Athena Home Loans

We’re starting the week with a bang! 💥 Or should we say a gong 🥇 Last Friday we were beyond proud to pick up the award for FinTech Lender of the Year at the 2024 Mortgage Professional Australia Australian Mortgage Awards! In a night celebrating brokers and brokerages, BDMs, lenders, mortgage managers and aggregators, it was an honour to be recognised alongside so many other amazing nominees. We relentlessly innovate through our product and service experiences for brokers and customers, and we thank you all for your ongoing support. This game-changing Goddess is just getting started.  

Athena Home Loans has attracted investment from REA Group with the property leader today announcing that it has agreed to acquire a 19.9% minority stake in Athena. This announcement coincides with Athena’s second RMBS issuance this year under our Olympus deal, which priced today at a further $1B in debt funding. Athena is strongly capitalised to drive the next phase of growth through strategic broker partnerships. REA Group joins our strong investor line up including leading venture capitalists (Square Peg, Airtree and Apex), super funds (Host Plus, Australian Super and Australian Retirement Trust), Macquarie and Salesforce Ventures, helping Athena unlock further scale in our mission to change home loans for good for all Australians. Nathan Walsh, CEO & Co-founder: “Athena is on an exciting growth trajectory, and we’re thrilled to have the support of a culturally-aligned market leader like REA Group, building on the proven success of our partnership to date.” Athena’s ambition since day one has been to champion change for customers in the home loan category. In a $2.3 trillion market, we need to drive this agenda with like-minded industry leaders to ultimately benefit more borrowers. Athena recognises brokers as a critical group to deliver this change for good, driving 74% of mortgage originations and growing. “We are here to support broker growth, and we are funding fit to realise this at rapid scale.” Read more https://lnkd.in/g5J5aYim

🗞 HOT OFF THE PRESS 🗞 Our mission to change home loans for good isn’t a solo one. It means we need to continue to partner with the industry’s best to really drive broad change. Today we announce our strategic partnership with LMG, and our joint ambition to bring brokers and their customers faster, more favourable and progressive experiences. Says Nathan Walsh, CEO & Co-founder: “LMG has shaped and scaled the broker industry for 30 years, and at the heart of their success are two things - a progressive and innovative culture, and a network that considers itself a family. Our businesses are so closely aligned. We are so proud to be partnering with LMG and their exceptional team of brokers.” The partnership has co-creation at its core – harnessing broker expertise and insight to create game-changing products and exceptional experiences, leveraging digital as a powerful advantage for brokers.    Keep your eyes 👀 peeled for what comes next.... Read more here https://lnkd.in/gc3Se8TH

Happy FriYAY 🎉 🙌 🏆   Last night, we were incredibly proud to take home not one, but two trophies at the Mortgage Choice Panel Partner Awards! Mortgage Choice Freedom Powered by Athena picked up Residential Lender of The Year (Tier 2) for the second year running, while the outstanding Nick Fernando was awarded Residential Lender BDM of The Year (Tier 2)! 🏆 It’s been just over 12 months since we launched Mortgage Choice Freedom in collaboration with Mortgage Choice and REA Group, so we’re honoured to be recognised by our broker partners, who help shape our game-changing products and experiences.

How do you really change home loans for good? 🤔 You partner with the people that deeply understand what customers want...brokers! Our very own Cameron Bradley and Raj Kapoor talked to The Adviser Magazine about Athena's passion for broker co-creation, and how it drives innovative product solutions and exceptional outcomes for customers 💜 Check out the article here https://lnkd.in/gkJt2gtp

Meet our Broker Dream team 🚀   Helping you look good, do good, feel good.   Introducing Vanita Mathuram-Brown, our VIC/TAS BDM who has recently joined the Athena A-team! Get to know her below 👇  ✅Favourite cocktail is a French Martini 🍸  ✅Has a medical degree and used to be a practising psychologist   ✅Loves hard rock music!   What's your BDM superpower?    I’ve been in the finance industry for 25 years. Brokers do business with me because they trust me. I have extensive, deep credit policy knowledge and I’ll do whatever I can to find a solution that is in the best interests of the broker and their customer. If you send me a message, you’re guaranteed a same-day response.    Tell us about a time when you helped a broker deliver success for their business?   I was recommended to a broker that had a customer that needed a solution urgently. They had recently returned to work from maternity leave and had purchased a property without a finance clause. They required a loan with <20% deposit and approval within a few days due to the contract deadline.   I told the broker we could help their customer provided we get a credit exception, but noticed that the broker was not accredited yet. Getting the broker accredited was our #1 priority. I escalated this and got the broker accredited within 24 hours. We then received an income exception from the Credit team, submitted the app, escalated it and got it approved - all within 48 hours!   VIC/TAS brokers get in touch to see how Vanita can help you today! Reach her at [email protected] or 0461 263 606

Read all about it!  🗞 Stephane Feuillye - National BDM Specialised Products is in the August issue of The Adviser Magazine!   With 24+ years in the finance industry including roles in credit, mobile lending and business development, he gets what brokers need!   Take a look here https://lnkd.in/gM2f3yD2

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 🚀  𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗱𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.   Introducing Jesse Barling, our QLD BDM who has recently joined the Athena A-team! Get to know him below 👇 ✅ Responsive, affable, knowledgeable ✅ Is a comic book connoisseur – loves Watchmen  ✅ Dad to a mischievous Golden Retriever 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗗𝗠 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿?  I’ve been a BDM for 8 years, and in finance for 17 years so have a comprehensive knowledge of processes, policies and systems. You can rely on me for a speedy, accurate response on different scenarios. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?  I discovered one of my broker partners was a highly skilled sign language operator. I brainstormed ways on how her skill could further support the specialised market and grow her business. After contacting a leading deaf school in the city, I arranged for their in-house newsletter to publish a feature article and ad for the broker. It was a win-win. We supported a broker business through a unique niche, and assisted a segment of society that at times can be overlooked regarding their specific needs. Jesse loves a good challenge and nothing is ever too difficult for him. QLD brokers get in touch to see how he can help you today!

🎉 Announcement 🎉 Athena's new Tailored product suite launches today! Co-designed with Brokers, these products are unparalleled in market. Specifically for customers in the Self Employed Lite Doc and 80 - 85% no LMI segments, the Tailored range provides market leading digital customer experiences, competitive cost structures and supported pathways to Premium Prime. Athena's CEO and co-founder, Nathan Walsh explains "Athena is here to change home loans for good. This means being able to service more of the market with unparalleled product experiences." Brokers can expect market leading SLAs, dedicated BDMs and credit teams for fast workshopping and exceptional service. Our Tailored range is complete with all the good stuff including multi-offsets, splits, multi securities and our fully featured app. Non-natural persons and trusts will launch later this year (September). New Specialised BDM Stephane Feuillye will lead the BDM experience nationally. Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMpttHwU

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱! We burst onto the scene in 2019, and until we crashed the party, home loans hadn’t changed for decades. From Day One we’ve done things differently. This 7th birthday has party bags full of customer savings, all time presents and new best friends to share the love: • In seven years, we’ve saved our customers $678m* in fees and loyalty tax ⚡️ • For the third consecutive year, we were awarded WeMoney Non Bank Lender of the Year 🏆 • The exceptional launch of our white label partnership with REA Group, the Mortgage Choice Freedom range, which has settled $1B in home loans in less than a year! Thousands more Aussies can break free from the mortgage handcuffs 🫶 • Our CEO and Co-Founder Nathan Walsh started lobbying for systemic change into the funding of home loans to make things fairer for all Aussie homeowners ⚖️ To every Athenian – our customers, team members and partners – we love you, and we're never leaving 😉 Seven years in, we're just getting warmed up. We are not here to make up the numbers. We are here to make a difference. We are here to change home loans for good. . . . *Visit www.athena.com.au for more info