45 Years
Combined finance-industry experience
About National Leisure Finance
Specialist Leisure Finance, Backed by Decades of Experience
National Leisure Finance is an Australian finance broker specialising in caravan and leisure finance. Since NLF began in its current form in 2020, we have helped more than 3,000 clients across Australia, combining decades of finance experience with modern technology and access to a panel of lenders.
Australian Credit Licence 522858 AFCA Member 78341 ABN 22 117 674 245
Experience Behind National Leisure Finance
Tens of Thousands
Customers helped across our directors’ finance careers
3,000+
Clients helped by NLF since 2020
Australia-Wide
Finance assistance for eligible customers
The experience behind NLF reaches well beyond the business’s 2020 beginning. Directors Marco Aretis and James Atkinson bring approximately 25 and 20 years of finance-industry experience respectively — around 45 years combined. Across their careers they have helped tens of thousands of customers with finance, including extensive experience in caravan and leisure finance.
Since National Leisure Finance began in its current form in January 2020, NLF itself has helped more than 3,000 clients across Australia.
Our Story
Experience Built in Leisure Finance
National Leisure Finance may have begun in its current form in January 2020, but the experience behind the business started long before then.
Before NLF, its directors had already spent decades working in finance, including extensive experience helping Australians with caravan and leisure finance. That background included working directly with customers, dealers and the broader leisure industry — including the caravan show circuit — building an understanding of how these purchases are made and how specialist asset finance differs from a one-size-fits-all approach.
NLF was built on that experience, combining established industry knowledge with a modern finance process to help customers across Australia assess suitable finance options.
From years in finance to the caravan show circuit, discover the experience that helped shape National Leisure Finance.
Read the NLF origin story
How We Work
Experience Supported by Modern Finance Technology
Behind every NLF application is a combination of experienced finance specialists and modern finance technology designed to support a structured, efficient finance process.
Our technology helps our team manage applications, information and lender requirements through the finance process, while our brokers remain directly involved in assessing each customer’s circumstances and identifying suitable options from the lenders available through our panel.
That combination matters because finance is not simply a matter of entering a few details and letting software choose a loan. Different lenders have different credit policies, asset requirements and assessment criteria. Our technology supports the process, while experienced people provide the judgement, communication and assistance needed to navigate those differences.
Where an application proceeds to a lender, the lender completes its own assessment and makes the credit decision. NLF acts as the finance broker, helping customers understand and progress suitable finance options rather than replacing lender assessment with an automated approval system.
Structured Application Process
Technology helps our team organise application information and manage the steps required as finance progresses.
Lender-Panel Access
Our brokers can assess suitable finance options from lenders available through NLF’s panel, subject to lender policy and customer circumstances.
Application Progression
Technology helps our team manage information, lender requirements and the steps involved as an application progresses.
Human Broker Support
Experienced finance specialists remain involved throughout the process to assist with questions, requirements and next steps.
Specialist Finance for Caravans & Leisure Assets
National Leisure Finance specialises in caravan and leisure finance, helping eligible customers assess finance options for a range of recreational assets.
Leisure assets can be assessed differently depending on the type and age of the asset, whether it is new or used, how it is being purchased, its suitability as loan security and the customer’s circumstances. Lender policies can also differ between asset types and transactions.
NLF can assist eligible customers purchasing through dealerships or private sellers, subject to the asset, transaction, customer circumstances and lender policy. Our role as a finance broker is to assess suitable options from the lenders available through our panel and help customers navigate the finance process.
Customer Experiences
What NLF Customers Say
Customers across Australia have shared their experiences dealing with NLF for caravan and leisure finance.
★★★★★
“So happy we’ve brought our first caravan. We dealt with Jimmy great guy, professional went above and beyond. Kept us informed every step of the way, with positivity. Very happy customers. Highly recommend.”
★★★★★
“Trish from NLF was fantastic to deal with! She made buying our new family caravan super easy and stress-free. Couldn’t be happier with the experience – thanks Trish!”
★★★★★
“Received awesome financial advice and assistance from Mr Jimmy Collins, here in Townsville, with the purchase of my Snowy River SRC22S Caravan. It was a pleasure to have his assistance, and if any of my friends are looking for finance, I will definitely recommend Jimmy and National Leisure Finance.”
Meet the People Behind National Leisure Finance
National Leisure Finance is supported by experienced directors, finance specialists and settlements staff who work together to help customers navigate caravan and leisure finance from enquiry through to settlement.
Directors
James Atkinson
Director & Caravan Finance Specialist
James brings approximately 20 years of finance-industry experience and works closely with customers across Australia on caravan and leisure-finance applications. His experience includes helping customers understand finance options across dealership and private-sale purchases.
Marco Aretis
Director & Caravan Finance Specialist
Marco brings approximately 25 years of finance-industry experience, including extensive experience in caravan and leisure finance. He works with customers and the NLF team to assess suitable finance options and help progress applications through the finance process.
Team
Trish Damba
Settlements & Compliance Manager
Trish supports settlements, lender documentation and compliance processes so applications can progress from approval through to settlement.
Jimmy Collins
Caravan Finance Specialist
Jimmy works with customers to understand their circumstances and help assess suitable finance options for caravan and leisure-finance applications.
Josh Celic
Caravan Finance Specialist
Josh assists customers with application progression and communication through the finance process.
A Straightforward Finance Process
From the first enquiry through to settlement, our team helps customers understand the steps involved and progress suitable finance options.
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Tell Us What You Need
Tell us about the leisure asset you are looking to finance and provide the information needed to understand your circumstances.
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We Assess Suitable Options
An NLF finance specialist reviews your circumstances and assesses suitable finance options from lenders available through our panel.
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Application & Lender Assessment
If you choose to proceed, we help prepare and progress the application. The lender then completes its own assessment and makes the credit decision.
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Approval to Settlement
Where finance is approved and all lender requirements are satisfied, our team helps coordinate the remaining documentation and settlement process.
Licensed, Accountable & Transparent
National Leisure Finance is an Australian finance brokerage operating under an Australian Credit Licence and as a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.
Australian Credit Licence
National Leisure Finance Pty Ltd holds Australian Credit Licence No. 522858.
AFCA Membership
NLF is a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), Member No. 78341.
Clear Finance Process
Our team helps customers understand the finance process, lender requirements and the steps involved before an application progresses.
ABN 22 117 674 245
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers about who National Leisure Finance is, how the finance process works, and the credentials behind the business.
What does National Leisure Finance specialise in?
National Leisure Finance is an Australian finance broker specialising in caravan and leisure finance. NLF also assists eligible customers with finance for camper trailers, hybrid campers, motorhomes, motorcycles and boats, subject to the asset, customer circumstances and lender policy.
How long has National Leisure Finance been operating?
NLF in its current form began in January 2020. The directors’ finance-industry experience predates NLF and is not the same as NLF’s operating age.
How much finance-industry experience does the NLF team have?
Directors Marco Aretis and James Atkinson bring approximately 25 and 20 years of finance-industry experience respectively — around 45 years combined. That combined career figure is not an NLF operating-age claim. Since 2020, NLF has helped more than 3,000 clients.
How does National Leisure Finance help customers find suitable finance options?
An NLF finance specialist reviews the information provided and assesses suitable finance options from lenders available through NLF’s panel, subject to lender policy and customer circumstances. Technology supports the process; experienced brokers remain involved.
Does NLF make the final credit decision?
No. NLF is a finance broker, not the lender. Where an application proceeds, the selected lender completes its own credit assessment and makes the credit decision.
Can NLF assist with dealership and private-sale purchases?
Yes. NLF can assist eligible customers purchasing through dealerships or private sellers, subject to the asset, transaction, customer circumstances and lender policy.
Does National Leisure Finance assist customers across Australia?
Yes. NLF assists eligible customers Australia-wide, including eligible dealer and private-sale transactions.
Is National Leisure Finance licensed?
Yes. National Leisure Finance Pty Ltd holds Australian Credit Licence No. 522858 and is a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), Member No. 78341. ABN 22 117 674 245.
Ready to Discuss Your Finance Options?
Whether you are planning a caravan, camper trailer, hybrid camper, motorhome, motorcycle or boat purchase, our team can help you understand the finance options that may be available for your circumstances.