Franchise Lending Specialists

FRANdata provides a range of professional development opportunities to franchise lending specialists.

The cornerstone of this is the Registered Franchise Lending Program* which provides a series of workshops and an annual examination to confirm their knowledge is current and they are still actively financing franchised businesses.

FRANdata congratulates the following franchise lending specialists in Australia (current until 30^th June, 2025).

ANZ

Karan Saxena

Westpac

Steve Seddon

Judo Bank

NAB

Independent Registered Franchise Lending Specialists

CBA

Wade Jolly

CFI Finance

James Scurr
Dan Toms

Banjo Loans

Silver Chef

*Registered Franchise Lending Program

The franchise lending specialist program is provided over a series of three half day workshops. The workshops are offered in each capital city and will include presentations from key subject matter experts.

A short open book exam will be completed after each workshop to confirm comprehension of key items and to support admission to the registry’s list of franchise lending specialists.

The scheduled workshop topics are:

The Australian Franchise Sector
Franchise Risk, Loan structuring and Product Development
Winning Strategies in Franchise Lending

The key benefits to lenders include:

Helping ensure franchise line bankers are “fit for purpose”
Supporting effective franchise risk and portfolio management practices
The provision of up to date reference material and ongoing franchise information for business leaders, risk operators and bank legal team).
Improved external credibility for franchise business development operators
A reduced reliance on updating internal training materials
Independent external facilitation, examination and monitoring of ongoing Continuing Professional Development Requirements.
Credit Points towards the Certified Franchise Executive program

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Successful graduates of the program will qualify for inclusion in the Australian Franchise Registry’s publicly accessible list of Registered Franchise Lending Specialists and will be authorised to use the post nominal “RFLS” in all dealings. Registration will be reviewed annually and subject to 20 units of activity (as approved by the Registry’s lender advisory board).

For more information on the program and details on the next intake please contact [email protected] or call 02 8346 6093

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