NovaStar Names CFO

Greg Metz has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of NovaStar Financial Inc., a residential mortgage lender and portfolio investor based in Kansas City, Mo.Mr. Metz, a certified public accountant and an attorney, was most recently senior vice president and director of corporate tax at Union Planters Corp., NovaStar said. He was previously employed for more than 15 years by Big Four accounting firms. NovaStar, a real estate investment trust, can be found on the Web at http://www.novastarmortgage.com.