2020 Winners and Excellence Awardees

Friday 18 October 2024 | The Star Event Centre, Sydney

Award Categories


BANK OF THE YEAR


Winner: ING

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adelaide Bank
ANZ
Bankwest
Macquarie
MyState Bank
St.George Banking Group
Suncorp
Westpac

NON-BANK OF THE YEAR


Winner: Resimac

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Firstmac
Heartland Seniors Finance
La Trobe Financial
Liberty
Mortgage Ezy
Newcastle Permanent Building Society
Pepper Money

LOAN SERVICES TEAM OF THE YEAR


Winner: Bankwest

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Better Choice Home Loans
CBA
ING
Macquarie

MOST EFFECTIVE DIGITAL STRATEGY – LENDER


Winner: Bankwest

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Heartland Seniors Finance
MyState Bank
Pepper Money
Resimac
St.George Banking Group
Westpac

FINTECH LENDER OF THE YEAR


Winner: 86 400

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Funding.com.au
MoneyPlace
OnDeck
Prospa
Wisr Finance

BANKWEST BEST AGGREGATOR BDM


Winner: Peter Bryant, Vow Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Chris Patsouras, Finsure Finance & Insurance
Heather Gallagher, Outsource Financial
Justine Hockley, Connective
Paul Gollan, Finsure Finance & Insurance
Tracey Najjar, Centrepoint Alliance Lending
Zoe Uyen, Aussie Home Loans


Sponsored by

BEST MAJOR BANK BDM


Winner: Natalie McCullough, CBA

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Blake Hauber, Westpac
Blake McLucas, ANZ
Edmund Stewart-Mole, Westpac
Julianne Brown, CBA
Lesley Klaege, ANZ
Linda Oates, NAB
Sam Tang, Westpac

BEST NON-MAJOR BANK BDM


Winner: John Loukadellis, Macquarie

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andy Zhao, Bankwest
Anita Fung, Bankwest
Clem Marcocci, ING
Dylan Cole, Bank Of Melbourne
Grace Munro, MyState Bank
Omar Moussa, St George Bank
Ross Fitzgerald, ING
Sally Breeze, MyState Bank
Tes Anderson, Bankwest

MORTGAGE CHOICE BEST NON-BANK BDM


Winner: Belinda Gray, Bluestone

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alastair McCosh, Resimac
Drew Clegg, Pepper Money
Glen Gillespie, Better Mortgage Management
Jessica Pringle, Pepper Money
John Maxwell, Cocalex Holistic Consulting
Matthew Hall, Liberty
Nicole Evans, Wisr
Surinder Agnihotri, Australian Business Credit


Sponsored by

AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (UP TO 500 BROKERS)


Winner: National Mortgage Brokers

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Liberty Network Services
Purple Circle Financial Services

ONDECK AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (OVER 500 BROKERS)


Winner: Loan Market Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AFG
Aussie
Connective
FAST
Finsure
Loan Market Group
Mortgage Choice
Outsource Financial
PLAN Australia
Specialist Finance Group


Sponsored by

BEST INDUSTRY MARKETING CAMPAIGN


Winner: Aussie

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Loan Market Group
National Finance Brokers Day
Resimac
Zippy Financial Group

BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE


Winner: Broker Essentials

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

HLE Nepal
iLoad Loans
NextGen.Net
Trail Book Loans

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION


Winner: TM Finance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Experity Capital
Finance Made Easy
Infinity Group Australia
Real Estate Investment Finance
Shore Financial

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (1-5 STAFF)


Winner: Atelier Wealth

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Ability Group
Birdie Wealth
IFA Mortgages & Finance
Mortgage Advice Bureau Melbourne
Premier Financial Advocates
Thatcher Finance
Zippy Financial Group

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (6-20 STAFF)


Winner: BF Money

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Experity Capital
Green Finance Group
Infinity Group Australia
Loan Market One Network Broking
Loans Australia
Mortgage Pros
Peasy
Time Home Loans

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (>20 STAFF)


Winner: Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Home Loan Experts
Oxygen Home Loans
RateOne
Redrock Group
Shore Financial
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre


Sponsored by

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL


Winner: MoneyQuest Wollongong

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Ability Group
Astute Gippsland
Go Mortgage
Mortgage Choice Erina
Mortgage Choice Nowra

NEXTGEN.NET NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR


Winner: Experity Capital

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ding Financial
Numero Uno Finance
Ortus Financial
Premier Financial Advocates
Red10 Finance


Sponsored by

BOQ BROKER BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE


Winner: Time Home Loans

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Berti Financial
Mortgage Choice Ormeau
No Fuss Home Loans
Numero Uno Finance
Rise High Financial Solutions
Shore Financial
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Your Finance Adviser
Zippy Financial Group


Sponsored by

MOST EFFECTIVE DIGITAL STRATEGY – BROKERAGE


Winner: Infinity Group Australia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Birdie Wealth
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Loan Base
Shore Financial
XIN Mortgage
Zippy Financial Group

LA TROBE FINANCIAL BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL


Winner: Greg Pierlot, The 500 Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Soo, GM Capital Solutions
Barry Thatcher, Thatcher Finance
Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
George Karam, BF Money
John Encina, Experity Capital
John Lucci, Loan Market
Melissa Ashcroft, AAA Mortgages

FBAA BROKER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT


Winner: Kris Menon, Origin Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial
Barry Thatcher, Thatcher Finance
Daniel Berti, Berti Financial
Daniel Dusevic, Experity Capital
Fane Levy, Shore Financial
Holly Bundy, Bundy Financial Services
Josh Bartlett, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia


Sponsored by

PEPPER MONEY BROKER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING


Winner: Mhairi MacLeod Astute Ability Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
Darin Hindmarsh, Intellichoice
Jonathan Preston, Home Loan Experts
Michael Hughson, Arthurmac
Mitchell Boulden, Jennings Mortgages
Penny Huyan, Goldenwater Finance Group
Ray Ethell, Non Conforming Loans


Sponsored by

BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY


Winner: Josh Bartlett, Mortgage Advice Bureau

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adam Burstein, Nuage Finance
Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
Joshua Trevitt, JT Home Loans
Prakash Rai, Home Loan Experts
Robert Simpson, Loan Market
Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia
Vicky Nikova, Aqua Financial Services
Vivienne Than, Home Loan Experts

BROKER OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL


Winner: Mhairi MacLeod Astute Ability Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Joshua Trevitt, JT Home Loans
Kaia Hunter, Mortgage Choice Buderim
Paddy O’Sullivan, Mortgage Choice Nowra
Paul Wright, MoneyQuest Wollongong
Robert Simpson, Loan Market

MFAA YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE


Winner: Katie Dowton Mortgage Choice

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Brian Lowe, Aussie Home Loans Taigum
Radenka Subotic, MoneyQuest
Robert Simpson, Loan Market


Sponsored by

ADELAIDE BANK YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT


Winner: Thomas Morison, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Loucas, Loan Base
Asad Rizvi, Riz Finance
Duncan Ahlin, Real Estate Investment Finance
Evelyn Clark, Accession Finance
Gareth Couper, Think Big Financial Group
Mohit Lal Pradhan, Home Loan Experts
Taila Sullivan, Indigo Finance
Yianni Pazios, Aspire Lending


Sponsored by

WESTPAC AUSTRALIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Group

AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR


Winner: Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors