The finalists are out for the 2025 Australian Mortgage Awards (AMAs).
The black-tie gala and awards ceremony brings together standout mortgage brokers, brokerages, lenders, aggregators, BDMs and service providers for a night of champagne, connection and celebration with the industry’s best, as this year's finalists – aka Excellence Awardees – go head-to-head for some of the industry's most coveted awards. Winners of the annual event will be crowned on Friday, 17 October, at the Fullerton Hotel Sydney in the heart of the city's central business district.
Finalists compete across 28 categories, from Broker of the Year (both residential and commercial) to Bank of the Year, to Best in Specialist Lending, to Best Aggregator, to Best Regional Brokerage and more.
And the 2025 AMAs promise to dazzle, with legendary Australian rocker Daryl Braithwaite as the feature act, and popular comedian and TV personality Dave Hughes taking the stage as the MC.
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La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year – Commercial
Finalists:
Barry Thatcher, Thatcher Finance
Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
George Karam, BF Money
James Kelder, Green Finance Group
Jean-Pierre Gortan, Simplicity Loans
Kien Phan, Fundwise Capital
Mark Stutz, Quattro Finance & Advisory
Paul Frazis, George Capital Finance Solutions
Son Pham, Rethink Financing
Tommy Anderson, Brokerly
FBAA Broker of the Year – Residential
Finalists:
Anthony Nihill, Infinity Group Australia
Chris Raymond, Unconditional Finance
David Thomas, Trilogy Funding
Deslie Taylor, Mortgage Choice - Ormeau & Yarrabilba
Katie Thomas, Focus Finance
Laith Hana, House of Finance
Matthew Spears, Evoke Capital
Michael Xia, Mortgage Channel
Paul Hixon, Loan Market New Farm
Tom Hawley, Azura Financial
Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
Finalists:
Chenda Qu, SC Brokers
Dana Blewitt, The Lenders Club
Helen Avis, Specialist Mortgage
Jamie Pisaniello, Loan Market
Katie Thomas, Focus Finance
Lewis Johns, ALIC
Michael Maiolo, The Melbourne Mortgage Company
Parvesh, Protego Finance
Rocky Lim, RL Financial
Wenzhi (Gavin) Huang, SC Brokers
Equity-One Broker of the Year – Productivity
Finalists:
Adam Wadley, Numero Uno Finance
Andrew Hadjidemetri, AFMS Group
Cheney Chen, Original Wealth
Dion Fernandes, Emerge Finance
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending and Investment Centre
Nick Atanasovski, Turnkey Finance
Peter Savage, Savage Money
Redom Syed, Flint Group
Shaun Jones, Mason Finance Group
Stephanie Thomas, Loan Market Ignite
NAB Broker of the Year – Regional
Finalists:
Alvie Oliveira, Capta Financial
Heath Williams, Loan Market Newcastle CBD
Jason Cuerel, Mortgage Innovations
Joe Carroll, Sphere Home Loans
Katie Thomas, Focus Finance
Matt Derham, Black Pen Lending
Rachael Howlett, Infinity Group Australia
Sarah Cox, Two Broker Girls
Shaun Jones, Mason Finance Group
Travis Love, Infinity Group Australia
Bendigo Bank Broker Young Gun of the Year
Finalists:
Ashlen McKenzie, Infinity Group Australia
Jarrod Mackenzie, InvestorFi
Maddison Brown, Focus Finance
Maree Woodcock, Loan Market Ignite
Nick Birrell, 40 Forty Finance
Paolo Llave, Berti Financial
Richie Nguyen, Lending Hub Co.
Tahlia Eren, Lara Finance
Tara Rockett, Rockett Finance Solutions
Taryn Howe, Loan Market Clayfield
Liberty Broker of the Year – Diversification
Finalists:
Birdie Wealth
Evoke Capital
First Choice Mortgage Brokers
Flint Group
Loan Market Infinity
Marquee Group
Shore Financial
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Specialist Mortgage
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
MFAA Brokerage of the Year (1-5 Staff)
Finalists:
B Squared Lending
Berti Financial Group
Fundwise Capital
IGM Group
It's Simple Finance
LPM Finance
Pro Good Finance
Prosper One Finance
Smart Lending
Thatcher Finance
Resimac Brokerage of the Year (6-20 Staff)
Finalists:
BF Money
Birdie Wealth
Focus Finance
George Capital Finance Solutions
House of Finance
Loan Market Canberra
Loan Market Ignite
Original Wealth
SC Brokers
Unconditional Finance
Commonwealth Bank Brokerage of the Year (>20 Staff)
Finalists:
Azura Financial
Green Finance Group
Home Loan Experts
Infinity Group Australia
Invest Blue + MFG
Shore Financial
Simplicity Loans and Advisory
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Stamford Capital Australia
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
AMP Bank Brokerage of the Year – Regional
Finalists:
Capta Financial
Focus Finance
Go Mortgage
Infinity Group Australia
Loan Market Newcastle CBD
Money Links
Mortgage Choice Coffs Harbour
Mortgage Innovations
Rockett Finance Solutions
Savvy Lend
Bankwest New Brokerage of the Year
Finalists:
Alcove Private
Delta Wealth
FRONT Financial
Loan Market Clayfield
Loan Market Julian Choo
Mankin Finance
Money Lounge
Refyne Loans
Rockett Finance Solutions
The Finance Project
Bluestone Home Loans Best Customer Service From An Individual Office
Finalists:
Black and White Finance
Capta Financial
ES Finance Solutions
Infinity Group Australia
Money Lounge
Pinnacle Finance Hub
SecurePath Finances
Sphere Home Loans
Two Birds One Loan
Two Broker Girls
Success & Broker Best Industry Marketing Campaign
Finalists:
AMP Bank
Bluestone Home Loans
Clear Credit Solutions
Helia
outsource Financial
Suncorp Bank Broker Partnerships
Titan Capital
Ubank
NAB Best Industry Service
Finalists:
Alaya
Allianz
Broker Essentials
Helia
Lextech
LoanOptions.ai
Quickli
Simplify Processing
Success & Broker
VA Platinum
ANZ Woman of Distinction
Finalists:
Alissa Childs, Two Birds One Loan
Beth Comino, Home Affordability Solutions
Caitlin Bransgrove, Inspire Home Loans
Deslie Taylor, Mortgage Choice - Ormeau & Yarrabilba
Emma Stephens, Flint Group
Kiran Sood, Deals4Loans
Melanie Smith, Aussie Windsor
Melissa Christy, AMP Bank
Suzi Trajanovski, Loan Market
Tanya Sale, outsource Financial
Prime Capital Boutique Aggregator Of The Year
Finalists:
Hai Money
Liberty Network Services (LNS)
Nectar Mortgages Group
Platform Finance
Redrock Group
MSA National Aggregator Of The Year
Finalists:
Astute Financial
Lendi Group
LMG
Mortgage Choice
National Mortgage Brokers
outsource Financial
Firstmac Best Aggregator BDM
Finalists:
Alireza Seyedalizadeh, Hai Money
Andrea Walton, nMB
Donn Tariga, outsource Financial
Eugenie Chua, Hai Money
James Kemp, outsource Financial
Joletta Lee, Connective
Sarah Bowater, LMG
Mortgage Street Best Major Bank BDM
Finalists:
Blake Hauber, Westpac
Domenic Cuzzupi, Macquarie Bank
George Markos, ANZ
Grant Rice, Westpac
Heidi Sango, Westpac
Jenny Zeng, NAB
Kym Ning, ANZ
Sam Tang, Westpac
Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM
Finalists:
Belinda Gray, Bluestone Home Loans
Craig Meale, ORDE Financial
Heidi Hayward, Bluestone Home Loans
Josie Piscopo, Bluestone Home Loans
Katie McNamara, Pepper Money
Kay Yang, Brighten Home Loans
Liz (Mollica) Shorten, Resimac
Travis Henderson, Prime Capital
Zac Speth, ORDE Financial
Zakariah Rahman, Maxiron Capital
So Money Best Non-Major Bank BDM
Finalists:
Andrew Downie, MyState Bank
Bronwyn Terrenzani, Bankwest
Farid Mirkhil, ING
John Paul Azzopardi, Bank of Melbourne
Kymberly Mylonas, Suncorp Bank
Natasha Singh, Bank of Melbourne
Paras Jones, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
Roohi Kumar, St George Bank
Sally Hillman, St George Bank
Tia Baena, ING
RedZed Fintech Lender of the Year
Finalists:
Athena Home Loans
Titan Capital
Ubank
Infinity Capital Financial Group Bank Of The Year
Finalists:
AMP Bank
ANZ
Bankwest
ING Bank
Suncorp Bank
Westpac
 Rate Money Non-Bank Of The Year
Finalists:
Assetline Capital
Bluestone Home Loans
Brighten
Equity-One
Liberty
MA Money
Maxiron Capital
ORDE Financial
Pepper Money
RedZed
Keystone Capital Mortgage Manager of the Year
Finalists:
FinSecure
Finstreet
Mortgage Ezy
Rate Money
So Money
These awards are not open to nominations. However, the Excellence Awardees in the two national categories are selected from the pool of winners from the other award categories. The national awards spotlight the most outstanding mortgage brokers across Australia. Winners will be revealed live at the 2025 AMAs, across the following categories.
Westpac Australian Broker of the Year
Broker of the Year – Commercial
Broker of the Year – Residential
Broker of the Year – Productivity
Broker of the Year – Regional
Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
Liberty Australian Brokerage of the Year
Brokerage of the Year (1-5 Staff)
Brokerage of the Year (6-20 Staff)
Brokerage of the Year (>20 Staff)
Brokerage of the Year – Diversification
Brokerage of the Year – Regional
New Brokerage of the Year
The Australian Mortgage Awards is a Key Media event, hosted by Australian Broker and Mortgage Professional Australia (MPA). The 2025 AMAs begins promptly at 7 p.m. at 1 Martin Place, at the Fullerton Hotel Sydney in the CBD. Attendees are encouraged to dress to impress in their sharpest black tie attire. 
7 p.m. – Networking drinks
Enjoy a welcome drink and connect with fellow guests.
7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. – Awards program and gala dinner
Three-course dinner and official awards presentation.
11 p.m. to 1 a.m. – Post-awards celebration
Festivities continue in the post-awards celebration in the Heritage Ballroom, located on level 6 of the Fullerton Hotel Sydney. 
Westpac is once again the official event sponsor. Liberty and National Australia Bank (NAB) are premium partners for this year's event.  Other award sponsors include AMP Bank, ANZ, Bankwest, Bendigo Bank Broker, Bluestone Home Loans, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), Equity-One, Finance Brokers Association of Australasia (FBAA), Firstmac, Infinity Capital Financial Group, Keystone Capital, La Trobe Financial, Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), Mortgage Choice, Mortgage Street, MSA National, Pepper Money, Prime Capital, Rate Money, RedZed, Resimac, So Money, and Success & Broker. Finstreet is Exclusive Post Awards Event Sponsor, while MA Money is Photo Booth Sponsor. Maxiron Capital is Social Media Sponsor, with PRPTY360 as Champagne Sponsor. FinSecure is the feature act sponsor, while Finstreet is the post-awards event sponsor.
Follow hashtags #AusMortgageAwards on social media, or reach out to [email protected], for more information. 
