The MFAA State Excellence Awards for 2024 concluded with a celebration in Melbourne, where the winners for Victoria and Tasmania were honoured.
Recognising outstanding achievements in customer service, professionalism, ethics, growth, and innovation, the MFAA Excellence Awards announced 18 winners.
The Victoria and Tasmania MFAA Excellence Awards marked the final event in a series of five, held nationwide over six weeks.
MFAA CEO Anja Pannek praised the high quality and quantity of submissions.
“At each of our MFAA Excellence Award events, the incredible commitment our members have to both their clients and our industry is obvious, and tonight is no exception. A huge congratulations to all our winners and finalists,” Pannek said.
Among the winners were Evelyn Clark from Everlend (pictured above left) who took out the Young Professional Award and Bernard Desmond from Blank Financial (pictured above right) won the Residential Finance Broker Award.
All winners from the Victoria and Tasmania awards will advance to the national level, competing at the MFAA National Excellence Awards in Melbourne on Thursday, July 25, following the MFAA national conference.
The MFAA extends its gratitude to the partners of the MFAA Excellence Awards: ALI Group, ANZ, Australian Broker, Bankwest, BOQ Group, Commonwealth Bank, Connective, Helia, La Trobe Financial, Macquarie Bank, Mortgage Choice, MPA, National Australia Bank, Pepper Money, Prospa, QBE, Resimac, and Teachers Mutual Bank.
The 2024 Victoria and Tasmania MFAA State Excellence Award winners are:
Business Development Manager Award – Aggregator
Daisy Yu, Finsure
Business Development Manager Award – Lender/Support Service Provider
Julie Nguyen, Macquarie Bank
Commercial & Equipment Finance Broker Award
Katie Liu, JKK Solutions
Community Champion Award
MTA Mortgage Brokers
Customer Service Award – Business
Smart Lending
Customer Service Award – Individual
Spiro Kolokithas, What If We Finance
Diversified Business Award
MTA Mortgage Brokers
Finance Broker Business Award
Cinch Loans
Fintech Lender Award
ubank
Loan Administrator Award
Rohan James, Trusted Financial Choice
Major Lender Award
Macquarie Bank
Mutual/Credit Union Lender Award
Heritage Bank
Newcomer Award
Benjamin Simmons, Bayland Finance
Non-Major Lender Award
Bankwest
Regional Finance Broker Award
David Fraser, Bayland Finance
Residential Finance Broker Award
Bernard Desmond, Blank Financial
Specialty Lender Award
Liberty
Young Professional Award
Evelyn Clark, Everlend
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