NovaStar Financial Inc., Kansas City, Mo., has priced its common stock offering at $77 per share.The public offering of 610,000 shares is expected to give NovaStar net proceeds of just under $45 million. JMP Securities LLC, San Francisco, is the lead manager, with Flagstone Securities LLC, St. Louis, as co-manager. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase an additional 91,500 shares to cover overallotments.
Flatworld Mortgage Solutions says its former vice president breached his employment agreements by soliciting its customers as he formed a rival offshoring firm.
The HomeSafe Second product is now available in more than one third of all states, according to the reverse mortgage specialist.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development agreed to do more to manage due-and-payable obligations contingent on the availability of certain resources.
The ex-housing official is returning to a previous employer with the aim of helping guide the firm through an evolving landscape in federal policy.
A $160 million deal to merge Hometown Financial Group subsidiaries and Primary Bank will lead to consolidation under a single brand name of TruNorth.
The Aspire business reported $2.1 billion of lock volume, up 32% from the first quarter, but total production at the REIT fell to $8 billion from $8.5 billion.
