Aussie was last night (Thursday, May 8, 2008) named as Australia’s Best Mortgage Broker and Non-Banker Lender at the annual Australian Banking and Finance Magazine’s Awards for 2008.

A pioneer of the industry, Aussie, is the first group to win both categories in the prestigious awards.
Chairman of Aussie, Mr John Symond, said “We are very proud to be named as the country’s top mortgage broker, as well as non-bank lender, amid the current market turmoil and I thank the Aussie team and our many business partners meeting the challenges the non-bank industry faces.

“Our group now encompasses a national mortgage broking service, Aussie Home Loans, as well as the provision of other financial products and services, including the Aussie MasterCard, personal and car loans”, he added.

Aussie is accelerating its franchise and recruitment program across city and regional areas of Australia. The group this month will open its 30th retail shopfront, more outlets to be rolled out over the next two months, while also ramping up its recruitment program to attract specialist mortgage advisers and also franchisees.

With the offer of attractive commission rates and strong growth prospects, new mortgage advisers with Aussie can leverage the group’s market leading brand, state of the art technology, marketing campaigns and broad suite of products.

Despite the current market volatility, Aussie continues to process about $1 billion a month worth of home loans, through the group’s 600 accredited mortgage advisers.

“We welcome potential mortgage advisers who may or may not have a financial services backgrounds, especially those who are working with one of the non-banks which have fallen on hard times”, concluded Mr Symond.

Source: Media Release