Origen Financial Inc. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. For the quarter, the company reported total interest income of $14,501,000, net interest income before loan losses and impairment of $4,417,000, net interest loss after loan losses and impairment of $737,000, net income before income taxes of $3,584,000, net income of $3,566,000 or $0.14 per common share as compared to total interest income of $16,704,000, net interest income before loan losses and impairment of $6,691,000, net interest loss after loan losses and impairment of $97,000, net loss before income taxes of $2,802,000, net loss of $2,817,000 or $0.11 per common share for the same period prior year. The Board of Directors declared a dividend on common stock of $0.38 per share to be paid to holders of common stock of record on June 15, 2012. The dividend will be paid on June 22, 2012 and will approximate $9.9 million.