Financial Statement Presentation Description of Operations   Novation Companies, Inc. ( NCI  or the  Company ) acquires and operates technology-enabled service businesses, with a focus on building and developing these businesses to create long term value. The Company owns 91% of StreetLinks LLC ( StreetLinks ), a national residential appraisal and mortgage real estate valuation management services company. The majority of StreetLinks' business is generated from managing the process of fulfilling an appraisal order and performing a quality control review of all appraisals. StreetLinks also provides other real estate valuation management services, such as field reviews, value validation, and automated appraisal risk management. StreetLinks charges a fee for these services which is collected from lenders and borrowers. The Company owns 100% of Advent Financial Services LLC ( Advent ). As of December 31, 2012 , the Company owned 78% of Advent. For discussion regarding the change in ownership interest, see Note 4 to the condensed consolidation financial statements. Advent, along with its distribution partners, provides financial settlement services, mainly for income tax preparation businesses, and also provides access to tailored banking accounts and related services via its prepaid debit card designed to meet the needs of low and moderate-income level individuals. Advent is not a bank, but it acts as an intermediary for banking products on behalf of other banking institutions. The primary distribution channel for Advent is by way of settlement services to electronic income tax return originators. Advent provides a process for the originators to collect refunds from the Internal Revenue Service, distribute fees to various service providers and deliver the net refund to individuals. Individuals may elect to have the net refund dollars deposited into Advent's prepaid debit card. Individuals also have the option to have the net refund dollars paid by check or to an existing bank account. Regardless of the settlement met