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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   206,279,972.53    1,238,080.94    1,362,000.10   2,600,081.04      0.00          0.00     204,917,972.43
  M-1      4,600,000.00     4,600,000.00       28,797.28            0.00      28,797.28      0.00          0.00       4,600,000.00
  M-2      2,760,000.00     2,760,000.00       18,823.20            0.00      18,823.20      0.00          0.00       2,760,000.00
  M-3      2,760,000.00     2,760,000.00       22,150.53            0.00      22,150.53      0.00          0.00       2,760,000.00
  A-IO   229,958,462.70   220,079,972.60      561,050.49            0.00     561,050.49      0.00          0.00     218,717,972.50
   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       13,216.71            0.00      13,216.71      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   216,399,972.53    1,882,119.15    1,362,000.10   3,244,119.25      0.00          0.00     215,037,972.43
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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       954.116432        5.726554        6.299723        12.026277      947.816709     6.970000%     6.967500%
  M-1      66987WAH0     1,000.000000        6.260278        0.000000         6.260278    1,000.000000     7.270000%     7.267500%
  M-2      66987WAJ6     1,000.000000        6.820000        0.000000         6.820000    1,000.000000     7.920000%     7.917500%
  M-3      66987WAK3     1,000.000000        8.025554        0.000000         8.025554    1,000.000000     9.320000%     9.317500%
  A-IO     66987WAL1       957.042285        2.439791        0.000000         2.439791      951.119476     2.960481%         -
   O          N/A        1,000.000000        0.000000        0.000000         0.000000    1,000.000000     0.000000%         -
   P          N/A           -                -               -               -                -              -               -

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Seller:                                              NovaStar Financial, Inc.
Servicer:                                         NovaStar Mortgage Corporation
Record Date:                                            October 31, 2000
Distribution Date:                                     November 27, 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:      November 27, 2000
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AGGREGATE COLLECTIONS FROM THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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Available Funds                                                               3,247,266.75
Total Servicer Advances                                                               0.00
Total Compensating Interest                                                           0.00
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AGGREGATE BEGINNING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS                                                            220,079,972.60
AGGREGATE ENDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS                                                               218,717,972.50
AVAILABLE FUNDS CAP CARRYFORWARD AMOUNT                                                                                      0.00
CREDIT ENHANCEMENT PERCENTAGE                                                                                            6.30950%
CUMULATIVE REALIZED LOSSES                                                                                                   0.00
CURRENT REALIZED LOSSES                                                                                                      0.00
LOAN COUNT                                                                                                                  2,019
PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALLS                                                                                               0.00
PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS                                                                                                1,234,166.41
REQUIRED SUBORDINATION                                                                                               3,680,000.00
SUBORDINATION AMOUNT                                                                                                 3,679,999.99
SUBORDINATION DECREASE                                                                                                       0.00
SUBORDINATION INCREASE                                                                                                       0.01
SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST PAYMENT                                                                                                0.00
UNPAID INTEREST SHORTFALL AMOUNT                                                                                             0.00
WEIGHTED AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE                                                                                           9.71595%


60-DAY DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                                                                            1.94066%
90-DAY DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                                                                            1.69179%
ROLLING 60-DAY DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                                                                    1.65819%
ROLLING 90-DAY DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE                                                                                    1.19551%






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DELINQUENCY                                                                                      REO
INFORMATION                30-59 DAYS      60-89 DAYS       90 + DAYS       FORECLOSURE       PROPERTY
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DELINQUENT BALANCE          3,567,888.65      544,327.55      300,917.07      2,617,098.94      782,234.25
NUMBER OF LOANS                       29               5               3                25               7
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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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