Mortgage Choice Wins Big At 2009 MFAA Awards

March 9, 2009 - PRLog -- Australia’s leading mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice is proud to see one of its most successful franchises receive an esteemed industry accolade at this year’s Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) Awards, held in Sydney last weekend.

Local Mortgage Choice loan consultants and long-time franchise partners, Anthony Smith and Mark Boulton, clinched the MFAA Mortgage Broking Business of the Year (6+ Loan Writers) award.

Showing exultant appreciation for the award Anthony said, “We are ecstatic to have won this award and feel very honored to be recognised professionally as a leader amongst our peers and within the broader national mortgage broking industry.”

“Our team has worked hard to meet customers’ goals and keep abreast of new information and services related to financial solutions including mortgages, personal and business loans plus insurance.  To achieve this feat while doing what we do best is such a great reward.”

It is the business duo’s second award for the year, having won 2008 Mortgage Choice Victoria/Tasmania Multi Franchise Operator of the Year at the company’s national conference this January.

“Building our Mortgage Choice franchise to greater heights has always been a group effort so a big thank you must go out to everyone, with a special thanks to our customers and families for their support and our team, who impress us every day with their determination and dedication,” said Anthony.

In addition to the individual accolade, Australia’s leading mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice is proud to have claimed, for the fourth time in five years, the Retail Aggregator / Originator of the Year award. This is open to originator groups where all members trade under the same brand. Mortgage Choice’s previous wins occurred in 2008, 2006 and 2005.

Mortgage Choice Senior Corporate Affairs Manager Kristy Sheppard said, “Winning Retail Aggregator / Originator of the Year is a compliment to the entire Mortgage Choice family, from our franchise network to our staff, lender partners and suppliers.

“We are proud to have been recognised in this category a number of times. It indicates how hard we work together to uphold the company’s core values regardless of any challenges.”

Visit your local Mortgage Choice website at http://www.mortgagechoice.com.au/anthony.smith or call 9585 7779.

For further information or to arrange an interview please contact:

Anthony Smith       
Mortgage Choice
(03) 9585 7779


About Mortgage Choice

Mortgage Choice is Australia’s leading mortgage broker, with a national network of hundreds of franchises and loan consultants supported by Group and State Offices. It provides loan advice on, and choice of, products offered by an extensive panel of Australia’s leading lending institutions.

Importantly, Mortgage Choice has no products of its own and works in each customer’s interests to source a loan from the lender panel to suit their current needs.

Mortgage Choice is a pure play distribution model with no balance sheet or funding risk, and consistently delivers strong profits and attractive yields. The company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in August 2004 (ASX sign: MOC).

Recent awards/recognition: 2009 BRW Fast Franchises list; 2009, 2008, 2006 and 2005 MFAA Awards Retail Aggregator / Originator of the Year; 2009 and 2008 10 Thousand Feet Top 10 Franchise list; 2008 MFAA Awards Best In Mortgage & Finance Industry; 2007 Lending Central Awards Mortgage Broker of the Year; 2007 FCA Excellence in Franchising Awards Franchisor of the Year (finalist); 2007, 2005 and 2004 Australian Banking & Finance Awards Best Mortgage Broker; 2006 BRW Magazine Top 500 Public Companies list; and 2005 Australian Mortgage Awards Best Branding and Most Effective Internet Presence.

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Australia's leading Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Choice.