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May 16, 2024

South Australia and Northern Territory MFAA Excellence Award winners announced

Last night, the winners of the South Australia and Northern Territory MFAA Excellence Awards were announced in Adelaide.

From over 80 finalists, 18 winners took trophies home from the event hosted at Adelaide Oval.

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

“Our members do outstanding work every day, and the awards are a chance to celebrate their achievements,” said MFAA CEO Anja Pannek.

“The standard of submissions we received was exceptional, and I would like to acknowledge all our finalists and congratulate all winners.”

The South Australia and Northern Territory MFAA State Excellence Awards was the first of five events being held over the next five weeks across the country. The next award ceremony will be held in Brisbane on Thursday 23 May.

All South Australia and Northern Territory 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 sponsors 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 South Australia and Northern Territory MFAA State Excellence Award winners are:

Business Development Manager Award – Aggregator
Peter Colman, Aussie

Business Development Manager Award – Lender/Support Service Provider
Elizabeth James, HomeStart Finance

Commercial & Equipment Finance Broker Award
Greg Samuel, Samuel Finance

Community Champion Award
Aaron Vogt, Preferred Finance

Customer Service Award – Business
Rise High Financial Solutions

Customer Service Award – Individual
Vipan Preet Singh, Mortgage Choice St Peters

Diversified Business Award
Samuel Finance

Finance Broker Business Award
Easy Loans

Fintech Lender Award
ubank

Loan Administrator Award
Jacqui Dickin, Keystart Finance SA

Major Lender Award
Macquarie Bank

Mutual/Credit Union Lender Award
Beyond Bank

Newcomer Award
Mathew Denton, Rise High Financial Solutions

Non-Major Lender Award
ING

Specialty Lender Award
Pepper Money

Regional Finance Broker Award
Steven Toome, Port Lincoln Home Loans

Residential Finance Broker Award
Smita Vira, Mortgage Choice In St Peters

Young Professional Award
Stephen Warner, Finance Partners

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