Aussie was founded in 1992 by John Symond, who was widely credited with bringing competition to the Australian home lending industry. Aussie was unique, offering a mobile lending service and access to loans far cheaper than the banks. 1995 - Aussie launched its first TV advertising campaign with the iconic slogan: ñAt Aussie, weÍll save youî. 2002 - Aussie re-positioned itself as a mortgage broker, offering customers a wide choice of home loans from a panel of lenders, while also offering its own suite of Aussie Home Loans products. 2006 - Aussie expanded into the franchise retail channel, allowing its brokers to set up their own Aussie stores. 2008 - The Commonwealth Bank acquired a 33% stake in Aussie which it increased to 80% in 2012. 2009 - Aussie acquired Wizard Home Loans and mortgage aggregator nMB. 2017 _ The Commonweath Bank acquired the remaining 20% of Aussie, though Aussie continues to be operated as a standalone business. Today, Aussie is AustraliaÍs largest and best known mortgage broker, with over 1060 mobile and retail mortgage brokers and 200 stores located around the country. Aussie won The AdviserÍs Top Brokerage award from 2013-2017, the Australian Broking AwardsÍ Major Brokerage of the Year _ Franchise from 2014-2017 and was named ïMortgage Broker Aggregator of the YearÍ at The Australian Business Banking Awards in 2017. Aussie offers home loans from a panel of up to 21 lenders, including the big banks, plus insurance and deposit bonds. To make a free appointment with an accredited Aussie Mortgage Broker, call 1300 44 55 66 or visit aussie.com.au. For more information about mortgage broking and joining AussieÍs award-winning team, visit the Careers section or aussie.com.au/careers. Aussie is a trade mark of AHL Investments Pty Ltd. Aussie is a subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. © 2017 AHL Investments Pty Ltd ABN 27 105 265 861 Australian Credit Licence 246786.