San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/25/2014 -- An investor, who purchased shares of Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Ocwen Financial Corp in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between May 2, 2013 and August 11, 2014.

Investors who purchased shares Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) have certain options and for certain investors are short and strict deadlines running. Deadline: October 14, 2014. NYSE:OCN investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges on behalf of purchasers of Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) common shares between May 2, 2013 and August 11, 2014, that the defendants violated Federal Securities Laws.

More specifically, the plaintiff claims that Defendants issued allegedly materially false and misleading statements and allegedly omitted material information from Ocwen Financial Corp 's public disclosures, which allegedly failed to disclose, among other things, that Altisource Portfolio Solutions, S.A. was charging exorbitant fees to Ocwen Financial Corp to enable Defendants to funnel as much as $65 million in questionable fees, that despite public representations to the contrary, Defendant Erbey was personally involved in approving conflicted transactions with Altisource Portfolio Solutions, S.A. and other related entities which he controlled, that the Company failed to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including lending regulations designed to protect homeowners, that the Company's financial statements between May 2, 2013 and August 11, 2014were artificially inflated and did not provide a fair presentation of the Company's finances and operations, that the Company lacked adequate internal and financial controls, and that as a result of the above, the Company's financial statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Shares of Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) grew from $8.76 per share in October 2010 to as high as $59.97 per share in October 2013.

On February 27, 2014, Ocwen Financial Corp announced its operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013. Ocwen Financial Corp reported that its annual Total Revenue rose from $845.20 million in 2012 to over $2.03 billion in 2013 and that its Net Income increased from $180.82 million in 2012 to $294.15 million in 2013. Shares of Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) declined from almost $60 per share in October 2013 to as low as $31.85 per share in May 2014.

On August 4, 2014, the New York's Department of Financial Services disclosed that it was investigating whether Ocwen Financial Corp entered into improper transactions with affiliated entities. According to the New York's Department of Financial Services, Ocwen Financial Corp entered into an arrangement with Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., whose executives have substantial ties to Ocwen Financial Corp, which raises concerns about whether such transactions were priced fairly and conducted at arm's-length. Shares of Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) declined to as low as $25.37 per share on August 7, 2014.

Then on August 12, 2014, Ocwen Financial Corp announced in a filing with the SEC that on August 12, 2014, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ocwen Financial Corp after consultation with Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, determined that Ocwen Financial Corp’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and the quarter ended March 31, 2014 can no longer be relied upon as being in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and that accordingly, Ocwen Financial Corp will restate such financial statements. NYSE:OCN shares declined to as low as $24.87 per share on August 12, 2014, and closed at $25.16 per share.

On August 21, 2014, NYSE:OCN shares closed at $27.20 per share.

Those who purchased shares of Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com