Vertical Lend Announces Partnership with The National Society of Tax Professionals (NSTP)

September 2006 – Vertical Lend, Inc., provider of the nation's leading turnkey mortgage origination platform for financial professionals, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with The National Society of Tax Professionals (NSTP), a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of tax professionals.

Vertical Lend provides financial professionals with the necessary tools to integrate mortgage product solutions into their business quickly and efficiently, while earning an average compensation of $2,500* per loan. The partnership gives this business-enhancing opportunity to thousands of NSTP members. Clients of NSTP members now can obtain home financing through their existing relationships with NSTP members.

About Vertical Lend
Vertical Lend, Inc. (http://www.verticallend.com) is an industry leading mortgage lender and broker, and is the exclusive provider of the premier turnkey mortgage origination program designed specifically for financial professionals. Vertical Lend provides financial professionals with all the resources necessary to integrate mortgage services into their financial practice while continuing to focus on their core discipline. Mortgage products include traditional, reverse, commercial and home equity loans. The Vertical Lend platform helps thousands of financial professionals earn more, offer more to their clients and expand their business. Since its founding in 1996, the company has closed over $3 billion in loans!

About The National Society of Tax Professionals (NSTP)
Founded in 1985, The National Society of Tax Professionals (NSTP), located in Vancouver, Washington, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the tax professional. The goal of NSTP is organizing the nation’s tax professionals to help achieve a standard of long overdue recognition for them along with promoting the highest standard of competency, ethics and practice to the tax-paying public. The association serves all areas of the tax professions, including Certified Public Accountants, Tax Attorneys, Enrolled Agents, Financial Planners and Professional Tax Practitioners/Accountants.

*based on loan size of $200,000

Media Inquiries:
Stefanie Hayes
Vertical Lend
(877) 692-7762 ext 689
shayes@verticallend.com