May 02, 2023
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday freed Ocwen Financial Corp. from a mortgage servicing misconduct lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, dispensing yet again with the agency's long-running case following an Eleventh Circuit-mandated review of its claims.
April 21, 2021
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday entered final judgment for Ocwen Financial Corp. in a mortgage servicing misconduct suit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, setting the stage for an appeal by the agency after its case was gutted last month.
April 02, 2021
The Florida federal judge who recently gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's mortgage servicing misconduct suit against Ocwen Financial Corp. spent Friday batting back an attempt by the agency to pull the plug on the remainder of its case as it looks to clear the deck for an appeal.
March 05, 2021
A Florida federal judge has sharply narrowed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's mortgage servicing misconduct lawsuit against Ocwen Financial Corp., ruling much of the agency's case is precluded by a multibillion-dollar settlement that the company reached with regulators years ago.
October 15, 2020
Ocwen Financial has agreed to a settlement worth more than $11 million in relief for Florida borrowers to end a suit by the state's attorney general accusing the mortgage servicer of pervasive misconduct, according to a court filing Thursday.
July 27, 2020
State and federal regulators urged a Florida federal judge Friday not to grant an early win to mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial in enforcement litigation it faces, arguing a 2013 settlement the company agreed to did not bar the current action.
May 22, 2020
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can join forces with Florida's state attorney general and financial regulator to fight a single lawsuit accusing mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial of pervasive misconduct, a Florida federal judge has ruled.
April 29, 2020
A Florida federal judge ruled Wednesday that Ocwen Financial can no longer assert a constitutional challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as an affirmative defense against the agency's lawsuit accusing the mortgage servicer of pervasive misconduct, saying he's already rejected the challenge twice.
April 22, 2020
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday dismissed with prejudice an unfair trade practices claim in an enforcement against Ocwen Financial Corporation Inc., ruling that Florida's Office of the Attorney General had merely repacked another claim that was thrown out for good last year.
November 13, 2019
A Florida federal judge said Wednesday that he is not convinced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutionally structured, even if the agency's head says otherwise, and declined to end an enforcement action against Ocwen Financial Corp.