Fairway Independent Mortgage · Iowa · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 428 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #54 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.3% of them and denied 3.5% (4.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

428Applicationsin IA
4.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $135,000
$84MVolume53 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Iowa vs the state

3.5%Denial rate-9.36 pts vs state
4.1%Decision denial rate-11.21 pts vs state
81.3%Origination rate+12.85 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.58Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
348Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235654474.6%6.88%#32
20243993344.0%6.88%#58
20254283483.5%6.75%#54

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 383 89% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 32 7% · 9.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 2% · 22.2% denied
Other / HELOC 4 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 289 68% · 2.8% denied
FHA 107 25% · 3.7% denied
VA 28 7% · 7.1% denied
USDA / RHS 4 1% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 53%
Unverifiable information 3 20%
Employment history 2 13%
Credit history 1 7%
Other 1 7%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 1481261 0.7%
Scott County 66521 1.5%
Dallas County 41350 0.0%
Pottawattamie County 26147 26.9%
Warren County 17150 0.0%
Story County 12100 0.0%
Harrison County 980 0.0%
Linn County 860 0.0%
Marshall County 880 0.0%
Jasper County 760 0.0%

Other large lenders in Iowa

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
GREENSTATE Credit UnionB 13,8295.9%6.50%
Veridian Credit UnionB 8,7258.9%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 3,76122.7%6.63%
Hills Bank and TrustA 3,4346.1%6.25%
U.S. BankD 2,72025.7%7.00%
Dupaco CommunityA 2,66916.1%7.00%
Community Choice Credit UnionB 2,65311.8%6.13%
Iowa Bankers MortgageB 2,42315.4%6.50%
Broker SolutionsD 2,3866.4%6.75%
Northwest BankA 2,1815.7%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Iowa: 428 applications in 2025, of which 348 were originated and 15 denied.

3.5% of all applications, or 4.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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