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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES – OXLEY ACT OF 2002
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES – OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with
the Annual Report of NovaStar Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for
the period ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, W. Lance Anderson, Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes – Oxley
Act of 2002, that:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date:
March 31, 2010
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/s/ W. Lance Anderson |
W. Lance Anderson | |
Chairman of the Board of Directors and | |
Chief Executive Officer |
This
certification is made solely for purpose of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject to
the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.