Commitments and Contingencies Legal Proceedings See Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K for information regarding our accounting policies for contingencies. We are routinely involved in a number of legal actions and proceedings, including litigation and other disputes arising in the ordinary course of our business. The legal and regulatory matters discussed below and in our 2017 Form 10-K could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, injunctions, restitutions or other relief that could require significant expenditures or have other effects on our business. Management believes, based on current knowledge and after consultation with counsel, that the outcome of such actions will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition. However, the outcome of litigation and other legal and regulatory matters and proceedings is inherently uncertain, and it is possible that one or more of the matters currently pending or threatened could have an unanticipated adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations for any particular period. As described in Note 9 , on September 4, 2014, we received formal Notices of Deficiency from the IRS related to certain tax losses and deductions resulting from our investment in a portfolio of non-economic REMIC residual interests. If the ultimate resolution of this matter produces a result that differs materially from our current expectations, there could be a materially different impact than we currently expect on our effective tax rate, results of operations and cash flows. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and Homeward Residential, Inc. (collectively, Ocwen) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Radian Guaranty (the Complaint) alleging breach of contract and bad faith claims and seeking monetary damages and declaratory relief. Ocwen has also initiated similar legal proceedings against several other mortgage insurers. On December 17, 2016