Mortgage broking franchises by the numbers

The decision by Smartline and the Mortgage Gallery to merge their businesses has created a new group to take on some of the biggest and most established mortgage broking franchises. Here’s a rundown of some of the biggest players in the market:

414

The number of Mortgage Choice franchises

350

The number of Refund Home Loan franchisees (currently in administration)

265

The number of ANZ Mobile Lenders

240

The number of franchises in the newly merged Smartline and Mortgage Gallery business

140

The number of John Symond’s Aussie Home Loans stores

80

The number of Yellow Brick Road branches

74

The number of Rams Home Loans centres

50

The number of LJ Hooker Financial Services offices

40

The number of Mortgage House branches

21

The number of Club Finance franchises

17

The number of Resi Mortgage branches

Note: Numbers indicate stores, branches and offices (not individual brokers) calculated based on website listings.