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Alex Klabin and Doug Silverman's hedge fund Senator Investment Group recently filed a 13G with the SEC regarding shares of PHH (PHH).  Per the filing, Senator now owns 7.6% of the company with 4,391,007 shares.

The fine print of the filing shows that this stake is inclusive of notes convertible into 391,007 shares.  The filing was required due to activity on September 20th and this updated stake includes over 1.9 million more shares than they had at the end of the second quarter.

Per Google Finance, PHH is "an outsource provider of mortgage and fleet management services. PHH operates in three segments: Mortgage Production, Mortgage Servicing and Fleet Management Services. The Company provides mortgage banking services to clients, including financial institutions and real estate brokers, throughout the United States. The Company’s mortgage banking activities include originating, purchasing, selling and servicing mortgage loans through its wholly owned subsidiary, PHH Mortgage Corporation and its subsidiaries (PHH Mortgages). It provides commercial fleet management services to corporate clients and government agencies throughout the United States and Canada through its wholly owned subsidiary, PHH Vehicle Management Services Group LLC (PHH VMS). PHH VMS is a fully integrated provider of fleet management services with a range of product offerings, including managing and leasing vehicle fleets and providing other fee-based services for its clients’ vehicle fleets."