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About Ryan

The broker you'd actually want a beer with.

Ryan started Box Seat Finance for a simple reason: getting a home loan in Australia had become confusing, impersonal and full of jargon — and it didn't need to be. He'd watched too many good people get generic advice from call centres, sign up for loans that didn't fit their lives, and never hear from their bank again.

So he built the opposite: one broker you actually speak to, a wide panel of lenders, and every conversation in plain English. The name says it — with your finances sorted properly, you get the box seat view of your own future.

Ryan Crawford, mortgage broker and founder of Box Seat Finance

ASIC Licenced

Fully licenced by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.

Finsure Accredited

Held to the strictest Australian mortgage broking compliance standards.

Australia-Wide

Working with clients in every state and territory — phone, video or in person.

How Ryan works

01

Honesty first

If staying with your current bank is your best move, that's exactly what Ryan will tell you. Plenty of chats end with 'you're in a good spot'.

02

Plain English, always

If you leave a conversation more confused than you arrived, Ryan hasn't done his job. Ask anything — twice if you like.

03

Your goals set the strategy

Not sales targets, not lender incentives. The recommendation is built around your life, your buffer, your sleep-at-night number.

04

In it for the long game

Settlement isn't goodbye. Your loan gets reviewed as rates and life change — that's the whole point of having a broker in your corner.

Ryan Crawford with his family and dogs at home

Wherever you are, you get the same broker.

Ryan works with clients in every state and territory — city, coast and country. Phone and video chats work brilliantly, documents are signed digitally, and lenders are national, so your postcode never limits your options. And if you're nearby, a coffee catch-up is always on the table.

Book a chat with Ryan

Come say g'day.

Whether you're six months from buying or just curious about your options, the first chat is free, friendly and obligation-free.

Typical response time: same business day.

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