Fairway Independent Mortgage · Ohio · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 3,509 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #30 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.5% of them and denied 3.4% (4.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

3.5kApplicationsin OH
4.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.88%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$585MVolume77 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Ohio vs the state

3.4%Denial rate-14.30 pts vs state
4.2%Decision denial rate-17.69 pts vs state
76.5%Origination rate+16.62 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.51Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
2,685Loans originated
119Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,5103,4203.9%6.99%#18
20243,5862,7273.2%6.99%#24
20253,5092,6853.4%6.75%#30

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,183 91% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 153 4% · 9.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 116 3% · 12.9% denied
Home improvement 16 0% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 41 1% · 7.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,526 72% · 2.9% denied
FHA 744 21% · 5.5% denied
VA 188 5% · 2.1% denied
USDA / RHS 51 1% · 2.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 34 29%
Credit history 24 20%
Other 19 16%
Collateral 17 14%
Incomplete application 14 12%
Unverifiable information 7 6%
Insufficient cash 3 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Summit County 5004015 1.0%
Stark County 2832358 2.8%
Franklin County 2561858 3.1%
Montgomery County 21514911 5.1%
Hamilton County 1891456 3.2%
Cuyahoga County 18212214 7.7%
Richland County 1751487 4.0%
Clermont County 1431074 2.8%
Butler County 123869 7.3%
Knox County 108921 0.9%

Other large lenders in Ohio

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
The Huntington National BankD 42,68325.8%7.59%
Rocket MortgageC 23,16518.5%6.63%
Fifth Third BankD 21,93925.6%7.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 16,0663.1%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,62613.1%6.45%
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of ClevelandC 12,62223.0%6.74%
PNC BankD 11,60724.6%7.40%
Wright-Patt Credit UnionC 8,79128.1%7.50%
U.S. BankD 8,62338.0%7.60%
Citizens BankC 7,77524.3%7.65%

Frequently asked questions

Ohio: 3,509 applications in 2025, of which 2,685 were originated and 119 denied.

3.4% of all applications, or 4.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

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