Ocwen Financial Amends Credit Facility, Repurchases Sahres From WL Ross

Ocwen Financial Corporation, (NYSE: OCN), a leading financial services holding company, today announced that it had amended its Senior Secured Term Loan Facility Agreement and that 100,000 of the 162,000 outstanding shares of its Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") were converted into common stock and immediately repurchased and cancelled. "We are pleased to successfully execute on these transactions," commented Bill Erbey, Ocwen's Executive Chairman. "As we have said publicly, we believe that our cash generating capability and debt capacity are sufficient to fund substantial growth and return earnings to our shareholders in the form of stock repurchases. We view the amendment to our Senior Secured Term Loan Facility Agreement and the opportunity to make this repurchase from WL Ross & Co. as consistent with our long-term plans." Wilbur Ross added, "This transaction had been agreed at the August 20th Board meeting of Ocwen, subject to Ocwen amending a bank facility, which Ocwen has now completed. The sale was made strictly for portfolio management reasons and does not reflect any change in our enthusiasm for Ocwen and its management, or my continuing role on the Ocwen Board of Directors." Amendment to Senior Secured Term See full press release