August Blass is CEO and president of National Loan Auditors, a company providing quality control, pre-close and post-close auditing, risk assessment consulting and fraud prevention to the mortgage and banking industries. He is responsible for setting the strategy and vision for NLA while achieving the goals and objectives of the company.

Blass is a lending industry executive with proven experience in building national wholesale production, marketing, sales training and product development. Prior to starting NLA, he served as CEO and president of Nexloan, where he was responsible for the complete administration of wholesale and retail loan operations. In 1993, he founded LION INC, where he led product development, strategic positioning, strategic accounts, national lenders sales and implementation of national broker sales initiatives.

Blass has worked closely with financial institutions throughout the United States demonstrating expertise in strategic planning, operations, management and secondary markets. He has served as a consultant to large national lenders, assisting with loan production and system processes. He has also designed and implemented software integration strategies that have provided increased efficiencies and streamlined operations for several institutions.

He is experienced in creating and implementing coherent marketing plans, training curriculum, identifying market specific positioning, creating alliances with key vertical partnerships and providing leadership for the vertical market sales and support teams.

In 1997, Blass authored Internet Strategies for the Mortgage Banking Industry, published by Faulkner & Gray and is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

  Ryan Mooney, Vice President of Business Processes
        ryan@nlaudit.com

Ryan Mooney is the Vice President and Manager of NLA's initiative to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of core audit business processes to ensure alignment with customer needs. Mr. Mooney is an integral part of this forensic audit company and is responsible for ensuring the seamless integration of industry best practices and methodologies within the NLA business model assuring that NLA delivers the best forensic mortgage audit products as well as the best services available in the industry. Mr. Mooney works with senior developers to ensure production and tracking technology processes are well planned and developed to serve our ongoing expansion. Mr. Mooney can supply you with a forensic loan audit sample as well as main street valuations BPO reviews and maintains NLA’s forensic audit software security sytems.

  Stephen Hoshida, Manager, Legal Portal
        stephen@nlaudit.com

Stephen Hoshida is the Manager of the NLA Legal Portal. Mr. Hoshida is responsible for design, research, and management of all information and content contained on NLA’s Legal Portal.