Looks like this is already outdated information -- but it should include the mythical exempt (aka "grandfathered") short position (if there ever really was one, which I doubt anyway):
NFI: Short Interest DN 0.8% to 7.4M in Oct 2007
Friday , October 19, 2007 17:04ET
According to new short interest data from NYSE, short interest for Novastar Financial, Inc. (NYSE: NFI) DECREASED 0.8% to 7,399,937 shares for the month ended mid-October, 2007.
SYMBOL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER CHANGE %CHANGE DAYS/COVER -------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------ ---------- NFI 7,462,323 7,399,937 -62,386 -0.84% 8
Based on NFI's 20-day average daily share volume of 983,175, it would require approximately 8 day(s) of buying to cover this short interest.