Fairway Independent Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 4,003 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #52 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.6% of them and denied 3.8% (4.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

4.0kApplicationsin CA
4.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.4BVolume56 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in California vs the state

3.8%Denial rate-13.65 pts vs state
4.9%Decision denial rate-17.46 pts vs state
71.6%Origination rate+15.42 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
2,867Loans originated
151Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,8323,3525.9%6.63%#34
20243,8672,8075.7%6.63%#47
20254,0032,8673.8%6.63%#52

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,057 76% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 412 10% · 6.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 280 7% · 8.9% denied
Home improvement 72 2% · 5.6% denied
Other / HELOC 182 5% · 13.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,826 71% · 3.9% denied
FHA 821 21% · 4.1% denied
VA 349 9% · 1.7% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 50 33%
Credit history 25 17%
Unverifiable information 22 15%
Other 20 13%
Incomplete application 14 9%
Collateral 11 7%
Employment history 6 4%
Insufficient cash 3 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 69150022 3.2%
Los Angeles County 64946322 3.4%
Riverside County 41930418 4.3%
Humboldt County 35125217 4.8%
San Bernardino County 20013413 6.5%
Tuolumne County 1741401 0.6%
Butte County 1631213 1.8%
Kern County 1431048 5.6%
Sacramento County 118814 3.4%
Plumas County 98652 2.0%

Other large lenders in California

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 79,26112.6%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 58,92517.6%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 40,19030.8%5.99%
U.S. BankD 32,49331.6%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 22,0489.7%6.13%
Spring EqD 21,60150.8%8.88%
SchoolsfirstA 19,08610.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 18,75413.5%6.50%
NewrezD 17,00019.3%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 16,64518.7%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

California: 4,003 applications in 2025, of which 2,867 were originated and 151 denied.

3.8% of all applications, or 4.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

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