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                         NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust
                  NovaStar Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes
                                  Series 2000-1

                             Statement To Bondholder


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                                                   DISTRIBUTIONS IN DOLLARS
                              PRIOR                                                                                      CURRENT
            ORIGINAL        PRINCIPAL                                                       REALIZED      DEFERRED      PRINCIPAL
 CLASS     FACE VALUE        BALANCE         INTEREST       PRINCIPAL         TOTAL          LOSSES       INTEREST       BALANCE
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  A-1    216,200,000.00   215,099,116.84   1,289,160.71    1,293,456.80    2,582,617.51       0.00          0.00    213,805,660.04
  M-1      4,600,000.00     4,600,000.00      28,757.67            0.00       28,757.67       0.00          0.00      4,600,000.00
  M-2      2,760,000.00     2,760,000.00      18,799.43            0.00       18,799.43       0.00          0.00      2,760,000.00
  M-3      2,760,000.00     2,760,000.00      22,126.77            0.00       22,126.77       0.00          0.00      2,760,000.00
  A-IO   229,958,462.70   228,899,116.90     110,894.29            0.00      110,894.29       0.00          0.00    227,605,660.10
   O       3,680,000.00     3,680,000.00           0.00            0.00            0.00       0.00          0.00      3,680,000.00
   P             100.00           100.00           0.00            0.00            0.00       0.00          0.00            100.00
   R               0.00             0.00           0.00            0.00            0.00       0.00          0.00              0.00

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TOTALS   459,958,562.70   225,219,116.84   1,469,738.87    1,293,456.80    2,763,195.67       0.00          0.00    223,925,660.04
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                            FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                             |       PASS-THROUGH
                              PRIOR                                                        CURRENT    |           RATES
                            PRINCIPAL                                                     PRINCIPAL   |
 CLASS       CUSIP           BALANCE         INTEREST      PRINCIPAL         TOTAL         BALANCE    |   CURRENT         NEXT
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  A-1      66987WAG2        994.908033       5.962815       5.982686       11.945502      988.925347  |  6.960000%     7.001250%
  M-1      66987WAH0      1,000.000000       6.251667       0.000000        6.251667    1,000.000000  |  7.260000%     7.301250%
  M-2      66987WAJ6      1,000.000000       6.811388       0.000000        6.811388    1,000.000000  |  7.910000%     7.951250%
  M-3      66987WAK3      1,000.000000       8.016946       0.000000        8.016946    1,000.000000  |  9.310000%     9.351250%
  A-IO     66987WAL1        995.393317       0.482236       0.000000        0.482236      989.768576  |  1.013129%         -
   O          N/A         1,000.000000       0.000000       0.000000        0.000000    1,000.000000  |  0.000000%         -
   P          N/A         1,000.000000       0.000000       0.000000        0.000000    1,000.000000  |  0.000000%         -
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Seller:               |                               NovaStar Financial, Inc.                        |
Servicer:             |                            NovaStar Mortgage Corporation                      |
Record Date:          |                                    May 31, 2000                               |
Distribution Date:    |                                    June 26, 2000                              |
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                         NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust
                  NovaStar Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes
                                  Series 2000-1

                            Statement To Bondholder


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Distribution Date:        June 26, 2000
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AGGREGATE COLLECTIONS FROM THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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Available Funds                                                               2,212,942.10
Total Servicer Advances                                                               0.00
Total Compensating Interest                                                           0.00
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AGGREGATE BEGINNING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS                                                             228,899,116.90
AGGREGATE ENDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS                                                                227,605,660.10
AVAILABLE FUNDS CAP CARRYFORWARD AMOUNT                                                                                       0.00
CREDIT ENHANCEMENT PERCENTAGE                                                                                             6.06312%
CUMULATIVE REALIZED LOSSES                                                                                                    0.00
CURRENT REALIZED LOSSES                                                                                                       0.00
LOAN COUNT                                                                                                                   1,164
PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALLS                                                                                                0.00
PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS                                                                                                 1,219,087.95
REQUIRED SUBORDINATION                                                                                                3,680,000.00
SUBORDINATION AMOUNT                                                                                                  3,679,999.97
SUBORDINATION DECREASE                                                                                                        0.00
SUBORDINATION INCREASE                                                                                                        0.03
SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST PAYMENT                                                                                                 0.00
UNPAID INTEREST SHORTFALL AMOUNT                                                                                              0.00
WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE                                                                                            9.52989%


60-DAY DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                                                                             0.37646%
90-DAY DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                                                                             0.27891%
ROLLING 60-DAY DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                                                                     0.25053%
ROLLING 90-DAY DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                                                                     0.11385%









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DELINQUENCY                                                                                            REO
INFORMATION                   30-59 DAYS      60-89 DAYS       90 + DAYS       FORECLOSURE        PROPERTY
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DELINQUENT BALANCE            372,620.80      122,743.04       53,607.97        297,309.83            0.00
NUMBER OF LOANS                        5               2               1                 3               0
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SUBSEQUENT                       CURRENT
MORTGAGE LOANS                    PERIOD
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PRINCIPAL BALANCE                   0.00
NUMBER OF LOANS                        0
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