O
ver 20-plus years, Raj Babber
has built his career in mortgage
finance on the foundation of
solid lender relationships.
As the principal mortgage broker and
owner/president of CLN Mortgages in
Toronto, he leads a small, highly skilled
team of mortgage professionals that caters
to the firm's loyal client base. With the goal
of obtaining the best products and lowest
possible rates, Babber's team not only
structures mortgages, but also arranges
loans and builds homes through the
company's CLN Finance and CLN
Developments divisions.
Collectively called CLN Group, the
company's reach may be wide, but its
approach is targeted. It's all about putting
people in homes, says Babber. And it all
starts with his passion for the industry
that makes it all possible.
CANADIAN MORTGAGE BROKER
(CMB): Tell me about your career.
When and how did you get started
in the mortgage industry?
RB: I have spent my professional life in the
banking industry. I worked as a loans officer
at Canada Trust while I was in university.
From there, I continued my career in the
banking world, working with Bank of
Montreal, Canada Trust and then joining
CIBC to handle private wealth management
clients. I found the lending side appealed to
me more than the investment side. Canada
Trust asked me to come back and work on
their mortgage sales force, which I did for
about three years. I predicted quite early
in the game that being a broker would be
ideal because you could approach various
lenders to get a deal done. I joined Mortgage
Alliance and from there, I branched out
Meet Raj Babber
As a long-time member of Ontario's mortgage
finance community, Babber is passionate about helping
Canadians become homeowners.
BY LISA GORDON
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| winter 2019 cmba-achc.ca CMB MAGAZINE
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