Fairway Independent Mortgage · Alabama · 2025

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 2,494 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #21 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.3% of them and denied 4.1% (5.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

2.5kApplicationsin AL
5.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $165,000
$513MVolume58 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Alabama vs the state

4.1%Denial rate-15.80 pts vs state
5.0%Decision denial rate-19.99 pts vs state
76.3%Origination rate+20.87 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
1,902Loans originated
101Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,4182,6008.9%6.75%#11
20242,3881,7697.2%6.75%#19
20252,4941,9024.1%6.63%#21

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,197 88% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 161 6% · 6.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 81 3% · 9.9% denied
Home improvement 22 1% · 4.6% denied
Other / HELOC 33 1% · 15.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,477 59% · 3.4% denied
FHA 686 28% · 5.3% denied
VA 264 11% · 3.4% denied
USDA / RHS 67 3% · 9.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 30 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 25 25%
Other 17 17%
Incomplete application 10 10%
Unverifiable information 7 7%
Collateral 6 6%
Insufficient cash 4 4%
Employment history 2 2%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 63248921 3.3%
Shelby County 2672094 1.5%
Montgomery County 1741268 4.6%
Houston County 118907 5.9%
Elmore County 113903 2.7%
Calhoun County 107893 2.8%
Madison County 94733 3.2%
St. Clair County 82642 2.4%
Morgan County 72533 4.2%
Mobile County 66377 10.6%

Other large lenders in Alabama

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Regions BankC 11,87137.2%4.99%
Rocket MortgageC 9,94120.5%6.63%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,46141.4%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 7,68912.0%6.13%
21st MortgageF 6,50746.0%9.98%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,10718.4%6.25%
REDSTONE Federal Credit UnionC 4,54818.9%8.13%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 3,90917.5%4.99%
Freedom MortgageB 3,7258.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 3,61111.6%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Alabama: 2,494 applications in 2025, of which 1,902 were originated and 101 denied.

4.1% of all applications, or 5.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Fairway Independent Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Alabama, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology