0000950123-11-036482.txt : 20110829 0000950123-11-036482.hdr.sgml : 20110829 20110418160057 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-036482 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110418 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NOVASTAR FINANCIAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001025953 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE AGENTS & MANAGERS (FOR OTHERS) [6531] IRS NUMBER: 742830661 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1211 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2114 CENTRAL STREET 2: STE 600 CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64108 BUSINESS PHONE: 8162377000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2114 CENTRAL STREET 2: STE 600 CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64108 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm corresp
[NOVASTAR FINANCIAL, INC. LETTERHEAD]
April 18, 2011
VIA Facsimile (703) 813-6984 and EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Folake Ayoola
Re:    NovaStar Financial, Inc. (the “Company”)
Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
File No. 333-171115 (the “Registration Statement”)
We hereby withdraw our previous request for acceleration of the effective date of our Registration Statement, as amended, as requested in our letter to you dated April 14, 2011.
We anticipate filing Amendment No. 5 to Form S-4 this week and will submit a request for acceleration of the effective date of our Registration Statement, as amended, soon thereafter.
         
Very truly yours,
 		    
/s/ Rodney E. Schwatken      
Rodney E. Schwatken     
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of NovaStar Financial, Inc.     
cc:   Gregory G. Johnson, Esq.