2016 Year in Review | VERICO Canada

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2016

IN REVIEW

Recognizing all of the new members that join over 200 firms across Canada in their membership with VERICO.

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NEW FIRMS KEITH BAKER

VERICO XEVA Mortgage Surrey Central

VERICO Mortgage Squad Inc.

SUMEET CHOUHAN & SWARAJ BAKSHI

VERICO Total Mortgage

ZUBAIR AFZAL

VERICO SD Mortgages Inc. VICTOR HUO

VERICO Premiere Mortgage Diversity Group JAMES BERG & MARCY BERG

VERICO The Mortgage Associates SHAWNA MACDONALD

VERICO Compass BC Mortgage Brokers Inc SHARON PITTS RYAN FOREMAN

VERICO Burke Mortgage Group DAN BURKE

VERICO Oceanvale Mortgage & Finance NOLAN SMITH

VERICO Circle Mortgage Group

VERICO XEVA Mortgage VDASS Capital Inc.

JIVAN SANGHERA

VANEESH DASS

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1.3 BILLION IN NET NEW VOLUME

2016 was another spectacular year for sales and network growth at VERICO.

VERICO Serenity Mortgage

VERICO Financial Freedom Solutions

JENNIFER IACHELLI

CRICKY SMITH

VERICO Heimbecker Mortgage Group

VERICO Paragon Lower Mainland Mortgage & Finance

STEVE HEIMBECKER

KAMALPREET BRAR

VERICO Tribe Financial Group

VERICO Centura Finance Group Inc.

FRANCES HINOJOSA GLENN MACLAREN PETER LIRANTZIS

DAVID NATAF MICHAEL NOIK LAURENT LEVY

VERICO Xeva Mortgage Cartier Mortgages

VERICO XEVA Mortgage JDV Capital Corp.

TAMMY CARTIER

JAMES DE VUYST

VERICO XEVA Mortgage Steve Dyment Enterprises

VERICO XEVA Weninger Mortgage Inc.

STEVE DYMENT

CHAD WENINGER

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Canadian Mortgage Awards The VERICO Network picked up a lot of hardware at the 2016 CMA Gala, a testament to the excellence and professionalism present throughout VERICO’s membership.

Shane Bruce

VERICO ACME FINANCIAL The night started off with a big win for Shane Bruce.

This was yet another award won for his firm’s 2015 marketing campaign, which included the production of a reality TV series, the use of multiple media outlets

Award for Best Marketing Effort of the Year and partnerships with local realtors.

“Winning this award is incredibly beneficial for ACME - not only does it validate our efforts, it also lets our local client base know that we perform on a national level.”

VERICO FINANCIAL GROUP Award for Best Network of the Year VERICO won the prestigious CMA Award on Friday night off the heels of a spectacular start to 2016, having had 9 new firms join our membership in the first quarter, and a total of 19 new member firms by the end of the year.

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“This award is the result of our collective dedication to this profession and the higher standards at which we, as a Network, operate,” reflected Colin Dreyer, CEO. “I thank everyone of you for this achievement.”

Luisa Hough

Award for Mortgage Broker of the Year, < 25 employees

As the saying goes, third time is a charm – Hough had been a finalist in this category twice prior to her win this year.

last year’s CMA, Luisa adds this award to a list of recognitions she has collected for her career.

VERICO XEVA MORTGAGE

Having accepted the Award for Best Newcomer Mortgage Broker Firm with her VERICO XEVA Mortgage colleagues at

Paul Bojakli & Todd Fralic VERICO QUANTUS MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS Closing off the night at the CMAs in a spectacular way, Quantus Mortgages took the highly coveted CMA for Mortgage Brokerage of the Year.

Bojakli was quick to

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“This recognition validates the hard work and sacrifices we all make, day in and day out, in this business.”

Award for Mortgage Brokerage of the Year, > 25 Employees recognize that this CMA would not have been possible without the help of the hand-picked team of professionals, stating that “the team award is a compliment to the work we do collectively.”

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2016

10 YEAR CLUB

Friday, September 30th

Retreat Snapshots ®

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Sunday, October 2nd Members and partners of the VERICO Network gathered in the Palm Desert for 3 packed days of learning, networking opportunities, and first-class events.

A big thank you to every one of you who gathered in California with us!

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Awards Gala Saturday, October 1st

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2016

10 YEAR CLUB INDUCTEES Last year, the VERICO Network celebrated its 10 years of existence and welcomed the first inductees to the 10 Year Club.

As we reach the end of 2016, we welcome these 21 firms to the 10 Year Club acknowledging and commemorating their membership with VERICO for the past decade.

We raise a glass with our 10 Year Club inductees and toast to the successes of the Network as a whole in the next 10 years to come.

VERICO The Mortgage Leaders Inc. PETER MENICUCCI

VERICO ZANDERS & Associates Mortgage Brokers Inc. SUSAN ZANDERS

VERICO Summit Mortgage Services Inc.

VERICO Gateway Lending Centres Inc.

LESLIE MCCANN

RICK ROBERTSON

VERICO Gem Mortgages Canada Inc. BRENDA DURI

VERICO Money Business Inc. O/A The Mortgage Store JONATHAN ASKEW

VERICO Kelly Mortgage Services Inc.

VERICO Universal Mortgage Solutions Inc.

ALLISON KELLY-HUGHES

LEANN RIGUIDEL

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VERICO Designer Mortgages Inc. CHARMAINE IDZERDA

VERICO Capital Mortgages Inc. STEFAN KREPSKI

VERICO Ideal Mortgage Corp.

LINO DIMAIO VERICO Lozinski Mortgage Corp.

JOHN LOZINSKI VERICO Mortgage Options Ltd. DEAN HAMILTON VERICO Titan Mortgage Group JOE TROMBETTA RITA PUGLIESE

VERICO Superior Mortgage Inc. SHARNJIT GILL

VERICO Homeguard Funding Ltd. WAYNE SUDSBURY SHEILAH SUDSBURY

VERICO Groupe Conseil Hypotheque G. C. H. Inc. JEAN-GUY VANIER VERICO Crown Mortgage Services Inc. PAT DELL

VERICO Safebridge Mortgage Solutions Inc. ELISSEOS IRIOTAKIS CHRIS KARRAM DREW DONALDSON

VERICO Premiere Mortgage Centre KERRI REED DON MACVICAR

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Art Appelberg Hall of Fame Inductee TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS CANADA ®

Bernadette MENTOR OF THE YEAR Laxamana

Calum Ross BROKER OF THE YEAR

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TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

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CMBA-ON HALL OF FAME

The recognition was a chance for Roslyn Goldmintz to look back at how her clients’ lives, as well as her own, have been changed because of her line of work.

Roslyn’s unrelenting dedication to her clients and unique experiences have propelled VERICO RBG Mortgage Professionals, which she founded 18 years ago, into the successful business it is today.

Induction to the CMBA-ON Hall of Fame is awarded to select professionals in the mortgage industry who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision and dedication throughout their successful careers.

Two distinguished VERICO members were honoured at the 2016 CMBA-ON

Steve Kates

Awards Dinner with their entry to the Hall of Fame.

We caught up with each inductee to get insights into their professional lives marked by excellence and dedication, and what is to come next for the Canadian mortgage industry.

The recognition for Steve comes a year after his business partner, Art Appelberg, received an induction to the IMBA Hall of Fame.

With both Steve Kates and

Art Appelberg receiving IMBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest recognition in consecutive years, VERICO Northwood Mortgages reasserts its strong presence in the mortgage industry, after 23 years in business.

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2016 COCKTAIL SOIREE Click here to see all pictures on our Facebook Page

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VERICO Golf Tournament July 14, 2016 at Wooden Sticks

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Special Olympics Unified Bocce Tournament Supporting Marc Stephan of VERICO iMortgage Solutions Inc. in Alberta.

3rd Annual Golf Tournament supporting the Down Syndrome Association of Kingston Supporting Chris Matthey of VERICO The Mortgage Professionals.

Helping Hands VERICO is proud to support the charitable initiatives of our members, in causes that are close to their hearts.

Here are some of the highlights from this year.

Fort McMurray United Way Supporting Natalie Wellings and Roberta Hardern of VERICO Mortgage Success, in a joint initiative with a local REMAX office in Edmonton.

Dianne Baboth Memorial Golf Tournament Supporting Rita Pugliese of VERICO Titan Mortgage Solutions for McMaster Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital.

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Right to Play Supporting Pierre de la Salle of VERICO Canadian Mortgage Lender.

Community Keys Supporting Paul Bojakli and VERICO Quantus Financial.

Community Key helps families that are caring for a seriously ill or critically injured child with their mortgage or rental payments.

Premiere Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Build Supporting the women-turned-builders of VERICO Premiere Mortgage Centre for Habitat for Humanity.

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Canadian Red Cross Funds for Fort McMurray Fires VERICO Financial Group matched all donations made by our members to benefit the Canadian Red Cross Funds to aid the Fort McMurray fires.

100 Brokers Who Care Proudly supporting a number of VERICO Brokers who are part of this Canada-wide charitable initiative. Funds raised this quarter benefited the Ellis Family, pictured right.

Homes for Hope Supporting Chris Karram and team from VERICO Safebridge Financial. Partnered with Christian Blind Mission and Habitat for Humanity, they have donated $360k to date to build homes in Fitche, Ethiopia.

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FINAL ACCOLADES

YOUNG GUNS

JORDAN D'HAESE

Several members of the VERICO Network were recognized this year for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the industry as a whole.

JAMES LAIRD

ANDRE PERSAUD

VERICO JAYMAN FINANCIAL VERICO CANWISE FINANCIAL VERICO SAFEBRIDGE

D'ARCY HENNEBERRY RACHAEL BEEMER

TYLER YATES

ANNA SHCHERBATYKH JAMES DE VUYST

ROMAN LECKI

VERICO PARAGON MORTGAGEPAL INC.

VERICO C.O.D. ®

VERICO MY BETTER MORTGAGE

VERICO XEVA MORTGAGE

VERICO THE MORTGAGE WELLNESS

VERICO CONCIERGE

Here are a few faces to remember.

ELISSEOS IRIOTAKIS

JAMES LAIRD

NICHOLAS L'ECUYER

COLIN DREYER

CO-CEO, VERICO SAFEBRIDGE FINANCIAL

PRESIDENT, VERICO CANWISE FINANCIAL

BROKER/OWNER, VERICO THE MORTGAGE WELLNESS GROUP

PRESIDENT AND CEO, VERICO FINANCIAL GROUP

JARED DREYER

JANET MCKEOUGH

KERRI REED

VICE-PRESIDENT, VERICO FINANCIAL GROUP

BROKER, VERICO SUCCESS MORTGAGES

VICE-PRESIDENT AND OWNER, VERICO PREMIERE MORTGAGE CENTRE

HOT LIST

PRESIDENT, VERICO DREYER GROUP MORTGAGES CHAIR, MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS CANADA

PRESIDENT, MORTGAGE BROKERS ASSOCIATION OF ATLANTIC CANADA

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Top 75 VIKTOR SCHAEFER VERICO ONE LINK VS SOLUTIONS

MATT LEGGETT VERICO CANWISE FINANCIAL

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ROBERT JEN

LUISA HOUGH

JORDI BROW

VERICO XEVA MORTGAGE

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JEFF ATTWOOLL

JORDAN D'H

VERICO JAYMAN FINANCIAL

TAMMY CONLON CARLOMUSTO VERICO PREMIERE MORTGAGE

LYNDA RIDDELL VERICO MARKET MORTGAGES

VERICO EAST C MORTGAGE BR

SCOTT BENTLEY VERICO PREMIERE MORTGAGE GROUP

TYLER YATES

VERICO THE MORTGAGE WELLNESS

Top 20 VERICO K-W MORTGAGE ®

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JIM TOURLOUKIS

SHARNJIT SINGH GILL

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BERNADETTE LAXAMANA

JOANNA LANG

LENA OHANJANIANS

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VERICO ADVENT MORTGAGE SERVICES

VERICO XEVA MORTGAGE

SHAWN ALLEN

VERICO MATRIX MORTGAGE GLOBAL

VERICO SUPERIOR MORTGAGE

VERICO XEVA MORTGAGE NORTH SHORE

VERICO ULTIMATE MORTGAGE AND FINANCE SOLUTIONS

VERICO PREMIERE MORTGAGE CENTRE THE LANG TEAM

SCOTT BENTLEY

MATT LEGGETT

VERICO PREMIERE MORTGAGE GROUP

VERICO CANWISE FINANCIAL

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LETTER from the President

In the four short months since I was offered the opportunity to join this world class organization as part of the senior executive team, I have been amazed by class, professionalism and the warmth I have received from each VERICO member with whom I have had the absolute pleasure to meet.

The VERICO culture has been predicated on growing its business in concert with its network of mortgage entrepreneurs to help them grow their respective businesses and it is this culture and our core beliefs by which I will continue to lead our network in 2017.

2016 was an exciting year for VERICO. We continued to grow our network by clearly demonstrating our value proposition which starts with strategies directly lifting your

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bottom line and first class services and support from our Sales and Membership teams.

We were named Canada’s best network of the year for the third time in four years – a recognition that doesn’t happen by accident.

We finished the year as a network that collective closes $16 Billion of total volume – 20% of the broker channel business.

You, as VERICO members, are at a distinct advantage over all other brokers. You have all the tools and support backed by the power and size of a leading Canadian network at your fingertips – while still operating, and succeeding at, your own entrepreneurial vision.

What we have is something that has not been duplicated in the marketplace. Have we inspired imitation? Yes – in fact plenty over the last 11 years. But VERICO remains the original and the best network supporting your business with award winner tools, systems and services.

In 2017, I and the entire team at VERICO Canada will continue to ensure that we remain agile, industry leading and on the cutting edge – so that imitators remain only as such; and we continue to help you succeed. Shortly after the holiday season we will be announcing exciting launches and initiatives around software platforms that that will deploy key deliverables such as payroll, compliance, marketing, workflows, and more. In addition, Verico will be expanding and enhancing

regional events as it relates to networking and professional development sessions in major markets.

Stay tuned.

Over this holiday season, I hope you spend time with friends and loved ones and have an opportunity to reflect. While it was a challenging year in terms of regulatory changes and market conditions, we are a resilient industry and there are many positives and opportunities worth celebrating.

A toast to all of us.

Albert

ALBERT COLLU President

Albert joined Colin Dreyer, CEO, and John Kelly, COO, to add to the continued successes of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #1 network of independent mortgage brokers.

Albert is a diversified senior manager with extensive business development and operations experience for high growth organizations. He possesses financial, strategic, and business skills along with a track record of multi-million dollar revenue and profit growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a rare and incredible opportunity that I simply could not let pass me by. VERICO is a world class organization that personifies integrity and professionalism.â&#x20AC;?

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