Steve Finkle has built a strong reputation in the insurance world through his leadership style and strategic skills. During his 20 years of leadership at National Brokerage Associates (NBA), the business has grown from 2 employees to an 11 employee operation with a national footprint. Finkle received his B.B.A degree in Insurance from Georgia State University in 1972 where he was a Kemper Scholar. He joined Johnson & Higgins in 1972 as an assistant manager, National Life of Vermont in 1974 and in the fall of ’75, Steve became an original founder of the first franchised brokerage operation in the country. In 1983 Finkle moved to the Washington DC area, becoming a partner in a nationwide broker-dealer in 1989. Starting in 1995, National Brokerage Associates has shown steady growth under Steve Finkle’s direction. A full service brokerage firm specializing in life, annuities, long term care, and disability, NBA works with several nationwide broker-dealers, a number of banks and the typical brokerage community. NBA has a niche in the variable life marketplace and Steve has been involved with designing several products. Holding Series 7, 24, and 63 securities licenses, Steve Finkle serves on the advisory committee for multiple carriers, served on the board of directors of DCAIFA, the NAILBA board and is a proud member of Brokerage Resources of America, BRAMCO. He also currently serves on the board of trustees of a publicly traded REIT, UDF, as well as a non-traded REIT, United Development Funding V. Steve has been married to Linda Finkle since 1974. The couple has two daughters, one working in the business while the other is an attorney, a granddaughter and twin grandsons.