Complete Mortgage and Loan Services (Complete) has announced the addition of Complete Mortgage Services as its latest franchise, bringing the total of Complete franchised firms to eight. Situated in Newry, Co Down, Northern Ireland. Complete Mortgage Services is a merger of Greenbank Mortgage Services – an independent mortgage packager – and Optoma Broker Solutions (Northern Ireland).

Tony Salentino, director at Complete, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Complete Mortgage Services as our latest franchise and are confident that both businesses will enjoy the mutual benefits of franchising for many years to come. Unlike many mainland regions, Northern Ireland is reported to be a booming economy and we hope that the new franchising arrangement will help our latest member to make the most of the local opportunities.

"Despite a lot of pessimism in the marketplace, lenders are still seeking strong partnerships with well-established packagers that submit quality business. In addition, there is always a healthy level of interest from prospective firms wanting to franchise. Our body of franchised businesses helps to keep Complete among the top packaging firms, which in turn gives lenders confidence in our ability to perform to their standards. At Complete we have always had a good spread of business and have not been over reliant on sub prime packaging. This is helping us to weather the current market conditions successfully. "

Brian Newell, managing director of Complete Mortgage Services explained: "Becoming a Complete franchise has given us access to a much larger panel of lenders and a far greater range of products, together with access to Complete's online DIP and mortgage application facilities. Combined with what we believe is the most experienced mortgage processing team in Northern Ireland, we now offer an unrivalled service to brokers in the region."