Fairway Independent Mortgage · Georgia · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 5,147 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #20 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.6% of them and denied 3.8% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

5.1kApplicationsin GA
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $235,000
$1.2BVolume137 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Georgia vs the state

3.8%Denial rate-15.43 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-20.02 pts vs state
70.6%Origination rate+16.46 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
3,631Loans originated
195Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236,0024,2004.4%6.75%#14
20245,2013,7333.3%6.75%#19
20255,1473,6313.8%6.63%#20

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,273 83% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 338 7% · 6.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 355 7% · 9.6% denied
Home improvement 68 1% · 14.7% denied
Other / HELOC 113 2% · 15.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,341 65% · 3.1% denied
FHA 1,335 26% · 6.3% denied
VA 417 8% · 1.9% denied
USDA / RHS 54 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 65 33%
Credit history 38 19%
Other 23 12%
Collateral 18 9%
Unverifiable information 17 9%
Incomplete application 13 7%
Insufficient cash 12 6%
Employment history 9 5%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 46129626 5.6%
Cobb County 3262208 2.5%
DeKalb County 30821715 4.9%
Gwinnett County 29421111 3.7%
Forsyth County 2231517 3.1%
Cherokee County 1851275 2.7%
Walton County 1551223 1.9%
Lowndes County 147977 4.8%
Coweta County 1451145 3.4%
Jackson County 1431023 2.1%

Other large lenders in Georgia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 29,84518.2%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 23,78412.6%6.25%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 12,38826.4%7.95%
Truist BankC 10,56338.7%6.49%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 10,27311.6%6.49%
Broker SolutionsD 9,7098.6%6.63%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,44319.8%6.25%
Freedom MortgageB 9,2939.1%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 9,16836.5%6.24%
Ameris BankB 8,06510.1%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Georgia: 5,147 applications in 2025, of which 3,631 were originated and 195 denied.

3.8% of all applications, or 5.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

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