More than 850 of Australia’s mortgage broking and finance heavyweights descended on The Fullerton Hotel Sydney Friday evening, turning up the glamour, the glitz and the industry star power for the sold-out 2026 Australian Mortgage Awards (AMAs), the closest thing the broking world has to its very own Oscars.
With black tie firmly on the dress code and the fashion stakes running high, the night brought together the who’s who of Australia's lending universe. There was no shortage of talent as standout brokers and brokerages, lenders, aggregators, BDMs and other influential industry insiders, gathered for an evening of networking, celebrating and, of course, some well-deserved trophy collecting.
The annual event, co-hosted by Australian Broker and Mortgage Professional Australia (MPA), honours innovators and leaders setting new standards of excellence in the mortgage broking industry as they compete across 28 prestigious categories.
Adding extra sparkle to Friday’s festivities was Australian singer and actress Kate Ceberano, who took centre stage as the feature act, while Australian TV presenter and author Andrew Daddo took the reins as MC. The after party, which was sponsored by FINSTREET, turned up the retro vibes with dancers in neon-colored body suits and tunes by Emalia Jane, aka DJ Em.
Australian Broker and MPA offer a warm congratulations to all winners and finalists (aka Excellence Awardees).
Winner: Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Aaron Christie-David, Atelier Wealth Mortgage Brokers
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Winner: Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Katie Thomas, Focus Finance
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Katie Thomas, Focus Finance
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Winner: Maddie Walton, Money Lounge
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Berti Financial Group
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Mortgage Pros
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Azura Financial
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Winner: Gippsland Finance Solutions (GFS)
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Winner: Amara Mortgage Brokers
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Winner: AMP Bank
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Winner: Loanworks Technologies
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Rachael McKenzie, Loan Gallery Finance
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Nectar Mortgages Group
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Excellence Awardees:
Winner: James Kemp, outsource Financial
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Kym Ning, ANZ
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Manraj Kler, AMP Bank
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Winner: Susan George, Pepper Money
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Winner: Westpac Group
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Pepper Money
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Winner: Bridgit
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Winner: Mortgage Ezy
Excellence Awardees:
Winner: Katie Thomas, Focus Finance
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Winner: Gippsland Finance Solutions (GFS)
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Also deserving a shout out are this year's sponsors and judges.
Westpac was the official event partner, with Brighten and Liberty acting as premium award partners. Additional sponsors include AMP Bank, ANZ, Bankwest, Bendigo Bank Broker, Bluestone Home Loans, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Equity-One, the Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA), Finsure, Firstmac, Infinity Capital Financial Group, Keystone Capital, La Trobe Financial, the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), Mortgage Choice, MSA National, National Australia Bank (NAB), Pepper Money, Prime Capital, Rate Money, Resimac, So Money and Titan Capital. FINSTREET acted as the exclusive post award event sponsor, while Maxiron Capital was the social media sponsor. Other sponsors included PRPTY360 as champagne sponsor, Finsure as feature act sponsor and MA Money as photobooth sponsor.
The 35-person judges' panel included leaders across lending, aggregation, broking, industry bodies and academia. The official list of the 2026 Australian Mortgage Awards judges can be found here.
