I am a licensed mortgage broker based in Surrey, BC, and Managing Broker for BC and Alberta at Dominion Lending Centres A.I.M.I. Collective Mortgage Group (A.T.S.A.I.M.I. Collective Inc.). I have placed private, B-lender and bank mortgages since 2016.

Top 75 Mortgage BrokersCanadian Mortgage Professional, every year since 2019. Ranked No. 4 in 2026.

Best Newcomer Brokerof the Year, 2017

LicensedBCFSA, RECA and FSRA

Main siteasimali.ca

Why a separate site for private mortgages

Most of our clients at asimali.ca are bank and B-lender files. Private mortgages are different. They have different rules, different forms and different risks. People who need one are often under time pressure, and many have been burned by vague "approved in 24 hours" promises. This site puts the real numbers, timelines and rules in one place, before anyone applies. I write and check every page, and each page shows the date it was last updated.

Licences, and how to check them

Province	Regulator	Check it
British Columbia	BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA)	bcfsa.ca
Alberta	Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA)	reca.ca
Ontario	Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA); private files by a Level 2 agent or broker	fsrao.ca

Licence numbers are in the footer of every page. How to check any broker, step by step.

How we are paid

Broker fee. On most private files, 1-2% of the mortgage, shown in dollars before you commit, taken off at funding.
Lender payments. Some lenders also pay us. We tell you in the same documents. It does not change what you pay.
Related lenders. If a lender is linked to the brokerage or its brokers, we tell you in writing before you sign.
Nothing before funding. No application or consultation fees. The only up-front cost is the appraisal, paid to the appraiser.

Who the lenders are

We place files with three kinds of private lender, and with B-lenders:

MICs that publish their rules: Alta West, Antrim, Three Point, Armada, Calvert, CMI, Atrium, Westboro, Magenta, BFT and others.
Broker-only private lenders: VWR Capital, Lanyard, Shelter Lending, Mandate, DV Capital and others.
Private investors we have checked, lending through the brokerage.
B-lenders: Home Trust, Equitable, Haventree, Community Trust, MCAN, RFA and Bridgewater.

The lender's legal name is always on your commitment letter. The full verified list.

What we tell you that other sites won't

When a B-lender is cheaper and you have time to use it.
When the numbers don't fit and selling on your own terms is better.
The APR, with every fee, before you sign.
What the renewal clause says, in dollars.
Who the lender is.

Contact

Dominion Lending Centres A.I.M.I. Collective Mortgage Group (A.T.S.A.I.M.I. Collective Inc.)
7327 137 St, Suite 311, Surrey, BC V3W 1A4
(604) 591-3590 · clientcare@asimali.ca

Alberta and Ontario files are handled from the Surrey office with local appraisers and lawyers. The only address we advertise is the registered brokerage office above. If something goes wrong, tell us first at clientcare@asimali.ca. You may also contact BCFSA, RECA or FSRA.

Real people, not a call centre

Talk it through with a licensed broker before you decide

Tell us what is going on in a few lines. We call you back the same day with what lenders will say, what it costs in dollars, and how you get back to a bank. If private is the wrong tool, we say so.