Fairway Independent Mortgage · Michigan · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 455 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #136 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.9% of them and denied 5.3% (6.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

455Applicationsin MI
6.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$215,000Median loanstate $155,000
$87MVolume66 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Michigan vs the state

5.3%Denial rate-13.25 pts vs state
6.6%Decision denial rate-16.00 pts vs state
73.9%Origination rate+13.96 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.52Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
336Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238695755.5%6.75%#78
20243782816.1%6.75%#139
20254553365.3%6.63%#136

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 370 81% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 37 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 6% · 7.1% denied
Other / HELOC 20 4% · 15.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 303 67% · 3.6% denied
FHA 128 28% · 10.2% denied
VA 19 4% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 7 29%
Collateral 6 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 21%
Unverifiable information 2 8%
Employment history 2 8%
Incomplete application 1 4%
Other 1 4%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kent County 95772 2.1%
Berrien County 40322 5.0%
Wayne County 38196 15.8%
Ottawa County 32240 0.0%
Montcalm County 18141 5.6%
Oakland County 1591 6.7%
Muskegon County 14120 0.0%
Allegan County 1381 7.7%
Macomb County 12111 8.3%
Ionia County 1170 0.0%

Other large lenders in Michigan

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 30,64416.3%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 29,33011.7%6.60%
The Huntington National BankD 20,04730.0%7.49%
Lake Michigan Credit UnionA 16,6625.6%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 11,17626.4%7.50%
21st MortgageF 7,42453.4%11.04%
Citizens BankC 6,59229.0%7.65%
Triad Financial ServicesD 6,42656.1%8.49%
Union Home MortgageB 5,3034.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 5,16126.3%7.36%

Frequently asked questions

Michigan: 455 applications in 2025, of which 336 were originated and 24 denied.

5.3% of all applications, or 6.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

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