Measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
(b)Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
(c)Disclosed, but not measured, at fair value. 
(d)
The carrying values are net of unamortized debt issuance costs and discount. See Note 11 – Borrowings for additional information.
(e)
A rollforward of the beginning and ending balances of MSRs and Financing liability - MSRs pledged that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis is provided in Note 7 – Mortgage Servicing and Note 8 — Rights to MSRs, respectively.
(f)Level 3 at March 31, 2020 and Level 2 at December 31, 2019.




The following tables present a rollforward of the beginning and ending balances of Level 3 assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis:
Loans Held for Investment - Restricted for Securitization InvestorsFinancing Liability - Owed to Securitization InvestorsLoans Held for Sale - Fair ValueMortgage-Backed SecuritiesIRLCs
Three months ended September 30, 2020
Beginning balance$11,664 $(11,664)$25,950 $1,726 $17,818 
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements 
Purchases45,445 
Issuances87,311 
Sales(45,723)
Settlements(652)652 356 
Transfers (to) from:
Loans held for sale, at fair value(77,785)
Receivables, net157 
 (652)652 235 9,526 
Change in fair value included in earnings224 424 (4,665)
 224 424 (4,665)
Transfers in and / or out of Level 3
Ending balance$11,012 $(11,012)$26,409 $2,150 $22,679 
Loans Held for Investment - Restricted for Securitization InvestorsFinancing Liability - Owed to Securitization InvestorsMortgage-Backed SecuritiesDerivatives - Interest Rate Caps
Three months ended September 30, 2019
Beginning balance$25,324 $(23,697)$2,014 $47 
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases
Issuances
Sales
Settlements(879)870 
 (879)870 
Change in fair value included in earnings22 (47)
 22 (47)
Transfers in and / or out of Level 3
Ending balance$24,445 $(22,827)$2,036 $
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 Loans Held for Investment - Reverse Mortgages HMBS-Related Borrowings 
Loans Held for Inv. - Restricted for Securitiza-
tion Investors
 
Financing Liability - Owed to Securit -
ization Investors
 Loans Held for Sale - Fair Value Mortgage-Backed Securities IRLCs
Three months ended March 31, 2020
Beginning balance$6,269,596
 $(6,063,434) $23,342
 $(22,002) $
 $2,075
 $
Cumulative effect of fair value election47,038
 
 
 
 
 
  
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements             
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuances294,932
 (312,249) 
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlements(175,095) 172,429
 (781) 637
 
 
 
Transfers (to) from:             
Loans held for sale, at fair value(578) 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets(265) 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables, net(129) 
 
 
 
 
 
 165,903
 (139,820) (781) 637
 
 
 
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)             
Included in earnings:             
Change in fair value133,322
 (119,837) 
 
 
 (405) 
Calls and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 133,322
 (119,837) 
 
 
 (405) 
Transfers in and / or out of Level 3
 
 
 
 25,582
 
 10,478
Ending balance$6,568,821
 $(6,323,091) $22,561
 $(21,365) $25,582
 $1,670
 $10,478
Loans Held for Investment - Restricted for Securitization InvestorsFinancing Liability - Owed to Securitization InvestorsLoans Held for Sale - Fair ValueMortgage-backed SecuritiesIRLCs
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Beginning balance$23,342 $(22,002)$$2,075 $
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements 
Purchases— — 103,955 
Issuances— — — 144,931 
Deconsolidation of mortgage-backed securitization trusts(10,715)9,519 — — 
Sales— — (104,273)
Settlements(1,615)1,615 (70)
Transfers (to) from:
Loans held for sale, at fair value— — — — (128,224)
Receivables, net— — (113)— — 
 (12,330)11,134 (501)16,707 
Change in fair value included in earnings(144)1,328 75 (4,506)
Transfers in and / or out of Level 3— — 25,582 10,478 
Ending balance$11,012 $(11,012)$26,409 $2,150 $22,679 
Loans Held for Investment - Restricted for Securitization InvestorsFinancing Liability - Owed to Securitization InvestorsMortgage-backed SecuritiesDerivatives - Interest Rate Caps
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Beginning balance$26,520 $(24,815)$1,502 $678 
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements 
Purchases— — 
Issuances— — 
Sales— — 
Settlements(2,075)1,988 
 (2,075)1,988 
Change in fair value included in earnings534 (678)
 534 (678)
Transfers in and / or out of Level 3
Ending balance$24,445 $(22,827)$2,036 $



 Loans Held for Investment - Reverse Mortgages HMBS-Related Borrowings 
Loans Held for Inv. - Restricted for Securitiza-
tion Investors
 
Financing Liability - Owed to Securit -
ization Investors
 Mortgage-Backed Securities Derivatives - Interest Rate Caps
Three months ended March 31, 2019
Beginning balance$5,472,199
 $(5,380,448) $26,520
 $(24,815) $1,502
 $678
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements           
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
Issuances209,264
 (210,563) 
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
Settlements(104,630) 102,389
 (283) 253
 
 
Transfers (to) from:           
Loans held for sale, at fair value(396) 
 
 
 
 
Other assets(119) 
 
 
 
 
Receivables, net(68) 
 
 
 
 
 104,051
 (108,174) (283) 253
 
 
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)           
Included in earnings:           
Change in fair value150,667
 (126,066) 
 
 284
 (402)
Calls and other
 
 
 
 
 
 150,667
 (126,066) 
 
 284
 (402)
Transfers in and / or out of Level 3
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance$5,726,917
 $(5,614,688) $26,237
 $(24,562) $1,786
 $276
A rollforward of the beginning and ending balances of Loans Held for Investment and HMBS-related borrowings, MSRs and Financing liability - MSRs pledged that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis is provided in Note 6 – Reverse Mortgages, Note 8 – Mortgage Servicing and Note 9 — Rights to MSRs, respectively.
The methodologies that we use and key assumptions that we make to estimate the fair value of financial instruments and other assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis and those disclosed, but not carried, at fair value are described below.
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Loans Held for Sale
Residential forward and reverse mortgage loans that we intend to sell are carried at fair value as a result of a fair value election. Such loans are subject to changes in fair value due to fluctuations in interest rates from the closing date through the date of the sale of the loan into the secondary market. These loans are generally classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy because the primary component of the price is obtained from observable values of mortgage forwards for loans of similar terms and characteristics. We have the ability to access this market, and it is the market into which conventional and government-insured mortgage loans are typically sold.
We purchase certain loans from Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations in connection with loan modifications, strategic early buyouts (EBO) and loan resolution activity as part of our contractual obligations as the servicer of the loans. On January 1, 2020, we elected to classify any repurchased loans on or after January 1, 2020 as loans held for sale at fair value. Modified and EBO loans purchased before January 1, 2020 are classified as loans held for sale at the lower of cost or fair value. We expect to redeliver (sell) the loans into new Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations (in the case of modified loans) or sell the loans to a private investor (in the case of EBO loans). The fair value of these loans was estimated using published forward Ginnie Mae prices or existing sale contracts at December 31, 2019. At March 31,September 30, 2020, as a result of the volatility of capital markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, loans with a fair value of $25.6$26.4 million required the use of significant unobservable inputs, including the assumptions of the embedded MSR, margin and yield, and waswere classified as Level 3.


Loans repurchased in connection with loan resolution activities are classified as receivables. Because these loans are insured or guaranteed by the FHA or VA, the fair value of these loans represents the net recovery value taking into consideration the insured or guaranteed claim.
When we enter into an agreement to sell a loan or pool of loans to an investor at a set price, we value the loan or loans at the commitment price, unless facts and circumstances exist that could impact deal economics, at which point we use judgment to determine appropriate adjustments to recorded fair value, if any. We determine the fair value of loans for which we have no agreement to sell on the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk of the estimated cash flows.
Loans Held for Investment
Loans Held for Investment - Reverse Mortgages
We measure these loans at fair value based on the expected future cash flows discounted over the expected life of the loans at a rate commensurate with the risk of the estimated cash flows, including all future draw commitments for HECM loans. On January 1, 2019, we made an irrevocable fair value election on all future draw commitments for HECM loans that were purchased or originated on or after January 1, 2019. In connection with our adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, we made an irrevocable fair value election on all future draw commitments for HECM loans that were purchased or originated before January 1, 2019. Significant assumptions include expected future draws and prepayment and delinquency rates and cumulative loss curves. The discount rate assumption for these assets is primarily based on an assessment of current market yields on newly originated reverse mortgage loans, expected duration of the asset and current market interest rates.
Significant valuation assumptionsMarch 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Significant valuation assumptionsSeptember 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Life in years   Life in years
Range1.2 to 8.4
 2.4 to 7.8
Range1.0 to 8.22.4 to 7.8
Weighted average6.5
 6.0
Weighted average6.16.0 
Conditional repayment rate   Conditional repayment rate
Range8.0% to 24.3%
 7.8% to 28.3%
Range10.4% to 34.1%7.8% to 28.3%
Weighted average13.2% 14.6%Weighted average14.3 %14.6 %
Discount rate2.0% 2.8%Discount rate1.8 %2.8 %
Significant increases or decreases in any of these assumptions in isolation could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value, respectively. The effects of changes in the assumptions used to value the loans held for investment, excluding future draw commitments, are largely offset by the effects of changes in the assumptions used to value the HMBS-related borrowings that are associated with these loans.
Loans Held for Investment – Restricted for securitization investors
We have elected to measure loans held by consolidated mortgage-backed securitization trusts at fair value. The loans are secured by first liens on single family residential properties. Fair value is based on proprietary cash flow modeling processes from a third-party broker/dealer and a third-party valuation expert. Significant assumptions used in the valuation include projected monthly payments, projected prepayments and defaults, property liquidation values and discount rates.
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MSRs
We determine the fair value of MSRs primarily using discounted cash flow methodologies. The significant components of the estimated future cash inflows for MSRs include servicing fees, late fees, float earnings and other ancillary fees. Significant cash outflows include the cost of servicing, the cost of financing servicing advances and compensating interest payments.
We engage third-party valuation experts who generally utilize: (a) transactions involving instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, adjusted as necessary based on specific characteristics of the asset or liability being valued; and/or (b) industry-standard modeling, such as a discounted cash flow model and prepayment model, in arriving at their estimate of fair value. The prices provided by the valuation experts reflect their observations and assumptions related to market activity, incorporating available industry survey results and client feedback, and including risk premiums and liquidity adjustments. While the models and related assumptions used by the valuation experts are proprietary to them, we understand the methodologies and assumptions used to develop the prices based on our ongoing due diligence, which includes regular discussions with the valuation experts. We believe that the procedures executed by the valuation experts, supported by our verification and analytical procedures, provide reasonable assurance that the prices used in our unaudited consolidated financial statements comply with the accounting guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures and reflect the assumptions that a market participant would use.


We evaluate the reasonableness of our third-party experts’ assumptions using historical experience adjusted for prevailing market conditions. Assumptions used in the valuation of MSRs include:
Mortgage prepayment speedsDelinquency rates
Cost of servicingInterest rate used for computing float earnings
Discount rateCompensating interest expense
Interest rate used for computing the cost of financing servicing advancesCollection rate of other ancillary fees
Curtailment on advances
MSRs are carried at fair value and classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The fair value is determined using the mid-point of the range of prices provided by third-party valuation experts, without adjustment, except in the event we have a potential or completed sale, including transactions where we have executed letters of intent, in which case the fair value of the MSRs is recorded at the estimated sale price. Fair value reflects actual Ocwen sale prices for orderly transactions where available in lieu of independent third-party valuations. Our valuation process includes discussions of bid pricing with the third-party valuation experts and are contemplated along with other market-based transactions in their model validation.
A change in the valuation inputs or assumptions might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. Changes in market interest rates predominantly impact the fair value for Agency MSRs via prepayment speeds by altering the borrower refinance incentive and the non-Agency MSRs due to the impact on advance costs. Other key assumptions used in the valuation of these MSRs include delinquency rates and discount rates.
Significant valuation assumptionsMarch 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Agency Non-Agency Agency Non-Agency
Weighted average prepayment speed17.5% 12.2% 11.7% 12.2%
Weighted average delinquency rate4.8% 25.7% 3.2% 27.3%
Advance financing cost5-year swap
 5-yr swap plus 2.00%
 5-year swap
 5-yr swap plus 2.00%
Interest rate for computing float earnings5-year swap
 5-yr swap minus 0.50%
 5-year swap
 5-yr swap minus 0.50%
Weighted average discount rate9.4% 11.3% 9.3% 11.3%
Weighted average cost to service (in dollars)$93
 $278
 $85
 $277
As a result of the market volatility and uncertainties due to the COVID-19 outbreak, management exercised significant judgment in determining and updating the key assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the MSR based on the known or knowable information as of March 31, 2020.
Significant valuation assumptionsSeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
AgencyNon-AgencyAgencyNon-Agency
Weighted average prepayment speed14.9 %11.5 %11.7 %12.2 %
Weighted average delinquency rate4.7 %27.7 %3.2 %27.3 %
Advance financing cost5-year swap5-yr swap plus 2.00%5-year swap5-yr swap plus 2.00%
Interest rate for computing float earnings5-year swap5-yr swap minus 0.50%5-year swap5-yr swap minus 0.50%
Weighted average discount rate9.5 %11.4 %9.3 %11.3 %
Weighted average cost to service (in dollars)$96 $271 $85 $277 
Because the mortgages underlying these MSRs permit the borrowers to prepay the loans, the value of the MSRs generally tends to diminish in periods of declining interest rates, an improving housing market or expanded product availability (as prepayments increase) and increase in periods of rising interest rates, a deteriorating housing market or reduced product
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availability (as prepayments decrease). The following table summarizes the estimated change in the value of the MSRs as of March 31,September 30, 2020 given hypothetical shifts in lifetime prepayments and yield assumptions:
Adverse change in fair value10% 20%Adverse change in fair value10%20%
Weighted average prepayment speeds$(52,979) $(100,320)Weighted average prepayment speeds$(55,715)$(106,603)
Weighted average discount rate(14,339) (27,843)Weighted average discount rate(15,696)(30,468)
The sensitivity analysis measures the potential impact on fair values based on hypothetical changes, which in the case of our portfolio at March 31,September 30, 2020 are increased prepayment speeds and an increase in the yield assumption.
Advances
We value advances at their net realizable value, which generally approximates fair value. Servicing advances have no stated maturity and do not bear interest. Principal and interest advances are generally realized within a relatively short period of time. The timing of recovery of taxes, insurance and other corporate advances depends on the underlying loan attributes, performance, and in many cases, foreclosure or liquidation timeline. The fair value adjustment to servicing advances associated with the estimated time to recover such advances is separately measured and reported as a component of the fair value of the


associated MSR, consistent with actual market transactions. Refer to MSRs above for a description of the valuation methodology and assumptions related to the cost of financing servicing advances and discount rate, among other factors.
Receivables
The carrying value of receivables generally approximates fair value because of the relatively short period of time between their origination and realization.
Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)
Our subordinate and residual securities are not actively traded, and therefore, we estimate the fair value of these securities using a process based upon the use of an independent third-party valuation expert. Where possible, we consider observable trading activity in the valuation of our securities. Key inputs include expected prepayment rates, delinquency and cumulative loss curves and discount rates commensurate with the risks. Where possible, we use observable inputs in the valuation of our securities. However, the subordinate and residual securities in which we have invested trade infrequently and therefore have few or no observable inputs and little price transparency. Additionally, during periods of market dislocation, the observability of inputs is further reduced. We classify subordinate and residual securities as trading securities and account for them at fair value on a recurring basis. Changes in the fair value of our investment in subordinate and residual securities are recognized in Other, net in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
Advance Match Funded Liabilities
For advance match funded liabilities that bear interest at a rate that is adjusted regularly based on a market index, the carrying value approximates fair value. For advance match funded liabilities that bear interest at a fixed rate, we determine fair value by discounting the future principal and interest repayments at a market rate commensurate with the risk of the estimated cash flows. We assume the notes are refinanced at the end of their revolving periods, consistent with how we manage our advance facilities.
Financing Liabilities
HMBS-Related Borrowings
We have elected to measure these borrowings at fair value. These borrowings are not actively traded, and therefore, quoted market prices are not available. We determine fair value by discounting the projected recovery of principal, interest and advances over the estimated life of the borrowing at a market rate commensurate with the risk of the estimated cash flows. Significant assumptions include prepayments, discount rate and borrower mortality rates. The discount rate assumption for these liabilities is based on an assessment of current market yields for newly issued HMBS, expected duration and current market interest rates.
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Significant valuation assumptionsMarch 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Significant valuation assumptionsSeptember 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Life in years   Life in years
Range1.2 to 8.4
 2.4 to 7.8
Range1.0 to 8.22.4 to 7.8
Weighted average6.5
 6
Weighted average6.16.0 
Conditional repayment rate   Conditional repayment rate
Range8.0% to 24.3%
 7.8% to 28.3%
Range10.4 % to 34.1%7.8% to 28.3%
Weighted average13.2% 14.6%Weighted average14.3 %14.6 %
Discount rate1.8% 2.7%Discount rate1.6 %2.7 %
Significant increases or decreases in any of these assumptions in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value.
MSRs Pledged (Rights to MSRs)
We have elected to measure and record these borrowings at fair value. We recognize the proceeds received in connection with Rights to MSRs transactions as a secured borrowing that we account for at fair value. We determine the fair value of the pledged MSR liability following a similar approach as for the associated pledged MSRs. Fair value for the portion of the borrowing attributable to the MSRs underlying the Rights to MSRs is determined using the mid-point of the range of prices provided by third-party valuation experts. Fair value for the portion of the borrowing attributable to any lump sum payments received in connection with the transfer of MSRs underlying such Rights to MSRs to the extent such transfer is accounted for as a financing is determined by discounting the relevant future cash flows that were altered through such transfer using assumptions consistent with the mid-point of the range of prices provided by third-party valuation experts for the related MSR.


Significant valuation assumptionsMarch 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
Significant valuation assumptionsSeptember 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Weighted average prepayment speed12.3% 11.9%Weighted average prepayment speed11.6 %11.9 %
Weighted average delinquency rate27.7% 20.3%Weighted average delinquency rate29.4 %20.3 %
Advance financing cost5-year swap plus 0% to 2.00%
 5-year swap plus 0% to 2.00%
Advance financing cost5-year swap plus 0% to 2.00%5-year swap plus 0% to 2.00%
Interest rate for computing float earnings5-year swap minus 0% to 0.50%
 5-year swap minus 0% to 0.50%
Interest rate for computing float earnings5-year swap minus 0% to 0.50%5-year swap minus 0% to 0.50%
Weighted average discount rate11.4% 10.7%Weighted average discount rate11.7 %10.7 %
Weighted average cost to service (in dollars)$292
 $223
Weighted average cost to service (in dollars)$286 $223 
Significant increases or decreases in these assumptions in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value.
Financing Liability – Owed to Securitization Investors
Consists of securitization debt certificates due to third parties that represent beneficial ownership interests in mortgage-backed securitization trusts that we include in our consolidated financial statements. We determine fair value using the measurement alternative to ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement as disclosed in Note 3 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities.Entities. In accordance with the measurement alternative, the fair value of the consolidated securitization debt certificates is measured as the fair value of the loans held by the trust less the fair value of the beneficial interests held by us in the form of residual securities.
Other Secured Borrowings
The carrying value of secured borrowings that bear interest at a rate that is adjusted regularly based on a market index approximates fair value. For other secured borrowings that bear interest at a fixed rate, we determine fair value by discounting the future principal and interest repayments at a market rate commensurate with the risk of the estimated cash flows. For the SSTL, we base the fair value on valuation data obtained from a pricing service.
Secured Notes
In 2014, we issued Ocwen Asset Servicing Income Series (OASIS), Series 2014-1 Notes secured by Ocwen-owned MSRs relating to Freddie Mac mortgages. In 2019, we issued Ocwen Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2019-PLS1 notes
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secured by certain of PMC’s private label MSRs. We determine the fair value of these notes based on bid prices provided by third parties involved in the issuance and placement of the notes.
Senior Notes
We base the fair value on quoted prices in a market with limited trading activity, or on valuation data obtained from a pricing service in the absence of trading data.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) represent an agreement to purchase loans from a third-party originator or an agreement to extend credit to a mortgage applicant (locked pipeline), whereby the interest rate is set prior to funding. As of December 31, 2019, IRLCs were classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy as the primary component of the price was obtained from observable values of mortgage forwards for loans of similar terms and characteristics. Fair value amounts of IRLCs are adjusted for expected “fallout” (locked pipeline loans not expected to close) using models that consider cumulative historical fallout rates and other factors. As of March 31,September 30, 2020, IRLCs were transferred toare classified as Level 3 assets as historical fallout rates required significant unobservable adjustments to account for the COVID-19 uncertainties.
We entered intouse derivative instruments, including forward trades of MBS trades to provide anor Agency TBAs and exchange-traded interest rate swap futures, as economic hedge against changes in the fair value of residential forward and reverse mortgage loans held for sale that we carry at fair value until August 2019 and, beginning in September 2019, to hedge of our net MSR portfolio.hedging instruments. TBAs and interest rate swap futures are actively traded in the market and we obtain unadjusted market quotes for these derivatives; thus, they are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.
In addition, we may use interest rate caps to minimize future interest rate exposure on variable rate debt issued on servicing advance financing facilities from increases in one-month or three-month Eurodollar rate (1ML or 3ML, respectively) interest rates. The fair value for interest rate caps is based on counterparty market prices and adjusted for counterparty credit risk.


Note 5 – Loans Held for Sale
Loans Held for Sale - Fair ValueNine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Beginning balance$208,752 $176,525 
Originations and purchases (1)4,378,999 615,303 
Proceeds from sales(4,190,355)(581,678)
Principal collections(21,479)(17,155)
Transfers from (to):
Loans held for investment, at fair value1,900 1,405 
Loans held for sale - Lower of cost or fair value(1)
Receivables, net(62,949)(2,248)
REO (Other assets)(2,554)(1,501)
Gain on sale of loans45,762 24,005 
Increase (decrease) in fair value of loans1,925 (197)
Other6,965 (6,813)
Ending balance (1) (2) (3)$366,966 $207,645 
(1)We elected the fair value option for all newly repurchased loans after December 31, 2019, consistent with our fair value election of originated loans.
(2)At September 30, 2020 and 2019, the balances include $(5.8) million and $(7.4) million, respectively, of fair value adjustments.
(3)At September 30, 2020 and 2019, the balances include $26.4 million and 0, respectively, of loans that we repurchased from Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations pursuant to Ginnie Mae servicing guidelines. We may repurchase loans that have been modified, to facilitate loss reduction strategies, or as otherwise obligated as a Ginnie Mae servicer. Repurchased loans may be modified or otherwise remediated through loss mitigation activities, may be sold to a third party, or are reclassified to Receivables.
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Loans Held for Sale - Fair ValueThree Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Loans Held for Sale - Lower of Cost or Fair ValueLoans Held for Sale - Lower of Cost or Fair ValueNine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Beginning balance$208,752
 $176,525
Beginning balance$66,517 $66,097 
Originations and purchases (2)831,474
 219,867
PurchasesPurchases257,611 
Proceeds from sales(805,202) (235,895)Proceeds from sales(45,974)(183,048)
Principal collections(6,833) (5,516)Principal collections(1,319)(5,802)
Transfers from (to):   Transfers from (to):
Loans held for investment, at fair value578
 396
Receivables, net(31,302) (581)Receivables, net61 (78,865)
REO (Other assets)(768) (696)REO (Other assets)(2,739)
Loans held for sale - Fair valueLoans held for sale - Fair value
Gain on sale of loans6,418
 8,191
Gain on sale of loans474 3,364 
Decrease in fair value of loans(1,642) (228)
Decrease in valuation allowanceDecrease in valuation allowance412 4,473 
Other2,117
 (8,923)Other3,494 6,842 
Ending balance (1) (2) (3)$203,592
 $153,140
Ending balance (1)Ending balance (1)$23,665 $67,934 
(1)At September 30, 2020 and 2019, the balances include $14.8 million and $58.6 million, respectively, of loans that we repurchased from Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations pursuant to Ginnie Mae servicing guidelines. Loans repurchased after December 31, 2019 are classified as Loans Held for Sale - Fair Value since we elected the fair value option, consistent with our fair value election for originated or purchased loans.
Valuation Allowance - Loans Held for Sale at Lower of Cost or Fair ValueThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Beginning balance$6,400 $10,057 $6,643 $11,569 
Provision(45)769 1,084 1,805 
Transfer from Liability for indemnification obligations (Other liabilities)42 266 117 340 
Sales of loans(166)(3,996)(1,613)(6,618)
Ending balance$6,231 $7,096 $6,231 $7,096 

Gain on Loans Held for Sale, NetThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Gain on sales of loans, net
MSRs retained on transfers of forward mortgage loans$22,096 $605 $37,785 $2,249 
Gain on sale of repurchased Ginnie Mae loans4,663 1,364 11,036 3,154 
Gain on sale of forward mortgage loans11,897 5,896 35,201 23,102 
 38,656 7,865 84,022 28,505 
Change in fair value of IRLCs4,828 697 16,876 401 
Change in fair value of loans held for sale3,061 610 3,367 936 
Gain (loss) on economic hedge instruments179 (106)(10,141)(3,344)
Other(838)(54)(1,360)(186)
$45,886 $9,012 $92,764 $26,312 


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(1)At March 31, 2020 and 2019, the balances include $(9.4) million and $(7.8) million, respectively, of fair value adjustments.Note 6 – Reverse Mortgages
Three Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Loans Held for Investment - Reverse MortgagesHMBS - Related BorrowingsLoans Held for Investment - Reverse MortgagesHMBS - Related Borrowings
Beginning balance$6,718,992 $(6,477,616)$5,872,407 $(5,745,383)
Originations299,628 — 248,877 — 
Securitization of HECM loans accounted for as a financing (incl. realized fair value changes)— (307,754)— (246,734)
Repayments (principal payments received)(249,372)247,793 (151,292)149,079 
Transfers to:
Loans held for sale, at fair value(781)— (521)— 
Receivables, net105 — (89)— 
REO (Other assets)(38)— (211)— 
Change in fair value81,396 (68,966)80,071 (60,927)
Ending Balance$6,849,930 $(6,606,543)$6,049,242 $(5,903,965)
Securitized loans (pledged to HMBS-Related Borrowings)$6,715,093 $(6,606,543)$5,960,959 $(5,903,965)
Unsecuritized loans134,837 88,283 
Total$6,849,930 $6,049,242 


Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Loans Held for Investment - Reverse MortgagesHMBS - Related BorrowingsLoans Held for Investment - Reverse MortgagesHMBS - Related Borrowings
Beginning balance$6,269,596 $(6,063,435)$5,472,199 $(5,380,448)
Cumulative effect of fair value election (1)47,038 — — 
Originations867,702 — 675,169 — 
Securitization of HECM loans accounted for as a financing (incl. realized fair value changes)— (914,559)— (681,681)
Repayments (principal payments received)(619,486)613,026 (383,806)377,094 
Transfers to:
Loans held for sale, at fair value(1,900)— (1,405)— 
Receivables, net(181)— (202)— 
REO (Other assets)(403)— (366)— 
Change in fair value287,564 (241,575)287,653 (218,930)
Ending Balance$6,849,930 $(6,606,543)$6,049,242 $(5,903,965)
(1)In conjunction with the adoption of ASU 2016-13, we elected the fair value option for future draw commitments (tails) on HECM reverse mortgage loans purchased or originated before December 31, 2018, which resulted in the recognition of the fair value of such tails through shareholders’ equity on January 1, 2020.

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Reverse Mortgage Revenue, netThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Gain on new originations (1)$13,545 $5,075 $33,156 $10,422 
Change in fair value of securitized loans held for investment and HMBS-related borrowings, net(1,115)14,069 12,832 58,301 
Loan fees and other2,069 1,116 5,067 4,153 
$14,499 $20,260 $51,055 $72,876 
(1)Includes the changes in fair value of newly originated loans held for investment in the period through securitization date.
(2)We elected the fair value option for all newly repurchased loans after December 31, 2019, consistent with our fair value election of originated loans.
(3)At March 31, 2020 and 2019, the balances include $25.6 million and nil, respectively, of loans that we repurchased from Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations pursuant to Ginnie Mae servicing guidelines. We may repurchase loans that have been modified, to facilitate loss reduction strategies, or as otherwise obligated as a Ginnie Mae servicer. Repurchased loans may be modified or otherwise remediated through loss mitigation activities, may be sold to a third party, or are reclassified to Receivables.
Loans Held for Sale - Lower of Cost or Fair ValueThree Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Beginning balance$66,517
 $66,097
Purchases (1)
 84,315
Proceeds from sales(30,492) (62,135)
Principal collections(651) (1,776)
Transfers from (to):   
Receivables, net266
 (27,411)
REO (Other assets)
 (1,095)
Gain on sale of loans1,842
 551
Decrease in valuation allowance(138) 706
Other5,079
 10,295
Ending balance (1)$42,423
 $69,547
(1)At March 31, 2020 and 2019, the balances include $29.3 million and $42.7 million, respectively, of loans that we repurchased from Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations pursuant to Ginnie Mae servicing guidelines. Loans repurchased after December 31, 2019 are classified as Loans Held for Sale - Fair Value since we elected the fair value option, consistent with our fair value election for originated or purchased loans.
Valuation Allowance - Loans Held for Sale at Lower of Cost or Fair ValueThree Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Beginning balance$6,643
 $11,569
Provision570
 642
Transfer from Liability for indemnification obligations (Other liabilities)25
 67
Sales of loans(457) (1,415)
Ending balance$6,781
 $10,863



Gain on Loans Held for Sale, NetThree Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Gain on sales of loans, net   
MSRs retained on transfers of forward mortgage loans$6,561
 $828
Gain on sale of repurchased Ginnie Mae loans1,842
 538
Gain on sale of forward mortgage loans6,418
 10,444
 14,821
 11,810
Change in fair value of IRLCs5,714
 (341)
Change in fair value of loans held for sale159
 (142)
Loss on economic hedge instruments(7,192) (2,270)
Other(171) (75)
 $13,331
 $8,982
Note 67 – Advances
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Principal and interest$426,308
 $414,846
Principal and interest$299,355 $414,846 
Taxes and insurance383,829
 422,383
Taxes and insurance342,704 422,383 
Foreclosures, bankruptcy, REO and other222,043
 229,219
Foreclosures, bankruptcy, REO and other196,623 229,219 
1,032,180
 1,066,448
838,682 1,066,448 
Allowance for losses(7,373) (9,925)Allowance for losses(6,078)(9,925)
Advances, net$1,024,807
 $1,056,523
Advances, net$832,604 $1,056,523 
The following table summarizes the activity in net advances:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Beginning balance$1,056,523 $1,186,676 
Asset acquisitions14 1,457 
New advances667,577 394,964 
Sales of advances(604)(747)
Collections of advances and other(894,753)(557,868)
Net decrease in allowance for losses (1)3,847 13,962 
Ending balance$832,604 $1,038,444 
(1)     As disclosed in Note 1, there was no significant adjustment as of January 1, 2020 as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-13. Servicing advances are generally expected to be fully reimbursed under the terms of the servicing agreements. The estimate for the allowance for losses is based on relevant qualitative and quantitative information about past events, including historical collection and loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability. The allowance for losses includes an estimate for claimable (with investors) but nonrecoverable expenses, for example due to servicer error, such as lack of reasonable documentation as to the type and amount of advances.
Allowance for LossesThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Beginning balance$7,820 $27,653 $9,925 $23,259 
Provision2,173 729 5,944 4,532 
Net charge-offs and other (1)(3,915)(19,085)(9,791)(18,494)
Ending balance$6,078 $9,297 $6,078 $9,297 
(1)$18.0 million allowance related to sold advances was reclassified in the third quarter of 2019 and presented as Other liabilities (Liability for indemnification obligations).
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 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Beginning balance$1,056,523
 $1,186,676
New advances243,545
 105,995
Sales of advances(228) (707)
Collections of advances and other(277,585) (198,008)
Net decrease in allowance for losses (1)2,552
 124
Ending balance$1,024,807
 $1,094,080



(1)As disclosed in Note 1, there was no significant adjustment as of January 1, 2020 as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-13. Servicing advances are generally expected to be fully reimbursed under the terms of the servicing agreements. The estimate for the allowance for losses is based on relevant qualitative and quantitative information about past events, including historical collection and loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability. The allowance for losses includes an estimate for claimable (with investors) but nonrecoverable expenses, for example due to servicer error, such as lack of reasonable documentation as to the type and amount of advances.
Allowance for LossesThree Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Beginning balance$9,925
 $23,259
Provision (reversal)(761) 1,762
Net charge-offs and other(1,791) (1,886)
Ending balance (1)$7,373
 $23,135


(1)$18.0 million allowance related to sold advances was reclassified in the third quarter of 2019 and presented as Other liabilities (Liability for indemnification obligations).
Note 78 – Mortgage Servicing


During each period, we remeasure our MSR at fair value, which contemplates the receipt or nonreceipt of the servicing income for that period. The servicing income, including expectations of future servicing cash flows, are inputs for the measurement of the MSR fair value. The net result on the statement of operations is that we record the contractual cash received in each period as revenue within Servicing and subservicing fees, partially offset by the remeasurement of the MSR fair value within MSR valuation adjustments, net.
MSRs – Fair Value Measurement MethodThree Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
 Agency Non-Agency Total Agency Non-Agency Total
Beginning balance$714,006
 $772,389
 $1,486,395
 $865,587
 $591,562
 $1,457,149
Sales and other transfers
 (56) (56) (435) (132) (567)
Additions:           
Recognized on the sale of residential mortgage loans5,930
 
 5,930
 1,407
 
 1,407
Purchase of MSRs31,490
 
 31,490
 54,513
 
 54,513
Servicing transfers and adjustments (1)(263,630) (893) (264,523) 
 (3,313) (3,313)
Changes in fair value (2):           
Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions(166,532) 10,392
 (156,140) (64,117) (156) (64,273)
Realization of expected future cash flows and other changes(27,037) (25,831) (52,868) (31,263) (13,462) (44,725)
Ending balance$294,227
 $756,001
 $1,050,228
 $825,692
 $574,499
 $1,400,191
MSRs – Fair Value Measurement MethodThree Months Ended September 30,
20202019
AgencyNon-AgencyTotalAgencyNon-AgencyTotal
Beginning balance$305,085 $739,829 $1,044,914 $745,735 $566,898 $1,312,633 
Sales and other transfers(1)(1)(15)(15)
Additions:
Recognized on the sale of residential mortgage loans22,096 22,096 1,235 1,235 
Purchase of MSRs32,249 32,249 9,298 1,268 10,566 
Servicing transfers and adjustments16 16 (3,105)(3,105)
Changes in fair value (2):
Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions4,074 13,749 17,823 (63,360)252,293 188,933 
Realization of expected future cash flows and other changes(23,856)(24,228)(48,084)(36,898)(17,796)(54,694)
Ending balance$339,664 $729,349 $1,069,013 $656,010 $799,543 $1,455,553 
MSRs – Fair Value Measurement MethodFor the Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
AgencyNon-AgencyTotalAgencyNon-AgencyTotal
Beginning balance$714,006 $772,389 $1,486,395 $865,587 $591,562 $1,457,149 
Sales and other transfers(108)(108)(29)(556)(585)
Additions:
Recognized on the sale of residential mortgage loans37,785 37,785 3,933 3,933 
Purchase of MSRs78,994 78,994 123,600 1,355 124,955 
Servicing transfers and adjustments (1)(263,830)403 (263,427)(7,872)(7,872)
Changes in fair value (2):
Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions(159,351)20,679 (138,672)(235,036)264,876 29,840 
Realization of expected future cash flows and other changes(67,940)(64,014)(131,954)(102,045)(49,822)(151,867)
Ending balance$339,664 $729,349 $1,069,013 $656,010 $799,543 $1,455,553 
(1)Servicing transfers and adjustments include a $263.7 million derecognition of MSRs/Rights to MSRs effective with the February 20, 2020 notice of termination of the subservicing agreement between NRZ and PMC. See Note 9 — Rights to MSRs for further information.
(1)
Servicing transfers and adjustments include a $263.7 million derecognition of MSRs/Rights to MSRs effective with the February 20, 2020 termination of the subservicing agreement between NRZ and PMC. See Note 8 — Rights to MSRs for further information.
(2)
(2)Changes in fair value are recognized in MSR valuation adjustments, net in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
Portfolio of Assets Serviced
The following table presents the composition of our primary servicing and subservicing portfolios as measured by UPB. The UPB amounts in the table below are not included on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets,statements of operations.
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MSR UPB
UPB at
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019September 30, 2019
Owned MSRs$71,301,427 $70,973,496 $71,372,447 
NRZ pledged MSRs (1)66,782,351 108,837,877 113,441,618 
Total recognized MSRs$138,083,778 $179,811,373 $184,814,065 
(1)MSRs subject to sale agreements with the exception of the Reverse mortgage loans.NRZ that do not meet sale accounting criteria. See Note 9 — Rights to MSRs.
 UPB at
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 March 31, 2019
Servicing$70,718,538
 $70,428,208
 $69,616,987
Reverse mortgage loan servicing (1)6,432,003
 6,229,724
 5,671,103
Subservicing17,676,677
 17,120,905
 49,805,407
NRZ (2) (3)113,934,122
 118,587,594
 125,987,243
 $208,761,340
 $212,366,431
 $251,080,740
(1)Reverse mortgage loans are reported on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets and are classified as loans held for investment. No separate MSRs are recognized in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
(2)UPB of loans for which the Rights to MSRs have been sold to NRZ, including $55.6 billion for which third-party consents have been received and the MSRs have been transferred to NRZ (the MSRs remain on balance sheet as the transactions do not achieve sale accounting treatment).

(3)
Includes $40.0 billion of servicing UPB at March 31, 2020 pursuant to the subservicing agreement between NRZ and PMC for which we received a notice of termination from NRZ on February 20, 2020. While the MSRs and the Rights to MSRs associated with these loans are derecognized from our consolidated balance sheet, we continue to service these loans until deboarding. See Note 8 — Rights to MSRs.
We acquired MSRs on portfolios with a UPB of $2.9$9.9 billion and $4.9$11.9 billion during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We sold MSRs on portfolios with a UPB of $17.6 million and $99.4$55.7 million during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, and 2019, respectively.mostly to Freddie Mac under the Voluntary Partial Cancellation (VPC) program for delinquent loans. We sold non-Agency MSRs with a UPB of $116.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
A significant portion of the servicing agreements for our non-Agency servicing portfolio contain provisions where we could be terminated as servicer without compensation upon the failure of the serviced loans to meet certain portfolio delinquency or cumulative loss thresholds. To date,We have not had any terminations as servicer as a result of a breach of any of these provisions have been minimal.in 2020 and 2019.
At March 31,September 30, 2020, the S&P Global Ratings, Inc.’s (S&P’s) servicer ratings outlook for PMC is stable. On March 24, 2020, Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch) placed all U.S Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) servicer ratings on Outlook Negative, resulting from a rapidly evolving economic and operating environment due to the sudden impact of the COVID-19 virus. Downgrades in servicer ratings could adversely affect our ability to service loans, sell or finance servicing advances and could impair our ability to consummate future servicing transactions or adversely affect our dealings with lenders, other contractual counterparties, and regulators, including our ability to maintain our status as an approved servicer by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The servicer rating requirements of Fannie Mae do not necessarily require or imply immediate action, as Fannie Mae has discretion with respect to whether we are in compliance with their requirements and what actions it deems appropriate under the circumstances in the event that we fall below their desired servicer ratings.
Certain of our servicing agreements require that we maintain specified servicer ratings from rating agencies such as Moody’s and S&P. As a result of our current servicer ratings,No termination rights have been triggered in some non-Agency servicing agreements. To date, terminations as servicer as a result of a breachour servicer ratings in 2020 and 2019.
Servicing RevenueThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Loan servicing and subservicing fees
Servicing$53,410 $61,485 $161,154 $170,054 
Subservicing10,324 1,365 26,143 11,775 
NRZ91,015 146,567 299,089 443,505 
154,749 209,417 486,386 625,334 
Ancillary income
Late charges11,012 14,105 38,323 42,786 
Custodial accounts (float earnings)1,057 13,464 8,787 38,739 
Loan collection fees3,047 3,862 10,048 11,613 
Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) fees (1)104 1,216 532 4,558 
Other, net11,753 6,453 24,369 22,063 
26,973 39,100 82,059 119,759 
 $181,722 $248,517 $568,445 $745,093 
(1)The HAMP expired on December 31, 2016. Borrowers who had requested assistance or to whom an offer of anyassistance had been extended as of these provisions have been minimal.that date had until September 30, 2017 to finalize their modification. We continue to earn HAMP success fees for HAMP modifications that remain less than 90 days delinquent at the first-, second- and third-year anniversary of the start of the trial modification.
Servicing RevenueThree Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Loan servicing and subservicing fees   
Servicing$55,408
 $53,345
Subservicing5,190
 6,207
NRZ119,669
 155,847
 180,267
 215,399
Late charges14,639
 15,439
Custodial accounts (float earnings)6,141
 11,934
Loan collection fees4,256
 4,349
Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) fees (1)408
 1,777
Other, net5,772
 7,881
 $211,483
 $256,779
(1)The HAMP expired on December 31, 2016. Borrowers who had requested assistance or to whom an offer of assistance had been extended as of that date had until September 30, 2017 to finalize their modification. We continue to earn HAMP success fees for HAMP modifications that remain less than 90 days delinquent at the first-, second- and third-year anniversary of the start of the trial modification.
Float balances (balances in custodial accounts, which represent collections of principal and interest that we receive from borrowers) are held in escrow by unaffiliated banks and are excluded from our unaudited consolidated balance sheets. Float
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balances amounted to $1.9$2.0 billion, $1.7 billion and $1.8$2.1 billion at March 31,September 30, 2020, December 31, 2019 and March 31,September 30, 2019, respectively.
Note 89 — Rights to MSRs
Ocwen and PMC have entered into agreements to sell MSRs or Rights to MSRs and the related servicing advances to NRZ, and in all cases have been retained by NRZ as subservicer. In the case of Ocwen Rights to MSRs transactions, while the majority of the risks and rewards of ownership were transferred in 2012 and 2013, legal title was retained by Ocwen, causing the Rights to MSRs transactions to be accounted for as secured financings. In the case of the PMC transactions, and for those


Ocwen MSRs where consents were subsequently received and legal title was transferred to NRZ, due to the length of the non-cancellable term of the subservicing agreements, the transactions dodid not initially qualify as afor sale and areaccounting treatment which resulted in such transactions being accounted for as secured financings. AsUntil such time as the transaction qualifies as a result,sale for accounting purposes, we continue to recognize the MSRs and related financing liability on our consolidated balance sheets, as well as the full amount of servicing revenue and changes in the fair value of the MSRs and related financing liability in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Changes in fair value of the Rights to MSRs are recognized in MSR valuation adjustments, net in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Changes in fair value of the MSR related financing liability are reported in Pledged MSR liability expense.
The following tables present selected assets and liabilities recorded on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets as well as the impacts to our unaudited consolidated statements of operations in connection with our NRZ agreements.
Balance SheetsSeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
MSRs, at fair value (1)$577,309 $915,148 
Due from NRZ (Receivables)
Sales and transfers of MSRs (2)$$24,167 
Subservicing fees and reimbursable expenses2,364 9,197 
$2,364 $33,364 
Due to NRZ (Other liabilities)$95,803 $63,596 
Financing liability - MSRs pledged, at fair value
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements$577,309 $603,046 
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements (3)35,445 
PMC MSR Agreements (1)312,102 
 $577,309 $950,593 
(1)On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the PMC MSR Agreements. While the MSRs and the Rights to MSRs associated with these loans were derecognized from our balance sheet, we continued to service these loans until deboarding on October 1, 2020, and accounted for them as a subservicing relationship.
(2)Balance represents the holdback of proceeds from PMC MSR sales and transfers to address indemnification claims and mortgage loan document deficiencies. These sales were executed by PMC prior to Ocwen’s acquisition of PHH.
(3)Income was recognized through April 30, 2020 as a reduction in the financing liability based on the term of the original agreements.
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Balance SheetsMarch 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
MSRs, at fair value (1)$591,705
 $915,148
    
Due from NRZ (Receivables)   
Sales and transfers of MSRs (2)$22,631
 $24,167
Subservicing fees and reimbursable expenses1,601
 9,197
 $24,232
 $33,364
    
Due to NRZ (Other liabilities)$98,555
 $63,596
    
Financing liability - MSRs pledged, at fair value   
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements$591,705
 $603,046
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements (3)9,979
 35,445
PMC MSR Agreements (1)
 312,102
 $601,684
 $950,593
(1)On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the PMC MSR Agreements. While the MSRs and the Rights to MSRs associated with these loans are derecognized from our balance sheet at March 31, 2020, we continue to service these loans until deboarding, and account for them as a subservicing relationship.
(2)Balance represents the holdback of proceeds from PMC MSR sales and transfers to address indemnification claims and mortgage loan document deficiencies. These sales were executed by PMC prior to the acquisition date.
(3)$10.0 million of income is expected to be recognized for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as a reduction in the financing liability based on the remaining term of the original agreements.

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Statements of Operations
Servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ (1)$91,015 $146,567 $299,089 $443,505 
Less: Subservicing fee retained by Ocwen (1)25,674 35,462 80,529 108,774 
Net servicing fees remitted to NRZ65,341 111,105 218,560 334,731 
Less: Reduction (increase) in financing liability
Changes in fair value:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(10,401)(228,644)(18,503)(230,193)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements(2,216)(903)(4,562)
PMC MSR Agreements (1)30,156 40,720 111,034 
(10,401)(200,704)21,314 (123,721)
Runoff and settlement:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements15,650 11,170 41,572 31,617 
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements26,705 35,121 76,087 
PMC MSR Agreements (1)15,881 7,492 49,469 
15,650 53,756 84,185 157,173 
Other2,688 1,637 7,377 (2,023)
Pledged MSR liability expense$57,404 $256,416 $105,684 $303,302 

(1)On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the PMC MSR Agreements. As the MSRs and the Rights to MSRs associated with these loans were derecognized from our consolidated balance sheet on February 20, 2020, we do not report the associated servicing fees collected on behalf of, and remitted to NRZ, or the change in fair value, runoff and settlement of the financing liability subsequent to February 20, 2020.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Financing Liability - MSRs PledgedOriginal Rights to MSRs Agreements2017 Agreements and New RMSR AgreementsPMC MSR AgreementsTotal
Beginning Balance$582,558 $$$582,558 
Changes in fair value:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements10,402 — — 10,402 
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— — — — 
PMC MSR Agreements— — — — 
Runoff and settlement:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(15,651)— — (15,651)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— — — — 
PMC MSR Agreements— — — — 
Balance at September 30, 2020$577,309 $$$577,309 
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 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Statements of Operations   
Servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ (1)$119,669
 $155,847
Less: Subservicing fee retained by Ocwen (1)29,331
 37,407
Net servicing fees remitted to NRZ90,338
 118,440
    
Less: Reduction (increase) in financing liability   
Changes in fair value:   
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(9,120) 121
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements(903) (6,980)
PMC MSR Agreements (1)40,720
 33,096
 30,697
 26,237
Runoff and settlement:   
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements17,793
 9,035
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements25,142
 23,320
PMC MSR Agreements (1)7,492
 17,774
 50,427
 50,129
    
Other2,620
 (1,882)
    
Pledged MSR liability expense$6,594
 $43,956
(1)On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the PMC MSR Agreements. As the MSRs and the Rights to MSRs associated with these loans were derecognized from our consolidated balance sheet on February 20, 2020, we did not report the associated servicing fees collected on behalf of, and remitted to NRZ, or the change in fair value, runoff and settlement of the financing liability subsequent to February 20, 2020.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Financing Liability - MSRs PledgedOriginal Rights to MSRs Agreements2017 Agreements and New RMSR AgreementsPMC MSR AgreementsTotal
Beginning Balance$412,909 $88,103 $343,901 $844,913 
Additions— — 345 345 
Changes in fair value:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements228,643 — — 228,643 
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— 2,216 — 2,216 
PMC MSR Agreements— — (30,156)(30,156)
Runoff and settlement:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(11,170)— — (11,170)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— (26,705)— (26,705)
PMC MSR Agreements— — (15,881)(15,881)
Calls (1):
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(3,095)— — (3,095)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— (2,169)— (2,169)
Balance at September 30, 2019$627,287 $61,445 $298,220 $986,952 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Financing Liability - MSRs PledgedOriginal Rights to MSRs Agreements2017 Agreements and New RMSR AgreementsPMC MSR AgreementsTotal
Beginning Balance$603,046 $35,445 $312,102 $950,593 
Additions— — — — 
Receipt of lump-sum cash payments— — — — 
Sales— — (226)(226)
Changes in fair value:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements18,503 — — 18,503 
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— 903 — 903 
PMC MSR Agreements— — (40,720)(40,720)
Runoff and settlement:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(41,572)— — (41,572)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— (35,121)— (35,121)
PMC MSR Agreements— — (7,492)(7,492)
Derecognition of Pledged MSR financing liability due to termination of PMC MSR Agreements— — (263,664)(263,664)
Calls (1):
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(2,668)— — (2,668)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— (1,227)— (1,227)
Balance at September 30, 2020$577,309 $$$577,309 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Financing Liability - MSRs PledgedOriginal Rights to MSRs Agreements 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements PMC MSR Agreements TotalFinancing Liability - MSRs PledgedOriginal Rights to MSRs Agreements2017 Agreements and New RMSR AgreementsPMC MSR AgreementsTotal
Balance at December 31, 2019$603,046
 $35,445
 $312,102
 $950,593
Additions
 
 
 
Receipt of lump-sum cash payments
 
 
 
Beginning BalanceBeginning Balance$436,511 $138,854 $457,491 $1,032,856 
PurchasesPurchases— — 1,221 1,221 
Sales
 
 (226) (226)Sales— — 11 11 
Changes in fair value:      
Changes in fair value:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements9,120
 
 
 9,120
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements230,193 — — 230,193 
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements
 903
 
 903
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— 4,562 — 4,562 
PMC MSR Agreements
 
 (40,720) (40,720)PMC MSR Agreements— — (111,034)(111,034)
Runoff and settlement:      
Runoff and settlement:
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(17,793) 
 
 (17,793)Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(31,617)— — (31,617)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements
 (25,142) 
 (25,142)2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— (76,087)— (76,087)
PMC MSR Agreements
 
 (7,492) (7,492)PMC MSR Agreements— — (49,469)(49,469)
Derecognition of Pledged MSR financing liability due to termination of PMC MSR Agreements
 
 (263,664) (263,664)
Calls (1):      
Calls (1):
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(2,668) 
 
 (2,668)Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(7,800)— — (7,800)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements
 (1,227) 
 (1,227)2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements— (5,884)— (5,884)
Balance at March 31, 2020$591,705
 $9,979
 $
 $601,684
Balance at September 30, 2019Balance at September 30, 2019$627,287 $61,445 $298,220 $986,952 
(1)Represents the carrying value of MSRs in connection with call rights exercised by NRZ, for MSRs transferred to NRZ under the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements, or by Ocwen at NRZ’s direction, for MSRs underlying the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements. Ocwen derecognizes the MSRs and the related financing liability upon collapse of the securitization.
Financing Liability - MSRs PledgedOriginal Rights to MSRs Agreements 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements PMC MSR Agreements Total
Balance at December 31, 2018$436,511
 $138,854
 $457,491
 $1,032,856
Purchases
 
 577
 577
Changes in fair value:       
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(121) 
 
 (121)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements
 6,980
 
 6,980
PHH MSR Agreements
 
 (33,096) (33,096)
Runoff and settlement:       
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(9,035) 
 
 (9,035)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements
 (23,320) 
 (23,320)
PHH MSR Agreements
 
 (17,774) (17,774)
Calls (1):       
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements(3,269) 
 
 (3,269)
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements
 (2,582) 
 (2,582)
Balance at March 31, 2019$424,086
 $119,932
 $407,198
 $951,216
(1)Represents the carrying value of MSRs in connection with call rights exercised by NRZ, for MSRs transferred to NRZ under the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements, or by Ocwen at NRZ’s direction, for MSRs underlying the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements. Ocwen derecognizes the MSRs and the related financing liability upon collapse of the securitization.
Ocwen Transactions
Prior to the transfer of legal title under the Master Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement dated as of October 1, 2012, as amended, and certain Sale Supplements, as amended (collectively, the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements), Ocwen agreed to service the mortgage loans underlying the MSRs on the economic terms set forth in the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements.


After the transfer of legal title as contemplated under the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements, Ocwen was to service the mortgage loans underlying the MSRs as subservicer on substantially the same economic terms.
On July 23, 2017 and January 18, 2018, we entered into a series of agreements with NRZ that collectively modify, supplement and supersede the arrangements among the parties as set forth in the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements. The July 23, 2017 agreements, as amended, include a Master Agreement, a Transfer Agreement and the Subservicing Agreement between Ocwen and New Residential Mortgage LLC (NRM), a subsidiary of NRZ, relating to non-agency loans (the NRM Subservicing Agreement) (collectively, the 2017 Agreements) pursuant to which the parties agreed, among other things, to undertake certain actions to facilitate the transfer from Ocwen to NRZ of Ocwen’s legal title to the remaining MSRs that were subject to the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements and under which Ocwen would subservice mortgage loans underlying the MSRs for an initial term ending July 2022 (the Initial Term).
On January 18, 2018, the parties entered into new agreements (including a Servicing Addendum) regarding the Rights to MSRs related to MSRs that remained subject to the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements as of January 1, 2018 and amended the Transfer Agreement (collectively, New RMSR Agreements) to accelerate the implementation of certain parts of our arrangements in order to achieve the intent of the 2017 Agreements sooner. Under the new agreements, following receipt of the required consents and transfer of the MSRs, Ocwen subservices the mortgage loans underlying the transferred MSRs pursuant to the 2017 Agreements and the August 2018 subservicing agreement with NewRez LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing (Shellpoint) described below.
Ocwen received lump-sum cash payments of $54.6 million and $279.6 million in September 2017 and January 2018 in accordance with the terms of the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements, respectively. These upfront payments generally representrepresented the net present value of the difference between the future revenue stream Ocwen would have received under the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements and the future revenue stream Ocwen expectsexpected to receive under the 2017 Agreements and the New RMSR Agreements. We recognized the cash received as a financing liability that we are accountingaccounted for at fair value through the remaining term of the original agreements (April 2020). Changes in fair value arewere recognized in Pledged MSR liability expense in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
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On August 17, 2018, Ocwen and NRZ entered into certain amendments (i) to the New RMSR Agreements to include Shellpoint, a subsidiary of NRZ, as a party to which legal title to the MSRs could be transferred after related consents are received, (ii) to add a Subservicing Agreement between Ocwen and Shellpoint relating to non-agency loans (the Shellpoint Subservicing Agreement), (iii) to add an Agency Subservicing Agreement between Ocwen and NRM relating to agency loans (the Agency Subservicing Agreement), and (iv) to conform the New RMSR Agreements and the NRM Subservicing Agreement to certain of the terms of the Shellpoint Subservicing Agreement and the Agency Subservicing Agreement.
At any time during the Initial Term, NRZ may terminate the Subservicing Agreements and Servicing Addendum for convenience, subject to Ocwen’s right to receive a termination fee and 180 days’ notice. The termination fee is calculated as specified in the Subservicing Agreements and Servicing Addendum, and is a discounted percentage of the expected revenues that would be owed to Ocwen over the remaining contract term based on certain portfolio run-off assumptions.
Following the Initial Term, NRZ may extend the term of the Subservicing Agreements and Servicing Addendum for additional three-month periods by providing proper notice. Following the Initial Term, the Subservicing Agreements and Servicing Addendum can be cancelled by Ocwen on an annual basis. NRZ and Ocwen have the ability to terminate the Subservicing Agreements and Servicing Addendum for cause if certain specified conditions occur. The terminations must be terminations in whole (i.e., cover all the loans under the relevant Subservicing Agreement or Servicing Addendum) and not in part, except for limited circumstances specified in the agreements. In addition, if NRZ terminates any of the NRM or Shellpoint Subservicing Agreements or the Servicing Addendum for cause, the other agreements will also terminate automatically.
Under the terms of the Subservicing Agreements and Servicing Addendum, in addition to a base servicing fee, Ocwen receives certain ancillary fees, primarily late fees, loan modification fees and convenience or Speedpay® fees. We may also receive certain incentive fees or pay penalties tied to various contractual performance metrics. NRZ receives all float earnings and deferred servicing fees related to delinquent borrower payments, as well as being entitled to receive certain REO related income including REO referral commissions.
As of March 31,September 30, 2020, the UPB of MSRs subject to the Servicing Agreements and the New RMSR Agreements is $73.6$69.1 billion, including $17.9$16.9 billion for which title has not transferred to NRZ. We and NRZ are currently discussing various alternative arrangements for the servicing of these MSRs. As the third-party consents required for title to the MSRs to transfer were not obtained by May 31, 2019, the New RMSR Agreements set forth a process under which NRZ’s $17.9$16.9 billion Rights to MSRs may (i) be acquired by Ocwen at a price determined in accordance with the terms of the New RMSR Agreements, at the option of Ocwen, or (ii) be sold, together with Ocwen’s title to those MSRs, to a third party in accordance with the terms of the New RMSR Agreements, subject to an additional Ocwen option to acquire at a price based on the winning third-party bid rather than selling to the third party. If the Rights to MSRs are not transferred pursuant to these alternatives, then the Rights to MSRs will remain subject to the New RMSR Agreements.


In addition, as noted above, during the Initial Term, NRZ has the right to terminate the $17.9$16.9 billion New RMSR Agreements for convenience, in whole but not in part, subject to payment of a termination fee and 180 days’ notice. If NRZ exercises this termination right, NRZ has the option of seeking (i) the transfer of the MSRs through a sale to a third party of its Rights to MSRs (together with a transfer of Ocwen’s title to those MSRs) or (ii) a substitute RMSR arrangement that substantially replicates the Rights to MSRs structure (a Substitute RMSR Arrangement) under which we would transfer title to the MSRs to a successor servicer and NRZ would continue to own the economic rights and obligations related to the MSRs. In the case of option (i), we have a purchase option as specified in the New RMSR Agreements. If NRZ is not able to sell the Rights to MSRs or establish a Substitute RMSR Arrangement with another servicer, NRZ has the right to revoke its termination notice and re-instate the Servicing Addendum or to establish a subservicing arrangement whereby the MSRs remaining subject to the New RMSR Agreements would be transferred to up to three subservicers who would subservice under Ocwen’s oversight. If such a subservicing arrangement were established, Ocwen would receive an oversight fee and reimbursement of expenses. We may also agree on alternative arrangements that are not contemplated under our existing agreements or that are variations of those contemplated under our existing agreements.
PMC Transactions
On December 28, 2016, PMC entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its MSRs, and the related servicing advances, to NRM (the 2016 PMC Sale Agreement). In connection with this agreement, on December 28, 2016, PMC also entered into a subservicing agreement with NRZ which was subsequently amended and restated as of March 29, 2019 (together with the 2016 PMC Sale Agreement, the PMC MSR Agreements). The PMC subservicing agreement hashad an initial term of three years from the initial transaction date of June 16, 2017, subject to certain transfer and termination provisions.
The PMC subservicing agreement generates revenue based on a schedule of fees per loan per month that includes revenue adjustments for delinquent loans to cover the incremental cost associated with servicing such loans. As of March 31, 2020, Ocwen serviced 269,403 loans (with a UPB of $33.8 billion) under this arrangement, excluding loans added by NRZ in 2019, and recorded servicing fee revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 of $3.9 million. In addition to the $33.8 billion in UPB of loans in the PMC subservicing agreement for which the MSR sale transaction did not originally achieve sale accounting treatment, PMC is also subservicing loans with approximately $6.2 billion in UPB at March 31, 2020 that NRZ added to the PMC subservicing agreement after NRZ acquired the MSRs from an unrelated party during 2019. Consistent with a subservicing relationship, no MSR or pledged MSR liability is recorded on our consolidated balance sheets for the $6.2 billion loan UPB.
Subject to the payment of the applicable deboarding fee and proper notice, NRZ has the right to terminate an amount not to exceed 25% of the underlying mortgage loans (not including loans added by NRZ in 2019) being subserviced during the period from June 2019 through the end of the initial term in June 2020. The PMC subservicing agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless either party provides notice of renewal in accordance with the PMC subservicing agreement, which is 180 days’ notice in the case of NRZ and nine months’ notice in the case of PMC. NRZ and PMC each also has the right to terminate the PMC subservicing agreement after the initial term without cause subject to 180 days’ notice in the case of NRZ and nine months’ notice in the case of PMC and, if NRZ elects to terminate, NRZ’s payment of deboarding fees. NRZ and PMC each has the ability to terminate the subservicing agreement for cause if certain specified conditions occur.treatment.
On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the PMC MSR Agreements, which accounted for $40.0$37.1 billion loan UPB. The notice states that the effective date of termination isUPB at June 19,30, 2020, with respect to 25% of the Initial Mortgage Loans under the agreement and August 18, 2020 for the remainder of the loans under the agreement. The loans that were added by NRZ under the PMC subservicing agreement in 2019 and amounted to approximately $6.6$16.0 billion in UPB are subject to the termination with the stated effective date of August 18,at September 30, 2020. In connection with the termination, we are entitled to loan deboarding fees from NRZ. This termination iswas for convenience and not for cause.cause, and provided for loan deboarding fees to be paid by NRZ. As the sale accounting criteria were met upon the notice of termination, the MSRs and the Rights to MSRs associated with the $40.0 billion loan UPB were derecognized from our balance sheet on February 20, 2020 without any gain or loss on derecognition. We continuecontinued to service these loans until deboarding, and accountaccounted for
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them as a subservicing relationship. Accordingly, we recognized subservicing fees associated with the subservicing agreement subsequent to February 20, 2020 and didhave not reportreported any servicing fees collected on behalf of, and remitted to NRZ, any change in fair value, runoff and settlement in financing liability thereafter.

On September 1, 2020, 133,718 loans were deboarded and the remaining 136,500 loans representing $16.0 billion of UPB were deboarded on October 1, 2020.

Note 910 – Receivables
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Servicing-related receivables:
Government-insured loan claims - Forward$107,917 $122,557 
Government-insured loan claims - Reverse43,681 14,123 
Sales and transfers of MSRs - Due from NRZ24,167 
Subservicing fees and reimbursable expenses - Due from NRZ2,364 9,197 
Reimbursable expenses5,604 13,052 
Due from custodial accounts8,212 27,175 
Other1,869 4,970 
169,647 215,241 
Income taxes receivable (1)68,683 37,888 
Other receivables4,795 5,963 
243,125 259,092 
Allowance for losses(41,518)(57,872)
 $201,607 $201,220 
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Servicing-related receivables:   
Government-insured loan claims$120,410
 $122,557
Due from NRZ:   
Sales and transfers of MSRs22,631
 24,167
Subservicing fees and reimbursable expenses1,601
 9,197
Reimbursable expenses9,325
 13,052
Due from custodial accounts11,306
 27,175
Other3,665
 4,970
 168,938
 201,118
Income taxes receivable (1)102,566
 37,888
Other receivables23,064
 20,086
 294,568
 259,092
Allowance for losses(59,263) (57,872)
 $235,305
 $201,220
(1)SeeNote 17 – Income Taxes
(1)
SeeNote 16 – Income Taxes
At March 31,September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the allowance for losses primarily related to receivables of our Servicing business. AllowanceThe allowance for losses related to defaulted FHA- or VA-insured loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations and not subsequently sold to third-party investors (government-insured loan claims) was $58.1$40.8 million and $56.9 million at March 31,September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The government-insured loan claims are guaranteed by the U.S. government.
Allowance for Losses - Government-Insured Loan ClaimsThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Beginning balance (1)$53,310 $50,511 $56,868 $52,497 
Provision5,055 11,013 12,249 22,819 
Charge-offs and other, net(17,607)(8,349)(28,359)(22,141)
Ending balance$40,758 $53,175 $40,758 $53,175 
(1)     The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not result in any significant change to the allowance for losses related to receivables as of January 1, 2020.
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Allowance for Losses - Government-Insured Loan ClaimsThree Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Beginning balance (1)$56,868
 $52,497
Provision5,072
 7,247
Charge-offs and other, net(3,837) (8,464)
Ending balance$58,103
 $51,280


(1)The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not result in any significant change to the allowance for losses related to receivables as of January 1, 2020.


Note 1011 – Other Assets
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Contingent loan repurchase asset$580,599 $492,900 
Derivatives, at fair value22,843 6,007 
Prepaid expenses15,791 21,996 
Prepaid representation, warranty and indemnification claims - Agency MSR sale15,173 15,173 
Prepaid lender fees, net10,767 8,647 
REO8,354 8,556 
Security deposits2,181 2,163 
Deferred tax asset, net1,821 2,169 
Mortgage backed securities, at fair value2,150 2,075 
Interest-earning time deposits377 390 
Other2,412 3,164 
 $662,468 $563,240 
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Contingent loan repurchase asset$393,395
 $492,900
Prepaid expenses35,514
 21,996
Prepaid representation, warranty and indemnification claims - Agency MSR sale15,173
 15,173
Derivatives, at fair value15,830
 6,007
REO7,907
 8,556
Prepaid lender fees, net6,464
 8,647
Security deposits2,150
 2,163
Mortgage backed securities, at fair value1,670
 2,075
Deferred tax asset, net1,647
 2,169
Interest-earning time deposits371
 390
Other4,004
 3,164
 $484,125
 $563,240
Note 1112 – Borrowings
Advance Match Funded LiabilitiesBorrowing CapacitySeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Borrowing TypeMaturity (1)Amorti- zation Date (1)TotalAvailable (2)Weighted Average Interest RateBalanceWeighted Average Interest RateBalance
Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2015-VF5 (3)Jun. 2051Jun. 2021$250,000 $158,080 4.28 %$91,920 3.36 %$190,555 
Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2019-T1 (4)Aug. 2050Aug. 20202.62 %185,000 
Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2019-T2 (4)Aug. 2051Aug. 20212.53 %285,000 
Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2020-T1 (4)Aug. 2052Aug. 2022475,000 1.49 %475,000 %
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART)725,000 158,080 1.94 %566,920 2.79 %660,555 
Ocwen Freddie Advance Funding (OFAF) - Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-VF1 (5)
Jun. 2051Jun. 202170,000 56,842 3.28 %13,158 3.53 %18,554 
$795,000 $214,922 1.97 %$580,078 2.81 %$679,109 
Advance Match Funded Liabilities       March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Borrowing Type Maturity (1) Amorti- zation Date (1) Available Borrowing Capacity (2) Weighted Average Interest Rate (3) Balance Weighted Average Interest Rate (3) Balance
Advance Financing Facilities:              
Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2015-VF5 (4) Dec. 2050 Dec. 2020 $59,021
 3.05% $140,979
 3.36% $190,555
Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2019-T1 (5) Aug. 2050 Aug. 2020 
 2.62
 185,000
 2.62
 185,000
Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2019-T2 (5) Aug. 2051 Aug. 2021 
 2.53
 285,000
 2.53
 285,000
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART)     59,021
 2.68
 610,979
 2.79
 660,555
Ocwen Freddie Advance Funding (OFAF) - Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-VF1 (6)
 Jun. 2050 Jun. 2020 45,028
 3.26
 14,972
 3.53
 18,554
      $104,049
 2.69% $625,951
 2.81% $679,109
(1)(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 of our advance facilities, there are multiple notes outstanding. For each note, after the amortization date, all collections that represent the repayment of advances pledged to the facility must be applied ratably to each outstanding amortizing note to reduce the balance and as such the collection of advances allocated to the amortizing note may not be used to fund new advances.
(2)Borrowing capacity under the OMART and OFAF facilities is available to us provided that we have sufficient eligible collateral to pledge. At March 31, 2020, none of the available borrowing capacity of our advance financing notes could be used based on the amount of eligible collateral.
(3)1ML was 0.99% and 1.76% at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
(4)The total borrowing capacity of the Series 2015-VF5 variable notes is $200.0 million, with interest computed based on the lender’s cost of funds plus a margin. At March 31, 2020, the weighted average interest margin was 136 bps.
(5)On August 14, 2019, we issued two fixed-rate term notes of $185.0 million (Series 2019 T-1) and $285.0 million (Series 2019-T2) with amortization dates of August 17, 2020 and August 16, 2021, respectively, for a total combined borrowing capacity of $470.0 million. The weighted average rate of the notes is 2.57% with rates on the individual classes of notes ranging from 2.42% to 4.44%.
(6)The borrowing capacity of this facility is $60.0 million with interest computed based on the lender’s cost of funds plus a margin. At March 31, 2020, the weighted average interest margin was 157 bps.


Pursuant to the facility must be applied ratably to each outstanding amortizing note to reduce the balance and as such the collection of advances allocated to the amortizing note may not be used to fund new advances.
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(2)Borrowing capacity under the OMART and OFAF facilities is available to us provided that we have sufficient eligible collateral to pledge. At September 30, 2020, $10.0 million and NaN of the available borrowing capacity of the OMART and OFAF advance financing notes, respectively, could be used based on the amount of eligible collateral.
(3)On May 7, 2020, we renewed this facility through June 30, 2021, and increased the total borrowing capacity of the Series 2015-VF5 variable notes from $200.0 million to $500.0 million, with interest computed based on the lender’s cost of funds plus a margin of 400 bps. On August 17, 2020, we reduced the total borrowing capacity to $250.0 million in conjunction with the issuance of new fixed-rate term notes with a borrowing capacity of $475.0 million, as disclosed in (4) below.
(4)On August 12, 2020, we issued fixed-rate term notes with a total borrowing capacity of $475.0 million (Series 2020 T-1). The weighted average rate of the notes at September 30, 2020 is 1.49%, with rates on the individual classes of notes ranging from 1.28% to 5.42%. The Series 2019-T1 and 2019-T2 fixed-rate term notes were redeemed on August 17, 2020.
(5)On May 7, 2020, we renewed this facility through June 30, 2021 and increased the borrowing capacity from $60.0 million to $70.0 million with interest computed based on the lender’s cost of funds plus a margin of 300 bps.

Financing LiabilitiesOutstanding Balance
Borrowing TypeCollateralInterest RateMaturitySeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
HMBS-related borrowings, at fair value (1)Loans held for investment1ML + 260 bps(1)$6,606,543 $6,063,435 
Other financing liabilities, at fair value
MSRs pledged (Rights to MSRs), at fair value:
Original Rights to MSRs AgreementsMSRs(2)(2)577,309 603,046 
2017 Agreements and New RMSR AgreementsMSRs(3)(3)35,445 
PMC MSR AgreementsMSRs(4)(4)312,102 
577,309 950,593 
Financing liability - Owed to securitization investors, at fair value:
IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust (INDX 2004-AR11) (5)Loans held for investment(5)(5)9,794 
Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2003-A11 (RAST 2003-A11) (5)Loans held for investment(5)(5)11,012 12,208 
11,012 22,002 
Total Other financing liabilities, at fair value588,321 972,595 
$7,194,864 $7,036,030 
(1)Represents amounts due to the holders of beneficial interests in Ginnie Mae guaranteed HMBS which did not qualify for sale accounting treatment of HECM loans.
(2)This pledged MSR liability is recognized due to the accounting treatment of MSR sale transactions with NRZ which did not qualify as sales for accounting purposes. See Note 9 — Rights to MSRsfor additional information.
(3)This financing liability arose in connection with lump sum payments received in 2017 Agreementsupon transfer of legal title of the MSRs related to the Rights to MSRs transactions to NRZ and in 2018 in connection with the execution of the New RMSR Agreements NRZ is obligated to fund new servicing advances with respect toas compensation for foregoing certain payments under the MSRs underlying the Rights to MSRs. As of March 31, 2020, we were the servicer ofOriginal Rights to MSRs soldAgreements. See Note 9 — Rights to MSRsfor additional information.
(4)Represented a liability for sales of MSRs to NRZ pertaining to $17.9 billionwhich did not qualify for sale accounting treatment and were accounted for as a secured borrowing which we assumed in UPB, which excludes thoseconnection with the acquisition of PHH Corporation (PHH). As disclosed in Note 9 — Rights to MSRs, where legal title has transferredthe liability was derecognized upon termination of the agreement by NRZ on February 20, 2020.
(5)Consists of securitization debt certificates due to NRZ. NRZ’s associated outstanding servicing advances were approximately $668.5 millionthird parties that represent beneficial interests in trusts that we include in our unaudited consolidated financial statements, as more fully described in Note 3 – Securitizations and $704.2 million asVariable Interest Entities. In June 2020, we sold the beneficial interests held in the INDX 2004-AR11 securitization trust and deconsolidated the trust. The certificates in the RAST 2003-A11 Trust pay interest based on fixed rates ranging between 4.25% and 5.75% and a variable rate based on 1ML plus 0.45%. The maturity of March 31,the certificates occurs upon maturity of the loans held by the trust. The remaining loans in the RAST 2003-A11 Trust have maturity dates extending through October 2033.

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Other Secured BorrowingsAvailable Borrowing CapacityOutstanding Balance
Borrowing TypeCollateralInterest Rate (1)MaturityUncommittedCommitted (2)September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
SSTL (3)(3)1-Month Euro-dollar rate + 600 bps with a Eurodollar floor of 100 bps (3)May 2022$$$190,000 $326,066 
Master repurchase agreement (4)Loans held for sale (LHFS)1ML + 220 - 375 bpsJune 202119,756 155,244 91,573 
Mortgage warehouse agreement (5)LHFS (reverse)Greater of 1ML + 250 bps or 3.50%; LIBOR Floor 0%August 20211,000 72,443 
Master repurchase agreement (6)LHFS (forward and reverse)1ML + 225 bps forward; 1ML + 275 bps reverseDec. 202050,000 8,869 191,131 139,227 
Master repurchase agreement (7)LHFS (reverse)Prime + 0.0%; 4.0% floorJanuary 2020898 
Master repurchase agreement (8)N/A1ML + 180 bps; LIBOR Floor 35 bpsN/A50,000 
Participation agreement (9)LHFS(9)June 2021120,000 — 17,304 
Master repurchase agreement (9)LHFS(9)June 202176,497 13,503 
Master repurchase agreementLHFS1 ML + 250 bpsMarch 2021— 1,000 
Mortgage warehouse agreement (10)LHFS1ML + 350 bps; LIBOR Floor 525 bpsDec. 202048,211 1,789 10,780 
Mortgage warehouse agreement (11)LHFS (reverse)1ML + 250 bps; 3.50% floorNov. 202019,904 80,096 
Mortgage warehouse agreement (12)LHFS(12)N/A100,000 
Total mortgage loan warehouse facilities360,660 134,577 441,763 332,225 
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Other Secured BorrowingsAvailable Borrowing CapacityOutstanding Balance
Borrowing TypeCollateralInterest Rate (1)MaturityUncommittedCommitted (2)September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Agency MSR financing facility (13)MSRs, Advances1ML + 450 bpsJune 2021136,071 113,929 147,706 
Ginnie Mae MSR financing facility (14)MSRs, Advances1ML + 395 bpsDec. 202074,947 52,553 72,320 
Ocwen Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2019-PLS1 (15)MSRs5.07%Nov. 202474,021 94,395 
Secured Notes, Ocwen Asset Servicing Income Series, Series 2014-1 (16)MSRs(15)Feb. 202850,168 57,594 
Total MSR financing facilities74,947 136,071 290,671 372,015 
$435,607 $270,648 922,434 1,030,306 
Unamortized debt issuance costs - SSTL and PLS Notes(6,712)(3,381)
Discount - SSTL(430)(1,134)
$915,292 $1,025,791 
Weighted average interest rate4.51 %4.74 %
(1)1ML was 0.15% and 1.76% at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. We are dependent upon NRZ for funding
(2)Of the servicing advance obligations for Rights to MSRs where we are the servicer. As the servicer, we are contractually required under our servicing agreements to make certain servicing advances even if NRZ does not perform its contractual obligations to fund those advances. NRZ currently uses advance financingborrowing capacity on mortgage loan warehouse facilities in order to fundextended on a substantial portioncommitted basis, $34.1 million of the servicing advances that they are contractually obligated to purchase pursuant to our agreements with them. If NRZ were unable to meet its advance funding obligations, we would remain obligated to meet any future advance financing obligations with respect to the loans underlying these Rights to MSRs for which legal title has not transferred, whichavailable borrowing capacity could materially and adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition, results of operations and servicing business. See Note 8 — Rights to MSRs for additional information.
In addition, although we are not an obligor or guarantor under NRZ’s advance financing facilities, we are a party to certain of the facility documents as the servicer of the underlying loans on which advances are being financed. As the servicer, we make certain representations, warranties and covenants, including representations and warranties in connection with advances subsequently sold to, or reimbursed by, NRZ.
Financing Liabilities       Outstanding Balance
Borrowing Type Collateral Interest Rate Maturity March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
HMBS-Related Borrowings, at fair value (1) Loans held for investment 1ML + 260 bps (1) $6,323,091
 $6,063,435
Other Financing Liabilities          
MSRs pledged (Rights to MSRs), at fair value:          
Original Rights to MSRs Agreements MSRs (2) (2) 591,705
 603,046
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements MSRs (3) (3) 9,979
 35,445
PMC MSR Agreements MSRs (4) (4) 
 312,102
        601,684
 950,593
           
Financing liability - Owed to securitization investors, at fair value:          
IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust (INDX 2004-AR11) (5) Loans held for investment (5) (5) 9,544
 9,794
Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2003-A11 (RAST 2003-A11) (5) Loans held for investment (5) (5) 11,821
 12,208
        21,365
 22,002
Total Other Financing Liabilities       623,049
 972,595
        $6,946,140
 $7,036,030
(1)Represents amounts due to the holders of beneficial interests in Ginnie Mae guaranteed HMBS which did not qualify for sale accounting treatment of HECM loans. Under this accounting treatment, the HECM loans securitized with Ginnie Mae remain on our consolidated balance sheet and the proceeds from the sale are recognized as a secured liability. The beneficial interests have no maturity dates, and the borrowings mature as the related loans are repaid. We elected to record the HMBS-related borrowings at fair value consistent with the related HECM loans. Changes in fair value are reported within Reverse mortgage revenue, net.
(2)This pledged MSR liability is recognized due to the accounting treatment of MSR sale transactions with NRZ which did not qualify as sales for accounting purposes. Under this accounting treatment, the MSRs transferred to NRZ remain on the consolidated balance sheet and the proceeds from the sale are recognized as a secured liability. This financing liability has no contractual maturity or repayment schedule. We elected to record the liability at fair value consistent with the related MSRs. The balance of the liability is adjusted each reporting period to its fair value based on the present value of the estimated future cash flows underlying the related MSRs. Changes in fair value are reported within Pledged MSR liability expense, and are offset by corresponding changes in fair value of the MSR pledged to NRZ within MSR valuation adjustments, net.
(3)This financing liability arose in connection with lump sum payments of $54.6 million received upon transfer of legal title of the MSRs related to the Rights to MSRs transactions to NRZ in September 2017. In connection with the execution of the New RMSR Agreements in January 2018, we received a lump sum payment of $279.6 million as compensation for foregoing certain payments under the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements. We recognized the cash received as a financing liability that we are accounting for at fair value through the


remaining term of the original agreements (April 2020). The balance of the liability is adjusted each reporting period to its fair valuebe used at September 30, 2020 based on the present valueamount of eligible collateral that could be pledged.
(3)On January 27, 2020, we entered into a Joinder and Second Amendment Agreement (the Amendment) which amends the Amended and Restated SSTL Facility Agreement dated as of December 5, 2016, as amended by a Joinder and Amendment Agreement dated as of March 18, 2019. The Amendment provided for a net prepayment of $126.1 million of the estimated future cash flows, with changes in fair value recognized in Pledged MSR liability expense in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
(4)
Represented a liability for sales of MSRs to NRZ which did not qualify for sale accounting treatment and were accounted for as a secured borrowing which we assumed in connection with the acquisition of PHH. Under this accounting treatment, the MSRs transferred to NRZ remained on the consolidated balance sheet and the proceeds from the sale were recognized as a secured liability. We elected to record the liability at fair value consistent with the related MSRs. As disclosed in Note 8 — Rights to MSRs, the liability was derecognized upon termination of the agreement by NRZ on February 20, 2020.
(5)
Consists of securitization debt certificates due to third parties that represent beneficial interests in trusts that we include in our unaudited consolidated financial statements, as more fully described in Note 3 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities. The holders of these certificates have no recourse against the assets of Ocwen. The certificates in the INDX 2004-AR11 Trust pay interest based on variable rates which are generally based on weighted average net mortgage rates and which range between 3.38% and 3.85% at March 31, 2020. The certificates in the RAST 2003-A11 Trust pay interest based on fixed rates ranging between 4.25% and 5.75% and a variable rate based on 1ML plus 0.45%. The maturity of the certificates occurs upon maturity of the loans held by the trust. The remaining loans in the INDX 2004-AR11 Trust and RAST 2003-A11 Trust have maturity dates extending through November 2034 and October 2033, respectively.

Other Secured Borrowings        Outstanding Balance
Borrowing Type Collateral Interest Rate Termination / Maturity Available Borrowing Capacity (1) March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
SSTL (2) (2) 1-Month Euro-dollar rate + 600 bps with a Eurodollar floor of 100 bps (2) May 2022 $
 $200,000
 $326,066


Other Secured Borrowings        Outstanding Balance
Borrowing Type Collateral Interest Rate Termination / Maturity Available Borrowing Capacity (1) March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Mortgage loan warehouse facilities            
Master repurchase agreement (3) Loans held for sale (LHFS) 1ML + 195 - 300 bps Sep. 2020 
 110,607
 91,573
Mortgage warehouse agreement (4) LHFS (reverse mortgages) Greater of 1ML + 250 bps or 350 bps; Libor Floor 0% Aug. 2020 
 
 72,443
Master repurchase agreement (5) LHFS (forward and reverse mortgages) 1ML + 225 bps forward; 1ML + 275 bps reverse Dec. 2020 119,637
 80,363
 139,227
Master repurchase agreement (6) LHFS (reverse mortgages) Prime + 0.0% (4.0% floor) Jan. 2020 
 
 898
Master repurchase agreement (7) N/A 1ML + 170 bps; Libor Floor 35 bps N/A 
 
 
Participation agreement (8) LHFS N/A May 2020 
 29,102
 17,304
Mortgage warehouse agreement (9) LHFS 1ML + 350 bps; Libor Floor 175 bps Dec. 2020 36,583
 13,417
 10,780
Mortgage warehouse agreement (10) LHFS (reverse mortgages) 1ML + 250 bps; 1ML floor of 350 bps Aug. 2020 
 55,633
 
        156,220
 289,122
 332,225
             
Agency MSR financing facility (11) MSRs 1ML + 300bps Jun. 2020 185,710
 114,290
 147,706
Ginnie Mae MSR financing facility (12) MSRs 1ML + 395 bps Nov. 2021 
 61,082
 72,320
Ocwen Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2019-PLS1 (13) MSRs 5.07% Nov. 2024 
 86,911
 94,395
Secured Notes, Ocwen Asset Servicing Income Series, Series 2014-1 (14) MSRs (14) Feb. 2028 
 55,596
 57,594
        185,710
 317,879
 372,015
        $341,930
 807,001
 1,030,306
Unamortized debt issuance costs - SSTL and PLS Notes   (8,808) (3,381)
Discount - SSTL   (578) (1,134)
        

 $797,615
 $1,025,791
             
Weighted average interest rate 4.09% 4.74%
(1)Available borrowing capacity for our mortgage loan warehouse facilities does not consider the amount of the facility that the lender has extended on an uncommitted basis. Of the borrowing capacity extended on a committed basis, none of the available borrowing capacity could be used at March 31, 2020 based on the amount of eligible collateral that could be pledged.
(2)On January 27, 2020, we entered into a Joinder and Second Amendment Agreement (the Amendment) which amends the Amended and Restated SSTL Facility Agreement dated as of December 5, 2016, as amended by a Joinder and Amendment Agreement dated as of March 18, 2019. The Amendment provided for a net prepayment of $126.1 million of the outstanding balance at December 31, 2019


outstanding balance at December 31, 2019 such that the facility has a maximum outstanding balance of $200.0 million. The Amendment also (i) extended the maturity of the remaining outstanding loans under the SSTL to May 15, 2022, (ii) provides that the loans under the SSTL bear interest at the one-month Eurodollar Rate or the Base Rate (as defined in the SSTL), at our option, plus a margin of 6.00% per annum for Eurodollar Rate loans or 5.00% per annum for Base Rate loans (increasing to a margin of 6.50% per annum for Eurodollar Rate loans or 5.50% per annum for Base Rate loans on January 27, 2021), (iii) provides for a prepayment premium of 2.00% until January 27, 2022 and (iv) requires quarterly principal payments of $5.0 million.
(3)The maximum borrowing under this agreement is $175.0 million, of which $100.0 million is available on a committed basis and the remainder is available at the discretion of the lender.
(4)Under this participation agreement, the lender provides financing for $1.0 million on a committed basis. The participation agreement allows the lender to acquire a 100% beneficial interest in the underlying mortgage loans. The transaction does not qualify for sale accounting treatment and is accounted for as a secured borrowing. On March 12, 2020, we voluntarily reduced the maximum borrowing capacity from $100.0 million to $1.0 million in connection with Liberty’s transfer of substantially all of its assets, liabilities, contracts and employees to PMC effective March 15, 2020.
(5)The maximum borrowing under this agreement is $250.0 million, of which $200.0 million is available on a committed basis and the remainder is available on an uncommitted basis. The agreement allows the lender to acquire a 100% beneficial interest in the underlying mortgage loans. The transaction does not qualify for sale accounting treatment and is accounted for as a secured borrowing.
(6)
Under this agreement, the lender provides financing for up to $50.0 million on an uncommitted basis.This facility expired on January 22, 2020 and was not renewed.
(7)
This agreement was originally entered into by PHH and subsequently assumed by Ocwen in connection with its acquisition of PHH. The lender provides financing for up to $200.0 million at the discretion of the lender. The agreement has no stated maturity date.
(8)Under this master participation agreement, the lender will provide $300.0 million of borrowing capacity to PMC on an uncommitted basis. The participation agreement allows the lender to acquire a 100% beneficial interest in the underlying mortgage loans. The transaction does not qualify for sale accounting treatment and is accounted for as a secured borrowing. The lender earns the stated interest rate of the underlying mortgage loans while the loans are financed under the participation agreement. On March 26, 2020, we renewed this facility through May 3, 2020, and subsequently extended for an additional 30 days until June 3, 2020 for $150.0 million.
(9)Under this agreement, the lender provides financing for up to $50.0 million on a committed basis. The lender earns the stated interest rate of 1ML plus a margin of 350 bps.
(10)
On March 12, 2020, PMC entered into a mortgage loan warehouse agreement to fund reverse mortgage loan draws by borrowers subsequent to origination. Under this agreement, the lender provides financing for up to $100.0 million on an uncommitted basis and the lender earns the stated interest rate of 1ML plus a margin of 250 bps.
(11)
Financing facility entered into by PMC that is secured by certain Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MSRs. In connection with this facility, PMC entered into repurchase agreements pursuant to which PMC sold trust certificates representing certain indirect economic interests in the MSRs and agreed to repurchase such trust certificates at a future date at the repurchase price set forth in the repurchase agreements. PMC’s obligations under this facility are secured by a lien on the related MSRs. Ocwen guarantees the obligations of PMC under this facility. The maximum amount which we may borrow pursuant to the repurchase agreements is $300.0 million on a committed basis. The lender earns the stated interest rate of 1ML plus a margin of 300 bps. See Note 3 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities for additional information. We are subject to daily margining requirements under the terms of our MSR financing facilities. Declines in fair value of our MSRs due to declines in market interest rates, assumption updates or other factors require that we provide additional collateral to our lenders under these facilities.
(12)Financing facility entered into by PMC that is secured by certain Ginnie Mae MSRs. In connection with the facility, PMC entered into a repurchase agreement pursuant to which PMC has sold a participation certificate representing certain economic interests in the Ginnie Mae MSRs and has agreed to repurchase such participation certificate at a future date at the repurchase price set forth in the repurchase agreement. PMC’s obligations under the facility are secured by a lien on the related Ginnie Mae MSRs. Ocwen guarantees the obligations of PMC under the facility. The maximum amount which we may borrow pursuant to the facility is $100.0 million on an uncommitted basis. The lender earns the stated interest rate of 1ML plus a margin of 395 bps. See (11) above regarding daily margining requirements.
(13)
PMC issued the PLS Notes secured by certain of PMC’s MSRs (PLS MSRs) pursuant to a credit agreement. PLS Issuer’s obligations under the facility are secured by a lien on the related PLS MSRs. Ocwen guarantees the obligations of PLS Issuer under the facility. The Class A PLS Notes issued pursuant to the credit agreement have an initial principal amount of $100.0 million and amortize in accordance with a pre-determined schedule subject to modification under certain events. The notes have a stated coupon rate of 5.07%. See Note 3 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities for additional information. See (11) above regarding daily margining requirements.
(14)OASIS noteholders are entitled to receive a monthly payment equal to the sum of: (a) 21 basis points of the UPB of the reference pool of Freddie Mac mortgages; (b) any termination payment amounts; (c) any excess refinance amounts; and (d) the note redemption amounts, each as defined in the indenture supplement for the notes. Monthly amortization of the liability is estimated using the proportion of monthly projected service fees on the underlying MSRs as a percentage of lifetime projected fees, adjusted for the term of the notes.


(4)The maximum borrowing under this agreement is $175.0 million, of which $110.0 million is available on a committed basis and the remainder is available at the discretion of the lender.
(5)On March 12, 2020, we voluntarily reduced the maximum borrowing capacity from $100.0 million to $1.0 million in connection with Liberty’s transfer of substantially all of its assets, liabilities, contracts and employees to PMC effective March 15, 2020. On August 10, 2020, the maturity date of this agreement was extended to August 13, 2021.
(6)The maximum borrowing under this agreement is $250.0 million, of which $200.0 million is available on a committed basis and the remainder is available on an uncommitted basis.
(7)This facility expired on January 22, 2020 and was not renewed.
(8)The lender provides financing for up to $50.0 million at the discretion of the lender. The agreement has no stated maturity date.
(9)Under the original terms, the lender provided $300.0 million of borrowing capacity on an uncommitted basis. On June 25, 2020, this facility was amended to be comprised of two lines, a $120.0 million uncommitted participation agreement and a $90.0 million committed repurchase agreement. The maturity date of the facility was extended to June 24, 2021. The agreements allow the lender to acquire a 100% beneficial interest in the underlying mortgage loans.
The transactions do not qualify for sale accounting treatment and are accounted for as secured borrowings. The lender earns the stated interest rate of the underlying mortgage loans less 35 bps, with a floor of 3.5%, while the loans are financed under both the participation and repurchase agreements.
(10)Under this agreement, the lender provides financing for up to $50.0 million on a committed basis.
(11)On March 12, 2020, we entered into a mortgage loan warehouse agreement to fund reverse mortgage loan draws by borrowers subsequent to origination. Under this agreement, the lender provides financing for up to $100.0 million on an uncommitted basis. In October 2020, the maturity date was extended to October 29, 2021 and the capacity was temporarily increased to $150.0 million until November 15, 2020 when it will be reduced to $100.0 million.
(12)On September 30, 2020, we entered into a $100.0 million uncommitted repurchase agreement to finance the purchase of EBO loans from Ginnie Mae. The agreement has no stated maturity date, however each transaction has a maximum duration of four years.The cost of this line is set at each transaction date and is based on the interest rate on the collateral.
(13)PMC’s obligations under this facility are secured by a lien on the related MSRs. Ocwen guarantees the obligations of PMC under this facility. On May 7, 2020, we renewed the facility through June 30, 2021 and reduced the maximum amount which we may borrow pursuant to the repurchase agreements from $300.0 million to $250.0 million on a committed basis. We also pledged the membership interest of the depositor for our OMART advance financing facility as additional collateral to this facility. See Note 3 – Securitizations
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Senior NotesInterest Rate MaturityOutstanding Balance
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Senior unsecured notes:      
PHH (1)6.375% Aug. 2021$21,543
 $21,543
    21,543
 21,543
Senior secured notes8.375% Nov. 2022291,509
 291,509
    313,052
 313,052
Unamortized debt issuance costs   (1,344) (1,470)
Fair value adjustments (1)   (418) (497)
    $311,290
 $311,085
and Variable Interest Entities for additional information. We are subject to daily margining requirements under the terms of our MSR financing facilities. Declines in fair value of our MSRs due to declines in market interest rates, assumption updates or other factors require that we provide additional collateral to our lenders under these facilities.
(1)These notes were originally issued by PHH and subsequently assumed by Ocwen in connection with its acquisition of PHH. We recorded the notes at their respective fair values on the date of acquisition, and we are amortizing the resulting fair value purchase accounting adjustments over the remaining term of the notes. We have the option to redeem the notes due in August 2021, in whole or in part, on or after January 1, 2019 at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
(14)PMC’s obligations under this facility are secured by a lien on the related Ginnie Mae MSRs. Ocwen guarantees the obligations of PMC under the facility. On June 30, 2020, we amended the facility to increase the borrowing capacity from $100.0 million to $127.5 million on an uncommitted basis, accelerate the maturity date to December 27, 2020 and include Ginnie Mae servicing advances as additional collateral. The lender earns the stated interest rate of 1ML plus a margin of 395 bps on borrowings prior to June 1, 2020, with any subsequent borrowings at a stated interest of 1ML plus a margin of 700 bps. See (13) above regarding daily margining requirements.
(15)PLS Issuer’s obligations under the facility are secured by a lien on the related PLS MSRs. Ocwen guarantees the obligations of PLS Issuer under the facility. The Class A PLS Notes issued pursuant to the credit agreement had an initial principal amount of $100.0 million and amortize in accordance with a pre-determined schedule subject to modification under certain events. See Note 3 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities for additional information. See (12) above regarding daily margining requirements.
(16)OASIS noteholders are entitled to receive a monthly payment equal to the sum of: (a) 21 basis points of the UPB of the reference pool of Freddie Mac mortgages; (b) any termination payment amounts; (c) any excess refinance amounts; and (d) the note redemption amounts, each as defined in the indenture supplement for the notes. Monthly amortization of the liability is estimated using the proportion of monthly projected service fees on the underlying MSRs as a percentage of lifetime projected fees, adjusted for the term of the notes.
Senior NotesInterest RateMaturityOutstanding Balance
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Senior unsecured notes (1)6.375%Aug. 2021$21,543 $21,543 
21,543 21,543 
Senior secured notes8.375%Nov. 2022291,509 291,509 
313,052 313,052 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(1,098)(1,470)
Fair value adjustments (1)(265)(497)
$311,689 $311,085 
(1)These notes were assumed by Ocwen in connection with its acquisition of PHH. We are amortizing the fair value purchase accounting adjustments over the remaining term of the notes. We have the option to redeem the notes due in August 2021, in whole or in part, on or after January 1, 2019 at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
At any time, we may redeem all or a part of the 8.375% Senior secured notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at a specified redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. We may redeem all or a part of these notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) specified in the Indenture. The redemption pricesIndenture of 104.188% and 102.094% during the twelve-month periods beginning on November 15th of each year are as follows:
Year Redemption Price
2019 104.188%
2020 102.094%
2021 and thereafter 100.000%
2019 and 2020, respectively. Thereafter, the redemption price is 100%.
Upon a change of control (as defined in the Indenture), we are required to make an offer to the holders of the 8.375% Senior secured notes to repurchase all or a portion of each holder’s notes at a purchase price equal to 101.0% of the principal amount of the notes purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.
Credit Ratings
Credit ratings are intended to be an indicator of the creditworthiness of a company’s debt obligation. At March 31,September 30, 2020, the S&P issuer credit rating for Ocwen was “B-”. On July 3, 2019, S&P assigned a B- issuer credit rating with Negative outlook to PMC. On April 13, 2020, S&P placed Ocwen’s ratings outlook on CreditWatch with negative implications due to the uncertain economic impact of COVID-19 on liquidity. The CreditWatch was removed on July 23, 2020 and the Outlook was revised to Negative. On August 21, 2020, Moody’s reaffirmed their ratings. It is possible that additional actions by credit rating agencies could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity and funding position, including materially changing the terms on which we may be able to borrow money.
Covenants
Under the terms of our debt agreements, we are subject to various qualitative and quantitative covenants. Collectively, these covenants include:
Financial covenants;
Covenants to operate in material compliance with applicable laws;
Restrictions on our ability to engage in various activities, including but not limited to incurring additional forms of debt, paying dividends or making distributions on or purchasing equity interests of Ocwen, repurchasing or redeeming capital stock or junior capital, repurchasing or redeeming subordinated debt prior to maturity, issuing preferred stock, selling or transferring assets or making loans or investments or acquisitions or other restricted payments, entering into
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mergers or consolidations or sales of all or substantially all of the assets of Ocwen and its subsidiaries, creating liens on assets to secure debt of any guarantor, entering into transactions with affiliates;
Monitoring and reporting of various specified transactions or events, including specific reporting on defined events affecting collateral underlying certain debt agreements; and
Requirements to provide audited financial statements within specified timeframes, including requirements that Ocwen’s financial statements and the related audit report be unqualified as to going concern.


Many of the restrictive covenants arising from the indenture for the Senior Secured Notes will be suspended if the Senior Secured Notes achieve an investment-grade rating from both Moody’s and S&P and if no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing.
Financial covenants in certain of our debt agreements require that we maintain, among other things:
a 40% loan to collateral value ratio (i.e., the ratio of total outstanding loans under the SSTL to certain collateral and other assets as defined under the SSTL), as of the last date of any fiscal quarter; and
specified levels of tangible net worth and liquidity at the consolidated Ocwen level.liquidity.
Certain new financial covenants were added as part of the amendment and extension of our SSTL which closed on January 27, 2020. These include i) maintainmaintaining a minimum unencumbered asset coverage ratio (i.e., the ratio of unrestricted cash and certain first priority perfected collateral to total outstanding loans under the SSTL) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of 200% increasing to 225% after December 31, 2020 and ii) maintainmaintaining minimum unrestricted cash of $125.0 million as of the last day of each fiscal quarter.
As of March 31,September 30, 2020, the most restrictive consolidated tangible net worth requirements contained in our debt agreements were for a minimum of $200.0 million in consolidated tangible net worth, as defined, under certain of our advance match funded debt, MSR financing facilities and mortgage warehouse agreements. The most restrictive liquidity requirements were for a minimum of $100.0$125.0 million in consolidated liquidity, as defined, under certain of our advance match funded debt and mortgage warehouse agreements. In addition, as amended, the SSTL limits our capacity to repurchase our securities and prepay certain junior debt to a combined total of $10.0 million, among other restrictions. Our current repurchase capacity has been reduced to the extent of repurchases executed under Ocwen’s share repurchase program announced in February 2020. See Note 14 – Equity for additional information regarding share repurchases.
As a result of the covenants to which we are subject, we may be limited in the manner in which we conduct our business and may be limited in our ability to engage in favorable business and investment activities or raise certain types of capital to finance future operations or satisfy future liquidity needs. In addition, breaches or events that may result in a default under our debt agreements include, among other things, nonpayment of principal or interest, noncompliance with our covenants, breach of representations, the occurrence of a material adverse change, insolvency, bankruptcy, certain material judgments and changes of control.
Covenants and default provisions of this type are commonly found in debt agreements such as ours. Certain of these covenants and default provisions are open to subjective interpretation and, if our interpretation was contested by a lender, a court may ultimately be required to determine compliance or lack thereof. In addition, our debt agreements generally include cross default provisions such that a default under one agreement could trigger defaults under other agreements. If we fail to comply with our debt agreements and are unable to avoid, remedy or secure a waiver of any resulting default, we may be subject to adverse action by our lenders, including termination of further funding, acceleration of outstanding obligations, enforcement of liens against the assets securing or otherwise supporting our obligations and other legal remedies. Our lenders can waive their contractual rights in the event of a default.
We believe we were in compliance with all of the qualitative and quantitative covenants in our debt agreements as of the date of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Collateral
Our assets held as collateral related to secured borrowings, committed under sale or other contractual obligations and which may be subject to secured liens under the SSTL and Senior Secured Notes are as follows at March 31,September 30, 2020:
Collateral for Secured Borrowings
Total AssetsAdvance Match Funded LiabilitiesFinancing LiabilitiesMortgage Loan Warehouse / MSR FacilitiesSales and Other Commitments (1)Other (2)
Cash$321,455 $$$$$321,455 
Restricted cash61,511 10,458 4,416 46,637 
MSRs (3)1,069,013 577,886 490,583 48 
Advances, net832,604 660,816 61,081 110,707 
Loans held for sale390,631 335,726 54,905 
Loans held for investment6,860,942 6,726,105 95,619 39,218 
Receivables, net201,607 52,417 149,190 
Premises and equipment, net23,620 23,620 
Other assets662,468 7,077 597,953 57,438 
Total assets$10,423,851 $671,274 $7,303,991 $1,046,919 $644,590 $756,581 
(1)Sales and Other Commitments include Restricted cash and deposits held as collateral to support certain contractual obligations, and Contingent loan repurchase assets related to the Ginnie Mae EBO program for which a corresponding liability is recognized in Other liabilities.
(2)The borrowings under the SSTL are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Ocwen, PHH, PMC and the other guarantors thereunder, excluding among other things, 35% of the voting capital stock of foreign subsidiaries, securitization assets and equity interests of securitization entities, assets securing permitted funding indebtedness and non-recourse indebtedness, REO assets, as well as other customary carve-outs (collectively, the Collateral). The Collateral is subject to certain permitted liens set forth under the SSTL and related security agreement. The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed by Ocwen and the other guarantors that guarantee the SSTL, and the borrowings under the Senior Secured Notes are secured by a second priority security interest in the Collateral. Assets securing borrowings under the SSTL and Senior Secured Notes may include amounts presented in Other as well as certain assets presented in Collateral for Secured Borrowings and Sales and Other Commitments, subject to permitted liens as defined in the applicable debt documents. The amounts presented here may differ in their calculation and are not intended to represent amounts that may be used in connection with covenants under the applicable debt documents.
(3)MSRs pledged as collateral for secured borrowings in connection with the Rights to MSRs transactions with NRZ which are accounted for as secured financings. Certain MSR cohorts with a negative fair value of $0.5 million that would be presented as Other are excluded from the eligible collateral of the facilities and are comprised of $17.4 million of negative fair value related to RMBS and $17.9 million of positive fair value related to private EBO and PLS MSRs.
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   Collateral for Secured Borrowings    
 Total Assets Advance Match Funded Liabilities Financing Liabilities Mortgage Loan Warehouse / MSR Facilities Sales and Other Commitments (1) Other (2)
Cash$263,555
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $263,555
Restricted cash53,177
 10,838
 
 5,031
 37,308
 
MSRs (3)1,050,228
 
 591,705
 459,027
 
 513
Advances, net1,024,807
 751,020
 
 
 
 273,787
Loans held for sale246,015
 
 
 205,080
 
 40,935
Loans held for investment6,591,382
 
 6,461,371
 97,273
 
 32,738
Receivables, net235,305
 
 
 32,560
 
 202,745
Premises and equipment, net37,430
 
 
 
 
 37,430
Other assets484,125
 
 
 5,204
 410,718
 68,203
Total assets$9,986,024
 $761,858
 $7,053,076
 $804,175
 $448,026
 $919,906


(1)Sales and Other Commitments include MSRs and related advances committed under sale agreements, Restricted cash and deposits held as collateral to support certain contractual obligations, and Contingent loan repurchase assets related to the Ginnie Mae EBO program for which a corresponding liability is recognized in Other liabilities.
(2)The borrowings under the SSTL are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Ocwen, PHH, PMC and the other guarantors thereunder, excluding among other things, 35% of the voting capital stock of foreign subsidiaries, securitization assets and equity interests of securitization entities, assets securing permitted funding indebtedness and non-recourse indebtedness, REO assets, as well as other customary carve-outs (collectively, the Collateral). The Collateral is subject to certain permitted liens set forth under the SSTL and related security agreement. The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed by Ocwen and the other guarantors that guarantee the SSTL, and the borrowings under the Senior Secured Notes are secured by a second priority security interest in the Collateral. Assets securing borrowings under the SSTL and Senior Secured Notes may include amounts presented in Other as well as certain assets presented in Collateral for Secured Borrowings and Sales and Other Commitments, subject to permitted liens as defined in the applicable debt documents. The amounts presented here may differ in their calculation and are not intended to represent amounts that may be used in connection with covenants under the applicable debt documents.
(3)MSRs pledged as collateral for secured borrowings includes MSRs pledged to NRZ in connection with the Rights to MSRs transactions which are accounted for as secured financings and MSRs securing the financing facilities. Certain MSR cohorts with a negative fair value of $1.0 million that would be presented as Other are excluded from the eligible collateral of the facilities and are comprised of $23.3 million of negative fair value related to RMBS and $22.1 million of positive fair value related to private EBO and PLS MSRs.


Note 1213 – Other Liabilities
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Contingent loan repurchase liability$580,599 $492,900 
Due to NRZ - Advance collections, servicing fees and other95,803 63,596 
Other accrued expenses71,093 67,241 
Liability for indemnification obligations44,170 52,785 
Servicing-related obligations40,659 88,167 
Lease liability34,426 44,488 
Accrued legal fees and settlements31,015 30,663 
Checks held for escheat29,106 31,959 
Accrued interest payable13,891 5,964 
Liability for unfunded pension obligation11,734 13,383 
Liability for uncertain tax positions17,123 17,197 
Liability for unfunded India gratuity plan5,416 5,331 
Derivatives, at fair value1,671 100 
Liability for mortgage insurance contingency6,820 
Other20,755 21,579 
$997,461 $942,173 
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Contingent loan repurchase liability$393,395
 $492,900
Due to NRZ - Advance collections and servicing fees98,555
 63,596
Servicing-related obligations96,994
 88,167
Liability for indemnification obligations48,608
 52,785
Other accrued expenses48,452
 67,241
Lease liability42,863
 44,488
Accrued legal fees and settlements33,305
 30,663
Checks held for escheat32,706
 31,959
Liability for uncertain tax positions16,527
 17,197
Accrued interest payable12,561
 5,964
Liability for unfunded pension obligation13,074
 13,383
Liability for mortgage insurance contingency6,820
 6,820
Liability for unfunded India gratuity plan5,160
 5,331
Derivatives, at fair value2,589
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Deferred revenue774
 488
Other22,788
 21,091
 $875,171
 $942,173
Note 1314 – Equity
On February 3, 2020, Ocwen’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for an aggregate amount of up to $5.0 million of Ocwen’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we completed the repurchase of 5,662,257377,484 shares of common stock in the open market under this program at prevailing market prices for a total purchase price of $4.5 million for an average price paid per share of $0.79.$11.90. In addition, Ocwen paid $0.1 million in commissions. The repurchased shares were formally retired as of March 31, 2020. At September 30, 2020, no additional shares were repurchased. Unless we amend the share repurchase program or repurchase the remaining $0.5 million by an earlier date, the share repurchase program will expire on February 3, 2021. No assurances can be given as to the amount of shares, if any, that we may repurchase in any given period.
On April 8, 2020, Ocwen was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) that the average per share trading price of its common stock was below the NYSE’s continued listing standard rule relating to minimum average share price. The NYSE generally requires that a company’s common stock trade at a minimum average closing price of $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. Companies have six months from receipt of the notice to regain compliance with the NYSE’s price condition. Receipt of the NYSE notification does not conflict with nor cause an event of default under any of Ocwen’s debt agreements. Pursuant to the NYSE’s rules, during the cure period, Ocwen’s commonEffective August 13, 2020, Ocwen implemented a one-for-15 reverse stock will continue to be listed and trade on the NYSE. On April 21, 2020, the NYSE announced that, due to market-wide declines brought about by the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would toll until July 1, 2020 the running of cure periods for companies not in compliance with the minimum share price standard. As a result, the remainder of Ocwen’s cure period will be tolled until July 1, 2020 and Ocwen must regain compliance with the NYSE’s share price standard by December 17, 2020. The likelihood and nature of any further NYSE relief remain uncertain at this time.
On April 15, 2020, the Board of Directors of Ocwen (the Board) approved including a proposal in Ocwen’s proxy statement relating to its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, currently scheduled for May 27, 2020, that would seek advisory approval of an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse split of all outstanding shares of ourits common stock at a ratio of any amount between, and including, one-for-five and one-for-25, and reducereduced the number of authorized shares of our common stock by the same proportion as the ratio ofproportion. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. The Board intendsShareholders otherwise entitled to take into account the resultsreceive fractional shares of the advisory vote as well as changing market conditions and other developments in order to make a determination with respectcommon stock received shares rounded up to the best coursenearest whole share in lieu of actionsuch fractional shares, with an aggregate 4,692 additional shares issued. The number of outstanding shares was reduced from 130,013,696 to pursue in order8,672,272 and the authorized shares from 200,000,000 to regain13,333,333 effective August 13, 2020, with giving effect to the rounding up of fractional shares. The $0.01 par value per share of common stock remained unchanged. On September 1, 2020, Ocwen was notified by the NYSE that it has regained compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standard rule relating to minimum average share price requirement.

price.

Note 1415 – Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
The following table below summarizes derivative activity, including the derivatives used in each of our identified hedging programs. The notional amount of our contracts does not represent our exposure to credit loss. None of the derivatives were designated as a hedge for accounting purposes as of, or during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019:2019.
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 IRLCs Interest Rate Risk
 MSR Hedging IRLCs and Loans Held for Sale Borrowings
 TBA / Forward MBS Trades and Futures (1) Forward Trades Interest Rate Caps
Notional balance at March 31, 2020$382,773
 $740,000
 $100,000
 $10,833
Notional balance at December 31, 2019232,566
 1,200,000
 60,000
 27,083
        
MaturityApril 2020 - June 2020  May 2020 - June 2020 April 2020 - May 2020 May 2020
        
Fair value of derivative assets (liabilities) at: 
  
  
  
March 31, 2020$10,478
 $2,999
 $(235) $
December 31, 20194,878
 1,121
 (92) 
        
Gains (losses) on derivatives during the three months ended:Gain on loans held for sale, net MSR valuation adjustments, net Gain on loans held for sale, net Other, net
March 31, 2020$5,714
 $35,291
 $(7,192) $
March 31, 2019(341) $
 (2,270) (402)
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
MaturitiesNotionalFair valueMaturitiesNotionalFair value
Derivative Assets
Forward sales of Reverse loansNov. 2020$20,000 $31 Jan. 2020$40,000 $
Forward loans IRLCsOct. to Dec. 2020857,257 21,606 Mar. 2020204,020 4,745 
Reverse loans IRLCsOct. 202030,977 1,073 Jan. 202028,546 133 
TBA forward MBS tradesOct. to Nov. 2020400,000 117 Jan to Mar. 20201,200,000 1,121 
Othern/a16 n/a
Total$1,308,234 $22,843 $1,472,566 $6,007 
Derivative Liabilities
Forward sales of Reverse loansOct. 2020$60,000 $(114)Jan. 2020$20,000 $(29)
TBA forward MBS tradesOct. to Nov. 2020190,000 (696)n/a
Interest rate swap futuresDec. 2020355,000 (213)n/a
Borrowings - interest rate capsn/aMay 202027,083 
Othern/a(648)n/a(71)
Total$605,000 $(1,671)$47,083 $(100)
(1)
The March 31, 2020 balances include $500.0 million notional balance and $0.8 million fair value, of interest rate swap futures (nil at December 31, 2019). The related gain on these interest rate futures for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $0.8 million.
We report derivatives at fair value in Other assets or in Other liabilities on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets. Derivative instruments are generally entered into as economic hedges against changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability and are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. We generally report the changes in fair value of such derivative instruments in the same line item in the unaudited consolidated statement of operations as the changes in fair value of the related asset or liability. For all other derivative instruments not designated as a hedging instrument, we report changes in fair value in Other, net.
         Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020         Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Gain / (Loss)Gain / (Loss)
AmountFinancial Statement LineAmountFinancial Statement Line
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)
Forward loans IRLCs$16,860 Gain on loans held for sale, net$401 Gain on loans held for sale, net
Reverse loans IRLCs940 Reverse mortgage revenue, net802 Reverse mortgage revenue, net
Forward LHFS trades(3,689)Gain on loans held for sale, net
Interest rate swap futures and TBA forward MBS trades(9,564)Gain on loans held for sale, net (Economic hedge)345 Gain on loans held for sale, net (Economic hedge)
Interest rate swap futures and TBA forward MBS trades39,258 MSR valuation adjustments, net322 MSR valuation adjustments, net
Forward sales of Reverse loans(62)Reverse mortgage revenue, net106 Reverse mortgage revenue, net
Borrowings - interest rate capsOther, net(358)Other, net
Other(561)Gain on loans held for sale, net(220)
Total$46,871 $(2,291)
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Interest Rate Risk
MSR Hedging
MSRs are carried at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded in earnings in the period in which the changes occur. The fair value of MSRs is subject to changes in market interest rates and prepayment speeds, among other factors. Beginning in September 2019, management implemented a hedging strategy to partially offset the changes in fair value of our net MSR portfolio to interest rate changes. We define our net MSR portfolio exposure as follows:
our more interest rate-sensitive Agency MSR portfolio,
less the Agency MSRs subject to our agreements with NRZ (See Note 9 — Rights to MSRs),
less the asset value for securitized HECM loans, net of the corresponding HMBS-related borrowings, and
less the net value of our held for sale loan portfolio and interest rate lock commitments (pipeline).
We determine and monitor daily a hedge coverage based on the duration and interest rate sensitivity measures of our net MSR portfolio exposure, considering market and liquidity conditions. At September 30, 2020, our hedging strategy provides for a partial coverage of our net MSR portfolio exposure.
We use forward trades of MBS or Agency TBAs with different banking counterparties and exchange-traded interest rate swap futures as hedging instruments. These derivative instruments are not designated as accounting hedges. TBAs, or To-Be-Announced securities are actively traded, forward contracts to purchase or sell Agency MBS on a specific future date. Interest rate swap futures are exchange-traded and centrally cleared. We report changes in fair value of these derivative instruments in MSR valuation adjustments, net in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
The TBAs and interest rate swap futures are subject to margin requirements. Ocwen may be required to post or may be entitled to receive cash collateral with its counterparties, based on daily value changes of the instruments. Changes in market factors, including interest rates, and our credit rating could require us to post additional cash collateral and could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and liquidity.
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
A loan commitment binds us (subject to the loan approval process) to fund the loan at the specified rate, regardless of whether interest rates have changed between the commitment date and the loan funding date. As such, outstanding IRLCs are subject to interest rate risk and related price risk during the period from the date of the commitment through the loan funding date or expiration date. The borrower is not obligated to obtain the loan; thus, we are subject to fallout risk related to IRLCs, which is realized if approved borrowers choose not to close on the loans within the terms of the IRLCs. Our interest rate exposure on these derivative loan commitments had previously been economically hedged with freestanding derivatives such as forward contracts. Beginning in September 2019, this exposure is not individually hedged, but rather used as an offset to our MSR exposure and managed as part of our MSR hedging strategy described above.
Loans Held for Sale, at Fair Value
Mortgage loans held for sale that we carry at fair value are subject to interest rate and price risk from the loan funding date until the date the loan is sold into the secondary market. Generally, the fair value of a loan will decline in value when interest rates increase and will rise in value when interest rates decrease. To mitigate this risk, we had previously entered into forward MBS trades to provide an economic hedge against those changes in fair value on mortgage loans held for sale. Forward MBS trades were primarily used to fix the forward sales price that would be realized upon the sale of mortgage loans into the secondary market. Beginning in September 2019, this exposure is not individually hedged, but rather used as an offset to our MSR exposure and managed as part of our MSR hedging strategy described above.
Advance Match Funded Liabilities
When required by our advance financing arrangements, we purchase interest rate caps to minimize future interest rate exposure from increases in the interest on our variable rate debt as a result of increases in the index, such as 1ML, which is used in determining the interest rate on the debt. We currently do not hedge our fixed-rate debt.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Our operations in India and the Philippines expose us to foreign currency exchange rate risk to the extent that our foreign exchange positions remain unhedged. We have not enteredDepending on the magnitude and risk of our positions we may enter into any forward exchange contracts during the reported periods to hedge against the effect of changes in the value of the India Rupee or Philippine Peso. Foreign currency remeasurement exchange (losses) gains were $(0.9) million and $0.2 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and are reported in Other, net in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
Interest Rate Risk
MSR Hedging
MSRs are carried at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded in earnings in the period in which the changes occur. The fair value of MSRs is subject to changes in market interest rates and prepayment speeds, among other factors. Beginning in September 2019, management implemented a hedging strategy to partially offset the changes in fair value of our net MSR portfolio to interest rate changes. We define our net MSR portfolio exposure as follows:
our more interest rate-sensitive Agency MSR portfolio,
less the Agency MSRs subject to our agreements with NRZ (See Note 8 — Rights to MSRs),
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less the asset value for securitized HECM loans, net of the corresponding HMBS-related borrowings, and
less the net value of our held for sale loan portfolio and interest rate lock commitments (pipeline).


We determine and monitor daily a hedge coverage based on the duration and interest rate sensitivity measures of our net MSR portfolio exposure, considering market and liquidity conditions. At March 31, 2020, our hedging strategy provides for a partial coverage of our net MSR portfolio exposure.
We use forward trades of MBS or Agency TBAs with different banking counterparties and exchange-traded interest rate swap futures as hedging instruments. These derivative instruments are not designated as accounting hedges. TBAs, or To-Be-Announced securities are actively traded, forward contracts to purchase or sell Agency MBS on a specific future date. Interest rate swap futures are exchange-traded and centrally cleared. We report changes in fair value of these derivative instruments in MSR valuation adjustments, net in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
The TBAs and interest rate swap futures are subject to margin requirements. Ocwen may be required to post or may be entitled to receive cash collateral with its counterparties, based on daily value changes of the instruments. Changes in market factors, including interest rates, and our credit rating could require us to post additional cash collateral and could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and liquidity.
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
A loan commitment binds us (subject to the loan approval process) to fund the loan at the specified rate, regardless of whether interest rates have changed between the commitment date and the loan funding date. As such, outstanding IRLCs are subject to interest rate risk and related price risk during the period from the date of the commitment through the loan funding date or expiration date. The borrower is not obligated to obtain the loan; thus, we are subject to fallout risk related to IRLCs, which is realized if approved borrowers choose not to close on the loans within the terms of the IRLCs. Our interest rate exposure on these derivative loan commitments had previously been economically hedged with freestanding derivatives such as forward contracts. Beginning in September 2019, this exposure is not individually hedged, but rather used as an offset to our MSR exposure and managed as part of our MSR hedging strategy described above.
Loans Held for Sale, at Fair Value
Mortgage loans held for sale that we carry at fair value are subject to interest rate and price risk from the loan funding date until the date the loan is sold into the secondary market. Generally, the fair value of a loan will decline in value when interest rates increase and will rise in value when interest rates decrease. To mitigate this risk, we had previously entered into forward MBS trades to provide an economic hedge against those changes in fair value on mortgage loans held for sale. Forward MBS trades were primarily used to fix the forward sales price that would be realized upon the sale of mortgage loans into the secondary market. Beginning in September 2019, this exposure is not individually hedged, but rather used as an offset to our MSR exposure and managed as part of our MSR hedging strategy described above.
Advance Match Funded Liabilities
When required by our advance financing arrangements, we purchase interest rate caps to minimize future interest rate exposure from increases in the interest on our variable rate debt as a result of increases in the index, such as 1ML, which is used in determining the interest rate on the debt. We currently do not hedge our fixed-rate debt.


Note 1516 – Interest Expense
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Other secured borrowings$12,246 $12,918 $39,171 $31,933 
Senior notes6,658 8,039 19,977 25,053 
Advance match funded liabilities6,565 6,165 19,541 20,862 
Other1,346 2,384 4,868 6,788 
 $26,815 $29,506 $83,557 $84,636 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Senior notes$6,661
 $8,512
Advance match funded liabilities5,665
 7,652
Other secured borrowings15,292
 8,947
Other2,364
 1,378
 $29,982
 $26,489

Note 1617 – Income Taxes
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law. The CARES Act includes several significant business tax provisions that, among other things, temporarily repealed the taxable income limitation for certain net operating losses (NOL) and allows businesses to carry back NOLs arising in 2018, 2019, and 2020 tax years to the five prior tax years, accelerate refunds of previously generated corporate Alternative Minimum Tax


(AMT) credits, and adjusts the business interest expense limitation under section 163(j) from 30% to 50% of Adjusted Taxable Income (ATI) for 2019 and 2020 tax years.
Based on information available at this time, we estimate that modifications to the tax rules for the carryback of NOLs and business interest expense limitations will result in U.S. and USVI federal net tax refunds of approximately $62.9$70.3 million and $1.9$1.2 million, respectively, and as such we have recognized an income tax benefit of $64.8$71.5 million in our unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We collected $51.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020.September 30, 2020, which represents the tax refund associated with the NOLs generated in 2018 carried back to prior tax years.
The income tax benefit recognized represents the release of valuation allowances against certain NOL and Section 163(j) deferred tax assets that are now more likely than not to be realizable as a result of certain provisions of the CARES Act as well as permanent income tax benefit related to the carryback of NOLs created in a tax year that was subject to a U.S. federal tax at a 21% rate to a tax year subject to tax at a 35% rate.
The determination of the refund potential associated with the NOL carryback provision of the CARES Act is subject to change as we continue to wait upon further guidance from the IRS and analyze additional information necessary to finalize the calculations and maximize the long-term value to Ocwen. As we await further guidance and continue to analyze our options, our determination Our estimation of the impact of the CARES Act on our 2020 financial statements is preliminary at this time.
We recognized income tax expense, exclusive of the impact of the CARES Act, of $2.9 million due to the mix of earnings among different tax jurisdictions with different statutory tax rates. Under our transfer pricing agreements, our operations in India and Philippines are compensated on a cost-plus basis for the services they provide, such that even when we have a consolidated pre-tax loss from continuing operations these foreign operations have taxable income, which is subject to statutory tax rates in these jurisdictions that are significantly higher than the U.S. statutory rate of 21%.
change.
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Note 1718 – Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share
Basic earnings or loss per share excludes common stock equivalents and is calculated by dividing net income or loss attributable to Ocwen common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. We calculate diluted earnings or loss per share by dividing net income or loss attributable to Ocwen by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding including the potential dilutive common shares related to outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards. For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, we have excluded the effect of all stock options and common stock awards from the computation of diluted loss per share because of the anti-dilutive effect of our reported net loss.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Net loss$(9,420)$(42,767)$(32,955)$(176,998)
Weighted average shares of common stock8,669,550 8,973,053 8,770,102 8,955,288 
Basic loss per share$(1.09)$(4.77)$(3.76)$(19.76)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Net loss$(9,420)$(42,767)$(32,955)$(176,998)
Weighted average shares of common stock8,669,550 8,973,053 8,770,102 8,955,288 
Effect of dilutive elements
Stock option awards
Common stock awards
Dilutive weighted average shares of common stock8,669,550 8,973,053 8,770,102 8,955,288 
Diluted loss per share$(1.09)$(4.77)$(3.76)$(19.76)
Stock options and common stock awards excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share
Anti-dilutive (1)193,144 196,875 218,020 222,870 
Market-based (2)125,395 60,147 125,395 60,147 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Basic and Diluted loss per share   
Net loss$(25,489) $(44,494)
    
Weighted average shares of common stock — Basic and Diluted134,858,837
 133,918,986
    
Basic and Diluted loss per share$(0.19) $(0.33)
    
Stock options and common stock awards excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share   
Anti-dilutive (1)3,737,824
 3,226,255
Market-based (2)1,880,954
 381,877
(1)Includes stock options that are anti-dilutive because their exercise price was greater than the average market price of Ocwen’s stock, and stock awards that are anti-dilutive based on the application of the treasury stock method.
(2)Shares that are issuable upon the achievement of certain market-based performance criteria related to Ocwen’s stock price.
As disclosed in Note 14 – Equity, Ocwen implemented a reverse stock split in a ratio of one-for-15 effective on August 13, 2020. The above computations of earnings (loss) per share reflect the number of common stock shares after consideration for the reverse stock split. All common share and loss per share amounts have been adjusted retrospectively to give effect to the reverse stock split as if it occurred at the beginning of the first period presented.
(1)Includes stock options that are anti-dilutive because their exercise price was greater than the average market price of Ocwen’s stock, and stock awards that are anti-dilutive based on the application of the treasury stock method.
(2)Shares that are issuable upon the achievement of certain market-based performance criteria related to Ocwen’s stock price.
Note 1819 – Business Segment Reporting
Our business segments reflect the internal reporting that we use to evaluate operating performance of services and to assess the allocation of our resources. A brief description of our current business segments is as follows:


Servicing. This segment is primarily comprised of our core residential mortgage servicing business and currently accounts for most of our total revenues. We provide residential and commercial mortgage loan servicing, special servicing and asset management services. We earn fees for providing these services to owners of the mortgage loans and foreclosed real estate. In most cases, we provide these services either because we purchased the MSRs from the owner of the mortgage, retained the MSRs on the sale or securitization of residential mortgage loans or because we entered into a subservicing or special servicing agreement with the entity that owns the MSR. Our residential servicing portfolio includes conventional, government-insured and non-Agency loans. Non-Agency loans include subprime loans, which represent residential loans that generally did not qualify under GSE guidelines or have subsequently become delinquent.
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Originations. The Originations segment (previously labeled as Lending) purchases and originates conventional and government-insured residential forward and reverse mortgage loans.loans through multiple channels. The loans are typically sold shortly after origination into a liquid market on a servicing retained (securitization) or servicing released (sale to a third party) basis. We originate forward mortgage loans directly with customers (recapture channel) as well as through correspondent lending arrangements since the second quarter of 2019. We originate reverse mortgage loans in all three channels, through our correspondent lending arrangements, broker relationships (wholesale) and retail channels. In addition to our originated MSRs, we acquire MSRs through multiple channels, including flow purchase agreements, the GSE Co-issue and Cash Window programprograms and bulk MSR purchases.purchases, and we acquire new subservicing through our enterprise sales. The pricing and acquisition decisions are made relative to other originated MSR channels. Accordingly, as part of our internal management reporting we renamed the Lending segment as Originations effective in the first quarter 2020, without any other changes to our operating and reporting segments.
Corporate Items and Other. Corporate Items and Other includes revenues and expenses of corporate support services, CR Limited (CRL), our wholly-owned captive reinsurance subsidiary, discontinued operations and inactive entities, business activities that are individually insignificant, revenues and expenses that are not directly related to other reportable segments, interest income on short-term investments of cash and interest expense on corporate debt. Corporate Items and Other also includes severance, retention, facility-related and other expenses incurred in 2019 and 2020 related to our cost our re-engineering plan.plan and initiatives. Our cash balances are included in Corporate Items and Other. CRL provides re-insurance related to coverage on foreclosed real estate properties owned or serviced by us.
We allocate a portion of interest income to each business segment, including interest earned on cash balances. We also allocate certain expenses incurred by corporate support services that are not directly attributable to a segment to each business segment. Beginning in 2020, we updated our methodology to allocate overhead costs incurred by corporate support services to the Servicing and Originations segments which now incorporates the utilization of various measurements primarily based on time studies, personnel volumes and service consumption levels. In 2019, corporate support services costs were primarily allocated based on relative segment size. Support services costs not allocated to the Servicing and Originations segments are retained in the Corporate Items and Other segment along with certain other costs including certain litigation and settlement related expenses or recoveries, costs related to our re-engineering plan, and other costs related to operating as a public company.
Interest expense on direct asset-backed financings are recorded in the respective Servicing and Originations segments, whilesegments. Beginning in the third quarter of 2020, we began allocating interest expense on corporate debt, including the SSTL and Senior Notes, is recorded inused to fund servicing advances and other servicing assets from Corporate Items and Other to Servicing. Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount are excluded from the interest expense allocation. The interest expense related to the corporate debt has been allocated to the Servicing segment for prior periods to conform to the current period presentation. The interest expense allocation for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is not allocated.$28.8 million, including $10.5 million, $9.5 million and $8.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The interest expense allocation for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is $43.3 million, including $13.8 million, $15.5 million and $14.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively.
Financial information for our segments is as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Results of Operations ServicingOriginationsCorporate Items and OtherBusiness Segments Consolidated
Revenue (1)$185,892 $53,755 $9,388 $249,035 
MSR valuation adjustments, net (1)(38,356)12,375 (7,833)(33,814)
Operating expenses (2)79,522 35,421 34,579 149,522 
Other (expense) income:
Interest income872 2,717 212 3,801 
Interest expense(21,421)(3,163)(2,231)(26,815)
Pledged MSR liability expense(57,434)30 (57,404)
Other2,211 197 937 3,345 
Other expense, net(75,772)(249)(1,052)(77,073)
Income (loss) before income taxes$(7,758)$30,460 $(34,076)$(11,374)
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2020Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Results of Operations Servicing Originations Corporate Items and Other Business Segments ConsolidatedResults of Operations ServicingOriginationsCorporate Items and OtherBusiness Segments Consolidated
Revenue$213,555
 $37,647
 $2,640
 $253,842
Revenue$250,224 $29,502 $3,789 $283,515 
       
MSR valuation adjustments, net(174,436) 316
 
 (174,120)MSR valuation adjustments, net134,617 (56)134,561 
       
Operating expenses (1) (2)80,473
 26,958
 29,783
 137,214
Operating expenses (2)Operating expenses (2)135,507 20,609 23,169 179,285 
       
Other (expense) income:       Other (expense) income:
Interest income1,886
 2,266
 1,243
 5,395
Interest income2,105 1,688 336 4,129 
Interest expense(13,667) (2,861) (13,454) (29,982)Interest expense(26,087)(2,133)(1,286)(29,506)
Pledged MSR liability expense(6,623) 
 29
 (6,594)Pledged MSR liability expense(256,499)83 (256,416)
Gain on repurchase of senior secured notesGain on repurchase of senior secured notes5,099 5,099 
OtherOther3,917 498 (4,829)(414)
Other (expense) income, netOther (expense) income, net(276,564)53 (597)(277,108)
Income (loss) before income taxesIncome (loss) before income taxes$(27,230)$8,890 $(19,977)$(38,317)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Results of Operations Results of Operations ServicingOriginationsCorporate Items and OtherBusiness Segments Consolidated
Revenue (1)Revenue (1)$579,883 $136,947 $13,071 $729,901 
MSR valuation adjustments, net (1)MSR valuation adjustments, net (1)(249,396)25,861 (7,833)(231,368)
Operating expenses (2)Operating expenses (2)242,735 91,129 97,681 431,545 
Other (expense) income:Other (expense) income:
Interest incomeInterest income4,196 6,857 1,709 12,762 
Interest expenseInterest expense(67,923)(8,423)(7,211)(83,557)
Pledged MSR liability expensePledged MSR liability expense(105,771)87 (105,684)
Other3,662
 (29) (2,305) 1,328
Other8,332 167 (3,883)4,616 
Other expense, net(14,742) (624) (14,487) (29,853)Other expense, net(161,166)(1,399)(9,298)(171,863)
       
(Loss) income before income taxes$(56,096) $10,381
 $(41,630) $(87,345)
Income (loss) before income taxesIncome (loss) before income taxes$(73,414)$70,280 $(101,741)$(104,875)
       
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2019Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Results of Operations Servicing Originations Corporate Items and Other Business Segments ConsolidatedResults of Operations ServicingOriginationsCorporate Items and OtherBusiness Segments Consolidated
Revenue$259,274
 $41,091
 $3,523
 $303,888
Revenue$752,010 $99,386 $10,345 $861,741 
       
MSR valuation adjustments, net(108,914) (84) 
 (108,998)MSR valuation adjustments, net(121,497)(208)(121,705)
       
Operating expenses (1) (2)156,984
 21,247
 (7,124) 171,107
Operating expenses (2) (3)Operating expenses (2) (3)435,377 62,813 36,428 534,618 


 

 

 

Other (expense) income:       Other (expense) income:
Interest income2,294
 1,549
 715
 4,558
Interest income6,270 4,783 1,471 12,524 
Interest expense(10,742) (1,668) (14,079) (26,489)Interest expense(77,328)(5,200)(2,108)(84,636)
Pledged MSR liability expense(43,956) 
 
 (43,956)Pledged MSR liability expense(303,385)83 (303,302)
Gain on repurchase of senior secured notesGain on repurchase of senior secured notes5,099 5,099 
Other1,525
 219
 (724) 1,020
Other6,332 1,161 (6,330)1,163 
Other (expense) income, net(50,879) 100
 (14,088) (64,867)Other (expense) income, net(368,111)744 (1,785)(369,152)
       
(Loss) income before income taxes$(57,503) $19,860
 $(3,441) $(41,084)
Income (loss) before income taxesIncome (loss) before income taxes$(172,975)$37,109 $(27,868)$(163,734)
(1)Revenue in the Corporate Items and Other segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 includes an inter-segment derivatives elimination of $7.8 million with a corresponding offset in MSR valuation adjustments, net.
(2)Compensation and benefits expense in the Corporate Items and Other segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 includes $1.0 million and $2.6 million, and $(0.1) million and $19.1 million, respectively, of severance expense attributable to PHH integration-related headcount reductions of primarily U.S.-based employees in 2019, as well as our overall efforts to reduce costs.
(3)Included in the Corporate Items and Other segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded in Professional services expense a recovery from a service provider of $30.7 million during the first quarter of 2019 of amounts previously recognized as expense.
Total AssetsServicingOriginationsCorporate Items and OtherBusiness Segments Consolidated
September 30, 2020$2,694,561 $7,259,257 $470,033 $10,423,851 
December 31, 2019$3,378,515 $6,459,367 $568,317 $10,406,199 
September 30, 2019$3,227,245 $6,225,394 $504,014 $9,956,653 

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Depreciation and Amortization ExpenseServicingOriginationsCorporate Items and OtherBusiness Segments Consolidated
Three months ended September 30, 2020
Depreciation expense$219 $31 $4,055 $4,305 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount115 1,039 1,154 
Three months ended September 30, 2019
Depreciation expense$105 $(32)$6,386 $6,459 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount1,146 1,146 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Depreciation expense$652 $102 $14,644 $15,398 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount343 4,992 5,335 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Depreciation expense$1,674 $49 $24,297 $26,020 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount3,299 3,299 

(1)
Compensation and benefits expense in the Corporate Items and Other segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019includes $0.2 million and $18.5 million, respectively, of severance expense attributable to PHH integration-related headcount reductions of primarily U.S.-based employees in 2019, as well as our overall efforts to reduce costs.
(2)Included in the Corporate Items and Other segment for the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded in Professional services expense a recovery from a service provider of $30.7 million of amounts previously recognized as expense.
Total AssetsServicing Originations Corporate Items and Other Business Segments Consolidated
March 31, 2020$2,787,250
 $6,739,576
 $459,198
 $9,986,024
        
December 31, 2019$3,378,515
 $6,459,367
 $568,317
 $10,406,199
        
March 31, 2019$3,221,779
 $5,848,830
 $466,601
 $9,537,210
Depreciation and Amortization ExpenseServicing Originations Corporate Items and Other Business Segments Consolidated
Three months ended March 31, 2020
Depreciation expense$215
 $37
 $3,745
 $3,997
Amortization of debt discount
 
 929
 929
Amortization of debt issuance costs112
 
 1,621
 1,733
        
Three months ended March 31, 2019
Depreciation expense$806
 $36
 $7,709
 $8,551
Amortization of debt discount
 
 351
 351
Amortization of debt issuance costs
 
 700
 700
Note 1920 – Regulatory Requirements
Our business is subject to extensive regulation and supervision by federal, state and local governmental authorities, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HUD, the SEC and various state agencies that license and conduct examinations of our servicing and lending activities. In addition, we operate under a number of regulatory settlements that subject us to ongoing reporting and other obligations. From time to time, we also receive requests (including requests in the form of subpoenas and civil investigative demands) from federal, state and local agencies for records, documents and information relating to our servicing and lending activities. The GSEs (and their conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA)), Ginnie


Mae, the United States Treasury Department, various investors, non-Agency securitization trustees and others also subject us to periodic reviews and audits.
In the current regulatory environment, we have faced and expect to continue to face heightened regulatory and public scrutiny as an organization as well as stricter and more comprehensive regulation of the entire mortgage sector. In addition, the rules and regulations applicable to mortgage servicers and lenders, including relevant agency and investor requirements, are changing rapidly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to work diligently to assess and understand the implications of the evolving regulatory environment in which we operate and to meet its requirements. We devote substantial resources to regulatory compliance, while, at the same time, striving to meet the needs and expectations of our customers, clients and other stakeholders. Our failure to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and licensing requirements could lead to (i) administrative fines and penalties and litigation, (ii) loss of our licenses and approvals to engage in our servicing and lending businesses, (iii) governmental investigations and enforcement actions, (iv) civil and criminal liability, including class action lawsuits and actions to recover incentive and other payments made by governmental entities, (v) breaches of covenants and representations under our servicing, debt or other agreements, (vi) damage to our reputation, (vii) inability to raise capital or otherwise fund our operations and (viii) inability to execute on our business strategy. In addition to amounts paid to resolve regulatory matters, we have in the past incurred, and may in the future incur, costs to comply with the terms of such resolutions, including staffing costs, legal costs and, in certain cases the costs of audits, reviews and third-party firms to monitor our compliance with such resolutions.
We must comply with a large number of federal, state and local consumer protection and other laws and regulations, including, among others, the CARES Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Homeowners Protection Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, as well as individual state licensing and foreclosure laws, individual state and local laws, relating to registration of vacant or foreclosed properties, and federal and local bankruptcy rules. These laws and regulations apply to manyall facets of our business, including, but not limited to, licensing, loan origination,originations, consumer disclosures, default servicing and collections, foreclosure, filing of claims, registration of vacant or foreclosed properties, handling of escrow accounts, payment application, interest rate adjustments, assessment of fees, loss mitigation, use of credit reports, and safeguarding of non-public personally identifiable information about our customers, foreclosure and claims handling, investment of, and interest payments on, escrow balances and escrow payment features and fees assessed on borrowers, and they mandate certain disclosures and notices to borrowers.customers. These complex requirements can and do change as laws and regulations are enacted, promulgated, amended, interpreted and enforced, including through CFPB interpretive bulletins and other regulatory pronouncements, and the requirements applicable to our business have been changing especially rapidly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the actions of legislative bodies and regulatory agencies relating to a particular matter or business practice may or may not be coordinated or consistent. As a result, ensuring ongoing compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements can be challenging. Over the past decade, theThe general trend among federal, state and local legislative bodies and regulatory agencies as well as state attorneys general has been toward increasing laws, regulations, investigative proceedings and enforcement actions with regard to residential real estate lenders and servicers. New regulatory and legislative measures, or changes in enforcement practices, including those related to the technology we use, could, either individually or in the aggregate, require significant changes to our business practices, impose additional costs on us, limit our product offerings, limit our ability to efficiently pursue business opportunities, negatively impact asset values or reduce our revenues. Accordingly, they could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
As further described below and in Note 21 – Contingencies, in recent years Ocwen has entered intoIn addition, a number of significant settlements with federalforeign laws and state regulators and state attorneys general that have imposed additional requirements on our business. For example, we made various commitments relating to the process of transferring loans off the REALServicing® servicing system and onto the Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (Black Knight) LoanSphere MSP® servicing system (Black Knight MSP), we have engaged a third-party auditor to perform an analysis with respectregulations apply to our compliance with certain federaloperations outside of the U.S., including laws and stateregulations that govern licensing, privacy, employment, safety, taxes and insurance and laws relating toand regulations that govern the escrowcreation, continuation and the winding up of mortgage loan payments, we have revised various aspects ofcompanies as well as the relationships between shareholders, our complaint handling processescorporate entities, the public and we have extensive review and reporting obligations to various regulatory bodies with respect to various matters, including our financial condition. We devote significant management time and resources to compliance withthe government in these additional requirements. These requirements are generally unique to Ocwen and, while certain of our competitors may have entered into regulatory-related settlements of their own, our competitors are generally not subject to either the same specific or the same breadth of additional requirements to which we are subject.countries.
Ocwen has various subsidiaries that are licensed to originate and/or service forward and reverse mortgage loans in those jurisdictions in which they operate, and which require licensing. Our licensed entities are required to renew their licenses, typically on an annual basis, and to do so they must satisfy the license renewal requirements of each jurisdiction, which generally include financial requirements such as providing audited financial statements and satisfying minimum net worth requirements and non-financial requirements such as satisfactory completion of examinations relating to the licensee’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Failure to satisfy any of the requirements to which our licensed entities are subject could result in a variety of regulatory actions ranging from a fine, a directive requiring a certain step to be taken, entry


into a consent order, a suspension or, ultimately, a revocation of a license, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition. The minimum net worth requirements to which our licensed entities are subject are unique to each state and type of license. We believe our licensed entities were in compliance with all of their minimum net worth requirements at March 31, 2020.
PMC and Liberty are also subject to seller/servicer obligations under agreements with one or more of the GSEs, HUD, FHA, VA and Ginnie Mae. These seller/servicer obligations contain financial requirements,Mae, including capital requirements related to tangible net worth, as defined by the applicable agency, an obligation to provide audited consolidated financial statements within
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90 days of the applicable entity’s fiscal year end as well as extensive requirements regarding servicing, selling and other matters. To the extent that these requirements are not met or waived, the applicable agency may, at its option, utilize a variety of remedies including requirements to provide certain information or take actions at the direction of the applicable agency, requirements to deposit funds as security for our obligations, sanctions, suspension or even termination of approved seller/servicer status, which would prohibit future originations or securitizations of forward or reverse mortgage loans or servicing for the applicable agency. Any of these actions could have a material adverse impact on us. To date, none of these counterparties has communicated any material sanction, suspension or prohibition in connection with our seller/servicer obligations. We believe weour licensed entities were in compliance with applicableall of their minimum net worth requirements at March 31,September 30, 2020. Our non-Agency servicing agreements also contain requirements regarding servicing practices and other matters, and a failure to comply with these requirements could have a material adverse impact on our business.
The most restrictive of the various net worth requirements for licensing and seller/servicer obligations referenced above is based on the UPB of assets serviced by PMC. Under the applicable formula, the required minimum net worth was $222.1$224.5 million at March 31,September 30, 2020. PMC’s net worth was $339.0$376.5 million at March 31,September 30, 2020.
In addition,We have faced and expect to continue to face heightened regulatory and public scrutiny as an organization and have entered into a number of foreign lawssignificant settlements with federal and regulations applystate regulators and state attorneys general that have imposed additional requirements on our business. Our failure to comply with our settlement obligations to our regulators or with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, licensing requirements and agency guidelines could lead to (i) administrative fines, penalties, sanctions or litigation, (ii) loss of our licenses and approvals to engage in our servicing and lending businesses, (iii) governmental investigations and enforcement actions, (iv) civil and criminal liability, including class action lawsuits and actions to recover incentive and other payments made by governmental entities, (v) breaches of covenants and representations under our servicing, debt or other agreements, (vi) additional costs to address these matters and comply with the terms of any resulting resolutions, (vii) suspension or termination of our approved agency seller/servicer status, (viii) inability to raise capital or otherwise fund our operations outside of the U.S., including laws and regulations that govern licensing, privacy, employment, safety, taxes and insurance and laws and regulations that govern the creation, continuation and the winding up of companies as well as the relationships between shareholders, our corporate entities, the public and the government in these countries. Non-compliance with these laws and regulations could result in adverse actions against us, including (i) restrictions(ix) inability to execute on our business strategy, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, reputation, results of operations, in these countries, (ii) fines, penalties or sanctions or (iii) reputational damage.liquidity and financial condition.
New York Department of Financial Services. In March 2017, we entered intoServices (NYDFS). We operate pursuant to certain regulatory requirements with the NYDFS, including obligations arising under a consent order with the NY DFSentered into in March 2017 (the 2017 NY Consent Order) that provided forand the terminationterms of the engagement of a monitor appointed pursuant to an earlier 2014 consent order and for us to address certain concerns raised by the NY DFS that primarily relate to our servicing operations, as well as for us to comply with certain reporting and other obligations. In addition, in connection with the NY DFS’ conditional approval in September 2018 of our acquisition of PHH, we agreed to satisfy certain post-closing requirements, includingPHH. The conditional approval includes reporting obligations and record retention and other requirements relating to the transfer of loans collateralized by New York property (New York loans) onto our servicing system Black Knight MSP and certain requirements with respect to the evaluation and supervision of management of both Ocwen and PMC. In addition, we were prohibited from boarding any additional loans onto the REALServicing system and we were required to transfer all New York loans off the REALServicing system by April 30, 2020. The conditional approval also modified a preexisting restriction onrestricts our ability to acquire MSRs such that the restriction applies only to New York loans and, with respect to New York loans, providesso that Ocwen may not increase its aggregate portfolio of New York loans serviced or subserviced by Ocwen by more than 2% per year (based on the unpaid principal balance of loans serviced at the prior calendar year-end).year. This restriction will remain in place until the NY DFS determines that all loans serviced on the REALServicing system have been successfully migrated to Black Knight MSP and that Ocwen has developed a satisfactory infrastructure to board sizable portfolios of MSRs. We have transferred all loans onto Black Knight MSP in 2019 and no longer service any loans on the REALServicing system.
We believe we have complied with all terms of the PHH acquisition conditional approval to date. We continue to work with the NY DFS to address matters they continue to raise with us as well as to fulfill our commitments under the 2017 NY Consent Order and PHH acquisition conditional approval. To the extent that we fail to address adequately any concerns raised by the NY DFS or fail to fulfill our commitments to the NY DFS, the NY DFS could take regulatory action against us, including imposing fines or penalties or otherwise further restricting our business activities. Any such actions could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
California Department of Business Oversight (CA DBO). In January 2015 and February 2017, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (OLS) entered into a consent order (the 2015 CA Consent Order)orders with the CA DBO relating to our alleged failure to produce certain information and documents during a routine licensing examination.examination and relating to alleged servicing practices. We have completed all of our obligations under each of these consent orders. In February 2017,October 2020, we entered into anothera consent order with the CA DBO (the 2017 CA Consent Order) that terminated the 2015 CA Consent Orderin order to resolve a legacy PHH examination finding and, resolved open matters between us and the CA DBO.in conjunction therewith, agreed to pay $62,000 (sixty-two thousand dollars) in penalties. We believe that we have completed those obligations of the 2017 CA Consent Order that have already come due, and we have so notified the CA DBO. We have certain remaining reporting and other obligations under the 2017 CA Consent Order. Pursuantcontinue to the 2017 CA Consent Order,work with the CA DBO has engaged a third-party administrator who, at the expense of the CA DBO, has commenced work to confirm that Ocwen has completed certainaddress matters they raise with us as well as to fulfill our commitments under the 2017 CA Consent Order. Still outstanding, however, is confirmation of our completion of $198.0 million in debt forgiveness for California borrowers byconsent order.



June 30, 2019. We believe that we fulfilled this requirement during the first quarter of 2019. However, our completion of this requirement is subject to testing by the CA DBO’s third-party administrator who must confirm, among other things, that modified loans have remained current for specified time periods. If we are unable to satisfy this requirement or obtain an extension, the 2017 CA Consent Order obligates us to pay the remaining amount to the CA DBO in cash. Our debt forgiveness activities take place as we modify loans - our loan modifications are designed to be sustainable for homeowners while providing a net present value for mortgage loan investors that is superior to that of foreclosure. Debt forgiveness as part of a loan modification is determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the applicable servicing agreement. Debt forgiveness does not involve an expense to Ocwen other than the operating expense incurred in arranging the modification, which is part of Ocwen’s role as loan servicer. If the CA DBO were to allege that we failed to comply with our obligations under the 2017 CA Consent Order or that we otherwise were in breach of applicable laws, regulations or licensing requirements, the CA DBO could also take regulatory actions against us, including imposing fines or penalties or otherwise restricting our business activities. Any such actions could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Note 2021 — Commitments
Servicer Advance Obligations
In the normal course of business as servicer or master servicer, we are required to advance loan principal and interest payments (P&I), property taxes and insurance premiums (T&I) on behalf of the borrower to the investor of the loan, if delinquent or delinquent and under a forbearance plan. We also advance legal fees, inspection, maintenance, and preservation costs (Corporate advances) on properties that are in default or have been foreclosed. Our obligations to make these advances are governed by servicing agreements or guides, depending on investors or guarantor.
For PLS loans, generally, we may stop advancing for P&I once future advances are deemed non-recoverable from the net proceeds of the property, although we are generally obligated to continue T&I and Corporate advances until the loan is brought current or until completion of a foreclosure, in which case, we generally recover our advances from the net proceeds of the property or the pool level proceeds, i.e., generally after the completion of the foreclosure.
For Ginnie Mae loans, we are required to make advances for the life of the loan without regard to whether we will be able to recover those payments from cure, liquidation proceeds, insurance proceeds, or late payments. We may stop advancing P&I
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by purchasing loans out of the pool when they are more than 90 days delinquent. To the extent there are excess funds in the custodial accounts, we are permitted to net for our P&I remittance. We are also required to advance both T&I and Corporate advances until cure or liquidation.
For GSE loans, we are required to advance P&Iinterest payments until the borrower is 120 days delinquent for Freddie Mac loans and P&I until borrower resolution or liquidation for Fannie Mae loans. For Freddie Mac loans, servicers may submit claims for T&I and Corporate advances upon borrower resolution or liquidation. For Fannie Mae loans, we can submit reimbursement claims for certain T&I and Corporate advances after incurring the expense. T&I and Corporate advancing on GSE loans continues until the property is sold.
As subservicer, we are required to make P&I, T&I and Corporate advances on behalf of servicers following the servicing agreements or guides. Servicers are generally required to reimburse us within 30 days of our advancing under the terms of the subservicing agreements. We are generally reimbursed by NRZ the same day we fund P&I advances, or within no more than three days for servicing advances and certain P&I advances under the Ocwen agreements.
NRZ is obligated to fund new servicing advances with respect to the MSRs underlying the Rights to MSRs (RMSR), pursuant to the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements. NRZ has the responsibility to fund advances for loans where they own the MSR, i.e., are the servicer of record.
We are dependent upon NRZ for funding the servicing advance obligations for Rights to MSRs where we are the servicer.servicer of record. As the servicer of record, we are contractually required under our servicing agreements to make certain servicing advances even if NRZ does not perform its contractual obligations to fund those advances. NRZ currently uses advance financing facilities in order to fund a substantial portion of the servicing advances that they are contractually obligated to purchase pursuant to our agreements with them. If NRZ were unable to meet its advance funding obligations, we would remain obligated to meet any future advance financing obligations with respect to the loans underlying these Rights to MSRs for which legal title has not transferred, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition, results of operations and servicing business.
In addition, although we are not an obligor or guarantor under NRZ’s advance financing facilities, we are a party to certain of the facility documents as the servicer of the underlying loans on which advances are being financed. As the servicer, we make certain representations, warranties and covenants, including representations and warranties in connection with advances subsequently sold to, or reimbursed by, NRZ. See Note 89 — Rights to MSRs and Note 11 – Borrowings for additional information.
As of March 31,September 30, 2020, the UPB of loans serviced on behalf of NRZ comprised the following:
Ocwen servicer of record (MSR title retained by Ocwen) - Ocwen MSR (1)$17,910,643
NRZ servicer of record (MSR title transferred to NRZ) - Ocwen MSR (1)89,811,915
Ocwen subservicer6,211,564
Total NRZ UPB at March 31, 2020$113,934,122
Ocwen servicer of record (MSR title retained by Ocwen) - Ocwen MSR (1) (2)The$15,060,347 
NRZ servicer of record (MSR title transferred to NRZ) - Ocwen MSR sale transactions did not achieve sale accounting treatment.(1)51,722,004 
NRZ PMC Subservicing Agreement subject to termination (3)16,007,995 
Ocwen subservicer2,802,967 
Total NRZ UPB at September 30, 2020$85,593,313 


(1)The MSR sale transactions did not achieve sale accounting treatment.
(2)NRZ’s associated outstanding servicing advances were approximately $584.6 million as of September 30, 2020.
(3)On October 1, 2020, these loans were transferred out in connection with the termination of the PMC servicing agreement by NRZ. See Note 9 — Rights to MSRs.
COVID-19 Update
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Act allows borrowers with federally backed mortgage loans who are affected by COVID-19 to request temporary loan forbearance. Servicers must provide such forbearance for up to 180 days if requested by the borrower. Borrowers may request an additional forbearance period of up to 180 days for FHA and VA guaranteed loans and GSE loans. Although PLS loans are not explicitly covered under the CARES Act, these loans are subject to various requirements and expectations from state Governors, regulators, and Attorneys General to assist borrowers enduring financial hardship due to COVID-19 with forbearance and other requirements. Ocwen provides payment relief to such borrowers in accordance with these requirements and expectations, as well as our servicing agreements. For example, we intend to granthave granted eligible borrowers an initial three months of forbearance and related protection, including suspension of late fees, as well as suspension of foreclosure and eviction activity.
For eligible PLS loans that wereare not significantly delinquent at the time forbearance was applied to the account, Ocwen intends to administer each three-monthplaces these borrowers on initial forbearance plans of three months. Ocwen provides monthly payment deferrals throughout the forbearance period through a series of one-month forbearance plans each of which advancesadvance the due date upon completion and move the resulting missed paymentpayments to or near the loan’s maturity as a non-interest bearing balance. As such, Ocwen does not expect to be out of pocket cash for P&I and T&I advances for any more than one month for each of these eligible loans with forbearance protection.
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For Ginnie Mae loans, advance requirements until cure or liquidation are mitigated by the ability to use excess funds in custodial accounts to cover principal and interest advances, though the remaining advances are covered by corporate cash. For loans in forbearance, we will advance P&I while the forbearance plan is active. Reimbursement of such P&I advance is expected after the forbearance period ends, through loan resolution, cure or liquidation.
For GSE loans, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on April 21, 2020 that the 120-day P&I servicer advance obligation limit for delinquent loans will apply to loans in forbearance. Accordingly, once a servicer haswe have advanced four months of missed payments on a loan, it willwe have no further obligation to advance scheduled payments as the loan will be moved into an “Actual/Actual” remittance status. Reimbursement of such P&I advance is expected after the forbearance period ends, through loan resolution, cure or liquidation. Mortgage loans with COVID-19 payment forbearance will be treated as they would in the event of a natural disaster event and will remain in the MBS pools. GSE servicersWe are required to make T&I and Corporate advances until the property is sold but can submit reimbursement claims for certain T&I and Corporate advances after incurring the expense.expense on Fannie Mae loans. Freddie Mac requires servicers to wait until borrower resolution or liquidation to submit claims for T&I and Corporate advances.
Due to the adverse economic conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect the number of forbearance plans to continue to increase in the near term, consistent with the industry trend, and to continue to correlate with unemployment claims. An increase in loans in forbearance would increase our servicing advance obligations. The below table shows the requests forloans under forbearance plans and the estimated obligationassociated P&I advances:
 As of September 30, 2020As of June 30, 2020
Number of Forbearance Plans (3)Estimated Monthly P&I Advance Obligation
($ million)
Number of Forbearance Plans (3)Estimated Monthly P&I Advance Obligation
($ million)
GSE loans5,300 $6.5 6,600 $8.3 
Ginnie Mae loans10,100 9.2 9,900 9.2
PLS loans14,500 21.0 18,000 26.5
Servicer29,900 $36.7 34,500 $44.0 
GSE loans900 $0.9 10,100 $11.0 
PLS loans64,100 60.0 73,800 70.8
NRZ’s responsibility (1)65,000 $60.9 83,900 $81.8 
Subservicer (2)8,000 $9.8 7,600 $10.1 
No advance requirements3,400 — 5,400 — 
Total106,300 $107.4 131,400 $135.9 
(1)    Ocwen is obligated to advance monthlyunder the terms of the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements, and NRZ is obligated to reimburse Ocwen daily for PLS and weekly for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae servicing advances. See above, Note 9 — Rights to MSRs for additional information, and below description of NRZ Relationship.
(2)    Ocwen is obligated to advance under the terms of subservicing agreements, and subservicing clients (servicers) are generally obligated to reimburse Ocwen within one day to 30 days for P&I:&I advances.
(3)    Numbers have been rounded.
COVID-19 impacted borrowers and monthly P&I advance estimateAs of March 31, 2020 As of April 30, 2020
Number of Forbearance Plans (3) 
Estimated Monthly P&I Advance Obligation
($ million)
 Number of Forbearance Plans (3) 
Estimated Monthly P&I Advance Obligation
($ million)
GSE loans1,400
 $1.8
 6,200
 $7.9
Ginnie Mae loans400
 0.5
 8,400
 7.9
PLS loans3,700
 5.8
 16,000
 24.4
Servicer5,500
 $8.1
 30,600
 $40.2
        
GSE loans2,300
 $2.6
 9,400
 $10.5
PLS loans14,500
 14.0
 63,200
 62.4
NRZ’s responsibility (1)16,800
 $16.6
 72,600
 $72.9
Subservicer (2)3,900
 $4.5
 6,500
 $8.9
No advance requirements1,300
 
 4,900
 
Total27,500
 $29.2
 114,600
 $122.0
(1)
Ocwen is obligated to advance under the terms of the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements, and NRZ is obligated to reimburse Ocwen daily for PLS and weekly for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae servicing advances. See above, Note 8 — Rights to MSRs and Note 11 – Borrowings for additional information, and below description of NRZ Relationship.


(2)Ocwen is obligated to advance under the terms of subservicing agreements, and subservicing clients (servicers) are generally obligated to reimburse Ocwen within one day to 30 days for P&I advances.
(3)Numbers have been rounded.
Unfunded Lending Commitments
We have originated floating-rate reverse mortgage loans under which the borrowers have additional borrowing capacity of $1.6 billion at March 31,September 30, 2020. This additional borrowing capacity is available on a scheduled or unscheduled payment basis. We also had short-term commitments to lend $357.2$857.3 million and $25.6$31.0 million in connection with our forward and reverse mortgage loan IRLCs, respectively, outstanding at March 31,September 30, 2020. We finance originated and purchased forward and reverse mortgage loans with repurchase and participation agreements, commonly referred to as warehouse lines.
HMBS Issuer Obligations
As an HMBS issuer, we assume certain obligations related to each security issued. The most significant obligation is the requirement to purchase loans out of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools once the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount (MCA repurchases). Active repurchased loans are assigned to HUD and payment is received from HUD, typically within 60 days of repurchase. HUD reimburses us for the outstanding principal balance on the loan up to the maximum claim amount. We bear the risk of exposure if the amount of the outstanding principal balance on a loan exceeds the maximum claim amount. Inactive repurchased loans (the borrower is deceased, no longer occupies the property or is delinquent on tax and insurance payments) are generally liquidated through foreclosure and subsequent sale of REO, with a claim filed with HUD for recoverable remaining principal and advance balances. The recovery timeline for inactive repurchased loans depends on various factors, including foreclosure status at the time of repurchase, state-level foreclosure timelines, and the post-foreclosure REO liquidation timeline.
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The timing and amount of our obligation with respect to MCA repurchases is uncertain as repurchase is dependent largely on circumstances outside of our control including the amount and timing of future draws and the status of the loan. MCA repurchases are expected to continue to increase due to the increased flow of HECMs and REO that are reaching 98% of their maximum claim amount. Activity with regard to HMBS repurchases, including MCA repurchases, follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
ActiveInactiveTotal
NumberAmountNumberAmountNumberAmount
Beginning balance62 $10,546 258 $25,147 320 $35,693 
Additions (1)159 40,875 219 32,789 378 73,664 
Recoveries, net (2)(7)(9,492)(26)(8,480)(33)(17,972)
Transfers(10)(2,933)10 2,933 
Changes in value43 (2,576)(2,533)
Ending balance204 $39,039 461 $49,813 665 $88,852 
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 Active Inactive Total
 Number Amount Number Amount Number Amount
Beginning balance62
 $10,546
 258
 $25,147
 320
 $35,693
Additions (1)47
 10,337
 73
 9,519
 120
 19,856
Recoveries, net (2)(3) (5,413) (1) (3,184) (4) (8,597)
Transfers(2) (553) 2
 553
 
 
Changes in value
 43
 
 (992) 
 (949)
Ending balance104
 $14,960
 332
 $31,043
 436
 $46,003
(1)Total repurchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 includes 308 loans totaling $66.9 million related to MCA repurchases.
(1)Total repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2020 includes 89 loans totaling $18.1 million related to MCA repurchases.
(2)Includes amounts received upon assignment of loan to HUD, loan payoff, REO liquidation and claim proceeds less any amounts charged off as unrecoverable.
(2)Includes amounts received upon assignment of loan to HUD, loan payoff, REO liquidation and claim proceeds less any amounts charged off as unrecoverable.
Active loan repurchases are classified as Receivables as reimbursement from HUD is generally received within 60 days and are initially recorded at fair value. Inactive loan repurchases are classified as Loans held for sale and recorded at fair value. Loans are reclassified to REO in Other assets or Receivables as the loans move through the resolution process and permissible claims are submitted to HUD for reimbursement. Receivables are valued at net realizable value. REO is valued at the estimated value of the underlying property less cost to sell.
NRZ Relationship
Our Servicing segment has exposure to concentration risk and client retention risk. As of March 31,September 30, 2020, our servicing portfolio included significant client relationships with NRZ which represented 55%46% and 60%54% of our servicing portfolio UPB and loan count, respectively. The NRZ servicing portfolio accounts forrespectively, and approximately 72%62% of all delinquent loans that Ocwen services. The current terms of our agreements with NRZ extend through July 2022 (legacy Ocwen agreements). On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the subservicing agreement between NRZ and PMC, which accounted for 19%$37.1 billion of our servicing portfolio UPB at March 31,June 30, 2020. The loans subject to termination were all deboarded and transferred to an affiliate of NRZ on September 1, 2020 and October 1, 2020. Currently, subject to proper notice (generally 180 days’ notice), the payment of termination fees and certain other provisions, NRZ has rights to terminate the legacy Ocwen agreements for convenience. Because of the large percentage of our servicing business that is represented by agreements with


NRZ, if NRZ exercised all or a significant portion of these termination rights, we might need to right-size or restructure certain aspects of our servicing business as well as the related corporate support functions.
We currently account for the MSR sale agreements with NRZ as secured financings as the transactions did not achieve sale accounting treatment, except for the PMC agreement since February 2020. Accordingly, our balance sheet reflects a $591.7 million MSR asset pledged to NRZ out of a total $1.1 billion MSRs at fair value at March 31, 2020, and a corresponding $591.7 million pledged MSR liability at fair value within Other financing liabilities. Similarly, our unaudited consolidated statement of operations reflects $90.3 million net servicing fee collected on behalf of, and remitted to, NRZ out of a total $211.5 million Servicing and subservicing fees for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and a corresponding $90.3 million expense reported within Pledged MSR liability expense. The net servicing fees collected on behalf of, and remitted to, NRZ did not affect our net earnings. In addition, we recognize amortization income related to lump sum payments we received from NRZ in 2017 and 2018, through April 2020, with an outstanding unamortized balance of $10.0 million at March 31, 2020. The reporting of MSRs and revenue gross versus net in our financial statements is required until sale accounting criteria are met, upon the earliest of the terms of the agreements or any termination notice.
The NRZ agreements affect our net earnings through the recognition of subservicing fees we retain, which amounted to $29.3$25.7 million and $80.5 million for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, respectively, and ancillary income. If NRZ were to exercise its termination rights, our net earnings would be affected by the loss of such subservicing revenue and a decrease in direct operating expenses for servicing the NRZ portfolio.
Selected assets and liabilities recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as well as the impacts to our unaudited consolidated statements of operations in connection with our NRZ agreements are disclosed in Note 89 — Rights to MSRs.MSRs.
NRZ is obligated to fund new servicing advances with respect to the MSRs underlying the Rights to MSRs, pursuant to the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements. We are dependent upon NRZ for funding the servicing advance obligations for Rights to MSRs where we are the servicer. As part of our risk management practices, we closely monitor the counterparty exposure arising from the funding obligations of our servicer clients, including NRZ, to ensure timely advance remittance in accordance with contractual requirements. Refer to the Servicer Advance Obligations above.
Note 2122 – Contingencies
When we become aware of a matter involving uncertainty for which we may incur a loss, we assess the likelihood of any loss. If a loss contingency is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, we record an accrual for the loss. In such cases, there may be an exposure to potential loss in excess of the amount accrued. Where a loss is not probable but is
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reasonably possible or where a loss in excess of the amount accrued is reasonably possible, we disclose an estimate of the amount of the loss or range of possible losses for the claim if a reasonable estimate can be made, unless the amount of such reasonably possible loss is not material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. If a reasonable estimate of loss cannot be made, we do not accrue for any loss or disclose any estimate of exposure to potential loss even if the potential loss could be material and adverse to our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations. An assessment regarding the ultimate outcome of any such matter involves judgments about future events, actions and circumstances that are inherently uncertain. The actual outcome could differ materially. Where we have retained external legal counsel or other professional advisers, such advisers assist us in making such assessments.
Litigation
In the ordinary course of business, we are a defendant in, or a party or potential party to, many threatened and pending legal proceedings, including proceedings brought by regulatory agencies (discussed further under “Regulatory” below), those brought on behalf of various classes of claimants, and those brought derivatively on behalf of Ocwen against certain current or former officers and directors or others. In addition, we may be a party or potential party to threatened or pending legal proceedings brought by commercial counterparties, including claims by parties to whom we have sold MSRs or other assets, parties on whose behalf we service mortgage loans, and parties who provide ancillary services including property preservation and other post-foreclosure related services.
The majority of these proceedings are based on alleged violations of federal, state and local laws and regulations governing our mortgage servicing and lending activities, including, among others, the Dodd-Frank Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the FDCPA, the RESPA, the TILA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Homeowners Protection Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the TCPA, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, as well as individual state licensing and foreclosure laws and federal and local bankruptcy rules. Such proceedings include wrongful foreclosure and eviction actions, allegations of wrongdoing in connection with lender-placed insurance and mortgage reinsurance arrangements, claims relating to our property preservation activities, claims related to REO management, claims relating to our written and telephonic communications with our borrowers such as claims under the TCPA, claims related to our payment, escrow and other processing operations, claims relating to fees imposed on borrowers relating to payment processing, payment


facilitation or payment convenience, claims related to ancillary products marketed and sold to borrowers, claims related to call recordings, and claims regarding certifications of our legal compliance related to our participation in certain government programs. In some of these proceedings, claims for substantial monetary damages are asserted against us. For example, we are currently a defendant in various matters alleging that (1) certain fees imposed on borrowers relating to payment processing, payment facilitation or payment convenience violate the FDCPA and similar state laws, (2) certain fees we assess on borrowers are marked up improperly in violation of applicable state and federal law, (3) we breached fiduciary duties we purportedly owe to benefit plans due to the discretion we exercise in servicing certain securitized mortgage loans and (4) certain legacy mortgage reinsurance arrangements violated RESPA. In the future, we are likely to become subject to other private legal proceedings alleging failures to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including putative class actions, in the ordinary course of our business.
In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of any threatened or pending legal proceedings, particularly where the claimants seek very large or indeterminate damages, including punitive damages, or where the matters present novel legal theories or involve a large number of parties, we generally cannot predict what the eventual outcome of such proceedings will be, what the timing of the ultimate resolution will be, or what the eventual loss, if any, will be. Any material adverse resolution could materially and adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Where we determine that a loss contingency is probable in connection with a pending or threatened legal proceeding and the amount of our loss can be reasonably estimated, we record an accrual for the loss. We have accrued for losses relating to threatened and pending litigation that we believe are probable and reasonably estimable based on current information regarding these matters. Where we determine that a loss is not probable but is reasonably possible or where a loss in excess of the amount accrued is reasonably possible, we disclose an estimate of the amount of the loss or range of possible losses for the claim if a reasonable estimate can be made, unless the amount of such reasonably possible loss is not material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. It is possible that we will incur losses relating to threatened and pending litigation that materially exceed the amount accrued. Our accrual for probable and estimable legal and regulatory matters, including accrued legal fees, was $33.3$31.0 million at March 31,September 30, 2020. We cannot currently estimate the amount, if any, of reasonably possible losses above amounts that have been recorded at March 31,September 30, 2020.
In 2014, plaintiffs filed a putative class action against Ocwen in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, alleging that Ocwen violated the FDCPA by charging borrowers a convenience fee for making certain loan payments. See McWhorter et al. v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (N.D. Ala.). The plaintiffs sought statutory damages under the FDCPA, compensatory damages and injunctive relief. We subsequently entered into an agreement in principle to resolve this matter, and in August 2019, the court granted final approval of the class settlement. WhileAs previously disclosed, we believe we had sound legal and factual defenses, we agreed to this settlement in order to avoid the uncertain outcome of litigation and the additional expense and demands on the time of our senior management that such litigation would involve. Our accrual with respect to this matter is included in the $33.3 million legal and regulatory accrual referenced above. We are also subject to individual lawsuits relating to our FDCPA compliance and putative state law class actions based on state laws similar to the FDCPA. At this time, we cannot estimate the amount, if any, of reasonably possible loss related to these matters.
Ocwen has been namedrecently agreed to a settlement in principle of a putative class actions and individual actions related to its compliance with the TCPA. Generally, plaintiffsaction, Morris v. PHH Mortgage Corp., filed in these actions allege that Ocwen knowingly and willfully violated the TCPA by using an automated telephone dialing system to call individuals’ cell phones without their consent. In July 2017, Ocwen entered into an agreement in principle to resolve two such putative class actions, which have been consolidatedMarch 2020 in the United States District Court for the NorthernSouthern District of Illinois. See Snyder v.Florida, alleging that PMC’s practice of charging a fee to borrowers who voluntarily choose to use certain optional expedited payment options violates the FDCPA and its state law analogs. Several similar putative class actions have been filed against PMC and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (N.D. Ill.); Beecroft v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (N.D. Ill.). In October 2017,since July 2019. Following mediation, PMC agreed to the court preliminarily approved the settlement and, thereafter, we paid a settlement amount into an escrow account held by the settlement administrator. However, in September 2018, the Court denied the motion for final approval. In November 2018, the parties engaged in mediation to address the issues raised by the Court in its denial order. The parties thereafter reached agreement on a revised settlement. In June 2019, the court entered an order approving the settlement, which provided for the establishmentterms of a settlement fundagreement to resolve all
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claims in the Morris matter. A motion requesting preliminary approval of the settlement was filed on August 25, 2020. If approved, settlement payments will be made via account credits for class members whose loans are currently serviced by PMC and via check payments for borrowers whose loans are no longer serviced by PMC and claim-in to the settlement. Ocwen expects final approval of the Morris settlement will resolve the claims of the substantial majority of the putative class members described in the other similar cases that Ocwen is defending. Counsel representing borrowers in other related class actions have attempted to intervene in the Morris settlement and could file objections to the proposed settlement. Ocwen cannot guarantee that the proposed settlement will receive final approval and in the absence of such approval, Ocwen cannot predict the eventual outcome of the Morris proceeding and similar putative class actions.
In addition, we continue to be distributedinvolved in legacy matters arising prior to Ocwen’s October 2018 acquisition of PHH, including a putative class membersaction filed in 2008 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against PHH and related entities in alleging that submit claims for settlement benefits pursuant to a claims administration process. While Ocwen believesPHH’s legacy mortgage reinsurance arrangements between its captive reinsurer, Atrium Insurance Corporation, and certain mortgage insurance providers violated RESPA. Following numerous pre-trial developments, trial in the case, captioned Munoz v. PHH Corp. et al., will likely be scheduled in 2021. PHH accrued $2.5 million when the case was filed in 2008 and that it has soundamount is included in the $31.0 million legal and factual defenses,regulatory accrual referenced above. At this time, Ocwen agreedis unable to predict the settlement in order to avoid the uncertain outcome of litigationthis lawsuit or any additional lawsuits that may be filed, the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of such lawsuits or the potential impact such lawsuits may have on us or our operations. Ocwen intends to vigorously defend against this lawsuit. If our efforts to defend this lawsuit are not successful, our business, financial condition liquidity and the additional expenseresults of operations could be materially and demands on the time of its senior management that such litigation would involve.adversely affected.
Ocwen is also involved in a related TCPA class action that involves claims against trustees of RMBS trusts based on vicarious liability for Ocwen’s alleged non-compliance with the TCPA. The trustees have sought indemnification from Ocwen based on the vicarious liability claims. Additional lawsuits have been and may be filed against us in relation to our TCPA compliance. Our accrual with respect to TCPA matters is included in the $33.3 million legal and regulatory accrual referenced above. At this time, Ocwen is unable to predict the outcome of existing lawsuits or any additional lawsuits that may be filed, the possible loss or range of loss, if any, above the amount accrued or the potential impact such lawsuits may have on us or our operations. Ocwen intends to vigorously defend against these lawsuits. If our efforts to defend these lawsuits are not successful, our business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.


From time to time we are also subject to indemnification claims from contractual parties (i) on whose behalf we service or subservice loans.loans, or did so in the past and (ii) to whom we sold loans or mortgage servicing rights. We are currently involved in a dispute with a former subservicing client, relatingHSBC Bank USA, N.A. (HSBC), which filed a Summons with Notice in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, indicating its intent to file a complaint against PHH. HSBC’s claims relate to alleged violationsbreaches of our contractual agreements including thatentered into under a prior subservicing arrangement. We believe we did not properly submit mortgage insurancehave strong factual and otherlegal defenses to all of HSBC’s claims for reimbursement. We are presently engaged in a dispute resolution process relatingand we intend to these claims.vigorously defend ourselves. Ocwen is currently unable to predict the outcome of this dispute or estimate the size of any loss which could result from a potential resolution reached through mediation, following litigation or otherwise. We have also received demands for indemnification for alleged breaches of representations and warranties from parties to whom we sold loans and we are currently a defendant in an adversary proceeding brought by a bankruptcy plan administrator seeking to enforce its right to contractual indemnification for the sale of allegedly defective mortgage loans.
Over the past several years, lawsuits have been filed by RMBS trust investors alleging that the trustees and master servicers breached their contractual and statutory duties by (i) failing to require loan servicers to abide by their contractual obligations; (ii) failing to declare that certain alleged servicing events of default under the applicable contracts occurred; and (iii) failing to demand that loan sellers repurchase allegedly defective loans, among other things. Ocwen has received several letters from trustees and master servicers purporting to put Ocwen on notice that the trustees and master servicers may ultimately seek indemnification from Ocwen in connection with the litigations. Ocwen has not yet been impleaded into any of these cases, but it has produced and continues to produce documents to the parties in response to third-party subpoenas.
Ocwen has, however, been impleaded as a third-party defendant into five consolidated loan repurchase cases first filed against Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc. in 2012 and 2013. Ocwen is vigorously defending itself in those cases against allegations by the mortgage loan seller-defendant that Ocwen failed to inform its contractual counterparties that it had discovered defective loans in the course of servicing them and had otherwise failed to service the loans in accordance with accepted standards. Ocwen is unable at this time to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters, the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of these matters or any potential impact they may have on us or our operations. If, however, we were required to compensate claimants for losses related to the alleged loan servicing breaches, then our business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be adversely affected.
In addition, several RMBS trustees have received notices of default alleging material failures by servicers to comply with applicable servicing agreements. Although Ocwen has not yet been sued by an RMBS trustee in response to a notice of default, there is a risk that Ocwen could be replaced as servicer as a result of said notices, that the trustees could take legal action on behalf of the trust certificateholders,certificate holders, or, under certain circumstances, that the RMBS investors who issue notices of default could seek to press their allegations against Ocwen, independent of the trustees. We are unable at this time to predict what, if any, actions any trustee will take in response to a notice of default, nor can we predict at this time the potential loss or range of
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loss, if any, associated with the resolution of any notices of default or the potential impact on our operations. If Ocwen were to be terminated as servicer, or other related legal actions were pursued against Ocwen, it could have an adverse effect on Ocwen’s business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Regulatory
We are subject to a number of ongoing federal and state regulatory examinations, consent orders, inquiries, subpoenas, civil investigative demands,requests for information and other actions. Where we determine that a loss contingency is probable in connection with a regulatory matter and the amount of our loss can be reasonably estimated, we record an accrual for the loss. Where we determine that a loss is not probable but is reasonably possible or where a loss in excess of the amount accrued is reasonably possible, we disclose an estimate of the amount of the loss or range of possible losses for the claim if a reasonable estimate can be made, unless the amount of such reasonably possible loss is not material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. It is possible that we will incur losses relating to regulatory matters that materially exceed any accrued amount. Predicting the outcome of any regulatory matter is inherently difficult and we generally cannot predict the eventual outcome of any regulatory matter or the eventual loss, if any, associated with the outcome.
To the extent that an examination, audit or other regulatory engagement results in an alleged failure by us to comply with applicable laws, regulations or licensing requirements, or if allegations are made that we have failed to comply with applicable laws, regulations or licensing requirements or the commitments we have made in connection with our regulatory settlements (whether such allegations are made through administrative actions such as cease and desist orders, through legal proceedings or otherwise) or if other regulatory actions of a similar or different nature are taken in the future against us, this could lead to (i) administrative fines and penalties and litigation, (ii) loss of our licenses and approvals to engage in our servicing and lending businesses, (iii) governmental investigations and enforcement actions, (iv) civil and criminal liability, including class action lawsuits and actions to recover incentive and other payments made by governmental entities, (v) breaches of covenants and representations under our servicing, debt or other agreements, (vi) damage to our reputation, (vii) inability to raise capital or otherwise fund our operations and (viii) inability to execute on our business strategy. Any of these occurrences could increase our operating expenses and reduce our revenues, hamper our ability to grow or otherwise materially and adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.


CFPB
In April 2017, the CFPB filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Southern District of Florida against Ocwen, Ocwen Mortgage Servicing, Inc. (OMS) and OLS alleging violations of federal consumer financial laws relating to our servicing business dating back to 2014. The CFPB’s claims include allegations regarding (1) the adequacy of Ocwen’s servicing system and integrity of Ocwen’s mortgage servicing data, (2) Ocwen’s foreclosure practices and (3) various purported servicer errors with respect to borrower escrow accounts, hazard insurance policies, timely cancellation of private mortgage insurance, handling of customer complaints, and marketing of optional products. The CFPB alleges violations of laws prohibiting unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices, as well as violations of other laws or regulations. The CFPB does not claim specific monetary damages, although it does seek consumer relief, disgorgement of allegedly improper gains, and civil money penalties. We believe we have factual and legal defenses to the CFPB’s allegations and are vigorously defending ourselves. In September 2019, the court issued a ruling on our motion to dismiss, granting it in part and denying it in part. The court granted our motion dismissing the entire complaint without prejudice because the court found that the CFPB engaged in impermissible “shotgun pleading,” holding that the CFPB must amend its complaint to specifically allege and distinguish the facts between all claims. The CFPB filed an amended complaint in October 2019, and we filed our answer and affirmative defenses in November 2019. Ocwen and the CFPB completed a summary judgment briefing on November 1, 2019.September 4, 2020, and the parties participated in a mediation session on October 23, 2020. The Court ordered the parties to mediate before ruling on the summary judgment briefs and setting a possible trial date. As a result, we do not anticipate a decision on summary judgment until late 2020 or 2021. To the extent the summary judgment ruling does not conclude the case and we do not otherwise resolve the matter before trial, we presently anticipate a trial will take place in the second half of 2021 or later.
Prior to the initiation of legal proceedings, we had been engaged with the CFPB in efforts to resolve the matter and recorded $12.5 million as of December 31, 2016 as a result of these discussions.matter. We are taking all reasonable and prudent actions to resolve the CFPB matter along with the Florida matter discussed below, in the shortest time frame possible that would result in an acceptable financial outcome for our stakeholders. In this regard, we have increased our legal and regulatory accrual related toThe Court has consolidated both the CFPB and Florida matters by $4.4 million infor trial, but has removed them from the first quarterOctober 2020 trial calendar and will reset the trial for a later date. As noted below, however, because the Florida matter is now resolved, when the Court schedules the bench trial it will only include the claims of 2020.the CFPB. Our current accrual with respect to this matter is included in the $33.3$31.0 million legal and regulatory accrual referenced above. Trial in the CFPB matter is currently scheduled for October 2020; trial in the Florida matter has not yet been scheduled. The outcome of the matters raised by the CFPB, whether through negotiated settlements, court rulings or otherwise, could potentially involve monetary fines or penalties or additional restrictions on our business and could have a material adverse impact on our business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
State Licensing, State Attorneys General and Other Matters
Our licensed entities are required to renew their licenses, typically on an annual basis, and to do so they must satisfy the license renewal requirements of each jurisdiction, which generally include financial requirements such as providing audited
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financial statements or satisfying minimum net worth requirements and non-financial requirements such as satisfactorily completing examinations as to the licensee’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Failure to satisfy any of the requirements to which our licensed entities are subject could result in a variety of regulatory actions ranging from a fine, a directive requiring a certain step to be taken, entry into a consent order, a suspension or ultimately a revocation of a license, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, we receive information requests and other inquiries, both formal and informal in nature, from our state financial regulators as part of their general regulatory oversight of our servicing and lending businesses. We also regularly engage with state attorneys general and the CFPB and, on occasion, we engage with other federal agencies, including the Department of Justice and various inspectors general on various matters, including responding to information requests and other inquiries. Many of our regulatory engagements arise from a complaint that the entity is investigating, although some are formal investigations or proceedings. The GSEs (and their conservator, FHFA), HUD, FHA, VA, Ginnie Mae, the United States Treasury Department, and others also subject us to periodic reviews and audits. We have in the past resolved, and may in the future resolve, matters via consent orders, payments of monetary amounts and other agreements in order to settle issues identified in connection with examinations or other oversight activities, and such resolutions could have material and adverse effects on our business, reputation, operations, results of operations and financial condition.
In April 2017 and shortly thereafter, mortgage and banking regulatory agencies from 29 states and the District of Columbia took regulatoryadministrative actions against OLS and certain other Ocwen companies that alleged deficiencies in our compliance with laws and regulations relating to our servicing and lending activities. An additional state regulator brought legal action together with that state’s attorney general, as described below. In general, the regulatoryThese administrative actions took the form of orders styled as “cease and desist orders,” and we use that term to refer to all of the orders for ease of reference; for ease of reference we also include the District of Columbia as a state when we reference states below. All of the cease and desist orders were applicable to OLS, but additional Ocwen entities were named in some orders,actions, including Ocwen Financial Corporation, OMS, Homeward, Liberty, OFSPL and Ocwen Business Solutions, Inc. (OBS).
We entered into agreements with all 29 states plus the District of Columbia to resolve these regulatory actions. These agreements generally contained the following key terms (the Multi-State Common Settlement Terms):
Ocwen would not acquire any new residential MSRs until April 30, 2018.


Ocwen would develop a plan of action and milestones regarding its transition from the REALServicing servicing system to an alternate servicing system and, with certain exceptions, would not board any new loans onto the REALServicing system.
In the event that Ocwen chose to merge with or acquire an unaffiliated company or its assets in order to effectuate a transfer of loans from the REALServicing system, Ocwen was required to comply with regulatory notice and waiting period requirements.
Ocwen would engage a third-party auditor to perform an analysis with respect to our compliance with certain federal and state laws relating to escrow by testing approximately 9,000 loan files relating to residential real property in various states, and Ocwen would develop corrective action plans for any errors identified by the third-party auditor.
Ocwen would develop and submit for review a plan to enhance our consumer complaint handling processes.
Ocwen would provide financial condition reporting on a confidential basis as part of each state’s supervisory framework through September 2020.
In addition to the terms described above, Ocwen entered into settlements with certain states on different or additional terms, which include making additional communications with and for borrowers, certain restrictions, certain review, reporting and remediation obligations, and the following additional terms:
Ocwen agreed with the Connecticut Department of Banking to pay certain amounts only in the event we fail to comply with certain requirements under our agreement with Connecticut.
In its agreement with the Maryland Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, Ocwen agreed to complete an independent management assessment and enterprise risk assessment and to a prohibition, with certain de minimis exceptions, on repurchases of our stock until December 7, 2018. Ocwen also agreed to make certain payments to Maryland, to provide remediation to certain borrowers in the form of cash payments or credits and to pay certain amounts only in the event we fail to comply with certain requirements under our agreement with Maryland.
Ocwen agreed with the Massachusetts Division of Banks to pay $1.0 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Mortgage Education Trust. Ocwen and the Massachusetts regulatory agency also agreed on a schedule pursuant to which we would regain eligibility to acquire residential MSRs on Massachusetts loans (including loans originated by Ocwen) as we met certain thresholds in our transition to a new servicing system. Pursuant to this agreement, all restrictions on Massachusetts MSR acquisitions would be lifted when Ocwen completed the second phase of a three-phase data integrity audit. Having now completed the first and second phases of this audit, Ocwen is no longer bound by any restriction on the volume of MSR acquisitions in Massachusetts.
Ocwen agreed with the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance until April 30, 2019, to limit its growth through acquisition from correspondent relationships to no more than ten percent per year for Nebraska loans (based on the total number of loans held at the prior calendar year-end).
Accordingly,As discussed further below, we have now resolved all of the administrative actions (but not all of the legal actions, which are described below) taken by state regulatorsregulatory matters arising in April 20172017. In resolving these matters, we entered into agreements containing certain restrictions and shortly thereafter.commitments with respect to the operation of our business and our regulatory compliance activities, including restrictions and conditions relating to acquisitions of MSRs, a transition to an alternate loan servicing system from the REALServicing system, engagement of third-party auditors, escrow and data testing, error remediation, and financial condition reporting. In some instances, we also provided borrower financial remediation and made payments to state regulators.
We have taken substantial steps toward fulfilling our commitments under the agreements described above, including completing the transfer of loans to Black Knight MSP, completing pre-transfer and post-transfer data integrity audits, as described above, developing and implementing certain enhancements to our consumer complaint process, engaging a third-party auditor who has issued its final report with respect to the escrow review and ongoing reporting and information sharing. We continue to be subject to obligations under these agreements, including completing the final phase of a data integrity audit under our agreement with the State of Massachusetts.
Concurrent with the issuanceinitiation of the cease and desist ordersadministrative actions and the filing of the CFPB lawsuit discussed above, two2 state attorneys general took actions against us relating to our servicing practices. The Florida Attorney General, together with the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Southern District of Florida against Ocwen, OMS and OLS alleging violations of federal and state consumer financial laws relating to our servicing business. These claims are similar to the claims made by the CFPB. The Florida lawsuit seeks injunctive and equitable relief, costs, and civil money penalties in excess of $10,000 (ten thousand dollars) per confirmed violation of the applicable statute. In September 2019, the court issued its ruling on our motion to dismiss, granting it in part and denying it in part. The court granted our motion dismissing the entire complaint without prejudice because the court found that the plaintiffs engaged in impermissible “shotgun pleading,” holding that the plaintiffs must amend their complaint to specifically allege and distinguish the facts between all claims. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in November 2019. We filed a partial motion to dismiss the amended complaint in December 2019. On April 22, 2020, the court granted our motion and dismissed Count V of the amended complaint with prejudice holding the plaintiff failed to plead an actionable claim under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. We believe we have factualOn May 6, 2020, Ocwen filed its answer and legalaffirmative defenses to the remaining allegations raised in this lawsuitamended complaint. Ocwen and are vigorously defending ourselves.the plaintiffs completed a summary judgment briefing on September 4, 2020.
On October 15, 2020, we announced that we had reached an agreement to resolve the Florida plaintiffs’ lawsuit. Pursuant to that agreement, Ocwen is required to pay the State of Florida $5.2 million within 60 days of the Court entering the final consent judgment between the parties.Ocwen then has an additional two years to provide debt forgiveness totaling at least $1.0 million to certain Florida borrowers.If Ocwen is unable to do so, then two years from now it will owe the State of Florida an additional $1.0 million. We anticipate that we will be able to satisfy the debt forgiveness obligation and therefore do not presently anticipate that the additional $1 million payment will be required. In addition, Ocwen has agreed to certain late fee waivers, a targeted loan modification program for certain eligible Florida borrowers, and certain non-monetary reporting and handling obligations. Ocwen did not admit any fault or liability as part of the settlement. The outcome of this lawsuit, whether through a negotiated settlement court rulings or otherwise, could potentially involve monetary fines or penalties or additional restrictions on our business and could be materially adverse to our business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Our accrual with respect to this matteramount is included in the $33.3$31.0 million litigation and regulatory matters accrual referenced above. We cannot currently estimate the amount, if any, Although we believe we had strong defenses to all
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Florida’s claims, this was an opportunity to resolve one of Ocwen’s remaining significant legacy matters, and to do so without incurring further expense in preparing for trial next year.
Our accrual with respect to the administrative and legal actions initiated in April 2017 is included in the $33.3$31.0 million litigation and regulatory matters accrual referenced above. We have also incurred, and will continue to incur costs to comply with the terms of the settlements we have entered into, including the costs of conducting an escrow review, Maryland organizational assessments and Massachusetts data integrity audits, and costs relating to the transition to Black Knight MSP. With respect to the escrow review, the third-party auditor has issued its final report, which will require some additional remediation measures in connection with which we will incur costs that we expect will be immaterial to our overall financial condition. In addition, it is possible that legal or other actions could be taken against us with respect to such errors, which could result in additional costs or other adverse impacts. If we fail to comply with the terms of our settlements, additional legal or other actions could be taken against us. Such actions could have a materially adverse impact on our business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Certain of the state regulators’ cease and desist orders referenced a confidential supervisory memorandum of understanding (MOU) that we entered into with the Multistate Mortgage Committee (MMC) and six6 states relating to a servicing examination from 2013 to 2015. Among other things, the MOU prohibited us from repurchasing stock during the development of a going forward plan and, thereafter, except as permitted by the plan. We submitted a plan in 2016 that contained no stock repurchase restrictions and, therefore, we do not believe we are currently restricted from repurchasing stock. We requested confirmation from the signatories of the MOU that they agree with this interpretation, and received affirmative responses from the MMC and five states, and a response declining to take a legal position from the remaining state.
On occasion, we engage with agencies of the federal government on various matters. For example, OLS received a letter from the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, notifying OLS that the Department of Justice had initiated a general investigation into OLS’s policies and procedures to determine whether violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act by OLS might exist. The Department of Justice has informed us that it has decided not to take enforcement action related to this matter at this time and has, consequently, closed its investigation. In addition, Ocwen was named as a defendant in a HUD administrative complaint filed by a non-profit organization alleging discrimination in the manner in which the companyOcwen maintains REO properties in minority communities. In February 2018, this matter was administratively closed, and similar claims were filed in federal court. We believe these claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend ourselves.
In May 2016, Ocwen received a subpoena from the Office of Inspector General of HUD requesting the production of documentation related to HECM loans originated by Liberty. We understand that other lenders in the industry have received similar subpoenas. In April 2017, Ocwen received a subpoena from the Office of Inspector General of HUD requesting the production of documentation related to lender-placed insurance arrangements with a mortgage insurer and the amounts paid for such insurance. We understand that other servicers in the industry have received similar subpoenas. In May 2017, Ocwen received a subpoena from the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program requesting documents and information related to Ocwen’s participation from 2009 to the present in the Treasury Department’s Making Home Affordable Program and its HAMP. We have been providing documents and information in response to these subpoenas. In April 2019, PMC received a subpoena from the VA Office of the Inspector General requesting the production of documentation related to the origination and underwriting of loans guaranteed by the Veterans Benefits Administration. We understand that other servicers in the industry have received similar subpoenas.
Loan Put-Back and Related Contingencies
Our contracts with purchasers of originated loans contain provisions that require indemnification or repurchase of the related loans under certain circumstances. While the language in the purchase contracts varies, they generally contain provisions that require us to indemnify purchasers of related loans or repurchase such loans if:
representations and warranties concerning loan quality, contents of the loan file or loan underwriting circumstances are inaccurate;
adequate mortgage insurance is not secured within a certain period after closing;
a mortgage insurance provider denies coverage; or
there is a failure to comply, at the individual loan level or otherwise, with regulatory requirements.
We received origination representations and warranties from our network of approved originators in connection with loans we purchased through our correspondent lending channel. To the extent that we have recourse against a third-party originator, we may recover part or all of any loss we incur.
We believe that, as a result of historical actions by investors, many purchasers of residential mortgage loans are particularly aware of the conditions under which originators must indemnify or repurchase loans and under which such purchasers would benefit from enforcing any indemnification rights and repurchase remedies they may have.
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In our lendingoriginations business, we have exposure to indemnification risks and repurchase requests. In our servicing business, claims alleging that we did not comply with our servicing obligations may require us to repurchase mortgage loans, make whole or otherwise indemnify investors or other parties. If home values were to decrease, our realized losses from loan repurchases and indemnifications may increase as well. As a result, our liability for repurchases may increase beyond our


current expectations. If we are required to indemnify or repurchase loans that we originate and sell, or where we have assumed this risk on loans that we service, as discussed above, in either case resulting in losses that exceed our related liability, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We have exposure to origination representation, warranty and indemnification obligations relating to our lending, sales and securitization activities. We initially recognize these obligations at fair value. Thereafter, the estimation of the liability considers probable future obligations based on industry data of loans of similar type segregated by year of origination, to the extent applicable, and estimated loss severity based on current loss rates for similar loans, our historical rescission rates and the current pipeline of unresolved demands. Our historical loss severity considers the historical loss experience that we incur upon loan sale or collateral liquidation as well as current market conditions. We have exposure to servicing representation, warranty and indemnification obligations relating to our servicing practices. We record an accrual for a loss contingency if the loss contingency is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. We monitor the adequacy of the overall liability and make adjustments, as necessary, after consideration of our historical losses and other qualitative factors including ongoing dialogue and experience with our counterparties.
At March 31,September 30, 2020 and March 31,September 30, 2019, we had outstanding representation and warranty repurchase demands of $44.7$45.2 million UPB (277(263 loans) and $46.3$49.9 million UPB (273(289 loans), respectively. We review each demand and monitor through resolution, primarily through rescission, loan repurchase or make-whole payment.
The following table presents the changes in our liability for representation and warranty obligations and similar indemnification obligations:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Beginning balance (1)$50,838 $49,267 
Provision (reversal) for representation and warranty obligations(1,141)(10,367)
New production reserves1,361 186 
Charge-offs and other (2)(8,130)14,887 
Ending balance (1)$42,928 $53,973 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Beginning balance (1)$50,838
 $49,267
Provision (reversal) for representation and warranty obligations(768) (2,155)
New production reserves170
 75
Charge-offs and other (2)(3,161) (573)
Ending balance (1)$47,079
 $46,614
(1)The liability for representation and warranty obligations and compensatory fees for foreclosures is reported in Other liabilities (a component of Liability for indemnification obligations) on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
(1)The liability for representation and warranty obligations and compensatory fees for foreclosures is reported in Other liabilities (a component of Liability for indemnification obligations) on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Includes principal and interest losses realized in connection with repurchased loans, make-whole, indemnification and fee payments and settlements net of recoveries, if any.
(2)Includes principal and interest losses realized in connection with repurchased loans, make-whole, indemnification and fee payments and settlements net of recoveries, if any.
We believe that it is reasonably possible that losses beyond amounts currently recorded for potential representation and warranty obligations and other claims described above could occur, and such losses could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, based on currently available information, we are unable to estimate a range of reasonably possible losses above amounts that have been recorded at March 31,September 30, 2020.
Other
Ocwen, on its own behalf and on behalf of various mortgage loan investors, is engaged in a variety of activities to seek payments from mortgage insurers for unpaid claims, including claims where the mortgage insurers paid less than the full claim amount. Ocwen believes that many of the actions by mortgage insurers were in violation of the applicable insurance policies and insurance law. In some cases, Ocwen has entered into tolling agreements, initiated arbitration or litigation, engaged in settlement discussions, or taken other similar actions. To date, Ocwen has settled with four mortgage insurers, and expects the ultimate outcome to result in recovery of additional unpaid claims, although we cannot quantify the likely amount at this time.
We may, from time to time, have affirmative indemnification and other claims against parties from whom we acquired MSRs or other assets. Although we pursue these claims, we cannot currently estimate the amount, if any, of further recoveries. Similarly, from time to time, indemnification and other claims are made against us by parties to whom we sold MSRs or other assets or by parties on whose behalf we service mortgage loans. We cannot currently estimate the amount, if any, of reasonably possible loss above amounts recorded.


ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts and unless otherwise indicated)
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Note 22 – Subsequent Events

COVID-19 Update

In March 2020, the WHO categorized COVID-19 as a pandemic and the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting economic conditions, including an increase in unemployment, and is creating significant uncertainty about the duration and magnitude of the downturn in the economy.
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Act allows borrowers with federally backed mortgage loans who are affected by COVID-19 to request temporary loan forbearance for up to 180 days. Borrowers may request additional forbearance period of up to 180 days for FHA and VA guaranteed loans. Although PLS loans are not explicitly covered under the CARES Act, these loans are subject to various requirements and expectations from state Governors, regulators, and Attorneys General to assist borrowers enduring financial hardship due to COVID-19 with forbearance and other requirements. Ocwen provides payment relief to such borrowers in accordance with these requirements and expectations, as well as our servicing agreements. For example, we intend to grant eligible borrowers an initial three months of forbearance and related protection, including suspension of late fees, as well as suspension of foreclosure and eviction activity.
Due to the adverse economic conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of loans under a forbearance plan offered by Ocwen to borrowers has significantly increased since March 31, 2020, and is expected to continue to increase in the near term and to continue to correlate with unemployment claims, consistent with the industry trend. The number of forbearance loans we service increased from approximately 27,500 at March 31, 2020 to 114,600 at April 30, 2020, or from 2.0% to 8.5% of our total serviced portfolio. An increase in loans in forbearance directly increases our servicing advance obligations. Refer to Note 20, Servicing Advance Obligations. Any material increase in forbearance and delinquencies could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts and unless otherwise indicated)
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as other portions of this Form 10-Q, may contain certain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “intend,” “consider,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Our business has been undergoing substantial change, which has magnified such risks and uncertainties. You should bear these factors in mind when considering forward-looking statements and should not place undue reliance on such statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by such statements. In the past, actual results have differed from those suggested by forward-looking statements, and this may happen again. You should consider all uncertainties and risks discussed or referenced in this report, including those under “Forward-Looking Statements” and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors,, as well as those discussed in our other reports and filings with the SEC, including those in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and any subsequent SEC filings.
OVERVIEW
General
We are a financial services company that services and originates mortgage loans. The majority of our revenuesWe are generated from our residentiala leading mortgage special servicer, servicing business. At March 31, 2020, our residential mortgage servicing portfolio consisted of 1,396,3161.2 million loans with a total UPB of $208.8 billion.$185.9 billion on behalf of more than 4,000 investors and 150 subservicing clients. We service all mortgage loan classes, including conventional, government-insured and non-Agency loans. Our originations business supportsis part of our balanced business model to generate gains on loan sales and profitable returns, and to support the replenishment and the growth of our servicing volume. Weportfolio. Through our recapture, retail, correspondent and wholesale channels, we originate and purchase conventional and government-insured forward and reverse mortgage loans that we sell or securitize on a servicing retained basis.


In addition, we grow our mortgage servicing volume through servicing flow agreements, GSE Cash Window and Co-issue programs, opportunistic bulk purchase transactions, and new subservicing agreements.
We selectively sourcedhave built a multi-channel, scalable originations platform that creates sustainable sources of replenishment and growth of our MSR originations and acquisitions and our subservicing through diversified channels,servicing portfolio, as detailed below:in the table below. We determine our target returns for each channel, however, the channel and delivery selection is generally our clients’ decision.
$ in billionsUPB
Quarter Ended September 30, 2020Quarter Ended June 30, 2020Quarter Ended March 31, 2020Quarter Ended December 31, 2019
Mortgage servicing originations
Recapture MSR (1)$0.37 $0.32 $0.20 $0.17 
Correspondent MSR (1)1.93 0.66 0.51 0.40 
Flow and GSE Cash Window MSR purchases (3)4.20 2.84 1.34 0.79 
Reverse mortgage servicing (2)0.23 0.21 0.23 0.26 
Total servicing originations6.72 4.03 2.28 1.62 
Bulk MSR purchases (3)— — 1.54 2.74 
Total servicing additions6.72 4.03 3.82 4.36 
Subservicing additions (4)4.43 4.59 3.14 3.79 
Total servicing and subservicing UPB additions (2)$11.15 $8.62 $6.96 $8.15 
Amounts in billionsUPB
 Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 Quarter Ended December 31, 2019
Mortgage servicing originations   
Recapture MSR (1)$0.20
 $0.17
Correspondent MSR (1)0.51
 0.40
Flow purchases MSR0.82
 0.24
GSE Cash Window MSR0.52
 0.55
Reverse mortgage servicing (2)0.23
 0.26
Total servicing originations2.28
 1.62
Bulk MSR purchases1.54
 2.74
Total servicing additions3.82
 4.36
Subservicing additions (3)3.14
 3.79
Total servicing and subservicing UPB additions (2)$6.96
 $8.15
(1)     Represents the UPB of loans that have been originated or purchased during the respective periods and for which we recognize a new MSR on our consolidated balance sheets upon sale or securitization.
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(2)     Represents the UPB of loans that have been originated or purchased during the respective periods and for which we recognize a new MSR on our consolidated balance sheets upon sale or securitization.
(2)Reverse mortgage loans are securitized on a servicing retained basis. The loans are recognized on our consolidated balance sheets under GAAP without any separate recognition of MSRs.
(3)Excludes the volume UPB associated with short-term interim subservicing for some clients as a support to their originate-to-sell business, where loans are boarded and de-boarded within the same quarter.
In our Originations business, we originate or purchase, and sell or securitize forward and reverse mortgage loans that have been securitized on a servicing retained basis. The loans are mostly conventional and government-insured. Duringrecognized on our consolidated balance sheets under GAAP without any separate recognition of MSRs.
(3)     Represents the three months ended March 31, 2020, we originated or purchased forward and reverse mortgage loans with a UPB of $710.2 millionloans for which the MSR is acquired.
(4)     Excludes the volume UPB associated with short-term interim subservicing for some clients as a support to their originate-to-sell business, where loans are boarded and $226.0 million, respectively.de-boarded within the same quarter.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Update
InThe COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected economic conditions since March 2020, the WHO categorized COVID-19 as a pandemic and the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the U.S. The efforts to contain the spreadwith high levels of the COVID-19 pandemic are adversely affecting economic conditions, including an increase in unemployment, and are creating significant uncertainties about the duration and magnitude of the economic downturn. Our financial performance during the third quarter of 2020 reflects multiple offsetting factors, mainly due to the natural hedge between our growing Originations business and our Servicing business, i.e., the increased profitability of our Originations business largely offset the adverse COVID-19 conditions on our Servicing business and MSR portfolio.
Ocwen took decisive actions to addressFirst, the COVID-19 global pandemic. These actions include a prohibition on international travel, non-essential domestic travel, and in-person meetings, as well as increased sanitary protocols in its facilities. Ocwen is following CDC, WHO and local guidelines and itsfinancial performance of our Servicing business continuity and crisis management teams and executive leadership are meeting virtually on a daily basis. Ocwen is currently operating through a remote workforce model for approximately 92% of its global workforce. Approximately 2% of its U.S. workforce is working out of its facilities to support activities that cannot be performed remotely. For those jobs that cannot be performed remotely, social distancing and facilities hygiene recommendations are being followed, as well as added disinfection cleaning of facilities that continue to be occupiedwas negatively affected by its workforce. We believe our ability to maximize deployment of a remote work model offers the best protection for employeesloans placed under forbearance and the communitiesmoratorium on foreclosures, resulting in which they livelower ancillary income and provides the best assurancedeferral of our continued ability to serve borrowers and investors. We did not incur any significant costs associated with the transition to our remote work model during the three months ended March 31, 2020, except for the investment in laptops and related equipment for our workforce that we capitalized as equipment. We have not changed our operations, financial reporting process, systems, and controls.
servicing fee collections. The disruption created by the measures being taken to drive social distancing may give rise to industry-wide elevated delinquency levels. Ocwen is an experienced special servicer with proven capability to assist borrowers who are facing financial difficulties and generate positive outcomes for mortgage loan investors. We believe we have the necessary operating processes, practices and systems to track large servicer advance balances at a detailed level and drive strong advance recoveries within elevated delinquency portfolios. We believe the current environment may create opportunities to assist borrowers who are facing financial difficulties in retaining their homes while improving cash flow for mortgage loan investors.


COVID-19 Pandemic Update - Servicing
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Actin March 2020 allows borrowers with federally backed mortgage loans who are affected by COVID-19 to request temporary loan forbearance. Servicers must provide such forbearance for up to 180 days if requested by the borrower. Borrowers may request an additional forbearance period of up to 180 days for FHA and VA guaranteed loans. During any period of forbearance, granted pursuant to the CARES Act, servicers must also provide related protection, including, but not limited to, suspension of late fees, as well as foreclosure and eviction activity. The CARES Act further restrictsIn addition, servicers are restricted from pursuing certain foreclosure and eviction activity on all occupied, federally backed mortgage loans until at least May 17, 2020, regardless of whether the borrower has requested assistance.December 31, 2020.
Although PLS loans are not explicitly covered under the CARES Act, these loans are subject to various requirements and expectations from state Governors, regulators, and Attorneys General to assist borrowers enduring financial hardship due to COVID-19 with forbearance, moratoria on foreclosure sales and evictions and other requirements, some of which apply regardless of whether the borrower has requested assistance. Ocwen provides payment relief to such borrowers in accordance with these requirements and expectations, as well as our servicing agreements. For example, we intend togenerally grant eligible borrowers an initial three months of forbearance and related protection, including suspension of late fees, as well as suspension of foreclosure and eviction activity.
Generally, borrowers will beare required to repay their suspended or reduced mortgage payments after the forbearance period ends unless an alternate loss mitigation solution is reached, which we anticipate will include extensions of forbearance, payment deferrals, repayment plans, payment deferrals, and loan modifications, depending on the borrower’s situation, account status, and applicable investor guidelines. Before the completion of each period of forbearance, Ocwen will attemptattempts to contact the borrowers to assess their ability to resume making payments and discuss other options which may be available if their hardship persists.
We expect loanAs of September 30, 2020, we managed 106,300 loans under forbearance, 33,300 of which related to rise significantlyour owned MSRs (excluding NRZ), or 8.8% and 7.2% of the total portfolios, respectively. The number of loans under forbearance decreased in the near term, in response toquarter ended September 30, 2020, as illustrated by the increase in unemployment claims. The unemployment rate increased from 5.1%,below chart of forbearance plans during COVID-19 for the week ending March 28th, to 15.5% for the week ending April 25th, an increase of 10.4 percentage points in four weeks, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. We also expect that the recession that is expectedour owned MSR portfolio (excluding NRZ) by most economic forecasts will result in many of those in forbearance not returning to their jobs and so becoming delinquent at the endinvestor. 64% of the total original or extended plans that ended in the third quarter of 2020 were extended, 28% exited forbearance period. Givenplans as performing, 6% paid off, and 1% were converted into modification or repayment plans.     
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Second, the unprecedented naturefinancial performance of this event, it is difficult to predictour Servicing business was affected by the severity and timing of this likely increase in delinquencies and forbearance.
An increase in loans in forbearance or an increase in delinquencies may temporarily reduce our servicing revenue or may delay the timing of revenue recognition. We receive and record servicing fees as income each period. Per the servicing guides, we do not collect any servicing fees on delinquent loans for the GSE and Ginnie Mae MSR loan population. In addition, we may not recognize any servicing fee during the forbearance periods. Conditions will also affect ancillary income timing and may reduce such income. While higher delinquencies tend to increase the assessment of some ancillary income, such as late fees, we will not be assessing late fees on loans in forbearance. The deferral of servicing fee collections due to forbearance is not expected to significantly impact our total cumulative revenue over the life of the loan but will reduce near term revenue and cash flow. The delay in servicing fee collection is expected to be partially offset by lower runoff in our MSR portfolio, as the deferred servicing fees generally remain projected as future cash flows.
An increase in loans in forbearance, an increase in delinquencies, further declines in market or mortgage rates and other assumptions changes would further decrease the fair valueincreased run-off of our MSR portfolio. We reported a $174.1 million loss in MSR valuation adjustments, net in the first quarter of 2020, mostly driven by $52.7 million portfolio runoff and a $156.7 million loss due to the decline inAs interest rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic (117 basis-point decline in the 10-year treasury swap rate), partially offset by $35.3 million favorable fair value gain from our MSR hedging strategy. The $65.5 million additional loss as compared to the first quarter of 2019 is primarily due to the impact of the additional decline in market interest rates.
An increase in loans in forbearance or an increase in delinquencies would increase our cost to service and operating expenses. Loans in default typically require more intensive effort to bring them current or manage the foreclosure process. As forbearance periods end, additional efforts may be required to establish repayment plans, loan modifications, extensions of forbearance, payment deferrals, or other loss mitigation solutions. We follow regulatory and investor requirements, including the temporary moratoria on evictions and foreclosure sales and monitor daily our inventory and its trend due to the COVID-19 environment.
An increase in loans in forbearance or an increase in delinquencies would increase our servicing advances and may increase the related interest expense. Additional fair value losses may be recorded on our MSRs as the projected funding cost of existing and future expected servicing advances is a component of the fair value of MSRs. We do not expect any significant changes to our advances’ allowance for losses, including under the new FASB’s current expected credit loss model (CECL), as advances are generally expected to be fully reimbursed.


Forhave remained relatively flat during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, Ocwen provided approximately 27,500 COVID-19 related forbearance plans to its customers. NRZ hasat historical low levels, the responsibility to advance on approximately 16,800, or 61%, Ocwen hasrefinancing boom continues and resulted in elevated runoff.
Third, the responsibility to advance on approximately 9,400, or 34%, and no advances are required on approximately 1,300, or 5%, of the loans subject to these forbearance plans. Of the loans subject to these plans for which we are responsible for making advances, our subservicing clients are obligated to reimburse Ocwen within 30 days of Ocwen making an advance on approximately 3,900 of these loans. Ocwen has sole responsibility to advance on approximately 5,500 of these loans. Of this amount, 67% are PLS and 20% are Freddie Mac, where in both cases Ocwen has its own servicing advance financing lines.
For eligible PLS loans that were not significantly delinquent at the time forbearance was applied to the account, Ocwen intends to administer each three-month forbearance period through a series of one-month forbearance plans each of which advances the due date upon completion and move the resulting missed payment to or near the loan’s maturity as a non-interest bearing balance. As such, Ocwen does not expect to be out of pocket cash for P&I and T&I advances for any more than one month for each of these eligible loans with forbearance protection. We have a PLS servicing advance financing line that provides financing at weighted average advance rates of 92% of eligible principal andlow interest advances. As of March 31, 2020, Ocwen had $59.0 million in remaining committed financing capacity under our PLS servicing advance financing line.
For Ginnie Mae loans, advance requirements are mitigated by the ability to use excess funds in custodial accounts to cover principal and interest advances, though the remaining advances are covered by corporate cash. Ginnie Mae has announced it intends to provide financing to servicers to fund servicer advances through its Pass-Through Assistance Program (PTAP). We are not acting at this time to establish a private Ginnie Mae advance funding facility or planning to access the Ginnie Mae PTAP. We will continue to assess our Ginnie Mae requirements and options going forward and may establish financing later this year.
For Freddie Mac loans, Ocwen has a servicing advance financing line that provides financing at a 98% advance rate of eligible P&I advances, and an overall weighted average advance rate of 80.5% of all eligible advances. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had $45.0 million in remaining committed financing capacity under this servicing advance financing line.
For Fannie Mae loans, advances are currently funded through corporate cash. On April 21, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the 120-day P&I servicer advance obligation limit for delinquent loans will apply to loans in forbearance. Accordingly, once a servicer has advanced four months of missed payments on a loan, it will have no further obligation to advance scheduled payments, as the loan will be moved into an “Actual/Actual” remittance status. Reimbursement of such P&I advance is expected after the forbearance period ends, through loan resolution, cure or liquidation. Mortgage loans with COVID-19 payment forbearance will be treated as they would in the event of a natural disaster event and will remain in the MBS pools. GSE servicers are required to make T&I and Corporate advances until the property is sold but can submit reimbursement claims for certain T&I and Corporate advances after incurring the expense. To the extent necessary, Ocwen intends to apply for financing through the Federal Reserve Emergency Funding Programs when such programs are made available to the industry. Ocwen’s ability to utilize these programs will be subject to eligibility requirements applicable to Ocwen and the collateral being financed. The eligibility criteria and the timing of financing availability is not yet known.
As of April 30, 2020, we provided approximately 114,600 COVID-19 related forbearance plans to our customers, or an additional 87,100 forbearance plans since March 31, 2020. The loans under forbearance represented 8.5% and 2.0% of our servicing volume as of April 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively. Due to the adverse economic conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect the number of forbearance plans to continue to increase in the near term, consistent with the industry trend, and to continue to correlate with unemployment claims. An increase in loans in forbearance would increase our servicing advance obligations. The below table shows the requests for forbearance plans and the estimated obligation to advance monthly P&I as of March 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020:


COVID-19 impacted borrowers and monthly P&I advance estimateAs of March 31, 2020 As of April 30, 2020
Number of Forbearance Plans (3) 
Estimated Monthly P&I Advance Obligation
($ million)
 Number of Forbearance Plans (3) 
Estimated Monthly P&I Advance Obligation
($ million)
GSE loans1,400
 $1.8
 6,200
 $7.9
Ginnie Mae loans400
 0.5
 8,400
 7.9
PLS loans3,700
 5.8
 16,000
 24.4
Servicer5,500
 $8.1
 30,600
 $40.2
        
GSE loans2,300
 $2.6
 9,400
 $10.5
PLS loans14,500
 14.0
 63,200
 62.4
NRZ’s responsibility (1)16,800
 $16.6
 72,600
 $72.9
Subservicer (2)3,900
 $4.5
 6,500
 $8.9
No advance requirements1,300
 
 4,900
 
Total27,500
 $29.2
 114,600
 $122.0
(1)
Ocwen is obligated to advance under the terms of the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements, and NRZ is obligated to reimburse Ocwen daily for PLS and weekly for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae servicing advances. See Note 8 — Rights to MSRs and Note 11 – Borrowings for additional information.
(2)Ocwen is obligated to advance under the terms of subservicing agreements, and subservicing clients (servicers) are generally obligated to reimburse Ocwen within one day to 30 days for P&I advances.
(3)Numbers have been rounded.
COVID-19 Pandemic Update - Originations
Recent declines in interest ratesenvironment discussed above and the continued execution of our originations strategy have led to an increase in mortgage refinancing activity in our portfolio retention channel.increased originations volume. We continue to increase staffing levels to maximizerecapture, replenish and grow our recapture potential. Lock volume for the first quarterowned MSR portfolio (excluding NRZ’s MSR portfolio), net of 2020 was approximately $870 millionrunoff and funded volume was approximately $196 million.voluntary prepayments.
Ocwen continues to approach MSR purchasesoperate through a secure remote workforce model for approximately 98% of its global workforce and continues to adhere to COVID-19 health and safety-related requirements and best practices across all of our locations.
Looking ahead, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic may continue, with discipline as it has seen increased volatilitythe risk of resurgence in primarycertain areas. The different responses from the government and secondary margins as well asother authorities to keep social distancing and to support individuals and
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companies experiencing financial hardship have continued to evolve. The disruption created by the average 30-year mortgage rate. We are bidding conservatively, especially on higher coupon loans, while mortgage spreads are high,pandemic and the market is going through price discovery. First quarter 2020 correspondent lock volume was approximately $618 million and funded volume originated through correspondent and all other flow channels was approximately $1.9 billion. In the current environment, there are several factors that could impact Ocwen’s volume and industry-wide volume levels in all channels, including COVID-19measures being taken have given rise to elevated unemployment levels. As of today, uncertainties related impacts to the lending ecosystem (e.g., appraiser unwillingness to enter homes; borrower unwillingness to allow appraisers into homes; title agent office closings;duration and delays in obtaining, and uncertainty relating to the validity of, verifications of borrower employment), volatility of market interest rates, primary and secondary spread volatility, industry capacity constraints, and uncertainty regarding the future value of newly originated MSRs in lightseverity of the current wide spread between the 10-year treasury rateeconomic downturn remain, without any indications of a rapid recovery. The business disruption triggered by COVID-19 could ultimately have a material and the 30-year conventional fixed rate mortgage rate.
In this environment, our current capital allocation priorities are maintaining liquidity to support its operations and funding its flow origination channels. We continue to monitor our liquidity and calibrate our originations activity basedadverse effect on our evolving assessmentbusiness, financial condition, liquidity or results of the business environment and our liquidity and financial condition. See Liquidity and Capital Resources for additional COVID-19 update.operations.
Business Initiatives
We are facing certain challenges and uncertainties that could have significant adverse effects on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, and some of these challenges and uncertainties are amplified by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Historical losses have significantly eroded stockholders’ equity and weakened our financial condition. Our near-term priority is to return to sustainable profitability. We have established a set of key business initiatives intended to achieve our objective of returning to sustainable profitability in the shortest timeframe possible within an appropriate risk and compliance environment. We are executing on each of these initiatives and believe we will continue to drive stronger financial performance. These initiatives include:
Managing the size ofExpanding our originations business to replenish and grow our servicing portfolio through expanding our lending businessportfolio;
Driving continuous cost improvement to grow sustainable channels of MSR replenishment;maintain an industry cost competitive position;
Re-engineering our cost structure;
Effectively managing our balance sheet to fundensure adequate liquidity, finance our ongoing business needs and growth;provide a solid platform for executing on our growth initiatives; and,
Fulfilling our regulatory commitments and resolving remaining legacy and regulatory matters.


First, we must continue to expand our Originations business and targeted MSR acquisitions that have appropriate financial return targets to replenish and grow our servicing portfolio and within the constraints ofmitigate our liquidity.client concentration risk with NRZ. We expect to continue to focus on selectively acquiring Agency and government-insured MSR portfolios that meet or exceed our minimum targeted investment returns. We alsoexpect to grow our subservicing portfolio through alliances with new clients and continue to grow our existing relationships. We executed on our plans to re-enter the forward lending correspondent channel in the second quarter of 2019 and we continue to pursuehave built a number of other MSR acquisition options, including driving improved recapture rates within our existing servicing portfolio. In addition to our organic growth initiatives in our Originations business, we have been actively engaged in evaluating opportunities to acquire complimentary lending platforms with proven capabilities to generate significant volume through mortgage lending cycles and provide a sustainable MSR source. Our efforts to grow and diversify our sources of servicing volumes also mitigate our client concentration risk. We have exposure to client concentration and retention risk as a result of our relationship with NRZ, which accounted for 55% of the UPB in our servicing portfolio as of March 31, 2020.multi-channel, scalable originations platform.
Second, we must re-engineer our cost structure to go beyond eliminating redundant costs through the integration process and establishdrive continuous operational efficiencies and cost improvement as a core strength.to maintain an industry competitive cost position. Our continuous cost improvement efforts are focused on leveraging our single servicing platformreducing operating and technology, optimizingoverhead costs through facility rationalization, strategic sourcing and actions, off-shore utilization, lean process design, simplification, automation and other technology-enabled productivity enhancements. Our initiatives are targeted at delivering superior accuracy, cost, speed and customer satisfaction. We believe these steps are necessary in order to simplify our operations and drive stronger financial performance.
Third, we must manage our balance sheet to ensure adequate liquidity, finance our ongoing business needs and provide a solid platform for executing on our other key businessgrowth initiatives. RegardingTo this end, we continue to explore all strategic options to efficiently finance growth and leverage our proven operating capability in this environment, including the current maturitiespotential launch of an MSR funding vehicle. As previously disclosed, we have engaged bankers to support evaluation and execution of strategic options to fully realize the value of our borrowings, as of March 31, 2020 we had approximately $789.0 million of debt outstanding under facilities coming due in the next 12 months. In January 2020, we extended the maturity of our SSTL from December 2020 to May 2022 and we reduced the outstanding balance from $326.1 million to $200.0 million. Portions of our match funded advance facilities and all of our mortgage loan warehouse facilities have 364-day terms consistent with market practice. We have historically renewed these facilities on or before their expiration in the ordinary course of financing our business. We have assessed the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial projections and projected liquidity. We have an agreement in place to upsize and extend through June 2021 our OMART and OFAF advance financing facilities. The OMART VFN capacity will increase from $200.0 million to $500.0 million to accommodate forecasted advancing requirements and the amortization of $185.0 million in term notes in August 2020. The OFAF facility will increase to a total capacity of $70.0 million. In addition, we have executed an agreement to extend our MSR repurchase agreement and warehouse facilities with Barclays. We expect to renew, replace or extend our borrowings to the extent necessary to finance our business on or prior to their respective maturities consistent with our historical experience.platform.
Finally, we must fulfill our regulatory commitments and resolve our remaining legal and regulatory matters on satisfactory terms. Our business, operating results and financial condition have been significantly impacted in recent periods byterms, including the legacy CFPB matter. On October 15, 2020, we resolved our legacy regulatory actions against us and by significant litigation matters. Should the number or scope of regulatory or legal actions against us increase or expand or should we be unable to reach reasonable resolutions in existing regulatory and legal matters, our business, reputation, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, even if we are successful in our ongoing efforts to drive stronger financial performance. Our ability to execute on these key business initiatives is not certain and is dependent on the successful execution of several complex actions, including our ability to grow our lending business and acquire MSRs with appropriate financial return targets, our ability to acquire, maintain and grow profitable client relationships, our ability to maintain relationshipsmatter with the GSEs, Ginnie Mae, FHFA, lenders and regulators, our ability to implement further organizational redesign and cost reduction, as well as the absenceState of significant unforeseen costs, including regulatory or legal costs, that could negatively impact our return to sustainable profitability, and our ability to extend, renew or replace our debt agreements in the ordinary course of business. Our ability to execute on our key initiatives has been hindered by the recent COVID-19 environment and the impact on our organization depends on the durationFlorida Office of the lockdownAttorney General and the magnitudeOffice of the economic downturn. There can be no assurances that the desired strategic and financial benefits of these actions will be realized.
In recent periods,Financial Regulation. Ocwen has incurred significant losses as a result of declines in the fair value of our MSRs. Further interest rate decreases, prepayment speed increases or changes to other fair value inputs or assumptions could result in further fair value declines and hamper our ability to return to profitability. Starting in September 2019, we have implemented a hedging strategy to partially offset the changes in fair value of our net MSR portfolio. See Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk - MSR Hedging Strategy for further information.
During 2019, we completed an assessment of the cost-to-service and the profitability of the NRZ servicing portfolio. Based on this analysis, in the fourth quarter of 2019, we estimate that operating expenses, including direct servicing expenses and overhead allocation, exceeded the net revenue retained for the NRZ servicing portfolio by approximately $10.0 million. As withnow resolved all estimates, this estimate required the exercise of judgment, including with respect to overhead allocations, and it excludes the benefits of the lump-sum payment amortization. The estimated loss for these subservicing agreements is partially


driven by the declining revenue as the loan portfolio amortizes down without a corresponding reduction to our servicing cost per loan over time. As performing loans in the NRZ servicing portfolio have run-off, delinquencies have remained high, resulting in a relatively elevated average cost per loan. Because the NRZ portfolio contains a high percentage of delinquent accounts, it has an inherently high level of potential operational and compliance risk and requires a disproportionately high level of operating staff, oversight support infrastructure and overhead which drives the elevated average cost per loan. We actively pursue cost re-engineering initiatives to continue to reduce our cost-to-service and corporate overhead, as well as pursuestate actions to grow our non-NRZ servicing portfolio.
On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the legacy PMC subservicing agreement. This termination is for convenience (and not for cause). The notice states that the effective date of termination is June 19, 2020 for 25% of the loans under the agreement (not including loans constituting approximately $6.6 billion in UPB that were added by NRZ under the agreement in 2019) and August 18, 2020 for the remainder of the loans under the agreement. The actual servicing transfer date(s) will be determined through discussions with NRZ and other stakeholders such as GSEs. We currently expect the deboarding of these loans in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In connection with the termination, we estimate that we will receive loan deboarding fees of approximately $6.0 million from NRZ. The portfolio subject to termination accounted for $40.0 billion in UPB, or 19% of our total serviced UPB as of March 31, 2020. Under this agreement, in the fourth quarter of 2019, we estimated that operating expenses, including direct expenses and overhead allocation, exceeded the net revenue retained for this portion of the NRZ servicing portfolio by approximately $3.0 million. At this stage, we do not anticipate significant operational impacts on our servicing business as a result of this termination. The terminated servicing is comprised of Agency loans with relatively low delinquencies that do not pose a high level of operating and compliance risk or require substantial direct and oversight staffing relative to our non-Agency servicing. Nonetheless, we intend to right-size and reduce expenses in our servicing business and the related corporate support functions to the extent possible to align with our smaller portfolio. It is possible that the loan deboarding and other transition activities that we will undertake as a result of the termination may not occur in an orderly or timely manner, which could be disruptive and could result in us incurring additional costs or even in disagreements with NRZ relating to our respective rights and obligations.2017.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

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The following discussion addresses each component of our statement of operations, and further detail related to our servicing, originations and corporate segments is provided in the discussion by segment.
Results of Operations SummaryThree Months Ended March 31, % ChangeResults of Operations SummaryThree Months Ended September 30,% ChangeNine Months Ended September 30,% Change
2020 2019 2020201920202019
Revenue     Revenue
Servicing and subservicing fees$211,483
 $256,616
 (18)%Servicing and subservicing fees$181.7$248.5(27)%$568.4$745.1(24)%
Reverse mortgage revenue, net22,797
 32,123
 (29)Reverse mortgage revenue, net14.520.3(29)51.172.9(30)%
Gain on loans held for sale, net13,331
 8,982
 48
Gain on loans held for sale, net45.99.0410 92.826.3253 
Other revenue, net6,231
 6,167
 1
Other revenue, net6.95.721 17.617.5
Total revenue253,842
 303,888
 (16)Total revenue249.0283.5(12)729.9861.8(15)
     
MSR valuation adjustments, net(174,120) (108,998) 60
MSR valuation adjustments, net(33.8)134.6(125)(231.4)(121.7)90 
     
Operating expenses     Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits60,728
 94,696
 (36)Compensation and benefits69.673.4(5)195.4250.4(22)
Servicing and origination20,256
 28,698
 (29)Servicing and origination22.936.6(37)60.586.8(30)
Professional services25,637
 3,441
 645
Professional services28.436.6(22)77.877.2
Technology and communications15,193
 24,435
 (38)Technology and communications15.916.6(4)47.261.1(23)
Occupancy and equipment11,969
 16,589
 (28)Occupancy and equipment9.617.3(45)37.752.6(28)
Other expenses3,431
 3,248
 6
Other expenses3.2(1.3)(346)13.06.697 
Total operating expenses137,214
 171,107
 (20)Total operating expenses149.5179.3(17)431.5534.7(19)


 

 

Other income (expense) 
  
  Other income (expense)    
Interest income5,395
 4,558
 18
Interest income3.84.1(7)12.812.5
Interest expense(29,982) (26,489) 13
Interest expense(26.8)(29.5)(9)(83.6)(84.6)(1)
Pledged MSR liability expense, net(6,594) (43,956) (85)Pledged MSR liability expense, net(57.4)(256.4)(78)(105.7)(303.3)(65)
Gain on repurchase of senior secured notesGain on repurchase of senior secured notes5.1(100)5.1(100)
Other, net1,328
 1,020
 30
Other, net3.3(0.4)(925)4.61.2283 
Total other expense, net(29,853) (64,867) (54)Total other expense, net(77.1)(277.1)(72)(171.9)(369.1)(53)
     
Loss before income taxes(87,345) (41,084) (46)Loss before income taxes(11.4)(38.3)(70)(104.9)(163.7)(36)
Income tax (benefit) expense(61,856) 3,410
 n/m
Income tax (benefit) expense(2.0)4.5(144)(71.9)13.3(641)
Net loss$(25,489) $(44,494) (189)Net loss$(9.4)$(42.8)(78)$(33.0)$(177.0)(81)
     
Segment income (loss) before income taxes     Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Servicing$(56,096) $(57,503) (2)%Servicing$(7.8)$(27.2)(71)%$(73.4)$(173.0)(58)%
Originations10,381
 19,860
 (48)Originations30.58.9243 70.337.189 
Corporate Items and Other(41,630) (3,441) n/m
Corporate Items and Other(34.1)(20.0)71 (101.7)(27.9)265 
$(87,345) $(41,084) 113 %$(11.4)$(38.3)(70)%$(104.9)$(163.7)(36)%
n/m: not meaningful     
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 versus 2019
We reported a net loss of $25.5 million in the first quarter of 2020 driven in large part by two partially offsetting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic environment. First, the fair value of our MSRs and related MSR financing liability at fair value decreased by $125.1 million in the first quarter of 2020 due to the unprecedented decline in market interest rates, offset in part by $35.3 million gains of our hedging derivatives. Second, we recognized a $61.9 million income tax benefit in the first quarter of 2020 as the CARES Act allows the carryback of tax net operating losses (NOL) and the associated refund of taxes that we paid in prior years. While many factors impacted our results, as discussed below, the $46.3 million increase in our pre-tax net loss for the first quarter of 2020, as compared to the first quarter of 2019 is also largely explained by the $30.7 million recovery in the first quarter of 2019 of prior professional fees from a service provider.


Total Revenue
Total revenue was $253.8$249.0 million in the firstthird quarter of 2020, $50.0$34.5 million or 16%12% lower than the firstthird quarter of 2019, mostly due to declines in servicing fee revenue and reverse mortgage revenue.revenue, offset in part by an increase in gain on loans held for sale. Servicing and subservicing fee revenue decreased $45.1$66.8 million, or 18%27%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, including a $55.6 million decline in servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ, primarily due to a lower serviced UPB.UPB and an increase in non-paying forbearance and delinquent loans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decline in servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ is largely offset by a decline in servicing fees remitted to NRZ that are separately reported as Other expense - see further discussion under NRZ Servicing and subservicing fees. Reverse mortgage revenue, net decreased $9.3 $5.8
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million, or 29%28%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019 largely due to a $14.1 million fair value gain recorded in the third quarter of 2019, partially offset by an incremental $8.4 million origination gain in the third quarter of 2020. The $36.9 million, or 410%, increase in gain on loans held for sale is due to the increase in forward loan production, from both our correspondent channel that we re-started in the second quarter of 2019 and our recapture channel, fueled by industry-wide refinance activity.
Total revenue was $729.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, $131.8 million or 15% lower than the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to declines in servicing fee revenue and reverse mortgage revenue, offset in part by an increase in gain on loans held for sale. Servicing and subservicing fee revenue decreased $176.6 million, or 24%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, including a $144.4 million decline in servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ, primarily driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion. The decline in servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ is largely offset by a decline in servicing fees remitted to NRZ that are separately reported as Other expense - see further discussion under NRZ Servicing and subservicing fees. Reverse mortgage revenue, net decreased $21.8 million, or 30%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 largely due to $45.5 million lower fair value ofgains on our securitized reverse mortgage portfolio and HMBS related borrowings, partially offset by an incremental $22.8 million origination gain in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The $66.5 million, or 253%, increase in gain on loans held for sale is mostly due to the COVID-19 unfavorable market conditions. same factors as described in the three-month discussion above.
See the respective Segment Results of Operations for additional information.
MSR Valuation Adjustments, Net
We reported a $174.1$33.8 million loss in MSR valuation adjustments, net in the firstthird quarter of 2020, mostly driven by $52.7a $48.1 million portfolio runoff, a $17.8 million gain due to changes in interest rates and assumptions and a $156.7$3.6 million hedging loss. The $168.4 million increase in loss as compared to the third quarter of 2019 is primarily due to a $256.9 million favorable assumption update recorded in the third quarter of 2019, partially offset by the derecognition of MSRs in February 2020 in connection with the termination of the PMC agreement by NRZ, the impact of interest rates and the effects of our MSR hedging strategy implemented in September 2019.
We reported a $231.4 million loss in MSR valuation adjustments, net in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, driven by a $138.7 million loss due to the decline in interest rates and $132.0 million portfolio runoff, partially offset by $35.3$39.3 million favorable fair value gain from our MSR hedging strategy. The $65.1$109.7 million additionalincrease in loss as compared to the first quarter ofnine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily due to the impact ofsame factors as described in the decrease in market interest rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. three-month discussion.
See Segment Results of Operations - Servicing and Originations for additional information.
Total operating expenses decreased $33.9 million, or 20%, as compared to the first quarter of 2019Compensation and the decrease is the result of multiple, offsetting variances, as discussed below.Benefits
Compensation and benefits expense declined $34.0$3.8 million, or 36%5%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, primarilyas result of multiple offsetting factors. First, our cost re-engineering initiatives and the scaling of our workforce to our servicing volume resulted in an 11% decline in average headcount. Second, the third quarter of 2019 included $7.3 million of severance and retention costs. In addition, the ratio of offshore-to-total headcount increased from 69% to 72%, compared to the third quarter of 2019, driving down our average compensation cost. Third, these cost savings were partially offset in the third quarter of 2020 by $4.2 million incremental incentive compensation, $1.3 million additional commissions, $1.6 million additional compensation expenses related to COVID-19, and the recognition in the third quarter of 2020 of $3.1 million severance and retention costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives.
Compensation and benefits expense declined $55.0 million, or 22%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, largely due to a 24%19% decline in average headcount and the recognition in the first quarteran increase of 2019 of $19.2our offshore-to total headcount ratio from 66% to 72%, driving down our average compensation cost. The decline is also explained by other partially offsetting factors. We recognized $31.5 million of severance and retention costs incurredduring the nine months ended September 30, 2019 in connection with our 2019 cost re-engineering plan. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized $7.1 million severance and retention costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives, $5.1 million incremental incentive compensation, and $4.7 million additional compensation expenses related to COVID-19.
Servicing and Origination Expense
Servicing and origination expense decreased $8.4$13.7 million, or 29%37%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, primarily due to a $10.0$15.5 million decrease in servicing expenses largely as a result of a reduction in government-insured claim loss provisions and a general decline in servicer-related expenses that was primarily driven by a reduction in our servicing portfolio. The reduction in government-insured claim loss provisions is due to the combined effect of a decline in claims and lower loss severity, mostly driven by a reduction in the foreclosure and liquidation timeline of loans. Government-insured claim loss provisions are generally offset by changes in the fair value of the corresponding MSRs, which are recorded in MSR valuation adjustments, net.
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Servicing and origination expense decreased $26.3 million, or 30%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to a $29.8 million decrease in servicing expenses largely as a result of a reduction in government-insured claim loss provisions and a general decline in servicer-related expenses that was primarily driven by a reduction in our servicing portfolio. The reduction in government-insured claim loss provisions is due to the combined effect of a decline in claims and lower loss severity, mostly driven by a reduction in the foreclosure and liquidation timeline of loans. The government-insured claim loss provisions recorded in 2019 included claims of a legacy portfolio with higher severity loans Government-insured claim loss provisions are generally offset by changes in the fair value of the corresponding MSRs, which are recorded in MSR valuation adjustments, net.
See Segment Results of Operations - Servicing for additional information.
Other Operating Expenses
Professional services expense increased $22.2decreased $8.3 million, or 645%22%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, primarily due to a $3.9 million decline in legal fees and $4.0 million decline in other professional services. The expenses incurred in the third quarter of 2019 included PHH integration costs, legal entity reorganization and certain litigation costs that were not re-occurring. Professional services expenses in the third quarter of 2020 included $4.5 million legal expenses related to the CFPB and Florida matter, and $3.1 million costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives.
Professional services expense increased $0.6 million, or 1%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the offsetting impacts of a $30.7 million recovery in the first quarter of 2019 of amounts previously recognized as expense from a service provider, offset in part by a $6.6$23.5 million decline in legal fees largely due to a declinesdecline in legal expenses relating to the PHH integration, legal entity reorganization and litigation, partially offset byand a $4.4$4.7 million increasedecline in other professional fees. The expenses incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 include PHH integration costs, legal entity reorganization and other re-engineering costs. Professional services expenses in the third quarter of 2020 include $5.3 million of costs related to our accrual2020 re-engineering initiatives and $4.7 million of COVID-19 related to the CFPB and Florida matters in the first quarter of 2020.expenses.
Technology and communication expense declined $9.2$0.8 million, or 38%4%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019.
Technology and communication expense decreased $13.9 million, or 23%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily because we no longer license the REALServicing servicing system from Altisource following our transition to Black Knight MSP in June 2019, a $2.9 million reduction in depreciation expense that is largely the result of a decline in capitalized technology investments, our closure of U.S. facilities in 2019 and the effects of a decline in total average headcount and our other cost reduction efforts, which include bringing technology services in-house and synergy benefits resulting from our PHH integration efforts.re-engineering initiatives. Depreciation expense declined $4.2 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Occupancy and equipment expense decreased $4.6$7.7 million, or 28%45%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019 primarily due to the results of our cost reduction efforts, which include consolidating vendors and closing and consolidating certain facilities, and the effect of the decline in the size of the servicing portfolio on various expenses particularlysuch as postage and mailing services. Rent expense, depreciation expense, and postage and mailing costs declined $2.6 million, $2.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively, as compared to the third quarter of 2019.
InterestOccupancy and equipment expense increased $3.5decreased $14.9 million, or 13%28%, as compared to the firstnine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to the same factors as described in the three-month discussion. Depreciation expense, postage and mailing costs, and rent expense declined $6.2 million, $3.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. We partially abandoned one of our leased properties in the second quarter of 2020 resulting in the recognition of facility-related costs totaling $5.2 million, as compared to $6.6 million of similar costs recognized in 2019 primarily becausein connection with our decision to vacate other leased properties prior to the contractual maturity date of $4.7the lease agreements.
In February 2020, we announced our intention to implement certain cost re-engineering initiatives in 2020 to generate further cost savings. As discussed under Business Initiatives above, our continuous cost improvement efforts are focused on reducing operating and overhead costs through facility rationalization, strategic sourcing and actions, off-shore utilization, lean process design, simplification, automation and other technology-enabled productivity enhancement. Estimated costs to execute these initiatives include severance, retention and other incentive awards, facilities-related costs, certain professional services expenses and other expenses. We have incurred $7.5 million interest on the new MSR financing facilities entered into duringand $21.7 million of such costs in the third quarter of 2020, and fourth quarters of 2019, partially offset by a $2.0in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The year-to-date costs include $5.4 million decrease in interest on advance match funded liabilities, consistent with the decline in servicing advances.facility-related expenses reported as Occupancy and equipment, $7.1 million severance and retention costs and $5.3 million Professional services costs, as discussed above.
Other Income (Loss)
Pledged MSR liability expense decreased $37.4$199.0 million, or 85%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, largelymostly due to a $7.9$171.4 million higher 2017/18 lump sum amortization gainfair value loss on pledged MSR liability recorded in the third quarter of 2019 and $28.1a $45.8 million lower net servicing fee remittance to NRZ in the third quarter of 2020. The pledged MSR liability expense also reflected in the third quarter of
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2019 a $24.5 million 2017/18 lump sum amortization gain that ended in April 2020. The $171.4 million fair value loss recorded in the third quarter of 2019 was the offset of a fair value gain on the non-Agency MSR asset pledged to NRZ. These changes were mostly dueThe $45.8 million decline in net servicing fee remittance to a lower UPB servicedNRZ was driven by the runoff of the portfolio and the termination of the PMC servicing agreement by NRZ in February 2020, which also reduced by $55.6 million the servicing fees collected on February 20, 2020. behalf of NRZ.
Pledged MSR liability expense declined $197.6 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, due to the same factors as described in the three-month discussion.
See Segment Results of Operations - Servicing for additional information.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
Although we incurred a pre-tax loss for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 of $87.3$104.9 million, we recorded an income tax benefit of $61.9$71.9 million primarily due to $64.8$71.5 million of estimated income tax benefit to be recognized under the CARES Act as a result of modification of the tax rules to allow the carryback of NOLs arising in 2018, 2019 and 2020 tax years to the five prior tax years and the increase to the business interest expense limitation under IRC Section 163(j). We collected $51.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020, which represents the tax refund associated with the NOLs generated in 2018 carried back to prior tax years. We recognized an income tax expense,benefit, exclusive of the impact of the CARES Act, of $2.9$0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the mixfavorable resolution of earnings among differentan uncertain tax jurisdictions with different statutoryposition offset by income tax rates. expense related to our foreign operations.
Our overall effective tax rates for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 were 71%68.6% and (8)(8.1)%, respectively. Under our transfer pricing agreements, our operations in India and Philippines are compensated on a cost-plus basis for the services they provide, such that even when we have a consolidated pre-tax loss from continuing operations these foreign operations have taxable income, which is subject to statutory tax rates in these jurisdictions that are significantly higher than the U.S. statutory rate of 21%.
The $65.3$85.2 million change in income tax expense for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, was primarily due to recognition of the estimated impact of the CARES Act.Act as well as the favorable resolution of an uncertain tax position during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. See Note 1617 – Income Taxes for additional information.





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Financial Condition Summary March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 $ Change % ChangeFinancial Condition Summary September 30, 2020December 31, 2019        $ Change% Change
Cash$263,555
 $428,339
 $(164,784) (38)%Cash$321.5$428.3$(106.8)(25)%
Restricted cash53,177
 64,001
 (10,824) (17)Restricted cash61.564.0(2.5)(4)
MSRs, at fair value1,050,228
 1,486,395
 (436,167) (29)MSRs, at fair value1,069.01,486.4(417.4)(28)
Advances, net1,024,807
 1,056,523
 (31,716) (3)Advances, net832.61,056.5(223.9)(21)
Loans held for sale246,015
 275,269
 (29,254) (11)Loans held for sale390.6275.3115.342 
Loans held for investment, at fair value6,591,382
 6,292,938
 298,444
 5
Loans held for investment, at fair value6,860.96,292.9568.0
Receivables235,305
 201,220
 34,085
 17
Receivables201.6201.20.4— 
Other assets521,555
 601,514
 (79,959) (13)Other assets686.1601.584.614 
Total assets$9,986,024
 $10,406,199
 (420,175) (4)%Total assets$10,423.9$10,406.2$17.7— %
       
Total Assets by Segment       Total Assets by Segment
Servicing$2,787,250
 $3,378,515
 $(591,265) (18)%Servicing$2,694.6$3,378.5$(683.9)(20)%
Originations6,739,576
 6,459,367
 280,209
 4
Originations7,259.36,459.4799.912 
Corporate Items and Other459,198
 568,317
 (109,119) (19)Corporate Items and Other470.0568.3(98.3)(17)
$9,986,024
 $10,406,199
 $(420,175) (4)%$10,423.9$10,406.2$17.7— %
       
HMBS-related borrowings, at fair value$6,323,091
 $6,063,435
 259,656
 4 %HMBS-related borrowings, at fair value$6,606.5$6,063.4$543.1%
Advance match funded liabilities625,951
 679,109
 (53,158) (8)Advance match funded liabilities580.1679.1(99.0)(15)
Other financing liabilities, at fair value623,049
 972,595
 (349,546) (36)Other financing liabilities, at fair value588.3972.6(384.3)(40)
SSTL and other secured borrowings, net797,615
 1,025,791
 (228,176) (22)SSTL and other secured borrowings, net915.31,025.8(110.5)(11)
Senior notes, net311,290
 311,085
 205
 
Senior notes, net311.7311.10.6— 
Other liabilities875,171
 942,173
 (67,002) (7)Other liabilities997.5942.255.3
Total liabilities9,556,167
 9,994,188
 (438,021) (4)%Total liabilities9,999.49,994.25.2— %
       
Total stockholders’ equity429,857
 412,011
 17,846
 4
Total stockholders’ equity424.5412.012.5
       
Total liabilities and equity$9,986,024
 $10,406,199
 (420,175) (4)%Total liabilities and equity$10,423.9$10,406.2$17.7— %
       
Total Liabilities by Segment       Total Liabilities by Segment
Servicing$2,323,103
 $2,862,063
 $(538,960) (19)%Servicing$2,297.5$2,862.1$(564.6)(20)%
Originations6,582,507
 6,347,159
 235,348
 4
Originations7,058.16,347.2710.911 
Corporate Items and Other650,557
 784,966
 (134,409) (17)Corporate Items and Other643.7785.0(141.3)(18)
$9,556,167
 $9,994,188
 $(438,021) (4)%$9,999.4$9,994.2$5.2— %
       
Book value per share (1)Book value per share (1)$48.95 $45.83 $3.12 %
(1)    The $420.2 million decrease in our balance sheetCommon shares outstanding were retroactively adjusted for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is principally attributable to the $263.7 million derecognition of MSRs and the related financing liability effective with February 20, 2020 terminationeffect of the subservicing agreement1-for-15 reverse stock split completed in August 2020.
Total assets remained mostly flat between NRZDecember 31, 2019 and PMC,September 30, 2020, despite multiple offsetting changes within our assets. First, our cash balance decreased by $126.1 million of cash used to prepay a portion of the outstanding SSTL balance on January 27, 2020. Second, the MSR portfolio decreased by $417.4 million or 28%, due to the $263.7 million derecognition of MSRs in February 2020 andupon termination by NRZ of the $99.5PMC subservicing agreement, a $231.4 million decreaseMSR valuation loss due to the decline in interest rates, mostly recognized in the first quarter of 2020 due to the distressed COVID-19 market conditions, partially offset by our MSR replenishment. Third, our total assets increased with an additional $568.0 million loans held for investment due to the continued growth of our reverse mortgage business. Fourth, the $84.6 million increase in other assets is mostly attributable to the increase in the Ginnie Mae contingent loan repurchase assetrights of loans under forbearance.
Total liabilities remained mostly flat, with similar effects as described above. First, the $384.3 million decline in Other financing liabilities is mostly due to the $263.7 million derecognition of NRZ pledged MSR liability in February 2020 upon termination of the PMC subservicing agreement, and correspondingMSR valuation adjustments due to interest rates. Second, the SSTL liability offsetdecreased as a result of our $126.1 million prepayment on January 27, 2020. Third, our HMBS-related borrowings increased by $543.1 million due to the continued growth of our reverse mortgage business with an additional $298.4and its securitization. Fourth, the
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$55.3 million increase in other liabilities is mostly attributable to the increase in the Ginnie Mae contingent repurchase rights of loans held for investment and $259.7 million HMBS-related borrowings. under forbearance.
Total equity increased $17.8$12.5 million due to a $47.0 million adjustment to stockholders’ equity on January 1, 2020 as a result of our election to measure future reverse mortgage draw commitments at fair value in conjunction with the application of the new credit loss accounting standard, offset by ourthe $33.0 million net loss for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, and our repurchase of 5.7 million shares of our common stock.

stock during the first quarter.

SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our activities are organized into two reportable business segments that reflect our primary lines of business - Servicing and Originations - as well as a Corporate Items and Other segment.


SERVICING
We earn contractual monthly servicing fees pursuant to servicing agreements, which are typically payable as a percentage of UPB, as well as ancillary fees, including late fees, modification incentive fees, REO referral commissions, float earnings and SpeedpaySpeedpay/collection fees. We also earn fees under both subservicing and special servicing arrangements with banks and other institutions that own the MSRs. Subservicing and special servicing fees are earned either as a percentage of UPB or on a per-loan basis. Per loan fees typically vary based on delinquency status. As of March 31,September 30, 2020, we serviced 1.41.2 million loans with an aggregate UPB of $208.8$185.9 billion. The average UPB of loans serviced during the firstthird quarter of 2020 decreased by 18%10% or $44.8$21.2 billion compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, mostly due to portfolio runoff, net of newly originated and acquired MSRs and certain servicing transfers.transfers since the third quarter of 2019.
NRZ is our largest servicing client, accounting for 55%46% and 60%54% of the UPB and loans in our servicing portfolio as of March 31,September 30, 2020, respectively. NRZ servicing fees retained by Ocwen represented approximately 24% and 27%23% of the total servicing and subservicing fees earned by Ocwen, net of servicing fees remitted to NRZ and excluding ancillary income, for both the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, and 2019, respectively (excluding ancillary income).26% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Consistent with a subservicing relationship, NRZ is responsible for funding the advances we servicerelated to loans serviced for NRZ.
In 2017 and early 2018,On February 20, 2020, we renegotiated the Ocwen agreements with NRZ to more closely align withreceived a typical subservicing arrangement whereby we receive a base servicing fee and certain ancillary fees, primarily late fees, loan modification fees and Speedpay fees. We may also receive certain incentive fees or pay penalties tied to various contractual performance metrics. We received upfront cash payments in 2018 and 2017notice of $279.6 million and $54.6 million, respectively,termination from NRZ in connection with the resulting 2017 and New RMSR Agreements. These upfront payments generally represented the net present value of the difference between the future revenue stream Ocwen would have received under the original agreements and the future revenue Ocwen will receive under the renegotiated agreements. These upfront payments received from NRZ were deferred and are recorded within Other income (expense), Pledged MSR liability expense, as they amortize through the remaining term of the original agreements. As of March 31, 2020, the remaining unamortized payment amounted to $10.0 million.
During 2019, we completed an assessment of the cost-to-service and the profitability of the NRZ servicing portfolio. Based on this analysis, in the fourth quarter of 2019, we estimated that operating expenses, including direct servicing expenses and overhead allocation, exceeded the net revenue retained for the NRZ servicing portfolio by approximately $10.0 million. As with all estimates, this estimate required the exercise of judgment, including with respect to overhead allocations,the PMC MSR Agreements, which accounted for $37.1 billion loan UPB at June 30, 2020 and it excluded the benefits of the lump-sum payment amortization. The estimated loss$16.0 billion at September 30, 2020. All remaining loans were deboarded on October 1, 2020. This termination was for these subservicing agreements is partially driven by the declining revenue as the loan portfolio amortizes down without a corresponding reduction to our servicing cost over time. As performing loans in the NRZ servicing portfolio have run-off, delinquencies have remained high, resulting in a relatively elevated average cost per loan. Because the NRZ portfolio contains a high percentage of delinquent accounts, it has an inherently high level of potential operationalconvenience and compliance risk and requires a disproportionally high level of operating staff, oversight support infrastructure and overhead which drives the elevated average cost per loan. We pursue cost re-engineering initiatives to continue to reduce our cost-to-service and our corporate overhead, as well as pursue actions to grow our non-NRZ servicing portfolio to offset the losses on the NRZ sub servicing.


The following table presents subservicing fees retained by Ocwen under the NRZ agreements and the amortization gain (including fair value change) of the lump-sum payments received in connection with the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Retained subservicing fees on NRZ agreements$29,331
 $37,407
Amortization gain of the lump-sum cash payments received (including fair value change) recorded as a reduction of Pledged MSR liability expense24,239
 16,340
Total retained subservicing fees and amortization gain of lump-sum payments (including fair value change)$53,570
 $53,747
    
Average NRZ UPB$118,092,691
 $128,340,739
Average annualized retained subservicing fees as a % of NRZ UPB0.10% 0.12%
not for cause.
Our MSR portfolio is carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in MSR valuation adjustments, net. The value of our MSRs is typically correlated to changes in interest rates; as interest rates decrease, the value of the servicing portfolio typically decreases as a result of higher anticipated prepayment speeds. The sensitivity of MSR fair value to interest rates is typically higher for higher credit quality loans, such as our Agency loans. Our Non-Agency portfolio is significantly seasoned, with an average loan age of approximately 14 years, exhibiting little response to movements in market rates. Valuation is also impacted by loan delinquency rates whereby as delinquency rates rise, the value of the servicing portfolio declines.
For those MSR sale transactions with NRZ that do not achieve sale accounting treatment, we present gross the pledged MSR as an asset and the corresponding liability amount pledged MSR liability on our balance sheet. Similarly, we present the total servicing fees and the fair value changes related to the MSR sale transactions with NRZ within Servicing and subservicing fees, net and MSR valuation adjustment, net. Net servicing fee remittance to NRZ and the fair value changes of the pledged MSR liability are separately presented within Pledged MSR liability expense and are offset by the two corresponding amounts presented in other statement of operations line items. We record both our pledged MSRs with NRZ and the associated MSR liability at fair value, the changes in fair value of the pledged MSR liability were offset by the changes in fair value of the associated MSRs pledged, presented in MSR valuation adjustments, net. Although fair value changes are separately presented in our statement of operations, we are not exposed to any fair value changes of the MSR related to NRZ.
On February 20, 2020, we received a notice of termination from NRZ with respect to the PMC MSR Agreements, which accounted for $40.0 billion loan UPB. The notice states that the effective date of termination is June 19, 2020 with respect to 25% of the Initial Mortgage Loans under the agreement and August 18, 2020 for the remainder of the loans under the agreement. The loans that were added by NRZ under the PMC subservicing agreement in 2019 and amounted to approximately $6.6 billion in UPB are subject to the termination with the stated effective date of August 18, 2020. In connection with the termination, we are entitled to loan deboarding fees from NRZ. This termination is for convenience and not for cause. As the sale accounting criteria were met upon the notice of termination, the MSRs and the Rights to MSRs associated with the $40.0 billion loan UPB were derecognized from our balance sheet on February 20, 2020 without any gain or loss on derecognition. We continue to service these loans until deboarding, and account for them as a subservicing relationship. Accordingly, we recognized subservicing fees associated with the subservicing agreement subsequent to February 20, 2020 and did not report any servicing fees collected on behalf of, and remitted to NRZ, any change in fair value, runoff and settlement in financing liability thereafter.
Third-Party Servicer Ratings
Like other servicers, we are the subject of mortgage servicer ratings or rankings (collectively, ratings) issued and revised from time to time by rating agencies including Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Favorable ratings from these agencies are important to the conduct of our loan servicing and lending businesses.

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The following table summarizes our key servicer ratings:
PHH Mortgage Corporation
Moody’sS&PFitch
Residential Prime ServicerSQ3AverageRPS3
Residential Subprime ServicerSQ3AverageRPS3
Residential Special ServicerSQ3AverageRSS3
Residential Second/Subordinate Lien ServicerSQ3AverageRPS3
Residential Home Equity ServicerRPS3
Residential Alt-A ServicerRPS3
Master ServicerSQ3AverageRMS3
Ratings OutlookN/AStableNegative
PHH Mortgage Corporation
Moody’sS&PFitch
Residential Prime ServicerSQ3AverageRPS3
Residential Subprime ServicerSQ3AverageRPS3
Residential Special ServicerSQ3AverageRSS3
Residential Second/Subordinate Lien ServicerSQ3AverageRPS3
Residential Home Equity ServicerRPS3
Residential Alt-A ServicerRPS3
Master ServicerSQ3AverageRMS3
Ratings OutlookN/AStableNegative
Date of last actionAugust 29, 2019December 27, 2019March 24, 2020
In addition to servicer ratings, each of the agencies will from time to time assign an outlook (or a ratings watch such as Moody’s review status) to the rating status of a mortgage servicer. A negative outlook is generally used to indicate that a rating “may be lowered,” while a positive outlook is generally used to indicate a rating “may be raised.” On March 24, 2020, Fitch placed all U.S RMBS servicer ratings on Negative outlook resulting from a rapidly evolving economic and operating environment due to the sudden impact of the COVID-19 virus.
Downgrades in servicer ratings could adversely affect our ability to service loans, sell or finance servicing advances and could impair our ability to consummate future servicing transactions or adversely affect our dealings with lenders, other contractual counterparties, and regulators, including our ability to maintain our status as an approved servicer by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The servicer rating requirements of Fannie Mae do not necessarily require or imply immediate action, as Fannie Mae has discretion with respect to whether we are in compliance with their requirements and what actions it deems appropriate under the circumstances if we fall below their desired servicer ratings.

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The following table presents selected results of operations of our Servicing segment. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other segments:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Revenue
Servicing and subservicing fees
Residential$177.3$247.1(28)$562.5$740.8(24)
Commercial1.11.1— 2.53.0(17)
178.4248.2(28)565.0743.8(24)
Gain on loans held for sale, net6.21.1464 11.74.1185 
Other revenue, net1.20.933 3.24.2(24)
Total revenue185.9250.2(26)579.9752.0(23)
 
MSR valuation adjustments, net(38.4)134.6(129)(249.4)(121.5)105 
Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits28.935.1(18)84.4116.3(27)
Servicing and origination16.231.6(49)43.973.7(40)
Occupancy and equipment6.810.7(36)24.135.1(31)
Professional services5.612.8(56)19.535.3(45)
Technology and communications6.06.5(8)20.023.6(15)
Corporate overhead allocations14.445.6(68)48.3156.9(69)
Other expenses1.7(6.8)(125)2.6(5.7)(146)
Total operating expenses79.5135.5(41)242.7435.4(44)
Other income (expense) 
Interest income0.92.1(57)4.26.3(33)
Interest expense (1)(21.4)(26.1)(18)(67.9)(77.3)(12)
Pledged MSR liability expense(57.4)(256.5)(78)(105.8)(303.4)(65)
Other, net2.23.9(44)8.36.332 
Total other expense, net(75.8)(276.6)(73)(161.2)(368.1)(56)
Loss before income taxes$(7.8)$(27.2)(71)%$(73.4)$(173.0)(58)%
(1) Beginning in the third quarter of 2020, we began allocating interest expense, excluding amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, on the corporate debt used to fund servicing advances and other servicing assets from Corporate Items and Other to Servicing. The interest expense related to the corporate debt has been allocated from Corporate Items and Other to the Servicing segment for prior periods to conform to the current period presentation. See Note 19 – Business Segment Reporting.
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 Three Months Ended March 31,  
 2020 2019 % Change
Revenue     
Servicing and subservicing fees     
Residential$210,827
 $255,211
 (17)%
Commercial727
 1,227
 (41)
 211,554
 256,438
 (18)
Gain on loans held for sale, net842
 1,216
 (31)
Other revenue, net1,159
 1,620
 (28)
Total revenue213,555
 259,274
 (18)
      
MSR valuation adjustments, net(174,436) (108,914) 60
      
Operating expenses     
Compensation and benefits26,786
 40,403
 (34)
Servicing and origination14,934
 24,887
 (40)
Occupancy and equipment9,030
 12,607
 (28)
Professional services5,071
 11,423
 (56)
Technology and communications7,255
 9,500
 (24)
Corporate overhead allocations17,793
 57,594
 (69)
Other expenses(396) 570
 (169)
Total operating expenses80,473
 156,984
 (49)
     

Other income (expense)     
Interest income1,886
 2,294
 (18)
Interest expense(13,667) (10,742) 27
Pledged MSR liability expense(6,623) (43,956) (85)
Other, net3,662
 1,525
 140
Total other expense, net(14,742) (50,879) (71)
     

Loss before income taxes$(56,096) $(57,503) (2)%
n/m: not meaningful     



The following tables provide selected operating statistics:
September 30,
 20202019% Change
Residential Assets Serviced
Unpaid principal balance (UPB) in billions:
Performing loans (2)$173.6 $204.4 (15)%
Non-performing loans11.1 10.0 11 
Non-performing real estate1.2 2.3 (48)
Total (1)185.9 216.8 (14)%
Conventional loans (3)$72.9 $97.0 (25)%
Government-insured loans33.9 29.8 14 
Non-Agency loans79.0 89.9 (12)
Total (1)$185.9 $216.8 (14)%
Servicing portfolio$78.5 $76.5 %
Subservicing portfolio21.8 23.2 (6)
NRZ (4)85.6 117.1 (27)
Total (1)$185.9 $216.8 (14)
Prepayment speed (CPR) (5):
3-month % Voluntary CPR17.6 %14.1 %25 
9-month % Voluntary CPR14.2 10.8 31 
3-month % Involuntary CPR1.8 1.4 29 
9-month % Involuntary CPR1.4 1.5 (7)
Total 3-month % CPR23.0 %18.8 %22 
Total 9-month % CPR19.1 %15.5 %23 
Number:
Performing loans (2)1,138,040 1,371,781 (17)%
Non-performing loans55,886 66,003 (15)
Non-performing real estate8,305 13,869 (40)
Total (1)1,202,231 1,451,653 (17)%
Conventional loans (3)430,824 618,505 (30)%
Government-insured loans198,941 187,568 
Non-Agency loans572,466 645,580 (11)
Total (1)1,202,231 1,451,653 (17)%
Servicing portfolio462,864 471,500 (2)%
Subservicing portfolio88,103 111,506 (21)
NRZ (4)651,264 868,647 (25)
Total (1)1,202,231 1,451,653 (17)






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At March 31,2020 2019 % Change
Residential Assets Serviced     
Unpaid principal balance (UPB) in billions:     
Performing loans (2)$196.1
 $239.4
 (18)%
Non-performing loans10.6
 9.8
 8
Non-performing real estate2.1
 1.9
 11
Total (1)208.8
 251.1
 (17)%
      
Conventional loans (3)$92.8
 $124.5
 (25)%
Government-insured loans31.6
 28.1
 12
Non-Agency loans84.4
 98.5
 (14)
Total$208.8
 $251.1
 (17)%
      
Percent of total UPB:     
Servicing portfolio37% 30% 23 %
Subservicing portfolio (4)8
 20
 (60)
NRZ (5)55
 50
 10
Non-performing residential assets serviced6
 5
 20
      
Number:     
Performing loans (2)1,326,642
 1,475,824
 (10)%
Non-performing loans55,905
 49,199
 14
Non-performing real estate13,769
 9,328
 48
Total1,396,316
 1,534,351
 (9)%
      
Conventional loans (3)593,213
 664,937
 (11)%
Government-insured loans193,670
 183,757
 5
Non-Agency loans609,433
 685,657
 (11)
Total1,396,316
 1,534,351
 (9)%
      
Percent of total number:     
Servicing portfolio34% 31% 10 %
Subservicing portfolio (4)6
 9
 (33)
NRZ (5)60
 60
 
Non-performing residential assets serviced5
 4
 25




(1)Includes 33,991 and 31,738 reverse mortgage loans, recorded on our balance sheet and classified as Loans held for investment, at fair value with a UPB of $6.2 billion and $5.5 billion at September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)Performing loans include those loans that are less than 90 days past due and those loans for which borrowers are making scheduled payments under loan modification, forbearance or bankruptcy plans. We consider all other loans to be non-performing.

(3)Conventional loans include 98,461 and 115,587 prime loans with a UPB of $18.0 billion and $21.4 billion at September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Prime loans are generally good credit quality loans that meet GSE underwriting standards.

(4)Loans serviced or subserviced pursuant to our agreements with NRZ.

(5)Average CPR includes voluntary and involuntary prepayments and scheduled principal amortization (not reflected in the above table).





September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Advances by investor typePrincipal and InterestTaxes and InsuranceForeclosures, bankruptcy, REO and otherTotalPrincipal and InterestTaxes and InsuranceForeclosures, bankruptcy, REO and otherTotal
Conventional$3$19$7$29$4$20$27$51
Government-insured2382969472673
Non-Agency295285155734410354168932
Total, net$299$342$191$833$415$420$221$1,056



September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Advances by MSR ownershipAdvancesUPB
($ in billions) (3)
AdvancesUPB
($ in billions) (3)
Servicer$787$72.2$976$67.6
Master Servicer (1)31.11.8
Subservicer3221.83817.3
NRZ (2)1085.642118.6
Total, net (3)$833$180.7$1,056$205.3

(1)Excludes relationships where we are both master servicer and servicer (included in Servicer).

(2)Pursuant to the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements, NRZ is obligated to fund new servicing advances with respect to the MSRs underlying the Rights to MSRs. Refer to Note 21 — Commitments.
(3)Excludes reverse mortgage loans reported on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets and classified as loans held for investment. No separate MSRs or advances are recognized in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

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 Three Months Ended March 31,  
 2020 2019 % Change
Residential Assets Serviced     
Average UPB:     
Servicing portfolio$74.0
 $73.3
 1 %
Subservicing portfolio16.8
 52.0
 (68)
NRZ (5)118.1
 128.3
 (8)
Total$208.9
 $253.6
 (18)%
      
Prepayment speed (average CPR)15% 12% 25 %
% Voluntary93
 88
 6
% Involuntary7
 12
 (42)
% CPR due to principal modification
 1
 (100)
      
Average number:    

Servicing portfolio451,832
 462,438
 (2)%
Subservicing portfolio73,500
 148,794
 (51)
NRZ (5)874,778
 937,414
 (7)
 1,400,110
 1,548,646
 (10)%
      
      
Residential Servicing and Subservicing Fees     
Loan servicing and subservicing fees:     
Servicing$55,080
 $52,515
 5 %
Subservicing5,190
 6,207
 (16)
NRZ119,669
 155,847
 (23)
 179,939
 214,569
 (16)
Late charges14,598
 15,338
 (5)
Custodial accounts (float earnings)6,131
 11,909
 (49)
Loan collection fees4,252
 4,262
 
HAMP fees408
 1,777
 (77)
Other5,499
 7,356
 (25)
 $210,827
 $255,211
 (17)%
      
      
Number of Completed Modifications     
Non-HAMP8,325
 8,032
 4
HAMP
 253
 (100)%
Total8,325
 8,285
  %
      
n/m: not meaningful     
(1)Includes 35,170 and 33,242 reverse mortgage loans, recorded on our balance sheet and classified as loans held for investment, with a UPB of $6.4 billion and $5.7 billion at March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(2)Performing loans include those loans that are less than 90 days past due and those loans for which borrowers are making scheduled payments under loan modification, forbearance or bankruptcy plans. We consider all other loans to be non-performing.
(3)Conventional loans include 107,352 and 107,954 prime loans with a UPB of $19.6 billion and $18.3 billion at March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which we service or subservice. Prime loans are generally good credit quality loans that meet GSE underwriting standards.
(4)Decline in subservicing is due to the termination of a subservicing client relationship consisting of 33,626 loans with a UPB of $21.4 billion effective May 31, 2019 when the loans were released. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, total servicing fee revenue for this client was $1.0 million.
(5)Loans serviced or subserviced pursuant to our agreements with NRZ.





 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Dollars in millionsPrincipal and Interest Taxes and Insurance Foreclosures, bankruptcy, REO and other Total Principal and Interest Taxes and Insurance Foreclosures, bankruptcy, REO and other Total
Advances by investor type               
Conventional$4
 $16
 $27
 $47
 $4
 $20
 $27
 $51
Government-insured1
 37
 29
 67
 
 47
 26
 73
Non-Agency421
 329
 161
 911
 410
 354
 168
 932
Total, net$426
 $382
 $217
 $1,025
 $414
 $421
 $221
 $1,056

 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Advances by MSR ownershipAdvances ($ millions)
UPB
($ billions) (3)
 Advances ($ millions)
UPB
($ billions) (3)
Servicer$923
$68.0
 $976
$67.6
Master Servicer (1)
1.8
 
1.8
Subservicer49
17.8
 38
17.3
NRZ (2)53
113.9
 42
118.6
Total, net$1,025
$201.5
 $1,056
$205.3
(1)Excludes relationships where we are both master servicer and servicer (included in Servicer).
(2)Pursuant to the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements, NRZ is obligated to fund new servicing advances with respect to the MSRs underlying the Rights to MSRs. We are dependent upon NRZ for funding the servicing advance obligations for Rights to MSRs where we are the servicer. As the servicer, we are contractually required under our servicing agreements to make certain servicing advances even if NRZ does not perform its contractual obligations to fund those advances. NRZ currently uses advance financing facilities in order to fund a substantial portion of the servicing advances that they are contractually obligated to purchase pursuant to our agreements with them.
(3)Excludes reverse mortgage loans reported on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets and classified as loans held for investment. No separate MSRs are recognized in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets.



 Three Months Ended March 31,  
 2020 2019 % Change
Financing Costs     
Average balance of advances$1,035,669
 $1,147,164
 (10)%
Average borrowings     
Advance match funded liabilities674,441
 717,652
 (6)
Other secured borrowings427,228
 93,201
 358
Interest expense on borrowings     
Advance match funded liabilities5,665
 7,652
 (26)
Other secured borrowings5,637
 1,715
 229
Effective average interest rate     
Advance match funded liabilities3.36% 4.27% (21)
Other secured borrowings5.28
 7.36
 (28)
Facility costs included in interest expense$2,193
 $1,283
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Average 1ML0.92% 2.49% (63)
      
Average Employment     
India and other3,018
 3,675
 (18)%
U.S.752
 1,517
 (50)%
Total3,770
 5,192
 (27)%

The following table provides information regarding the changes in our portfolio of residential assets serviced or subserviced:
Amount of UPB ($ in billions)
Count
2020201920202019
Portfolio at January 1$212.4 $256.0 1,419,943 1,562,238 
Additions6.9 4.7 28,781 16,419 
Sales(0.1)(0.1)(720)(723)
Servicing transfers(2.2)(0.4)(8,527)(3,092)
Runoff(8.2)(9.1)(43,161)(40,491)
Portfolio at March 31$208.8 $251.1 1,396,316 1,534,351 
Additions8.5 8.9 28,949 34,123 
Sales(0.1)(0.2)(720)(1,288)
Servicing transfers(0.9)(20.7)(3,862)(29,625)
Runoff(10.2)(9.8)(53,271)(46,532)
Portfolio at June 30$206.0 $229.3 1,367,412 1,491,029 
Additions (1) (2)11.7 3.6 39,877 13,764 
Sales— (0.3)(85)(2,403)
Servicing transfers (2) (3)(20.4)(6.6)(149,602)(4,246)
Runoff(11.4)(9.2)(55,371)(46,491)
Portfolio at September 30$185.9 $216.8 1,202,231 1,451,653 
 
Amount of UPB (in billions)
 Count
 2020 2019 2020 2019
Portfolio at January 1$212.4
 $256.0
 1,419,943
 1,562,238
Additions (1) (2)6.9
 4.7
 28,781
 16,419
Sales(0.1) (0.1) (720) (723)
Servicing transfers (2)(2.2) (0.4) (8,527) (3,092)
Runoff(8.2) (9.1) (43,161) (40,491)
Portfolio at March 31$208.8
 $251.1
 1,396,316
 1,534,351
(1)Additions include purchased MSRs on portfolios consisting of 262 loans with a UPB of $81.6 million that have not yet transferred to the Black Knight MSP servicing system as of September 30, 2020. Because we have legal title to the MSRs, the UPB and count of the loans are included in our reported servicing portfolio. The seller continues to subservice the loans on an interim basis until the servicing transfer date.
(1)Additions in the first quarter of 2020 include purchased MSRs on portfolios consisting of 12,584 loans with a UPB of $2.4 million that have not yet transferred to the Black Knight MSP servicing system. These loans are scheduled to transfer onto Black Knight MSP in the second quarter of 2020. Because we have legal title to the MSRs, the UPB and count of the loans are included in our reported servicing portfolio. The seller continues to subservice the loans on an interim basis between the transaction closing date and the servicing transfer date.
(2)Excludes the volume UPB associated with short-term interim subservicing for some clients as a support to their originate-to-sell business, where loans are boarded and deboarded within the same quarter. To conform to the current period presentation, 2,011 short-term interim subservicing loans with a UPB of $716.8 million
(2)     Excludes the volume UPB associated with short-term interim subservicing for some clients as a support to their originate-to-sell business, where loans are boarded and deboarded within the same quarter. To conform to the current period presentation, 8,378 short-term interim subservicing loans with a UPB of $1.9 billion previously reported as additions and servicing transfers for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 are not reflected in the table above.
The key drivers of our servicing segment operating results for the threequarter ended September 30, 2019 are not reflected in the table above.
(3)     Includes 136,500 deboarded loans with a UPB of $16.0 billion related to the termination of the subservicing agreement between NRZ and PMC. Refer to Note 9 — Rights to MSRs.

Servicing and Subservicing Fees
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Loan servicing and subservicing fees:
Servicing$52.9 $60.6 (13)%$159.7 $168.1 (5)%
Subservicing10.3 1.3 692 26.1 11.8 121 
NRZ91.0 146.6 (38)299.1 443.5 (33)
Servicing and subservicing fees154.2 208.5 (26)484.9 623.3 (22)
Ancillary income23.1 38.6 (40)77.6 117.5 (34)
$177.3 $247.1 (28)$562.5 $740.8 (24)%
The 28% and 24% declines in total servicing and subservicing fees for the third quarter and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2019 are driven by two main factors: the reduction in fees collected on behalf of NRZ -as further discussed below - and the reduction in ancillary income, mostly due to the COVID-19 environment.
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Servicing fees declined by $7.8 million and $8.4 million as compared to the third quarter of 2019 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. As our volume serviced (MSR Owned) remained mostly stable, the decline in revenue is mostly due to the servicing fees of loans under forbearance that were not paying during the second and third quarter of 2020, and higher collection of deferred servicing fees in 2019. We do not recognize any servicing fees on GSE loans under forbearance and have a shortfall of one month of servicing fees for PLS loans under forbearance. We typically collect deferred servicing fees upon loan liquidations and the moratorium on foreclosures reduced our collection in 2020 as compared to the same periodrespective periods in 2019. The deferral of 2019, areservicing fee collections due to forbearance is not expected to significantly impact our total cumulative revenue over the life of the loan but will reduce near term revenue and cash flow. The delay in servicing fee collection is expected to be partially offset by lower runoff in our MSR portfolio, runoffas the deferred servicing fees generally remain projected as future cash flows. See Note 21 - Commitments, Servicer Advance Obligations.
Subservicing fees increased by $9.0 million and the effects of cost improvements achieved in aligning our servicing operations more appropriately to the size of our servicing portfolio. Until the Black Knight MSP conversion was completed in June 2019, we were maintaining the infrastructure and related costs of two servicing platforms, including certain corporate functions.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 versus 2019
Servicing and subservicing fee revenue declined by $44.9$14.4 million or 18%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019 due to portfolio runoff and the termination ofnine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, mostly explained by the PMC subservicing agreement with NRZ. Upon notice of termination by NRZ on February 20, 2020, offset in part by additional fees earned on MSRs acquired since March 31, 2019. The average UPB of our portfolio declined 18% as compared to the first


quarter of 2019. The total number of loan modifications was essentially unchanged as compared to the first quarter of 2019. Float income declined by $5.8 million, or 49%, as compared to the first quarter of 2019 mainly due to the combined effect of lower custodial account balances and lower interest rates. Revenue recognized in connection with loan modifications, including servicing fees, late charges and HAMP fees, declined 8% to $10.6 million for the first quarter of 2020 as compared to $11.6 million in the first quarter of 2019. The termination of the PMC servicing agreement by NRZ both reduced the amount of servicing fee collected on behalf of NRZ that is reported as Servicing and subservicing fees andnet of the amount of servicing fee remittedremittance to NRZ that is reported as Pledged MSR liability expense, without any impact on the net servicing fee retained, that ishas been reported as subservicing fee, after February 20, 2020.with $6.9 million and $17.0 million for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, respectively. Ocwen will not perform any subservicing of thethese loans subject to termination and will not earn any subservicing fee after loan deboarding, which is expectedoccurred on September 1 and October 1, 2020.
The following table below presents the respective drivers of residential loan servicing and subservicing fees.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20202019% Change20202019% Change
Servicing and subservicing fee
Servicing fee$52.9$60.6(13)%$159.7$168.1(5)%
Average servicing fee (% of UPB)0.270.31(13)%0.280.29(3)%
Subservicing fee (1)$10.3$1.3692 $26.1$11.8121 
Average monthly fee per loan
(in dollars)
$10$4150 $8$10(20)
Residential assets serviced
Average UPB ($ in billions):
Servicing portfolio$77.1$77.4— %$76.7$76.3%
Subservicing portfolio21.024.2(13)18.838.2(51)
NRZ101.7119.4(15)109.5123.9(12)
Total$199.8$221.0(10)%$205.0$238.4(14)%
Average number:
Servicing portfolio463,744475,810(3)%469,723473,303(1)%
Subservicing portfolio84,403109,853(23)78,199127,587(39)
NRZ765,364883,406(13)813,933910,407(11)
1,313,5111,469,069(11)%1,361,8551,511,297(10)%
(1)Subservicing fees includes of $6.9 million and $17.0 million of fees earned on the NRZ PMC MSR Agreements upon receiving the notice of cancellation in February 2020 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
The NRZ servicing fee includes the servicing fee collected on behalf of NRZ relating to the MSR sold but not derecognized from our balance sheet. Under GAAP, we present servicing fee collected and remitted on a gross basis, with the servicing fee remitted to NRZ reported as Pledged MSR liability expense. The NRZ collected fee declined by $55.6 million and $144.4 million, as compared to the third quarter of 2019 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The decline in the NRZ fee collection is driven by the decline in the average UPB by 15% as compared to the third and fourth quarter of 2019 and 12% as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The volume decline is mostly explained by the NRZ portfolio runoff and the derecognition of the MSRs in connection with the termination of the PMC agreement by NRZ on February 20, 2020. As the NRZ relationship is effectively a subservicing agreement, the COVID-19 environment, loans under forbearance and the fee collection do not impact our financial results to the same extent as for serviced loans with our owned MSR.
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The following table presents both servicing fees collected and subservicing fees retained by Ocwen under the NRZ agreements, together with the previously recognized amortization gain of the lump-sum payments received in connection with the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements:
NRZ servicing and subservicing feesThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ$91.0 $146.6 $299.1 $443.5 
Servicing fees remitted to NRZ (3)(65.3)(111.1)(218.6)(334.7)
Retained subservicing fees on NRZ agreements (1)$25.7 $35.5 $80.5 $108.8 
Amortization gain of lump-sum cash payments received (including fair value change) (3)(4)— 24.5 34.2 71.5 
Total retained subservicing fees and amortization gain of lump-sum cash payments (including fair value change)$25.7 $60.0 $114.7 $180.3 
Average NRZ UPB ($ in billions) (2)$70.77 $119.40 $74.24 $123.87 
Average annualized retained subservicing fees as a % of NRZ UPB (excluding amortization gain of lump-sum cash payments)0.15 %0.12 %0.14 %0.12 %
(1)Excludes the servicing fees of loans under the PMC Servicing Agreement after February 20, 2020 due to the notice of termination by NRZ, and subservicing fees earned under subservicing agreements.
(2)Excludes the UPB of loans subserviced under the PMC Servicing Agreement after February 20, 2020 due to the notice of termination by NRZ, and excludes the UPB of loans under subservicing agreements.
(3)Reported within Pledged MSR liability expense.
(4)In 2017 and early 2018, we renegotiated the Ocwen agreements with NRZ to more closely align with a typical subservicing arrangement whereby we receive a base servicing fee and certain ancillary fees, primarily late fees, loan modification fees and Speedpay fees. We may also receive certain incentive fees or pay penalties tied to various contractual performance metrics. We received upfront cash payments in 2018 and 2017 of $279.6 million and $54.6 million, respectively, from NRZ in connection with the resulting 2017 and New RMSR Agreements. These upfront payments generally represented the net present value of the difference between the future revenue stream Ocwen would have received under the original agreements and the future revenue Ocwen received under the renegotiated agreements. These upfront payments received from NRZ were deferred and recorded within Other income (expense), Pledged MSR liability expense, as they amortized through the term of the original agreements (April 2020). See Note 9 — Rights to MSRs for further information.
The following table presents the detail of our ancillary income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Ancillary IncomeThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Late charges$11.0 $14.0 (22)%$38.2 $42.5 (10)%
Custodial accounts (float earnings)1.1 13.5 (92)8.8 38.7 (77)
Loan collection fees3.0 3.9 (21)10.0 11.5 (13)
HAMP fees0.1 1.2 (91)0.5 4.6 (88)
Other7.9 6.0 32 20.1 20.2 — 
Ancillary income$23.1 $38.6 (40)%$77.6 $117.5 (34)%
Number of completed modifications6,977 6,245 12 %22,565 19,831 14 %
Revenue recognized in connection with loan modifications$10.6 9.8 20.5 29.2 (30)
Ancillary income declined by $15.5 million, as compared to the third quarter of 2019. primarily due to a $12.4 million, or 92% decline in float income that was mainly due to lower interest rates. The average 1-month LIBOR rate dropped nearly 190 basis points as compared to the third quarter of 2019. The combined effect of lower servicing volume, the COVID-19 environment with no late fees or collection fees on loans under forbearance and lower modification fees also contributed to the decline in ancillary income.
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Ancillary income declined by $39.9 million, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily driven by the same factors as in the three-month discussion, with a $29.9 million, or 77% decline in float income. The average 1-month LIBOR rate dropped more than 170 basis points in the first nine months of 2020 as compared to the same period of 2019. Revenue recognized in connection with loan modification HAMP fees decreased $4.0 million due to the expiration of the program.
MSR Valuation Adjustments, Net
The following tables summarize the MSR valuation adjustments, net reported in our Servicing segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, with the breakdown of the total MSRs recorded on our balance sheet between our owned MSR and the pledged MSRs sold to NRZ that did not achieve sale accounting treatment:
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Total (1)Owned MSR (1)Pledged MSR (NRZ) (2)Total (1)Owned MSR (1)Pledged MSR (NRZ) (2)
Runoff$(48.1)(32.5)$(15.6)$(131.9)(82.9)$(49.1)
Rate and assumption change (1)5.5 (4.9)10.4 (164.5)(142.3)(22.2)
Hedging gain (loss)4.3 4.3 — 47.1 47.1 — 
Total$(38.4)$(33.1)$(5.2)$(249.4)$(178.1)$(71.3)
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2019For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Total (1)Owned MSRPledged MSR (NRZ) (2)Total (1)Owned MSRPledged MSR (NRZ) (2)
Runoff$(54.6)(27.6)$(27.1)$(151.7)(70.6)$(81.1)
Rate and assumption change188.9 (9.6)198.5 29.8 (89.3)119.2 
Hedging gain (loss)0.3 0.3 — 0.3 0.3 — 
Total$134.6 $(36.9)$171.4 $(121.5)$(159.6)$38.1 
(1)Excludes gains of $12.4 million and $25.9 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, on the revaluation of MSR purchased in a disorderly market, that is reported in the Originations segment.
(2)For those MSR sale transactions with NRZ that do not achieve sale accounting treatment, we present gross the pledged MSR as an asset and the corresponding liability amount pledged MSR liability on our balance sheet. Because we record both our pledged MSRs with NRZ and the associated MSR liability at fair value, the changes in fair value of the pledged MSR liability are offset by the changes in fair value of the associated pledged MSR asset, presented in MSR valuation adjustments, net. Although fair value changes are separately presented in our statement of operations, we are not exposed to any fair value changes of the MSR pledged to NRZ. See Note 9 — Rights to MSRs for further information.
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We reported a $174.4$38.4 million loss in MSR valuation adjustments, net in the firstthird quarter of 2020. This decline in MSRThe fair value decline is driven by $53.0$48.1 million portfolio runoff, partially offset by a $156.7$5.5 million lossgain due to the declinechanges in interest rates and assumptions partially offset byand a $35.3$4.3 million favorable fair value gain from our MSR hedging strategy. The 10-year swap rate increased 7 basis points in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to a 40 basis-point decline in the third quarter of 2019. The fair value loss reported in MSR valuation adjustments, net, increased $65.5$173.0 million, or 60%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, primarily due to a $252.3 million favorable valuation adjustment to our non-Agency MSR fair value in the third quarter of 2019. The adjustment in 2019 was associated with continued improved collateral performance confirmed by market trade activity. The termination of the PMC servicing agreement by NRZ on February 20, 2020 and a lower UPB serviced also contributed to the decline in runoff and volatility of interest rate impact,and assumption updates.
The following table provides information regarding the changes in the fair value and the UPB of our portfolio of owned MSRs during the third quarter of 2020, with the breakdown by investor type.
Fair ValueUPB ($ in billions)
GSEsGinnie MaeNon-
Agency
TotalGSEsGinnie MaeNon-
Agency
Total
Beginning balance$231.7 $75.9 $154.8 $462.4 $30.8$14.7$24.7$70.2
Additions
New cap.19.8 2.3 — 22.1 2.00.22.2
Purchases32.2 — — 32.2 4.24.2
Change in fair value:
Runoff(21.7)(2.3)(8.5)(32.5)(3.3)(1.0)(1.0)(5.3)
Assumptions (1)5.8 (1.7)3.4 7.5 
Ending balance$267.8 $74.2 $149.7 $491.7 $33.7$13.9$23.7$71.3
Fair value
(% of UPB)
0.79 %0.53 %0.63 %0.69 %
(1)Includes gains of $12.4 million on the revaluation of MSRs purchased in a disorderly market, that is reported in the Originations segment.
The majority of runoff and valuation assumption updates during the third quarter of 2020 related to our less seasoned GSE portfolio, as generally more sensitive to interest rates and behavioral changes due to the COVID-19 environment. The GSE portfolio experienced a historical high 33.4% CPR in the third quarter of 2020. The MSR assumption update in the third quarter of 2020 reflects elevated short-term prepayments as the refinancing boom continues in a record low rate environment. Ocwen replenished and grew its GSE portfolio in the third quarter of 2020 with a 117 basis-point declinetotal origination and acquisition of $6.2 billion UPB of MSR or 18% of the GSE portfolio at September 30, 2020. Newly originated loans in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 represented 31% of the total GSE MSR portfolio at September 30, 2020. Comparatively, 94% of the non-Agency MSR portfolio relates to loans originated pre-2008 financial crisis, between 2003 and 2007, and exhibited a 17.6% CPR during the third quarter of 2020.
As it relates to the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we reported a $249.4 million loss in MSR valuation adjustments, net. This loss is driven by a $164.5 million loss due to changes in interest rates and assumptions, a $131.9 million portfolio runoff, partially offset by a $47.1 million favorable fair value gain from our MSR hedging strategy. Refer to Item 3 - Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk for further detail on our hedge strategy and its effectiveness. The 10-year swap rate indeclined 119 basis points during the first quarter ofnine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the 30a 115 basis-point decline for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The fair value loss reported in MSR valuation adjustments, net, increased $127.9 million, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the same factors as described in the first quarter of 2019.three-month discussion above.
The $174.4$249.4 million loss reported in MSR valuation adjustments, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 includes a $71.3 million loss on the MSR sold to NRZ and is partially offset by a $56.9$71.3 million gain reported in our statement of operations relating toon the associated pledged MSR liability. MSRs have been sold under different agreements that did not qualify for sale accounting treatment and, therefore areliability, reported as MSR assets together with an associated liability for the MSR failed-sale secured borrowing at fair value. Because both pledged MSRs and the associated MSR liability are measured at fair value, changes in fair value offset each other, although they are separately presented in our statement of operations, as MSR valuation adjustments, net and Pledged MSR liability expense, respectively. The following table summarizes the fair value change impact on our statement of operations of our total MSRsexpense.

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Compensation and the MSRs liability associated with the NRZ failed-sale accounting treatment during the first quarter of 2020:Benefits
In millionsTotal Change in Fair Value Runoff Rate and Assumption Change MSR Hedging
MSR valuation adjustments, net (1)$(174.1) $(52.7) $(156.7) $35.3
Pledged MSR liability expense - Fair value changes (2)56.9
 25.3
 31.6
 
Total$(117.2) $(27.4) $(125.1) $35.3
(1)Includes $0.3 million gain recognized in the Originations segment.
(2)
Includes changes in fair value, including runoff and settlement, of the NRZ related MSR liability under the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements and PMC MSR Agreements. See Note 8 — Rights to MSRs for further information.
As described in the table above, Ocwen’s MSR portfolio, net of the pledged MSR liability, incurred a fair value loss due to interest rates of $125.1 million in the first quarter of 2020, that was partially offset by a $35.3 million fair value gain due to our MSR hedging strategy.
Operating expenses decreased $76.5 million, or 49%, as compared to the first quarter of 2019, mostly due to our integration and cost reduction initiatives that favorably and equally impacted our direct cost to service and our corporate overhead cost allocation, as discussed below.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Compensation and benefits$28.9 $35.1 (18)%$84.4 $116.3 (27)%
Average Employment
India and other2,890 3,272 (12)%2,968 3,465 (14)
U.S.711 1,099 (35)736 1,281 (43)
Total3,601 4,371 (18)3,704 4,746 (22)
Compensation and benefits expense declined $13.6$6.2 million, or 34%18%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, due to our efforts to re-engineer our cost structure and align headcount in our servicing operations with the size of our servicing portfolio.portfolio, including the termination of the PMC servicing agreement by NRZ. Our average total servicing headcount decreased 27%18% compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019. The decline in compensation and benefits is also due to the change in the composition of our headcount with relatively more offshore, and less U.S. resources. Offshore headcount, whose average compensation cost is relatively lower, increased from 71%75% to 80% of total headcount, compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019.
ServicingCompensation and originationbenefits expense declined $10.0$32.0 million, or 40%27%, as compared to the firstnine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily as a result of the same factors as described in the three-month discussion. Our average total servicing headcount decreased 22% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Offshore headcount increased from 73% to 80% of total headcount as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. A $3.6 million lower benefit allocation from Corporate Items and Other, and a $3.2 million decline in commissions also contributed to the decline in expense. Partially offsetting the effects of the declines discussed above, the nine months ended September 30, 2020 include $2.9 million of compensation expenses related to COVID-19 and $1.0 million of severance and retention costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives.
Servicing Expense
Servicing expense primarily includes claim losses on government-insured loans and provision expense for advances and servicing representation and warranties. Servicing expense declined $15.5 million, or 49%, as compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to a $2.5$9.1 million reduction in government-insured claim loss provisions on reinstated or modified loans in line with a decline in the volume of claims, a $2.5 million decrease in provisions for non-recoverable servicing advances and receivables and a general decline in other servicer-related expenses that was primarily driven by a 10%11% reduction in the average number of loans in our servicing portfolio. The reduction in government-insured claim loss provisions is due to the combined effect of a decline in claims, mostly due to the COVID-19 moratorium, and lower loss severity, mostly driven by a reduction in the foreclosure and liquidation timeline of loans. Government-insured claim loss provisions are generally offset by changes in the fair value of the corresponding MSRs, which are recorded in MSR valuation adjustments, net.

Servicing expense declined $29.8 million, or 40%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to a $15.2 million reduction in government-insured claim loss provisions. The decline is primarily driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion, including a 10% reduction in the average number of loans in our servicing portfolio. The reduction in government-insured claim loss provisions is due to the combined effect of a decline in claims and lower loss severity, mostly driven by a reduction in the foreclosure and liquidation timeline of loans. The government-insured claim loss provisions recorded in 2019 included claims of a legacy portfolio with higher severity loans.

Other Operating Expenses
Occupancy and equipment expense decreased $3.6$3.9 million, or 28%,36% in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, and $11.0 million, or 31% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decreases are largely because ofdue to the effect of the decline in the size of the servicing portfolio on various direct and allocated expenses, particularlyincluding postage and mailing services.services, and the decline in our overall occupancy and equipment expenses due to certain facility closures as part of the integration of PHH.
Professional services expense declined $6.4$7.2 million, or 56%, in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, and $15.8 million, or 45% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to a $5.6$5.4 million and $15.2 million decline in legal fees largely due to declines in legal expenses relating to the PHH integration and litigation and a decline in fees incurred in connection with the conversion of NRZ’s Rights to MSRs to fully-owned MSRs.
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Technology and communication expense declined $2.2$0.5 millionor 24%, 8% in the third quarter of 2020,as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, primarily becauseand $3.7 million or 15% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The costs savings were driven by our servicing platform integration as we no longer license the REALServicing servicing system from Altisource following our transition to Black Knight MSP inbeginning June 2019.
Corporate overhead allocations declined $39.8$31.2 million, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower legal fees, technology expenses and compensation and benefits.benefits, occupancy and equipment costs, and technology expenses. The relative weight of average headcount to the consolidated organization declined as compared to the third quarter of 2019. Furthermore, the allocation methodology of corporate overhead was updated in the first quarter 2020 and resulted in lower expenses being allocated to the Servicing segment. Refer to the Corporate Items and Other segment discussion.
Interest expense increased by $2.9Corporate overhead allocations declined $108.7 million, or 27%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower compensation and benefits, technology expenses, legal fees, and occupancy and equipment costs. The change in allocation methodology of corporate overhead in the first quarter 2020 and a reduction in the relative weight of average headcount to the consolidated organization also contributed to the decline.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) includes primarily net interest expense and the pledged MSR liability expense.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Interest Expense
Advance match funded liabilities$6.6 $6.2 %$19.5 $20.9 (7)%
Other secured borrowings4.7 3.5 34 14.8 6.4 131 
Corp. debt interest exp. allocation8.8 14.0 (37)28.8 43.3 (33)
Escrow and other1.3 2.4 (46)4.9 6.8 (28)
Total interest expense$21.4 $26.1 (18)%$67.9 $77.3 (12)%
Average balances
Average balance of advances$798.6 $1,018.5 (22)%$924.2 $1,059.8 (13)%
Advance match funded liabilities581.2 629.6 (8)626.8 664.2 (6)
Other secured borrowings354.7 271.7 31 521.1 236.4 120 %
Effective average interest rate
Advance match funded liabilities4.52 %3.92 %15 %4.16 %4.19 %(1)%
Other secured borrowings5.31 5.15 3.78 3.62 
Average 1ML0.16 %2.04 %(92)%0.65 %2.37 %(73)%
Interest expense declined by $4.7 million, or 18% in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the third quarter of 2019, and $9.4 million, or 12% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decline in interest expense is primarily becausedue to the decline in the amount financed, specifically the average balance of servicing advances which decreased by 22% and 13% in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decline in interest expense is reflected in the decline in the interest expense allocation from the Corporate segment, offset in part by interest expense on new MSR financing facilities entered into during the third and fourth quarters of 2019, partially offset by a reduction in interest expense relating to servicing advances.2019.
Pledged MSR liability expense decreased $37.3 million, as compared to first quarter of 2019, largely due to a $7.9 million higher 2017/18 lump sum amortization gain and $28.1 million lower net servicing fee remittance to NRZ. These changes were mostly due to a lower UPB serviced and the termination of the PMC servicing agreement by NRZ on February 20, 2020. Pledged MSR liability expense relates to the MSR sale agreements with NRZ that do not achieve sale accounting and are presented on a gross basis in our financial statements. The $6.6 millionSee Note 9 — Rights to MSRs to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial
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Statements. Pledged MSR liability expense inincludes the first quarter of 2020 primarily includes a $90.3 million net servicing fee remittance to NRZ partially offsetand the fair value changes of the pledged MSR liability.
Three Months Ended September 30,ChangeNine Months Ended September 30,Change
202020192020 vs 2019202020192020 vs 2019
Net servicing fee remittance to NRZ (a)$65.3 $111.1 $(45.8)$218.6 $334.7 $(116.1)
Pledged MSR liability fair value (gain) loss (b)(5.2)171.4 (176.7)(71.3)38.1 (109.4)
2017/2018 lump sum amortization gain— (24.5)24.5 (34.2)(71.5)37.3 
Other(2.7)(1.6)(1.1)(7.3)2.1 (9.4)
Pledged MSR liability expense$57.4 $256.5 $(199.1)$105.8 $303.4 $(197.6)
(a)Offset by corresponding amount recorded in Servicing and subservicing fee - See table below.
(b)Offset by corresponding amount recorded in MSR valuation adjustments, net - See table below.
Pledged MSR liability expense decreased $199.1 million, as compared to third quarter of 2019, largely due to a $24.2$171.4 million unfavorable fair value adjustment in the third quarter of 2019 related to the Original Rights to MSRs Agreements and a $45.8 million decline in servicing fee remittance. Similarly, Pledged MSR liability expense decreased $197.6 million, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily as a result of the same drivers. Refer to the above discussions of MSR valuation adjustments, net (Pledged MSR to NRZ) and Servicing and subservicing fee (NRZ).
Partially offsetting the decreases in Pledged MSR liability expense were $24.5 million and $37.3 million changes to the amortization gain related to the lump-sum cash payments received from NRZ in connection with the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements in 2017 and 2018, and a $56.9 million fair value gain on the pledged MSR liability. See Note 8 — Rights to MSRs2018. These changes are due to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.lump-sum payments being fully amortized at the end of the second quarter of 2020. Refer to the above discussion of NRZ servicing fee.
 Three Months Ended March 31,Change
Amounts in millions2020 2019 2020 vs 2019
Net servicing fee remittance to NRZ (a)$90.3
 $118.4
 $(28.1)
2017/2018 lump sum amortization (gain)(24.2) (16.3) (7.9)
Pledged MSR liability fair value (gain) loss (b)(56.9) (60.0) 3.1
Other(2.6) 1.8
 (4.4)
Pledged MSR liability expense$6.6
 $43.9
 $(37.3)
(a)Offset by corresponding amount recorded in Servicing and subservicing fee - See table below.
(b)Offset by corresponding amount recorded in MSR valuation adjustments, net - See table below.
The table below reflects the condensed consolidated statement of operations together with the included amounts related to the NRZ pledged MSRs that offset each other (nil impact on net income/loss). The table provides information related to the impact of the accounting for the NRZ relationship that did not meet sale treatment, and is not intended to reflect the profitability of the NRZ relationship. Net servicing fee remittance and pledged MSR fair value changes are presented on a gross basis and are offset by corresponding amounts presented in other statement of operations line items. In addition, because we record both our pledged MSRs and the associated pledged MSR liability at fair value, the changes in fair value of the pledged MSR liability were offset by the changes in fair value of the MSRs pledged, presented in MSR valuation adjustments, net. Accordingly, only the $24.2 million lump sum amortization gain and the $2.6 millionamount reported in “Other” in the table above affect our net earnings.

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Statement of OperationsNRZ Pledged MSR-related Amounts (a)Statement of OperationsNRZ Pledged MSR-related Amounts (a)Statement of OperationsNRZ Pledged MSR-related Amounts (a)Statement of OperationsNRZ Pledged MSR-related Amounts (a)
Total revenue$249.0 $65.3 $283.5 $111.1 $729.9 $218.6 $861.8 $334.7 
MSR valuation adjustments, net(33.8)(5.2)134.6 171.4 (231.4)(71.3)(121.7)38.1 
Total operating expenses149.5 — 179.3 — 431.5 — 534.7 — 
Total other expense, net(77.1)(60.1)(277.1)(282.5)(171.9)(147.3)(369.1)(372.8)
Loss before income taxes$(11.4)$— $(38.3)$— $(104.9)$— $(163.7)$— 

 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Dollars in millionsStatement of Operations NRZ Pledged MSR-related Amounts (a) Statement of Operations NRZ Pledged MSR-related Amounts (a)
Total revenue$253.8
 $90.3
 $303.9
 $118.4
MSR valuation adjustments, net(174.1) (56.9) (109.0) (60.0)
Total operating expenses137.2
 
 171.1
 
Total other expense, net(29.9) (33.4) (64.9) (58.4)
Loss before income taxes$(87.4) $
 $(41.1) $
(a)Amounts included in the specific statement of operations line items.

ORIGINATIONS
We originate and acquire loans and MSRs through multiple channels, including recapture, retail, wholesale, correspondent, flow MSR purchase agreements, the GSE Cash Window and Co-issue programs and bulk MSR purchases. We originate, sell and securitize conventional (conforming to the underwriting standards of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; collectively referred to as Agency loans) and government-insured (FHA or VA) forward mortgages, generally servicing retained. The GSEs or Ginnie
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Mae guarantee these mortgage securitizations. We originate HECM loans, or reverse mortgages, that are mostly insured by the FHA and we are an approved issuer of HMBS that are guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. In addition to our originated MSRs, we acquire MSRs through flow purchase agreements, the GSE Cash Window and Co-Issue programs and bulk MSR purchases, and we acquire new subservicing through our enterprise sales.
We originate and purchase conventional and government-insured forward mortgage loans through our forwardrecapture and correspondent lending operations.channels. Our forward lending efforts are principally focusedrecapture channel focuses on targeting existing Ocwen customers by offering them competitive mortgage refinance opportunities (i.e., portfolio recapture), where permitted by the governing servicing and pooling agreement. In doing so, we generate revenues for our forward lending business and protect the servicing portfolio by retaining these customers. In addition, we re-entered the forward lending correspondent channel in the second quarter of 2019 to drive higher servicing portfolio replenishment. On March 15,As of September 30, 2020, as part of Ocwen's legal entity restructuring, Liberty transferred substantially all of its assets, liabilities, contracts and employees to PMC. We continue to originate and service reverse mortgage loans under the brand name Liberty Reverse Mortgage.we have client relationships with 119 approved correspondent sellers, or 73 new sellers since December 31, 2019.
A portion of our servicing portfolio is susceptible to refinance activity during periods of declining interest rates. Our recapture lending activity partially mitigates this risk. Origination volume and related gains are a natural economic hedge, to a certain degree, to the impact of declining MSR values as interest rates decline.
Under Effective June 1, 2019, we no longer perform any portfolio recapture on behalf of NRZ. Previously under the terms of our agreements with NRZ, to the extent we refinanced a loan underlying the MSRs subject to these agreements, we were obligated to transfer such recaptured MSR to NRZ under the terms of a separate subservicing agreement. Effective June 1, 2019, we no longer perform any portfolio recapture on behalf of NRZ.
We originate and purchase reverse mortgages through our reverseretail, wholesale and correspondent lending operationschannels under the guidelines of the HECM reverse mortgage insurance program of HUD. Loans originated under this program are generally guaranteed by the FHA, which provides investors with protection against risk of borrower default. In the second half of 2019, we started originating proprietary reverse mortgage loans that are not FHA-guarantee eligible and are sold servicing-released to third parties. We retain the servicing rights to reverse HECM loans securitized through the Ginnie Mae HMBS program. We have originated HECM loans under which the borrowers have additional borrowing capacity of $1.6 billion at March 31,September 30, 2020. These draws are funded by the servicer and can be subsequently securitized or sold (Future Value).securitized. We do not incur any substantive underwriting, marketing or compensation costs in connection with any future draws, although we must maintain sufficient capital resources and available borrowing capacity to ensure that we are able to fund these future draws. For loans purchased or originated after December 31, 2018, we previously elected to fair value future draw commitments. We elected to recognize non-cancellable future draw commitments at fair value for loans purchased or originated before January 1, 2019 in conjunction with the adoption of the new credit loss accounting standard, and recognized a one-time adjustment of $47.0 million to stockholders’ equity on January 1, 2020. Accordingly, as of January 1, 2020, the non-cancellable future draw commitments related to all reverse loans are reported at fair value. See Note 1 - Organization, Business Environment and Basis of Presentation to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, our Lending business originated or purchased forward and reverse mortgage loans with a UPB of $710.2 million and $226.0 million, respectively. Loans are originated or acquired through three primary channels: correspondent lender relationships, broker relationships (wholesale) and directly with mortgage customers (recapture for forward loans and retail for reverse loans). Loan margins vary by channel, with correspondent typically being the lowest margin and retail the highest.
After origination, we package and sell the loans in the secondary mortgage market, through GSE and Ginnie Mae securitizations on a servicing retained basis and through whole loan transactions on a servicing released basis. Origination revenues mostly include interest income earned for the period the loans are held by us, gain on sale, revenue, which represents the difference between the origination or acquisition value and the sale value of the loan including its MSR value, and fee income earned at


origination. origination, and interest income earned for the period the loans are held by us. As the securitizations of reverse mortgage loans do not achieve sale accounting treatment, reverse mortgage revenues includerevenue includes the fair value changes of the loan from lock date net of the fair value changes of the MBS-related borrowings.
We provide customary origination representations and warranties to investors in connection with our loan sales and securitization activities. We receive customary origination representations and warranties from our network of approved correspondent lenders. We recognize the fair value of the liability for our representations and warranties at the time of the loan sale. In the event we cannot remedy a breach of a representation or warranty, we may be required to repurchase the loan or provide an indemnification payment to the mortgage loan investor. To the extent that we have recourse against a third-party originator, we may recover part or all of any loss we incur. We actively monitor our counterparty risk associated with our network of correspondent lenders-sellers. We do not provide any origination representations and warranties in connection with our MSR acquisitions through MSR flow purchase agreements or GSE Cash Window programs.
As an HMBS issuer, we assume certain obligations related to each security issued. In addition to our obligation to fund tails, the most significant obligation is the requirement to purchase loans out of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools once the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount (MCA repurchases). Active repurchased loans are assigned to HUD and payment is received from HUD, typically within 60 days of repurchase. HUD reimburses us for the outstanding principal balance on the loan up to the maximum claim amount. We bear the risk of exposure if the amount of the outstanding principal balance on a loan exceeds the maximum claim amount. Inactive repurchased loans (the borrower is deceased, no longer occupies the property or is delinquent on tax and insurance payments) are generally liquidated through foreclosure and subsequent sale of real estate owned. State specific foreclosure and REO liquidation timelines have a significant impact on the timing and amount of our recovery. If we are unable to sell the property underlying an inactive reverse loan for an acceptable price within the timeframe established by HUD, we are required to make an appraisal-based claim to HUD. In such cases, HUD reimburses us for the loan balance, eligible expenses and interest, less the appraised value of the underlying property. Thereafter, all the risks and costs associated with maintaining and liquidating the property remains with us. We may incur additional losses on REO properties as they progress through the claims and liquidation processes. The significance of future losses associated with appraisal-based claims is dependent upon the volume of inactive loans, condition of foreclosed properties and the general real estate market.
We are actively pursuing actions to manage
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For the sizethree months ended September 30, 2020, our Originations business originated or purchased forward and reverse mortgage loans with a UPB of our servicing portfolio$2.3 billion and $230.0 million, respectively. In addition, we opportunistically purchased $4.2 billion UPB MSR through growing our lending channels and MSR acquisitions, including MSR flow purchases,the GSE Cash Window and bulk acquisitions, based on our capital availability that are prudent and well-executed with appropriate financial return targets. We closed MSR acquisitions with $2.9 billion UPB during the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2020.


The following table presents the results of operations of our Originations segment. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other segments:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Revenue
Gain on loans held for sale, net$31.8$7.9304 $73.3$22.2230 
Reverse mortgage revenue, net14.520.3(28)51.172.9(30)
Other revenue, net7.41.4448 12.64.3195 
Total revenue53.829.582 136.999.438 
MSR valuation adjustments, net12.4(0.1)n/m25.9(0.2)n/m
Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits17.49.977 43.733.829 
Servicing and origination6.44.736 15.412.623 
Occupancy and equipment1.41.4(1)4.24.9(13)
Technology and communications1.40.6137 3.52.445 
Professional services3.00.1n/m6.01.0523 
Corporate overhead allocations4.51.4222 13.74.8187 
Other expenses1.22.5(52)4.63.434 
Total operating expenses35.420.672 91.162.845 
Other income (expense)
Interest income2.71.761 6.94.843 
Interest expense(3.2)(2.1)48 (8.4)(5.2)62 
Other, net0.20.5(60)0.21.2(86)
Total other income (expense), net(0.2)0.1(570)(1.4)0.7(288)
Income before income taxes$30.5$8.9243 %$70.3$37.189 %
n/m: not meaningful
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Periods ended March 31,Three Months   
2020 2019 % Change 
Revenue      
Gain on loans held for sale, net$12,489
 $7,757
 61 % 
Reverse mortgage revenue, net22,797
 32,123
 (29) 
Other revenue, net2,361
 1,211
 95
 
Total revenue37,647
 41,091
 (8) 
       
MSR valuation adjustments, net316
 (84) (476) 
       
Operating expenses      
Compensation and benefits12,917
 12,442
 4
 
Servicing and origination4,706
 3,861
 22
 
Occupancy and equipment1,458
 1,855
 (21) 
Technology and communications720
 681
 6
 
Professional services1,114
 345
 223
 
Corporate overhead allocations4,424
 1,684
 163
 
Other expenses1,619
 379
 327
 
Total operating expenses26,958
 21,247
 27
 
       
Other income (expense)      
Interest income2,266
 1,549
 46
 
Interest expense(2,861) (1,668) 72
 
Other, net(29) 219
 (113) 
Total other income (expense), net(624) 100
 (724) 
       
Income before income taxes$10,381
 $19,860
 (48)% 
n/m: not meaningful      



The following table provides selected operating statistics for our Originations segment:
September 30,
20202019% ChangeDecember 31, 2019% Change
Short-term loan funding commitments
Forward loans$857,257 $140,644 510 %$204,021 320 %
Reverse loans30,977 32,971 (6)28,545 
Future Value (1)— 55,502 (100)%47,038 (100)
Future draw commitment (UPB) (2)1,618.2 1,495.0 %1,502.2 
 March 31,    
UPB in millions2020 2019% Change December 31, 2019% Change
Short-term loan funding commitments       
Forward loans$357,221
 $97,625
266 % $204,021
75 %
Reverse loans25,552
 20,145
27
 28,545
(10)
        
Future Value (1)
 64,076
(100)% 47,038
(100)
        
Future draw commitment (UPB) (2)1,574.6
 1,487.6
6 % 1,502.2
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Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Originations by Channel
Forward loans (3)
Correspondent$1,926.1 $92.9 n/m$3,100.2 $96.2 n/m
Recapture369.4 131.2 181 %883.9 489.8 80 
GSE Cash Window / Flow MSR4,197.5 117.5 n/m8,381.7 122.2 n/m
$6,493.0 $341.6 n/m$12,365.8 $708.2 n/m
% Purchase loan production24 24 — 22 30 (25)
% Refinance loan production76 76 — 78 70 11 
Reverse loans (4)
Correspondent$119.7 $106.9 12 %$336.3 $278.8 21 %
Wholesale65.1 59.1 10 225.8 145.4 55 
Retail45.2 22.1 104 107.7 46.4 132 
$230.0 $188.1 22 %$669.9 $470.6 42 %
Average Employment
U.S.456 318 43 440 393 12 
India and other197 86 129 152 106 43 
Total653 404 62 592 499 19 
(1)Future Value represented the unrecognized net present value of estimated future cash flows from customer draws of the reverse mortgage loans (tails) and projected performance assumptions based on historical experience and industry benchmarks discounted at 12% related to HECM loans originated prior to January 1, 2019. On January 1, 2020, we made an irrevocable fair value election of tails and recognized $47.0 million Future Value through stockholders’ equity.
Periods ended March 31,Three Months   
2020 2019 % Change 
UPB in millions      
Loan Production by Channel      
Forward loans      
Correspondent$514.3
 $
 n/m
 
Recapture195.9
 211.2
 (7) 
 $710.2
 $211.2
 236 % 
       
% HARP production% 2% (100)% 
% Purchase production26
 1
 n/m
 
% Refinance production74
 99
 (25) 
 
 
 
 
Reverse loans (3)      
Correspondent$116.2
 $88.6
 31 % 
Wholesale79.0
 42.3
 87
 
Retail30.8
 10.4
 196
 
 $226.0
 $141.3
 60 % 
       
Average Employment      
U.S.421
 500
 (16)% 
India and other94
 131
 (28) 
Total515
 631
 (18)% 
(2)Includes all future draw commitments.
(1)Future Value represented the net present value of estimated future cash flows from customer draws of the reverse mortgage loans and projected performance assumptions based on historical experience and industry benchmarks discounted at 12% related to HECM loans originated prior to January 1, 2019. Prior to our adoption of the new credit loss accounting standard on January 1, 2020, we have recognized this Future Value over time as future draws were securitized or sold. Upon the adoption of the accounting standard and our irrevocable fair value election of tails, $47.0
(3)Includes the UPB of loans funded through the recapture channel, the UPB of loans acquired through the correspondent forward channel, and the UPB of loans for which MSRs were acquired through the GSE Cash Window and flow purchases.
(4)New loan production excludes reverse tail draws by borrowers disbursed subsequent to origination of $68.1 million and $73.5 million Future Value has been recognized through stockholders’ equity on January 1, 2020.
(2)Includes all future draw commitments.
(3)New loan production excludes reverse mortgage loan draws by borrowers disbursed subsequent to origination of $78.6 million and $72.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Our Originations segment results for the firstthree months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and $206.4 million and $220.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.


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Gain on Loans Held for Sale
The following table provides information regarding Gain on loans held for sale by channel and the related origination volume and margins for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Gain on Loans Held-for-Sale (1)
Correspondent$7.7 $(0.1)n/m$12.6 $(0.1)n/m
Recapture24.2 8.0 204 60.7 22.3 172 
$31.8 $7.9 304 %$73.3 $22.2 230 %
% Gain on Sale Margin (2)
Correspondent0.34 %(0.06)%(667)0.36 %(0.06)%(700)
Recapture5.85 %2.82 %108 5.44 %4.52 %21 
1.19 %1.97 %(40)1.58 %3.59 %(56)%
Origination UPB (3)
Correspondent$2,261.6 $117.1 n/m$3,521.4 $124.4 n/m
Recapture413.2 282.3 46 1,114.7 494.2 126 
$2,674.8 $399.4 570 %$4,636.1 $618.6 649 %
(1)Includes gains on loan sales and related new MSR capitalization, changes in fair value of IRLCs, changes in fair value of loans held for sale and economic hedging gains and losses.
(2)Ratio of gain on Loans held for sale to volume UPB -see (3) below. Note that the ratio differs from the day-one gain on sale margin.
(3)Defined as the UPB of loans funded in the period plus the change in the period in the pull-through adjusted UPB of IRLCs.
Gain on loans held for sale, net increased $23.9 million, or 304%, as compared to the third quarter of 2019, mostly due to the $2.1 billion, or 924% increase in total forward loan production, partially offset by a lower average gain on sale margin. The volume increase in the third quarter of 2020 is predominantly driven by our correspondent channel that we re-started in the second quarter of 2019. Our pipeline, or lock commitments, significantly increased in the third quarter of 2020 mostly due to refinance opportunities in the market driven by the mortgage rate decrease. The lower average gain on sale margin is mainly due to our channel mix, with an increased relative weight of our lower-margin correspondent production. Both margins in the correspondent and recapture channels were higher in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019.
Gain on loans held for sale, net increased $51.0 million, or 230%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, were primarily driven by current market conditionsmostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic,$3.4 billion, or 580% increase in total forward loan production, partially offset by a lower average gain on sale margin. The volume increase in the nine months ended in 2020 is predominantly driven by our re-entry into the forward lending correspondent channel that we re-started in the second quarter of 2019 and an increase in our reverse lending production. The decline2019. Our pipeline, or lock commitments, significantly increased in the retail productionfirst nine months of forward mortgage loans was2020 mostly due to refinance opportunities in the market driven by the endmortgage rate decrease. The lower average gain on sale margin is mainly due our channel mix, with an increased relative weight of our lower-margin correspondent production. Both margins in the correspondent and recapture program on behalf of NRZ effective June 1, 2019 andchannels were higher in the impact of the closure in 2019 of a U.S. facility with origination personnel.


Three Months Ended March 31,nine months ended September 30, 2020, versus 2019
Total revenue decreased $3.4 million, or 8%, as compared to the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to a $9.3 million declinesame period in 2019.

Reverse Mortgage Revenue, Net
The following table provides information regarding Reverse mortgage revenue, net partially offset by a $4.7 million increase in our gain onthat comprise fair value changes of loans held for sale, net.investment and the HMBS-related borrowings, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. The information differentiates fair value changes of loans pre-securitization, as origination gains, together with volume and margin, and the change in fair value of the securitized loan and HMBS-related borrowing portfolio:

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Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Origination volume UPB (1)$230.2 $197.3 $660.8 $484.2 
Origination margin (2)6.78 %3.14 %5.80 %3.02 %
Gain on new originations (3)$13.5 $5.1 $33.2 $10.4 
Change in fair value of securitized HECM loans Held-for-Investment and HMBS-related borrowings, net(1.1)14.1 12.8 58.3 
Other (3)2.1 1.1 5.1 4.2 
Total reverse mortgage revenue, net$14.5 $20.3 $51.1 $72.9 
(1)Defined as the UPB of loans funded in the period plus the change in the period in the pull-through adjusted UPB of IRLCs.
(2)Ratio of gain on new originations and other to origination volume UPB - see (1) above.
(3)Gain on new originations includes the change in fair value of new unsecuritized reverse loans held for investment until securitization. Changes in fair value of interest rate lock commitments and hedging gains/losses are reported as Other.
(4)Includes the change in fair value of those loans that have been securitized and the change in fair value of the related HMBS borrowings.
We reported $14.5 million Reverse mortgage revenue, net in the third quarter of 2020, driven by a $13.5 million gain on originations and a $1.0 million fair value gain due to rates and other factors. The $9.3$5.8 million decrease in Reverse mortgage revenue, net in the firstthird quarter of 2020 as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019 is primarily due to the COVID-19 market conditions adversely impacting the portfolioresult of a $14.1 million fair value asgain recorded in the third quarter of March2019 on the securitized portfolio, net of the HMBS-related borrowings, partially offset by a $8.4 million increase in the gain on new originations. As interest rates remain relatively flat in the third quarter of 2020, we did not report any significant fair value change on our portfolio. The $14.1 million favorable fair value adjustments recognized in the third quarter of 2019 included $3.6 million in connection with the fair value election for future draw commitments on HECM reverse mortgage loans purchased or originated after December 31, 2020.2018 and $2.9 million related to lower interest rates. Lower interest rates generally result in favorable net fair value impacts on our HECM reverse mortgage loans and the related HMBS-related borrowings. However,HMBS financing liability and higher interest rates generally result in March 2020, a significant margin compression due to the COVID-19 market conditions more than offset the favorable impact of lower interest rates. Theunfavorable net fair value decline due to pricing conditions also more than offset the favorable impact of our volume growth.impacts. We increased our reverse lendingorigination volume in the third quarter of 2020 by $84.7$32.9 million, or 60%17%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, and generated $2.3 million higher cash realizedmargins through securitization. The higher margins in the third quarter of 2020 drove most of the increased gain on securitization. We continued to execute on our growth strategy and increased volumes in all channels, including purchases with former customers and increased wallet share with existing customers. Our volume growth exceeds the increase in industry endorsements for the comparable period.new originations. According to the HUD HECM Endorsement Summary Report, industry endorsements, or the number of new HECM loans insured by the FHA, increased from 8,2247,515 to 10,218,12,200, or 24%62%, when comparing the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019. Since January 1, 2020, the fair value of tail draws associated with all loans is included in the fair value of the portfolio.
GainWe reported $51.1 million Reverse mortgage revenue, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, driven by a $33.2 million gain on originations and a $12.8 million fair value gain on the securitized portfolio of loans held for sale, net increased $4.7of the HMBS related borrowings due to rates and other factors. The $21.8 million or 61%,decrease in Reverse mortgage revenue, net in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the first quarternine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily the result of 2019, mostly due toa $45.5 million lower fair value gain on the $499.0 million, or 236% increase in total forward loan production,portfolio partially offset by a lower average$22.8 million increase in the gain on sale margin.new originations. The volume increase is predominantly due$58.3 million favorable fair value adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $9.2 million in connection with the fair value election for future draw commitments on HECM reverse mortgage loans purchased or originated after December 31, 2018, $16.9 million related to the $514.3lower interest rates and $11.5 million production of the first quarter of 2020 from our correspondent channel that we re-started in the second quarter of 2019. Our pipeline, or lock commitments, significantly increased in the first quarter of 2020 mostly due to refinance opportunities in the market driven by the mortgage rate decrease. The volume increase resulted in a $6.6 million capitalization of originated MSRs (retained on transfers of forward mortgage loans) in the first quarter of 2020 as compared to a $0.8 million capitalizationan update in the first quarter of 2019 despiteof the financing assumption for active HECM reverse mortgage loan repurchases in connection with our HMBS Issuer obligations. As these repurchases have become more prevalent, a declinemore liquid market for financing has developed, resulting in the MSR capitalization prices in these periods. Thea lower average gain on sale margin is mainly due to thefinancing cost assumption. We increased relative weight of our lower-margin correspondent production.
Operating expenses increased $5.7reverse lending volume by $176.6 million, or 27%36%, as compared to the firstnine months ended September 30, 2019, and generated higher margins on securitization. The higher margins in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 drove the majority of the increased gain on new originations. Industry endorsements per the HUD HECM Endorsement Summary Report increased from 23,883 to 33,266, or 39%, when comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
MSR Valuation Adjustments, Net
MSR valuation adjustments, net include a gain of $12.4 million in the third quarter of 2020due to the revaluation gains on certain MSRs opportunistically purchased through the GSE Cash Window. Due to the market dislocation created by the COVID-19 environment, we seized the opportunity to purchase certain MSRs with a purchase price at a discount to fair value. In addition, as an aggregator of MSRs, we recognized valuation adjustments for differences in exit markets in accordance with the accounting fair value guidance. We record such valuation adjustments as MSR valuation adjustments, net within the Originations segment since the segment’s business objective is the sourcing of new MSRs at targeted returns.
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MSR valuation adjustments, net gain of $25.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is due to the same factors as described for the third quarter of 2020. Opportunities for fair value discount or margins were larger in the early period of the pandemic and have reduced as markets start to normalize.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased $14.8 million, or 72%, as compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to increases in our direct expenses, including a $2.7$7.6 million increase in Compensation and benefits, and a $3.1 million increase in corporate overhead allocations and increases in our direct expenses.allocations. Certain expenses are variable, and as a result, as origination volume increased so did the related expenses. Examples include commissions, recorded in Compensation and benefits expense, certain outsourced services to support the surge in our Originations business recorded in Professional services, and advertising expense, recorded in Other expenses. Total average headcount decreased 18%increased 62% as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, reflecting reductionsincreases in staffing levels as part of our PHH integration and cost re-engineering initiative.initiative to increase volume, including our re-entry into the forward lending correspondent channel in the second quarter of 2019. Compensation expense as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019 increased by $0.5$7.6 million, or 4%77%, due to increased headcount and higher commissions on higher origination volume and due to an increase in average higher-cost U.S. headcount to 82% of the total from 79% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.volume. The $2.7$3.1 million increase in corporate overhead allocations is mostly attributed to the increase in our origination volume and the increase ofin the relative weight of our average headcount to the consolidated organization, despite a net reduction in our headcount, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019. The increase in corporate overhead allocations due to the allocation drivers is partially offset by the effects of our cost re-engineering plan.initiatives.
Operating expenses increased $28.3 million, or 45%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to increases in our direct expenses, including a $9.9 million increase in Compensation and benefits and a $5.0 million increase in Professional Services, and a $8.9 million increase in corporate overhead allocations. Total average headcount increased 19% as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, reflecting an increase in headcount to support the increase in origination volume, offset in part by our PHH integration and cost re-engineering initiatives. Compensation expense as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased by $9.9 million, or 29%, largely due to increased headcount and higher commissions on higher origination volume. The $8.9 million increase in corporate overhead allocations is mostly attributed to the same factors as described in the three-month discussion.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest income consists primarily of interest earned on newly-originated and purchased loans prior to sale to investors. Interest expense is incurred to finance the mortgage loans. We finance originated and purchased forward and reverse mortgage loans with repurchase and participation agreements, commonly referred to as warehouse lines. The increasesincrease in interest income and interest expense as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily the result of the increase in loan production.
CORPORATE ITEMS AND OTHER
Corporate Items and Other includes revenues and expenses of corporate support services, our reinsurance business CRL, discontinued operations and inactive entities, and our other business activities that are currently individually insignificant, revenues and expenses that are not directly related to other reportable segments, interest income on short-term investments of cash, gain on repurchases of debt, interest expense on corporate debt and foreign currency exchange gains or losses. Interest expense on direct asset-backed financings are recorded in the respective Servicing and Originations segments, while interest expense on the SSTL and the Senior Notes is recorded in Corporate Items and Other and iswas not allocated. Beginning in the third quarter of 2020, we began allocating interest expense, excluding amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, on such corporate debt used to fund servicing advances and other servicing assets from Corporate Items and Other to Servicing. The interest expense related to the corporate debt has been allocated to the Servicing segment for prior periods to conform to the current period presentation. Our cash balances are included in Corporate Items and Other.
Corporate support services include finance, facilities, human resources, internal audit, legal, risk and compliance and technology functions. Corporate support services costs, specifically compensation and benefits and professional services expense, have been, and continue to be, significantly impacted by regulatory actions against us and by significant litigation matters. As part of our need to return to sustainable profitability as soon as possible, we seek to reduce our corporate support services expenses while complying with our legal and regulatory obligations. We anticipate that our ability to return to sustainable profitability will be significantly impacted by the degree to which we can reduce these costs going forward.


Corporate Items and Other also includes severance, retention, facility-related and other expenses incurred in 2019 related to our re-engineering planplans and have not been allocated to other segments.
CRL, our wholly-owned captive reinsurance subsidiary, provides re-insurance related to coverage on REO properties owned or serviced by us. CRL assumes a quota share of REO insurance coverage written by a third-party insurer under a blanket policy issued to PMC (formerly OLS). The underlying REO policy provides coverage for direct physical loss on commercial and residential properties, subject to certain limitations. Under the terms of the reinsurance agreement, CRL
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assumes a 40% share of all related losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred by the third-party insurer. The reinsurance agreement excludes properties located in the State of New York and has an expiration date ofthe initial term expires December 31, 2020, although it may be terminated by either party at any time with thirty30 days’ advance written notice. Subsequent to the initial term, the reinsurance agreement will automatically renew for an additional one-year term unless either party provides 60 days’ advance written notice prior to renewal. On April 28, 2020, the reinsurance agreement was amended to increase the quota share to 50% for both premiums and losses effective beginning with the month of June 2020.
Certain expenses incurred by corporate support services that are not directly attributable to a segment are allocated to the Servicing and Originations segments. Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, we updated our methodology to allocate overhead costs incurred by corporate support services to the Servicing and Originations segments which now incorporates the utilization of various measurements primarily based on time studies, personnel volumes and service consumption levels. In 2019, corporate support services costs were primarily allocated based on relative segment size. Support services costs not allocated to the Servicing and Originations segments are retained in the Corporate Items and Other segment along with certain other costs including certain litigation and settlement related expenses or recoveries, costs related to our re-engineering plan, and other costs related to operating as a public company.
The following table presents selected results of operations of Corporate Items and Other. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other segments:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Revenue
Premiums (CRL)$1.6$3.8(59)%$5.2 $10.2 (49)%
Other revenue— 0.1 0.1 (50)
Total revenue1.63.8(59)5.2 10.3 (49)
Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits23.328.4(18)67.3 100.2 (33)
Professional services19.723.7(17)52.3 40.9 28 
Technology and communications8.49.6(12)23.7 35.0 (32)
Occupancy and equipment1.55.2(72)9.3 12.5 (26)
Servicing and origination0.40.339 1.2 0.6 118 
Other expenses0.33.0(90)5.8 8.8 (34)
Total operating expenses before corporate overhead allocations53.570.2(24)159.6 198.1 (19)
Corporate overhead allocations
Servicing segment(14.4)(45.6)(68)(48.3)(156.9)(69)
Originations segment(4.5)(1.4)222 (13.7)(4.8)187 
Total operating expenses34.623.249 97.7 36.4 168 
Other income (expense), net
Interest income0.20.3(37)1.7 1.5 16 
Interest expense(2.2)(1.3)73 (7.2)(2.1)242 
Gain on repurchase of senior secured notes5.1(100)— 5.1 (100)
Other, net1.0(4.7)(120)(3.8)(6.2)(39)
Total other expense, net(1.1)(0.6)76 (9.3)(1.8)421 
Loss before income taxes$(34.1)$(20.0)71 %$(101.7)$(27.9)265 %
n/m: not meaningful
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Periods ended March 31,Three Months   
2020 2019 % Change 
Revenue    

 
Premiums (CRL)$2,628
 $3,411
 (23)% 
Other revenue12
 112
 (89) 
Total revenue2,640
 3,523
 (25) 
       
Operating expenses    

 
Compensation and benefits21,025
 41,851
 (50) 
Professional services19,452
 (8,327) (334) 
Technology and communications7,218
 14,254
 (49) 
Occupancy and equipment1,481
 2,127
 (30) 
Servicing and origination616
 (50) n/m
 
Other expenses2,208
 2,299
 (4) 
Total operating expenses before corporate overhead allocations52,000
 52,154
 
 
Corporate overhead allocations    

 
Servicing segment(17,793) (57,594) (69) 
Originations segment(4,424) (1,684) 163
 
Total operating expenses29,783
 (7,124) (518) 
 

 

   
Other income (expense), net    

 
Interest income1,243
 715
 74
 
Interest expense(13,454) (14,079) (4) 
Other, net(2,276) (724) 214
 
Total other expense, net(14,487) (14,088) 3
 
       
Loss before income taxes$(41,630) $(3,441) n/m
 
n/m: not meaningful      


Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 versus 2019Revenue
CRL premium revenue declined $0.8$2.2 million, or 23%,59% in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, and $5.0 million, or 49% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The revenue decline is primarily due to a 25%72% and 51% decline in the number of covered REO properties in our servicing portfolio.
Total operating expenses before corporate overhead allocations decreased $0.2 million as comparedportfolio in the quarter and in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. Factors contributing to the first quarter of 2019decline in covered properties include the current moratoria and restrictions on foreclosure procedures due to COVID-19, a declining servicing portfolio, and the decrease is the resultGSE removal of multiple, offsetting variances, as discussed below.REO coverage requirements.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation and benefits expense declined $20.8$5.1 million, or 50%18%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, due to several factors. First, our cost re-engineering initiatives have resulted in a decline in average corporate headcount of 14% with a change in the mix of onshore/offshore. The decline in our headcount mostly affected our onshore resources whose average compensation cost is relatively higher. The average onshore headcount decreased by 33% from 439 to 295, as compared to the third quarter of 2019. Second, the third quarter of 2019 included $7.3 million of severance and retention costs related to our PHH integration and cost re-engineering plan. Third, these cost savings were partially offset in the third quarter of 2020 by $1.2 million incremental incentive compensation, the recognition of $1.8 million severance and retention costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives, and a $1.6 million reduction in the allocation of benefits to other segments.
Compensation and benefits expense declined $32.9 million, or 33%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to $19.2$31.5 million of severance and retention expenses recognized in the first quarter ofnine months ended September 30, 2019 in connection with ourthe PHH integration and cost re-engineering plan. In addition, the expense declined in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2019 due toplan and a decline in average corporate headcount of 14%.20%, including a 42% decrease in average onshore headcount from 553 to 322. These cost savings were partially offset in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 by the same factors as described for the third quarter of 2020, with $2.9 million incremental incentive compensation, $1.2 million additional compensation expenses related to COVID-19, $4.8 million severance and retention costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives, and a $3.4 million lower allocation of benefits to other segments.
Professional Services
Professional services expense declined $4.0 million, or 17%, as compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to a $5.1 million decline in other professional fees offset in part by a $1.4 million increase in legal fees. The expenses incurred in the third quarter of 2019 included PHH integration costs, legal entity reorganization and certain litigation costs that were not re-occurring. Professional services expenses in the third quarter of 2020 include $2.5 million of costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives and $2.2 million of COVID-19 related expenses.
Professional services expense increased $27.8$11.4 million, or 334%28%, as compared to the first quarter ofnine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the $30.7 million recovery in 2019 of amounts previously recognized as expense from a service provider offset in part by a $1.0an $8.5 million net decline in legal fees and an $8.9 million decline in legal fees.other professional services. Expenses incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 included costs related to our 2019 cost re-engineering plan. Professional services expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 include $3.3 million of costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives and $3.2 million of COVID-19 related expenses. The net decline in legal fees is largely due to a $5.4$16.7 million decline in legal expenses relating to the PHH integration, legal entity reorganization and litigation, partially offset by a $4.4an $8.2 million increase to our accrual related to the CFPB and Florida matters in the first quarternine months of 2020.
Other Operating Expenses
Technology and communications expense decreased $7.0$1.2 million, or 49%,12% in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, and $11.4 million, or 32% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The expense reduction is primarily due to a $2.3 million decrease in depreciation expense that is largely the result of a decline in capitalized technology investments and the closure of U.S. facilities in 2019, as well as the effects of a decline in average headcount and our other cost reduction efforts which included bringing technology services in-house and synergy benefits resulting from our PHH integration efforts.re-engineering initiatives. Depreciation expense decreased $3.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Other, net increased $1.6Occupancy and equipment expense declined $3.8 million, or 214%,72% in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, and $3.2 million, or 26% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The expense reduction is primarily due to the results of our cost reduction efforts, which include consolidating vendors and closing and consolidating certain facilities. Rent expense and depreciation expense declined $2.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively, as compared to the third quarter of 2019, partially offset by a $1.0$1.6 million increasereduction in foreign currency losses relatedthe allocation of occupancy costs to other segments. As compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, rent expense and depreciation expense declined $2.7 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and the allocation of occupancy costs to other segments was $6.8 million lower. As disclosed in Note 2 - Severance and Restructuring Charges to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, we partially abandoned one of our operationsleased properties in India.the second quarter of 2020 resulting in the recognition of facility-related costs totaling $5.2 million, versus $6.6 million of similar costs recognized in the nine months
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ended September 30, 2019 in connection with our decision to vacate leased properties prior to the contractual maturity date of the lease agreements.
Total expenses, after corporate overhead allocation, increased by $36.9$11.4 million, or 518%49%, as compared to the firstthird quarter of 2019, primarily due toour updated methodology to allocate overhead costs which we implemented in 2020. Total expenses, after corporate overhead allocation, increased by $61.3 million, or 168%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the $30.7 million recovery in 2019 of amounts previously recognized as expense from a service provider, which was not allocated, and the $4.4$8.2 million increase to our accrual related to the CFPB and Florida matters in the first quarter of 2020, costs related to our 2020 re-engineering initiatives, and the effect of our updated methodology to allocate overhead costs which we implemented in 2020.
Other Income (Expenses)
Interest expense increased $0.9 million, or 73%, as compared to the third quarter of 2019. Interest expense allocated to the Servicing segment amounted to $8.8 million and $14.0 million in the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease of $5.2 million. The interest allocation represents a charge for the financing of MSRs and servicing advances which are funded by corporate debt. The $126.1 million prepayment of the outstanding SSTL balance in January 2020, the maturity of $97.5 million of our 7.375% senior unsecured notes in September 2019, and the repurchase of $39.4 million of our 8.375% senior secured notes in July and August 2019 resulted in a $4.3 million decline in interest expense before allocation.
Interest expense increased $5.1 million, or 242%, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to the same factors as described in the three-month discussion. The interest allocation to the Servicing segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is $28.8 million and $43.3 million, respectively, a decline of $14.5 million. Interest expense on corporate debt before allocation declined $12.8 million. Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount, which is not allocated, increased $3.8 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Other expense, net decreased $5.8 million, or 120% in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the third quarter of 2019, and $2.5 million, or 40% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The expense reduction is mostly due to the write-off of $2.2 million of capitalized software in the third quarter of 2019 and $1.5 million of government service export incentives recognized in the third quarter of 2020 related to our operations in India. The nine month expense reduction is also due to a $1.2 million decrease in pension costs and other income related to our India operations as described above.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
At March 31, We are actively engaged with our lenders and as a result, have successfully completed at market terms the following with respect to our current and anticipated financing needs:
On January 22,2020, our unrestricted cash position was $263.6we did not renew and let terminate a $50.0 million compareduncommitted warehouse facility used to $428.3 million at December 31, 2019, comprised of $302.2 million available cash and $126.1 million available cash we internally earmarked for the repayment of our SSTL. fund reverse mortgage loan draws.
On January 27, 2020, we prepaid $126.1 million of the outstanding SSTL balance and executed certain amendmentsan amendment to the SSTL agreement which reduced the maximum borrowing capacity to extend$200.0 million, extended the maturity date to May 15, 2022, reducereduced the contractual quarterly principal payment from $6.4 million to $5.0 million and modifymodified the interest rate.
On March 12, 2020, we entered into a mortgage loan warehouse agreement to fund reverse mortgage loan draws by borrowers subsequent to origination. Under this agreement, the lender provides financing for up to $100.0 million to PMC on an uncommitted basis. In October 2020, the maturity date was extended to October 29, 2021 and the capacity was temporarily increased to $150.0 million until November 15, 2020 when it will be reduced to $100.0 million. Concurrently, we reduced the maximum borrowing capacity of another reverse mortgage loan warehouse agreement from $100.0 million to $1.0 million in connection with Liberty’s transfer of substantially all of its assets, liabilities, contracts and employees to PMC effective March 15, 2020. On August 10, 2020, the maturity date of this agreement was extended to August 13, 2021.
On May 7, 2020, we renewed the OMART variable funding advance financing facility through June 30, 2021 and increased the borrowing capacity from $200.0 million to $500.0 million.
On May 7, 2020, we renewed the OFAF advance financing facility through June 30, 2021and increased the borrowing capacity from $60.0 million to $70.0 million.
On May 7, 2020, we renewed a mortgage loan warehouse agreement with a maximum borrowing capacity of $175.0 million ($110.0 million of which is committed) through June 30, 2021.
On May 7, 2020 we renewed the Agency MSR financing facility through June 30, 2021 and reduced the borrowing capacity from $300.0 million to $250.0 million.
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On June 25, 2020, we renewed and amended a mortgage loan warehouse agreement with an original maximum borrowing capacity of $300.0 million through June 24, 2021 and reduced the borrowing capacity to $210.0 million (a $90 million committed repurchase agreement and a $120.0 million uncommitted participation agreement).
On June 30, 2020, we amended the Ginnie Mae MSR facility to include servicing advances as eligible collateral, upsized the borrowing capacity to $127.5 million from $100 million, and accelerated the maturity to December 20, 2020.
On August 12, 2020, we issued new OMART fixed-rate term notes with a total borrowing capacity of $475.0 million and an amortization date of August 15, 2022. The existing fixed-rate term notes with a total borrowing capacity of $470.0 million were redeemed on August 17, 2020.
On August 17, 2020, we reduced the total borrowing capacity of the OMART variable-rate notes from $500.0 million to $250.0 million in conjunction with the issuance of new fixed-rate term notes disclosed above.
On September 30, 2020, we entered into a $100.0 million uncommitted repurchase agreement to finance the purchase of EBO loans from Ginnie Mae. This agreement does not have any stated maturity date, however, each transaction has a maximum duration of four years. The cost of this line is set at each transaction date and is based on the interest rate on the collateral.
See Note 1112 – Borrowings to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
At March 31, 2020, we had maximumA summary of borrowing capacity under our advance facilities, of $730.0 million. mortgage warehouse facilities and MSR financing facilities is as follows at the dates indicated:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Total Borrowing CapacityAvailable Borrowing Capacity - CommittedAvailable Borrowing Capacity - UncommittedTotal Borrowing CapacityAvailable Borrowing Capacity - CommittedAvailable Borrowing Capacity - Uncommitted
Advance facilities$795.0$214.9$$730.0$50.9$
Mortgage loan warehouse facilities937.0134.6360.71,125.0108.4684.4
MSR financing facilities377.5136.174.9400.0180.0
Total$2,109.5$485.6$435.6$2,255.0$339.3$684.4
The available borrowing capacity under our advance financing facilities increased by $53.2$164.0 million from $50.9 million atas compared to December 31, 2019 due to $104.0the $65.0 million at March 31, 2020. The $53.2net increase in total borrowing capacity and the $99.0 million decline in outstanding borrowings drove the increase in available capacity.borrowings. At March 31,September 30, 2020, we had fully funded the amounts that$10.0 million could be funded under the available borrowing capacity based on the amount of eligible collateral that had been pledged to our advance financing facilities.
At March 31, 2020, we had maximumWe may utilize committed borrowing capacity under our mortgage warehouse facilities and MSR financing facilities of $1.5 billion. Of the borrowing capacity extended on a committed basis, $341.9 million was available at March 31, 2020, with $156.2 million under our mortgage warehouse funding facilities and $185.7 million under our MSR financing facilities, which, in each case, we may utilize to the extent we have sufficient eligible collateral to borrow against and otherwise satisfy the applicable conditions to funding. At March 31,September 30, 2020, no additional amounts could be borrowed under the availablewe had a $34.1 million committed borrowing capacity, based on the amount of eligible collateral, that could be pledged.and an additional $47.6 million uncommitted borrowing capacity. Uncommitted amounts ($669.6 million available at March 31, 2020) can be advanced solely at the discretion of the lender, and there can be no assurance that any uncommitted amounts will be available to us at any particular time.
At MarchSeptember 30, 2020, our unrestricted cash position was $321.5 million compared to $428.3 million at December 31, 2020, none could be borrowed under the uncommitted borrowing capacity based2019. In addition, we had voluntarily paid down or foregone borrowings on the amount of eligible collateral that could be pledged, assuming our lenders were willingfacilities to do so.
reduce interest costs. We typically invest cash in excess of our immediate operating needs in deposit accounts and other liquid assets. A portion of our cash balances are held in our non-U.S. subsidiaries. Should we wish to utilize this cash in the U.S. we would have to repatriate the cash held by our non-U.S. subsidiaries, in compliance with applicable laws and, potentially with tax consequences.


We closely monitor our liquidity position and ongoing funding requirements, and we regularly monitor and project cash flows over various time horizons as a way to anticipate and mitigate liquidity risk. As uncertainties in market conditions decline, we will continue to seek to optimize our cash management and may reduce our unrestricted cash position to further fund our growth.
In assessing our liquidity outlook, our primary focus is on available cash on hand, unused available funding and the following six forecast measures:
Financial projections for ongoing net income, excluding the impact of non-cash items, and working capital needs including loan repurchases;
Requirements for amortizing and maturing liabilities compared to sources of cash;
The projected change in advances compared to the projected borrowing capacity to fund such advances under our facilities, including capacity for monthly peak needs;
Projected funding requirements for acquisitions of MSRs and other investment opportunities;
Potential payments or recoveries related to legal and regulatory matters, insurance, taxes and MSR transactions; and
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Funding capacity for whole loans and tail draws under our reverse mortgage commitments subject to warehouse eligibility requirements.
COVID-19 Liquidity Update and Outlook
The COVID-19 environment created unprecedented changes in the economy, volatility in the capital markets, and uncertainties in the mortgage industry. In this context, forecastingAs of today, while market conditions have stabilized and our liquidityprior scenario planning has proven somewhat conservative, uncertainties related to the duration, severity and financial condition is particularly challenging.
Threeimpact of the economic downturn remain. Two critical factors have the most effect on our liquidity management in the current COVID-19 environment: our decrease in revenue collections over the next twelve months, our increased advancing requirements as servicer during each investor remittance period, over the next twelve months, and the uncertainties of daily margin calls on our collateralized debt facilities and derivative instruments. In addition, the uncertainties associated with COVID-19 may impact our ability to access new or increase financing facilities.
First, the higher delinquencies, the surge in loans under forbearance plans, and the moratorium on evictions and foreclosure will reduce our cash inflows as we will not collect, or collect less servicing fees or ancillary income, such as late fees, during the forbearance period from borrowers facing financial hardship. In accordance with agency and regulatory requirements, we are offering all eligible borrowers affected by COVID-19, regardless of whether they are explicitly covered by the CARES Act, 90-day forbearance plans, which suspends their obligation to pay monthly installments during the term of the forbearance plan. We also anticipate either extending forbearance or reviewing borrowers for other loss mitigation options, such as repayment plans, payments deferrals, or modifications if their financial hardship persists.
Second, as servicer, we are required to advance to investors the loan P&I installments not collected from borrowers for those delinquent loans, including those on forbearance. In the normal course of business as servicer or master servicer, we are required to advance P&I on behalf of the borrower to the investor of the loan, if delinquent or under a forbearance plan. We also advance T&I and Corporate advances on properties that are in default or have been foreclosed. Our obligations to make these advances are governed by servicing agreements or guides, depending on investors or guarantor:
For PLS loans, generally, we may stop advancing for P&I if the P&I advanceguarantor. Refer to be made is deemed non-recoverable from the net proceeds of the property, although we are generally obligated to continue T&I and Corporate advances until the loan is brought current or until completion of a foreclosure, in which case, we generally recover our advances from the net proceeds of the property or the pool level proceeds, i.e., generally after liquidation or resolution. We also expect delays in our recoveries dueNote 21 — Commitments to the moratorium on eviction and foreclosures.
For Ginnie Mae loans, we are required to make advancesUnaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the lifefurther description of the loan without regard to whether we will be able to recover those payments from liquidation proceeds, insurance proceeds, or late payments. We may stop advancing P&I by purchasing loans out of the pool when they are more than 90 days delinquent.
For GSE loans, we are required to advance P&I until the borrower is 120 days delinquent, and can submit reimbursement claims for certain T&I and Corporate advances after incurring the expense. T&I and Corporate advancing on GSE loans continues until the loan is resolved or the property is sold. On April 21, 2020, the FHFA announced that the 120-day P&I servicer advance obligation limit also applies to loans in forbearance.obligations.
As subservicer, we are required to make T&I and Corporate advances on behalf of servicers following the servicing agreements or guides. We are also required to make P&I advances under the terms of certain subservicing agreements. Servicers are generally required to reimburse us within 30 days of our advancing under the terms of the subservicing agreements.
NRZ is obligated to fund new servicing advances with respect to the MSRs underlying the Rights to MSRs (RMSR), pursuant to the 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements. We are dependent upon NRZ for funding the servicing advance obligations for Rights to MSRs where we are the servicer. As the servicer, we are contractually required under our servicing agreements to make certain servicing advances even if NRZ does not perform its contractual obligations to fund those advances. NRZ currently uses advance financing facilities in order to fund a substantial portion of the


servicing advances that they are contractually obligated to purchase pursuant to our agreements with them. As part of our risk management practices, we closely monitor the counterparty exposure arising from the funding obligations of our servicer clients, including NRZ, to ensure timely advance remittance in accordance with contractual requirements. If NRZ were unable to meet its advance financing obligations, we would remain obligated to meet any future advance financing obligations with respect to the loans underlying these Rights to MSRs for which legal title has not transferred, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and servicing operations. Refer to Note 20 — Commitments , Servicer Advance Obligations for additional information.
We serviced $202.3 billion in UPB of forward residential mortgages, as of March 31, 2020. Under our agreements with NRZ, currently, NRZ reimburses Ocwen daily for PLS and GSE servicing advances on $113.9 billion in UPB as of March 31, 2020. Other subservicing clients have the responsibility to reimburse Ocwen for advances within one week to 30 days after advances have been made on $17.7 billion in UPB as of March 31, 2020. Ocwen has sole advancing responsibility for loans with a $70.7 billion UPB, which is 39% PLS, 24% Freddie Mac, 19% Ginnie Mae and 18% Fannie Mae as of March 31, 2020.
Third,Second, we are generally subject to daily margining requirements under the terms of our MSR financing facilities and daily cash calls for our TBAs and interest rate swap futures. Declines in fair value of our MSRs due to declines in market interest rates, assumption updates or other factors require that we provide additional collateral to our lenders under MSR financing facilities. We have reduced the overall exposure with our MSR macro-hedge strategy, however, the hedge strategy only provides partial coverage estimated at 43% at March 31, 2020. That is, the changes in fair value of our MSRs due to interest rates are partially offset by the changes in fair value of our derivative instruments and natural hedges (e.g., pipeline). DeclinesSimilarly, declines in fair value of our derivative instruments require that we provide additional collateral to the clearing counterparties. While our hedge strategy is intended to be cash neutral, the volatility in the current market environment may subject to large cash outflows that may not be predicted.
We are evaluating the potential impact of COVID-19 under various scenarios. For example, we are evaluating the potential impact of COVID-19 related borrower job losses and reductions in income, as well as other related impacts as we assess the timing and magnitude of potential increases in servicer advance levels and servicing costs based on increased borrower delinquency levels, among other factors that could affect our liquidity and financial condition assessments. We monitor the level of delinquencies, forbearance plans, their expected resolution, and the inventory of foreclosures on hold, on a daily basis. We frequently update the forecast of our advance funding requirements over the next few months based on the most recent loan portfolio delinquency and forbearance information and most recent agency or regulatory guidance affecting borrower payments and our advancing obligations. We have updated our revenue forecast and our overall plan to project our ability to meet our obligations and support our going concern assessment as of the date of issuing our financial statements for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020.
We are communicating proactively with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, and our lenders, including with respect to the potential impact of borrower assistance programs on our business. We are working with mortgage industry trade associations who are working with government officials to inform them of the impact of borrower relief programs on the funding and liquidity needs of the housing finance industry (and in particular, non-bank servicers such as Ocwen) and to assist them in designing appropriate solutions to navigate the challenges of the current environment.
We are focused on ensuring that we have sufficient liquidity sources to continue to operate through the pandemic as well as after. As such, in 2020 we are currently working with our lenders to amend and extend our debt facilities. We have an agreement in place to upsize and extend through June 2021increased the total borrowing capacity of our OMART and OFAF advance financing facilities. The OMART VFN capacity will increasefacilities from $200.0$730.0 million to $500.0$795.0 million and extended the amortization dates to June 2021 and August 2022. We also amended our Ginnie Mae MSR facility to include servicing advances as eligible collateral and increased the total borrowing capacity from $100.0 million to accommodate forecasted advancing requirements$127.5 million. We continuously evaluate alternative financings to diversify our sources of funds, optimize maturities and the amortization of $185.0 million in term notes in August 2020. The OFAF facility will increase to a total capacity of $70.0 million. In addition, we have executed an agreement to extendreduce our MSR repurchase agreement and warehouse facilities with Barclays. We are evaluating the appropriateness and ability of adding GNMA advances to existing lines or pursuing a government provided alternative in the event other financing alternatives are not available at commercially reasonable terms.funding cost.  
Regarding the current maturities of our borrowings, as of March 31,September 30, 2020, we have approximately $789.0$780.6 million of debt outstanding that would either come due, begin amortizing or require partial repayment in the next 12 months. This amount is comprised of $20.0 million in contractual repayments of our SSTL, $289.1$441.8 million of borrowings under forward and reverse mortgage warehouse facilities, $341.0$105.1 million of variable funding and term notes under advance financing facilities that will enter their respective amortization periods, $114.3$166.5 million outstanding under our Agency and Ginnie Mae MSR financing facility which will terminate in June 2020 unless renewed or extendedfacilities and $24.6$25.8 million of scheduled principal amortization on the PLS Notes secured by PLS MSRs.
We are actively engaged with our lenders and as a result, have successfully completed the following with respect to our current and anticipated financing needs:
On January 22,2020, we did not renew and let terminate a $50.0 million uncommitted warehouse facility used to fund reverse mortgage loan draws.


On January 27, 2020, we executed an amendment to the SSTL agreement which reduced the maximum borrowing capacity to $200.0 million, extended the maturity date to May 15, 2022, reduced the contractual quarterly principal payment from $6.4 million to $5.0 million and modified the interest rate.
On March 12, 2020, we entered into a mortgage loan warehouse agreement to fund reverse mortgage loan draws by borrowers subsequent to origination. Under this agreement, the lender provides financing for up to $100.0 million to PMC on an uncommitted basis. Concurrently, we reduced the maximum borrowing capacity of another reverse mortgage loan warehouse agreement from $100.0 million to $1.0 million in connection with Liberty’s transfer of substantially all of its assets, liabilities, contracts and employees to PMC effective March 15, 2020.
On March 26, 2020, we renewed mortgage loan warehouse agreement with a maximum borrowing capacity of $300.0 million through May 3, 2020, and subsequently extended for an additional 30 days to June 3, 2020 for $150.0 million.
We have considered the impact of financial projections on our liquidity analysis and have evaluated the appropriateness of the key assumptions in our forecast such as revenues, expenses, our assessment of the likely impact of open regulatory and litigation matters, recurring and nonrecurring costs, levels of investment and availability of funding sources.financial forecasts. As part of this analysis, we have also assessed the cash requirements to operate our business and service our financial obligations coming due. We have assessed the range of potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial projections and projected liquidity under differentbase case, adverse and severely adverse scenarios. We have an agreement in place to upsizebelieve the recent issuances, renewals and extend through June 2021 our OMART and OFAF advance financing facilities. The OMART VFN capacity will increase from $200.0 million to $500.0 million to accommodate forecasted advancing requirements and the amortization of $185.0 million in term notes in August 2020. The OFAF facility will increase to a total capacity of $70.0 million. In addition,amendments we have executed an agreement to extend our MSR repurchase agreement and warehouse facilities with Barclays.will provide sufficient liquidity in all of these scenarios. We expect to renew, replace or extend our borrowings to the extent necessary to finance our business on or prior to their respective maturities consistent with our historical experience.
As described above, our liquidity forecast requires management to use judgment and estimates and includes factors that may be beyond our control. Our forecast is highly dependent on the duration and magnitude of the downturn. Estimates of the COVID-19 impact by economists and mortgage industry experts vary considerably. Additionally, our business has been undergoing substantial change, which has magnified the uncertainties that are inherent in the forecasting process. Our actual results could differ materially from our estimates. If we were to default under any of our debt agreements, it could become very difficult for us to renew, replace or extend some or all of our debt agreements. Challenges to our liquidity position could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition and could cause us to take actions that would be outside the normal course of our operations to generate additional liquidity.
Use of Funds
Our primary uses of funds in normal course include:
Payment of operating costs and corporate expenses;
Payments for advances in excess of collections;
Investing in our servicing and lendingoriginations businesses, including MSR and other asset acquisitions;
Originated and repurchased loans, including scheduled and unscheduled equity draws on reverse mortgage loans;
Payment of margin calls under our MSR financing facilities and derivative instruments;
Repayments of borrowings, including under our MSR financing, advance financing and warehouse facilities, and payment of interest expense; and
Net negative working capital and other general corporate cash outflows.
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Under the terms of our SSTL facility agreement, subject to certain exceptions, we are required to prepay the SSTL with certain percentage amounts of excess cash flow as defined and 100% of the net cash proceeds from certain permitted asset sales, subject to our ability to reinvest such proceeds in our business within 270 days of receipt.
Sources of Funds
Our primary sources of funds for near-term liquidity in normal course include:
Collections of servicing fees and ancillary revenues;
Collections of advances in excess of new advances;
Proceeds from match funded advance financing facilities;
Proceeds from other borrowings, including warehouse facilities and MSR financing facilities;
Proceeds from sales and securitizations of originated loans and repurchased loans; and
Net positive working capital from changes in other assets and liabilities.
Servicing advances are an important component of our business and represent amounts that we, as servicer, are required to advance to, or on behalf of, our servicing clients if we do not receive such amounts from borrowers. Our use of advance financing facilities is integral to our servicing advance financingcash and liquidity management strategy. Revolving variable funding notes issued by our


advance financing facilities to financial institutions typically have a have revolving period of 12 months. Term notes are generally issued to institutional investors with one-, two- or three-year revolving periods. Additionally, certain of our financing and subservicing agreements permit us to retain advance collections for a period ranging from one to two business days before remittance, thus providing a source of short-term liquidity.
We use mortgage loan repurchase and participation facilities (commonly called warehouse lines) to fund newly-originated loans on a short-term basis until they are sold to secondary market investors, including GSEs or other third-party investors, and to fund repurchases of certain Ginnie Mae forward loans, HECM loans, second-lien loans and other types of loans. Warehouse facilities are structured as repurchase or participation agreements under which ownership of the loans is temporarily transferred to the lender. These facilities contain eligibility criteria that include aging and concentration limits by loan type among other provisions. Currently, our master repurchase and participation agreements generally have maximum terms of 364-days. The funds are typically repaid using the proceeds from the sale of the loans to the secondary market investors, usually within 30 days.
We also rely on the secondary mortgage market as a source of consistent liquidity to support our lending operations. Substantially all of the mortgage loans that we originate or purchase are sold or securitized in the secondary mortgage market in the form of residential mortgage backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and, in the case of mortgage backed securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, are mortgage loans insured or guaranteed by the FHA or VA.
We regularly evaluate financing structure options that we believe will most effectively provide the necessary capacity to support outour investment plans, address upcoming debt maturities and accommodate our business needs. We are actively pursuing the launch of an MSR funding vehicle with third-party investors to accelerate the growth of our servicing volume. Our financing structure actions are targeted at optimizing access to capital and debt financing, improving our cost of funds, enhancing financial flexibility, bolstering liquidity and reducing funding risk while maintaining leverage within our risk tolerances. Historical losses have significantly eroded our stockholders’ equity and weakened our financial condition. To the extent we are not successful in achieving our objective of returning to profitability, funding continuing losses will limit our opportunities to grow our business through capital investment.
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Collateral
Our assets held as collateral related to secured borrowings, committed under sale or other contractual obligations and which may be subject to a secured lien under the SSTL are as follows at March 31,September 30, 2020:
Collateral for Secured Borrowings
AssetsTotalAdvance Match Funded LiabilitiesFinancing LiabilitiesMortgage Loan Warehouse/MSR FacilitiesSales and Other CommitmentsOther
Cash$321.5$$$$$321.5
Restricted cash61.510.54.446.6
MSRs (1)1,069.0577.9490.6
Advances, net832.6660.861.1110.7
Loans held for sale390.6335.754.9
Loans held for investment6,860.96,726.195.639.2
Receivables, net201.652.4149.2
Premises and equipment, net23.623.6
Other assets662.57.1598.057.4
Total Assets$10,423.9$671.3$7,304.0$1,046.9$644.6$756.6
Liabilities
HMBS - related borrowings$6,606.5$$6,606.5$$
Other financing liabilities588.3588.3
Advance match funded liabilities580.1580.1
Other secured borrowings, net915.3607.0308.3
Senior notes, net311.7311.7
Other liabilities997.5598.0399.5
Total Liabilities$9,999.4$580.1$7,194.9$607.0$598.0$1,019.5
Total Equity$424.5
   Collateral for Secured Borrowings    
AssetsTotal Advance Match Funded Liabilities Financing Liabilities Mortgage Loan Warehouse/MSR Facilities Sales and Other Commitments Other
Cash$263,555
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $263,555
Restricted cash53,177
 10,838
 
 5,031
 37,308
 
MSRs (1)1,050,228
 
 591,705
 459,027
 
 513
Advances, net1,024,807
 751,020
 
 
 
 273,787
Loans held for sale246,015
 
 
 205,080
 
 40,935
Loans held for investment6,591,382
 
 6,461,371
 97,273
 
 32,738
Receivables, net235,305
 
 
 32,560
 
 202,745
Premises and equipment, net37,430
 
 
 
 
 37,430
Other assets484,125
 
 
 5,204
 410,718
 68,203
Total Assets$9,986,024
 $761,858
 $7,053,076
 $804,175
 $448,026
 $919,906
            
Liabilities           
HMBS - related borrowings$6,323,091
 $
 $6,323,091
 
 $
 $
Other financing liabilities623,049
 
 613,070
 
 
 9,979
Advance match funded liabilities625,951
 625,951
 
 
 
 
Other secured borrowings, net797,615
 
 
 607,001
 
 190,614
Senior notes, net311,290
 
 
 
 
 311,290
Other liabilities875,171
 
 
 
 410,718
 464,453
Total Liabilities$9,556,167
 $625,951
 $6,936,161
 $607,001
 $410,718
 $976,336
            
Total Equity$429,857
          
(1)Certain MSR cohorts with a net negative fair value of $0.5 million that would be presented as Other are excluded from the eligible collateral of the facilities and are comprised of $17.4 million of negative fair value related to RMBS and $17.9 million of positive fair value related to private EBO and PLS MSRs.


(1)Certain MSR cohorts with a net negative fair value of $1.2 million that would be presented as Other are excluded from the eligible collateral of the facilities and are comprised of $23.3 million of negative fair value related to RMBS and $22.1 million of positive fair value related to private EBO and PLS MSRs.
See Note 1112 – Borrowings for information on assets held as collateral related to secured borrowings, committed under sale or other contractual obligations and which may be subject to a secured lien under the SSTL.
Covenants
Our debt agreements contain various qualitative and quantitative covenants including financial covenants, covenants to operate in material compliance with applicable laws and regulations, monitoring and reporting obligations and restrictions on our ability to engage in various activities, including but not limited to incurring additional debt, paying dividends, repurchasing or redeeming capital stock, transferring assets or making loans, investments or acquisitions. Because of the covenants to which we are subject, we may be limited in the manner in which we conduct our business and may be limited in our ability to engage in favorable business activities or raise additional capital to finance future operations or satisfy future liquidity needs. In addition, breaches or events that may result in a default under our debt agreements include, among other things, nonpayment of principal or interest, noncompliance with our covenants, breach of representations, the occurrence of a material adverse change, insolvency, bankruptcy, certain material judgments and litigation and changes of control. See Note 12 – Borrowings for additional information regarding our covenants.
Covenants and default provisions of this type are commonly found in debt agreements such as ours. Certain of these covenants and default provisions are open to subjective interpretation and, if our interpretation were contested by a lender, a court may ultimately be required to determine compliance or lack thereof. In addition, our debt agreements generally include cross default provisions such that a default under one agreement could trigger defaults under other agreements. If we fail to comply with our debt agreements and are unable to avoid, remedy or secure a waiver of any resulting default, we may be
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subject to adverse action by our lenders, including termination of further funding, acceleration of outstanding obligations, enforcement of liens against the assets securing or otherwise supporting our obligations, and other legal remedies, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. We believe that we are in compliance with the qualitative and quantitative covenants in our debt agreements as of the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed with the SEC. Given the current market conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no assurances we will be able to maintain compliance with our covenants.
Credit Ratings
Credit ratings are intended to be an indicator of the creditworthiness of a company’s debt obligations. Lower ratings generally result in higher borrowing costs and reduced access to capital markets. The following table summarizes theour current ratings and outlook for PMC by the respective nationally recognized rating agencies. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
Rating AgencyLong-term Corporate RatingReview Status / OutlookDate of last action
Moody’sCaa1NegativeSeptember 11, 2019
S&PB –NegativeJuly 23, 2020
Rating AgencyLong-term Corporate RatingReview Status / OutlookDate of last action
Moody’sCaa1NegativeSeptember 11, 2019
S&PB –CreditWatch with negative implicationsApril 13, 2020
On April 13,July 23, 2020, S&P placedremoved the ratings outlook of Ocwen on CreditWatch with negative implications duethat was placed on our ratings on April 3, 2020 as a result of uncertainty around the financial impacts resulting from COVID-19. S&P revised the rating to a Negative Outlook based on our reported preliminary results for the uncertain economic impactsecond quarter that showed sufficient liquidity to manage servicing advance requirements from COVID-19-related forbearances, including nearly $314 million of COVID-19cash and over $750 million of credit availability on liquidity.our servicing advance, MSR, and mortgage warehouse lines. On August 21, 2020, Moody’s reaffirmed their ratings. In addition, Ocwen has been able to maintain cushion on its tangible net worth debt covenants. It is possible that additional actions by credit rating agencies could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity and funding position, including materially changing the terms on which we may be able to borrow money.
Cash Flows
Our operating cash flow is primarily impacted by operating results, changes in our servicing advance balances, the level of mortgage loan production, and the timing of sales and securitizations of mortgage loans. In addition,loans, and the margin calls required under our MSR financing facilities or derivative instruments create volatility in our operating cash flows.instruments. We classify proceeds from the sale of servicing advances, including advances sold in connection with the sale of MSRs, purchase of MSRs through flow purchase agreements, GSE Cash Window and bulk acquisitions as investing activity. We classify changes in HECM loans held for investment as investing activity and changes in the related HMBS borrowings as financing activity.
Our NRZ agreements have a significant impact on our consolidated statements of cash flows. Because the lump-sum payments we received in connection with our 2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements arewere recorded as secured financings, additions to, and reductions in, the balance of those secured financings arewere recognized as financing activity in our consolidated statements of cash flows.flows through April 2020. Excluding the impact of changes to the secured financings attributed to changes in fair value, changes in the balance of these secured financings are reflected in cash flows from operating activities despite having no


impact on our consolidated cash balance. Net cash provided by operating activities for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019 includes $25.1$35.1 million and $23.3$76.1 million, respectively, of such cash flows and they were offset by corresponding amounts in net cash used in financing activities in the same periods.
Cash flows for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020
Our operating activities provided $171.0$248.0 million of cash including $121.1$349.9 million net collections of servicing fee and ancillary income $29.4and $210.7 million of net collections of servicing advances, andmostly P&I advances, partially offset by net cash receivedpaid on loans held for sale of $11.7$119.9 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020.
Our investing activities used $147.3$328.1 million of cash. The primary uses of cash in our investing activities include net cash outflows in connection with our HECM reverse mortgages of $119.8$248.2 million. Cash outflows also include $29.8$83.0 million to purchase MSRs. 
Our financing activities used $199.3$29.3 million of cash. Cash outflows include repayments of $126.1$136.1 million on the SSTL, $53.2$99.0 million of net repayments on advance match funded liabilities a $97.2 million decrease in borrowings under our mortgage warehouse and MSR financing facilities, and $50.4$84.2 million of net payments on the financing liabilities related to MSRs pledged. In addition, we also paid $7.3$7.4 million of debt issuance costs related to our SSTL facility amendment and repurchased 5.7 million shares of our common stock for $4.6 million. Cash inflows include $312.2$886.0 million received in connection with our reverse mortgage securitizations, which are accounted for as secured financings, less repayments on the related financing liability of $172.4 million.$613.0 million, and a $28.2 million net increase in borrowings under our mortgage warehouse and MSR financing facilities.
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Cash flows for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019
Our operating activities provided $100.7$184.1 million of cash largely due to $91.1$189.9 million of net collections of servicing advances. Netadvances, offset in part by net cash receivedpaid on loans held for sale during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was $1.1of $85.2 million.
Our investing activities used $151.3$397.3 million of cash. The primary uses of cash in our investing activities include net cash outflows in connection with our HECM reverse mortgages of $104.6$292.1 million. Cash outflows also include $48.6$112.4 million to purchase MSRs.
Our financing activities used $19.8provided $219.9 million of cash. Cash outflows include $128.9 million of net repayments on advance match funded liabilities as a result of advance recoveries and $50.1 million of net payments on the financing liabilities related to MSRs pledged. In addition, we reduced borrowings under our mortgage loan warehouse facilities by $57.7 million. Cash inflows include $210.6$665.8 million received in connection with our reverse mortgage securitizations which are accounted for as secured financings, less repayments on the related financing liability of $102.4$377.1 million. We increased borrowings under the SSTL through the issuance of an additional term loan of $120.0 million (before a discount of $0.9 million), less $19.1 million of quarterly repayments. In addition, we increased borrowings under our mortgage loan warehouse facilities by $87.5 million and borrowed $137.6 million under a new Agency MSR financing facility. Cash outflows include $90.8 million of net repayments on advance match funded liabilities as a result of advance recoveries, $157.2 million of net payments on the $6.4financing liabilities related to MSRs pledged and $131.8 million first quarter repayment.to redeem and repurchase Senior notes.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Contractual Obligations
We have certain contractual obligations which require us to make future cash payments. At March 31,September 30, 2020, such contractual obligations were primarily comprised of secured and unsecured borrowings, interest payments, leases and commitments to originate or purchase loans, including equity draws on reverse mortgages. There were no material changes to the table of specified contractual obligations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, other than changes related to our secured borrowings.
During the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, we executed an amendment to the SSTL agreement which reduced the maximum borrowing capacity to $200.0 million, extended the maturity date to May 15, 2022, reduced the contractual quarterly principal payment from $6.4 million to $5.0 million and modified the interest rate. See Note 1112 – Borrowings to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Outlook” for additional information.
In addition to the contractual obligations described above, our obligations to make future cash payments include our commitments related to off-balance-sheet and other arrangements, which are excluded from the table of specified contractual obligations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including but not limited to servicing advance obligations, margin calls associated with our asset-backed financing facilities and margin calls associated with our derivative instruments. See Note 2021 — Commitments to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Our forecasting with respect to our ability to satisfy our contractual obligations, including but not limited to our servicing advance obligations, requires management to use judgment and estimates and includes factors that may be beyond our control. Additionally, our business has been undergoing substantial change andcontrol, such as the current conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant volatility in the financial markets and uncertainties in the duration and magnitude of the economic downturn, as well as uncertainties related to the government and other programs to assist mortgage borrowers, which have magnified the uncertainties that are inherent in the forecasting process.pandemic. Our actual results could differ materially from our estimates, and if this were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, we engage in transactions with a variety of financial institutions and other companies that are not reflected on our balance sheet. We are subject to potential financial loss if the counterparties to our off-balance sheet transactions are unable to complete an agreed upon transaction. We manage counterparty credit risk by entering into financial instrument transactions through national exchanges, primary dealers or approved counterparties and through the use of mutual margining agreements whenever possible to limit potential exposure. We regularly evaluate the financial position and creditworthiness of our counterparties. Our off-balance sheet arrangements include mortgage loan repurchase and indemnification obligations, unconsolidated SPEs (a type of VIE) and notional amounts of our derivatives.
Mortgage Loan Repurchase and Indemnification Liabilities. We have exposure to representation, warranty and indemnification obligations in our capacity as a loan originator and servicer. We recognize the fair value of representation and warranty obligations in connection with originations upon sale of the loan or upon completion of an acquisition. Thereafter, the estimation of the liability considers probable future obligations based on industry data of loans of similar type segregated by year of origination and estimated loss severity based on current loss rates for similar loans. Our historical loss severity considers the historical loss experience that we incur upon sale or liquidation of a repurchased loan as well as current market


conditions. See Note 3 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities,, Note 1213 – Other Liabilities and Note 2122 – Contingencies to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
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Unfunded Lending Commitments. We have originated floating-rate reverse mortgage loans under which the borrowers have additional borrowing capacity of $1.6 billion at March 31,September 30, 2020. This additional borrowing capacity is available on a scheduled or unscheduled payment basis. See Note 2021 — Commitments to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
HMBS Issuer Obligations. As an HMBS issuer, we assume certain obligations related to each security issued. The most significant obligation is the requirement to purchase loans out of the Ginnie Mae securitization pools once the outstanding principal balance of the related HECM is equal to or greater than 98% of the maximum claim amount (MCA repurchases). Active repurchased loans are assigned to HUD and payment is received from HUD, typically within 60 days of repurchase. HUD reimburses us for the outstanding principal balance on the loan up to the maximum claim amount. We bear the risk of exposure if the amount of the outstanding principal balance on a loan exceeds the maximum claim amount. Inactive repurchased loans (the borrower is deceased, no longer occupies the property or is delinquent on tax and insurance payments) are generally liquidated through foreclosure and subsequent sale of REO, with a claim filed with HUD for recoverable remaining principal and advance balances. See Note 2021 — Commitments to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Involvement with VIEs. We use SPEs and VIEs for a variety of purposes but principally in the financing of our servicing advances, in the securitization of mortgage loans and in the financing of our MSRs. We include VIEs in our consolidated financial statements if we determine we are the primary beneficiary. See Note 3 – Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
We generally use match funded securitization facilities to finance our servicing advances. The SPEs to which the receivables for servicing advances are transferred in the securitization transaction are included in our consolidated financial statements either because we have the majority equity interest in the SPE or because we are the primary beneficiary where the SPE is a VIE. Holders of the debt issued by the SPEs have recourse only to the assets of the SPEs for satisfaction of the debt.
Derivatives. We record all derivatives at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets. We use these derivatives primarily to manage our interest rate risk. The notional amounts of our derivative contracts do not reflect our exposure to credit loss. Generally, our derivative instruments require daily margin calls. See Note 1415 – Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our ability to measure and report our financial position and operating results is influenced by the need to estimate the impact or outcome of future events based on information available at the date of the financial statements. An accounting estimate is considered critical if it requires that management make assumptions about matters that were highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made. If actual results differ from our judgments and assumptions, then it may have an adverse impact on the results of operations and cash flows. We have processes in place to monitor these judgments and assumptions, and management is required to review critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.”
Fair Value Measurements
We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain instruments in our statement of operations and to determine fair value disclosures. Refer to Note 4 – Fair Value to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the fair value hierarchy, descriptions of valuation methodologies used to measure significant assets and liabilities at fair value and details of the valuation models, key inputs to those models, and significant assumptions utilized. We follow the fair value hierarchy to prioritize the inputs utilized to measure fair value. We review and modify, as necessary, our fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. As such, there may be reclassifications between hierarchy levels.

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The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis and the amounts measured using Level 3 inputs:
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Loans held for sale$246,015
 $275,269
Loans held for sale$390.6 $275.3 
Loans held for investment - Reverse mortgages6,568,821
 6,269,596
Loans held for investment - Reverse mortgages6,849.9 6,269.6 
Loans held for investment - Restricted for securitization investors22,561
 23,342
Loans held for investment - Restricted for securitization investors11.0 23.3 
MSRs1,050,228
 1,486,395
MSRs1,069.0 1,486.4 
Derivative assets14,741
 6,007
Derivative assets22.8 6.0 
Mortgage-backed securities1,670
 2,075
Mortgage-backed securities2.2 2.1 
Corporate bonds211
 441
Corporate bonds0.2 0.4 
Assets at fair value$7,904,247
 $8,063,125
Assets at fair value$8,345.7 $8,063.1 
As a percentage of total assets79% 77%As a percentage of total assets80 %77 %
Financing liabilities   Financing liabilities
HMBS-related borrowings6,323,091
 6,063,435
HMBS-related borrowings6,606.5 6,063.4 
Financing liability - MSRs pledged601,684
 950,593
Financing liability - MSRs pledged577.3 950.6 
Financing liability - Owed to securitization investors21,365
 22,002
Financing liability - Owed to securitization investors11.0 22.0 
6,946,140
 7,036,030
7,194.8 7,036.0 
Derivative liabilities1,499
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Derivative liabilities1.0 — 
Liabilities at fair value$6,947,639
 $7,036,130
Liabilities at fair value$7,195.8 $7,036.0 
As a percentage of total liabilities73% 70%As a percentage of total liabilities72 %70 %
Assets at fair value using Level 3 inputs$7,721,763
 $7,847,925
Assets at fair value using Level 3 inputs$8,004.9 $7,847.9 
As a percentage of assets at fair value98% 97%As a percentage of assets at fair value96 %97 %
Liabilities at fair value using Level 3 inputs$6,946,140
 $7,036,030
Liabilities at fair value using Level 3 inputs$7,194.9 $7,036.0 
As a percentage of liabilities at fair value100% 100%As a percentage of liabilities at fair value100 %100 %
Assets at fair value using Level 3 inputs decreased during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 primarily due to the derecognition of the MSR related to the PMC servicing agreement terminated by NRZ and a decline in the fair value of MSRs, offset in part by reverse mortgage originations. Liabilities at fair value using Level 3 inputs remained mostly flat due to the increase of reverse mortgage securitizations, which we account for as secured financings, partially offset by the derecognition of the pledged MSR financing liability related to PMC servicing agreement terminated by NRZ, which we accounted for as secured financings. Our net economic exposure to Loans held for investment - Reverse mortgages and the related Financing liabilities (HMBS-related borrowings) is limited to the residual value we retain. Changes in inputs used to value the loans held for investment are largely offset by changes in the value of the related secured financing. In addition, we have no net fair value exposure to the MSR pledged to NRZ and the related pledged MSR financing liability, both reported at fair value.
We have various internal controls in place to ensure the appropriateness of fair value measurements. Significant fair value measures are subject to analysis and management review and approval. Additionally, we utilize a number of operational controls to ensure the results are reasonable, including comparison, or “back testing,” of model results against actual performance and monitoring the market for recent trades, including our own price discovery in connection with potential and completed sales, and other market information that can be used to benchmark inputs or outputs. Considerable judgment is used in forming conclusions about Level 3 inputs such as interest rate movements, prepayment speeds, delinquencies, credit losses and discount rates. Changes to these inputs could have a significant effect on fair value measurements.
Valuation of MSRs
MSRs are assets that represent the right to service a portfolio of mortgage loans. We originate MSRs from our multi-channel lending activities and obtainsource MSRs through asset acquisitionsflow purchase agreements, GSE Cash Window, or business combinations. For initial measurement, acquired and originated MSRs are initially measured at fair value. Subsequent to acquisition or origination, we electbulk acquisitions. We elected to account for MSRs using either the amortization method or the fair value measurement method. Effective January 1, 2018, we elected fair value accounting for our MSRs previously accounted for using the amortization method, which included Agency MSRs and government-insured MSRs. Effective with this election, our entire portfolio of MSRs is accounted for using the fair value measurement method. This irrevocable election applies to all subsequently acquired or originated servicing assets and liabilities that have characteristics consistent with each of these classes.


The determination of the fair value of MSRs requires management judgment due to the number of assumptions that underlie the valuation. We determine the fair value of MSRs primarily using discounted cash flow methodologies. The significant components of the estimated future cash inflows for MSRs include servicing fees, late fees, float earnings and other ancillary fees. Significant cash outflows include the cost of servicing, the cost of financing servicing advances and compensating interest payments.
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We engage third-party valuation experts who generally utilize: (a) transactions involving instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, adjusted as necessary based on specific characteristics of the asset or liability being valued; and/or (b) industry-standard modeling, such as a discounted cash flow model and a prepayment model, in arriving at their estimate of fair value. The prices provided by the valuation experts reflect their observations and assumptions related to market activity, incorporating available industry survey results and client feedback, and including risk premiums and liquidity adjustments. While the models and related assumptions used by the valuation experts are proprietary to them, we understand the methodologies and assumptions used to develop the prices based on our ongoing due diligence, which includes regular discussions with the valuation experts. We believe that the procedures executed by the valuation experts, supported by our verification and analytical procedures, provide reasonable assurance that the prices used in our consolidated financial statements comply with the accounting guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures and reflect the assumptions that a market participant would use.
We evaluate the reasonableness of our third-party experts’ assumptions using historical experience adjusted for prevailing market conditions. The following table provides the range and weighted average of key assumptions and weighted average (expressedused as a percentage of UPB) by class projected for the five-year period beginning March 31,September 30, 2020:
Conventional Government-Insured Non-Agency ConventionalGovernment-InsuredNon-Agency
Prepayment speed Prepayment speed
Range13.7% to 25.3% 13.2% to 25.8% 9.1% to 13.7%Range11.2% to 28.8%11.0% to 23.1%8.8% to 15.0%
Weighted average20.1% 19.8% 11.9%Weighted average18.6%17.1%11.5%
Delinquency Delinquency
Range1.3% to 3.1% 7.1% to 17.8% 24.1% to 28.4%Range1.4% to 5.7%7.0% to 19.4%27.7% to 30.2%
Weighted average1.8% 10.3% 27.2%Weighted average2.2%9.5%28.2%
Cost to service 
Cost to service (in dollars)Cost to service (in dollars)
Range$66 to $72 $84 to $139 $241 to $276Range$66 to $69$111 to $136$229 to $273
Weighted average$67 $98 $269Weighted average$67$116$263
Discount rate9.0% 10.2% 11.3%Discount rate9.1%10.3%11.4%
Changes in these assumptions are generally expected to affect our results of operations as follows:
Increases in prepayment speeds generally reduce the value of our MSRs as the underlying loans prepay faster which causes accelerated MSR portfolio runoff, higher compensating interest payments and lower overall servicing fees, partially offset by a lower overall cost of servicing, increased float earnings on higher float balances and lower interest expense on lower servicing advance balances.
Increases in delinquencies generally reduce the value of our MSRs as the cost of servicing increases during the delinquency period, and the amounts of servicing advances and related interest expense also increase.
Increases in the discount rate reduce the value of our MSRs due to the lower overall net present value of the net cash flows.
Increases in interest rate assumptions will increase interest expense for financing servicing advances although this effect is partially offset because rate increases will also increase the amount of float earnings that we recognize.
As a result of the market volatility and uncertainties due to the COVID-19 outbreak, management exercised significant judgment in determining and updating the key assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the MSR based on the known or knowable information as of March 31, 2020. While discount rates remain vastly unchanged at March 31, 2020 compared with December 31, 2019, the spread to the risk-free rate significantly increased, as a result of a significant decline in the different interest rate benchmarks, reflective of the heightened uncertainties in the market conditions.
Allowance for Losses on Servicing Advances and Receivables
Advances are generally fully reimbursed. However, servicing advances may include claimable (with investors) but non-recoverable expenses, for example due to servicer error, such as lack of reasonable documentation as to the type and amount of advances. We record an allowance for losses on servicing advances as a charge to earnings to the extent we believe that a portion of advances are uncollectible under the provisions of each servicing contract taking into consideration, among other


factors, our historical collection rates, probability of default, cure or modification, length of delinquency and the amount of the advance. We continually assess collectability using proprietary cash flow projection models that incorporated a number of different factors, depending on the characteristics of the mortgage loan or pool, including, for example, the probable loan liquidation path, estimated time to a foreclosure sale, estimated costs of foreclosure action, estimated future property tax payments and the estimated value of the underlying property net of estimated carrying costs, commissions and closing costs. At March 31,September 30, 2020, the allowance for losses on servicing advances was $7.4$6.1 million, which represents 0.7% of advances.
We record an allowance for losses on receivables in our Servicing business, including related to defaulted FHA or VA insured loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations (government-insured loan claims). This allowance represents management’s estimate of incurredexpected lifetime credit losses and is maintained at a level that management considers adequate based upon continuing assessments of collectability, current trends, and historical loss experience.experience, and reasonable and
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supportable forecasts. At March 31,September 30, 2020, the allowance for losses on receivables related to government-insured claims was $58.1$40.8 million, which represents 48%27% of the total balance of government-insured claims receivables.
We adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended, on January 1, 2020. The ASU requires the measurement and recording of expected lifetime credit losses on loans and other financial instruments measured at amortized cost and replaces the existing incurred loss model for credit losses. The new guidance requires an organization to measure all current expected credit losses (CECL) for financial assets held and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This standard requires enhanced disclosures related to the significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. Additionally, the new guidance amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.
We applied the guidance at the adoption date with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on January 1, 2020. As permitted by this standard, we made an irrevocable fair value election for certain financial instruments within the scope of the standard. The transition adjustment related to financial instruments for which we are not electing the fair value option did not result in any significant adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Our measurement of lifetime expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability.
Determining an allowance for losses involves degrees of judgment and assumptions that, given similar information at any given point, may result in a different but reasonable estimate.
Income Taxes
We record a tax provision for the anticipated tax consequences of the reported results of operations. We compute the provision for income taxes using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using the currently enacted tax rates in each jurisdiction that applies to taxable income in effect for the years in which those tax assets are expected to be realized or settled. We record a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed more likely than not to be realized.
We conduct periodic evaluations of positive and negative evidence to determine whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset can be realized in future periods. In these evaluations, we gave more significant weight to objective evidence, such as our actual financial condition and historical results of operations, as compared to subjective evidence, such as projections of future taxable income or losses.
For the three-year periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the USVI filing jurisdiction was in a material cumulative loss position. The U.S. jurisdiction was also in a three-year cumulative loss position as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. We recognize that cumulative losses in recent years is an objective form of negative evidence in assessing the need for a valuation allowance and that such negative evidence is difficult to overcome. Other factors considered in these evaluations are estimates of future taxable income, future reversals of temporary differences, tax character and the impact of tax planning strategies that may be implemented, if warranted.
As a result of these evaluations, we recognized a full valuation allowance of $199.5 million and $46.3 million on our U.S. deferred tax assets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and a full valuation allowance of $0.4 million and $21.3 million on our USVI deferred tax assets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The U.S. and USVI jurisdictional deferred tax assets are not considered to be more likely than not realizable based on all available positive and negative evidence. We intend to continue maintaining a full valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets in both the U.S. and USVI until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period in


which the release is recorded. However, the exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release are subject to change based on the profitability that we achieve.
We recognize tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
NOL carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations under Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (Section 382) (or comparable provisions of foreign or state law) in the event that certain changes in ownership were to occur. In addition, tax credit carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations under Internal Revenue Code Section 383 (Section 383). We periodically evaluate our NOL and tax credit carryforwards and whether certain changes in ownership have occurred as measured under Section 382 that would limit our ability to utilize a portion of our NOL and tax credit carryforwards. If it is determined that an ownership change(s) has occurred, there may be annual limitations on the use of these NOL and tax credit carryforwards under Sections 382 and 383 (or comparable provisions of foreign or state law).
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As previously disclosed in prior filings, Ocwen and PHH have evaluated whether weboth experienced an ownership change under these provisions, and determined that an ownership change did occur in January 2015 and in December 2017 in the U.S. jurisdiction, which also results in an ownership change under Section 382 in the USVI jurisdiction. In addition, a Section 382 ownership change occurred at PHH when Ocwen acquired the stock of PHH in October 2018. PHH was a loss corporation as defined under Section 382 at the date of the acquisition. PHH also had an existing Section 382 ownership change on March 31, 2018. For certain states, an additional Section 382 ownership change occurred on August 9, 2017. These Section 382historical ownership changes may limit our ability to fully utilize NOLs, tax credit carryforwards, deductions and/or certain built-in losses that existed as of each respective ownership change date in the various jurisdictions
Due to the Section 382 and 383 limitations and the maximum carryforward period for our NOLs and tax credits, we will be unable to fully recognize certain deferred tax assets. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2018, we had reduced our gross deferred tax asset related to our U.S. federal and USVI NOLs by $160.9 million, our foreign tax credit deferred tax asset by $29.5 million and corresponding valuation allowance by $55.7 million. The realization of all or a portion of our deferred income tax assets (including NOLs and tax credits) is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the statutory carryforward periods. In addition, the limitation on the utilization of our NOL and tax credit carryforwards could result in Ocwen incurring a current tax liability in future tax years. Our inability to utilize our pre-ownership change NOL carryforwards, Section 163(j) disallowed interest carryforwards, any future recognized built-in losses or deductions, and tax credit carryforwards could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Finally, any future changes in our ownership or sale of our stock could further limitcaused the use of our NOLscertain tax attributes to be limited and tax creditshave resulted in the future.
As partwrite-off of certain of these attributes based on our Section 382 evaluation and consistent withinability to use them in the rules provided within Section 382, Ocwen relies strictly on the existence or absence, as well as the information contained in certain publicly available documents (e.g., Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or other documents filed with the SEC) to identify shareholders that own a 5-percent or greater interest in Ocwen stock throughout the period tested. Further, Ocwen relies on such public filings to identify dates in which such 5-percent shareholders acquired, disposed, or otherwise transacted in Ocwen common stock. As the requirement for filing such notices of ownership from the SEC is to report beneficial ownership, as opposed to actual economic ownership of the stock of Ocwen, certain SEC filings may not represent ownership in Ocwen stock that should be considered in determining whether Ocwen experienced an ownership changecarryforward periods defined under the Section 382 rules. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences (regarding Ocwen’ s ability to rely on the existence and absence of information in publicly filed Schedules 13D and 13G), the rules prescribed in Section 382 and the regulations thereunder provide thattax laws. Ocwen may (but is not required to) seek additional clarification from shareholders filing such Schedules 13D and 13G if there are questions or uncertainty regarding the true economic ownership of shares reported in such filing (whether due to ambiguity in the filing, an overly complex ownership structure, the type of instruments owned and reported in the filings, etc.) (often referred to “actual knowledge” questionnaires). Such information can be sought on a filer by filer basis (i.e., there is no requirement that if actual knowledge is sought with respect to one shareholder, actual knowledge must be sought with respect to all shareholders that filed schedules 13D or 13G). While the seeking of actual knowledge can be beneficial in some instances it may be detrimental in others. Once such actual knowledge is received, Section 382 requires the inclusion of such actual knowledge, even if such inclusion is detrimental to the conclusion reached.
Ocwen has performed its analysis of the rules under Section 382 and, based on all currently available information, identified it experienced an ownership change for Section 382 purposes in January 2015 and December 2017. Prior to 2018, Ocwen was aware of shareholder activity in 2015 and 2017 that may have caused a Section 382 ownership change(s), but determined that additional information could potentially be obtained from certain shareholders that would indicate a Section 382 ownership change had not occurred. In completing this analysis, Ocwen identified several shareholders that filed a schedule 13G during the period disclosing a greater than 5-percent interest in Ocwen stock where beneficial versus economic ownership of the stock was unclear, and Ocwen therefore requested further details. As of the date of this Form 10-Q, Ocwen


has not received all requested responses from selected shareholders, and will continue to consider such shareholders as economic owners of Ocwen’s stock until actual knowledge is otherwise received.
Ocwen is continuingcontinues to monitor the ownership in its stock to evaluate information that will become available later in 2019 and that may result in a different outcome for Section 382 purposes and our future cash tax obligations. As part of this monitoring, Ocwen periodically evaluates whether it is appropriate and beneficial to retroactively seek actual knowledge on certain previously identified and included 5-percent shareholders, whereby, depending on the responses received, Ocwen may conclude that either the January 2015 or December 2017 Section 382any additional ownership changes may have instead occurred on a different date, or did not occur at all.that would further limit its ability to utilize certain tax attributes. As such, our analysis regarding the amount of tax attributes that may be available to offset taxable income in the future without restrictions imposed by Section 382 may continue to evolve.
Indemnification Obligations
We have exposure to representation, warranty and indemnification obligations because of our lending, sales and securitization activities, our acquisitions to the extent we assume one or more of these obligations, and in connection with our servicing practices. We initially recognize these obligations at fair value. Thereafter, the estimation of the liability considers probable future obligations based on industry data of loans of similar type segregated by year of origination, to the extent applicable, and estimated loss severity based on current loss rates for similar loans, our historical rescission rates and the current pipeline of unresolved demands. Our historical loss severity considers the historical loss experience that we incur upon sale or liquidation of a repurchased loan as well as current market conditions. We monitor the adequacy of the overall liability and make adjustments, as necessary, after consideration of other qualitative factors including ongoing dialogue and experience with our counterparties. As of March 31,September 30, 2020, we have recorded a liability for representation and warranty obligations, and similar indemnification obligations of $47.1$42.9 million. See Note 2122 – Contingencies to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Litigation
We monitor our litigation matters, including advice from external legal counsel, and regularly perform assessments of these matters for potential loss accrual and disclosure. We establish liabilities for settlements, judgments on appeal and filed and/or threatened claims for which we believe it is probable that a loss has been or will be incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
Going Concern
In accordance with ASC 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern, we evaluate whether there are conditions that are known or reasonably knowable that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that our financial statements are issued. We perform a detailed review and analysis of relevant quantitative and qualitative information from across our organization in connection with this evaluation. To support this effort, senior management from key business units reviews and assesses the following information:
our current financial condition, including liquidity sources at the date that the financial statements are issued (e.g., available liquid funds and available access to credit, including covenant compliance);
our conditional and unconditional obligations due or anticipated within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (regardless of whether those obligations are recognized in our financial statements);
funds necessary to maintain operations considering our current financial condition, obligations and other expected cash flows within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (i.e., financial forecasting); and
other conditions and events, when considered in conjunction with the above items, that may adversely affect our ability to meet obligations within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (e.g., negative financial trends, indications of possible financial difficulties, internal matters such as a need to significantly revise operations and external matters such as adverse regulatory or legal proceedings, adverse counterparty actions or rating agency decisions, and our client concentration).
Our evaluation of whether it is probable that we will be unable to meet our obligations as they become due within one year after the date that our financial statements are issued involves a degree of judgment, including about matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain.
If such conditions exist, management evaluates its plans that when implemented would mitigate the condition(s) and alleviate the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Such plans are considered only if information available as of the date that the financial statements are issued indicates both of the following are true:
it is probable management’s plans will be implemented within the evaluation period; and
it is probable management’s plans, when implemented individually or in the aggregate, will mitigate the condition(s) that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in the evaluation period.
Our evaluation of whether it is probable that management’s plans will be effectively implemented within the evaluation period is based on the feasibility of implementation of management’s plans in light of our specific facts and circumstances.


Our evaluation of whether it is probable that our plans, individually or in the aggregate, will be implemented in the evaluation period involves a degree of judgment, including about matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain.
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In March 2020, the WHO categorized COVID-19 as a pandemic and the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting economic conditions, including an increase in unemployment, and is creating significant uncertainty about the duration and magnitude of the downturn in the economy.
Based on our evaluation, we have determined that there are no conditions that are known or reasonably knowable that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that our Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 are issued.
RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We adopted the new current expected credit loss guidance (ASU 2016-13, as amended) on January 1, 2020 by applying the guidance at the adoption date with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The transition adjustment resulted in an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings of $47.0 million and we increased our loans held for investment by $47.0 million, representing the recognition of the fair value of certain non-cancellable draw commitments (tails) associated with our reverse mortgage loans. See Note 1 – Organization, Business Environment and Basis of Presentation to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Our adoption of the standards listed below on January 1, 2020 did not have a material impact on our unaudited consolidated financial statements:
Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (ASU 2018-15)
Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (ASU 2018-13)
See Note 1 - Organization Business Environment and Basis of Presentation to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to recently issued accounting pronouncements and the expected impact on our consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK (Dollars in thousands unless otherwise indicated)
ITEM 3.     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK (Dollars in millions unless otherwise indicated)
Interest Rates
Our principal market risk exposure is the impact of interest rate changes on our mortgage-related assets and commitments, including MSRs, loans held for sale, loans held for investment and IRLCs. In addition, changes in interest rates could materially and adversely affect our volume of mortgage loan originations or result in MSR fair value changes. We also have exposure to the effects of changes in interest rates on our floating-rate borrowings, including advance financing facilities.
Interest rate risk is a function of (i) the timing of re-pricing and (ii) the dollar amount of assets and liabilities that re-price at various times. We are exposed to interest rate risk to the extent that our interest rate-sensitive liabilities mature or re-price at different speeds, or on different bases, than interest-earning assets.
Our management-level Market Risk Committee establishes and maintains policies that govern our hedging program, including such factors as market volatility, duration and interest rate sensitivity measures, targeted hedge ratios, the hedge instruments that we are permitted to use in our hedging activities and the counterparties with whom we are permitted to enter into hedging transactions and our liquidity risk profile. See Note 1415 – Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our use of derivatives.
Our market risk exposure may also be affected by the phase-out of LIBOR, expected to occur by the end of 2021. Many of our debt facilities incorporate LIBOR. These facilities either mature prior to the end of 2021 or have terms in place that provide for an alternative to LIBOR upon its phase-out. As we renew or replace these debt facilities, we will need to work with our counterparties to incorporate alternative benchmarks. There is presently substantial uncertainty relating to the process and timeline for developing LIBOR alternatives, how widely any given alternative will be adopted by parties in the financial markets, and the extent to which alternative benchmarks may be subject to volatility or present risks and challenges that LIBOR does not. Consequently, it is difficult to predict what effect, if any, the phase-out of LIBOR and the use of alternative benchmarks may have on our business or on the overall financial markets. If LIBOR alternatives re-allocate risk among parties in a way that is disadvantageous to market participants such as Ocwen, or if uncertainty relating to the LIBOR phase-out disrupts financial markets, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, and liquidity.


MSR Hedging Strategy
MSRs are carried at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded in earnings in the period in which the changes occur. The fair value of MSRs is subject to changes in market interest rates and prepayment speeds. Beginning in September
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2019, management implemented a hedging strategy to partially offset the changes in fair value of our net MSR portfolio attributable to interest rate changes. As a general matter, the impact of interest rates on the fair value of our MSR portfolio is naturally offset by other exposures, including our loan pipeline and our economic MSR value embedded in our reverse mortgage loan portfolio. Our hedging strategy is targeted at mitigating the residual exposure, which we refer to as our net MSR portfolio exposure. We define our net MSR portfolio exposure as follows:
our more interest rate-sensitive Agency MSR portfolio,
less the Agency MSRs subject to our agreements with NRZ (See Note 89 — Rights to MSRs)MSRs),
less the unsecuritized reverse mortgage loans and tails classified as held-for-investment,
less the asset value for securitized HECM loans, net of the corresponding HMBS-related liability, and
less the net value of our held for sale loan portfolio and lock commitments (pipeline).
We determine and monitor daily the hedge coverage based on the duration and interest rate sensitivity measures of our net MSR portfolio exposure, considering market and liquidity conditions. During the firstthird quarter of 2020, our hedging strategy provided for a partial coverage of our net MSR portfolio exposure of approximately 43%37%. The changes in fair value of our hedging instruments may not fully offset the changes in fair value of our net MSR portfolio exposure attributable to interest rate changes due to the partial hedge coverage and other factors.
The following table illustrates the composition of our net MSR portfolio exposure at March 31,September 30, 2020 with the associated interest rate sensitivity for a hypothetical, instantaneous decrease in interest rate of 25 basis points assuming a parallel shift in interest rate yield curves (refer to the description below under Sensitivity Analysis). The amounts based on market risk sensitive measures are hypothetical and presented for illustrative purposes only. Changes in fair value cannot be extrapolated because the relationship to the change in fair value may not be linear.
Fair value at September 30, 2020Hypothetical change in fair value due to 25 bps rate decrease
Agency MSR - interest rate sensitive$339.7 $(23.3)
Asset value of securitized HECM loans, net of HMBS-related borrowing$108.6 3.4 
Loans held for investment - Unsecuritized HECM loans and tails134.8 0.1 
Loans held for sale367.0 6.8 
Pipeline IRLCs22.7 (0.5)
Natural hedges (sum of the above)9.8 
Hypothetical 30% offset by hedging instruments (1)4.1 
Total hedge position (2) (3)$13.9 
Hypothetical residual exposure to changes in interest rates$(9.4)
Dollars in millionsFair value at March 31, 2020 Hypothetical change in fair value due to 25 bps rate decrease
Agency MSR - interest rate sensitive (1)$294.2
 $(24.5)
    
Asset value of securitized HECM loans, net of HMBS-related borrowing$245.7
 3.7
Loans held for investment - Unsecuritized HECM loans and tails125.5
 0.3
Loans held for sale203.6
 2.7
Pipeline IRLCs10.5
 (0.4)
Natural hedges (sum of the above)
 6.3
Hypothetical 30% offset by hedging instruments (2)
 5.5
Total hedge position (3) (4)  $11.8
    
Hypothetical residual exposure to changes in interest rates
 $(12.7)
(1)Hypothetical 30% offset is calculated in the above table as a percentage of the net MSR exposure, that is, the Agency MSR less natural hedges, i.e., pipeline and economic MSR of reverse mortgage loans.
(1)As a result of the termination of the PMC MSR Agreement, the MSRs and the related MSR financing liability related to Agency MSR were derecognized from our balance sheet on February 20, 2020.
(2)Hypothetical 30% offset is calculated in the above table as a percentage of the net MSR exposure, that is, the Agency MSR less natural hedges, i.e., pipeline and economic MSR of reverse mortgage loans.
(3)Total hedge position is defined as the sum of the fair value changes of hedging derivatives and the fair value changes of natural hedges due to interest rate risks, i.e., pipeline and economic MSR of reverse mortgage loans.
(4)We define our hedge coverage ratio as the total hedge position (derivatives and natural hedges) as a percentage of the Agency MSR exposure, or 48% in the above table.
(2)Total hedge position is defined as the sum of the fair value changes of hedging derivatives and the fair value changes of natural hedges due to interest rate risks, i.e., pipeline and economic MSR of reverse mortgage loans.
(3)We define our hedge coverage ratio as the total hedge position (derivatives and natural hedges) as a percentage of the Agency MSR exposure, or 59% in the above table.
We use forward trades of MBS or Agency TBAs with different banking counterparties and exchange-traded interest rate swap futures as hedging instruments. These derivative instruments are not designated as accounting hedges. TBAs, or To-Be-Announced securities are actively traded, forward contracts to purchase or sell Agency MBS on a specific future date. We report changes in fair value of these derivative instruments in MSR valuation adjustments, net in our consolidated statements of operations.
The TBAs and Interest rate swap futures are subject to margin requirements. Ocwen may be required to post or may be entitled to receive cash collateral with its counterparties, based on daily value changes of the instruments. Changes in market


factors, including interest rates, and our credit rating could require us to post additional cash collateral and could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and liquidity.
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MSRs and MSR Financing Liabilities
Our entire portfolio of MSRs is accounted for using the fair value measurement method. MSRs are subject to interest rate risk as the mortgage loans underlying the MSRs permit borrowers to prepay their loans. The fair value of MSRs generally decreases in periods where interest rates are declining, as prepayments increase, and generally increases in periods where interest rates are increasing, as prepayments decrease.
While the majority of our non-Agency MSRs have been sold to NRZ, these transactions did not initially qualify as sales and are accounted for as secured financings.financings until such time as the transactions meet the requirements for sale accounting treatment and are derecognized from our consolidated balance sheet. We have elected fair value accounting for these MSR financing liabilities. Through these transactions, the majority of the risks and rewards of ownership of the MSRs transferred to NRZ, including interest rate risk. Changes in the fair value of the MSRs sold to NRZ are offset by a corresponding change in the fair value of the MSR financing liabilities, which are recognized as a component of interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations.
Loans Held for Sale, Loans Held for Investment and IRLCs
In our Originations business, newly-originated forward mortgage loans held for sale and newly originated reverse mortgage loans held for investment that we have elected to carry at fair value and IRLCs are subject to the effects of changes in mortgage interest rates from the date of the commitment through the sale of the loan into the secondary market. IRLCs represent an agreement to purchase loans from a third-party originator or an agreement to extend credit to a mortgage loan applicant, whereby the interest rate on the loan is set prior to funding. We are exposed to interest rate risk and related price risk during the period from the date of the lock commitment through (i) the lock commitment cancellation or expiration date or (ii) through the date of sale of the resulting loan into the secondary mortgage market. Loan commitments for forward loans range from 5 to 90 days, but the majority of our commitments are for 60 days. Our holding period for forward mortgage loans from funding to sale is typically less than 30 days. Loan commitments for reverse mortgage loans range from 10 to 30 days. The majority of our reverse loans are variable-rate loan commitments. This interest rate exposure had historically been economically hedged with freestanding derivatives, including forward sales of agency TBAs and forward mortgage-backed securities (Forward MBS). Beginning in September 2019, this exposure is not individually hedged, but rather used as an offset to our MSR exposure and managed as part of our MSR hedging strategy described above.
We elected fair value accounting for newly repurchased loans from securitization trusts or investors after January 1, 2020. We may repurchase loans that have been modified, to facilitate loss reduction strategies, or as otherwise obligated as a Ginnie Mae servicer.
Loans Held for Investment and HMBS-related Borrowings
We elected fair value accounting for the entire reverse mortgage HECM loans, which are held for investment, together with the HMBS-related borrowings. We also elected fair value accounting for non-cancellable draw commitments (tails) of our HECM loans. The fair value of our HECM loan portfolio decreases as market interest rates rise and increases as market rates fall. As our HECM loan portfolio is predominantly comprised of ARMs, higher interest rates cause the loan balance to accrue and reach a 98% maximum claim amount liquidation event more quickly, with lower interest rates extending the timeline to liquidation.
The fair value of our HECM loan portfolio net of the fair value of the HMBS-related borrowings comprise the fair value of reverse mortgage loans and tails that are unsecuritized at the balance sheet date (reverse pipeline) and the fair value of securitized HECM loans net of the corresponding HMBS-related borrowings that represent the reverse mortgage economic MSR (HMSR) for risk management purposes. Both reverse assets (reverse pipeline and HMSR) act as a partial hedge for our forward MSR value sensitivity. Due to this characteristic, beginning in September 2019, this exposure is used as an offset to our MSR exposure and managed as part of our MSR hedging strategy described above.
Advance Match Funded Liabilities
We monitor the effect of increases in interest rates on the interest paid on our variable-rate advance financing debt. Earnings on cash and float balances are a partial offset to our exposure to changes in interest expense. We purchase interest rate caps as economic hedges (not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes) when required by our advance financing arrangements.


Interest Rate-Sensitive Financial Instruments
The tables below present the notional amounts of our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates and the related fair value of these instruments at the dates indicated. We use certain assumptions to estimate the fair value of these
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instruments. See Note 4 – Fair Value to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding fair value of financial instruments.
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
BalanceFair Value (1)BalanceFair Value (1)
Rate-Sensitive Assets:
Interest-earning cash$288.1$288.1$433.2$433.2
Loans held for sale, at fair value367.0367.0208.8208.8
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value (2)23.723.766.566.5
Loans held for investment, at fair value6,849.96,849.96,269.66,269.6
Debt service accounts and time deposits15.315.323.723.7
Total rate-sensitive assets$7,544.0$7,544.0$7,001.8$7,001.8
Rate-Sensitive Liabilities:
Advance match funded liabilities$580.1$580.6$679.1$679.5
HMBS-related borrowings, at fair value6,606.56,606.56,063.46,063.4
SSTL and other secured borrowings (3) (4)922.4889.71,030.31,010.8
Senior notes (4)313.1285.8313.1270.0
Total rate-sensitive liabilities$8,422.1$8,362.6$8,085.9$8,023.7
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
 Balance Fair Value (1) Balance Fair Value (1)
Rate-Sensitive Assets:       
Interest-earning cash$262,143
 $262,143
 $433,224
 $433,224
Loans held for sale, at fair value203,592
 203,592
 208,752
 208,752
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value (2)42,423
 42,423
 66,517
 66,517
Loans held for investment, at fair value6,568,821
 6,568,821
 6,269,596
 6,269,596
Debt service accounts and time deposits16,239
 16,239
 23,666
 23,666
Total rate-sensitive assets$7,093,218
 $7,093,218
 $7,001,755
 $7,001,755
        
Rate-Sensitive Liabilities:       
Advance match funded liabilities$625,951
 $631,247
 $679,109
 $679,507
HMBS-related borrowings, at fair value6,323,091
 6,323,091
 6,063,435
 6,063,435
SSTL and other secured borrowings (3) (4)807,001
 758,115
 1,030,306
 1,010,789
Senior notes (4)313,052
 253,281
 313,052
 270,022
Total rate-sensitive liabilities$8,069,095
 $7,965,734
 $8,085,902
 $8,023,753
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Notional
Balance
Fair
Value
Notional
Balance
Fair
Value
Rate-Sensitive Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative assets (liabilities):
Interest rate caps$$$27.1$
IRLCs888.222.7232.64.9
Forward trades80.0(0.1)60.0
Interest rate swap futures355.0(0.2)
TBA / Forward MBS trades590.0(0.6)1,200.01.1
Derivatives, net$21.8$6.0
(1)See Note 4 – Fair Value to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional fair value information on financial instruments.
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
 
Notional
Balance
 
Fair
Value
 
Notional
Balance
 
Fair
Value
Rate-Sensitive Derivative Financial Instruments:       
Derivative assets (liabilities):       
Interest rate caps$10,833
 $
 $27,083
 $
IRLCs382,773
 10,478
 232,566
 4,878
Forward trades100,000
 (235) 60,000
 (92)
Interest rate swap futures500,000
 822
 
 
TBA / Forward MBS trades240,000
 2,177
 1,200,000
 1,121
Derivatives, net

 $13,242
 

 $5,907
(1)
See Note 4 – Fair Value to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional fair value information on financial instruments.
(2)Net of valuation allowances and including non-performing loans.
(3)Excludes financing liabilities that result from sales of assets that do not qualify as sales for accounting purposes and, therefore, are accounted for as secured financings, which have no contractual maturity and are amortized over the life of the related assets.
(4)Balances are exclusive of any related discount or unamortized debt issuance costs.

(2)Net of valuation allowances and including non-performing loans.

(3)Excludes financing liabilities that result from sales of assets that do not qualify as sales for accounting purposes and, therefore, are accounted for as secured financings, which have no contractual maturity and are amortized over the life of the related assets.
(4)Balances are exclusive of any related discount or unamortized debt issuance costs.
Sensitivity Analysis
Fair Value MSRs, Loans Held for Sale, Loans Held for Investment and Related Derivatives
The following table summarizes the estimated change in the fair value of our MSRs, HECM loans held for investment and loans held for sale that we have elected to carry at fair value as well as any related derivatives at March 31,September 30, 2020, given hypothetical instantaneous parallel shifts in the yield curve. We used March 31,September 30, 2020 market rates to perform the sensitivity analysis. The estimates are based on the interest rate risk sensitive portfolios described in the preceding paragraphs and assume instantaneous, parallel shifts in interest rate yield curves. These sensitivities are hypothetical and presented for illustrative
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purposes only. Changes in fair value based on variations in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship to the change in fair value may not be linear.
 Change in Fair Value
Down 25 bpsUp 25 bps
Asset value of securitized HECM loans, net of HMBS-related borrowing$3.4 $(3.2)
Loans held for investment - Unsecuritized HECM loans and tails0.1 — 
Loans held for sale6.8 (9.1)
TBA / Forward MBS trades / Interest rate swap futures(3.7)5.1 
Total6.6 (7.2)
MSRs (1)(22.8)25.4 
MSRs, embedded in pipeline(0.5)0.3 
Total MSRs (2)(23.3)25.7 
Total, net$(16.7)$18.5 
 Change in Fair Value
Dollars in millionsDown 25 bps Up 25 bps
Asset value of securitized HECM loans, net of HMBS-related borrowing$3.7
 $(3.7)
Loans held for investment - Unsecuritized HECM loans and tails0.3
 (0.3)
Loans held for sale2.7
 (3.2)
TBA / Forward MBS trades / Interest rate swap futures15.1
 (15.0)
Total21.8
 (22.2)
    
MSRs (1)(24.1) 27.1
MSRs, embedded in pipeline(0.4) 0.4
Total MSRs (2)(24.5) 27.5
    
Total, net$(2.7) $5.3
(1)Primarily reflects the impact of market interest rate changes on projected prepayments on the Agency MSR portfolio and on advance funding costs on the non-Agency MSR portfolio carried at fair value. Fair value adjustments to our MSRs are offset, in part, by fair value adjustments related to the NRZ financing liabilities, which are recorded in Pledged MSR liability expense.
(2)Forward mortgage loans only.
(1)Primarily reflects the impact of market interest rate changes on projected prepayments on the Agency MSR portfolio and on advance funding costs on the non-Agency MSR portfolio carried at fair value. Fair value adjustments to our MSRs are offset, in part, by fair value adjustments related to the NRZ financing liabilities, which are recorded in Pledged MSR liability expense.
(2)Forward mortgage loans only.
Borrowings
The majority of the debt used to finance much of our operations is exposed to interest rate fluctuations. We may purchase interest rate swaps and interest rate caps to minimize future interest rate exposure from increases in interest rates, or when required by the financing agreements.
Based on March 31,September 30, 2020 balances, if interest rates were to increase by 1% on our variable-rate debt and interest earning cash and float balances, we estimate a net positive impact of approximately $11.8$16.8 million resulting from an increase of $22.0$26.0 million in annual interest income and an increase of $10.2$9.2 million in annual interest expense.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Our operations in India and the Philippines expose us to foreign currency exchange rate risk to the extent that our foreign exchange positions remain unhedged. Depending on the magnitude and risk of our positions we may enter into forward exchange contracts to hedge against the effect of changes in the value of the India Rupee or Philippine Peso.
Home Prices
Inactive reverse mortgage loans for which the maximum claim amount has not been met are generally foreclosed upon on behalf of Ginnie Mae with the REO remaining in the related HMBS until liquidation. Inactive MCA repurchased loans are generally foreclosed upon and liquidated by the HMBS issuer. Although active and inactive reverse mortgage loans are insured by FHA, we may incur expenses and losses in the process of repurchasing and liquidating these loans that are not reimbursable by FHA in accordance with program guidelines. In addition, in certain circumstances, we may be subject to real estate price risk to the extent we are unable to liquidate REO within the FHA program guidelines. As our reverse mortgage portfolio seasons, and the volume of MCA repurchases increases, our exposure to this risk will increase.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, under the supervision of and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), as of March 31,September 30, 2020.
Based on such evaluation, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31,September 30, 2020 were (1) designed and functioning effectively to ensure that material information relating to Ocwen, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to our principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report was being prepared and (2) operating effectively in that they provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by Ocwen in the reports that it files or submits under the


Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
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SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer or principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 1920 – Regulatory Requirements and Note 2122 – Contingencies to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. That information is incorporated into this item by reference.
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS
An investment in our common stock involves significant risk. We describe the most significant risks that management believes affect or could affect us under Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.2019 and in Item 1A. Risk Factors under Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020. Understanding these risks is important to understanding any statement in such Annual Reportreports and in our subsequent SEC filings (including this Form 10-Q) and to evaluating an investment in our common stock. You should carefully read and consider the risks and uncertainties described therein together with all the other information included or incorporated by reference in such Annual Report and in our subsequent SEC filings before you make any decision regarding an investment in our common stock. You should also consider the information set forth under “Forward-Looking Statements.” If any of the risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. If this were to happen, the value of our common stock could significantly decline, and you could lose some or all of your investment.
In addition to the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, you should consider the following:
The COVID-19 pandemic and related efforts to mitigate the pandemic have impacted our business, and the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to contain its spread ultimately impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and are difficult to predict.
In March 2020, the WHO categorized COVID-19 as a pandemic and the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting economic conditions, including an increase in unemployment, and is creating significant uncertainty about the duration and magnitude of the downturn in the economy. In response, on March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law, allowing borrowers affected by COVID-19 to request temporary loan forbearance for federally backed mortgage loans. In addition, multiple forbearance programs, moratoria of foreclosure and eviction and other requirements to assist borrowers enduring financial hardship due to COVID-19 are being issued by states, agencies and regulators. These measures could stay in place for an extended period of time. If we are unable to comply with, or face allegations that we are in breach of, applicable laws, regulations or other requirements, we may face regulatory action, including fines, penalties, and restrictions on our business. In addition, we could face litigation and reputational damage.
Notwithstanding the relief provided by the CARES Act, we expect delinquencies and forbearance loans to rise in the near term. Delinquent loans and forbearance loans reduce our servicing fee revenue and are more costly to service. An increase in loans in forbearance, an increase in delinquencies, further declines in market or mortgage rates and other assumptions changes would also further decrease the fair value of our MSR portfolio. We reported a $174.1 million loss in MSR valuation adjustments, net in the first quarter of 2020, mostly driven by a $156.7 million loss due to the decline in interest rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic (117 basis-point decline in the 10-year treasury swap rate). In addition, as servicer, we are required to advance unpaid principal and interest to investors and to make advances for unpaid taxes and insurance and other costs to the extent that we determine that such amounts are recoverable. An increase in loans in forbearance or an increase in delinquencies would increase our servicing advances and may increase the related interest expense. Such an increase could also adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund servicing advances or finance our business. We are currently negotiating extensions and increases to advance facility commitments with our lenders.
Depending on the severity and longevity of the COVID-19 pandemic, the related efforts taken to reduce its spread, and the possibility of a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we could recognize a significant adverse impact to our liquidity position. As of March 31, 2020 we had approximately $789.0 million of debt outstanding under facilities coming due in the next 12 months. Portions of our match funded advance facilities and all of our mortgage loan warehouse facilities have 364-day terms consistent with market practice. We have historically renewed these facilities on or before their expiration in the ordinary


course of financing our business. As a result of COVID-19, we may be required to raise additional capital to finance our advance obligations as a servicer and to support our operations during this economic downturn. There is no guarantee that debt financings will be available in the future, or that such financing will be available on terms consistent with our historical agreements or expectations. Further, on April 13, 2020, S&P placed the ratings outlook of Ocwen on CreditWatch with negative implications due to the uncertain economic impact of COVID-19 on liquidity. If our credit ratings are downgraded, or general market conditions were to ascribe higher risk to our rating levels, our industry, or us, our access to capital and the cost of any debt financing will be further negatively impacted. In addition, the terms of future debt agreements could include more restrictive covenants, or require incremental collateral, which may further restrict our business operations or be unavailable due to our covenant restrictions then in effect. See ItemITEM 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources--COVID-19 Update and Outlook.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
We have also experienced in the first quarter of 2020, and may continue to experience, losses in the valuation of our MSRs, loans or other instruments. Further, our operations may be impacted by reduced employee availability due to illness, voluntary or government mandated social distancing and travel restrictions, as well as our transition to secured remote work arrangements for approximately 92% of our employees. Remote working arrangements could impact employees’ productivity, and brings increased risks from potentially less secure and less private work environments. In addition, increased reliance on remote connections and conferencing technology may increase stress on the systems and processes we rely on to conduct our business, including the programs in place to prevent, detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents.
These factors may remain prevalent for a significant period of time and may continue to adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided. As noted in Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, our ability to execute on our key initiatives has been hindered by the recent COVID-19 environment. These factors may also reduce the capacity of vendors, government agencies, and other third parties on whom we are dependent to conduct our operations. In addition, if a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus occurs after the initial outbreak subsides, these factors will be exacerbated.
As this situation is ongoing and the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is uncertain at this time, it is difficult to forecast the eventual long-term impacts on our future operating results or financial condition. We expect the COVID-19 pandemic will negatively impact our financial results, including having a larger impact on our results of operations for the second quarter and remainder of this year than has been reflected in our first quarter results for 2020. The extent to which the coronavirus pandemic and measures taken to contain its spread ultimately impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and are difficult to predict.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
The business in which we engage is complex and heavily regulated, and the rules and regulations to which we are subject have been changing and increasing rapidly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If we fail to operate our business in compliance with both existing and future regulations, our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Our business is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governmental authorities, including the CFPB, HUD, the SEC and various state agencies that license and conduct examinations of our servicing and lending activities. In addition, we must comply with the requirements of the GSEs (and their conservator, the FHFA), Ginnie Mae, and the United States Treasury Department. These regulations and requirements have been changing rapidly as these entities have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law, allowing borrowers affected by COVID-19 to request temporary loan forbearance for federally backed mortgage loans. Multiple forbearance programs, moratoria of foreclosure and eviction and other requirements to assist borrowers enduring financial hardship due to COVID-19 are being issued by states, agencies and regulators. These requirements vary across jurisdiction, may conflict in some circumstances, and can be complex to interpret and implement. If we are unable to comply with, or face allegations that we are in breach of, applicable laws, regulations or other requirements, we may face regulatory action, including fines, penalties, and restrictions on our business. In addition, we could face litigation and reputational damage. Any of these risks could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Financial Performance, Financing Our Business, Liquidity and Net Worth and the Economy
Because we remain obligated to continue making servicing advances for delinquent loans and loans which are the subject of forbearance plans, in the event of a surge in delinquencies and loans entering forbearance, our advance obligations could exceed our available liquidity sources, which would adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
The CARES Act enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic allows borrowers affected by COVID-19 to request temporary loan forbearance for federally-backed mortgage loans. In addition, multiple states, agencies and regulators have issued forbearance programs, moratoria of foreclosure and/or eviction and other requirements to assist borrowers enduring financial hardship. In accordance with agency and regulatory requirements, we are offering all eligible borrowers affected by


COVID-19, regardless of whether they are explicitly covered by the CARES Act, a 90-day forbearance plan, which suspends the obligation to pay monthly installments during the term of the forbearance plan. Borrowers will not be required to repay their suspended mortgage payments until after the forbearance period ends and we will not charge late fees or proceed with foreclosure activity during the term of the forbearance period. At the conclusion of the initial 90-day forbearance period, depending on the borrower’s individual situation and applicable regulatory and investor guidelines, we anticipate either extending forbearance or reviewing borrowers for other loss mitigation options, such as repayment plans, payment deferrals, or modifications if their financial hardship persists. The elevated delinquency rate, the surge in loans under forbearance plans, and the moratorium on evictions and foreclosure will reduce our cash inflows as we will not collect, or collect less, servicing fees or ancillary income, such as late fees, from borrowers facing financial hardship.
As servicer, we are required to advance to investors the principal and interest installments not collected from borrowers for those delinquent loans, including those on forbearance. In the normal course of business as servicer or master servicer, we are required to advance P&I and T&I on behalf of the borrower to the investor of the loan, if delinquent or under a forbearance plan. We also advance Corporate advances on properties that are in default or have been foreclosed. Our obligations to make these advances are governed by servicing agreements or guides, depending on the investors or guarantor, and vary with respect to the type of advances we are required to make, the circumstances under which we may stop advancing, and the method and timeframe for recovering amounts owed to us. See Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources, and Note 20 — Commitments.
We believe, based on current estimates, that we can continue to meet our servicing advance needs by utilizing our existing servicing advance financing facilities and other liquidity sources. However, due to the considerable uncertainty in the current environment relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including with respect to the response of the U.S. government, state governments, the GSEs, Ginnie Mae and regulators, and the potential for ongoing disruption in the financial markets and in commercial activity generally, forecasting our liquidity and financial condition is particularly challenging and we cannot assure you that our liquidity resources will continue to be sufficient to meet our servicing advance obligations. If we become unable to comply with our servicing obligations, or if our contractual counterparties dispute our interpretation of our servicing obligations, it could cause us to actually or allegedly default under our servicing agreements, which could potentially cause cross-defaults under our debt financing agreements, and have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
Operational Risks and Other Risks Related to our Business
Our shift to remote work arrangements may increase our risks of cybersecurity breaches or system failures, which may interrupt or delay our ability to provide services to our customers, expose our business and our customers to harm and otherwise adversely affect our operations.
Ocwen is currently operating through a secured remote workforce model for approximately 92% of our global workforce, which we believe offers the best protection for our employees and the communities in which they live and provides the best assurance of our continued ability to serve borrowers and investors. However, the shift to “work from home” arrangements brings increased risks from potentially less secure and less private work environments. In addition, increased reliance on remote connections and conferencing technology may increase stress on the systems and processes we rely on to conduct our business, including the programs in place to prevent, detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents. Disruptions and failures of our systems or those of our vendors may interrupt or delay our ability to provide services to our customers, expose us to remedial costs and reputational damage, and otherwise adversely affect our operations. If any of the foregoing were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
Risks Relating to Ownership of our Common Stock
If we are unable to regain compliance with NYSE continued listing standards, our common stock could be delisted, which could have significant adverse effects on our operations, liquidity, and the trading market for our common stock.
As previously disclosed, we were notified on April 8, 2020 by the NYSE that we were non-compliant with the NYSE’s continued listing standards because the average closing price of our common stock over the 30 trading-day period ending April 7, 2020 was less than $1.00. If we are not able to regain compliance with the NYSE’s share price standards, which generally require thaton the last trading day of any calendar month during a six month cure period, our common stock has a closing share price of at least $1.00 and an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over the 30 trading-day period ending on the last trading day of that month, we will be delisted from the NYSE. On April 21, 2020, the NYSE announced that, due to market-wide declines brought about by the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would toll until July 1, 2020 the running of cure periods for companies not in compliance with the minimum share price standard. As a result, the remainder of Ocwen’s cure period will be tolled until July 1, 2020 and we must regain compliance with the NYSE’s share price standard by December 17, 2020. The likelihood and nature of any further NYSE relief remain uncertain at this time. If we are unable to achieve an increase in our stock price and our common stock is subsequently delisted, we would experience


significant negative impacts, including but not limited to, impairment of our ability to obtain debt or equity financing to support our operations, and our shareholders could experience significant negative impacts, including but not limited to, decreased trading volume and liquidity of our common stock.
If we implement a reverse split of our common stock, it may not result in the benefits we anticipate, and could adversely affect our market capitalization and the liquidity of our common stock.
Our Board of Directors is considering implementing a reverse stock split in a ratio of between one-for-five and one-for-25 and is seeking advisory approval of such a reverse split at our Annual Meeting of shareholders planned for May 27, 2020. If the Board implements such a reverse split, it could potentially increase our stock price and help us regain compliance with NYSE listing standards, but such an outcome is by no means guaranteed.The market price of our common stock is based on a number of factors which may be unrelated to the number of shares outstanding. These factors may include our performance, general economic and market conditions and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. The market price per share may not rise in inverse proportion to the reduction in the number of shares outstanding before the reverse stock split, and any increase in share price may not be maintained. Accordingly, the total market capitalization of our common stock after implementing a reverse stock split may be lower than the total market capitalization before the reverse stock split. Further, there can be no assurance that implementing a reverse stock split would result in a per-share market price that will attract institutional investors or investment funds or that such share price will satisfy the investing guidelines of institutional investors or investment funds. In addition, the reduced number of shares issued and outstanding after implementation of a reverse stock split could adversely affect the liquidity of our common stock by reducing the number of shares available for trading.
ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliates
On February 3, 2020, Ocwen’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for an aggregate amount of up to $5.0 million of Ocwen’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Repurchases may be made in open market transactions at prevailing market prices. The timing and execution of any related share repurchases is subject to market conditions, among other factors. Unless we amend the share repurchase program or repurchase the full $5.0 million amount by an earlier date, the share repurchase program will continue through February 3, 2021. No assurances can be given as to the amount of shares, if any, that we may repurchase in any given period.
Information regarding repurchases of our common stock during the first quarter of 2020 is as follows:
PeriodTotal number of shares purchased (1)Average price paid per share (1) (2)Total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced repurchase program (1)Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the repurchase program
January 1 - January 31— $— — $5.0  million
February 1 - February 29— $— — $5.0  million
March 1 - March 31377,484 $11.8995 377,484 $0.5  million
Total377,484 $11.8995 377,484 
(1)Adjusted retroactively to give effect to the 1-for-15 reverse stock split which became effective on August 13, 2020.
(2)Price paid per share does not reflect payment of commissions totaling $0.1 million.
We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock under this program during the second or third quarter of 2020.
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PeriodTotal number of shares purchased Average price paid per share (1) Total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced repurchase program Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the repurchase program
January 1 - January 31
 $
 
 $5.0 million
February 1 - February 29
 $
 
 $5.0 million
March 1 - March 315,662,257
 $0.7933
 5,662,257
 $0.5 million
Total5,662,257
 $0.7933
 5,662,257
  


ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS
(1)Price paid per share does not reflect payment of commissions totaling $0.1 million.
ITEM 6.EXHIBITS
4.1The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request a copy of each instrument with respect to the issuance of long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, the authorized principal amount of which does not exceed 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.



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*Management contract or compensatory plan or agreement.
Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any referenced schedules will be furnished supplementally toThe following financial statements from the SEC upon request.
(1)Incorporated by reference to the similarly described exhibit to the Registrant’sCompany’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 2017 filed on August 3, 2017.2020 were formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.
(2)104Incorporated by reference toThe cover page from the similarly described exhibit toCompany’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2019.quarter ended September 30, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (Included as Exhibit 101).

(3)Incorporated by reference to the similarly described exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2020.


*    Management contract or compensatory plan or agreement.

Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any referenced schedules will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.


†† Certain information in this exhibit has been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K and the exhibits to the agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.

(1)Incorporated by reference to the similarly described exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2019.
(2)Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 filed on May 7, 2019. Filed herewith to correct formatting error resulting in omission of footnotes in prior exhibit.




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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, thereunto duly authorized.
Ocwen Financial Corporation
By:/s/ June C. Campbell
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(On behalf of the Registrant and as its principal financial officer)
Date: May 8,November 3, 2020





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