Stargate announces the launch of its inaugural “Symmetry Products of the Year Awards” today to identify and recognise the most popular lenders and lending products in 2010. The Symmetry Products of the Year or ‘Symmies’ will recognise, acknowledge and award the best lenders and the best lending products available in the market today for both the Bank and Non-Bank sectors.

With over 1,100 products on offer in the Symmetry loan processing and relationship management platform; and over 31,000 loans processed valued at $9.6 billion so far this year, the ‘Symmies’ will allow the voting public to decide the winners of these prestigious awards for excellence. Contenders for the ‘Symmies’ have been compiled from the top 10 most popular lenders and their products by loan dollar value, as processed by over 2000 brokers using the Symmetry loan processing and relationship management platform. Voting for the top 10 in each category starts today at the Stargate website poll, here: Vote here...

The award categories include:

Lender of the Year

• Bank
• Non-Bank

Lending product of the Year

• Bank
• Non-bank

Voting commences today at 11am and will close on January 12 with the winners announced the following day.