Fairway Independent Mortgage · New Jersey · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 1,213 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #59 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.6% of them and denied 4.7% (6.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

1.2kApplicationsin NJ
6.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$405,000Median loanstate $295,000
$382MVolume21 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in New Jersey vs the state

4.7%Denial rate-12.99 pts vs state
6.2%Decision denial rate-16.83 pts vs state
69.6%Origination rate+13.90 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$161kMedian applicant income
844Loans originated
57Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,4349717.3%6.75%#43
20241,3058935.8%6.88%#48
20251,2138444.7%6.75%#59

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 951 78% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 92 8% · 9.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 99 8% · 8.1% denied
Home improvement 15 1% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 56 5% · 7.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,001 83% · 4.4% denied
FHA 174 14% · 6.9% denied
VA 36 3% · 2.8% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 21 37%
Other 12 21%
Collateral 8 14%
Unverifiable information 7 12%
Credit history 5 9%
Incomplete application 4 7%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 2049810 4.9%
Burlington County 1561295 3.2%
Mercer County 112902 1.8%
Camden County 100673 3.0%
Gloucester County 96810 0.0%
Essex County 935612 12.9%
Monmouth County 81647 8.6%
Union County 56306 10.7%
Ocean County 51392 3.9%
Middlesex County 40311 2.5%

Other large lenders in New Jersey

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,33916.1%6.75%
TD BankD 12,53226.2%7.49%
Bank of AmericaF 12,14230.6%6.00%
Citizens BankC 12,11328.9%7.40%
Crosscountry MortgageB 12,0425.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 10,81527.8%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 10,55215.3%6.38%
Guaranteed RateB 8,6435.5%6.58%
NewrezD 6,53522.5%6.99%
Loandepot.ComD 6,49115.3%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 1,213 applications in 2025, of which 844 were originated and 57 denied.

4.7% of all applications, or 6.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

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

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