Find out which bank took top honours at this year's AMAs as well as the full list of winners
ING has won bank of the year for the second year in a row at the 19th annual Australian Mortgage Awards.
On Friday evening, brokers, lenders and aggregators joined together virtually for the first time in AMA history to find out who was awarded the industry’s top honours for the year.
While the format was very different from previous years, it reflected the way we have all been working through the COVID-19 pandemic – physically separated, but united nonetheless.
Accepting the award on behalf of ING, head of distribution and service Glenn Gibson said the lender was proud to have won bank of the year.
“We’ve had a tough year but it’s been a great year, and we’re looking forward to all of us celebrating a better 2021.”
Bankwest and St George both took home excellence awards in the Bank of the Year category.
Congratulations to all the Australian Mortgage Award winners of 2020!
Broker Awards
La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year – Commercial
Winner:
Greg Pierlot, The 500 Group
Excellence Awardees:
Melissa Ashcroft, AAA Mortgages
George Karam, BF Money
Andrew Soo, GM Capital Solutions
John Encina, Experity Capital
FBAA Broker of the Year – Independent
Winner:
Kris Menon, Origin Finance
Excellence Awardees:
Josh Bartlett, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Daniel Dusevic, Experity Capital
Fane Levy, Shore Financial
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
Winner:
Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Group
Excellence Awardees:
Mitchell Boulden, Jennings Mortgages
Ray Ethell, Non Conforming Loans
Michael Hughson, Arthurmac
Broker of the Year – Productivity
Winner:
Josh Bartlett, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Excellence Awardees:
Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia
Prakash Rai, Home Loan Experts
Robert Simpson, Loan Market
Vivienne Than, Home Loan Experts
Broker of the Year – Regional
Winner:
Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Group
Excellence Awardees:
Robert Simpson, Loan Market
Paul Wright, MoneyQuest Wollongong
Kaia Hunter, Mortgage Choice Buderim
MFAA Young Gun of the Year – Franchise
Winner:
Katie Dowton, Mortgage Choice
Excellence Awardee:
Brian Lowe, Aussie Home Loans Taigum
Adelaide Bank Young Gun of the Year – Independent
Winner:
Thomas Morison, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Excellence Awardees:
Evelyn Clark, Accession Finance
Andrew Loucas, Loan Base
Mohit Lal Pradhan, Home Loan Experts
Brokerage Awards
Brokerage of the Year – Diversification
Winner:
TM Finance Group
Excellence Awardees:
Infinity Group Australia
Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Finance Made Easy
Brokerage of the Year (1-5 staff)
Winner:
Atelier Wealth
Excellence Awardees:
Birdie Wealth
Zippy Financial Group
Mortgage Advice Bureau Melbourne
Brokerage of the Year (6-20 staff)
Winner:
BF Money
Excellence Awardees:
Loans Australia
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Infinity Group Australia
Time Home Loans
CBA Brokerage of the Year (>20 staff)
Winner:
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Excellence Awardees:
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Home Loan Experts
Oxygen Home Loans
Brokerage of the Year – Regional
Winner:
MoneyQuest Wollongong
Excellence Awardees:
Go Mortgage
Mortgage Choice Nowra
NextGen.Net New Brokerage of the Year
Winner:
Experity Capital
Excellence Awardees:
Premier Financial Advocates
Ortus Financial
Ding Financial
BOQ Brokers Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
Winner:
Time Home Loans
Excellence Awardees:
Shore Financial
Mortgage Choice Ormeau
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Your Finance Adviser
Most Effective Digital Strategy – Brokerage
Winner:
Infinity Group Australia
Excellence Awardees:
Zippy Financial Group
Loan Base
Industry Awards
Best Industry Marketing Campaign
Winner:
Aussie
Excellence Awardees:
Loan Market Group
Zippy Financial Group
Best Industry Service
Winner:
Broker Essentials
Excellence Awardees:
NextGen.Net
HLE Nepal
Aggregator Awards
Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 brokers)
Winner:
National Mortgage Brokers
Excellence Awardees:
Liberty Network Services
OnDeck Aggregator of the Year (Over 500 brokers)
Winner:
Loan Market Group
Excellence Awardees:
FAST
Connective
PLAN Australia
BDM Awards
Bankwest Best Aggregator BDM
Winner:
Peter Bryant, Vow Financial
Excellence Awardees:
Heather Gallagher, Outsource Financial
Zoe Uyen, Aussie Home Loans
Paul Gollan, Finsure Finance & Insurance
Best Major Bank BDM
Winner:
Natalie McCullough, CBA
Excellence Awardees:
Sam Tang, Westpac
Julianne Brown, CBA
Linda Oates, NAB
Best Non-Major Bank BDM
Winner:
John Loukadellis, Macquarie
Excellence Awardees:
Dylan Cole, Bank Of Melbourne
Omar Moussa, St George Bank
Tes Anderson, Bankwest
Anita Fung, Bankwest
Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM
Winner:
Belinda Gray, Bluestone
Excellence Awardees:
Surinder Agnihotri, Australian Business Credit
Matthew Hall, Liberty
John Maxwell, Cocalex Holistic Consulting
Jessica Pringle, Pepper Money
Excellence Awardees:
Macquarie Bank
Most Effective Digital Strategy – Lender
Winner:
Bankwest
Excellence Awardees:
St. George Banking Group
Westpac
Resimac
Fintech Lender of the Year
Winner:
86 400
Excellence Awardees:
Prospa
OnDeck
