Mr Cooper Group Inc (COOP)

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BBANBOB, premium can in no way mean final purchase price:

These definitions are better than yours:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/at+a+premium

Especially:

3. A sum of money or bonus paid in addition to a regular price, salary, or other amount
4. a. The amount at which something, such as a security or a currency, is valued above its initial or nominal price

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/at-a-premium.asp

The sale of an asset or item at a price significantly above the original purchase price due to high demand, rather than appreciation.

And the fact that "premium" is always mentioned in connection with "discount" on the FDIC legal documents makes it still more plausible that it is a "value in excess of" something:

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