Fairway Independent Mortgage · Kentucky · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 853 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #50 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.2% of them and denied 8.7% (11.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

853Applicationsin KY
11.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$148MVolume50 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Kentucky vs the state

8.7%Denial rate-10.13 pts vs state
11.3%Decision denial rate-12.16 pts vs state
67.2%Origination rate+9.13 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.48Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
573Loans originated
74Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239897095.2%6.63%#38
20248556296.6%6.75%#49
20258535738.7%6.63%#50

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 686 80% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 108 13% · 1.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 3% · 17.2% denied
Home improvement 10 1% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 20 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 628 74% · 8.1% denied
FHA 172 20% · 8.7% denied
VA 44 5% · 13.6% denied
USDA / RHS 9 1% · 22.2% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Incomplete application 48 65%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 15%
Other 5 7%
Credit history 4 5%
Insufficient cash 2 3%
Unverifiable information 2 3%
Employment history 1 1%
Collateral 1 1%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 45729550 10.9%
Bullitt County 65471 1.5%
Oldham County 49336 12.2%
Nelson County 44280 0.0%
Shelby County 28166 21.4%
Boone County 27231 3.7%
Hardin County 26180 0.0%
Kenton County 19161 5.3%
Spencer County 19122 10.5%
Campbell County 15141 6.7%

Other large lenders in Kentucky

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 8,42018.1%6.75%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,22044.8%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,8719.8%6.50%
Fifth Third BankD 5,66325.5%7.75%
U.S. BankD 4,88729.5%7.00%
Mortgage Research CenterC 3,61718.0%6.25%
PNC BankD 3,58523.7%7.40%
21st MortgageF 3,47848.0%9.95%
CommonwealthC 3,27024.9%7.25%
Stockton MortgageD 3,2556.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Kentucky: 853 applications in 2025, of which 573 were originated and 74 denied.

8.7% of all applications, or 11.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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