Fairway Independent Mortgage · New Mexico · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 112 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #102 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.1% of them and denied 4.5% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

112Applicationsin NM
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$270,000Median loanstate $205,000
$29MVolume17 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in New Mexico vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-14.14 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-19.10 pts vs state
74.1%Origination rate+20.77 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
83Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324215410.3%6.88%#66
2024124995.7%6.75%#87
2025112834.5%6.63%#102

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 91 81% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 5 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 8% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 4% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 72 64% · 2.8% denied
FHA 23 21% · 8.7% denied
VA 17 15% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Incomplete application 2 40%
Employment history 1 20%
Other 1 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bernalillo County 29240 0.0%
Santa Fe County 15111 6.7%
Otero County 15130 0.0%
Lincoln County 1271 8.3%
Sandoval County 1080 0.0%
Doña Ana County 1090 0.0%
Hidalgo County 520 0.0%
Valencia County 431 25.0%
Sierra County 311 33.3%
Luna County 210 0.0%

Other large lenders in New Mexico

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 4,44020.5%6.75%
21st MortgageF 3,99245.5%9.60%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 3,25112.8%6.13%
Guild MortgageA 3,1864.3%6.63%
NusendaD 2,96213.7%8.00%
Waterstone MortgageC 2,7403.2%6.88%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 2,08546.4%9.99%
Sunward Federal Credit UnionB 1,7659.1%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,68315.9%6.25%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,4974.9%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Mexico: 112 applications in 2025, of which 83 were originated and 5 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

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