Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN) and Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NSM) Earnings: Bank of America Corp (BAC)

The company will have to watch out for their rising expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses have risen each quarter this year for a total increase of 65.9%. Total operating expenses have risen 60% from Q1 this year.

Watch for good earnings but be weary of rising expenses.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NYSE:NSM) has a $215 billion loan servicing package from Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), which has increased their entire portfolio to $425 billion. The $215 billion valuation is based on the principle remaining on the sum of the loans. The sale price of this was $1.5 billion. This is not a new practice in the banking industry. The loan servicing arrangement has Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NYSE:NSM) performing all of the administrative work involved with collecting the payments. In exchange, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) pays a small percent of the interest collected on the loans. This allows Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) to collect payment without doing any work. With new capital regulations, it has become too costly for Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) to originate  and collect payments on its loans. This high cost coupled with mortgaged-based litigation in the past makes servicing a major challenge for the bank. Offloading this practice continues to reduce Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)’s liability and allows them to focus on higher revenue generating practices with less financial risk.

There are more opportunities for loan servicing purchases and sales. Both Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) could very well sell their loan servicing programs. Both Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NYSE:NSM) and Ocwen could benefit from these future opportunities.

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