Fairway Independent Mortgage · Florida · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 4,468 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #46 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.6% of them and denied 7.3% (9.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

4.5kApplicationsin FL
9.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $255,000
$1.1BVolume64 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Florida vs the state

7.3%Denial rate-13.79 pts vs state
9.3%Decision denial rate-17.99 pts vs state
70.6%Origination rate+17.88 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
3,153Loans originated
325Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237,1324,8477.0%6.75%#31
20245,1593,5058.4%6.75%#42
20254,4683,1537.3%6.63%#46

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,831 86% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 220 5% · 14.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 232 5% · 13.8% denied
Home improvement 38 1% · 10.5% denied
Other / HELOC 147 3% · 11.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,099 69% · 7.0% denied
FHA 943 21% · 9.5% denied
VA 413 9% · 4.1% denied
USDA / RHS 13 0% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 106 33%
Other 44 14%
Collateral 40 12%
Incomplete application 36 11%
Unverifiable information 33 10%
Credit history 32 10%
Insufficient cash 23 7%
Employment history 11 3%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Broward County 36726028 7.6%
Hillsborough County 34223624 7.0%
Palm Beach County 30921622 7.1%
Marion County 30924722 7.1%
Pinellas County 23915416 6.7%
Pasco County 22515419 8.4%
Duval County 19814218 9.1%
Volusia County 1781279 5.1%
Manatee County 16011313 8.1%
Escambia County 15411117 11.0%

Other large lenders in Florida

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 71,40515.3%6.44%
Rocket MortgageC 46,61121.0%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 23,63437.7%6.24%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 19,51614.1%6.50%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,45223.2%7.59%
Crosscountry MortgageB 19,1035.2%6.75%
NewrezD 17,51922.4%6.75%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 16,66114.5%4.88%
Lennar MortgageA 14,98421.0%4.75%
Truist BankC 14,14041.5%6.60%

Frequently asked questions

Florida: 4,468 applications in 2025, of which 3,153 were originated and 325 denied.

7.3% of all applications, or 9.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

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