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Awards and media.

Industry awards for Suvidh Arora and the Cinch Loans team, plus the articles, podcasts and videos Suvidh has been featured in. Every entry links to its source.

Awards and rankings.

Winners, rankings and finalist places, newest first. Australian Mortgage Awards finalists are called Excellence Awardees.

2025

Cinch team
  • Winner
    Better Business Awards, Victoria Editor's Choice, won by a Cinch Loans brokerSource ↗
  • Finalist
    Better Business Awards, Victoria Best Finance Brokerage (Office) and Best Boutique Non-Franchise OfficeSource ↗

2024

  • Winner
    MFAA Excellence Awards, Victoria and Tasmania Finance Broker Business Award (announced June 2024)Source ↗
  • Winner
    RateMyAgent Awards Mortgage Broker of the Year, Tasmania (Suvidh Arora)Source ↗
  • Finalist
    MFAA Excellence Awards, Victoria and Tasmania Diversified Business AwardSource ↗
  • Excellence Awardee
    Australian Mortgage Awards Brokerage of the Year (6 to 20 staff), Brokerage of the Year: Diversification, and Best Customer Service from an Individual OfficeSource ↗
  • Finalist
    Australian Broking Awards Independent Office of the YearSource ↗
  • Finalist
    Better Business Awards, Victoria Best Finance Brokerage (Office), Best Large Non-Franchise Office and Best New OfficeSource ↗

2023

  • Ranked 1st
    MPA Top 100 Brokers Suvidh Arora, ranked by loan value writtenSource ↗
  • Winner
    Australian Broking Awards Diversified Brokerage of the Year (Cinch Loans)Source ↗
  • Ranked 3rd
    RateMyAgent Mortgage Broker of the Year National Top 20, with 2nd in Victoria, 2nd in Tasmania and 5th in the ACTSource ↗
  • Listed
    Australian Broker Fast Brokerages Fast Brokerage and Fast Starter (Cinch Loans)Source ↗
  • Named
    MPA Top Mortgage Employers Cinch Loans, as reported by MPASource ↗
  • Finalist
    Australian Broking Awards Finance Broker of the Year, Innovator of the Year, Residential Broker of the Year and Rising Star (Suvidh Arora); New Office, Customer Service (Office) and Independent Office of the Year (Cinch Loans)Source ↗
  • Excellence Awardee
    Australian Mortgage Awards Broker of the Year: Specialist Lending and Broker of the Year: Productivity (Suvidh Arora); New Brokerage of the Year (Cinch Loans)Source ↗
  • Finalist
    Mortgage Business Awards Mortgage Broker of the Year: Metro (Suvidh Arora); Innovator of the Year: Brokerage (Cinch Loans)Source ↗
  • Finalist
    Better Business Awards, Victoria Best Residential Broker (Suvidh Arora); Best Boutique Independent Office, Best Community Engagement Program and Best New Office (Cinch Loans)Source ↗

2022

  • Ranked 3rd
    MPA Top 100 Brokers Suvidh AroraSource ↗
  • Ranked 1st
    RateMyAgent Mortgage Broker of the Year, Victoria Suvidh Arora, also ranked 2nd in the National Top 20Source ↗
  • Finalist
    Australian Broking Awards Finance Broker of the Year, Residential Broker of the Year and Customer Service of the Year: Individual (Suvidh Arora); Diversification Program of the Year (Cinch Loans)Source ↗
  • Excellence Awardee
    Australian Mortgage Awards New Brokerage of the Year (Cinch Loans)Source ↗
  • Finalist
    Better Business Awards, Victoria Best Residential Broker (Suvidh Arora); Best Community Engagement Program, Best Independent Office and Best New Office (Cinch Loans)Source ↗

2021

  • Ranked 65th
    MPA Top 100 Brokers Suvidh AroraSource ↗
  • Excellence Awardee
    Australian Mortgage Awards Brokerage of the Year (1 to 5 staff), as Exceller8 FinancialSource ↗
  • Finalist
    Australian Broking Awards Rising Star (Suvidh Arora)Source ↗

Awards and rankings reflect industry recognition of past work, not a guarantee of any outcome. Rankings such as MPA's Top 100 are based on figures submitted to the publisher. The 2024 and 2025 business awards were won by the Cinch Loans team while Suvidh was working at PropHero. Read what clients say.

Articles and interviews.

Coverage of Suvidh and Cinch Loans in the mortgage and property press. Sponsored, press release and vendor items are labelled.

19 Dec 2023

From setbacks to success: Suvidh Arora's story

A profile on recovering from injury, building the Cinch team and men's mental health.

Australian Broker ↗
6 Dec 2023

Revealed - Australia's Top 100 Brokers for 2023

The announcement of MPA's 2023 Top 100 ranking.

Mortgage Professional Australia ↗
29 Sep 2023

PropHero unveils portfolio performance app for investors

Suvidh on tools that help investor clients track their portfolio.

Real Estate Business ↗
27 Sep 2023

Broker interview: Three strategies to grow a new brokerage

Technology, the human touch and education as the three things that grew Cinch.

Australian Broker ↗
20 Sep 2023

Australian Broker's Fast Brokerages for 2023 unveiled

Cinch Loans named among the fastest-growing brokerages.

Australian Broker ↗
16 Sep 2023

Celebrate the industry's best brokerages at the 2023 Australian Mortgage Awards

What being a New Brokerage of the Year finalist meant for the team.

Australian Broker ↗
31 Aug 2023

The Australian Broking Awards 2023: The winners

Cinch Loans named Diversified Brokerage of the Year.

The Adviser ↗
11 Aug 2023

Top brokers revealed at Australian Broking Awards 2023

Awards night coverage naming Cinch Loans.

The Adviser ↗
12 Jun 2023

Elite Broker Q&A: Suvidh Arora, Cinch Loans Melbourne

Why he moved into broking, where the Cinch name came from, and advice for new brokers.

The Adviser ↗
11 Mar 2023

New PropHero CEO will build out broker partnerships

Suvidh on investor clients who stall after pre-approval.

Australian Broker ↗
25 Jan 2023

Broker helps clients invest in volatile market

Structuring investor debt and keeping deductible and non-deductible debt apart.

Australian Broker ↗
10 Oct 2022

PropHero looks to expand broker referrals

Suvidh on pre-approved investors who struggle to find a property.

The Adviser ↗
3 Mar 2022

Treating clients like family

From investment banking to broking, and going to open homes with first home buyers.

Mortgage Professional Australia ↗
8 Feb 2022

Educating clients on how to turn loans into investments

Why Cinch leads with education rather than selling.

Mortgage Professional Australia ↗
27 Jan 2022Press release

'Smart Service, Simplified' - Cinch Loans Making Borrowing Easier

A Cinch Loans media release.

ACCESS Newswire, via Yahoo Finance ↗
22 Dec 2021Sponsored

The Simple Approach to Finance- How Cinch is Putting Clients First

A profile of Cinch Loans and its client-first approach.

International Business Times Singapore ↗
1 Dec 2021

Suvidh Arora, Cinch Loans

Suvidh's profile in MPA's 2021 Top 100 Brokers.

Mortgage Professional Australia ↗
20 Nov 2021Company profile

Cinch

Cinch Loans company profile.

Mortgage Professional Australia ↗
UndatedVendor profile

Suvidh Arora

A Q&A on his path into broking and building a team.

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