2026 Finalists

Select category

Best Aggregator BDM

Naythen Carl, Finsure
Danni Porter, AFG

Stuart Ronneberg, Money Quest Group Australia

Brandon Santos, Finsure

Best Customer Service (Individual)

Vanessa Bragdon, VB Home Loans
Costa Demetriou, Madd Loans
Paul Halford, IYBI Home Loans
Kit Johnson, Aussie Forest Lake
Suzy Macdonald, Yellow Brick Road Home Loans Milton
Paul Steele, Green Finance Group
Tikaram Subedi, Aussie Finance and Home Loans Brisbane

Deslie Taylor, Mortgage Choice Ormeau & Yarrabilba

Jonathan Vasiliou, Tora Finance
Maddie Walton, Money Lounge

Best Finance Broker

Joshua Houlahan, JLH Finance Advisory

James Kelder, Green Finance Group

Rohanne Knights, JLH Finance Advisory
Karlie Scharfenberg, The Loans Suite
George (Xiaoyang) Sha, Balanz Finance
Nick Smith, Red10 Finance
Dale Sparke, STAC Capital
Alex Stalder, STAC Capital
Troy Williamson, The Brokerage
Cici Yang, Madd Loans

Best Lender BDM (Bank)

Alex Burrows, Macquarie Bank
Rick Cavanagh, Suncorp Bank
Shawn Goder, Judo Bank
Mandy Grabovac, ING
Mina Louka, ME Bank
Kymberly Mylonas, Suncorp Bank

Kelly Tietjen, NAB

Eldar Velic, Macquarie Bank
Coren Woodham, Bankwest
Andy Zhao, Macquarie Bank

Best Lender BDM (Non-Bank)

Sarah Bauer, Finance One
Luke Butcher, Bluestone Home Loans
Anna Davis, Prospa
Joe Denham, Wave Money
Glen Gillespie, Better Mortgage Management
Reece Hinchy, La Trobe Financial

Bettina Lumsden, ORDE (formerly Pepper Money)

Kim Le Sech, Marketplace Finance
Tanya White, Azora

Best Loan Administrator

Rachael Casey, Loan Market Edge

Mitchell Corboy, The Brokerage

Daniel Helbing, Madd Loans
Jodie Henderson, Arch Brokerage
Teagan Leslie, Loan Market Ignite
Sanela Lyons, Loan Market LMS
Sahara Mclellan, Money Lounge
Holly O'Loughlin, Arch Brokerage
Xatiese Wilson, Borro
Tracy Zeng, Aussie

Best Regional Broker

Emma Cattermole, Wealthfolio Financial Services

Jason Cuerel, Mortgage Innovations
Travis Love, Infinity Group Australia
Ditte Moller, Viking Mortgages
Nikki Nielsen, Loan Market Nikki Nielsen
Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage
Phil Rogers, Loan Market Edge
Pete Solomon, Mortgage Choice Currimundi
Bradley Tuppack, Nexgen Lending
Maddie Walton, Money Lounge

Best Residential Broker

Danny Blair, Aussie Mt Ommaney

Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

Kara Doyle, Aussie Coolum
Paul Hixon, Loan Market New Farm
Patrick Johnston, Pave Financial Solutions
Travis Love, Infinity Group Australia
Deslie Taylor, Mortgage Choice Ormeau & Yarrabilba
Stephanie Thomas, Loan Market Ignite
Jonathan Vasiliou, Tora Finance
Maddie Walton, Money Lounge

Industry Thought Leader of the Year

Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Teressa Fisk, Your Finance Broker
Cara Giovinazzo, Borro
Joanna James, FBAA

Caroline Jean-Baptiste, Mortgage Choice Fortitude Valley, Ashgrove & Surrounds

Kat Marsalek, Finance Differently
Chad Hoy Poy, MFAA
Kerry Sainsbury, Credit Success
George Samios, Madd Loans
Karlie Scharfenberg, The Brokers Club

Mentor of the Year

Joshua Corley, The Brokerage
Samir Neupane, 8848 Finance
Matthew Punter, TSC Mortgage Brokers

Phil Rogers, Loan Market Edge

Jonathan Vasiliou, Tora Finance
Gordon Yau, My Finance Network

New Broker of the Year

Cameron Clarke, Loan Market LMS

Estelle Dejean, FINANS Brokers

Samantha Fischer, Aussie Hervey Bay
Ryan Hammond, Astute Newstead
Peter Hemming, Pave Financial Solutions
Thao Huong (Jenny) Hoang, LAFIN Group
Lewis Johns, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Daniel McEntee, Houses for Heroes
Campbell Moylan, Borro
Carlo Ponturo, Green Finance Group

Wellness Advocate of the Year

Clay Bremer, Aussie Tewantin and Coolum
Kaylie Carbis, Capital Bridging Finance
Sheridan Connor, Bridgit (formerly Connor Finance)
Luke Meisenhelter, Loanright Financial Services
Alvie Oliveira, Capta Financial
Ewan Ramsey, Ramsey Property Wealth
George Samios, Madd Loans
Joshua Vecchio, Hunter Galloway

Tristan Vercoe, Fortifi Finance

Mark Winter, Loan Market Greater Springfield

Editor's Choice

Kit Johnson, Aussie Forest Lake

Broker of the Year

Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

Best Boutique Non-Franchise Office

Borro
Capta Financial
Go Mortgage
IQ Capital Group
Madd Loans
Money Lounge

Ramsey Property Wealth

The Loans Suite
Tora Finance

Best Community Engagement Program

Arch Brokerage
Aussie Windsor
Kelly Brothers Finance
Living Home Loans
Loan Market Dan Brown
Loan Market Greater Springfield

Loanright Financial Services

Madd Loans

Best Customer Service (Office)

Aussie Tewantin
Go Mortgage
Infinity Group Australia
JLH Finance Advisory
Living Home Loans
Loan Market Edge
Loan Market Ignite
Madd Loans

Mortgage Innovations

Yellow Brick Road Home Loans Milton

Best Finance Brokerage (Office)

Madd Loans
Mortar Finance
Pave Financial Solutions

STAC Capital

SW Brokerage

Best Franchise Office

Aussie Ipswich
Aussie Rockhampton
Aussie Stones Corner
Aussie Tewantin
Loan Market Ignite
Loan Market LMS

Loan Market New Farm

Mortgage Choice South Brisbane
Mortgage Choice Toowooomba City
Resolve Finance Surfers Paradise

Best Large Non-Franchise Office

8848 Finance

Balanz Finance

Cube Loans
Infinity Group Australia
Mortar Finance
Pivotal Financial

Best New Office

APEX FINCAP
Aussie Forest Lake
Aussie Tewantin
Ezi Homeloans
Legacy Finance Partners
Loan Market Clayfield
Money Lounge

Precision Capital

Rockett Finance Solutions
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

Best Regional Office

Capta Financial
Go Mortgage
Infinity Group Australia
Loan Market Edge
Loanright Financial Services

Mason Finance Group

Mortgage Choice Coolum Beach & Noosaville
Mortgage Innovations
Rockett Finance Solutions
Sunshine Coast Financial Solutions

Best Aggregator BDM

Holly Hammond, Loan Market

Andrew Hubbard, AFG

Umit Kose, outsource Financial
Tom Marshall, LMG Asset Finance
Chitranee Williams, Finsure

Best Customer Service (Individual)

Melissa Burt, Mortgage Choice Modbury

Leah Busby, Blackfish Finance

Dean Coddington, Loan Market Coddington & Co (formerly Yellow Brick Road Murray Bridge and Riverland)
Paul Katranis, SA Wealth Group
Jenaya Kennett, Pink Loans Financial
Parvesh Nanda, Protego Finance
Craig Parry, Crown Money SA
Greg Samuel, Samuel Finance
Peter Savage, Savage Money
Sergio Stefano, Brokerage & Co
Matt Thomas, Money Quest Unley

Best Finance Broker

Dean Coddington, Loan Market Coddington & Co (formerly Yellow Brick Road Murray Bridge and Riverland)

Ryan Donovan, Rogerson Kenny Finance

Sharrelle Du Toit, Sanomi Finance
Jaidan Ianni, Oracle Lending Solutions
Paul Katranis, SA Wealth Group
Nick Rowlands, Chase Finance
Kanwal Singh, White Horse Finance
Sergio Stefano, Brokerage & Co
Matt Thomas, Money Quest Unley
Yanni Zabanias, SA Wealth Group

Best Lender BDM (Bank)

Angela D'Angelo, ING

Tony Lionello, ubank

Bronson Mauro, Suncorp Bank

Best Lender BDM (Non-Bank)

Scott Hills, La Trobe Financial
Kylie McCue, MA Money (formerly Pepper Money)
Rochelle Melino, Brighten (formerly Bluestone Home Loans)

Andrey Tabachnikov, MA Money

Best Loan Administrator

Pallav Bhatt, Loans Combined
Adam Brown, Loan Market Payneham
Charlotte Chapple, Oracle Lending Solutions
Lainie Darams, Go Loans
Lana Delkic, Alexander Financial Group
Jye Field, Refinancer
Dimitrios Koutoulogenis, The Finance Project

Thomas Piro, Refinancer

Yash Raste, SA Wealth Group
Camille Schultz, Alexander Financial Group

Best Regional Broker

Siobhan Bryson, Aussie
Tanya Coxon, Loan Market Mount Gambier (formerly Willow Lending Services)
Sharyn Gommers, Hamptons Advisory
Christopher Hutton, Chris Hutton Home Loans
Michelle Lewis, Easy Loans
Jessica Phillips, The Finance Emporium

Aaron Vogt, Preferred Finance

Best Residential Broker

Christopher Bonnici, Aussie
Adam D'Aloia, Loan Market Payneham
Jaidan Ianni, Oracle Lending Solutions
Alexandros Koutoulogenis, The Finance Project
Craig Parry, Crown Money SA
Peter Savage, Savage Money
David Signore, Loans Combined
Sergio Stefano, Brokerage & Co

Nicolle Steinert, Mortgage Choice Mitcham and Happy Valley

Steven Voroniansky, My Brokers Office

Industry Thought Leader of the Year

Danae Campbell, Pink Lion
Pino Galimi, PRG Strategic Advisors

Sam Jolley, Sanomi Finance

Paul Katranis, SA Wealth Group
Alexandros Koutoulogenis, The Finance Project
Peter Savage, Savage Money
Sarah Smelt, Finance Society
Sam Weaver, Adelaide Finance Specialists

Mentor of the Year

Matthew Bailey, Oakwood Finance
Robert D'Agostino, Refinancer
Paul Katranis, SA Wealth Group

Ben Livera, Mortgage Choice

Shibu Paulose, Ideal Loanz
Hayden Turner, Soho Financial

New Broker of the Year

Steffan Bastians, SNB Finance
Anthony D'Onofrio, Loan Market Payneham
Dean Freda, Brokerage & Co
Christian Greco, Greco Finance Co

Jordan Hagicostas, Aussie Prospect

Bishnu Prasad Kandel, Radiance Finance
Daniel Moore, Moore Finance Edge
Nadine Parsons, T and T Finance
Benjamin Yip, Loan Market

Wellness Advocate of the Year

Scott Bament, Mortgage Choice Morphett Vale

Shibu Paulose, Ideal Loanz
David Picca, Alexander Financial Group

Editor’s Choice

Melissa Burt, Mortgage Choice Modbury

Broker of the Year

Leah Busby, Blackfish Finance

Best Boutique Non-Franchise Office

Crown Money SA
Manage Your Loans
Mobile Mortgage Advice
My Brokers Office

Oracle Lending Solutions

Pink Loans Financial
Protego Finance
Samuel Finance
Savage Money
The Finance Project
White Horse Finance

Best Community Engagement Program

Finance Mutual Australia
Finance Society
Mortgage Choice Morphett Vale
Protego Finance

TEVEY Loans

The Finance Project

Best Customer Service (Office)

Brokerage & Co

Crown Money SA

Mobile Mortgage Advice
Refinancer
Rise High (Part of the UFinancial group)
SA Wealth Group
Soho Financial
The Finance Project
White Horse Finance
Loan Market Coddington & Co (formerly Yellow Brick Road Murray Bridge and Riverland)

Best Finance Brokerage (Office)

Finance Advisory Co

Finance Mutual Australia
Go Loans
Mobile Mortgage Advice
Oracle Lending Solutions
SA Wealth Group
Samuel Finance
Universal Finance Commercial
We Do Finance

Best Franchise Office

Aussie Prospect

Loan Market Glenelg
Loan Market Payneham
Money Quest Unley
Mortgage Choice Tea Tree Gully and Golden Grove

Best Large Non-Franchise Office

Refinancer
Rise High (Part of the UFinancial Group)
SA Wealth Group

Search Mortgages

Best New Office

Brokerage & Co
LoanTek
Oakwood Finance

Pink Loans Financial

Savage Money
Soho Financial
T and T Finance
The Finance Project

Best Regional Office

Chris Hutton Home Loans

Flinders Finance Group (Loan Market Natasha Davis)
Pink Loans Financial
Preferred Finance
Hamptons Advisory

Best Aggregator BDM

Mark Borchert, Loan Market Group
Vlasi Chletsos, COG Aggregation
Eugenie Chua, Hai Money
Anne-Marie Deieso, LMG
Peter Jong, Finsure
James Kemp, outsource Financial
Caroline Pollard, My Local Broker
Daniel Scollo, LMG
Kylie Swaine, Viking Asset Aggregation
Tony Wood, AFG

Best Customer Service (Individual)

Kevin Agent, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Adele Andrews, Australian Property Home Loans
Bernard Desmond, Blank Financial
Shilo Hughes, Loan Market Geelong
Ajay Kathpal, A4 Finance Group
Parth Shah, Jabsons Finance
Balwinder Singh, Absolut Financial
Manmeet Singh, Resolve Finance Epping
Daniel Venpin, Loanscope
Sadish Visvalingam, Premier Financial Advocates

Best Finance Broker

Shubham Bhaskar, Sheel Capital
Cheney Chen, Original Wealth
Matthew Chik, MC Finance Group
Anthony Chimirri, Kode. Finance
Michelle Gorsevski, lendlab
Will Hamer, Hamer Asset Finance
Hem Raj Kasana, Kasana Finance
Mark Lai, Forward Finance Group
Renato Mastromanno, Highview Finance
Ashley Van Rosmalen, Noma Finance

Best Lender BDM (Bank)

Michael Acciarito, Ubank
John Paul Azzopardi, Bank of Melbourne
James Baldsing, NAB
Luisa Cammarere, Macquarie Bank
Andrew Downie, MyState Bank
Sarah Henriquez, Westpac
Lesley Klaege, ANZ
Jacki Leed, Macquarie Bank
Sigmund Marques, NAB
Shiralee Wooding, Bankwest

Best Lender BDM (Non-Bank)

Steven Dang, Banjo Loans
Nathan Evans, Bizcap
Karl Lawrence, Prospa
Jules Marin, Marketplace Finance
Andrew Oey, MA Money
Kale Patterson, ORDE Financial
Caroline Pellew, Liberty Financial
Josie Piscopo, Bluestone Home Loans
Sach Ranathunga, Pepper Money
Brett Winzer, ORDE Financial

Best Loan Administrator

Nick Birrell, 40 Forty Finance
Queenie Dang, MakesCents Home Loans
Finn Hodder, Penny Finance
Suellen Parker, Toast Finance
Lisa Riddle, Aussiewide Financial Services
Rebekah Sander, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Kaylah Spiteri, Entourage Finance
Nelson Tshongo, Marquee Group
Ester Tudisco, Rate Group
Lee Van Der Pluym, Loan Market Geelong

Best Regional Broker

Sarah Cox, Two Broker Girls
Nicholas Egan, Astute Financial Gippsland
Sam Heavyside, Millennial Finance Group
Eldo Jacob, Loanweb - Connecting Dreams
Jay Nash, Empire Finance Mortgage Brokers
Nathan Newlan, Mortgage Choice
Chris Singline, Aussie Launceston
Shannon Smit, Smart Business Solutions Mortgage & Lending
Angelique Tallon, Zimlend Finance Brokers
Matt Turner, GSC Finance Solutions

Best Residential Broker

Evelyn Clark, Everlend
Toby Edmunds, Loan Market Razor
Glen Ellis, The Loan Room
Melissa Gielnik, Smart Lending
Phillip Keyte-Berndt, Keyber Investments
Daniel Lagden, Level Up Loans
Kien Phan, Fundwise Capital
Cameron Price, Mortgage Choice Melbourne
Vaibhav Shah, MTA Mortgage Brokers
Angelique Tallon, Zimlend Finance Brokers

Industry Thought Leader of the Year

Christopher Borg, Borg Financial, My Virtual Broker, Raine & Horne
Caitlin Bransgrove, Home of Inspire
Kobe Clarke-Jacobs, Finance with Kobe
Kerry Kalendra, MTA Mortgage Brokers
Amol Khuntale, ASK Financials
James McCracken, The Successful Adviser
Melissa Robinson, Mr Mentor
Pauline Ryan, Loanworx Group
Rory Sercombe, Own Money
Brett Spencer, DocuScan Australia

Mentor of the Year

Kevin Agent, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Jason Back, Broker Essentials
Chris Christofi, Reventon
Ivan David, SLAN Finance
Sarah Farrugia, SAF Finance
Martin Guirguis, Ausloans Melbourne West
Dayan Kasturiratna, Opulent Finance
Melissa Robinson, Mr Mentor
Parth Shah, Jabsons Finance
Andrew Tan, Masters Broker Group

New Broker of the Year

Taylan Atici, Day One Brokers
Alyce Awty, Two Broker Girls
Jake Cunningham, Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Steph D’Arcy, Gippsland Finance Solutions
Jay Nash, Empire Finance Mortgage Brokers
Daniel Panetta, Aussie Lilydale
Mohammad Naseem Rasekh, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Parveen Singh, MNF Capital/Moneynest Finance
Danny Trajcevski, Traj Finance
Elizabeth Uraning, Wise Equity Solutions

Wellness Advocate of the Year

Caitlin Bransgrove, Home of Inspire
Chris Christofi, Reventon
Will Hamer, Hamer Asset Finance
Kerry Kalendra, MTA Mortgage Brokers
Amol Khuntale, ASK Financials
Darlene Neu, The Money Collective
Melissa Pearce, The Money Collective
Anu Raval, Absolut Financial
Rory Sercombe, Own Money

Best Boutique Non-Franchise Office

Blank Financial
Cinch Loans
Everlend
Intuitive Finance
Jabsons Finance
Key Choice Lending
Level Up Loans
Marquee Group
MTA Mortgage Brokers
Smart Lending

Best Community Engagement Program

Aussiewide Financial Services
Blank Financial
Everlend
Goodlend Mortgage Brokers
Loanweb
Mortgage Domayne
MTA Mortgage Brokers
My Expert®
Premier Financial Advocates
Reventon

Best Customer Service (Office)

Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Entourage
Loan Market Geelong
Mortgage Choice Camberwell & Whitehorse
Mortgage Choice South Melbourne
Mortgage Domayne
Smart Lending
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Two Broker Girls
Yellow Brick Road Phillip Island

Best Finance Brokerage (Office)

Absolut Financial
Ardent Lending
Cinch Loans
Fundwise Capital
lendlab
Mortgage Brokers Co
MakesCents Home Loans
Natloans
Original Wealth
Xpress Finance

Best Franchise Office

Aussie Launceston
Aussie Warrnambool
Loan Market Geelong
Loan Market Connect
Loan Market Razor
Mortgage Choice Camberwell & Whitehorse
Mortgage Choice South Melbourne
Yellow Brick Road Phillip Island

Best Large Non-Franchise Office

Absolut Financial
Acceptance Finance
Aussiewide Financial Services
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Entourage
Inovayt
Mortgage Domayne
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
UFinancial

Best New Office

Aussie South Morang
Gippsland Finance Solutions
Home of Inspire
JT Home Loans
Level Up Loans
Loan Market Connect
Nexus Loans
Toast Finance
WizWealth Finance
Yellow Brick Road Phillip Island

Best Regional Office

Aussiewide Financial Services
GSC Finance Solutions
Mortgage Brokers Co
Loan Market Warrnambool
Millennial Finance Group
Mortgage Choice Wangaratta
Smart Business Solutions Mortgage & Lending
Vie Launceston
Vie North West
Yellow Brick Road Phillip Island