Skip to content
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Cart
  • Inside Mortgage Finance
  • MBS & ABS
  • The GSEs
  • The CFPB
  • Mortgage Trends
  • FHA/VA Lending
  • Nonconforming Markets
  • Data
    • Subscribe to Data
Home » Ocwen Reveals Fair-Value Charge To GNMA MSRs Due to MIP Cut
Looking to read the full article? Register for free access to IMFnews content today!

Ocwen Reveals Fair-Value Charge To GNMA MSRs Due to MIP Cut

May 15, 2015
Mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial, the target of a state enforcement action for allegedly mishandling distressed borrowers, said it would delay its regulatory 10-Q filing because of an impairment charge on Ginnie Mae servicing rights. The impairment was caused by a 50 basis point cut in the FHA’s annual mortgage insurance premium, which took effect in January, the servicer said. Although it had expected a $34.4 million profit in the first quarter of 2015, Ocwen took a $17.8 million impairment charge, which included monitoring costs, “strategic advisor expenses,” and fair-value adjustments. FHA lowered the annual MIP to enable more borrowers to obtain an FHA-insured single-family mortgage loan with a 3.5 percent downpayment. Ocwen would likely lose money if it sold off its government-backed MSRs, according to one servicing advisor. Last fall, Ocwen tried to sell its ...
News Inside Mortgage Finance Inside MBS & ABS Inside Mortgage Trends Inside The GSEs Inside FHA/VA Lending Inside the CFPB Mortgage Insurance Agency MBS Profitability Supervision & Examination
Purchase this article for $55.00
Subscribe To The Newsletter

Latest Imf News

  • Rocket Top GSE Seller in February

  • MBA Doesn't Expect Lower Interest Rates in Near Term

  • Cash-Strapped Homeowners Increasingly Turn to BNPL Products

  • loanDepot Returns to Wholesale Channel

More Imf News

Featured Data

  • Bank Servicing Declines in 4Q, MSR Fair Values Up

  • Mortgage-Banking Earnings at Banks Level Off in 4Q

  • Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Profits Decline in 2025

  • Home Equity Loan Securitization Growth Levels Off

More Featured Data

Featured Reports

  • Top Mortgage Players: 3Q25 (PDF)

  • Lender Profiles 3Q25: Top 25 (PDF subscription)

  • Mortgage Profitability Report 3Q25 (PDF)

  • Agency Channel Analysis: 4Q25 (PDF)

More Latest Reports

Featured Poll

As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?

View Results
  • About
    • About Inside Mortgage Finance
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • Privacy Policy/Terms
    • Article Reprints/Web Postings
    • Copyright FAQ
  • Customer Center
    • Subscribe
    • Request a Sample
    • Account Inquiries
    • Change of Address
    • Change of Delivery Method
    • Data Licensing
    • Password Reminder
    • Group Subscriptions
    • Refunds
    • Renew Your Subscription
    • E-mail Newsletters
  • Mortgage Data
    • Origination
    • Servicing and Portfolios
    • Mortgage Insurance
    • Securitization
    • Agency MBS Activity
    • Non-Agency MBS Activity
    • MBS Investor Activity
    • ABS Activity
    • Commercial MBS Activity
    • Funding Activity
    • Earnings and Financials
    • Regulatory Data
    • Mortgage Rates and Terms
    • Subscribe to Data
    • Lender Profiles
    • HMDA Dashboard
    • Contacts Directory
    • Custom Data
    • Data Licensing
  • Reports
    • Data Reports
    • Industry Studies
    • Regulatory Reports
    • Statistical Annual
    • Free Reports

© Copyright 2026 Inside Mortgage Finance Publications
Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing