Winners of the industry's top honours unveiled
A record crowd of more than 700 people gathered on Friday night to discover the mortgage finance industry’s best performers for 2022.
The 2022 Australian Mortgage Awards, the first to be held in person since the pandemic, attracted industry leaders from across Australia for a glamorous black-tie event at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney.
In the lender awards, Bankwest won MSA National Bank of the Year, while Pepper Money was named Non-Bank of the Year. Bankwest general manager third party Ian Rakhit is pictured above left and Pepper Money CEO Mario Rehayem is pictured above right.
The PropTrack Fintech Lender of the Year award went to ubank, and the Mortgage Manager of the Year award was won by Mortgage Ezy.
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Organised by Key Media, the AMAs are supported by Mortgage Professional Australia and Australian Broker. Westpac was the event partner for the 13th consecutive year.
Australian comedian and presenter Ed Kavalee, regular panellist on Have you Been Paying Attention? kept the evening on track. After the awards ceremony wrapped up, guests kicked back on the dance floor, with live entertainment from Furnace & the Fundamentals.
There were 25 award categories, and two national awards; Westpac Australian Brokerage of the Year, won by Green Finance Group director Daniel Green, and the Liberty Australian Brokerage of the Year, which went to Entourage Finance.
In the aggregator awards, Money Quest Group won the Prime Capital Aggregator of the Year (up to 500 brokers) award, and Loan Market was awarded OnDeck Aggregator of the Year (over 500 brokers).
Bankwest won the Best Industry Marketing Campaign award, and Broker Essentials received the Dye & Durham Best Industry Service award.
In the BDM awards, Haley Bellamy from AFG won the Firstmac Best Aggregator BDM award, and Murray Smith from CBA was awarded Best Major Bank BDM.
The Best Non-Major Bank BDM award went to Roohi Kumar, St. George Bank, and the Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM award was won by Maddie Matthews of Plenti.
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Westpac Australian Broker of the Year winner Daniel Green also won the La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year - Commercial. Mhairi MacLeod of Astute Ability Finance Group won the Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending award.
Mortgage Professional Australia thanks Westpac as the event partner, along with award sponsors Adelaide Bank, Bankwest, BOQ, CBA, Dye & Durham, Equity-One, FBAA, Firstmac, La Trobe Financial, Liberty, MFAA, Mortgage Choice, MSA National, NextGen, OnDeck, Pepper Money, Prime Capital, PropTrack, Resimac and Trilogy Funds.
The full list of 2022 Australian Mortgage Award winners are below. You can also see the winners at the AMAs official website: Australian Mortgage Award winners 2022
National Awards
Westpac Australian Broker of the Year
- Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
Liberty Australian Brokerage of the Year
- Entourage Finance
Lender Awards
MSA National Bank of the Year
- Bankwest
Non-Bank of the Year
- Pepper Money
PropTrack Fintech Lender of the Year
- ubank
Mortgage Manager of the Year
- Mortgage Ezy
Aggregator Awards
Prime Capital Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 brokers)
- Money Quest Group
OnDeck Aggregator of the Year (Over 500 brokers)
- Loan Market
Industry Awards
Best Industry Marketing Campaign
- Bankwest
Dye & Durham Best Industry Service
- Broker Essentials
BDM Awards
Firstmac Best Aggregator BDM
- Haley Bellamy, AFG
Best Major Bank BDM
- Murray Smith, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Best Non-Major Bank BDM
- Roohi Kumar, St. George Bank
Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM
- Maddie Matthews, Plenti
Brokerage Awards
Trilogy Funds Brokerage of the Year – Diversification
- Bell Partners Finance
MFAA Brokerage of the Year (1-5 staff)
- Everlend
Resimac Brokerage of the Year (6-20 staff)
- Entourage Finance
Commonwealth Bank Brokerage of the Year (>20 staff)
- Inovayt
Brokerage of the Year – Regional
- Go Mortgage
Bankwest New Brokerage of the Year
- MortgageWorks
BOQ Broker Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
- Everlend
Broker Awards
La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year - Commercial
- Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
FBAA Broker of the Year - Independent & Franchise
- Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
- Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Finance Group
Equity-One Broker of the Year - Productivity
- Christian Stevens, Shore Financial
NextGen Broker of the Year – Regional
- Brenden Lowbridge, Money Links
- Jason Cuerel, Mortgage Innovations
Adelaide Bank Young Gun of the Year
- Nick Atanasovski, Turnkey Finance
Nick Atanasovski was also awarded in Rising Stars 2023. Click here and learn more about the Best Mortgage Brokers Under 35 in Australia and how they are changing the mortgage industry.
