Fairway Independent Mortgage · Colorado · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 3,299 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #17 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.6% of them and denied 5.1% (6.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

3.3kApplicationsin CO
6.7%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$365,000Median loanstate $325,000
$870MVolume58 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Colorado vs the state

5.1%Denial rate-10.57 pts vs state
6.7%Decision denial rate-12.95 pts vs state
69.6%Origination rate+9.61 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.20 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
2,297Loans originated
167Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,4083,2423.8%6.75%#9
20243,5092,6054.3%6.75%#12
20253,2992,2975.1%6.63%#17

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,553 77% · 3.4% denied
Refinance 374 11% · 10.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 241 7% · 8.7% denied
Home improvement 24 1% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 107 3% · 14.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,286 69% · 4.7% denied
FHA 720 22% · 7.1% denied
VA 292 9% · 2.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 59 35%
Credit history 26 16%
Collateral 21 13%
Incomplete application 19 11%
Unverifiable information 16 10%
Other 15 9%
Insufficient cash 7 4%
Employment history 4 2%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
El Paso County 4142999 2.2%
Mesa County 38227818 4.7%
Arapahoe County 35324924 6.8%
Jefferson County 29820611 3.7%
Denver County 29619823 7.8%
Adams County 25918212 4.6%
Weld County 2501786 2.4%
Larimer County 22614513 5.8%
Douglas County 2041419 4.4%
Boulder County 98683 3.1%

Other large lenders in Colorado

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 23,1118.8%6.13%
ENT Credit UnionB 13,23820.9%7.50%
Rocket MortgageC 11,48615.7%6.61%
Guild MortgageA 6,2323.1%6.62%
Bellco Credit UnionF 5,86340.9%8.00%
U.S. BankD 4,97836.0%7.95%
American FinancingD 4,93741.3%6.38%
FirstBankC 4,92915.6%7.00%
Canvas Credit UnionC 4,88913.7%7.89%
ElevationsC 4,42610.8%6.88%

Frequently asked questions

Colorado: 3,299 applications in 2025, of which 2,297 were originated and 167 denied.

5.1% of all applications, or 6.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Colorado 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 Colorado, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology