Mortgage broker partners with AFG
Mortgage broker Professional Finance has announced a strategic partnership with Australian Finance Group (AFG), provider of mortgage broking services.
It comes after a lengthy tender process, at the end of which Professionals Finance chose AFG, which has access to more than 1400 financial products.
Professionals Finance chief executive, Andrew Gooding, said the partnership will help bring in new talent, adding the firm chose AFG for its high level of corporate governance within the financial services industry.
"They have strong relationships with consumer groups and are known for their integrity," he said.
"These factors certainly helped make the partnership decision a whole lot easier."
AFG has 2300 members nationally, and process around $4.5 billion of finance every month, and manages over $100 billion in mortgage finance.
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Malavika Santhebennur
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