Morning Scan: Lawsky Deepens Ocwen Probe; Should Firms Stay Mum on D...

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Ocwen Under Fire: New York financial watchdog Benjamin Lawsky is turning up the heat against mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial. The superintendent of New York's Department of Financial Services is accusing Ocwen of routing as much as $65 million worth of fees each year to an affiliated insurance company, Altisource. In a letter to Ocwen's general counsel Lawsky also highlights "serious concerns about the apparently conflicted role played by Ocwen executive chairman William...