Anja PannekCEO, MFAA
EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR · MORTGAGE AND FINANCE
Anja Pannek
CEO, Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia
Anja Pannek is CEO of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), the peak body for mortgage and finance brokers, representing more than 16,000 members.
She joined the MFAA in September 2022. Before that she was CEO of PLAN Australia and CFO of NAB's Personal Banking division, with leadership roles at Loan Market Group, Advantedge and Challenger.
For Unreserved, Anja explains what home owners should know about mortgage brokers when they sell, buy, or do both at once.
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Anja PannekCEO, MFAAExpert contributor · 11 min
Ask the head of mortgage broking: what home owners should know before they buy, sell or refinance
In this guideWhy brokers wonThe Royal CommissionThe misunderstandingDo you pay a broker?After the rate riseThe refinance trapFirst home buyersWhere finance fits in a property saleAI and trustIf you were starting todayThe short version More
Ben Williams · 7 October 2026
Anja's comments on Unreserved are general information, not financial advice. Articles on Unreserved are written by Ben Williams with input from expert contributors.