Ocwen Financial Corp., moms and dad business of PHH Mortgage Corp. and its subsidiary Liberty Reverse Mortgage, published a $64 million loss in 2023 however sees a typically favorable trajectory for its reverse home loan origination and maintenance companies. This is according to an incomes release and teleconference detailing the business’s fourth-quarter and complete year 2023 outcomes.
According to its incomes declarations, Ocwen has actually seen primarily favorable motion in its reverse home mortgage company regardless of severe obstacles in the home loan market at big. It published a boost in gains from reverse home mortgages while recalculating its evaluation methods to show the truths of the present market.
Reverse home mortgage maintenance
Ocwen identified the efficiency of its reverse home mortgage maintenance company as favorable, according to primary monetary officer Sean O’Neill.
“The reverse area stayed highly successful however decreased somewhat quarter over quarter due to decreasing reverse portfolio balances,” he stated throughout the profits call. “Continuing a capital-light method, we grew subservicing volumes by 6% year over year determined in UPB (unsettled primary balance) due to deals with existing and brand-new capital partners along with winning brand-new customers.”
O’Neil likewise explained that a second-quarter 2023 deal substantially improved the business’s success in the sector.
“Our existing reverse maintenance insight and assessment know-how assisted us to carry out a deal in the 2nd quarter of ’23 that produced substantial excess liquidity and pretax earnings, and we’re anticipating to utilize this competence for more deals in 2024,” he stated.
Reverse home mortgage origination
Ocwen’s origination sector broadly preserved success regardless of a seasonal downturn in Q4 2023. The primary motorist was its reporter and co-issue channels, “which got rid of little losses in the reverse and customer direct channels,” O’Neill discussed.
Volume was minimized throughout all channels in Q4, however Ocwen had the ability to “show robust margin management and concentrate on MSR (home mortgage maintenance rights) money yields to preserve margins in reporter and reverse,” O’Neill described.
“Although we stay a leading 10 reporter lending institution and a leading 5 reverse loan provider, we are dedicated to rewarding development versus rankings.”
Evaluating the marketplace
In a concern and response session at the end of the call, business leaders were inquired about the information of the existing state of the reverse home loan market. Ocwen CEO Glen Messina discussed the existing obstacles and chances of running in the reverse area.