NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/12/07 -- Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP has filed a class action in the Central District of California on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of New Century Financial Corp. ("New Century" or the "Company") (NYSE: NEW) between April 4, 2006 through February 7, 2007, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The case has been given Civil Action # 07cv162.

The complaint charges New Century and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. New Century is a real estate investment trust that through its subsidiaries operates mortgage finance companies.

The complaint alleges that during the Class Period, defendants issued materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business and financial results and concealed the following material adverse facts from the investing public: (a) the Company lacked requisite internal controls, and, as a result, the Company's projections and reported results issued during the Class Period were based upon defective assumptions and/or manipulated facts; (b) the Company's financial statements were materially misstated due to its failure to properly account for its allowance for loan repurchase losses; (c) the Company's financial statements were materially misstated due to its failure to properly account for its residual interests in securitizations by failing to timely write down the impaired asset; (d) given the deterioration and the increased volatility in the subprime market, the Company would be forced to tighten its underwriting guidelines which would have a direct material negative impact on its loan productions going forward; and (e) given the increased volatility in the subprime market, the Company had no reasonable basis to make projections about its ability to maintain its current mortgage loan production levels for 2007. As a result of these false statements, New Century stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period, reaching a high of $51.22 per share on April 28, 2006. Defendants took advantage of this inflation, selling 665,334 shares of their New Century stock for proceeds of over $26.6 million.

If you are a member of the class, you may, no later than April 10, 2007, move to be appointed as a Lead Plaintiff. A Lead Plaintiff is a representative, chosen by the Court, who acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP and its predecessor firms have devoted its practice to shareholder class actions and complex commercial litigation for more than fifteen years and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for shareholders in class actions throughout the United States. You may visit our website at www.murrayfrank.com. If you would like to discuss this action, this announcement, or your rights and interests, please contact plaintiff's counsel Bradley P. Dyer of Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP.

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