Award Categories

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WESTPAC AUSTRALIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Louisa Sanghera, Zippy Financial

LIBERTY AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Home Loan Experts

MSA NATIONAL BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Bankwest

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

86400
ING Bank
Macquarie
MyState Bank
St. George Banking Group
Westpac


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NON-BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Pepper Money

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Better Choice Home Loans
Firstmac Limited
Heartland Reverse Mortgages
La Trobe Financial
Liberty
Prime Capital
Resimac

LOAN SERVICES TEAM OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Better Choice Home Loans

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

86 400
Bankwest
Resimac

MOST EFFECTIVE DIGITAL STRATEGY – LENDER

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Winner: Bankwest

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Firstmac Limited
Heartland Reverse Mortgages
Moula
Resimac
St. George Banking Group
Westpac

FINTECH LENDER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: 86 400

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Butn Ltd
MoneyPlace
Moula
OnDeck
Wisr

BANKWEST BEST AGGREGATOR BDM

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Winner: Tracey Najjar, Centrepoint Alliance Lending

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Angela D’Angelo, Choice Aggregation
Greg Cooke, Plan Australia
Hannah Carter, SFG
Heather Gallagher, Outsource Financial
Kavish Kamal
Mark Lewis, Fast – Finance & Systems Technology
Noushig Megerditchian, Finsure
Patrick Clarkson, FAST
Patrick Moore, Loan Market


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BEST MAJOR BANK BDM

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Winner: Lesley Klaege, ANZ

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Blake Hauber, Westpac
Derani Guastella, NAB
Kevin Skafte, ANZ
Sam Tang, Westpac
Tracy Smith, Westpac

BEST NON-MAJOR BANK BDM

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Winner: Milenko Novakovic, ING

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adam Livas, MyState Bank
Ava Aso, Adelaide Bank
Aysun Portoglou, 86 400
Grant Roden, Bankwest
Heidi Hayward, Bluestone
Jess Stevens, Adelaide Bank
Nicholas Ganis, Macquarie Bank
Omar Moussa, St George
Rick Cavanagh, Suncorp
Tes Anderson, Bankwest

MORTGAGE CHOICE BEST NON-BANK BDM

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Winner: Belinda Gray, Bluestone

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Christopher Rayner, Firstmac
Glen Gillespie, Better Mortgage Management
Joel Harrison, Thinktank
Linette Laverdure, Moula
Lydia Li, Prime Capital
Matthew Hall, Liberty
Michelle Rose, La Trobe Financial
Samantha Kyriakidis, Pepper Money
Stacey Madejewski, La Trobe Financial


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MORTGAGE CHOICE BEST NON-BANK BDM

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Winner: Michelle Rose, La Trobe Financial

PRIME CAPITAL AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (UP TO 500 BROKERS)

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Winner: MoneyQuest

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Centrepoint Alliance Lending
Liberty Network Services (LNS)
Purple Circle Financial Services


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ONDECK AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (OVER 500 BROKERS)

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Winner: Finsure

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Financial Management
Aussie Home Loans
Loan Market Group
Mortgage Choice
Outsource Financial
Specialist Finance Grou


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BEST INDUSTRY MARKETING CAMPAIGN

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Winner: Pepper Money

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

86 400
AFG
Bankwest
La Trobe Financial
Liberty Financial
Mortgage Choice
Suncorp

BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE

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Winner: NextGen.Net

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Affordable Staff
Broker Essentials
iLOAD Loans
Nodifi
Sherlok
Social Broker
Wikibroker

RESIMAC BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION

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Winner: Empower Wealth

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ayers Financial Group
Bayside Commercial Mortgages
Birdie Wealth
Experity Capital
Loans Australia
Momentum Wealth
Money Merchants
Successful Ways


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BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (1-5 STAFF)

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Winner: PFS Financial Services

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Exceller8 Financial
IFA Mortgages and Finance
Loan Market Double Bay
Mortgage Choice in Elsternwick
Numero Uno Finance
Stoneturn Pty Ltd
Thatcher Finance
Zippy Financial

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (6-20 STAFF)

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Winner: XIN Mortgage

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

1st Street Financial
Ayers Financial Group
Hejaz Financial Services
Mortgage Advice Bureau Melbourne
Mortgage Choice in Hornsby and the Northern Beaches
Mortgage Choice Melbourne
Mortgage Pros

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

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Winner: Home Loan Experts

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Empower Wealth
Loan Market One Network Broking
Redrock Group
Shore Financial
Simpliicity Loans and Advisory
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre


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BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL

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Winner: Loan Market Geelong

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Gippsland
Aussie Launceston
Carol King Loan Market Buderim
Punters Savings Centre Group
South Coast Business and Financial Solutions
Sphere Finance
Wealthfolio Financial Services

NEXTGEN.NET NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Everlend

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Crew Financial
Ding Financial
Excel Mortages
FirstPath Financial Group
MoneyQuest Burwood
Ortus Financial Pty Ltd


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BOQ BROKER BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE

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Winner: Entourage

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Loans Australia
MoneyQuest Penrith & Blue Mountains
Mortgage Choice Ormeau
No Fuss Home Loans
Premier Financial Advocates
Shore Financial
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
XIN Mortgage Pty Ltd
Zippy Financial


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MOST EFFECTIVE DIGITAL STRATEGY – BROKERAGE

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Winner: Zippy Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Birdie Wealth
Carol King Loan Market Buderim
Ding Financial
Entourage
Link Advance
Mortgage Choice Ormeau
Shore Financial

LA TROBE FINANCIAL BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL

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Winner: Kevin Wheatley, Bayside Commercial Mortgages

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adrian Lee, Catalyst Debt Capital
Barry Thatcher, Thatcher Finance
Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
John Encina, Experity Capital
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Melissa Ashcroft, AAA Mortgages

FBAA BROKER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT

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Winner: Louisa Sanghera, Zippy Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Abdulrasool (Russell) Munfaredi, Mortgage Pros
Anthony O’Flynn, IFA Mortgages and Finance
Chris Hill, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Damien Roylance, Entourage
Jordan Beh, Insight Finance
Karen Bashford, South Coast Business And Financial Solutions
Kris Menon, KM Finance
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia Pty Ltd


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PEPPER MONEY BROKER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING

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Winner: Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ditte Westbury, Viking Mortgages Pty Ltd
Jodie Wolfenden, Loan Market Gold Coast
Marwan Rahme, Kanebridge Capital
Matthew Punter, The Savings Centre
Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Group
Thomas Morison, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Will Hamer, Hamer Finance


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EQUITY-ONE BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY

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Winner: Daniel Pym, Loan Market Double Bay

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ben Walker, BW Finance Solutions
Daniel O’Brien, PFS
Jacob Decru, Loan Market – One Network Broking
James Chee, Ding Financial
Jenish Manandhar, Home Loan Experts
Josh Bartlett, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Michael ( Xin) Jin, Mxj Finance Pty Ltd
Prakash Rai, Home Loan Experts
Xijing (Vivian) Wu, Ayers Financial Group


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BROKER OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL

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Winner: John Contarino, Mobile Finance Broker

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Fiona Erquiaga, Smooth Sailing Finance Consulting Pty Ltd
George Mihalopoulos, Connected Finance
Heath Williams, Loan Market Newcastle
Jason Cuerel, Mortgage Innovations
Karen Bashford, South Coast Business And Financial Solutions
Mhairi McLeod, Astute Ability Group
Paddy O’Sullivan, Mortgage Choice Nowra

MFAA YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR (FRANCHISE)

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Winner: Luke Whitbread, Mortgage Choice Erina NSW

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alyssa Russo, Loan Market Mermaid Beach QLD
Ryan Pappas, Mortgage Choice Sydney NSW


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ADELAIDE BANK YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR (INDEPENDENT)

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Winner: Andrew Hadjidemetri, Australian Financial & Mortgage Solutions

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Elodie Blamey, Clover Financial Solutions
Lalit Parmar, Smart Loans & Conveyancing
Luke Oxenham, Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Manish Devnani, Deals Mortgage
Matt Spears, Evoke Capital
Pallavi Laroia, Excel Mortgages
Steven Korner, Glass Financial Group


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