Fairway Independent Mortgage · Massachusetts · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 2,658 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #17 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.5% of them and denied 6.1% (7.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

2.7kApplicationsin MA
7.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $325,000
$924MVolume13 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Massachusetts vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-10.08 pts vs state
7.7%Decision denial rate-12.29 pts vs state
73.5%Origination rate+10.91 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$144kMedian applicant income
1,954Loans originated
163Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,9982,1486.1%6.63%#14
20242,7802,1005.9%6.75%#16
20252,6581,9546.1%6.63%#17

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,963 74% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 377 14% · 9.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 217 8% · 10.6% denied
Home improvement 25 1% · 4.0% denied
Other / HELOC 76 3% · 9.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,262 85% · 5.9% denied
FHA 319 12% · 7.5% denied
VA 77 3% · 6.5% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 39 24%
Incomplete application 30 18%
Other 24 15%
Collateral 23 14%
Credit history 16 10%
Insufficient cash 15 9%
Unverifiable information 14 9%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 46033420 4.3%
Worcester County 45534123 5.1%
Hampden County 45133337 8.2%
Norfolk County 32822619 5.8%
Plymouth County 23718914 5.9%
Essex County 20014713 6.5%
Bristol County 19814711 5.6%
Suffolk County 17912512 6.7%
Barnstable County 76579 11.8%
Hampshire County 53402 3.8%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 7,78430.1%5.99%
Guaranteed RateB 7,3134.5%6.50%
Eastern BankB 6,21631.8%6.99%
Rockland TrustC 5,99028.6%6.99%
Leader BankA 5,9131.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 5,89812.8%6.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 5,6343.8%6.63%
TD BankD 3,77826.9%7.44%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 2,658 applications in 2025, of which 1,954 were originated and 163 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 7.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

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