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Sadiq Boodoo

Principal Broker & CEO

Approved Financial Services

Sadiq is the Principal Broker and owner of Approved Financial Services. Sadiq has been in the mortgage brokering industry for over eight years and previously worked for over 17 years in the banking and financial services sector. Sadiq is also the Past President & Chair of the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association, Past Chair of Education and Professional Development with CMBA-Ontario, and Past Chair of Government Relations with CMBA-Ontario. Sadiq currently sits on the Technical Advisory Committee for the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), a position he has held since 2021 and is also a Director of the Durham Family Advisory Board, an organization that raises funds for various community based charities.

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Q&A with Sadiq Boodoo

What value do you believe PurView delivers?

PurView is a valuable tool that aids in numerous ways including verification of registered names on title, confirmation of registered charges and even fraud prevention. The quick and easy access to various key data points enables us to efficiently obtain and/or confirm information that allows us to better serve our clients.

What is your most-used data attribute on the PurView Property Report?

The most used data attribute are the registered charges, the original purchase date and purchase price.

Tell us a bit about yourself, your current role, your path to this role and why you enjoy being a part of the mortgage industry.

I’ve been the owner and Principal Broker of Approved Financial Services for over 8 years after a lengthy period with a major bank. I am also a past president of the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association and name to the Global 100 Mortgage Professional in 2023, the Canadian Mortgage Professionals Hot List in 2021. Realizing that the options for helping clients were becoming increasingly less with the bank due to changes in regulations as well as in bank policy, I decided to make to switch to being a broker. I enjoy being part of the mortgage industry because it’s a dynamic environment that is constantly evolving and allows me to work with amazing people both within my brokerage and amongst the lenders to help clients with their mortgage needs.