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June 20, 2024

MFAA celebrates Victoria and Tasmania award winners

At the final MFAA State Excellence Awards for 2024, the winners for Victoria and Tasmania were announced last night at an evening of celebration in Melbourne.

The MFAA Excellence Awards recognise members who have excelled in areas including customer service, professionalism, ethics, growth and innovation and 18 award winners were announced.

The Victoria and Tasmania MFAA Excellence Awards was the final of five events held across the country over six weeks.

MFAA CEO Anja Pannek said that the number and standard of award submissions was exceptional.

“At each of our MFAA Excellence Award events, the incredible commitment our members have to both their clients and our industry is obvious, and tonight is no exception. A huge congratulations to all our winners and finalists,” said MFAA CEO Anja Pannek.

All Victoria and Tasmania MFAA State Excellence Awards winners are finalists in their respective categories at the MFAA National Excellence Awards which will be held in Melbourne on Thursday 25 July following the MFAA National Conference.

The MFAA thanks the partners of the MFAA Excellence Awards for their support: ALI Group, ANZ, Australian Broker, Bankwest, BOQ Group, Commonwealth Bank, Connective, Helia, La Trobe Financial, Macquarie Bank, Mortgage Choice, MPA, National Australia Bank, Pepper Money, Prospa, QBE, Resimac and Teachers Mutual Bank Limited.

The 2024 Victoria and Tasmania MFAA State Excellence Award winners are:

Business Development Manager Award – Aggregator
Daisy Yu, Finsure

Business Development Manager Award – Lender/Support Service Provider
Julie Nguyen, Macquarie Bank

Commercial & Equipment Finance Broker Award
Katie Liu, JKK Solutions

Community Champion Award
MTA Mortgage Brokers

Customer Service Award – Business
Smart Lending

Customer Service Award – Individual
Spiro Kolokithas, What If We Finance

Diversified Business Award
MTA Mortgage Brokers

Finance Broker Business Award
Cinch Loans

Fintech Lender Award
ubank

Loan Administrator Award
Rohan James, Trusted Financial Choice

Major Lender Award
Macquarie Bank

Mutual/Credit Union Lender Award
Heritage Bank

Newcomer Award
Benjamin Simmons, Bayland Finance

Non-Major Lender Award
Bankwest

Regional Finance Broker Award
David Fraser, Bayland Finance

Residential Finance Broker Award
Bernard Desmond, Blank Financial

Specialty Lender Award
Liberty

Young Professional Award
Evelyn Clark, Everlend

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