EXHIBIT 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

NovaStar
Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and its subsidiaries



| |  | NovaStar Assets Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| |  | NovaStar Certificates Financing Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| |  | NovaStar Capital Access Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| |  | NFI Repurchase Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| |  | NFI Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries
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| | a. | NovaStar Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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| | b. | Ampro Financial Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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| | c. | Acceleron Lending, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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| | d. | NovaStar Real Estate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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| | e. | Homeview Lending, Inc. a Delaware corporation
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| | 1. | HVL Repurchase Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| | 2. | HVL Repurchase Corporation II, a Delaware corporation
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| | f. | NovaStar Credit Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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| | g. | NovaStar Mortgage, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and its subsidiaries
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| | 1. | NovaStar Mortgage Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| | 2. | NovaStar Mortgage Funding Corporation II, a Delaware corporation
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| | 3. | NovaStar Mortgage Funding Corporation III, a Delaware corporation
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| | 4. | NovaStar REMIC Financing Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| | 5. | NMI Repurchase Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| | 6. | NMI Repurchase Corporation II, a Delaware corporation
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| | 7. | NovaStar Mortgage Financing Corporation, a Delaware corporation
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| | 8. | NovaStar Certificates Financing LLC, a Delaware corporation
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| | 9. | NovaStar Capital Trust I
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| | 10. | NovaStar Capital Trust II
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| | 11. | NovaStar Mortgage SPV I
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| | h. | NovaStar Home Mortgage, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiary
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| | 1. | NovaStar Home Mortgage of South Carolina, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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