NovaStar Financial Inc., a real estate investment trust based in Kansas City, Mo., has announced the completion of a $2.5 billion securitization by its subsidiary, NovaStar Mortgage.The transaction, NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust series 2004-4, offered 15 rated classes of certificates with a face value of $2.47 billion, NovaStar said. The lead managers of the deal are RBS Greenwich Capital and Wachovia Securities. NovaStar Mortgage can be found on the Web at http://www.novastarmortgage.com.
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The bank is accusing its fintech rival of racketeering for raiding its offices across nine states and stealing an untold amount of confidential information.
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Lenders may not be able to fully respond to the broader government-sponsored enterprises' rollout of VantageScore 4.0 yet but there is one thing they can do now.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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