Eligible professionals who have not yet submitted an entry have only a few days to act.
This year’s awards lineup includes:
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La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year – Commercial
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FBAA Broker of the Year – Residential
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Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
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Bendigo Bank Broker Young Gun of the Year
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MFAA Brokerage of the Year (1–5 staff)
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Resimac Brokerage of the Year (6–20 staff)
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Commonwealth Bank Brokerage of the Year (over 20 staff)
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AMP Bank Brokerage of the Year – Regional
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Bankwest New Brokerage of the Year
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So Money Best Non-Major Bank BDM
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Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM
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Lender and aggregator categories include:
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MSA National Aggregator of the Year
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NAB Best Industry Service
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ANZ Woman of Distinction
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And more
Judging panel and key dates
The 2026 judging panel brings together a cross-section of senior industry leaders. Helen Avis, director of finance at Specialist Mortgage; Cory Bannister, senior vice president and chief lending officer at La Trobe Financial; Adam Brown, executive of broker distribution at National Australia Bank (NAB); and Anja Pannek, chief executive of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), will all play a role in assessing entries.
Excellence awardees will be announced on Monday, 10 August 2026. The gala dinner will follow on Friday, 16 October, at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney.