A word from Renown Lending
Championing the leaders of a progressive industry
At Renown Lending, we’re proud to partner with The Adviser’s Elite Broker Ranking for Women in Finance, as it recognises the exceptional talent and continually growing influence of female brokers across the industry. This ranking shines a well-deserved spotlight on women who are driving performance, leadership, and positive change within broking.
Brokers are critical to our business; they are trusted advisers, advocates for borrowers, and specialists who navigate complexity to achieve the right outcomes for clients. Supporting this initiative reflects our respect for excellence and the vital role women play in shaping a stronger, more progressive finance industry.
The financial year ending June 2025 was another bumper year for mortgage brokers, particularly in the second half of the year, as borrowers took advantage of a falling rate environment. Following two interest rate cuts by the RBA in February and May 2025, the market saw a significant resurgence in activity.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, more than half a billion new loans were settled in FY25 (521,421 mortgages), totalling more than $346 billion – nearing the record highs achieved over the property boom in 2021.
Brokers have been a driving force in helping these buyers access finance, with figures from the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) having shown that brokers wrote a record 77.6 per cent of home loans in the June 2025 quarter, solidifying the broker channel as the primary choice for Australian borrowers.
Towards the end of 2025, The Adviser released a series of rankings showcasing the brokers writing the largest volume of home loans in Australia, and, for the first time this year, a female broker topped the list.
This was notable not only because it was a first, but also because women make up only around a quarter of all brokers. According to the MFAA’s latest Industry Intelligence Service (IIS) report, around 26.8 per cent of brokers are women – a figure that has been relatively unchanged since 2018, despite several initiatives to tackle the under-representation of women in the broking industry and wider finance sector.
As such, in this edition, we’re taking a look at the other leading female brokers who are writing phenomenal volumes in lending, covering residential, commercial and asset finance loans.
The Adviser’s Elite Broker Ranking – Women in Finance, partnered by Renown Lending, shines a spotlight on the top 25 female brokers who made it to the top of the list this year.
Collectively, these top 25 brokers wrote an astounding $3.94 billion in loans in FY25. This reflects not only the growing value of mortgages being written in Australia, but also the increasing efficiency and market share held by women in the profession.
Topping the ranking this year was Hunter Valley-based broker Katie Thomas from Focus Finance, who wrote $496,454,238 in loans over FY25 across 280 settlements.
Her average loan size stands at a massive $1.77 million, underscoring her dominance in writing high-value residential and commercial loans (find out more about how she’s built her booming business in the Elite Broker profile on page 10).
A special mention goes to the team at Focus Finance; alongside Katie Thomas taking the top spot, her colleague Ashlee Sillay also secured seventh place, settling $182,789,016 across 214 loans.
In second place was commercial broker Isabella Constantinou from Simplicity Loans & Advisory, who settled $314,937,140. While her settlement count was lower at 40, her average loan size was a staggering $7.87 million, indicating a focus on higher-value commercial deals and complex high-value transactions.
Rounding out the top three was Deslie Taylor from Mortgage Choice in Ormeau. Taylor remains a powerhouse in volume, settling the most loans in the top 10 with 655 settlements totalling $309,844,253 and marks another year of exceptional consistency for the Queensland-based broker.
Across the ranking, the average number of settlements per broker was 222, with an average total volume of $157.7 million.
Methodology of the ranking
To ensure the integrity of the ranking, a robust methodology was employed. Undertaken by Agile Market Intelligence on behalf of The Adviser, brokers were invited to submit data regarding the number of loans settled over the financial year ending June 2025, the value of these loans, and the average size of loans written for the financial year ending June 2025.
Each broker was required to provide evidence supporting their submissions, which were meticulously verified.
The final ranking was determined by ranking the brokers by largest settlement volumes in dollar terms.
