Travis Love named national broker of the year as FBAA celebrates industry’s best

Infinity Group’s Travis Love has been named National Finance Broker of the Year at the FBAA’s 2026 Awards of Supremacy, held at Sydney Town Hall last night.

Among the winners selected by a panel of independent judges across 19 award categories, Mr Love also received the Queensland and Northern Territory award, taking home both regional and national honours.

Antonius Van De Kerkhof of The Finance Family and Julian Fayad of LoanOptions.ai shared Industry Champion of the Year, with LoanOptions.ai also winning Industry Supplier of the Year.

Other recipients included Community Award winner Rhianna Farnan of Derwent Finance, Mentor of the Year Joe Mennea of Financial Consulting Australia, and New Finance Broker of the Year Lei Fan (Ashley) of Skylight Funding Solutions.

The conference also launched FBAA’s REAL BROKER 27, FBAA’s industry-wide commitment to put brokers on the front foot in an AI-enabled future.

Throughout 2027, FBAA will provide members with practical tools, education, connection, and support to help them embrace technology while strengthening the human judgement, trust, understanding, and relationships that make a real broker valuable and worth choosing.

FBAA CEO Leo Gagic congratulated Mr Love and his fellow winners.

“Taking home both the regional and national award is a significant achievement. Congratulations to Travis and the Infinity Group team,” Mr 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.”

See below the full list of the 2026 FBAA Awards of Supremacy winner:

  • National Finance Broker of the Year: Travis Love, Infinity Group
  • Finance Broker of the Year, NSW/ACT: Tony Xia, The Mortgage Agency
  • Finance Broker of the Year, QLD/NT: Travis Love, Infinity Group
  • Finance Broker of the Year, VIC: Shubham Bhaskar, Sheel Capital
  • Finance Broker of the Year, SA: Peter Savage, Savage Money
  • Finance Broker of the Year, TAS: Emmanuel Marios, Derwent Finance
  • Finance Broker of the Year, WA: Shelley Draper, FHBA
  • New Finance Broker of the Year: Lei Fan (Ashley), Skylight Funding Solutions
  • Commercial Broker of the Year: John Alvarez, Finselect Group
  • Commercial Asset Broker of the Year: Sara Eales, Sunshine Finance Brokers
  • Consumer Asset Broker of the Year: Nakhshin Mohamad Khazarian, Diamond Finance Choice
  • Aggregation BDM of the Year: James Kemp, Outsource
  • Lender BDM of the Year: Isaac Garson, Bizcap
  • Asset Finance BDM of the Year: Amanda Mowbray, Metro Finance
  • Service Provider BDM of the Year: Bella Minns, Deposit Power
  • Mentor of the Year: Joe Mennea, Financial Consulting Australia
  • Industry Supplier of the Year: LoanOptions.ai
  • Community Award: Rhianna Farnan, Derwent Finance
  • Industry Champion of the Year, joint winners: Antonius Van De Kerkhof, The Finance Family; and Julian Fayad, LoanOptions.ai
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