August Blass, CEO and President.
        augustb@nlaudit.com

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).