Fairway Independent Mortgage · Minnesota · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 3,327 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #10 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.9% of them and denied 3.2% (3.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

3.3kApplicationsin MN
3.8%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$265,000Median loanstate $215,000
$730MVolume80 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Minnesota vs the state

3.2%Denial rate-10.38 pts vs state
3.8%Decision denial rate-12.51 pts vs state
79.9%Origination rate+13.49 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
2,657Loans originated
107Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,4312,6813.3%6.88%#8
20243,4782,8123.4%6.88%#9
20253,3272,6573.2%6.75%#10

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,784 84% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 358 11% · 6.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 129 4% · 10.1% denied
Home improvement 10 0% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 46 1% · 15.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,584 78% · 2.6% denied
FHA 561 17% · 6.8% denied
VA 159 5% · 1.3% denied
USDA / RHS 23 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 29 27%
Credit history 24 22%
Collateral 14 13%
Other 12 11%
Incomplete application 8 7%
Employment history 7 7%
Insufficient cash 7 7%
Unverifiable information 6 6%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 70854920 2.8%
Dakota County 29123312 4.1%
Ramsey County 2732177 2.6%
St. Louis County 2271958 3.5%
Anoka County 2111677 3.3%
Washington County 1921445 2.6%
Mower County 1671464 2.4%
Wright County 1431144 2.8%
Scott County 135998 5.9%
Olmsted County 87710 0.0%

Other large lenders in Minnesota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,69410.6%6.38%
U.S. BankD 8,62430.4%7.88%
Bell BankA 7,9875.3%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 7,63016.3%6.63%
Trustone Financial Credit UnionC 6,06620.0%7.25%
Affinity PlusC 5,43814.6%6.63%
Blaze Credit UnionB 4,07412.3%6.38%
Wings Financial Credit UnionA 3,96016.4%7.25%
Crosscountry MortgageB 3,9422.1%6.63%
Broker SolutionsD 3,2465.5%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 3,327 applications in 2025, of which 2,657 were originated and 107 denied.

3.2% of all applications, or 3.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

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

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