** Shares of lender Velocity Financial VEL.N rise 7.22% to $20.79 after Q4 preliminary unaudited results
** Co expects net income of at least $35 million, an increase of at least 70%
** Separately, co announced $500 million of senior notes due 2031
** Co will use about $222.7 million of the money to redeem their 7.125% senior secured notes due 2027
** The remaining money will go towards normal company needs such as paying down borrowings on warehouse repurchase and funding an acquisition
** Two of three analysts rate stock "strong buy" or "buy" and 1 "sell"; their median PT is $22 - data compiled by LSEG
** Including session's move, VLE up 11.7% in the last 12 months
(Reporting by Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru)
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