

Press Release
Local Mortgage Broker Wins National Best Newcomer Award
Victoria, BC – April 9th, 2009
Greg Martel, a Mortgage Broker and Franchise Owner with Dominion Lending Centres Harbour View Mortgages Corp in Victoria, was honoured with the Best Newcomer (Individual) Award at the CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards 2009 on April 3rd at Toronto’s Liberty Grand.
Best Newcomer (Individual) is an award of excellence for an outstanding newcomer within the Canadian mortgage brokering industry with less than three years’ experience.
Greg began his mortgage brokering career in January 2007. In just two years, this ambitious young entrepreneur has experienced considerable growth in his career and even opened his own brokerage franchise on April 1st, 2009.
Mortgage Brokers are gaining acceptance and becoming more widely used by a greater cross section of consumers – from those with perfect credit scores to self-employed individuals. With this surge in popularity comes intense competition among Mortgage Brokers across Canada. As such, Greg sets himself apart by encouraging his team to continually learn about new products and services, and focus on the positive aspect of the current market – which includes historically low interest rates that consumers can take advantage of to potentially save thousands of dollars each year and trim down the amount of time it takes to pay off their mortgages.
The CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards annual black-tie gala and awards evening celebrates the best of the best in the Canadian mortgage brokering industry. The evening is considered the Oscars of the mortgage brokering industry since no one knows who will walk away a winner in each of the 18 categories until their names are announced at the live ceremony. Awards details are available at: www.canadianmortgageawards.com
About Dominion Lending Centres
Dominion Lending Centres is a national mortgage brokerage and leasing company with more than 1,200 Mortgage Professionals across Canada. Launched in January 2006, the company was named Best Newcomer (Mortgage Brokerage Firm) at the prestigious CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards 2008.
For more information, please contact:
Cindy Freiman
Director of Public Relations & Communications
Dominion Lending Centres
Direct: 289-240-6322
E-mail: media@dominionlending.ca