44 | winter 2018 cmba-achc.ca CMB MAGAZINE
Brokers
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n December 2017, the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association inducted the
inaugural members of the MB Funding Roll of Honour.
is prestigious commendation was created to recognize individual members of the
CMBA provincial associations who have reached a considerable and verifiable funding
threshold. Much like financial planners, who establish credibility by pointing to total funds
under administration, mortgage brokers widely recognize funding volume as an important
measure of achievement. In fact, the mortgage broker industry in Canada funds up to
$80 billion of volume per year, and as such it is vitally important for CMBA to recognize the role
that individual members are playing in achieving this significant level of activity.
e first cohort to be recognized under the new MB Funding Roll of Honour was the
individual brokers in British Columbia who have successfully originated and funded over
$1 billion in verifiable mortgage volume. A stringent third-party audit process was put in
place in order to confirm these funding amounts. is level of scrutiny establishes an
important element of credibility to the Roll and to the entire mortgage broker profession.
It also highlights the potential for accomplishment that each broker has over the course of
his or her career and encourages new entrants to strive for success.
Please join us in congratulating the
inaugural members of the MB Funding
Roll of Honour, $1 Billion Tier.
• Garth EllIs, Verico – Ellis Mortgages
Canada
• FEIsal PanjwanI, Invis – Feisal
& Associates
• rob rEGan-Pollock, Invis Inc.
• karEn GIbbard, Verico – Gibbard
Group Financial
Going forward, it is expected that the
MB Funding Roll of Honour will also
be introduced to the CMBA provincial
associations in Ontario and Atlantic Canada,
initially at the $1 Billion Tier, and later
expanding nationwide to recognize member
mortgage brokers who have achieved verifiable
volumes of $500 million and $100 million.
1 a striking ice sculpture of the
2017 Funding roll of honour wordmark.
2 the gala was held at the historic
rosewood hotel Georgia in Vancouver.
3 a few of the 2017 Mb award winners
(left to right): nitesh Prakash,
rob hafer, Garth Ellis, karen Gibbard,
suzanne Fleur de lys-aujla, Ed karthaus
(accepting for home trust), hover chau,
tom wollner and Feisal Panjwani.
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ANNOUNCING THE MB FUNDING ROLL OF HONOUR™
BILLION DOLLAR
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F U N D E D V E R I F I E D C E R T I F I E D
