Fairway Independent Mortgage · Missouri · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 3,034 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #18 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.9% of them and denied 3.7% (4.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

3.0kApplicationsin MO
4.5%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $175,000
$591MVolume82 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Missouri vs the state

3.7%Denial rate-11.38 pts vs state
4.5%Decision denial rate-14.20 pts vs state
77.9%Origination rate+15.22 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
2,363Loans originated
112Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,1122,3614.2%6.88%#14
20242,9032,2873.7%6.75%#17
20253,0342,3633.7%6.63%#18

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,492 82% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 309 10% · 5.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 165 5% · 13.9% denied
Home improvement 22 1% · 13.6% denied
Other / HELOC 46 2% · 8.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,070 68% · 2.8% denied
FHA 688 23% · 6.1% denied
VA 245 8% · 4.5% denied
USDA / RHS 31 1% · 3.2% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 25 22%
Debt-to-income ratio 24 21%
Other 16 14%
Incomplete application 12 11%
Unverifiable information 11 10%
Employment history 11 10%
Collateral 8 7%
Insufficient cash 5 4%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 91669833 3.6%
Clay County 3933046 1.5%
Buchanan County 31225712 3.8%
Cass County 20417010 4.9%
St. Louis County 1861516 3.2%
Platte County 1521256 3.9%
Johnson County 123982 1.6%
St. Charles County 83682 2.4%
Lafayette County 58481 1.7%
Andrew County 58463 5.2%

Other large lenders in Missouri

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 10,46018.4%6.63%
Flat Branch MortgageA 8,9990.9%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 7,3882.5%6.63%
U.S. BankD 7,19032.8%7.63%
The Central Trust BankC 7,0229.7%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,7108.0%6.55%
Communityamerica Credit UnionB 5,84316.8%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,73415.6%6.25%
Broker SolutionsD 5,0077.8%6.88%
Commerce BankD 4,90527.2%6.72%

Frequently asked questions

Missouri: 3,034 applications in 2025, of which 2,363 were originated and 112 denied.

3.7% of all applications, or 4.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

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