Countrywide Finance Solutions

Countrywide Finance Solutions is a finance and commercial brokerage based in Albury, New South Wales. It specialises in agri finance transactions and offers funding options including farm loans, term finance, seasonal finance, equipment loans, livestock finance, housing loans, and farm machinery finance. The brokerage also specialises in home loans, including owner-occupier and investment loans, and provides asset finance for equipment such as tractors, headers, utes, and hay balers.

It has over 20 years of experience in agriculture and operates with a panel of lenders. Countrywide Finance Solutions was established to support farmers and their businesses with timely finance and open two-way communication. It is part of Southern Ag Management and offers fully integrated professional services combining agri finance, business advisory services, and crop agronomy.

The team includes Katherine Pilkington, a broker with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Agriculture and a Diploma in Mortgage Broking & Finance, who worked with ANZ as an agri business manager for almost a decade and has over 20 years of experience in the agricultural industry, including work with AWB and Elders; Max Ferraro, Broker Assistant; Jela, Loan Writer, who brings 2 years of experience in the mortgage broking industry and 10 years in customer relations and finance; and Tim Pilkington, Managing Director and agribusiness and agronomy consultant. The brokerage serves clients in Narrandera, Wagga Wagga, Yarrawonga, Howlong, Jindera, and Albury.

Countrywide Finance Solutions draws consistent praise for securing approvals that other brokers could not deliver, a theme that surfaces often in accounts from business owners and property buyers. Kathryn, Max and Jela are described as knowledgeable and determined, with reviewers noting that complex income structures and unconventional financial circumstances were grasped and put forward to lenders with skill. Clients repeatedly highlight prompt replies to questions and clear communication maintained throughout each stage, from first enquiry to settlement.

Finance arranged includes home loans, property purchases, farm machinery, equipment for business operations and a first truck for a growing enterprise. Tight deadlines feature in several accounts, including a property acquisition completed under considerable time pressure. The calm and friendly manner of staff during what could otherwise be an anxious process is mentioned regularly, and customers often state they will return for future lending. Reviewers also note that the team understands each client's position and persists until a workable result is reached, whether funding renovations or supporting a small business to expand.