Founded in 2005 by Bryan Jaskolka, CMI began as a small family brokerage with a big vision: to make mortgage lending more transparent, ethical, and accessible for Canadians.
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, CMI shifted its focus to private lending, addressing the growing demand for flexible, high-quality financing solutions outside the traditional banking system. Since then, CMI has been bridging the gap between borrowers overlooked by banks and investors seeking diversified, real-asset-backed returns.
Two decades later, CMI has grown into one of Canada’s leading private-mortgage marketplaces, uniting lending, servicing, and investment management under one trusted platform.
Driven by innovation and guided by integrity, we continue to redefine what private lending can be: transparent, responsible, and built on trust.
Twenty years in, we’re just getting started.
The CMI Group of Companies
United under one vision, CMI’s four businesses create transparent and flexible mortgage solutions for borrowers, while driving strong, consistent returns for investors.
Canada’s leading private lender, partnering with brokers to deliver fast, flexible mortgage solutions.
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Exclusive whole-mortgage investments offering 7%–16% annual returns for qualified investors.
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Three professionally managed funds offering simple, diversified access to the mortgage market with tailored risk–return profiles.
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End-to-end mortgage servicing delivering seamless administration and trusted portfolio management.
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The CMI Difference
At CMI, excellence isn’t a goal, it’s our standard.
For over two decades, CMI has led with integrity, setting new benchmarks for ethical lending, transparency, and performance in Canada’s private mortgage market. We’re dedicated to building trusted broker partnerships, delivering responsible investment opportunities, and creating lasting value for our clients and team.
Our commitment to doing things the right way has earned national recognition, with CMI and its leaders honoured across multiple industry and business awards.
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The CMI Team
At CMI, our people are the heart of our success.
Our team of seasoned mortgage and investment professionals combines deep industry expertise with integrity, empathy, and a shared commitment to excellence. These are not just experts, they are trusted partners who bring specialized knowledge, disciplined execution, and genuine care to every client relationship.
Together, CMI’s professionals have helped transform private lending into a respected, transparent, and highly professional sector of Canada’s financial landscape, setting a new standard for service, ethics, and results.
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Giving Back
At CMI, community is at the core of who we are. We believe that success brings a responsibility to give back, to help restore dignity and opportunity for those facing hardship.
Guided by our founding vision of service, we support community-based organizations such as local food banks, where every contribution directly helps people get back on their feet.
Our employees are the driving force behind our philanthropy. Through paid volunteer days and staff-led donation programs, our team actively chooses and champions the causes that matter most to them.
Careers
CMI is proud to be recognized among Canada’s top mortgage employers, most recently earning a 2024 5-Star Mortgage Employer Award from Canadian Mortgage Professional (CMP) for our exceptional employee experience.
Our culture of innovation, collaboration, and shared purpose has fueled our growth from a small family-run brokerage into the country’s leading private lender, now more than 120 professionals strong and expanding.
If you’re passionate about shaping the future of private lending and investment in Canada, explore our current career opportunities and grow with us.
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CMI is led by a team of pioneers and innovators. They bring unparalleled expertise and decades of experience solving complex business challenges. Some have joined as the company has grown. Others have helped to build it from the ground up. Together, they lead with passion and conviction, and have propelled CMI to become an industry authority and market leader.
Bryan Jaskolka
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Bryan is the visionary behind CMI Financial Group. Under his leadership, CMI has grown from a family-owned brokerage to become Canada’s premier private mortgage lender and one of the fastest-growing companies in Canada.
As a driving force in the Canadian private lending and mortgage financing industries, Bryan is regularly recognized for his leadership and innovation. He was named to the 2021 Mortgage Global 100 by Canadian Mortgage Professional and Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2021 CanadianSME National Business Awards. In addition to his vision, he brings expertise in residential, construction and commercial financing to the team. And as a committee member of the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association, Bryan is committed to helping to define industry best practices.
Mike Spero
Chief Operating & Financial Officer
Mike is a career banker with more than 25 years’ experience leading through all phases of the business lifecycle—from vision and creation through rapid rollout and expansion.
As one of the founders of President’s Choice Financial, Dundee Bank of Canada and Ally Canada, Mike took responsibility for product development and sales channels. During his time at National Bank, he helped develop the first FundServ issued Savings account in Canada. Most recently, he oversaw operations at Street Capital Bank of Canada. Mike is a CPA, CMA and holds a BMath and an MBA.
Kevin Fettig
President
Kevin is an accomplished executive with more than 30 years of experience in capital markets, including more than 15 years in the mortgage industry.
He has held senior positions with CMLS Financial, Canada Guaranty, Genworth Financial, Triad Guaranty Insurance and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Some of his career highlights include building and managing residential underwriting, servicing, treasury and investor relations programs at CMLS Financial and managing a number of National Housing Act Mortgage-Backed Securities products at CMHC. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics, a graduate degree in management, a master’s degree in Economics and an MBA.
Elizabeth Wood
Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
Elizabeth is a solutions-oriented leader with expertise in organizational design, change management, policy development and implementation, and regulatory oversight and governance.
In recognition of her trailblazing contributions, Elizabeth was twice recognized among Canadian Mortgage Professional’s Women of Influence (2019 & 2022) and was named 2021 Woman of Distinction at the Canadian Mortgage Awards. In 2023, she was recognized among Canada’s top 50 executive leaders as a recipient of the Report on Business Best Executive Awards. Elizabeth is a dedicated mental health advocate and Chair of the Canadian Lender’s Association’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion roundtable. She has earned an MBA, a Bachelor of Commerce in Management, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Elizabeth holds several industry-leading certifications, is an instructor and course content developer with the McMaster University CCE Business and Marketing programs, a Canadian Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (CNETS) board member, and Treasurer of the board of directors of CIM Chartered Managers Canada.
Blue McClellan
Chief Information Officer
As a leader of CMI’s technology division, Blue drives our IT strategy forward.
He spent the first decade of this century working in the technology departments of software firms servicing financial institutions in Toronto and New York, including Merrill Lynch, BMO and Scotiabank. As a project manager, he created and developed web-to-press and content management systems and built corporate intranets from scratch. Blue holds a BMath, has competed internationally in sports and owned his own sports event management company.
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