Travis Love claims regional and national honours as the broker association celebrates the industry’s best in Sydney
Infinity Group’s Travis Love has been named National Finance Broker of the Year at the Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) 2026 Awards of Supremacy, held at Sydney Town Hall on Thursday, 28 October.
Love also won Finance Broker of the Year for Queensland and the Northern Territory, taking home both a regional and the national title. A panel of independent judges selected winners across 19 categories.
He succeeds Flint Group’s Redom Syed, who claimed the top honour at last year’s FBAA Awards of Supremacy ceremony.
FBAA CEO Leo Gagic congratulated Love and the other winners.
“Taking home both the regional and national award is a significant achievement. Congratulations to Travis and the Infinity Group team,” Gagic said.
“From newer brokers building their businesses to mentors sharing their knowledge and people giving back to their communities, these winners give us plenty to celebrate.
“Their expertise and commitment are what bring our STILL HUMAN theme to life. Congratulations to every winner and finalist.”
Gagic, who also presented the Broker of the Year – Residential award at the 2026 Australian Mortgage Awards, sat down with MPA ahead of the awards to discuss his vision for broker advocacy in the year ahead.
Shared honours and repeat state winners
Antonius Van De Kerkhof of The Finance Family and Julian Fayad of LoanOptions.ai were named joint Industry Champion of the Year. LoanOptions.ai also won Industry Supplier of the Year.
Rhianna Farnan of Derwent Finance received the Community Award, Joe Mennea of Financial Consulting Australia was named Mentor of the Year, and Lei Fan (Ashley) of Skylight Funding Solutions won New Finance Broker of the Year.
FBAA launches REAL BROKER 27
The conference also launched REAL BROKER 27, an industry-wide FBAA program to help brokers prepare for a future shaped by AI.
Throughout 2027, the FBAA will give members practical tools, education, networking and support. The aim is to help brokers adopt technology while strengthening the human judgement, trust and client relationships that set them apart.
2026 FBAA Awards of Supremacy winners
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National Finance Broker of the Year: Travis Love, Infinity Group
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Finance Broker of the Year, NSW/ACT: Tony Xia, The Mortgage Agency
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Finance Broker of the Year, QLD/NT: Travis Love, Infinity Group
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Finance Broker of the Year, VIC: Shubham Bhaskar, Sheel Capital
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Finance Broker of the Year, SA: Peter Savage, Savage Money
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Finance Broker of the Year, TAS: Emmanuel Marios, Derwent Finance
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Finance Broker of the Year, WA: Shelley Draper, FHBA
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New Finance Broker of the Year: Lei Fan (Ashley), Skylight Funding Solutions
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Commercial Broker of the Year: John Alvarez, Finselect Group
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Commercial Asset Broker of the Year: Sara Eales, Sunshine Finance Brokers
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Consumer Asset Broker of the Year: Nakhshin Mohamad Khazarian, Diamond Finance Choice
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Aggregation BDM of the Year: James Kemp, Outsource
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Lender BDM of the Year: Isaac Garson, Bizcap
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Asset Finance BDM of the Year: Amanda Mowbray, Metro Finance
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Service Provider BDM of the Year: Bella Minns, Deposit Power
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Mentor of the Year: Joe Mennea, Financial Consulting Australia
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Industry Supplier of the Year: LoanOptions.ai
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Community Award: Rhianna Farnan, Derwent Finance
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Industry Champion of the Year (joint): Antonius Van De Kerkhof, The Finance Family; Julian Fayad, LoanOptions.ai
