GEPARD FINANCE

Gepard Finance a.s. is a Czech mortgage brokerage. It compares mortgage offers from domestic banks and arranges loans on behalf of clients, and its site also lists building savings, photovoltaic financing and insurance linked to repayment ability.

Clients receive the brokerage service free of charge; according to the company, the banks pay it and it receives other rewards. The company also runs a franchise network of brokers, providing franchise partners with internal processes, a comparison tool, marketing tools, a methodology portal and training.

The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Prague. The website states that it has business locations across the Czech Republic, about 1,800 brokers nationwide, and 161.1 billion CZK in arranged mortgages. Its careers page recruits mortgage brokers (makléři), and the company co-founded the Asociace hypotečních makléřů and the FÉR hypotéka quality mark.

Product: Mortgage brokerage: comparison and arrangement of home loans with banks, plus refinancing, building savings and photovoltaic financing.