Loan Talk is proud to announce details of the judging panels that are responsible for deciding which firms and individuals are announced as winners at 2014 Loan Talk Secured Loans Awards.  

Now in its second year, the secured loans industry’s only dedicated awards event will bring together the great and the good of the market on January 15th 2015 at 8 Northumberland.

Praised for following a transparent, fair and efficient judging process, Loan Talk has once again secured a selection of industry luminaries who each have the impressive breadth of experience necessary to judge the shortlisted nominees in each of the 12 categories.

There are two judging panels: one made up of brokers, judging the lender categories, and one made of lenders judging the broker categories. Where a category could be won by either a broker or a lender, both panels vote and a majority is taken.

The Judges

Broker panel judging lenders

Chair – Beth Fisher, Senior Reporter, Loan Talk

Bradley Moore – Brightstar Financial

Mark Fry – CSC Loans

Matt Cottle – Y3S Group

Danny Waters – Enterprise Finance

John Webb – The Loan Partnership

Malcolm Scanlon – Niche Financial Solutions

Marie Grundy – V Loans

Tim Wheeldon - Fluent Money

Simon Juniper – Only Loans

Matt Tristram - Loans Warehouse

Lender panel judging brokers

Chair – Robert Sinclair, Chief Executive at AMI

Simon Stern – Prestige Finance

Stuart Aitken – Masthaven Secured Loans

Maeve Ward – Shawbrook Bank

Simon Carr – Precise Mortgages

Mat Beaver – Evolution Money

Joanne Edwards – Nemo Personal Finance

Gary Bailey – Blemain Finance

The date for judging is set for December 10th, when the panels will deliberate over the shortlisted nominees’ supporting submissions.

Voting closes on November 8th and the shortlisted names will be released via Loan Talk on November 12th.

This year’s Loan Talk Secured Loans Awards is sponsored by Blemain Finance, Masthaven Secured Loans, Shawbrook Bank, Just Cashflow and Precise Mortgages.

The inaugural 2013 Loan Talk Awards was hailed a triumph, with highlights including Maeve Ward and Shawbrook’s quadruple win, Masthaven taking home Best Newcomer and Prestige winning the Most Innovative Product accolade.