Australian mortgage broker awards include the Australian Mortgage Awards, MFAA Excellence Awards, FBAA Awards of Supremacy and Women in Finance Awards. Each program has its own eligibility rules and categories for individuals or businesses.
The Australian Mortgage Awards covers brokers and the wider industry. The MFAA program gives members a state-to-national route, while FBAA recognises state and specialist finance work. Women in Finance includes broking within a wider financial-services program. The Better Business Awards name state winners for brokers and brokerages. Choose a category that your results from the judging period can support.
1. Australian Mortgage Awards
Program and Judging Process
Mortgage Professional Australia and Australian Broker present the Australian Mortgage Awards. The 2026 winners were announced at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney. Katie Thomas of Focus Finance won Australian Broker of the Year in the official results. Daniel Green of Green Finance Group won the commercial Broker of the Year category.
- Broker categories cover residential, commercial and specialist lending, as well as productivity, regional work and young guns.
- Brokerage categories distinguish business size and recognise diversification, regional businesses, new businesses and customer service.
- Industry categories cover lenders, aggregators, business development managers and marketing campaigns.
The awards process starts with nominations based on achievements from the previous 12 months. Organiser research then identifies excellence awardees. An independent industry panel scores their submissions to determine winners.
Provide the supporting documents with the original submission. Excellence awardees are not asked for additional judging information later, so an unsupported claim can leave judges without the evidence they need.
Better Business Awards
The Adviser, a Momentum Media publication, runs the Better Business Awards. The 2027 award categories number 20: 12 for individuals and eight for offices and programs. Individual categories include Best Residential Broker, Best Finance Broker, New Broker of the Year and Best Aggregator BDM. Office categories separate franchise, boutique, large, regional and new offices.
Eligibility depends on the category. New Broker of the Year needs registration within the last two years, and Best New Office needs an office established within two years. The regional categories need a business operating in regional Australia.
Anyone can nominate a broker, colleague or business. An eligible entrant can go straight to a submission. The organiser expects each submission to take three to four hours. The judging methodology starts with an eligibility audit and a shortlist of finalists. An external panel then scores each finalist against weighted criteria, and the highest combined score wins.
Aggregators verify business volumes in the broker categories that depend on them. Entries for the 2027 program have closed. Finalists are announced and the state galas held in early 2027. Each gala names a Broker of the Year for its state or region.
Marketing Use and Entry Evidence
Use the exact category, year and result in marketing. An excellence awardee can state that status, while a winner can use the confirmed winning title. Follow the organiser’s permissions for logos and award marks.
An award reflects one organiser’s judging of a submission. It is not an endorsement from ASIC or another regulator, and it does not guarantee any borrower’s loan outcome. Keep that distinction clear wherever the award appears.
Keep organiser confirmation with the marketing record. Our guide to mortgage broker brand guidelines covers the wider rules for marketing claims. An award entry must never influence a lender recommendation, clawback decision or refinance.
2. MFAA Excellence Awards
State and National Program
The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) runs its Excellence Awards for current members and eligible employees of members. Its 2026 program has 26 categories covering brokers, support staff, brokerages, lenders and service providers.
State winners progress as national finalists in the relevant categories. The program also has national categories with their own entry requirements. Our guide to MFAA membership explains the association behind the awards.
Criteria for Selection
Entries must answer the category’s selection criteria using evidence from its qualifying period. Judges assess capability beyond settlement volumes. Client outcomes and professionalism therefore need evidence alongside business results.
The MFAA uses independent judges for submission-based categories. Members vote for lender awards, and Hall Chadwick audits the results. The official awards FAQs explain eligibility and entry requirements.
Impact of Winning
Use the state or national title exactly as awarded. A state win establishes the category result in that state, while a national win establishes the national result. Keep the year and category visible so clients can understand the claim.
3. FBAA Awards of Supremacy
Broker and Finance Categories
The Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) runs the Awards of Supremacy. Its 2026 categories include new broker, state finance broker, commercial finance, asset and equipment finance, mentorship, business development and National Broker of the Year.
The 2026 FBAA Awards of Supremacy concluded at Sydney Town Hall. The FBAA awards announcement recognises the finalists and winners across state and specialist categories.
- Choose a state category when your evidence concerns work in that region.
- Use a specialist category for results in commercial, asset or equipment finance.
- For a new-broker entry, match your experience to the published eligibility window.
- Support service claims with business records and client feedback from the judging period.
Categories of Awards
Match the entry to your role and the finance work being assessed. State awards need evidence for the relevant market. Specialist entries need results for that lending type, while National Broker of the Year is the program’s national broker honour.
Role of Technology in Modern Brokerage
Technology evidence needs a measured change in file quality, response time or customer communication. Describe the process before the change and the result afterwards. A list of software names gives judges little evidence of a business outcome.
Post-Event Opportunities
Use a confirmed finalist or winner result in staff recognition and conversations with referral partners. Keep the wording consistent with the organiser’s announcement. Record professional development credit only when the relevant session qualifies under your licensee’s requirements.
4. Women in Finance Awards
Momentum Media runs the Women in Finance Awards through its financial-services brands. The 2026 awards are the tenth program, with 27 categories: 22 individual categories and five group categories. They span banking, broking, accounting, financial planning, fintech and legal services.
The 2026 ceremony is in Sydney. Momentum Media’s finalists report confirms the program’s scope and category split.
The published award categories include Mortgage Broker of the Year and Commercial Finance Broker of the Year. Group categories recognise employers and programs supporting women, including training and community work.
The Women in Finance Awards 2024 results archive records that year’s winners and finalists. It is a past result, separate from the 2026 program and its entry categories. Use the archive for a 2024 award claim and the relevant entry guide for a new nomination.
Build a nomination around the chosen criteria. For a broker entry, use loan-book results and evidence of client service, with compliance records where requested. Explain your own contribution and obtain permission for testimonials. Remove client names and identifying loan details.
For mentoring or community entries, record who participated and what changed. The MFAA Women in Finance Broking sessions are separate events covered in our guide to mortgage broker conferences and events.
Emerging Trends in Mortgage Broking
Sustainability and Green Mortgages
Sustainability supports an entry when the published category or judging criteria cover environmental outcomes. Match the initiative to measurable lending, operational or community results. A green-mortgage service alone does not establish eligibility for an award.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion entries need a named category and evidence of outcomes. Women in Finance’s employer categories, for example, assess support for women’s progression and the benefits to staff and the business. Workforce figures or mentoring results can explain the change an initiative produced.
Financial Literacy Initiatives
Financial-literacy work can support an entry when the published category covers the initiative and its audience. Record what participants learnt and evidence of the result. Keep attendance and feedback separate from settlement volumes so judges can assess the education work.
The Future of Mortgage Broker Awards
Adapting to Market Changes
Use the live entry guide for each cycle. Categories and qualifying periods can change, so retain the version used for your submission. A previous year’s guide does not establish the next program’s rules.
Encouraging Young Talent
Newcomer categories define experience differently. Check whether the window measures time in the industry, time as an accredited writer or time in the current business. Use records that establish the start point required by that category.
Global Recognition
For an international award, state the geography covered by its eligibility and judging. A national, regional or global title carries a different claim. Preserve that scope when describing the award to Australian clients.
Advancing Industry Standards
First confirm that the program is live and that you meet its rules. Choose the one category best supported by results from the judging period. Supply the requested evidence and keep client information de-identified. Retain your normal appointment, professional development and compliance records throughout the entry process.
