2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018: #1 franchise for all of Canada, based on total value of funded mortgages at Mortgage Alliance, with more than 7,000 agents from coast to coast. Mark has 20+ years of professional customer service experience after he earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary in 1992. In 2003 Mark completed his Master’s Degree in Finance from Herriot-Watt Business School at the University of Edinburgh. The school is regularly rated as one of the top-10 business schools in the world by the Economist magazine. He is one of the few mortgage brokers with an MBA originating mortgages and actually talking to customers in Canada. Mark is a regular speaker and presenter on economics and mortgage data throughout Canada. He is often quoted in the media for his knack of translating economics and data into information that can be used by purchasers to support their decision making processes. Katie McDowell 2017: Mortgage Broker of the Year, Canada; 2017 President, Alberta Mortgage Broker Association (AMBA), 2016 Secretary/Treasurer of AMBA, 2015: Winner of the Pierre Fournier Award; the highest individual award for our entire company for outstanding contributions to the industry & community. Katie was the Senior Mortgage Escalation Underwriting Officer at a bank until she became a mortgage broker and the Broker of Record for our franchise. She has more than 20 years of mortgage experience and has underwritten more than $18 Billion in residential mortgages. She lives & breathes mortgages and works the system to your advantage, at no cost to you!