Eakins Finance & Insurance

Eakins Finance & Insurance is a finance and commercial broking practice based in Cairns that has been placing loans across Far North Queensland for over 20 years. The practice is led by principal broker Lauren Eakins, who has more than 20 years in lending, including 12 years in senior roles inside the big four banks and the last eight as a broker. The team includes Annabelle Berry as Business Development Manager and Julia Boyle as Loans Specialist.

Eakins Finance & Insurance arranges residential, commercial and agribusiness finance across Far North Queensland. It is accredited with major banks, selected second tier lenders, and non-bank and specialist lenders, and compares more than 40 lenders. Insurance is placed through the Steadfast Group. Services include home loans, refinancing, business loans, commercial property loans, agribusiness finance, and insurance broking.

First-home buyers, retirees and investors in Cairns have all drawn on the services of this finance broker, and the feedback points consistently to the same strengths. Lauren Eakin is the name that appears most, with reviewers describing her as prompt, thorough and generous with her time, particularly when clients arrive with little prior knowledge of lending.

Several customers note that she and her team explain each stage of a home or investment loan in plain terms and remain contactable while questions pile up, providing regular updates so borrowers always understand where an application stands. The wider team, including Fiona, Caroline, Rex and Lindsey, is repeatedly credited with patience and diligence, whether restructuring multiple loans for different borrowers or guiding retirees through unfamiliar financial processes.

A point that comes up often is the sense that the team advocates for the client and pursues the most suitable outcome rather than a quick result, which reviewers link to successful first purchases and refinancing. Customers also value the calm, organised handling of paperwork and the willingness to persist when earlier attempts with other brokers had stalled. The recurring picture is of a practice built on clear communication, careful explanation and steady support from enquiry through to settlement.