About Michael and Dominion Lending Centres

Michael Sjerven has a passion for the mortgage business and helping clients achieve their financial/real estate goals. He holds his Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management and a Marketing Diploma, as well as a Mortgage Broker’s licence. Having grown up on Vancouver Island, Michael enjoys travelling, tennis, basketball and walking the streets of downtown Vancouver. He looks forward to the day when independent brokers handle 85%+ of all mortgage transactions in Canada! Yaletownmortgage.com is the primary domain operated by Michael Sjerven, an independent mortgage broker. Smartymortgage Inc. is a franchise of Dominion Lending Centres (DLC) –Canada’s fastest-growing national mortgage brokerage and leasing company. With more than 1,500 mortgage professionals offering free expert advice across the country, the Dominion Lending Centres team is dedicated to taking the hassles out of the mortgage process and simplifying the lives of borrowers. Our mortgage professionals are experts in their field and many are ranked among the best nationally. Launched in January 2006, we were named Best Newcomer (Mortgage Brokerage Firm) at the prestigious CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards 2008 – the Oscars of the mortgage brokering industry.