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NOTE 25 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Note 25

Subsequent Events

Genworth Acquisition

On October 26, 2012, Ocwen and Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) entered into an agreement whereby Ocwen will acquire Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc. for approximately $22.0 million in cash. The company, which will be renamed Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc. is the leading reverse mortgage originator based on January 2013 industry data with strong positions in both retail and wholesale originations. The acquisition closed on April 1, 2013.

Ally Bank MSR Acquisition

On March 8, 2013, OLS and Ally Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ally, entered into a Mortgage Servicing Rights Purchase and Sale Agreement whereby OLS agreed to acquire Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae MSRs and the servicing advances related to loans with a UPB of approximately $85.0 billion as of January 31, 2013. We also agreed to acquire MSRs related to loans with an estimated UPB of $5.0 billion from commitments made by Ally prior to February 28, 2013. The estimated purchase price was approximately $600.0 million, net of assumed liabilities. We assumed the origination representation and warranty obligations in connection with a majority of the acquired MSRs. The transaction will close in stages, with the initial closing on April 1, 2013 and the final closing expected in July 2013. We had been subservicing these MSRs via a prior agreement with ResCap on behalf of Ally under a subservicing contract assumed by us in connection with the ResCap Acquisition.

Sale of ResCap Fee-Based Businesses to Altisource

On April 12, 2013, Ocwen and OMS entered into an Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Altisource to extend terms related to the existing servicing arrangements between Altisource and Ocwen for mortgage servicing assets acquired from ResCap.

The Agreement provides that during the term of the existing servicing arrangements (which currently have terms expiring on August 31, 2025, subject to certain renewal rights) between Altisource and Ocwen, (i) Altisource will be the exclusive provider, except as prohibited by applicable law, to Ocwen and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates, of certain services related to the ResCap business; (ii) Ocwen will not establish similar fee-based businesses that would directly or indirectly compete with Altisource services as they relate to the ResCap business; and (iii) Ocwen and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates will market and promote the utilization of Altisource’s services to their various third party relationships. Additionally, the parties agreed to use commercially reasonable best efforts to ensure that the loans associated with the ResCap business are boarded onto Altisource’s mortgage servicing platform. The cash consideration paid or payable by Altisource to Ocwen under the Agreement totals $128.8 million, $80.0 million of which was paid on April 12, 2013, with the remaining $48.8 million to be paid in monthly installments for up to five months following the closing.