Fairway Independent Mortgage · Nebraska · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 885 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #17 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.6% of them and denied 4.8% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

885Applicationsin NE
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $185,000
$141MVolume36 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Nebraska vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-7.78 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-9.46 pts vs state
77.6%Origination rate+10.35 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
687Loans originated
42Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236405223.1%6.75%#18
20246735653.4%6.50%#19
20258856874.8%6.13%#17

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 781 88% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 50 6% · 4.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 38 4% · 29.0% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 14 2% · 7.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 557 63% · 3.8% denied
FHA 255 29% · 6.7% denied
VA 70 8% · 5.7% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 16 38%
Credit history 11 26%
Unverifiable information 7 17%
Incomplete application 3 7%
Employment history 2 5%
Other 2 5%
Collateral 1 2%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 36828119 5.2%
Sarpy County 1381098 5.8%
Lancaster County 118904 3.4%
Hall County 113971 0.9%
Dawson County 36320 0.0%
Cass County 16111 6.3%
Dodge County 1252 16.7%
Lincoln County 870 0.0%
Adams County 860 0.0%
Saunders County 760 0.0%

Other large lenders in Nebraska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,38417.6%6.75%
Pinnacle BankB 3,3714.3%6.95%
First National Bank of OmahaC 2,90219.6%7.00%
Charter West BankC 2,2586.6%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16332.9%6.99%
Veridian Credit UnionB 2,0519.8%6.49%
West Gate BankA 2,0405.0%6.50%
CentrisB 2,00216.3%6.25%
Union Bank and TrustB 1,83510.0%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 885 applications in 2025, of which 687 were originated and 42 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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