2008 MFAA Excellence Awards Winners
Mortgage and finance finest honoured
The mortgage and finance industry has applauded the best of the best, at this year’s annual Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) Excellence Awards on Friday night, crowning Mortgage Choice the Operator of the Year.
“This annual event is a very special occasion where our members, their colleagues and peers have the opportunity to celebrate excellence in the industry,” said Phil Naylor, CEO of the MFAA.
There are 15 Awards, four which individuals can enter and 11 which companies can enter. The most prestigious Award, Operator of the Year, is judged from the best of 13 of the categories.
“The Excellence Awards distinguish outstanding practitioners who demonstrate exceptional professionalism, service and innovation in the mortgage and finance industry, from individuals to small and medium companies and large corporates.”
The 2008 MFAA Excellence Awards recipients were:
Operator of the Year: Mortgage Choice Limited, North Sydney, NSW
Individual Awards
- Achievement Award: Paul Jones, Money Advisers NT, Darwin, NT
- Mortgage Broker of the Year: Tracie Palmer, LJ Hooker Financial Services, North Brisbane, QLD
- Finance Broker of the Year: Peter Nest, Affinity Finance Broking, Port Macquarie, NSW
- Business Development Manager of the Year: Gina Maltman, PLAN Australia, North Adelaide, SA
Company Awards
- Mortgage Broking Business of the Year (2-5 loan writers): Mortgage Choice Limited NT, Darwin, NT
- Mortgage Broking Business of the Year (6+ loan writers): Tassie Home Loans Pty Ltd, Devonport, TAS
- Retail Aggregator / Originator of the Year: Mortgage Choice Limited, North Sydney, NSW
- Wholesale Aggregator / Originator of the Year: Australian Loan Company, North Sydney, NSW
- Retail & Whole Aggregator / Originator of the Year: Australian Finance Group (AFG), North Sydney, NSW
- Finance Broking Business of the Year (2-5 loan writers): Premier Partners , Sydney, NSW
- Finance Broking Business of the Year (6+ loan writers): Mildura Finance Limited, Mildura, VIC
- Non Bank Lender of Mortgage Manager of the Year (<30 employees): Rismark International, Sydney, NSW
- Non Bank Lender or Mortgage Manager of the Year (30+ employees): Wizard Home Loans, Sydney, NSW
- ADI Lender of the Year: BankWest, Perth, WA
- Support Services: WBP Property Group, North Melbourne, VIC
“We celebrate the achievements of these companies and individuals and their contribution to the industry. Every year, the bar is raised, and for the industry and the MFAA, that’s very exciting.”
The MFAA Excellence Awards are the only mortgage industry awards judged by an independent panel of experts, setting the industry benchmark. The entrants are judged on five key behaviours – their professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, innovation and role-model value.
The Awards submission process affords entrants the opportunity to critically analyse their business. Judging of submissions is conducted from a holistic perspective – it’s not just what the MFAA members have achieved but how they’ve achieved it. It focuses on how the members contribute to the industry and to their local communities.
