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NovaStar on the Block

Stock quotes in this article: NFI , NEWC  

Updated from 4:10 p.m.

NovaStar Financial (NFI Quote) surged 15% in late trading after putting itself on the block.

The Kansas City, Mo.-based subprime lender said it hired Deutsche Bank as its financial adviser to consider "a range of strategic alternatives, including without limitation a potential sale or other change of control transactions." NovaStar added that it got $100 million in financing from Wachovia.

NovaStar also said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its loan production fell 58% from a year ago in March. ...

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