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New York State Regulator Investigating Ocwen As Stock Drops

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Mark Melin
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Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN), the fourth largest servicer of mortgage loans in the US, is under investigation by Benjamin Lawsky, New York State’s superintendent of financial services for its relationships with related businesses.  The concern is borrowers may be harmed due to the close financial ties among related companies, as well as questions being raised regarding the firm's capacity for growth.

Ocwen

The investigation comes on the heels of Moody's warning on the sector.

The stock is down nearly 7.5% in mid-afternoon trading.

Regulator notes “tangled web of conflicts”

An "ongoing review of Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN)'s mortgage servicing practices has uncovered a number of potential conflicts of interest between Ocwen...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.