Stage 1 - Nominations
Nomination forms are sent out via MPA and Australian Broker magazines and Australia's brokers are invited to nominate online.

Nominations are open from January 2008 and close 2 May 2008.

Stage 2 - Research
Extensive phone research will follow up the nomination process. This will ensure that the nomination process has not missed out on anyone worthy of a nomination, and will also verify the nominations that have been received, and find out if the nomination is widely accepted to be deserved.

Stage 3 - Finalists chosen
Key Media, the organisers of the Australian Mortgage Awards, will review the nominations and thoroughly cross check them with the response from the telephone research. The finalists will then be chosen from both pools of information, to ensure the finalists are truly considered by their peers to deserve the finalist nomination.

Stage 4 - Finalists notified
All finalists in the Australian Mortgage Awards will be notified by phone or email to let them know the good news.

Stage 5 - Finalists' submissions
All finalists will be sent submission forms and guidelines about the award category or categories they have been nominated in. They will then have to prove why they deserve their nomination and why they deserve to win. Finalists are encouraged to be truthful, honest, creative and prove how they fulfil each requirement to win the award.

Stage 6 - Judges decision
A panel of esteemed industry judges will be chosen from the mortgage and finance industry and invited to judge the finalists' submissions. They will be well known and well respected by their industry peers and their judgement will be impartial, balanced, incisive and fair. They will review the finalists' submissions and decide on the winner for each category.

Stage 7 - AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE AWARDS 2008 AWARD PRESENTATION
Australia's mortgage industry will join the finalists at the industry's night of nights for the announcement of the winners.