The 2024 Australian Mortgage Awards 

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Honouring the industry’s top performers

The Australian Mortgage Awards celebrated the exceptional achievements of mortgage and finance professionals in 2024

 

The Australian Mortgage Awards continues to cement its place as the premier awards event for the mortgage and finance industry. The most anticipated event on the mortgage and finance industry’s calendar, the AMAs once again delivered a night of celebration, glamour and networking as a who’s who of sector leaders gathered to honour this year’s award winners.

The 2024 Australian Mortgage Awards, held on Friday, 18 October, at The Star Event Centre in Sydney, drew the largest crowd in 10 years, with 800 people in attendance.

Mortgage and finance brokers, BDMs, aggregators, third party leaders from banks and non-banks and other industry representatives gathered for the black-tie event run by Key Media with support from Mortgage Professionals Australia and Australian Broker.

The 23rd annual AMAs honoured top industry performers in 27 categories, covering brokers and brokerages, BDMs, lenders, mortgage managers and aggregators. More than 200 Excellence Awardees (finalists) were vying for the top awards.

There were also two major national awards: Westpac Australian Broker of the Year and Liberty Australian Brokerage of the Year. 

AMA 2024 attendees were treated to a fantastic performance by Australian pop singer and songwriter Ricki Lee. Comedian and radio and TV presenter Merrick Watts emceed the awards for the second year running.

As the winners walked up the red carpet to receive their awards, the camera captured their every move, evoking the glamour of the Oscars. Following the awards, more than 300 people danced the night away at an exclusive post-awards party sponsored by FINSTREET.

Westpac was the Australian Mortgage Awards event partner, with NAB and PRPTY 360 its premium partners. 

Warren Shaw, head of mortgage broker distribution at Westpac Group, said the bank was proud to partner with the 2024 Australian Mortgage Awards for the 16th consecutive year. 

“Australians trust and value the independent service mortgage brokers provide,” Shaw said. “We support and celebrate this as we come together to recognise an industry of hard-working and high-achieving professionals at this year’s AMAs.

“The awards provide a great opportunity to come together and celebrate the outstanding achievements of those in the mortgage broking industry and reflect on another big year. The standard for professionals in this industry is already incredibly high, and every year the finalists are able to exceed expectations. 

“I am always impressed by the calibre of the finalists and winners, and they should give all of us much confidence for the future of our industry. Australians trust and value the independent service mortgage brokers provide.

“As Australia’s oldest bank, Westpac is proud to partner with brokers and looks forward to working in partnership for many more years to come,” said Shaw.  

Award sponsors included ANZ, Bankwest, Bendigo Bank Broker, Bluestone Home Loans, Commonwealth Bank, Equity-One, FBAA, Firstmac, Infinity Capital Financial Group, Keystone Capital, La Trobe Financial, Liberty, MFAA, Mortgage Choice, Mortgage Street, MSA National, MyState Bank, Pepper Money, Rate Money, RedZed, Resimac, So Money and Sprnt. 

FinSecure was the feature act sponsor. PRPTY 360 was the champagne sponsor, MA Money was the photo booth sponsor, and Maxiron Capital the social media sponsor.

A word from the event partner 

Westpac is a proud partner of mortgage brokers and the Australian Mortgage Awards.

In our 16th consecutive year as a principal partner of the AMAs, we are more committed than ever to supporting brokers and customers.

The AMAs is the flagship recognition event for brokers and aggregators, allowing us to highlight the outstanding contributions across our industry and celebrate those achievements together.

Westpac’s purpose is creating better futures together – our broker and aggregator partners exemplify this. In an ever-changing environment, your unwavering commitment to supporting your customers with bespoke guidance and advice to achieve their financial goals is second to none. Australians trust and value the independent service mortgage brokers provide, which is why they are choosing to do business with mortgage brokers in record numbers.

Thank you for your ongoing support to help create better futures together.

Congratulations to all the finalists – we wish you every success.

Warren Shaw
Head of Broker Distribution  
Westpac Group

Event highlights
 

The 2024 Australian Mortgage Awards winners

 

MSA National Aggregator of the Year


WINNER

  • LMG


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Mortgage Choice
  • outsource Financial
  • SFG

Sponsored by

Infinity Capital Financial Group Bank of the Year


WINNER

  • Bankwest


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Heartland Bank
  • ING
  • NAB
  • Suncorp Bank
  • ubank
  • Westpac Group

Sponsored by

Firstmac Best Aggregator BDM


WINNER

  • Natalie Viney
    Connective


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Aaron Barry-Davis
    Finsure
  • Aarti Mason
    LMG
  • Alfonso Pagdanganan
    Specialist Finance Group
  • Andrea Walton
    National Mortgage Brokers
  • James Kemp
    outsource Financial
  • Louise Mills
    Connective
  • Patrick Moore
    LMG
  • Paul Song
    Finsure
  • Sanjay Chandiramani
    Mortgage Choice

Sponsored by

Bluestone Home Loans Best Customer Service from an Individual Office


WINNER

  • Infinity Group Australia


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Aussie Windsor
  • Azura Financial
  • Cinch Loans
  • FinVu Home Loans
  • Home Loan Experts
  • Lending Solved
  • Mortgage Innovations
  • Sattouts Finance
  • Stoneturn

Sponsored by

Sprnt (LBH) Best Industry Marketing Campaign


WINNER


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Bendigo Bank Broker
  • Mortgage Choice
  • The Uptick Group

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NAB Best Industry Service


WINNER

  • Broker Essentials


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Broker Ideas Group
  • Elula
  • finPOWER Australia
  • FINSTREET
  • Helia
  • Nimo Industries
  • Quickli
  • Success & Broker
  • The Brokers' Bible

Sponsored by

Mortgage Street Best Major Bank BDM


WINNER

  • Lily Parle
    Westpac


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Arun Paranthaman
    Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Blake Hauber
    Westpac
  • George Markos
    ANZ
  • Grant Rice
    Westpac Mortgage Broker Distribution
  • Jenny Zeng
    NAB
  • Kemao (Kym) Ning
    ANZ
  • William Xi
    NAB
  • Yash Dave
    NAB Broker

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Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM


WINNER

  • Ellie Shedden
    Oak Capital


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Bettina Lumsden
    Pepper Money
  • Bryce Hill
    La Trobe Financial
  • Caroline Pellew
    Liberty
  • Chris White
    Resimac
  • Darren Yow
    Titan Capital
  • Gina Lo Grande
    MoneyPlace
  • Glen Gillespie
    Better Mortgage Management
  • Kay Yang
    Brighten Home Loans
  • Leah Hutchings
    ALI Group
  • Richard Galvin
    Advantedge
  • Sarin Yedelian
    MA Money

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So Money Best Non-Major Bank BDM


WINNER

  • Sally Hillman
    St.George Bank


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Andrea Kanatlarovska
    St.George Bank
  • Michael Acciarito
    ubank
  • Neo Kumar
    Bank of Melbourne
  • Sally Breeze
    MyState Bank
  • Tia Baena
    ING
  • Tom Li
    Suncorp Bank
  • Zach Johnson
    MyState Bank

Sponsored by

MyState Bank Boutique Aggregator of the Year


WINNER

  • Purple Circle Financial Services


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Hai Money
  • Liberty Network Services (LNS)
  • Money Quest Group
  • My Local Broker
  • Platform Finance
  • Redrock Group

Sponsored by

La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year – Commercial


WINNER

  • Jean-Pierre Gortan
    Simplicity Loans & Advisory


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Andrew Kelly
    AFC
  • Bill Moskovich
    Stamford Capital Australia
  • Daniel Green
    Green Finance Group
  • Isabella Constantinou
    Simplicity Loans & Advisory
  • Jack Punch
    Tesoro Financial
  • Jiyun Tang
    AUSUN Finance
  • Katie Liu
    JKK Solutions
  • Kevin Wheatley
    Bayside Residential and Commercial Mortgages

Sponsored by

Equity-One Broker of the Year – Productivity


WINNER

  • Mark Davis
    The Australian Lending & Investment Centre


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Adam Wadley
    Numero Uno Finance
  • Ayushi Patel
    Cinch Loans
  • Balwinder Singh
    Absolut Financial
  • Ben Walker
    First Finance Solutions
  • Brian Berger
    Brokerly
  • Parampreet Samra
    Grow and Co Finance
  • Vincent Moore
    Entourage Mornington

Sponsored by

NAB Broker of the Year – Regional


WINNER

  • Belinda Caesar
    BC Finance


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Andrew Lee
    Loan Market
  • Connor Perry
    Money Links
  • Emmanuel Marios
    Derwent Finance
  • Jacqui Webb
    Ignite Financial NQ
  • Joshua Trevitt
    JT Home Loans
  • Kristie Gould
    Mortgage Choice - Warners Bay
  • Sam Arthurs
    Loan Market Warrnambool
  • Xavier Quenon
    Go Mortgage

Sponsored by

FBAA Broker of the Year – Residential


WINNER

  • Alvie Oliveira
    Capta Financial


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Chris Bates
    Flint
  • Chris Raymond
    Unconditional Finance
  • Chris Wilson
    Sunshine Coast Financial Solutions
  • Josh Bartlett
    Mynt Financial
  • Louisa Sanghera
    Zippy Financial Group
  • Peter Ha
    Mortgage Pros
  • Sarah Thomson
    Loan Market Geelong City
  • Toby Edmunds
    Loan Market Razor
  • Zakee Sheriff
    Infinity Group Finance

Sponsored by

Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending


WINNER


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Chris Mushan
    Chapter Two Australia
  • Dana Blewitt
    The Lenders Club
  • Darren Coff
    Investure
  • Helen Avis
    Specialist Mortgage
  • Keval Oza
    Absolut Financial
  • Michael Hughes
    AHK Finance
  • Nicole Romero
    Loan Market (Newcastle)
  • Sandy Kelso
    Kelso Finance Mortgage Brokers

Sponsored by

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PRPTY360 Brokerage of the Year – Diversification


WINNER

  • The Australian Lending & Investment Centre


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Cinch Loans
  • First Choice Mortgage Brokers
  • Infinity Group Australia
  • Link Wealth Group
  • Own Money
  • Secure Finance Services
  • Shore Financial
  • Small Local Brokers
  • Specialist Mortgage

Sponsored by

ANZ Brokerage of the Year – Regional


WINNER

  • Go Mortgage


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Black Pen Lending
  • Blackbird Mortgage Solutions
  • Derwent Finance
  • Loan Market Bowral and Goulburn
  • Loan Market Direct
  • Loan Market Geelong City
  • Mortgage Innovations
  • My Finance Agent
  • Vie Finance & Insurance - Launceston

Sponsored by

Commonwealth Bank Brokerage of the Year (>20 Staff)


WINNER

  • Azura Financial


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
  • Entourage Finance
  • Home Loan Experts
  • Loan Gallery Finance
  • Simplicity Loans & Advisory
  • Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
  • Stamford Capital Australia
  • The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
  • UFinancial

Sponsored by

MFAA Brokerage of the Year (1-5 Staff)


WINNER

  • Bayside Residential and Commercial Mortgages


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Australian Financial and Mortgage Solutions
  • Evoke Capital
  • Fidget Finance
  • Harrow & Co.
  • Lending Hub Co.
  • Loan Market Bowral and Goulburn
  • Loan Market Ignite
  • Pristine Finance
  • Two Birds One Loan

Sponsored by

Resimac Brokerage of the Year (6-20 Staff)


WINNER

  • Infinity Group Australia


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Absolut Financial
  • Birdie Wealth
  • Capta Financial
  • Cinch Loans
  • Crew Financial
  • Loan Market Double Bay
  • Mortgage Pros
  • MortgageWorks
  • Zippy Financial Group

Sponsored by

RedZed Fintech Lender of the Year


WINNER

  • Athena Home Loans


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Funding
  • MoneyPlace
  • Titan Capital
  • ubank

Sponsored by

Keystone Capital Mortgage Manager of the Year


WINNER

  • Rate Money


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • FinSecure
  • FINSTREET
  • Granite Home Loans
  • Mortgage Ezy
  • So Money

Sponsored by

Bankwest New Brokerage of the Year


WINNER

  • Aria Mortgage Brokers


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • JT Finance Group
  • Leap Financial
  • Loan Market Propel
  • Manage Your Loans
  • MyLoans Services
  • OZO Finance
  • Savvy Lend
  • Vie Finance & Insurance - Brisbane North
  • Vision Finance Collective

Sponsored by

Rate Money Non-Bank of the Year


WINNER

  • Pepper Money


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Archer Wealth
  • Assetline Capital
  • Equity-One
  • Firstmac
  • Liberty Financial
  • MA Money
  • RedZed
  • Trilogy Funds

Sponsored by

Bendigo Bank Broker Young Gun of the Year


WINNER

  • Jayden Brown
    Harrow & Co.


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • David Signore
    Loans Combined
  • Dylan Marchingo
    Investure
  • Mark Stutz
    Quattro Finance & Advisory
  • Richie Nguyen
    Lending Hub Co.
  • Riley May
    Derwent Finance
  • Samuel Swiderski
    Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
  • Tara Rockett
    Rockett Finance Solutions
  • Terri Sillitoe
    Lendi
  • Tristan Vercoe
    Fortifi Finance
  • Wanting Liu (Millie)
    Ausun Finance

Sponsored by

Westpac Australian Broker of the Year


WINNER

  • Jean-Pierre Gortan
    Simplicity Loans & Advisory


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Alvie Oliveira
    Capta Financial
  • Belinda Caesar
    BC Finance
  • Mark Davis
    The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
  • Michael Maiolo
    The Melbourne Mortgage Company

Sponsored by

Liberty Australian Brokerage of the Year


WINNER

  • Bayside Residential and Commercial Mortgages


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Aria Mortgage Brokers
  • Azura Financial
  • Go Mortgage
  • Infinity Group Australia
  • The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

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Methodology

Nominations

A nationwide call for nominations was conducted from June to July 2024 through the online channels of MPA and Australian Broker.

Research and selection of Excellence Awardees

The Australian Mortgage Awards team reviewed the submissions and drew on knowledge and information gained through MPA’s and Australian Broker’s connections to the mortgage industry, to identify the most outstanding brokers, brokerages, lenders, aggregators and BDMs in each category that would receive an Excellence Award.

Confirmation of Excellence Awardees

Once the research was completed, Excellence Awardees were selected in each category and notified via email. Excellence Awardees were also announced on the MPA and Australian Broker websites.

Judging

The Australian Mortgage Awards team sent completed Excellence Awardee submissions to an independent panel of judges comprising mortgage industry leaders and senior representatives. The judges are well known and well respected in the industry, and their judgment was impartial, balanced, incisive and fair. Any judge with a conflict of interest in a particular category recused themselves from judging that category.

Awards ceremony

The winners in each category were revealed at the Australian Mortgage Awards official gala event and awards ceremony on Friday, 18 October 2024 at The Star Event Centre in Sydney. The list of winners was also published on the MPA and Australian Broker websites. 

 

2024 Judging panel

  • Helen Avis
    Director of Finance
    Specialist Mortgage
  • David Bailey
    Chief Executive Officer
    AFG
  • Simon Bednar
    Chief Executive Officer
    Finsure
  • Renee Blethyn
    Head of Broker Partnerships
    NextGen
  • Adam Brown
    Executive, Broker Distribution 
    NAB
  • Tim Brown 
    CEO 
    Recludo Mortgage Brokering Services
  • Blake Buchanan 
    Aggregation | Acquisition | Strategy
    Specialist Finance Group 
  • Kristy Clucas
    Head of Broker Strategy, Partnerships & Performance 
    BOQ Group 
  • Graham Cooke
    Head of Consumer Research 
    Finder 
  • Maria Edwards 
    CEO
    Real Estate Institute of Australia 
  • Ryan Gair
    CEO
    Rate Money 
  • Jean-Pierre Gortan
    Managing Director
    Simplicity Loans & Advisory  
  • Paul Herbert 
    Head of Lending and Everyday Banking Distribution 
    AMP 
  • Tyrone Hodge 
    Chairman 
    API (Australian Property Institute)
  • Caroline Jean-Baptiste
    Lending Specialist and Owner
    Mortgage Choice
  • Razia Khan 
    General Manager, Third Party Banking
    Commonwealth Bank 
  • Frank Knez 
    CEO
    National Property Group 
  • Anja Pannek  
    CEO 
    Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) 
  • Lee Rudwick 
    Head of Strategy, Performance and CX – Home Loans 
    ANZ 
  • Steve Sampson 
    Chief Executive Officer 
    Prime Capital 
  • Louisa Sanghera 
    Managing Director
    Zippy Financial Group
  • Barry Saoud 
    General Manager Mortgages and Commercial Lending
    Pepper Money 
  • Warren Shaw 
    Head of Mortgage Broker Distribution
    Westpac 
  • George Thompson 
    Head of Mortgages 
    ING  
  • Joseph Trimarchi
    Solicitor 
    Joseph Trimarchi & Associates
  • Alf Vasta  
    Business Development Manager
    Liberty
  • Peter White AM
    Managing Director 
    Finance Brokers Association of Australasia
  • Sharon Yardley 
    Chief Compliance and Sustainability Officer
    Heartland Bank
  • Angel Zhong 
    Deputy Head of Department – Finance | Associate Professor of Finance
    RMIT University
  • Jeff Zulman
    Managing Director 
    TrailBlazers Finance
 

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