BROUGHT TO YOU BY
THE CANADA MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL GROUP AWARD FOR
LENDER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR WINNER
TO SAY Traci Merkel has her brokers’ backs is an understatement
Traci Merkel
– not only did she have her best year yet in 2018 as a senior underwriter at MCAP, but she also increased funding ratios for brokers with faster turnaround times and fewer declines and cancellations. “I spent time, especially in 2018, talking with brokers and refreshing them with MCAP’s policies and niches,” she says. “If I can help them learn how to package deals with good notes and
MCAP
FINALISTS Chiu Yeh XMC Mortgage Corporation
Dave Tett
Street Capital Bank of Canada
“I try to make the deal work – I want to see everybody succeed”
Franca Tosti
TRACI MERKEL
Home Trust Company
Elliot Gardiner
MCAP
Canadian Mortgages Inc.
Kara Kinakin
upfront documents, I know they will want to work with me and send the business to me.” “[Underwriters] either make or break the deal, and they work so hard in everything that they do, so Ameera Ameerullah, who is the CEO of Canada Mortgage & Financial Group, really wanted to show thanks and appreciation for all the dedication they show,” says Linda Gibson, operations manager at award sponsor CMFG.
Bridgewater Bank
Leah Wilson VWR Capital
Nune Mirabyan RMG Mortgages
Rob Orban Scotiabank
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
Stefano Tarantino First National Financial
Thanna Leah Marques Bespoke Mortgage Group
Thomas Squires CWB Optimum Mortgage
Canada Mortgage and Financial Group [CMFG] is an independent mortgage brokerage and lending firm specialized in institutional (bank) and alternative finance under the leadership of CEO and founder Ameera Ameerullah, a multiple-award-winning broker and woman of influence. She has been in the mortgage industry since 2001, working tirelessly with a drive to succeed, and has worked her way up, setting unique benchmarks in a male-dominated industry. Ameerullah has demonstrated compassion and care through her volunteer work and contribution to the industry, and as such, has developed a team with the same attributes, which transcend in their work environment. The team’s expertise in the alternative sector has given the firm an iconic mark in the Canadian mortgage industry.
Traci Merkel MCAP
For more information, visit cmfg.ca Terry Walman Walman, Catre, Wise & Stone
Linda Gibson Canada Mortgage & Financial Group www.mortgagebrokernews.ca www.australasianlawyer.com.au
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