Kellie Ell

New York

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Articles

Top brokers shine at the 2025 MFAA State Excellence Awards in Sydney

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 06, 2025 Share The results are out: the MFAA has crowned its top performers. To celebrate, more than 300 of the mortgage industry’s best and brightest, dressed to the nines, gathered at Sydney’s upscale Sofitel on Thursday night to see who would take home some of the sector's most coveted awards.
Broker-owned and future-focused: How Purple Circle redefined the aggregator model

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 06, 2025 Share As the countdown continues for the highly-anticipated 2025 Australian Mortgage Awards, Australian Broker is catching up with previous winners to spotlight what sets them apart. Among the standout performers is Purple Circle Financial Services, which took home the coveted MyState Bank “Boutique Aggregator of the Year” award in 2024.
Prime Capital doubles RBA rate reductions, intensifying lender wars

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 04, 2025 Share Australia’s lending war just escalated. And Prime Capital is the latest player to fire a shot. In response to growing competition and shifting borrower expectations in Australia's lending landscape, non-bank commercial lender Prime Capital has upped the ante, cutting its own rates by up to 50 basis points — double the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent reductions — across its core commercial lending products.
ASIC's crackdown on RAMS sparks fresh scrutiny of mortgage broker regulations

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 04, 2025 Share The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) civil penalty proceedings against RAMS Financial Group for alleged broad-based regulatory violations in its home loan department has raised questions about the future of mortgage broking industry regulations. Brokers and franchisees alike are now under the spotlight, as regulators zero in on compliance failures, oversight gaps and the role of unlicensed referrers in the loan origination process.
Return-to-office momentum plateaus

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 04, 2025 Share The in Australia is once again in the spotlight. With Australia’s return-to-office movement showing signs of leveling off, fresh questions arise for commercial mortgage holders and brokers navigating a still-evolving office market.
Triple winner Jason Back spills secrets ahead of 2025 Australian Mortgage Awards

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 04, 2025 Share Jason Back is no stranger to recognition. His resume, with more than 30 years in the finance industry and a reputation for transforming broker businesses – and three wins at the Australian Mortgage Awards (AMAs), including taking home the 2024 award for "NAB Best Service Industry" professional – proves it.
Bankwest's winning formula built on broker partnerships and simplicity

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 03, 2025 Share As a division of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Bankwest has built a reputation for being agile, accessible, and deeply broker-aligned – a strategy that’s proving powerful as more Australians turn to brokers than ever before. It's no wonder then that the digital lender walked away with Infinity Capital Financial Group's "Bank of the Year" award at the 2024 Australian Mortgage Awards (AMA).
Brokers continues to dominate Down Under

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 02, 2025 Share Australians are increasingly turning to mortgage brokers for financial guidance, driving broker market share to new heights, according to the latest insights from the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA). The broking non-profit group revealed Monday that mortgage brokers settled approximately 76.8% of all new residential home loans during the March 2025 quarter, up slightly from the December 2024 quarter at approximately 76%.
Australian Mortgage Award nominations now open

3 weeks ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By Jun 02, 2025 Share Nominations for the Australian Mortgage Awards (AMA) are now open. Think you’ve got what it takes? Then don't delay. Nominations for the prestigious awards officially open today. Entries close on 4 July. ðŸ‘‰ [Submit your nomination here.] Finalists (Excellence Awardees) will be revealed on 11 August, with winners crowned at the industry's most anticipated night of the year.
BDM spotlight: how Ellie Shedden went from award winner to entrepreneurial trailblazer

1 month ago | brokernews.com.au | Kellie Ell

News By May 31, 2025 Share Ellie Shedden is stepping into a bold new chapter of her career. After taking home the "Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM" award at the 2024 Australian Mortgage Awards (AMAs), the business development manager has since launched her own private lending business, Lotus Lane Capital.